Friday night football: Week 9 matchups
The Burnet Bulldogs play the Brownwood Lions on Oct. 24. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
It’s Week 9 of the 2025 high school football season, and Highland Lakes teams are hoping to earn a spot in the playoffs. Marble Falls has a bye week, Burnet takes on Brownwood, Faith Academy of Marble Falls looks to continue its hot streak, and Llano returns from a week off.
Here are the Oct. 24 matchups:
Burnet Bulldogs vs. Brownwood Lions
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Bulldog Stadium, 1401 N. Main St. in Burnet
PREVIEW: Listen to an interview with Burnet head coach Ben Speer in a weekly segment on KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune: In the Bulldogs Huddle.
LAST WEEK: Lampasas 28, Burnet 23
Burnet (3-5 overall, 1-1 district) plays its third District 4-4A Division I game against Brownwood (4-3, 1-0) on Friday.
Last week, the Bulldogs lost a close contest to the Lampasas Badgers (7-1, 1-1), but head coach Ben Speer saw it as a perfect example of great high school football.
“You love having a chance in the end to win it,” he told KBEY 103.9 FM’s Ben Shields. “It was just a slugfest—Friday night atmosphere at its best.”
Speer sees possibility in this week’s game against Brownwood. The Lions beat Lampasas by a thin margin, 42-39, in the final minutes of the two teams’ district contest, and Speer thinks the Bulldogs can get a victory if they play their cards right.
“This is a very winnable game for us,” he said. “They beat Lampasas on a last-minute touchdown, and we were right there with Lampasas, so it was a good matchup for us. It’s at home, it’s our Senior Night, and it’s a special game for (the seniors), and they’ll be playing their best.”
The Bulldogs and the Lions had a very close game when they played in 2024, with Brownwood winning 31-30 in overtime.
Faith Academy Flames vs. San Marcos Academy Bears
KICKOFF: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: San Marcos Academy Football Field, 2801 RR 12 in San Marcos
LAST WEEK: Bye week
The Flames (6-1 overall) play the San Marcos Academy Bears (1-6) for their first Division 2 District 4 game in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). Faith had a bye last week, but won its last game, 70-48, against the Founders Classical Academy Archers (6-1) on Oct. 10.
The Flames beat the Bears 40-33 when they played in 2024.
Llano Yellowjackets vs. Randolph Ro-Hawks
KICKOFF: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Jacket Stadium, 400 Texas 71 East in Llano
LAST WEEK: Bye week
The Yellowjackets (6-1 overall, 2-0 district) take on Randolph (2-5, 0-2) in a District 13-3A Division I game Friday night. Llano did not play last week, but won its previous game 53-0 against Luling (0-6, 0-2) on Oct. 10.
The Yellowjackets beat the Ro-Hawks 27-26 in their 2024 matchup.