Ryner Martin getting more playing time on Hawk B-Ball Team              (photo by Karen Holmes)

Canyon Lake (15-12) wins their first road game since the Christmas Break opening a nice, 55-45 present at Hondo this past Tuesday.

“I thought we did good as we grinded out a tough win against a desperate team,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman assessed. “Defensively we really locked in and played well.”

CL held the Owl’s leading scorer to pedestrian numbers helping the Hawks to keep a comfortable lead.

“Our focus was stopping their point guard,” Coach Chapman said. “He averages about 15 points a game, and we held him to 5 point and that came at late in the game.”

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Gerrit Wilkins will try a bounce pass next time.  (photo by Karen Holmes)

                             District 28-4A Basketball Standings

           Overall          W    L    Pct.         District            W    L      Pct.
           Boerne          20    8   .714          Fredericksburg      5    0    1.000
           Fredericksburg  20    8   .714          CL Hawks            4    1     .800
           CL Hawks        15   12   .556          Boerne              2    2     .500
           Hondo           10   16   .385          Bandera             1    4     .200
           Bandera          8   14   .364          Hondo               0    5     .000

                                 This Week’s Schedule
           Tuesday Jan. 31       CL Hawks       55        Hondo       45
                                 Fredericksburg 72        Bandera     39           
                                 Boerne                   Bye

           Friday Feb. 3         Fredericksburg  @        CL Hawks
                                 Hondo           @        Boerne
                                 Bandera                  Bye

                                 Last Week’s Results
           Tuesday               Fredericksburg  57       Hondo       52
                                 Boerne          72       Bandera     38
                                 CL Hawks                 Bye

           Friday                CL Hawks        63       Boerne         56
                                 Bandera         59       Hondo          39
                                 Fredericksburg           Bye

Damien Nichols giving a dribbling exhibition in game with Boerne.    (photo by Karen Holmes)

Canyon Lake’s Freshman team started with a spark but in those two middle quarters that spark was doused with some shaky shooting and 12 turnovers giving Boerne all they needed to survive, 44-36.

The Hawks finished with 3 players getting to double figures but the other players were as cold as ice totaling 4 points as reinforcements did not get back in time to save this Hawk Team.

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Tyler Williams is fighting for a Great Hawk Year.   (photo by Karen Holmes)

                 This week        @      Canyon Lake

 Mon Jan 30      Johnson City     @      CL Hawks Scrimmage     5:00p       Softball

 Tue Jan 31      Harlandale JV    @      CL Hawks JV            5:00p Girls Soccer
                 CL Hawks JV      @      La Vernia JV           5:00p Boys  Soccer
                 Hondo Freshman   @      CL Hawks JV 2          5:30p Girls Basketball
                 CL Hawks Fresh   @      Hondo Fresh            5:30p Boys  Basketball
                 Hondo JV         @      CL Hawks JV 1          5:30p Girls Basketball
                 CL Hawks JV      @      Hondo JV               5:30p Boys  Basketball
                 CL Hawks         @      La Vernia              7:00p Boys  Soccer
                 Harlandale       @      CL Hawks               7:00p Girls Soccer
                 CL Hawks         @      Hondo                  7:00p Boys  Basketball
                *Hondo            @      CL Hawks               7:00p Girls Basketball

 Thu Feb  2     CL Hawks          @      Rosenberg              All-Day     Swimming
                                         Regional Swim Meet

 Fri Feb  3     Liberty Hill JV   @      CL Hawks JV            5:00p Boys  Soccer
                Fredericksburg Fr @      CL Hawks Freshman      5:30p Boys  Basketball
                CL Hawks JV 2     @      Fredericksburg Fresh   5:30p Girls Basketball
                Fredericksburg JV @      CL Hawks JV            5:30p Boys  Basketball
                CL Hawks JV 1     @      Fredericksburg JV      5:30p Girls Basketball
                CL Hawks          @      Floresville            6:00p Girls Soccer
                San Marcos Aca    @      CL Hawks               7:00p Boys  Soccer
               *Fredericksburg    @      CL Hawks               7:00p Boys  Basketball
                CL Hawks          @      Fredericksburg         7:00p Girls Basketball

 Sat Feb  4     CL Hawks          @      Canyon High School     All-Day     Softball
 
 * Indicates games to be Broadcast on CLB

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Hawk Boy’s JV got their 11th straight win after catching the *rabbit and game, 44-36 over Boerne JV.

CLJV is now 4-0 in District 28-4A play and will start the 2nd round next week when they travel to Hondo.

Mike Miller Time on the Court in Win over Boerne 

The Hawks beat the Greyhounds to the rabbit as Canyon Lake had to work out of a 22-17 deficit in starting the 2nd half.

This game was won in the 3rd quarter when the Hawks raced out with a, 19-5 advantage. Offense and Defense was on a grand scale as everything in this 3rd quarter went like clock work.

Starters and the bench were on the same page as foul trouble did not deter the resolve this Hawk team that has one goal and that is finishing this year with a 15 game winning streak.

During that second half blitz, Zach Taliaferro had a nifty no-look perfect pass to Anthony Zavala for a high octane points that put the crowd in hyper speed.

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Heath McDonough driving to basket in win over Boerne (photo by Karen Holmes)

Canyon Lake finds ‘It’ in win over Boerne, 63-56 at the Hawk Nest, as this game finished the first round of District 28-4A contests. CL stands all alone in 2nd place and now will work on bigger goals as this season continues.

“That was awesome,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman started. “I am proud of the guys…our team executed and competed for the majority of the game and that was the most emotion this year.”

Coach Chapman studied hard for this game and the fruits of that labor tasted good.

“Boerne was constantly playing catch-up and we really prepared for it as the kids were locked in,” Chapman said excitedly. “They executed the scouting report….especially on defense.”

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CL Hawks Ready for Dist Meet this Saturday

                       This Week        @       Canyon Lake

 Tue January 24        La Vernia        @       CL Hawks           5:00p Girls Soccer
                       La Vernia        @       CL Hawks           7:00p Boys  Soccer

 Thu January 26        CL Hawks JV      @       Jarrell JV Tourney 9:15a Boys  Soccer
                       CL Hawks JV      @       Jarrell JV Tourney 1:00p Boys  Soccer

 Fri January 27        Antonian         @       CL Hawks JV        5:00p Girls Soccer
                       CL Hawks JV-2    @       Boerne             5:30p Girls Basketball
                       Boerne Fresh     @       CL Hawks Fresh     5:30p Boys  Basketball
                       CL Hawks JV-1    @       Boerne             5:30p Girls Basketball
                       Boerne JV        @       CL Hawks JV        5:30p Boys  Basketball
                       CL Hawks         @       Floresville        7:00p Boys  Soccer
                       Antonian         @       CL Hawks           7:00p Girls Soccer
                       CL Hawks         @       Boerne             7:00p Girls Basketball
                      *Boerne           @       CL Hawks           7:00p Boys  Basketball

 Sat January 28        CL Hawks         @       Jarrell JV Tourney 9:15a Boys  Soccer
                       CL Hawks         @       District 28 Meet   All-Day     Swimming
                                                Palo Alto (San Antonio)
 *Indicates game broadcast on CLB 

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Zach Taliaferro in an earlier game starting a fast break.  (photo by Karen Holmes)

CL Hawks JV win 10th game in a row over Bandera as the Lake’s Defense took center stage in grinding out this win, 33-26.

“We did not hit our shots,” Head JV Coach Hooper said. “We grinded out a win and sometimes it is not pretty but we will take it.”

Spoken like a Dad of the 7 ugly ducklings while trying to put make-up on those Hawks.

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Rory Preiss has 8th straight game with double digit scoring

Canyon Lake beat Bandera and now enjoys a 2-1 District 28-4A record as they wait for a State Ranked Boerne team on next Friday.

The Hawks did not look sharp in this win but there were times not to long ago that CL’s basketball team would have taken any type of victory in district play.

“We played with great effort and energy,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “Our defense was ok but we had too many turnovers and too many missed shots.”

But a win is a win and that will have to suffice even when the team is not playing at their peak level.

With these two district wins, Canyon Lake has already tied or beaten 5 other Hawk years in Basketball lore for victories in district play.

This conquest tied last year’s total and the next win, Canyon Lake, will be tied with the all-time best win total in Hawk history at 14. The 2008-09 Hawk team stood with that total in the Hawks 2nd year of play.

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Basketball Coach Lucas Chapman

The ReSporter: How do you find that magic potion in getting consistency from your players?

Coach Chapman: “We just have to continue to talk about it and emphasize it. It’s about trying to do all the little things each and everyday. Those little things make the big things happen. If you don’t do a good job of taking care of the little things, then the wins and successes don’t come. We just have to stay with the process.”

The ReSporter: This group of Seniors will have a chance of being the first to have a chance to make the playoffs, what has separated this group from the past teams?

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