Catch a Boys Hawk Basketball game in Blanco this next three days.
Javier Mendez readies himself for District 27-3A play in Blanco Hoopfest
Canyon Lake will be one of several local teams participating in the Blanco Holiday Hoopfest Tournament for the next three days.
Thursday you can catch the Hawks at 10:00 AM against Mason and again with a tip-off with Fredericksburg Heritage starting at 1:00 PM.
Canyon Lake will be back in action on Friday for another early start against Blanco at 10:00 AM.
Boys Basketball Top Three
Points Three Pointers Made Free Throws
Andrew Riali 153 Andrew Riali 27 Andrew Riali 46
Garrett Winters 80 Garrett Winters 20 Skyler Tschoepe 11
Luke Curry 80 Luke Curry 11 Luke Curry 9
2Pt Made Field Goals Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds
Skyler Tschoepe 23 Sean Nolan 33 Andrew Riali 36
Sean Nolan 20 Andrew Riali 25 Luke Curry 30
Luke Curry 20 Skyler Tschoepe 19 Skyler Tschoepe 26
Haden Lee 19
Total Rebounds Assists Steals
Andrew Riali 61 Garrett Winters 19 Tyler Clark 21
Sean Nolan 56 Tyler Clark 13 Javier Mendez 16
Skyler Tschoepe 45 Isaac Mendez 12 Garrett Winters 11
Javier Mendez 12 Skyler Tschoepe 11
Blocks FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage
Sean Nolan 9 Sean Nolan 49% Andrew Riali 77%
Skyler Tschoepe 7 Trendon Martinez 46% Tyler Clark 64%
Haden Lee 5 Skyler Tschoepe 40% Luke Curry 60%
FRESHMAN
Canyon Lake had a rough night losing close games with Lampasas as the Hawk Freshman team had a one point loss to the Badgers.
“We played hard and kept ourselves in the game,” Head Freshman Coach John Barthels said. “A late turnover with just a few seconds on the clock sealed the deal.”
The Hawks seem to have a disease that is creeping onto each squad this year as first quarter jitters are allowing opponents to seize a lead and CL having to come back to get back into the game.
Canyon Lake had to overcome a five point hill to start the fourth quarter and just could not climb another hill for a win.
Canyon Lake could not get out of the gate in their game with La Vernia and ended up on the wrong side of the ledger, 75-54 last Tuesday night.
The Hawks are still searching for some pieces to their puzzle that will help put together some good results.
“We just have to find something to hang our hat on and right now we are searching,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “The good news is we have six practices and only one game coming up and that will help us refine some things and work on stuff.”
CL did have Andrew Riali with 20 points that might have this sharp shooter coming out of his slump. All the baskets by Riali were from three-point land.
Canyon Lake had some players out with sickness and that did not help in getting a good game rhythm.
“We played hard as always,” Coach Chapman closed. “We still need to improve our decision making and ball skills.”
The Hawks will be back in action this Friday for an early Tip-Off (5:00pm) at Canyon Lake against Lampasas.
Dec 17, 2013 Player FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OR-DR Reb AST ST TO BS PF PT Trendon Martinez 3-7 2-4 1-3 1-2 2-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 Tyler Clark 2-3 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 2 0 2 4 Austin Acosta 2-5 2-3 0-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 3 0 2 6 Skyler Tschoepe 3-11 3-9 0-2 3-4 3-0 3 0 0 2 2 2 9 Nic Adams 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Haden Lee 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-3 0-3 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 Javier Mendez 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-5 5 0 1 3 0 5 0 Luke Curry 2-7 2-4 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Robert Woods 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Sean Nolan 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-0 4-0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 Andrew Riali 6-12 0-0 6-12 2-2 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 2 20 Totals 18-53 11-29 7-24 11-15 10-15 25 3 6 15 3 14 54 33.9% 37.9% 29.2% 73.3%
Score by quarters: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Canyon Lake Hawks 10 10 18 16 54 La Vernia 20 13 23 19 75
The Canyon Lake Freshman started their game with La Vernia Bears like they were the team in hibernation as the Hawks first and second quarter was a sleepy 11total points.
La Vernia capitalized on those two periods and held on for a 43-33 win.
Canyon Lake finally did awake with a 14 point third quarter which also allowed the Hawks close their 14 point halftime deficit to a five point barn burner.
“If we can put together four periods of basketball like we played in the third quarter tonight, then we are going to be competitive in all of our games,” Head Freshman Coach John Barthels stated. “The kids did a great job of staying positive both on and off the court.”
Canyon Lake finished the Hawk Classic on a down note on Saturday with two losses against Randolph and Liberty Hill.
The Hawks need games to get used to each players nuances and with time hoping that ingredient will jell in time before district play commences.
“We have a long way to go,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “We still have a goal of working hard and to peak in January. There is still some stuff that we need to add.”
Canyon Lake is still on a first name basis among the players.
“We did a lot in those last two games,” Chapman closed. “We have played more games than practices.”
That statement gives a fan an idea of what is being shown in games now being improved upon as this season matures.
Hawks Varsity can’t get to the mountain top in loss to Comfort Bobcats last Tuesday night at the Hawk gym, 49-46.
Canyon Lake’s scoring drought with over a minute left in the first quarter lasted with a little over two minutes left in the second quarter and that allowed Comfort to take a lead and win over the Hawks.
“We played stagnant and could not get the ball into the middle,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “Turnovers and frenzy shots did us in, but in the second half we got back into the game when we played man offense against their zone defense.”
By the time CL scored in the second quarter, Comfort had taken their one point deficit and ballooned their lead to an 11 point lead, 26-15.
2013 Canyon Lake Classic Tournament
GIRLS - THURSDAY, Dec. 12
Main Gym Auxiliary Gym
12:00 Johnson City vs. Burnet Lago Vista vs. Shiner
1:30 Canyon Lake vs. Gonzales Blanco vs. Bandera
3:00 Burnett vs. Lago Vista Mason vs. Johnson City
4:30 Shiner vs. Blanco Bandera vs. Gonzales
6:00 Canyon Lake vs. Mason
BOYS - FRIDAY, Dec. 13
Main Gym Auxiliary Gym
12:00 Llano vs. Lockhart Fredericksburg vs. Randolph
1:30 Liberty Hill vs. Somerset
3:00 Canyon Lake vs. Llano Lockhart vs. Fredericksburg
4:30 Randolph vs. Liberty Hill
6:00 Somerset vs. Canyon Lake
SATURDAY, Dec. 14
Main Gym Auxiliary Gym
8:30 Blanco vs. Burnet (Girls) Bandera vs. Mason (Girls)
10:00 Johnson City vs. Shiner (Girls) Gonzales vs. Lago Vista (Girls)
11:30 Mason vs. Blanco (Girls) Burnet vs. Bandera (Girls)
1:00 Canyon Lake vs. Shiner (Girls) Lockhart vs. Liberty Hill
2:30 Llano vs. Fredericksburg Gonzales vs. Johnson City (Girls)
4:00 Canyon Lake vs. Lago Vista (Girls) Somerset vs. Lockhart
5:30 Liberty Hill vs. Canyon Lake Randolph vs. Llano
7:00 Fredericksburg vs. Somerset
8:30 Canyon Lake vs. Randolph
Canyon Lake finally broke into the win column in their win over San Antonio Stacey, 67-64 in the Marion Tournament on Friday.
The Hawks were clicking by pouring in 49 points in the first half and leading by 24 points, 49-25.
In the second half, Stacey had their way winning that part of the game, 39-18.
The hot and cold Hawks continue to work on that formula that will be able to garner more wins and of course points in the process.
In the recent past, CL has had a hard time scoring points and getting into the 60 or more points arena will help in getting more chances for pulling out wins.
Hawk Freshman Take it on the Chin in loss to Lockhart, 63-30
Canyon Lake could not find the bottom of the rim in their loss to Lockhart last Tuesday night at the Mountain Valley Middle School.
“What a difference this game was after we scored 66 points in our game with Llano,” Head Freshman Coach John Bartthels said. “Turnovers played a major role in our loss, we had a spark in the fourth quarter but we started to late in playing like a team.”
The Hawks were led in scoring by Wilkins as he scored 10 points in the loss.
Canyon Lake was put on life support until the fourth quarter when the EMS finally found a pulse as the Hawks scored 13 points to help get to 30 for the final score.
Come support the Freshman in their next contest as they plan on rebounding on the hardwood.
1 2 3 4 Final Lockhart Fresh 14 15 22 12 63 CL Hawks Fresh 5 9 3 13 30 Scoring: G. Wilkins 10, R. Priess 7, H. McDonough 5, D.J. Dorroh 2, J. Naranjo 2, J. Balmos 2, C. McIntosh 2.
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Canyon Lake Varsity scratched and clawed their way back to a one point deficit going into the 4th quarter and then the trap door was sprung and Lockhart unleashed a 27 point barrage and buried the Hawks 62-45 last Tuesday night at Mountain Valley Middle School.
The Hawks were ahead 5-3 with 4:00 minutes left the the first quarter and that would be their last lead in this affair.
The Lockhart Lions led for the remainder of this game but did have a scare when CL closed to within one point when Garrett Winters drained a 3-pointer with two seconds left in the 3rd.
During the fourth quarter, the Lions started the stanza with a 17-1 spurt that took less than four minutes to attain.
Now Canyon Lake will need to learn how to play four quarters.
“We are still trying to figure stuff out,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman stated. “We did play better this week and we have 13 players that can play and contribute.”
As Coach Chapman continues to try different potions for his pre District experiment in making this Hawk team into a competitive unit entering district play in a month.
“Our ultimate goal is to get better,” Coach Chapman said. “We are getting better and we need to get things together especially defensively.”
There was some bright spots for the team as several players have only been to four practices after competing in the football arena recently.
Guard Garrett Winters did shine as he handled and shot the ball with a lot of confidence since playing on JV last year.
“I feel like I have grown up a lot,” Winters said. I feel like I’m rebounding and taking care of the ball and this still just our second game, but I feel we will get better and better.”
Canyon Lake will continue to get some unity with the team as they play in the Marion Tournament this weekend.
1 2 3 4 Final
Lockhart 15 11 9 27 62
Canyon Lake 9 13 12 11 45
3pt tot rebounds
fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta pts or-dr tot a s b to
Andrew Riali 1-9 1-8 3-4 6 3-3 6 0 0 0 4
Trendon Martinez 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 4 0 1 0 2
Garrett Winters 3-5 3-3 1-2 10 0-0 0 2 1 0 4
Tyler Clark 0-2 0-0 2-4 2 3-0 3 2 3 0 4
Austin Acosta 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 1 1 2 0 4
Isaac Mendez 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1-1 2 2 0 0 4
Skyler Tschoepe 1-3 0-1 2-5 4 1-3 4 1 0 1 5
Nic Adams 2-6 1-4 0-0 5 1-0 1 0 0 0 1
Hayden Lee 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2-3 5 0 1 0 0
Luke Curry 1-8 0-1 0-2 2 0-1 1 1 1 1 2
Robert Woods 2-3 0-0 0-2 4 1-2 3 0 0 0 0
Javier Mendez 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 3-4 7 0 1 0 1
Sean Nolan 2-3 0-0 0-2 4 0-3 3 0 1 2 0
Totals 16-51 5-18 8-21 45 16-24 40 9 11 4 31
