CLJV had many turnovers in their loss to Wimberley Texans last Friday night at the Hawk Gym, losing 56-35.
All but one player (Sean Nolan) had a turnover in this game and those miscues led to a game that got way out of hand during the middle two quarters.
Canyon Lake had 60 possessions in this game, with over half of those times with the ball resulting in a bad pass, double dribble, bad pass, three seconds, bad pass, charging call, bad pass, dribble off the foot, bad pass, etc, bad pass…
Take those 33 times without a chance to get a shot off and you have the game in a nutshell.
The Hawks shot 40% from the floor which would lead to a victory on most nights, but not on this turnover waiting to happen night.
Wimberley ran a press during this game and CL felt like the ball was Kryptonite based on how they were trying to throw the rock away.
The ReSporter needed another pen just to have enough ink to write down all those pesky turnovers Canyon Lake had during this four quarter affair on the stat sheet.
This is one of those games that Coaches are hoping the Press might need to leave and take care of some business somewhere, saving an explanation on what was just seen.
Credit for Coach Brian Hooper in stepping up to the plate to advance a theory most anyone in attendance would of been able to assess.
“We’ve got to get better handling pressure,” Coach Hooper said. “We got too much in a hurry and we did not do a good job in handling the press.”
Not a pretty game to say the least for a team your Hawks beat earlier this season.
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Canyon Lake had a lead throughout the first quarter which looked like their best stanza for this year, but by the second half the Hawks got behind and could not catch up, losing a hard fought battle with Wimberley, 66-55.
The Hawks jumped out to an 8-0 lead and even increased that margin to nine points but Wimberley finally warmed up and held a 35-33 lead going into the dressing room.
CL had their last lead in the third quarter after Andrew Riali had a put back off a miss as the Hawks led 38-37.
Paul Davis made two of his 22 points a minute later bringing Canyon Lake back to within one, a 40-41 game but that would be the last time CL would smell a chance for a lead.
Wimberley finished the quarter outscoring the Hawks, 12-5 and an eight point lead going into a wild fourth quarter.
Nine of Wimberley’s 13 points were from the charity stripe in that last quarter as Canyon Lake was needing to foul and hopes for a miss and a chance to get back into contention.
Canyon Lake did bring out their press in that fourth quarter, but it might have been too late to help in the end.
“In hindsight we might have done better putting our press on earlier in that quarter,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “Wimberley did a good job of mixing up their defense but our biggest thing will be to watch film and see if we can get our defense and rebounding back.”
That might have been the key that kept CL out of contention as this game matured through the fourth quarter.
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What we do know about Wimberley with two games in the books for District 27-3A, they will score at a much higher clip than the two teams the Hawks have played thus far.
Wimberley averages 56.5 points per game and has also held a common opponent (Bandera) to less points than Canyon Lake did, 23 points to 29 points.
Canyon Lake leads the league in defense giving up 35.5 points per game, but that might be more of a who have you played than a lock down defense.
Tonights game will help answer that quandary of questions as the Hawks will try to slow down that Texan offense and also increase their offense to give them a chance.
Canyon Lake will be depending on Katie Williams and Amber Ramsey to excel and how these two girls play will give you an idea of their chances of pulling off a victory.
Other keys to the game:
1. Taking care of the ball. This is a huge category for CL to embrace. Turnovers have been in abundance these last few games. Having over 25 turnovers has resulted in a loss in all but one of Canyon Lake’s defeats this year.
2. The Hawks need to improve on their offense and find a way to get their score to 40 or more points. The Hawks have struggled in this department much of this season and when facing a team that has the capability of scoring in bunches, then matching those spurts will get amplified.
3. Bench needs to get into the game and produce. When this is said, one might think production comes in the form of points. That is not what production is defined as in this game. A good illustration would come from Kyndall Drum and Kelsey Long. Both of these players are not in the game to score points as much as getting a key steal, asslst, rebound, etc.
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Team W L Pct.
Fredericksburg 2 0 1.000
Canyon Lake 1 1 .500
Navarro 1 1 .500
Boerne 1 1 .500
Wimberley 1 1 .500
Bandera 0 2 .000
Last Week's Results:
Fredericksburg 42 CL Hawks 34
CL Hawks 34 Bandera 29
Fredericksburg 56 Boerne 51
Wimberley 53 Bandera 23
Navarro 66 Wimberley 60
Boerne 60 Navarro 54
This Week's Games:
Friday, January 11
Canyon Lake @ Wimberley 7:00PM
Navarro @ Fredericksburg
Boerne @ Bandera
Tuesday, January 15
Canyon Lake @ Boerne 7:30PM
Bandera @ Navarro
Wimberley @ Fredericksburg
District Offense Points Defense Points
Navarro 60.0 CL Hawks 35.5
Wimberley 56.5 Fredericksburg 42.5
Boerne 55.5 Bandera 43.5
Fredericksburg 49.0 Wimberley 44.5
CL Hawks 34.0 Boerne 55.0
Bandera 26.0 Navarro 60.0
The ReSporter: How are the players going into their game with Wimberley?
Coach Chapman: “The guys are in good spirits. The good thing about high school kids is that they are resilient and they forget things real quick. They’ve done a good job of staying positive and looking ahead. They are excited about starting district, and they have confidence and a belief that we are going to be successful.”
The ReSporter: What are you looking for ratio wise with your Assists to Turnovers game wise?
Coach Chapman: “In an ideal world we would like have a 2 to 1 assist to turnover ratio, but more realistically, any time we can have more assists than turnovers we are doing good things.”
The ReSporter: What would be your number of Three Point shots per game? Yes, I know if they are making them, then as many as possible, but I’m thinking anything over 30% would be doable, based on a chance of getting more offensive rebounds off of shots from that far out.
Coach Chapman: “As a team we are not really concerned about the amount of 3’s we take. We are much more concerned about what kind of 3’s we take. If we are getting the ball inside and then kicking out for wide open 3’s then we will take those every time. We also like to take wide-open transition 3’s. The problem we run into at times, is that we take contested 3’s, which usually don’t go in and lead to empty possessions. When you shoot a 3 just for the sake of shooting it, then you run into a low shooting percentage.”
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The ReSporter: Hey Coach, Softball is right around the corner and we are looking forward to how your team will do this season.
You mentioned that your major area of concern at the end of last season would be offensive production, is that still your number one concern?
Coach Gallagher: “I still think offense is my main concern. We will work hard on developing good basic techniques, power, knowing what pitch to hit, knowing what situations to bunt, hit and run, etc. Being smart on the bases, and confidence is their ability to put the ball in play.”
The ReSporter: How has that softball IQ been advanced throughout this offseason?
Coach Gallagher: “Through repetition on basics: fielding,throwing, and hitting. We are also using classroom talk through and script situations and watch video to help everyone learn the game better.”
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Coaches Corner with Lee Willing the Swimming Coach.
The ReSporter: Hey Coach, could you tell us about how the team did at the 3A and Under Championships?
Coach Willing: “The team did OK at the 3A meet in Burnet. We had several kids fighting the flu so it was a tough meet for us. There is a movement to split the UIL State from its current 5A / 4A & under to 5A, 4A and 3A and under. This meet was a move to show the UIL that 3A & Under can be competitive enough to support its own state meet (there are aprox. 65 3A schools that currently offer swimming). There were 15 teams (7 from West Texas). Our boys placed 5th and our girls placed 8th.”
The ReSporter: What are your expectations at the upcoming UIL 28-4A Championship Swim?
Coach Willing: “Our team goal is to improve upon our place at last years District and Regional meets. Both the boys and the girls placed 7th at the District meet last year and the girls placed 17th at Regionals. I am confident that the boys will show a much better account of themselves this year. Our girls team graduated several swimmers last year and are rebuilding this year so they may have a more difficult road ahead.”
The ReSporter: Who are the athletes that have a good chance of advancing or scoring significant points for Canyon Lake this year?
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The Lady Hawks had a conversation at halftime which was much needed considering having only four shots in the second quarter and a lofty 15 turnovers.
Canyon Lake could not get a shot off with all the miscues and needed a break from the action so they could recoup what they found in their first quarter when they has 23 shots and seven offensive rebounds.
When the third quarter started, CL not only got more shots off but also shot the ball better in helping to regain their lead, 32-24 going into that last stanza.
Five assists in coming out of the locker room also showed how communication and offense stepped it up.
There is an unwritten rule that a player must call back board when shooting. Jenna Lann was in that category when she banked in a three point shot starting the fourth quarter which gave CL their first double digit lead of the night, 37-26.
“They (Bandera) have a good team this year and after halftime we knew what we needed to do,” Lann said reflectively. “We corrected our mistakes and got our spacing and changed our press break on the inbound pass.”
Good maneuvers for Canyon Lake since these girls needed a change to get back into the game.
“Better passes,” Rachel Best said it best. “We got more intensity and stopped reaching (for the ball) and started moving our feet.”
Canyon Lake got good production from several players.
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Canyon Lake gets their first District 27-3A win over Bandera at the Hawk Gym on Tuesday.
The Lady Hawks had nine points within the first three minutes of the opening tip-off and a seven point lead, 9-2.
After that offensive spurt your Hawks went over 10 minutes before they had another basket in this game.
In that same time span, Bandera had forged an eight point lead, 19-11 with less than three minutes before halftime. One basket in 16 shots in that span for CL was not a good way for a team to make a statement.
Canyon Lake trailed until the fourth quarter when Amber Ramsey had a three point play the old fashion way. A made shot with a free throw that helped the Hawks to a 31-28 lead.
Bandera could not get a good offensive play with Canyon Lake controlling with a suffocating defense.
Kyndall Drum then scored with two minutes to play giving CL a four point lead and with hindsight the game.
Ramsey had a good stat line in that pivotal fourth quarter with two assists, three steals, four rebounds and that all important three point lead changer.
The Hawks took control with three towers up from two when Drum entered the game, “Coach puts that lineup in when she wants rebounds,” Ramsey said. “When the three of us are in the game it is hard to out rebound us.”
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The Freshman Team was late, but all that proved was sometimes warming up might make you cold as Canyon Lake Freshman win 53-36.
Traffic was the culprit, but as these Hawks will attest it made no difference.
“Not warming up prior to this game may have helped the cause as we were able to put 21 points in the first period,” Coach John Barthels started. “Our defense stepped up another notch as we forced multiple turnovers that led to quick baskets.”
That might be the ticket for Canyon Lake for future games, keep the team on the bus as long as you can and then unleash that energy for a good lead and eventual victory.
The Hawks held Gonzales to only 13 points the second half as CL increased their lead to an eventual 17 point relaxing win.
“We are getting better at attacking the basket and moving the ball around that creates open shots,” Coach Barthels closed.
Hayden Lee finished with 21 points leading the pent-up Hawks with Brandon Ward also scoring in double figures with 10 points.
The ride home was much more relaxing for Canyon Lake as they prepare for Wimberley this coming Friday night.
A win could be had with a large crowd that gets the parking lot full causing players to arrive late and ready to take care of their next opponent.
1 2 3 4 Final
CL Freshman 21 11 10 11 53
Gonzales 12 11 7 6 36
Scorers:
H. Lee 21, B. Ward 10, J. Arredondo 7, R. Woods 6,
Z. Gregory 3, T. Soliz 2, R. Sarmiento 2, M. Montgomery 2.
