Boy's                                  Girl's
Name               Points              Name                  Points
Caleb Kreiger       308                Katie Williams         269
Paul Davis          214                Amber Ramsey           192
Andrew Riali        187                Olivia Flores          145

Name              Rebounds             Name                 Rebounds
Caleb Kreiger       177                Amber Ramsey           200
Andrew Riali         93                Katie Williams         164
Paul Davis           83                Kyndall Drum            90

Name           Made Free Throws        Name              Made Free Throws
Doug Hubnik          60                Katie Williams          35
Caleb Kreiger        53                Olivia Flores           34
Paul Davis           36                Amber Ramsey            20

Name               Assists             Name                  Assists
Doug Hubnik         103                Dulce Brown             20
Paul Davis           21                Katie Williams          19
Caleb Kreiger        14                Kyndall Drum            15

Name                Steals             Name                   Steals
Doug Hubnik          20                Amber Ramsey             75
Javier Mendez        17                Dulce Brown              50
Paul Davis           13                Katie Williams           43

CLJV had many turnovers in their loss to Wimberley Texans last Friday night at the Hawk Gym, losing 56-35.

All but one player (Sean Nolan) had a turnover in this game and those miscues led to a game that got way out of hand during the middle two quarters.

Canyon Lake had 60 possessions in this game, with over half of those times with the ball resulting in a bad pass, double dribble, bad pass, three seconds, bad pass, charging call, bad pass, dribble off the foot, bad pass, etc, bad pass…

Take those 33 times without a chance to get a shot off and you have the game in a nutshell.

The Hawks shot 40% from the floor which would lead to a victory on most nights, but not on this turnover waiting to happen night.

Wimberley ran a press during this game and CL felt like the ball was Kryptonite based on how they were trying to throw the rock away.

The ReSporter needed another pen just to have enough ink to write down all those pesky turnovers Canyon Lake had during this four quarter affair on the stat sheet.

This is one of those games that Coaches are hoping the Press might need to leave and take care of some business somewhere, saving an explanation on what was just seen.

Credit for Coach Brian Hooper in stepping up to the plate to advance a theory most anyone in attendance would of been able to assess.

“We’ve got to get better handling pressure,” Coach Hooper said. “We got too much in a hurry and we did not do a good job in handling the press.”

Not a pretty game to say the least for a team your Hawks beat earlier this season.

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Canyon Lake had a lead throughout the first quarter which looked like their best stanza for this year, but by the second half the Hawks got behind and could not catch up,  losing a hard fought battle with Wimberley, 66-55.

The Hawks jumped out to an 8-0 lead and even increased that margin to nine points but Wimberley finally warmed up and held a 35-33 lead going into the dressing room.

CL had their last lead in the third quarter after Andrew Riali had a put back off a miss as the Hawks led 38-37.

Paul Davis made two of his 22 points a minute later bringing Canyon Lake back to within one,  a 40-41 game but that would be the last time CL would smell a chance for a lead.

Wimberley finished the quarter outscoring the Hawks, 12-5 and an eight point lead going into a wild fourth quarter.

Nine of Wimberley’s 13 points were from the charity stripe in that last quarter as Canyon Lake was needing to foul and hopes for a miss and a chance to get back into contention.

Canyon Lake did bring out their press in that fourth quarter, but it might have been too late to help in the end.

“In hindsight we might have done better putting our press on earlier in that quarter,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “Wimberley did a good job of mixing up their defense but our biggest thing will be to watch film and see if we can get our defense and rebounding back.”

That might have been the key that kept CL out of contention as this game matured through the fourth quarter.

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The ReSporter: How are the players going into their game with Wimberley?

Coach Chapman: “The guys are in good spirits. The good thing about high school kids is that they are resilient and they forget things real quick. They’ve done a good job of staying positive and looking ahead. They are excited about starting district, and they have confidence and a belief that we are going to be successful.”

The ReSporter: What are you looking for ratio wise with your Assists to Turnovers game wise?

Coach Chapman: “In an ideal world we would like have a 2 to 1 assist to turnover ratio, but more realistically, any time we can have more assists than turnovers we are doing good things.”

The ReSporter: What would be your number of Three Point shots per game? Yes, I know if they are making them, then as many as possible, but I’m thinking anything over 30% would be doable, based on a chance of getting more offensive rebounds off of shots from that far out.

Coach Chapman: “As a team we are not really concerned about the amount of 3’s we take. We are much more concerned about what kind of 3’s we take. If we are getting the ball inside and then kicking out for wide open 3’s then we will take those every time. We also like to take wide-open transition 3’s. The problem we run into at times, is that we take contested 3’s, which usually don’t go in and lead to empty possessions. When you shoot a 3 just for the sake of shooting it, then you run into a low shooting percentage.”
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The Freshman Team was late, but all that proved was sometimes warming up might make you cold as Canyon Lake Freshman win 53-36.

Traffic was the culprit, but as these Hawks will attest it made no difference.

“Not warming up prior to this game may have helped the cause as we were able to put 21 points in the first period,” Coach John Barthels started. “Our defense stepped up another notch as we forced multiple turnovers that led to quick baskets.”

That might be the ticket for Canyon Lake for future games, keep the team on the bus as long as you can and then unleash that energy for a good lead and eventual victory.

The Hawks held Gonzales to only 13 points the second half as CL increased their lead to an eventual 17 point relaxing win.

“We are getting better at attacking the basket and moving the ball around that creates open shots,” Coach Barthels closed.

Hayden Lee finished with 21 points leading the pent-up Hawks with Brandon Ward also scoring in double figures with 10 points.

The ride home was much more relaxing for Canyon Lake as they prepare for Wimberley this coming Friday night.

A win could be had with a large crowd that gets the parking lot full causing players to arrive late and ready to take care of their next opponent.

                 1   2   3   4   Final
 CL Freshman    21  11  10  11   53
 Gonzales       12  11   7   6   36
 Scorers:
 H. Lee 21, B. Ward 10, J. Arredondo 7, R. Woods 6,
 Z. Gregory 3, T. Soliz 2, R. Sarmiento 2, M. Montgomery 2.

Canyon Lake had a late start to their game with Gonzales but the Hawks still could not get out of traffic in time to pull out a win, losing 46-49.

The CL Freshman got delayed in traffic on their route to Gonzales that delayed all of the contests for this evening of action.

Canyon Lake did have some good things come out of this contest, but that most important item was still stuck in traffic, losing, as the Hawks are now mired in a six game losing streak.

Under 10 turnovers and a much better shooting percentage were all good signs but it only took one category that snarled traffic up for the delays…Free Throw Shooting was that flat tire.

The Hawks had been shooting much better in that facet, in fact in their last two games, CL was shooting 70% from the line.

“We just couldn’t get a stop when we needed it,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “There is a lot more hope after our game than there was after Friday’s game but free throws hurt us again.”

Paul Davis had a tying three point field goal with 40 seconds left in the game but then also committed a foul with 16 seconds while Gonzales was waiting for a last shot.

Gonzales was also abysmal from the charity stripe up until that foul and this Apache player sank both free throws to give them the lead and game.

Davis was fouled on CL’s last offensive set, but missed his first shot which forced Davis to miss the second with a chance for rebound and another shot.

To no avail as the Hawks had to foul again that resulted in your final score.

Other notables was Andrew Riali with 12 points on 50% shooting while Doug Hubnik continues to have a record year in the assist department totaling seven in this contest giving him 92 for the season.

Canyon Lake’s next game will be the start of District 27-3A, when Wimberley visits the Hawk Gym this Friday night.

            1   2   3   4   Final
 CL Hawks   7   7  13  20   46
 Gonzales   9  12  10  18   49

                              3pt           Pt  Rebounds
 Name               fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta Tot or-dr Tot a s b to
 Andrew Riali         4-8     3-7     1-2   12   0-3   3  0 0 0 1
 Chandler Faulkner    1-2     0-0     3-4    5   1-0   1  1 0 0 1
 Thomas McIntire      0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0-0   0  0 0 0 0
 Paul Davis           4-9     1-5     1-6   10   1-2   3  2 1 0 0
 Doug Hubnik          2-5     0-0     3-6    7   0-3   3  7 1 0 3
 Spencer Wellings     0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0-0   0  0 0 0 1
 Tyler Clark          0-1     0-1     0-0    0   0-0   0  0 0 0 0
 Caleb Kreiger        4-11    0-2     0-0    8   0-6   6  0 0 3 1
 Javier Mendez        2-3     0-0     0-0    4   1-1   2  2 1 0 1
 Isaac Pruna          0-2     0-0     0-0    0   3-3   6  0 1 1 0
 Totals              17-41    4-15    8-18  46   6-18 24 12 4 4 8
 Percentage          41.5%   26.7%   44.4%

 CANYON LAKE BOYS            Points         CANYON LAKE GIRLS
 1. Caleb Kreiger   290                     1. Katie Williams    261
 2. Paul Davis      188                     2. Amber Ramsey      180
 3. Andrew Riali    158                     3. Olivia Flores     137
                   FG Percentage (25 or more shots)
 1. Caleb Kreiber   47.5%                   1. Kyndall Drum      46.5%
 2. Javier Mendez   40.0%                   2. Amber Ramsey      39.1%
 3. Andrew Riali    37.4%                   3. Katie Williams    37.3%
                   Free Throw Percentage (14 or more shots)
 1. Caleb Kreiger   66.7%                   1. Olivia Flores     71.2%
 2. Doug Hubnik     66.3%                   2. Katie Williams    63.0%
 3. Paul Davis      54.2%                   3. Kelsey Long       61.1%
                             Rebounds
 1. Caleb Kreiger    158                    1. Amber Ramsey      180
 2. Andrew Riali      88                    2. Katie Williams    140
 3. Paul Davis        71                    3. Kyndall Drum       80
                              Assists
 1. Doug Hubnik       97                    1. Dulce Brown        20
 2. Paul Davis        18                    2. Olivia Flores      16
 3. Chandler Faulkner 13                    2. Katie Williams     16

Hawk Freshman almost pitch a shut-out in win over Blanco, Friday January 4 in the Blanco gym.

What doldrums the Hawks had suffered in their last couple of outings was not in attendance in this contest as Canyon Lake jumped out to a 14 point first quarter while pitching a No-No in that quarter.

“We jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back,” Coach John Barthels commented. “After a couple of disappointing losses we decided to not get fancy and go back to what works best for our team, pressure.”

Wow, Coach Bartels can make adjustments sound so easy.

“We caused turnovers that led to easy baskets for our team,” Coach Barthels closed.

Hayden Lee finished with 10 points leading the team in scoring. The Hawks had nine players that scored in the contest while staying focused in a 29 point whitewash.

“We got a lot of of good rebounds and our defense turned into our offense,” Forward Hayden Lee said. “This type of game gives us a good feeling as we go into our next game….this was a nice relief. It also helped to make our threes and that helped open things up.”

Hawks next test will come against Gonzales this coming Monday as they try to keep that good feeling to continue throughout the rest of their season.

Based on Coach Barthels, all this team needs to do is keep up the pressure.

                   1   2   3   4   Final
 Hawks Freshman   14   9  11  10   44
 Blanco Freshman   0   6   7   2   15
 Scorers:
 H. Lee 10, S. Langford 7, B. Ward 5, R. Woods 4, T. Solid 4,
 M. Montgomery 4, J. Arredondo 4, J. Ferris 3, T. Romero 3.

Canyon Lake’s Junior Varsity outscored Blanco, 24-4 in the second half to complete a comeback and put the finishing touches to the Panthers, 40-27.

In the first half, CL only had two players that scored while shooting 28 percent and twice had a 10 point deficit. The last time was 23-13 score with just over a minute left in the first half.

Blanco scored quickly to start the second half, but that was their last basket for this evening as the other two points scored by this Panther team was from their free throw line.

The drought that had hampered this Hawk team for the past few games seemed to still be lingering in starting this contest on this rainy and dreary evening.

The Hawks then woke up and scored 27 points while holding Blanco to four the last 16 minutes of this contest.

Trendon Martinez and Tommy Clark were the only players that scored in the first half combining for 16 points.

Austin Acosta and Skyler Tschoepe had 4 and 5 assists respectfully helping in giving players easy shots and confidence as this game progressed.

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Canyon Lake continues their cold front as the Blanco Panthers go on a 20-0 run from the second to third quarter and coast to a win, 45-32.

The Hawks are searching for answers as their shots have gone cold for their last five games all losses.

 Game           Total Points    Percentage
 Blanco             32             25%
 Lampasas           29             20%
 NB Christian       49             38%
 La Vernia          41             32%
 Randolph           36             33%

“The way we finished was certainly a positive,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman opened. “We continued to compete.”

Confidence is not overflowing and the Hawks do have some impressive wins on their resume, they just need to revive those games and get back on that saddle.

Next game is this coming Monday at Gonzales and then District 27-3A starts the following Friday when Wimberley will visit.

              1   2   3   4   Final
 HAWKS       10   6   4  12   32
 Blanco      11  13  13   8   45

                           3pt            Pt  Rebound
Name             fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta Tot or-dr Tot a  s  b  to
Andrew Riali       1-5     1-3     0-0    3   1-2   3  0  2  0  1
Robbie Ferris      0-2     0-0     0-0    0   0-0   0  0  0  0  0
Chandler Faulkner  1-4     0-1     2-2    4   3-0   3  0  0  0  0
Thomas McIntire    0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0-1   1  0  0  0  0
Paul Davis         3-9     0-6     0-0    6   1-2   3  2  0  0  1
Doug Hubnik        2-8     0-1     4-4    8   1-2   3  2  2  0  3
Spencer Wellings   0-3     0-2     0-0    0   0-3   3  0  0  0  2
Tyler Clark        1-4     0-2     0-0    2   1-2   3  0  2  0  0
Caleb Kreiger      3-7     0-3     0-0    6   1-8   9  0  1  0  4
Javier Mendez      0-1     0-0     0-0    0   1-0   1  0  0  0  0
Luke Curry         0-3     0-1     0-0    0   0-0   0  0  2  0  0
Ray Dailey         0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0-0   0  0  0  0  0
Isaac Pruna        1-2     0-0     1-4    3   1-2   3  0  1  0  0
Totals            12-48    1-19    7-10  32  10-22 32  4 10  0 11
Percentage        25.0%    5.3%   70.0%

Quarter First      Second      Half       Third      Fourth     Half       Game
FG      3/12..25%  3/12..25%   6/24..25%  1/10..10%  5/14..36%  6/24..25%  12/48..25%
3Pt FG  0-5...00%  0-5...00%   0-10..00%  1-3...33%  0-6...00%  1-9...11%  1-19....5%
FT      4-4..100%  0-0...00%   4-4..100%  1-2...50%  2-4...50%  3-6...50%  7-10...70%
TO      2          5           7          3          1          4          11