Highland Lakes football playoffs: Round 1
District play for the 2025 high school football season is over and three Highland Lakes area teams are in the playoffs. Marble Falls was eliminated in district play and is out for the season. Burnet, Faith Academy, and Llano each face their first playoff opponents this week.
Here are the matchups for Round 1:
Burnet Bulldogs neutral game Andrews Mustangs
KICKOFF: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14
WHERE: San Angelo Stadium, 1919 Knickerbocker Road in San Angelo
PREVIEW: Listen to an interview with Burnet head coach Ben Speer in the weekly segment on KBEY 103.9 FM: In the Bulldog Huddle.
LAST GAME: Stephenville 49, Burnet 0
Burnet (3-7 overall, 1-3 district) takes on Andrews (5-5 overall, 3-0 district) for its first game of the 4A Division I playoffs on Friday. The Bulldogs played their final district game against state powerhouse Stephenville (10-0 overall, 4-0 district) on Nov. 7.
“We got a little banged up here or there (in the Stephenville game), but nothing that doesn’t heal up in a couple days,” head coach Ben Speer told KBEY 103.9 FM host Ben Shields in an interview. “That was a win for us.”
The first round of playoffs sees Burnet face Andrews, a repeat of the 2024 matchup. When the Bulldogs and the Mustangs last faced each other, the Mustangs walked away with a 35-21 win.
Faith Academy Flames vs. Wylie Prep Academy Patriots
KICKOFF: 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15
WHERE: Faith Academy, 3151 E. RR 1431 in Marble Falls
LAST GAME: Faith Academy 58, Lutheran 8
Faith Academy (9-1 overall, 3-0 district) takes on Wylie Prep Academy (6-4 overall, 2-2 district) for the first round of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools 6 Man II tournament. The Flames secured the district championship in their last game against Lutheran Christian (6-4 overall, 1-2 district) last week.
The Flames made it to the playoffs last year, but were eliminated in the first round by Lucas Christian Academy 54-42.
Llano Yellowjackets neutral game Poteet Aggies
KICKOFF: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13
WHERE: Antler Stadium, 1300 Stadium Drive, Kerrville
LAST GAME: Llano 34, Ingram Moore 14
Llano (9-1 overall, 5-0 district) takes on Poteet (2-8 overall, 1-4 district) on Thursday for its first round of 3A Division I playoffs. The Yellowjackets beat Ingram Moore (5-5 overall, 4-1 district) for the final game of district play.
Llano had a dominant run last year, making it to the fourth round of the playoffs before falling to Edna 41-14.
How can Burnet and Poteet make the playoffs with losing records way under .500 and one district win?