Austin Hill Country    @    Bracken Christian      7:30pm
      Knights (0-0)               Warriors (0-0)

 History: Warriors leads this series 6-2

 2006   BCS  16   AHC  64
 2007   BCS  54   AHC  48
 2008   BCS  44   AHC  16
 2009   BCS  64   AHC  72
 2010   BCS  54   AHC  21
 2011   BCS  68   AHC  48
 2011   BCS  60   AHC  42  Playoff
 2012   BCS  56   AHC  06

Season Results:
 Opening Day

This will be the sixth year in a row where your Warriors have opened their season with AHC with an overall record of 6-2.

Austin Hill Country is one of just three teams to beat Bracken on their home field since 2007 season.

That fraternity is small with Kerrville OLH and Austin NYOS as the other two schools to pull off this rarity.

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Hawks Jumping up as Season Matures

CL Volleyball team has successful Tourney in Cedar Creek finishing 6th place out of the 18 team tournament.

On Saturday, the Hawks were placed in the Gold Bracket after finishing 4-1 the first two rounds.

The Hawks will now carry a winning record into next weeks set of games with an 8-7 showing.

“I’m proud of their effort this weekend,” Head Coach Kimberley Paisley said. “We had a great fight in us that will help build mental toughness.”

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Bracken Christian Football team had their dress rehearsal last Friday night against Castle Hills as

Warrior Gets Ready for Play-Time at Dress Rehearsal

these two teams met on the Warrior field.

One thing you could certainly deduce in this game is BCS might need to go back into a dressing room and be sure that they have their right make-up on.

The scrimmage part of this game was about even except for the second string scrimmage.

Those plays were dominated by your younger Warriors.

Quarterback Brady Beene stood tall in the pocket and delivered several on the mark passes.

Another up and comer had to be the running of Daniel Forgione, his skills had this team advancing the ball consistently.

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Hawks having a Block Party

Canyon Lake had a good first day at Cedar Creek in Bastrop on Thursday when they swept all three of their opponents.

The Luling, Randolph, and Taylor wins improved this seasons record to 7-5 and some major confidence builders for the Hawks.

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The ReSporter: Hey Coach Fields, how was your first scrimmage?

Fullback and Defensive End Preston Koch

Coach Fields: “Very pleased with the defense…our defense will hit you. Our x-backer (Jeff Camp) and our defensive ends controlled the line.”

The ReSporter: What happened offensively?

Coach Fields: “Our offense was hit and miss, but we got better as the night went on. Our spread offense is still a work in progress and we might have a power spread.”

The ReSporter: Where are you compared to this time last year?

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Senior Amber Ramsey puts a block on the Lions

Canyon Lake swept Lockhart Tuesday night at the Hawk Gym as all three squads (Freshman, JV, and Varsity) took care of business on their home court.

Canyon Lake Varsity won their pivotal game after Lockhart tied up the match at one game a piece.

The Hawks had a game point and a five point lead 24-19 when the Lions responded with a five point rally to tie the score.

Lillie Sander then responded with a kill to side out and then finished off Lockhart with a service ace to end the threat and give CL a hard fought victory.

“I feel like we do too much and then we don’t take advantage of all those opportunities that Lockhart gave us,” Head Coach Kimberley Paisley stated. “We made the game tougher on ourselves.”

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The ReSporter: How is the progress, progressing as this season enters the second

Head Volleyball Coach Kimberley Paisley

week?

Coach Paisley: “Week one started off rocky Tuesday, but rolled around at Tesfest. (Wimberley’s Tournament) The energy and togetherness came and we picked up our level of play. We had a ton of growth during those two days.”

The ReSporter: What is your quest as you proceed from here?

Coach Paisley: “Our quest is getting better every week…getting primed for district. The more competitive we play each week, will only prepare us for our district.”

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‘Consistent’ has been that one word to describe what Head Coach Kimberley Paisley

Junior Libero Hayley Melone

would want Canyon Lake Volleyball team to say no matter their outcome in these early pre/district games.

Now with two wins in the Wimberley Tex-Fest Tournament you might see a decent team starting to take hold of that word.

“We are getting more comfortable with our offense and defense, Coach (Paisley) is wanting us to run,” Junior Libero Haley Malone offered. “That is helping us cover the court and be more consistent.”

The Hawks are serving a lot of youth from behind the line and need to be sure they are communicating.

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Canyon Lake finally was able to hit someone without knowing who it was last night as the Green and Gold took on Llano Yellowjackets and Early Longhorns.

There will plenty of film to study after the four hour marathon in Llano, Texas.

“We are getting better,” Head Coach Charley Drum stated. “We have installed a new offense and had a chance to see it under game speed with another team.”

“We stayed healthy and I like what I saw.”

There were several key players on the sideline without pads on for this scrimmage as bumps and bruises is part of the game.

“The majority of our team was playing JV or Freshman ball this time last year,” Coach Drum beat. “We have gotten better every day.”

That is an important statement considering how fast this new season in

Canyon Lake Hawks under the Bright Lights

Canyon Lake will have one more scrimmage next week in Buda so every day will have this team working like they are on their final exams to be accepted into their next realm on the ladder.

Coach Drum also commented on his defense, “We have a lot of fine tuning but these kids are smart and we are also working with a different front on our defensive line.”

The Hawks don’t seem like they have many days of taking anything for granted or having an off day.

Everything will be getting faster as this team starts to hone in on improving their game as Blanco will be calling soon on the horizon.

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Uncertain future would be the theme this year as Bracken Warriors prepare

Head Coach Lloyd Fields

“Everything is in flux,” Head Coach Lloyd Fields said. “Our offense is still a work in progress and we are starting over from square one.”

The Warriors have been ahead of the curve these past three years with a returning QB Eli Achilles calling the signals. All three of those years had that returning quarterback.

Now BCS has replaced those three years of experience for three quarterbacks vying for a chance to call the signals.

“All the positions are open,” Coach Fields fielded.

There is one given for this year’s team and that would be the Warriors tight offensive set. Bracken has some proven entities in that formation which will give Coach Fields a softer pillow on Friday nights after games.

“We have a Sophomore center Gunnar Stolhandske who proved himself last season as a freshman and he has continued to improve. Then having Goober (Preston Koch) and Davis Scott back as Seniors makes this our gold standard,” Coach Fields elaborated.

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