Fullback Matt Riffe running after Catch
Canyon Lake let their guard down in the fourth quarter and Burnet took advantage with 20 unanswered points winning with 28 seconds on the clock, 37-31 for a Homecoming crowd in Burnet last Friday night.
The Hawks won the middle two quarters 31-3, but could not find any momentum to start or end this game.
Burnet started the game with a 17 play 82 yard drive for a 7-0 lead right out of the doghouse.
CL could not match the intensity and had a three play and punt on their first series. How about 27 yards of first quarter offense, and only 2:54 of time with the ball.
Hopeful Tidbit: Punter Branson Belcher had five punts for 44.6 yards in the game. Eric Nelson still holds the game record with a 51 average against Ingram in 2009. Belcher’s average for the season is in line for a Canyon Lake best with 40 yards on 12 punts. A punter has the potential to change field position which can help win close games.
The Bulldogs were at it again on their second possession traveling 63 yards on eight plays while mixing up runs and passes, which kept Canyon Lake on their heels.
Canyon Lake’s rushing offense was not at their best on this night averaging less than four yards per carry. However, the passing game would unleash some potent ammo by accumulating 300 yards on the night.
The Hawks had just three players catching a pass in the first three games. Belcher would double that number in spreading the wealth around.
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Mountain Valley ‘B’ squad ended up in a stalemate against Burnet Bullpups ‘B’ squad last Thursday in the first game of three at Hawk Stadium.
MV’s first drive would be the best chance for a score for both teams, as this Hawk team drove to the Pups five yard line after running out of downs.
The drive had an incredible pass from QB Jackson Neel to Mason Blackburn for a cool 32 yards. Mountain Valley would have another first down to the four yard line when the dreaded penalty help stop a potential scoring opportunity.
“I was just hoping i would catch the ball,” Blackburn said.
This game was more of a defensive battle, witness the points scored and you get the idea. Mountain Valley had Linebacker Chris Hernandez running from the backfield and also plugging holes defensively.
“I was running by instinct,” Hernandez said while commenting about his running style. “I like to play defense better, because it is easier to remember the plays.”
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The ReSporter: How has your practices been going in
Head Coach Lloyd Fields
preparation to Saturday’s game?
Coach Fields: “We did some tune up at camp this week, but this type of week is not conducive for practice.”
The ReSporter: So how did the players look for that limited time?
Coach Fields: “We looked halfway decent…our conditioning has been hurt, but we are as healthy as we can be.”
The ReSporter: Do you use games like this to work on your depth?
Coach Fields: “Bracken only has 11 players on the team right now, so depth just want happen. We do have a second offense, but that is just moving players to different positions. Brenham Christian only has nine players.”
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Burnet Bulldogs JV came out on fire but the only thing missing for this Bulldog team was a Hydrant.
Yes, the final score was in Burnet’s corner, however this JV team for Canyon Lake was without several players due to being moved up to Varsity and this Hawk team also had sick and injured players that helped deplete this team.
No excuses, because by looking at this game you had to come away impressed with what was shown in the trenches for this Hawk team.
The Burnet JV offense came out with three first downs and in their first four plays and you could see that this Bulldog team might of been playing the Hawks, but all they could see were cats.
This is when this Hawk team started stemming the tide and started showing a whole new approach to this game.
“We adjusted our defensive line,” Defensive Coach Brian Hooper started. “So we started slanting to the strong side or to the side they were running.”
“We were hit in the mouth to start this game, but we came out with a defensive line that gave them (Bulldog offense) to big of a gap,” Hooper closed. “They (Hawk defense) responded well.”
One third of Burnet’s rushing yardage was during those first two drives and Canyon Lake responded by shutting that hydrant off.
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Saturday 5pm at Warrior Stadium
History: First game between the two schools.
Season Games:
BCS 56 Austin Hill Country 06 Brenham 00 Hou Emery-Weiner 23
BCS 66 Sugar Land Logos 20
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If this game would of been scheduled for the 2010 season, then this would of been dubbed the game of the Year for TAPPS. Both teams ended up with undefeated State Championship records in Division I and II that season.
The story ends there for Brenham Christian Eagles as graduation took its toll on this smaller classification school and now find themselves losing their only game for this season two weeks ago to Emery-Weiner team in Houston.
Last year Brenham finished with three victories and no playoffs and now find themselves with an injury prone squad that will be dressing only nine players.
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ReSporter: Coach Drum, what are your goals as you face a
Head Coach Charley Drum
more wide open offense in Burnet this week?
Coach Drum: “We need to defend the run and pass equally well and play a complete game. Burnet will be a more open offense and so we will need to tackle in space and also being able to open field tackle will be huge.”
ReSporter: What would you consider a good outcome to this Friday’s game?
Coach Drum: “Playing fundamentally sound football in all three phases of the game, offensively, defensively and special teams. Our biggest would be to finish someone off with our offense.
For the defense, we need to stress in making that last stop, especially when the game depends on it.”
ReSporter: Yes, that last drive was important for the outcome being in our favor. Do defenses really get tired before an offense during a game?
Coach Drum: “It depends on what type of a game your playing…if you are playing a no huddle offense or if the offense is subbing more to get different packages.
We need the defense to know that they not only need to focus but that we need twice the focus when the outcome is being decided.”
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Canyon Lake @ Burnet
Hawks (1-2) Bulldogs (1-2)
History: Burnet leads the series 2 games to 1.
2008 Canyon Lake 06 Burnet 49
2009 Canyon Lake 07 Burnet 40
2010 Canyon Lake 27 Burnet 20 Playoff
Season Results:
Canyon Lake 26 Blanco 21 Burnet 26 Fredericksburg 21
Canyon Lake 35 Somerset 54 Burnet 17 Rockdale 24
Canyon Lake 13 La Vernia 14 Burnet 34 Marble Falls 51
Canyon Lake will be traveling to Burnet to face another 3A power from 8-3A District.
The Hawks played Burnet two years while in the same district when this program was just starting and took a beating for two games during that span.
CL got revenge the next year when the Hawks faced a Bulldog team in their first round of playoffs. This game was a first half blow out as Canyon Lake opened a safe lead and held on for a victory winning 27-20.
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Canyon Lake Volleyball is fresh off losing to Devine on Tuesday night in a
Head Volleyball Coach Nicole Creek
four game match. 25-20, 25-27, 19-25, 18-25
ReSporter: We thought this match with Devine would be a very winnable game, what happened?
Coach Creek: “It should of been a very winnable game, much like Llano was, but we are just making two many unforced errors in the game and we are taking to long to get started. We seem to always be playing catch up when we start the games four of five points down.”
ReSporter: Is there a difference in the ways this team plays at home versus at another venue?
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Canyon Lake’s Volleyball team will start playing for keeps this Friday at the Hawk gym, when Wimberley comes to town to start District 27-3A competition.
This year looks like a District that will be tough for every game. Literally there are not any weak links or gimme games to be had.
How can you come to this conclusion? Not one team has a losing record coming into the season openers. Each team has played over 20 games up to this point and there are a lot of comparisons you can run to see how the teams will stack up against each other.
Canyon Lake can certainly have a say in this season’s final placing in district and this team looks like a better team than last year’s club. This could be a season where the bottom three in district could of made the playoffs last season.
The ReSporter would like to give you an idea of each school and an idea of what might be in store for this round robin of games.
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