The Buzz in Burleson, November 20, 2024
The Elks are 3-0 for the first time Coach Dees’s tenure, The Spartans were eliminated from the playoffs in OT, more
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What’s the Buzz in Burleson this week?
Weekly Weather
🥶➡️🥵Cold then hot. It’s going to be sunny and mostly clear through Tuesday with temperatures changing from between 38 degrees and 65 degrees Wednesday through Friday to between 55 and 80 Saturday through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
News
🏀The Elks are 3-0 for the first time Coach Dees’s tenure. The Burleson Elks varsity basketball team won its first two home games of the season, beating Lorena Friday and South Hills Tuesday to improve to 3-0 for the first time under head coach Anthony Dees.
🏈The Spartans were eliminated from the playoffs in OT. Plus, more of the latest in high-school sports in Burleson in The Burleson Buzzer-Beater.
Things to do around town:
🎨🍷Paint pumpkins and drink wine with friends. Lost Oak Winery is hosting a “Friendsgiving Paint and Sip” Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the winery with pumpkins to paint.
🥷🎮Compete in Mortal Kombat. Lone Star Bar and Grill is hosting a Mortal Kombat tournament Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant.
🏀Watch Elks Basketball. The Burleson Elks varsity basketball team (3-0) will compete in a tournament Thursday through Saturday in Keene.
🏀Watch Spartans Basketball. The Centennial Spartans varsity basketball team (3-0) will compete in the Southwest ISD Tournament Thursday through Saturday in San Antonio.
🦞Eat Maine lobster. Cousins Maine Lobster will be serving lobster dishes Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Texas Health Burleson.
🎷Listen to jazz at the winery. Randy Sloan is playing Thursday at 5 p.m. at Lost Oak Winery.
🚸Play bingo to benefit children. The Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Badges, Bags & Bingo” Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Cleburne Conference Center with bingo, food, auctions and raffles to benefit the Children’s Advocacy Center of Johnson County.
🏀Watch Lady Elks Basketball. The Burleson Lady Elks varsity basketball team (3-3) will compete in a tournament Friday and Saturday.
🛒Visit a local market. Torque Grill and Cantina will host a “Moonlight Fall Market” Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., turning its space into a marketplace with local vendors, live music and food and drinks.
🏀Watch Lady Spartans Basketball. The Centennial Lady Spartans varsity basketball team (5-4) will play the Garland Lady Owls (3-5) Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Centennial High School.
🎄Watch The Nutcracker. Artistic Motion Dance Academy will perform its 12th annual production of “The Nutcracker” Friday at 7 p.m. at Pathway Church.
🏃Do some tricks and flips. The Groovy Yoga Studio is hosting its “Aerial Tricks and Flips” event Friday at 7 p.m. at the studio in Old Town.
💃Zumba at the park. “Zumba life with Lanie” is hosting a Zumba class Saturday at 10 a.m. at Centennial Park.
🥧(Teens) Compete in a pie-eating contest. The Burleson Public Library is hosting a teen pie-eating contest Saturday at 11 a.m. at the library.
😡💪Get angry for exercise. The Groovy Yoga Studio is hosting an “Anger Club” session Saturday at 4 p.m. at the studio in Old Town.
🎶Attend a concert at the winery. “Tickle & Croon” will be playing Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lost Oak Winery.
🥁Jam to reggae. “DJ Spirit” will be playing music Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Jamaican Summers Eatery.
🎶🍕Listen to live music and eat pizza. Brock DeWald is playing Sunday at 5 p.m. at Gina’s Pizza.
🚶♀️Give thanks while strolling with your baby and other moms. FIT4MOM Burleson-Crowley is hosting a “Thankful Strides + Craft” event Monday at 9:30 a.m. at Warren Park.
🕴️Talk business over breakfast. The Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its monthly “Business over Breakfast” event Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Burleson Recreation Center (BRiCk).
👩🍼💪🦃Do some stroller-barre and have a “friendsgiving” picnic. FIT4MOM Burleson-Crowley is hosting a “Gratitude Barre + Friendsgiving Picnic” event Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza.
🏀Watch Lady Spartans Basketball. The Centennial Lady Spartans varsity basketball team (5-4) plays the Midlothian Lady Panthers (6-2) Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at Centennial High School.
🧙♂️Watch Oz outside. The Burleson Public Library will show “The Wizard of Oz” Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the library.
Upcoming local-government meetings:
The Burleson Cemetery Board will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
🏀Haas, Harrison, Evans score double digits as Burleson wins third straight over South Hills
BURLESON — Parker Haas, Baron Harrison and B.J. Evans each scored double digits as the Burleson Elks beat the South Hills Scorpions 52-42 Tuesday at Burleson High School.
In a game with 10 lead changes, Burleson (3-0) ran away with it in the fourth quarter–outscoring South Hills (0-7) 17-10.
“We kind of just believed in what we practice every single day,” Burleson head coach Anthony Dees said of Burleson closing the game out in the fourth.
With the game tied 38-38 early in the fourth quarter, senior guard Haas–who led the game with 12 points–hit his fourth three-pointer of the game—second in the quarter—to give Burleson a 41-38 lead that it held the rest of the game.
🏀Burleson wins home opener behind 19 from Evans, 16 from Haas
BURLESON — Samarion Evans scored 19 points and Parker Haas scored 16 as the Burleson Elks beat the Lorena Leopards 50-36 Friday at Burleson High School in Burleson’s home opener.
Burleson (2-0) never lost the lead after junior forward Baron Harrison made an and-one layup and hit the following free throw to bring the score to 8-6 in the first quarter.
Lorena cut Burleson’s lead to 29-28 in the third quarter before Evans made a free throw and Haas made a three-pointer to start a 19-8 run by Burleson to finish the game.
🏈Centennial eliminated by Georgetown with overtime Bi-District Championship loss
The Centennial Spartans varsity football team (5-6 overall) were eliminated from the playoffs with a 48-42 overtime loss to the District 8-5A Champion Georgetown Eagles (9-1) Friday at Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex in a Bi-District Championship game.
Centennial came back from down 28-0 at halftime and took a 35-28 lead before the end of regulation before ultimately falling in overtime.
🏀Cox named player of the game in Centennial’s invitational win
Jared Cox was named the player of the game in the Centennial Spartans varsity basketball team’s (3-0) 77-60 win over the R.W. Goines Stem Academy (0-2) in the Jamaal Brown Invitational Tournament Saturday at Sam Houston High School in Arlington.
Cox scored 17 points and added 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the win.
🏀Lady Spartans go 4-1 at Paschal Invitational
The Centennial Lady Spartans varsity basketball team (5-4) went 4-1 at the Paschal Invitational Tournament last week.
Centennial beat the Springtown Lady Porcupines (1-3) 50-32 and beat the Weatherford Lady Kangaroos (5-2) 53-40 Thursday, beat the Sanger Lady Indians (5-5) 34-29 and lost to the Grandview Lady Zebras (7-2) 43-28 Friday and beat the District 8-5A rival Joshua Lady Owls (4-4) 58-55 Saturday in the tournament.
After the tournament, Centennial lost 43-42 in overtime to the Timber Creek Lady Falcons (7-2) Tuesday at Centennial.
🏀Kimbrell scores 15 in Lady Elks’ bounce-back win over Cooper
Sophomore guard Kenzie Kimbrell scored 15 points as the Burleson Lady Elks varsity basketball team (3-3) beat the Abilene-Cooper Lady Cougars (0-8) 63-28 Tuesday at Burleson High School after losing 49-27 to the Aledo Lady Bearcats (4-1) Friday in Aledo.
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