Canyon Lake Varsity Boys were beaten in the winners bracket of the Marion Tournament last Friday night and will play again on Saturday for Third Place.

The game was ‘The Bigs’ against a ‘Scrappy’ Hawk team, taking the Bulldogs to the end of their leash before made free throws gave Marion the separation and the win.

Canyon Lake started the second stanza with a four point deficit but within minutes had 10 unanswered points and a lead they held into the halftime locker room.

“They (Marion) were giving us the mid range game and we were going to either pull up or dish to the post,” Coach Maynard strategized. “We did a good job of adjusting.”
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The Canyon Lake Freshmen Boy’s Basketball team improved to 4-0 on the

Branton Kindla on the way for 11 points in win over Llano

season with a 36-34 win over the Llano Yellow Jackets Tuesday night.

The Yellow Jackets raced out to a 13-4 lead after the 1st quarter, but the Hawks did not panic. In the 2nd quarter Canyon Lake patiently and efficiently scored 14 points to knot the game at 18 going into the half.
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The Canyon Lake Hawk’s Junior Varsity were awakened in the second half,

Andrew Riali finds new way of Dribbling Basketball to the Hoop

more importantly in the fourth quarter as they raced to a resounding 14 point victory, 42-28 over Llano Yellowjackets on Tuesday night.

The game was a defensive and poor shooting affair as both teams averaged just 11 points in the first two stanzas against a former District foe.

New transfer, Caleb Kreiger was the main force in the Hawks getting the separation for the comfortable victory.

“We have good chemistry and I’m getting to know my teammates,” Kreiger admonished. “We’re getting better the more I watch and start to play my game.” (more…)

Canyon Lake Hawks warmed up and took off their Llano YellowJackets in the Hawks Gymnasium Tuesday night.

Branson Belcher battles inside against the Llano JacketsGymnasium to improve their record to 2-2.

Senior Matt Magness was almost half the scoring for the Hawks scoring 20 points by driving to the basket with a great tear-drop shot.

“It’s a good shot when you are playing against a tall guys on the floor,” Magness stated.

Canyon Lake also knows that their goals are still in place as they beat a team that has played two other district teams with the same result.

The game was well in control when the second half started to warm up. After scoring five points in the second quarter the Hawks took control in the third quarter extending the lead to 11 points at the end of that stanza. (more…)

The Canyon Lake Freshmen Boy’s Basketball team improved to 2-0 on the

Freshman Coach Luke Chapman instructs CL Freshman during, 39-36 Win

season beating Round Rock Cedar Ridge 39-36. For the second straight game the Hawks relied on a great defensive team effort to pull out a game that came down to the last possession.

“Since day one we have talked about defense being the key to be successful,” coach Luke Chapman said.  “The kids have bought in and we made enough stops tonight to come out with a big win.”

Leading the way for the Hawks was Garrett Winters with 15 points. Taylor Lucas chipped in with 6 points and Skylar Tschoepe and Branton Kindla added 5 apiece.
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Canyon Lake (1-1) lost a tough game to Cedar Ridge last Friday at the Hawk Gym, 50-44.

The Hawks had to dig themselves out of a hole as they closed out the first quarter down by eight points. The game started tight with both teams not able to break loose as they were tied six all halfway through the quarter.

Cedar Ridge got separation after making a three pointer and increasing the lead to the end of the stanza.

Canyon Lake was finding it hard scoring points while shooting 30 percent in the quarter.

“We addressed that the shooting will be an issue initially,” Head Coach Jeff Maynard started.

If not for free throws, the Hawks would of been in even more hurt.
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