The Buzz in Burleson, October 23, 2024
Elks fall to Timberview in another close game, Spartan Tennis earns all-district honors, Lady Spartans stay undefeated, Lady Elks reach five straight wins, Spartans beat Tyler, more
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Weekly Weather
It’s hotter than I’d like it to be a week before Halloween. It’s going to be sunny and mostly clear with highs between 86 degrees and 92 degrees and lows between 61 degrees and 65 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
News
Railroaders release 2025 schedule. Notable games include Opening Day hosting Wolff Cup runner-up Winnipeg and the first home matchup with defending Wolff Cup Champion Kane County in May and familiar foe Chicago in June.
Elks fall to Timberview in another close game. Timberview holds onto early lead to win despite being shut out by Burleson in second half.
Latest results from other Burleson sports in The Burleson Buzzer-Beater. Spartan Tennis earns all-district honors, Lady Spartans stay undefeated, Lady Elks reach five straight wins, Spartans beat Tyler.
“Mo’ Bettahs” opening in Burleson. Explore Burleson announced Tuesday “Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food” will be opening in Burleson on Southwest Wilshire Boulevard near Black Rock Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels.
Upcoming local-government meetings
The Burleson Boren Property Advisory Council will meet Friday at 10 a.m. in the Baker Building at Russell Farm. (Agenda)
The Burleson Mayor’s Youth Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Railroaders release 2025 schedule
Ashton Nicks
CLEBURNE – The Cleburne Railroaders released their 2025-season schedule Monday, just a little over a month since Cleburne’s 2024 season ended.
Notable games in 2025–when Cleburne looks to make the postseason for the fourth straight year—include Opening Day at home against the Winnipeg Goldeyes, the first time Cleburne will host the defending Wolff Cup Champion Kane County Cougars in May and the Chicago Dogs—who have eliminated Cleburne from the playoffs each of the past two seasons—in June.
Elks fall to Timberview in another close game
BURLESON – Despite shutting out the Mansfield-Timberview Wolves in the second half, the Burleson Elks lost 14-10 Friday at Burleson ISD Stadium.
Elks head coach Phillip Tanner said the defense is playing well enough to win and Burleson (2-3 in district, 3-4 overall) has to get better on offense.
“Our defense has been playing well enough all year to win football games, so we’ve got to find a way, find somehow to coach our guys better on the offensive side of the football,” Tanner said.
This was the fourth game of 2024 Burleson held its opponent to 14 points or less. “That’s just who our defense is,” Tanner said.
Timberview (3-3 in district, 4-4 overall) struck first as senior running back Jaylon Woods scored the game’s first touchdown on a 44-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Anthony Desanto to cap off a three-play, 45-yard opening drive to give Timberview a 7-0 lead with 11:02 left in the first quarter.
On top of the one 44-yard touchdown reception, Woods rushed for a game-high 73 yards on 14 carries to lead the game with 114 yards from scrimmage.
Burleson got on the board as senior kicker Gavin Keine kicked a 30-yard field goal to cut Timberview’s lead to 7-3 with 5:55 left in the first quarter.
Setting up the field goal was Burleson taking over on its own 22-yard line after a 10-yard punt from Timberview that followed Burleson junior punter Brayden Bruder punting the ball 50 yards to set Timberview up on its own three-yard line after Timberview held Burleson to a three-and-out on its first drive.
After Timberview took over at its own 32-yard line after Burleson’s kickoff, Burleson junior defensive back Jaden Flournoy intercepted a pass on fourth-and-six and returned it 30 yards to give Burleson the ball on Timberview’s 41-yard line with about five minutes left in the first quarter.
After forcing another Burleson three-and-out, Timberview took over on its own 22-yard line.
Timberview’s Cedric Portley scored on a two-yard rush to cap off a 12-play 78-yard drive and extend Timberview’s lead to 14-3 with 8:37 left in the second quarter.
The junior running back Portley rushed for 34 yards and the touchdown on nine carries.
Burleson made it a one-score game as sophomore quarterback Andrew Sparks completed a one-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Justin Jordan to cap off a 13-play, 63-yard drive and cut Timberview’s lead to 14-10 with 5:35 left in the third quarter.
Sparks completed five of 15 passes for 44 yards and the touchdown with an interception and led Burleson with 60 rushing yards on 19 carries.
Timberview sophomore quarterback Anthony Desanto completed five of 12 passes for 94 yards and the touchdown pass to Woods with an interception.
The game ended after Burleson turned the ball over by spiking the ball on fourth-and-six, seeming to think they could get a play off.
Spartan Tennis earns all-district honors, Nikitina-Helvey named Coach of the Year
Earning All-District 8-5A honors for Spartan Tennis were Braxton Puryear, Jaden Reyes, Hudson Brackeen and Vance Vernon as First-Team individual-boys players, Anthony Gonzalez as a Second-Team individual-boys player, Emily Pavlovsky, Elissa Ferguson, Marley Buck—who also named the District 8-5A Team Tennis Girl Newcomer of the Year—and Harlow Wolff—who was also named the District 8-5A Team Tennis Girl Freshman of the Year—as First-Team individual-girls players, Aditi Ray as a Second-Team individual-girls player, the teams of Anthony Gonzalez and Reyes, Puryear and Brackeen and B. Smith and E. Effinger as First-Team boys-doubles teams, the team of Pavlovsky and Wolff as a First-Team girls-doubles team, the team of Ray and A. Cavet as a Second-Team girls-doubles team and the team of E. Ferguson and Vernon as an honorable-mention mixed-doubles team. (If you know any of B. Smith’s, E. Effinger’s, A. Cavet’s and E. Ferguson’s first names, please let me know so we can properly recognize them—Cody)
Centennial head coach Dr. Natalya Nikitina-Helvey was named the District 8-5A Coach of the Year.
Lady Spartans stay undefeated, continue historic season
The Centennial Lady Spartans varsity volleyball team (11-0 in District 8-5A, 32-7 overall) beat the Joshua Lady Owls (10-1, 26-13) 3-0—25-17, 25-20 and 25-15—Tuesday at Centennial High School on Senior Night after beating the Everman Lady Bulldogs 3-0—25-8, 25-9 and 25-16—Friday at Everman High School behind 14 digs from senior Paityn Winters.
Lady Elks reach five straight wins
The Burleson Lady Elks varsity volleyball team (10-2 in District 8-5A, 23-13 overall) won their fourth and fifth straight game, beating the Seguin Lady Cougars (0-10, 6-20) 3-0—25-13, 25-11 and 25-10—Tuesday at Burleson High School on Senior Night after beating the Mansfield-Summit Lady Jaguars (0-9, 4-23) 3-0—25-21, 25-7 and 25-16—Friday at Burleson High School behind nine kills from junior Daelyn Cross.
Spartans beat Tyler
The Centennial Spartans varsity football team (2-1 in District 1-5A, 4-3 overall) beat the Tyler Lions (2-2, 4-4) 42-36 Friday at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Francis Rose Stadium in Tyler.