Matt Magness drives to the Basket

Canyon Lake missed a tying shot as time was running out and lost to the Burnet Bulldogs, 43-40 on Friday night at the Hawk Gym.

The Canyon Lake Tournament has now finished the second day and both the girl and boy teams will be playing mid-day Saturday for third place.

Take the second quarter shooting off the game and Canyon Lake would be playing for the Championship.

One thing will ring true for the Hawks, very few teams can score more than 50 points which will always give Canyon Lake a chance for a win.

With one minute left in the game, Burnet had just increased their lead to five points which was also their largest lead for the night, 40-35.

Ancel Morel and Matt Magness both sank two free throws in the next 30 seconds getting the Hawks within one point and a chance to play for a championship.
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Canyon Lake Freshman left a lot of points on the floor as they could not

Garrett Winters blows by defender in game against Lockhart

overcome 31 turnovers against the Lockhart press last Tuesday night at the Hawk Gym.

The first two quarters had the Hawks within four points after committing 17 turnovers, but when the shots cooled off the lead got out of hand as the Lions raced to the 23 point win.

“We have to take care of the ball,” Freshman Head Coach Lucas Chapman said with resolve.

Skylar Tschoepe could not block enough shots to help defray the multiple turnovers, Tschoepe finished with five blocks in the contest.
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Robbie Ferris goes in for a lay up as Andrew Riali waits for the result

The Hawks JV team came out of the huddle after the third quarter and proceeded to score more points in that one quarter than had been scored in the previous three.

Lockhart Lions could only get dizzy watching Canyon Lake burn the nets as the Hawks stretched their one point deficit to a 11 point blistering, 57-46.

“We locked in defensively and kept them in front of us,” Head JV Coach David Bentzen said. “Pushing the ball in the paint and the kids got comfortable and then we were able to break their press.”

Several Hawks took the ball and crafted the win.

Caleb Kreiger contributed with 17 points and eight rebounds allowing the Hawks to keep close until their Tazzmania Double decided to take the game over.
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Doug Hubnik making his move to the Basket

The Canyon Lake Hawks (5-3), continued their stingy defense holding Lockhart Lions to 43 points and a wild win Tuesday night at the Hawk Gym.

“This was a good win,” Head Coach Jeff Maynard said. “Lockhart is a lot better than their record shows.”

Brandon Berger was nails as he sank four free throws giving CL the lead, 45-43 and the Hawks lock-downed on Lockhart with a 15 point run to finish the game against the 4A squad.

Canyon Lake also held the Lions scoreless in the second quarter allowing a one point deficit to balloon to a 12 point lead at halftime, 28-16.

The Lions led by Westbrook and Kerr, started the second half cutting the lead to seven points starting the fourth quarter, 34-27.

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Canyon Lake might be onto something this season as the

Branson Belcher battles inside against the Llano Jackets

comparisons to previous years will start with each passing game.

The Hawks have four wins and three losses and this is the first time Canyon Lake has had a winning record after seven games.

Another positive you can deduce is the defense allowing 41 points a game which will translate to wins, especially considering how poor the shooting has been up to this point for Canyon Lake’s offense.

The Marion Tournament had a third place finish, with a very winnable game against the host with a few missed free throws which cost the Hawks a chance to come away a winner.

Both Matt Magness and Brandon Berger teamed up for the All-Tournament Award.

This Tuesday, Canyon Lake will play Lockhart at the Hawk Gym and prepare for the Second Annual Hawk Basketball Tournament this weekend.

The statistics below are not complete and are based on five games.

            Total   3PT.               Rebounds
 ##       FGM-FGA FGA-FGM FTA-FTM PTS OR  DR  TOT  A  S  B  TO 
 Nolan      4-9     0-0     0-0    8   5   9  14   2  0  0   3
 Pearson    2-8     0-1     2-3    6   2   2   4   3  7  0   3
 Davis      0-7     0-5     3-4    3   1   4   5   1  0  0   6
 Magness   27-67    5-16   15-29  74   3  21  24  14  9  0  16
 Morel      1-5     0-0     0-6    2   1   8   9   0  1  3   2
 Berger     8-28    2-7    10-17  28   9  13  22   9  6  1  11  
 Hubnik     4-17    1-8     4-5   13   3  20  23  13  9  1  14
 Noyola     9-26    5-12    4-6   27   5  11  16   6  7  0   7
 Cook       9-31    2-8     1-2   21   2   7   9   3  5  0   7
 Belcher    6-19    0-0     4-4   16   9   9  18   1  3  3   5
 Wiggington 5-8     0-0     1-3   11   3   4   7   1  1  0   4
 Faulkner   0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0   1   1   0  0  0   1

 TOTAL     75-225  16-57   44-80 209  43 109 152  58 48  9  79
 Percent   33.0%   28.1%   55.0%
   

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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