2025 Football All-District Accolades & Coach Sam Parker’s Thoughts
(L-R) Isiah Eureste, JR Lindell and Jace Wheeler were 3 of the team amigo’s that dismantled Veterans, 49-14! Go Lake!
Canyon Lake finished their 2025 Season with another 8-4 campaign matching 2024’s results. The Lake has had 3 toral 8 win seasons and these last two years trail a 3 year stint (2016-2018) which amassed 17 victories for two seasons.
Season Record
2016~ 7-4
2017~ 10-3
17-7
2017~ 10-3
2018~ 7-4
17-7
2024 8-4
2025 8-4
16-8
That 2017 year still ranks as best season in wins with an added district championship. That year also finished with 3 games in post-season play.
Congrats on a Great Season Lake!
Another tid-bit comes with 2024 & 2025 matching the 2014 & 2015 seasons with consecutive 12 games played.
Awards for this past season has been released and The Hawks were awarded several accolades both from their classroom to the grid-iron and The ReSporter starts with the academic side for this list of players.
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Player Position Player Position Ayden Manzo Fullback Jace Wheeler Quarterback Ben Parma Defense Back Jack Stracener K/Receiver Caleb Armstrong Linebacker Jacob Price Defense Back Carter Prieto Defense Back John Fugate Offense Line Cash Ziemba Defense Back JR Lindell Linebacker Chris Brown Running Back Kobe Halverson Receiver CJ Rodriguez Linebacker Lucas Schexnayder Receiver Dalton Hodges Defense Line Nick Martinez Defense Line Divan Hernandez Defense Line Parker Gordon Offense Line Donavan Menchaca Linebacker Peyton King Receiver Eli Hammons Linebacker Rowan Edwards Defense Line Gavyn Baldera Receiver Ryan Frederick Offense Line Gram Simpson Running Back Ryan Reyna Fullback Grant Windle Defense Back Thomas Inman Receiver Hayes Holladay Receiver Vender Hartzell Linebacker Isiah Eureste Linebacker Wyatt Roberts Defense Line
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THSCA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE Player Position Player Position Ayden Manzo Fullback Hayes Holladay Receiver Ben Parma Defene Back Isiah Eureste Linebacker Caleb Armstrong Linebacker Jackson Stracener Kicker Cash Ziemba Defense Back Jacob Price Defense Back Dalton Hodges Defense Line JR Lindell Linebacker Donavan Menchaca Linebacker Lucas Schexnayder Receiver Eli Hammons Linebacker Vander Hartzell Linebacker Gavyn Baldera Receiver Wyatt Roberts Defense Line Gram Simpson Running Back
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Head Coach Sam Parker shares his comments on each of the 1st Team Hawk players below.
GO LAKE!
Cayden Toon Offensive Line- “Proved over and over again how good of a player he was. He came in as a good player as a Junior and came on as a Senior…he was phenomenal for us.
The Coaches here before me talked about the transformation he came through from his Freshman year to his Senior year and what an amazing athlete and player he had become and truly it came through his own work and he was one of those kids who is going to have a chance to go and play at the next level.”
Dalton Hodges Defensive Line Unanimous- “I cannot say enough bout Dalton…a huge leader for our team and he was also selected to play in San Antonio All-Star Game as a deep snapper. Dalton has been an unbelievable young man and is a little bit special for me because is Dad (Bret Hodges)coaches for us and my Dad was a Coach.”
Go Hawks & Congrats of Special Season!
Eli Hammons Linebacker Unanimous- “Not enough words to describe what he has become with his hard work and perseverance… He was given some natural tools and he was a hard worker and as a first team inside linebacker.
He just had a phenomenal year and another one of those athletes that will have a chance to play at the next level.”
Gram Simpson Running Back- “He was a 2nd Team All-District last year as a wide receiver and he was a player that did not get to touch the ball a lot as a receiver and was mainly a blocking receiver….but with some injuries we had to move him to running back and he did amazing. He was solid and for not being very big ran the ball hard and I could not be as proud for him.”
Congrats Lake Football
Jace Wheeler Quarterback: “Jace threw for for 2800 yards and 27 touchdowns and was 2nd Team All-District last year.
He is one of those rare quarterbacks you don’t always get a chance to coach and he is special and his arm strength and ability to put the ball where he wants it as good as I have ever seen.”
JR Lindell Outside Linebacker- “As a Junior he was a little all over the place…he was a receiver for a little bit and then some defense at the end of the year but he really found a home after the season ended last year as an outside linebacker. And just had a phenomenal year…I have praise for the work he put into the off season and just worked his tail off and put on some weight and got faster and had a super special year.”
Peyton King Receiver- “Coming off of last year as a Sophomore he had some meaningful snaps but this year he became our primetime guy and just ate it up…he had huge stats and numbers he finished with the second most receptions in Hawk history for a season and will end up being our all-time receiver when he is finished.”
2025 CANYON LAKE FOOTBALL ALL-DISTRICT TEAM Player Position Award Cayden Toon Offensive Line 1st Team Dalton Hodges Defensive Line 1st Team Unanimous Eli Hammons Linebacker 1st Team Unanimous Gram Simpson Running Back 1st Team Jace Wheeler Quarterback 1st Team JR Lindell Outside Linebacker 1st Team Peyton King Wide Receiver 1st Team Cash Ziemba Defensive Back 2nd Team Chris Brown Running Back 2nd Team Donavan Menchaca Offensive Line 2nd Team Hayes Holladay Wide Receiver 2nd Team Isiah Eureste Outside Linebacker 2nd Team Joseph Matos Defensive Line 2nd Team Kobe Halverson Wide Receiver 2nd Team Lucas Schexnayder Wide Receiver 2nd Team Wyatt Roberts Defensive Line 2nd Team Carter Prieto Defensive back Honorable Mention Chandler Cross Defensive Line Honorable Mention Jack Stracener Kicker Honorable Mention Jacob Price Defensive Back Honorable Mention John Fugate Offensive Line Honorable Mention Phoenix Dent-Mclain Offensive Line Honorable Mention Ryan Reyna Full Back Honorable Mention Tristan Alexander Defensive Back Honorable Mention Tristan Rios Tight End Honorable Mention
