Abby Bennett, Daisey Manriquez, Emily Boylan, and Adia Garcia get ready for throw in.           (photo by Karen Holmes)

                                       
                      This Month        @       Canyon Lake

 Mon December 19      La Vernia         @       CL Hawks JV 2      5:45p   Girls   Basketball
                      La Vernia         @       CL Hawks JV 1      5:45p   Girls   Basketball
                      La Vernia         @       CL Hawks           7:00p   Girls   Basketball

 Tue December 27      Savio             vs.     CL Hawks          12:00a   Boys    Basketball 
                      Cleburne          vs.     CL Hawks           4:30p   Boys    Basketball
                                                Fredericksburg Roundball Reunion

 Wed December 28      CL Hawks          @       Burnet Tourney      TBA    Girls   Basketball
                      Graham            vs.     CL Hawks          10:30a   Boys    Basketball
                      Elgin             vs.     CL Hawks           4:30p   Boys    Basketball
                                                Fredericksburg Roundball Reunion

 Thu December 29      CL Hawks          vs.     Fredericksburg    11:00a   Girls   Basketball
                      CL Hawks          vs.     San Angelo LV      3:30p   Girls   Basketball
                                                Lady Dawg Christmas Tournament (Burnet)
     
 Fri December 30      John Paul II      @       CL Hawks Freshman  10:00a  Boys    Basketball
                      Karnes City       @       CL Hawks JV        10:00a  Boys    Basketball
                      Karnes City       @       CL Hawks           11:00a  Boys    Basketball    
                      SA Brackenridge   @       CL Hawks JV        10:00a  Girls   Soccer
                                                Scrimmage
                      SA Brackenridge   @       CL Hawks           11:00a  Girls   Soccer
                                                Scrimmage
                      CL Hawks          vs.     Waco Robinson      12:30p  Girls   Basketball
                      CL Hawks          vs.     Burnet              5:00p  Girls   Basketball
                                                Lady Dawg Christmas Tournament

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Parker Mott is all smiles after having 7 assists in his first start.

Canyon Lake got their game going in the second half to pull out a win over Jourdanton as the Hawks kept their 3rd straight team to 47 points in the win, 58-47.

“It was ugly,” Head Basketball Coach Luke Chapman said. “We executed in the 2nd half as we put a new offense in and when we ran it, it looked good.”

Ugly wins are still wins and there was a time not too long ago that any type of win would have been accepted like a 6 year old going after presents on Christmas day under the Tree.

The Hawks will take a Christmas Break as they go back to the hard wood in the Fredericksburg Tourney, December 27th and hopefully after opening some presents will reap more improvements in their game.

This contest had CL with a chance to open some presents early with a good night of free throw shooting (84%) from the line and that went a long way in keeping the distance needed for this victory.

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Head Basketball Coach               Lucas Chapman

The ReSporter: How low does your turnovers need to be in order to be in games and a chance for wins? You are averaging right at 20 per game after 12 games.

Coach Chapman: “Our goal is to have 15 or less turnovers a game or a 20% turnover rate. Right now we are at a 28% turnover rate, which is way too high. We just have to be more disciplined with the ball and make more crisp passes. That has been our emphasis for a while now, so we will continue to work on it.”

The ReSporter: The team blocks seem to be coming from anyone on the court is that just the athleticism of the team or do you look for match-ups that can give you that type of advantage?

Coach Chapman: “Well we have a lot of size, which always helps. Really we don’t ever talk about blocks. We are more focused on not fouling and taking a charge when we get dribble penetrations, but obviously in certain situations it is nice to have some length and size and get some blocks.” (more…)

  Go Hawks

Canyon Lake needed an alarm clock to go off earlier after spotting Pleasanton a 19 point lead that could not be overcome in loss, 55-46.

It was the Hawks JV second loss of the year and a exhausting comeback try came up short after reducing the Eagles lead to 5 points in the 4th quarter.

Most of the scoring came from 3 players, Benjamin Rowe (10), Nicolas Rivera (14), and Zachary Griffin (19) points.

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Jake Ramirez continues strong play in win over Pleasanton

Canyon Lake’s Dam broke on Pleasanton Eagles as the Hawks rushed out to a 24-1 first quarter on their way to a 59-47 victory on Tuesday night.

The Hawks now sport a 8-5 record with one more game before the Christmas Break.

During the first part of this game, CL, methodically took a 6-0 lead before a time-out by Pleasanton.

After that break, Jacob Ramirez would make two 3 pointers in a row followed by Heath McDonough scoring two baskets on hustle plays and ballooning the lead, 16-1.

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CBL will have their first broadcast for the Boys Basketball team on December 13th this Tuesday as the Hawks take on the Pleasanton Eagles.

Canyon Lake sports a 7-5 record entering this non-district match up as the Hawks will be trying to run their win streak to 3 games after winning the last two games in the Canyon Lake Classic Tournament last week-end.

If you cannot make the game then the link below will allow you to hook it up into the basket.

                       Go Hawks

The CBL invites the community to be involved and help support the High School as their is advertising space to help reach the Canyon Lake residents.

http://kmacsports.com/Broadcasts/gamecast/id/4738

Be a Hawk Supporter and Go Hawks!!

 shooting percentage               free throw                   3pt shooting
 Rory Preiss            47%        Bennie Brownlee       84%    Parker Mott          44%
 Joseph Boyd            47%        Ryner Martin          67%    Jacob Ramirez        37%
 Jacob Ramirez          43%        Charlie McIntosh      64%    Ryner Martin         32%
 Gerrit Wilkins         40%        Jacob Pistokache      60%    Gerrit Wilkins       29%

 points                            free throws                  3pt makes
 Rory Preiss            153        Rory Preiss            27    Ryner Martin          12
 Joseph Boyd             89        Joseph Boyd            25    Jacob Ramirez         11
 Bennie Brownlee         63        Bennie Brownlee        21    Rory Preiss           10
 Jacob Ramirez           57        Gerrit Wilkins         15    Bennie Brownlee        8

 offensive rebounds                defensive rebounds           total rebounds
 Rory Preiss             28        Joseph Boyd            42    Joseph Boyd           65
 Joseph Boyd             23        Tyler Williams         34    Rory Preiss           57
 Heath McDonough         22        Rory Preiss            29    Tyler Williams        54
 Tyler Williams          20        Bennie Brownlee        27    Heath McDonough       45

 assists                           steals                       blocks
 Rory Preiss             25        Gerrit Wilkins         19    Joseph Boyd            8
 Gerrit Wilkins          21        Rory Preiss            16    Caimen McDonough       7
 Bennie Brownlee         18        Caimen McDonough       13    Tyler Williams         6
 Ryner Martin            13        Bennie Brownlee        12    Rory Preiss            4
                                   Tyler Williams         12

Rory Preiss flying like a Hawk in game with Boerne Champion (photo by Karen Holmes)

Canyon Lake Boy’s Basketball started 0-2 in the Hawk Classic Tournament and ended 2-0 on Saturday to call it even after a very tiring two days of round ball action.

Young Life says        Go Hawks

The first game had Canyon Lake on the brink of their first win over the Texans, as the Hawks let a 4 point advantage evaporate in the final minute of play for a disappointing finish and loss, 53-50.

Consolation prize was having the closest game with Wimberley will have to suffice as the Hawks await another chance in January to right this ship.

Jacob Ramirez and Rory Preiss led the Hawks with 14 and 13 points respectfully as CL could not get a larger hole enlarged on the rim for their foul shots that would have increased the lead against the Texans.

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Junior Skylar Hurst scoring in win over Florence   (photo by Karen Holmes)

                          This Week        @    Canyon Lake

 December Tuesday 13th    Pleasanton       @    CL Hawks Fr.         500p   Boys   Basketball
                          CL Hawks JV 2    @    Navarro              500p   Girls  Basketball
                          Pleasanton       @    CL Hawks JV          500p   Boys   Basketball
                          CL Hawks JV 1    @    Navarro              615p   Girls  Basketball
                          Pleasanton       @    CL Hawks             630p   Boys   Basketball
                          CL Hawks         @    Navarro              730p   Girls  Basketball

 December Friday  16th    CL Hawks Fr      @    Jourdanton           430p   Boys   Basketball
                          CL Hawks JV      @    Jourdanton           430p   Boys   Basketball
                          CL Hawks JV 2    @    Austin Travis        500p   Girls  Basketball
                          CL Hawks         @    Jourdanton           600p   Boys   Basketball 
                          CL Hawks JV 1    @    Austin Travis        630p   Girls  Basketball
                          CL Hawks         @    Austin Travis        800p   Girls  Basketball

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               Go Hawks

Canyon Lake took Luling out to the wood-shed in their win over Eagls after spotting the home team to a 2 point first quarter lead before laying the wood in a, 57-30 victory.

“We started off slow, but really picked it up on the defensive end, which led to steals and easy points,” Head Basketball Coach Lucas Chapman started. “Our defense really carried us as we didn’t shoot the ball real well and turned it over way too much. Like I told them after the game, we have the ability to have a great offensive team if we can limit our turnovers. Overall it was a good win.”

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