Faith Academy boys, girls squads get district wins
Faith Academy of Marble Falls forward Rawley Jackson (right) hits a jumper in the lane during the Flames' 64-45 win against Waco Texas Christian on Jan. 19. Courtesy photo
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team defeated Waco Texas Christian 64-45 on Jan. 21.
The victory keeps the Flames (8-7 overall, 3-1) in second place in District 4-2A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.
Flames head coach Randy Denton challenged his players before tipoff to give maximum effort on both sides of the court. The result was a 19-0 lead after the first period, which surprised the coach.
“We talk about attacking the defense,” he said. “We talk about how long we can go until we give up the first bucket.”
The Flames got into a little foul trouble in the second period. Still, they were able to keep playing the way they had been, which led to the win.
“Our players work hard,” Denton said. “We talk a lot of basketball IQ. We work hard. We really work hard on defense.”
The Flames team consists mostly of underclassmen. Players lead by example, Denton said, which means they work hard in practice and strive to give 100 percent each day. That encourages other players to do the same, he said.
Next up is a visit to Cedar Park Summitt, 2121 Cypress Creek Road in Cedar Park, at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24.
jfierro@thepicayune.com
Faith Academy girls 68, Waco Texas Christian 14
MARBLE FALLS — The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team stomped Waco Texas Christian 68-14 on Jan. 21.
The Lady Flames, who extended their district winning streak to 81, took a 21-0 lead after the opening period that went to 36-8 by the half. The score triggered the mercy rule.
Five Faith players hit double-digits in scoring.
“I thought we approached the game pretty well,” Faith head coach Jerry English said. “We’re working very hard on our high-low entries. Defensively, we’re doing what we’ve been doing. I felt like we had some good entry passes.”
Waco Texas Christian went with a zone defense, which the Lady Flames attacked. Faith shot 42 percent from the field, and English complimented the shot selection and the offensive rebounding.
TOP PLAYER: Taylor Denton 22 points, 8 steals, 4 assists, 2 rebounds
ON OFFENSE: points – Joanna Piatek 10, Sierra Brinkley 10, Juliette Fisher 10, Hannah Cozby 10, Kristen Cherry 4, Laura Benac 2; assists – Cherry 4, Piatek 2, Brinkley 2, Burrage 1, Cozby 1; rebounds – Cherry 8, Fisher 4, Piatek 3, Brinkley 2, Benac 2, Alisa Williams 1, Cozby 1
ON DEFENSE: steals – Cherry 5, Fisher 3, Brinkley 2, Piatek 1, Burrage 1, Williams 1; rebounds – Cherry 7, Fisher 4, Williams 2, Brinkley 1, Cozby 1; blocks – Cozby 4
RECORDS: Faith is 19-4 overall and 4-0 in District 4-2A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.
UP NEXT: 6:15 p.m. Jan. 24, Faith at Cedar Park Summitt, 2121 Cypress Creek Road in Cedar Park