Marble Falls gets ready for experienced Burnet squad
[box]GAMETIME
Burnet Bulldogs vs. Marble Falls Mustangs
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13
WHERE: Bulldog Field, 1001 The Green Mile in Burnet
TUNE IN: KBEY 103.9 FM’s pregame show is 6:30 p.m. on the dial or online at KBEYFM.com. Or watch it on Northland Channel 15. Live broadcast starts at 7 p.m.[/box]
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School football team heads to Burnet in search of its second consecutive win this season.
The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Bulldog Field, 1000 The Green Mile. The Mustangs defeated Smithville 69-25 on Sept. 6.
Mustangs head coach Todd Dodge said he expects a tough and physical contest against the Bulldogs, comparing Burnet (2-0) to another opponent the Mustangs (1-1) lost to Aug. 30.
“They’re much like La Grange in that they have a lot of people coming back from last year,” he said.
Top of the list, Dodge said, is senior quarterback Derek Kiser. The Bulldog has completed 43 passes for 616 yards and five touchdowns without an interception this season.
Burnet senior receiver Blayne Parisher remains Kiser’s favorite target with six catches for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Junior receiver Cody Jones, a newcomer to the varsity team, has nine catches for 105 yards.
Senior running back Trenton Hafley has 15 carries for 105 yards and three touchdowns for the Bulldogs.
Junior linebacker Kody Hall, who has 13 total tackles, leads the Burnet defense. No one else is in double digits.
And senior kicker and punter Austin Huff can hit field goals from about 50 yards and averages 47 yards per punt for Burnet. Several college teams, including University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at San Antonio,Texas State University and Texas A&M University. have expressed interest in Huff.
“We have to go out and prepare well,” Dodge said, “because they have a good team. We have to get to work.”
Dodge makes his first trip to Bulldog Field and said this matchup is what makes Texas high school football great to play, coach and watch.
“It’s one of those nice rivalries for the people in the county,” he said. “The teams in Burnet County are what high school football in Texas is all about.”
jfierro@thepicayune.com