Marble Falls Band and Starlettes performing at the football game between the Marble Falls Mustangs and Pioneer Diamondbacks at the Area Playoffs at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio, Texas

Friday, December 18, 2020

Marble Falls Band and Starlettes performing at the football game between the Marble Falls Mustangs and Pioneer Diamondbacks at the Area Playoffs at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio, Texas on December 18, 2020. (Photo: Ralph Arvesen)

With the scoreboard showing a tie game and 1:48 remaining in Friday night’s Class 5A Division II area round playoff matchup between Sharyland Pioneer and Marble Falls, Eddie Lee Marburger and the Diamondbacks knew exactly what they needed to do.

Marburger promptly led his Diamondbacks downfield with swift running and smooth passing to Tristan Castillo, which set Pioneer up at the Marble Falls 16-yard line with under 20 seconds to go.

On the very next play, the UTSA signee Marburger received a low snap out of shotgun, rolled to his right and saw receiver Joseph Graham Jr. running across the field just shy of the end zone.

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