Mustangs fall in final seconds to Alamo Heights

  • Football is a game of inches. Senior safety Chris Whitecotton broke through the Mules’ offensive line but missed blocking the game-winning field goal by a hair. Alamo Heights advanced to the Regional final by a score of 10-7. Photos by Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
    Football is a game of inches. Senior safety Chris Whitecotton broke through the Mules’ offensive line but missed blocking the game-winning field goal by a hair. Alamo Heights advanced to the Regional final by a score of 10-7. Photos by Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
  • Senior quarterback Jake Becker (10) led the Mustangs in the pregame prayer for the last time on Friday night in Dripping Springs. Head Coach Brian Herman praised the Mustangs’ effort in the playoff loss.
    Senior quarterback Jake Becker (10) led the Mustangs in the pregame prayer for the last time on Friday night in Dripping Springs. Head Coach Brian Herman praised the Mustangs’ effort in the playoff loss.
  • Alamo Heights learned it will take more than an arm tackle to bring down Mustangs senior fullback Isaias Fernandez.
    Alamo Heights learned it will take more than an arm tackle to bring down Mustangs senior fullback Isaias Fernandez.
  • Above: The Mustangs’ defense allowed only 10 points in Friday night’s game, including several key stops on third and fourth downs.
    Above: The Mustangs’ defense allowed only 10 points in Friday night’s game, including several key stops on third and fourth downs.
  • Right: Seniors Robert Adame and Ryan Minor (29) celebrated a touchdown for the last time in the 2021 season.
    Right: Seniors Robert Adame and Ryan Minor (29) celebrated a touchdown for the last time in the 2021 season.
As time expired, the Marble Falls High School football team watched as a 39-yard Alamo Heights field goal split the uprights for a 10-7 Mules victory. The kick ended the Mustangs’ season in the Regional semifinal game and several key seniors’ high school football days (see story on Page 1). Despite the loss, Head Coach Brian Herman said the team left it all out on the field. “We played our…

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