As the Burnet High School football team raced to a 20-0 lead in the first half against the Marble Falls Mustangs Oct. 11, Bulldogs head coach Ben Speer saw some familiarity in the two programs.
This contest featured two new head coaches to their programs: Marble Falls head coach Keri Timmerman and Speer.
Four years ago, Speer joined then head coach Bryan Wood in moving to Burnet where the program had talented players coming through. The year before their arrival, the Bulldogs had finished the 2020 season with a 5-6 overall record, 2-3 in district play and had lost to Boerne High 38-7 in the first round of the playoffs.