Marble Falls

[Matthew328]

I drove through that town Saturday and the town is just gorgeous.....heading south on 281 and passing over the river there was really beautiful and some of the views south of the river are just sick.....easily the prettiest place Ive ever seen of Texas...I'm kicking myself for not bringing a camera

[JR2004]

So you found the home of the Lake Rats! (That's what we always called them back in high school.)

It is a pretty scenic place though as is most of the hill country in that area. It's so much nicer looking than up here in North Texas.

[Matthew328]

That it is...LOL

Lampasas wasn't too bad either..I even checked out Badger Stadium....LHS looked good in Burnet also...beat Cove and Burnet and lost a heartbreaker to Belton

[Antec]

MF has great places to eat too and the big cave is just down the road

[JR2004]

Originally posted by Matthew328
That it is...LOL

Lampasas wasn't too bad either..I even checked out Badger Stadium....LHS looked good in Burnet also...beat Cove and Burnet and lost a heartbreaker to Belton

Good to hear that they won. I just hope that beating Burnet can translate into actually beating them when the games count. The football program has just not been that good since Rod Hess left after the 94 season. They've got another new coach though so maybe he'll be the one to turn things around.

Badger Stadium...lol...Now that's a relic. It's a nice setting where it's at, but it's so dang old. I remember we won a home and home flip with LBJ in 94 for a playoff game and had to move it to Temple because we would have had to have LBJ fans sit on the home side due to lack of seating. That thing has been there since before my mom was in school back in the 60's. They should be getting a new stadium south of town on 281 though since they just passed a bond for a new high school. I hope they'll move the monument for Rod Hudson (Head coach who died in the late 80's from a heart attack I believe it was.) that's by the flagpole. I think it's important that folks remember how much good he did for Lampasas football back when I was a kid in the 80's.

[Matthew328]

I believe the new high school is already built...it looked complete to me when I saw it off 281

[olddawggreen]

Originally posted by JR2004
So you found the home of the Lake Rats! (That's what we always called them back in high school.)

River Rats!

[ASUFrisbeeStud]

My uncle sells real estate in that area if you anyone ever decides to move there.

www.tommyfergeson.com

[JR2004]

Originally posted by Matthew328
I believe the new high school is already built...it looked complete to me when I saw it off 281

I know Lampasas doesn't have a new one built yet. My mom works at the high school and she had called me recently about their bond election to get the new school.

[JR2004]

Originally posted by olddawggreen
River Rats!

haha...We never did call them that, but it's probably a more apt nickname. Our basketball coach at the time, Dan Antilley, (One of Billy Clyde's old assistants from Ellison and long-time friend from growing up together in Graford.) always referred to them as Lake Rats. He had names for just about every team we played. I still call folks from Waco Midway Milk Drinkers because of him!...lol.

I don't remember if he ever had a nickname for Burnet though. I sure do know that y'alls old football coach Edwin Abernathy had some choice words anytime someone mentioned the name Lampasas to him.

[olddawggreen]

Originally posted by JR2004
haha...We never did call them that, but it's probably a more apt nickname. Our basketball coach at the time, Dan Antilley, (One of Billy Clyde's old assistants from Ellison and long-time friend from growing up together in Graford.) always referred to them as Lake Rats. He had names for just about every team we played. I still call folks from Waco Midway Milk Drinkers because of him!...lol.

I don't remember if he ever had a nickname for Burnet though. I sure do know that y'alls old football coach Edwin Abernathy had some choice words anytime someone mentioned the name Lampasas to him.

In Burnet they have always been called River Rats. I have to say, over the years they have cleaned up quite nicely.

[burnet44]

they will be forever the River Rats

I played in the old JH and the old High School
they were as bad as Leander and San Saba
loser of those 2 games finished last

they were ranked number 1 in the state and stayed home
Manor beat them week 10

Burnet also beat them 2x on way to the state final in 91
one was a tie I think

not much has come outta MF
had a good miler-2 miler a coupla of years ago

girls b ball has been good lately
but they will manage to screw that up

still all in all

pretty place

but will always suck

they are the Rats
they will always be the Rats

besides Purple is ugly

just like ACC

a lot of alike

fire away I know some of you will

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Sinton did lose to Marble Falls back in the '90s i think it was for the Region Title 7-0 game.

[burnet44]

1991


Bi-District:

Marble Falls 47, Clyde 13
Burnet 31, Comanche 0
Southlake: Carroll 56, Commerce 7
Groesbeck 34, Robinson 0


Area:

Marble Falls 33, Sonora 22
Burnet 39, Big Lake: Reagan Co. 8
Southlake: Carroll 35, Alvarado 7
Groesbeck 22, Bellville 13
Regional:

Marble Falls 34, Breckenridge 13;
Burnet 20, Vernon 20 (17-15);
Southlake: Carroll 42, Gladewater 21
Groesbeck 10, Hamshire-Fannett 0

Quarterfinal:
Burnet 14, Marble Falls 14 (3-2 P)
Southlake: Carroll 20, Forney 7
Groesbeck 31, Fairfield 0
Edna 21, Sinton 6.

Semifinal:
Burnet 7, Southlake: Carroll 7 (3-1 P)
Groesbeck 21, Edna 13.

Final:
Groesbeck 7, Burnet 0.

[burnet44]

Conference 3A
1992

Bi-District: Childress 7, Floydada 0;
Graham 25, Denver City 14;
Alpine 49, Sonora 15;
Abilene Wylie over Decatur 20-20 (pent. 5-4);
Tulia over Perryton 28-28 (adv. on pent 6-5);
Vernon 59, Brownfield 0;
Big Lake Reagan Co. 29, Clint 15;
Southlake Carroll 61, Eastland 7;
Gainesville 14, Emory Rains 10;
West 23, Kaufman 21;
Jefferson 21, Hooks 7;
Brownsboro 22, Gladewater 14;
Commerce 26, Bonham 18;
Alvarado 17, Forney 16;
Atlanta 19, Queen City 14;
Van 30, Longview Spring Hill 17;
Robinson 28, Groesbeck 17;
Coldspring Jones 39, Center 18;
Columbus 35, Elgin 28;
PA Austin 30, MB Barbers Hill 0;
Cameron Yoe 28, Palestine Westwood 27;
Crockett 46, Shepherd 23;
Bellville 29, Rockdale 22;
Anahuac 34, Newton 15;
Burnet 23, Devine 14;
Sweeny 14, Yoakum 7;
Sinton 43, Carrizo Springs 19;
Hebbronville 14, Hidalgo 6;
Marble Falls 37, Castroville Medina Valley 21;
Edna 26, Luling 14;
Rockport-Fulton 34, Jourdanton 24;
Port Isabel 21, George West 8.

Area:
Graham 29, Childress 0
Alpine 35, Abilene Wylie 14
Vernon 47, Tulia 0
Southalke Carroll 50, Big Lake Reagan Co. 14
Gainesville 28, West 13
Brownsboro 30, Jefferson 21
Commerce over Alvarado 21-12
Atlanta 21, Van 9
Coldspring Jones 29, Robinson 6
Columbus 14, PA Austin 7
Crockett over Cameron Yoe 14-14 (4-3 pent.)
Bellville 19, Anahuac 15
Sweeny 21, Burnet 6
Sinton 36, Hebbronville 7
Marble Falls 45, Edna 14
Port Isabel over Rockport-Fulton 21-21 (5-4 pent.)

Regional:
Alpine 29, Graham 22;
Southlake Carroll 39, Vernon 35
Gainesville 36, Brownsboro 0
Commerce over Atlanta 21-21 (adv. 1st downs)
Coldspring Jones 31, Columbus 14
Bellville 13, Crockett 0
Sinton 27, Sweeny 23
Marble Falls 28, Port Isabel 7

Quarterfinal:
Southlake Carroll 61, Alpine 0
Gainesvile 35, Commerce 21
Coldspring Jones 20, Bellville 7
Marble Falls 7, Sinton 0.

Semifinal:

Southlake Carroll 63, Gainesville 7
Coldspring Jones 32, Marble Falls 29.

Final:

Southlake Carroll over Coldspring Jones 48-0.