News ScoresSchoolsPlayoffsPhotosTexas High School Coach and Family Missing After Washed Away in Friday FloodFamily asks for help finding Texas high school coach and his family, who went missing after their home was swept away during devastating Kerr County flood Levi Payton | 10 Minutes AgoKerrville Tivy mathematics teacher and soccer coach Reece Zunker and his family have been missing since Friday after their home was swept away in the early morning hours due to massive flooding in Texas Hill Country. / Courtesy, Zunker family from FacebookThe words posted to Facebook on Friday by Leslie Zunker Been, the sister of Kerrville's Tivy High School soccer coach Reece Zunker, were devastating.“Please help me find my Brother, his wife and their 2 kids,” she said. “They were last seen in their house on hwy 39 in Hunt on the Guadalupe River. The house is no longer there. It was seen floating down the River.”As of Saturday morning, Zunker and his family were still missing after the early Friday flood swept through Texas Hill Country. Zunker is a longtime teacher and soccer coach at Tivy, where he guided the Antlers to 10 wins this past winter. Sadly, Zunker and his family aren’t the only ones missing. According to the Associated Press, officials have confirmed 27 deaths from the flooding with many more still missing. By Saturday at 3:40 p.m. local time, the death toll had reached 43 (28 adults, 15 children). Tributes and well-wishes continue to pour in on social media as searchers continue to look for Tivy High School soccer coach Reece Zunker and his family. / From FacebookIt appears there was seemingly little time for many people to understand or react to the incoming floods, as waters along the Guadalupe reportedly rose some 26 feet within 45 minutes – all before daybreak and while many people were still sleeping. Officials admit it’s difficult to know exactly who and how many people are still missing.“We don’t even want to begin to estimate at this time,” Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice told the AP on Saturday morning.Images of the destruction left in the wake of the storms and subsequent flooding continued to pour in on Saturday, as law enforcement joined search crews in dispatching foot searches while also utilizing boats, drones and helicopters in their search.The message from Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring, Jr. on Saturday morning was sobering. “People need to know today will be a hard day,” he told the AP. “Please pray for our community.” Zunker had been with Kerrville ISD as a mathematics teacher and coach since 2012, per his LinkedIn. Prior to Tivy, Zunker taught mathematics at Lake Worth ISD in early 2012.Recommended ArticlesfeedPublished 4 Hours Ago|Modified 8:16 PM EDTLEVI PAYTONLevi’s sports journalism career began in 2005. A Missouri native, he’s won multiple Press Association awards for feature writing and has served as a writer and editor covering high school sports as well as working beats in professional baseball, NCAA football, basketball, baseball and soccer. If you have a good story, he’d love to tell it.Related ArticlesPennsylvaniaPennsylvania High School Soccer Standouts Find Roles with Pittsburgh RivetersIllinoisVote: Which Illinois high school football wide receiver should be considered the top returner in 2025-2026?IowaMOC-Floyd Valley Puts Cap on Incredible Conference Baseball RunKansasStillwell Senior Parker Seithel Has Big Plans In Kansas For Blue Valley Tigers , KERR COUNTY, Texas — The Kerrville Daily Times says a family that was on vacation at a river house in Hunt has been reported missing after floodwaters swept through the area. Tivy soccer coach , Family asks for help finding Texas high school coach and his family, who went missing after their home was swept away during devastating Kerr County flood.