Top Three

 points                free throws             3pt shots
 Sean Nolan     149    Sean Nolan        35    Nic Adams         21
 Brandon Ward   144    Skyler Tschoepe   23    Garrett Winters   18
 Nic Adams      132    Brandon Ward      20    Brandon Ward      16

 offensive rebounds    defensive rebounds      total rebounds
 Sean Nolan      52    Sean Nolan        79    Sean Nolan       131
 Rory Preiss     41    Skyler Tschoepe   62    Rory Preiss       91
 Tyler Williams  15    Rory Preiss       50    Skyler Tschoepe   77

 assists               steals                  blocks
 Nic Adams       28    Skyler Tschoepe   16    Sean Nolan        32
 Brandon Ward    22    Tommy Clark       16    Tyler Williams    15
 Skyler Tschoepe 18    Brandon Ward      15    Tommy Clark        9

 fg pct                3pt goal pct            free throw pct
 Sean Nolan      58%   Scott Taylor      38%   Garrett Winters   86%
 Tyler Williams  51%   Brandon Ward      32%   Skyler Tschoepe   68%
 Rory Preiss     45%   Nic Adams         31%   Will Gray         68%

Canyon Lake Varsity Boys are 1-0 in District 26-4A as the games that count started Friday night in Gonzales with the, 57-41 win.

Senior Guard Justin Ferris

“We started playing to our game plan and started locking in defensively,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said.

Canyon Lake was also successful when using the two big guys (Sean Nolan and Tyler Williams) as both players finished with six blocks and 19 points.

“We were trying to get the ball inside,” Coach Chapman said with his height. “That gave us some easy lay ups and Tyler (Williams) is long and athletic.”

The Hawks shot 50% from the floor in the first quarter but still found themselves down three points after the buzzer sounded ending the first stanza.

Then after holding the Apaches to three points in the second quarter, the Hawks got the momentum and never looked back winning the next three quarters for a 16 point win.

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The ReSporter: How can you find that hot player on any given game? Or, what is needed by this group to find that scoring?

Coach Chapman: “We are not a team that has a go to player so to speak. We have some guys who are capable of scoring some points on any given night, but it’s probably not going to be the same guy every night. We have to have scoring contributions from multiple individuals. We are continuing to implement our offense and get more confident and comfortable in it. When we run and execute what we work on, we can score effectively, but when we try to do our own thing we struggle at times. We just have to trust what we are doing and trust each other. If everyone does their job then we will succeed as a team.”

The ReSporter: “The ReSporter has also notice that the hustle plays are not showing up, yes, they are probably hustling, but looking at steals/assists…etc…many of the players are finding it hard to get to the free throw line or getting steals…what do you need in these stats that will lead to more scoring?

Coach Chapman: “From a defensive perspective we have not played with consistent effort and energy. We need to do a better job of being active with our feet and hands to deflect passes, contest shots and disrupt what the offense is doing. The games where we have put up points we have turned the offense over which has created easy scoring opportunities for us. We will probably look to pressure and mix it up defensively as we get into district play, which hopefully will help us more with that. Offensively, we need to be more aggressive. We always talk about getting the ball in the paint with the pass or dribble. Our goals are to get score 30 points in the paint and make at least 10 Free Throws a game. When we do those things we have been successful. We just need to put more pressure on the defense and not take bad shots or settle for jumps shots all game long.”

The ReSporter: What is known about the district this year team wise?

Coach Chapman: “Our district is much different this year. We only have Navarro and Wimberley with us from year’s past. From what I have seen Wimberley is the favorite and then everyone else will be fighting for 2nd, 3rd & 4th place. It is wide open right now. I really like our chances. We obviously have to play better and continue to improve, but if we can play to our potential we have a real good shot at the playoffs.”

The ReSporter: What have you seen that is positive for CL as you enter into this season’s games?

Coach Chapman: “We have seen glimpses of times this year when we play to our ability, and we have looked really good. When we take care of the ball and share the ball on offense we can score. When we play with great effort and energy on the defensive side of the floor we can get after people. I just think that our best is yet to come. We have seen signs from time to time, and I anticipate that we will see a lot more of it in the weeks to come.”

The ReSporter: What will the Hawks need to do game wise to realize a spot in the playoffs?

Coach Chapman: “We have to just trust and believe in our ability, and how we want to play. We need to find some consistency and rhythm on offense. We need to be strong with the basketball and not turn it over. On defense, we must lock teams down. We have to play with more passion and effort on defense. That is our identity, and we have to buy into it and play to it. We can certainly make a run in district. We just have to continue to improve each day and reach our potential.”

The ReSporter: Thanks Coach for your time for this Holiday Season, good luck as district starts next week.

All-Time Team and Individual Records

 Pts Per Game Off          Pts Per Game Def         Assists
 2009    53.7              2011    46.6             2010     10.3
 2010    51.1              2012    49.1             2012      9.8
 2013    49.1              2009    55.9             2011      8.9
 2008    47.6              2014    55.3             2009      8.7
 2014    45.8              2008    56.9             2013      7.8
 2012    45.4              2010    60.9             2014      7.5
 2011    41.3              2013    61.6

 Steals                    Rebounds                 Blocks
 2013     9.8              2013    32.9             2014      3.4
 2009     9.6              2014    31.2             2013      2.7
 2010     9.1              2009    28.3             2012      2.7
 2011     8.6              2010    27.9             2009      2.3
 2014     6.9              2012    27.9             2010      1.8
 2012     4.8              2011    26.6             2011      1.6

 Total Points              3pt Goals                Made Free Throws
 Andrew Riali      594     Andrew Riali     122     Matt Magness       120
 Matt Magness      555     Cole Green        77     Andrew Riali       113
 Stuart Lowry      407     Matt Magness      52     Christian Pena     102
 Caleb Kreiger     406     Garrett Winters   49     Brandon Berger      90
 Christian Pena    356     Paul Davis        34     Doug Hubnik         80
 Tanner Jones      348     Stuart Lowry      31     Caleb Kreiger       72
 Cole Green        348     Brandon Berger    29     Tanner Jones        66
                           Luke Curry        25
 Skyler Tschoepe   249     Nic Adams         21     Sean Nolan          49
 Garrett Winters   209     Skyler Tschoepe   21     Skyler Tschoepe     48
 Sean Nolan        207     Brandon Ward      13     Garrett Winters     24

 Total Rebounds            Steals                   Assists
 Andrew Riali      296     Neal Whitehead    78     Doug Hubnik        187
 Sean Nolan        241     Tanner Jones      76     Matt Magness       136
 Caleb Kreiger     218     Matt Magness      69     Tanner Jones        90
 Neal Whitehead    203     Doug Hubnik       62     Brandon Berger      78
 Skyler Tschoepe   195     Javier Mendez     58     Christian Pena      59
 Eric Nelson       184     Matt Noyola       58     Daulton Winters     56
 Brandon Berger    170     Brandon Berger    55     Garrett Winters     51
 Matt Magness      156     Skyler Tschoepe   51     Nic Adams           27
 Javier Mendez     151     Christian Pena    49 
                           Tyler Clark       49

 Blocks
 Caleb Kreiger      59
 Sean Nolan         48
 Neal Whitehead     47
 Eric Nelson        29
 Skyler Tschoepe    19
 Kevin Nolan        15
 Ancel Morel        15
 Tommy Clark         9

Canyon Lake Junior Varsity did all their damage in the first quarter as they used that seven point cushion for the rest of this game against Pleasanton winning, 37-26.

McIntosh and Ramirez help lead the team effort in win over Pleasanton Eagles JV

The Hawks had a height advantage and used that part of their game defensively in keeping Pleasanton Eagles under 10 points per quarter.

Brownlee sunk his first shot from beyond the arc which was enough to match Pleasanton’s points in that same first quarter.

The Eagles’ first points came at the 4 minute mark and then were held without a point for another five minutes.

Tyler Williams used his inside game to garner 10 points and seven rebounds helping CL to keep their pressure throughout the game.

Ramirez was also active with six offensive rebounds and five steals. Ramirez also led the team with three assists.

“I like to pass the ball,” Ramirez said eloquently. “We can all assist.”

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Top Three

 Field Goals              Field Goals Per.            Points
 Nic Adams        41      Sean Nolan       57%        Nic Adams       109
 Brandon Ward     39      Brandon Ward     44%        Brandon Ward    105
 Sean Nolan       38      Rory Preiss      43%        Sean Nolan      105

 Three Point Goals        Free Throws                 Free Throw Pct.
 Nic Adams        17      Sean Nolan       29         Garrett Winters 88%
 Garrett Winters  13      Brandon Ward     14         Rory Preiss     73%
 Brandon Ward     13      Skyler Tschoepe  14         Scott Taylor    69%

 Rebounds                 Offensive Rebounds          Defensive Rebounds
 Sean Nolan       90      Sean Nolan       38         Sean Nolan      52
 Tommy Clark      63      Rory Preiss      27         Tommy Clark     49
 Rory Preiss      62      Tommy Clark      14         Skyler Tschoepe 42

 Assists                  Steals                      Blocks
 Nic Adams        22      Tommy Clark      15         Sean Nolan      24
 Skyler Tschoepe  12      Brandon Ward     13         Tommy Clark      9
 Garrett Winters  11      Garrett Winters  10         Tyler Williams   5
 Brandon Ward     11      Rory Preiss      10
                          Skyler Tschoepe  10
                          Will Gray        10

Canyon Lake got rid of their krytonite quarters and finished with 78 points in their win over Pleasanton on Tuesday night at the Hawk gym.

Sophomore Rory Preiss and Junior Brandon Ward help take care of the Eagles

“We got into what we are suppose to do and we have been working on that more in practice,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “No turnovers and that allowed us to work do more stuff.”

For most of this year, CL has had problems scoring in the second and third quarters. With each game a good first stanza in scoring would be followed by a second or third quarter of less than 10 points.

On this night, Canyon Lake solved those two quarters and finished in a flurry scoring 40 points combined for those quarters culminating in an 18 point victory.

Junior Brandon Ward started the game with his first points off an assist from Sophomore Rory Preiss.

Both players finished with double digit scoring while seniors Sean Nolan and Garrett Winters also joining the double digit party with 10 and 14 points respectfully.

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                      1   2   3   4   Final
 Pleasanton Freshman  7   6  12   4   29
 CL Hawks Freshman   11   9   7  10   37
 Scoring: Boyd 21, Cole 8, Anderson 2, Jordan 2, Navarro 1,
 McDonough 1, Harwell 1, Ford 1.

Canyon Lake’s Freshman squad helped in the whitewash of Pleasanton as they set the stage in their first quarter and beat the Eagles, 37-29.

Navarro, Fulton, and Boyd team up for an 8 point win over Pleasanton

“We started strong and had a good first two quarters,” Head Freshman Coach Javier Almanza said. “We let our guard down in the third but finished in the fourth quarter.”

The Hawks had Boyd finishing with 21 points and Cole was next with 8 points in a game that showed a lot of needed energy as this semester draws to a close.

“Our third quarter was a combination of bad defense and turnovers,” Coach Almanza stated. “We let them back into the game and I had to throw in guys who could handle the pressure and Navarro and Fulton did that.”

Ben Fulton did not show numbers in scoring, but his game shows how a player can influence a game in other ways.

“Hustle plays and taking care of the ball with good defense and grabbing rebounds,” Coach Almanza closed.

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Canyon Lake Basketball Tourney continues today (Saturday) as the Hawks suffered two losses in the first day of action.

The Hawks continue to suffer in the third quarter as both games on Friday, Canyon Lake was only able to score 9 points total adding those two games together in that dismal third stanza.

In the game with Somerset, Sean Nolan did have a double/double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds against the Bulldogs.

CL also raced out to an eight point half-time lead before the second half buzzer started action and with only four points scored, the Hawk defense allowed 17 points.

Having Canyon Lake going into their final quarter five points down.

The basket did open up but Somerset continued their strong half and won, 48-39.

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Canyon Lake is presently on a two game winning streak and in years past that would not have happened, as both of these games were ugly and ugly games have a way of being more repulsive with a loss.

Garrett Winters made Comfort a cold place in leading the Hawks with 11 points

Comfort was swept in all three games as the Hawk Varsity finally came back for a two point win, 39-37.

“We picked it up on defense which led to easy shots,” Head Coach Luke Chapman said. “We did a good job of moving the ball during that part of the game.”

“We are unsure of what to do on offense,” Coach Chapman continued. “It was good to win another close one but with this ugly win, it will still give us a lot of stuff to improve on in practices.”

Garrett Winters reached double digits when he hit three ‘behind the arc’ shots in a row to help get a lead and extending that lead in the fourth quarter.

“After I hit that first one (three pointer) it became a confidence thing,” Senior Guard Winters said coldly. “That last one was a miscommunication on Comfort’s defense and I just took advantage of it.”

Winters was reacting to his wide open three pointer on a break that help seal the deal for the Hawks.

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