Faith Academy of Marble Falls has taken home first place in the Super Centex Six-Man Shootout, a tournament targeted toward football programs which play 6-on-6 football during the fall season.
Faith Academy beat Three Way to claim the title this year, with 13 schools taking part in the 2021 edition.
Parkview Christian Head Coach Josh Hayes seemed to be in a celebratory mood when he retweeted the tournament’s shoutout toward the winning squad.
“Congratulations to Marble Falls Faith for winning this year’s Shootout against Three Way. Huge thank you to everyone who made this happen from the athletes, coaches, parents, volunteers and media. Until next year,” the event makers said.
In 2017, Faith Academy moved from 11-man football to six-man, and moved from 4A to 3A in the 2018-2019 academic year.
At the time, then athletic director Randy Denton said the move was at the heart of what the program was.
“Six-man is who we are,” he said. “We’ll get back to the roots of Faith Academy. It’s not fair to the kids or the school to force something we’re not.”
Faith plays in Six-Man Division I, District 2 with Austin Veritas Academy, Austin Hill Country Christian, Round Rock Concordia, Round Rock Christian and Waco Vanguard Prep.
“I think it’ll rekindle old rivalries,” Denton said about playing old foes. “That’s something we missed, and something that would be healthy is playing schools our size.”
When the pandemic raged on during the summer of 2020, opportunities for student-athletes to compete were few and far between.
So, Parkview Christian Head Coach Josh Hayes worked together with Vanguard Prep's Luke Pilant to form a makeshift 6-on-6 tournament in Waco.
One year later, the tournament returned with more teams taking part.
"It's just good to get out and compete. It's good to get out against other teams," Hayes said. "It's good to get out against teams we'll see in the season, and it's just fun."