Jack Stracener was perfect in Hawk’s win over Fredericksburg.                (photo by Daniel Clifton)

PRE-GAME:     CL Hawks   @   Somerset Bulldogs   7:00pm
              5-1            4-1

History: Bulldogs lead series, 3-1.
2010  Lake  24  Bulldogs  25
2012  Lake  35  Bulldogs  54
2013  Lake  35  Bulldogs  47
2024  Lake  42  Bulldogs  20

This Year’s Scores:
Hawks 35  Wimberley    36   Bulldogs  30  Southside   7
Hawks 49  Aus Crockett  7   Bulldogs  10  McCollum   22
Hawks 21  Navarro      13   Bulldogs  42  Jefferson  14
Hawks 49  Veterans     14   Bulldogs  48  Jourdanton 13
Hawks 56  JFK           6   Bulldogs  43  Uvalde     22
Hawks 42  Billies      28

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                    GO HAWKS!

Somerset comes into this contest with some payback after suffering a loss to Canyon Lake last season. Both teams finished last year tied with Fredericksburg with 4-2 records after each school suffered a loss to Davenport.

CLake already avenged their loss to Freddie last week and that will be Somerset’s goal this week.

In that one loss to McCollum had Somerset losing the turnover battle 3-0 which helped in that loss. The Bulldogs had a balanced offense with 156 rushing and 186 passing.

Somerset’s defense gave up 215 yards on the ground against this run oriented offense who went to the air just 8 times.

Last week Somerset opened district play against Uvalde and were right at 200 passing yards and a respectable 124 yards on the ground. John Alvarez returned to the lineup last week and led the team with 86 yards on 19 carries.

                                  Way to GO LAKE!

Senior Joe Torres leads in season rushing garnering 221 yards thus far as he took up the slack while Alvarez did not play.

Senior Kaleb Flores has passed for 947 yards averaging 190 per game with 14 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Flores go to receiver will be #44 Malakai Iverson who averages 112 receiving yards for 21 yards per catch and 12 touchdowns.

An interesting tidbit was seeing how Uvalde was able to rack up 298 yards passing against Somerset last week after the Coyote’s were only able to amass 74 yards against Fredericksburg the week before.

You can check out those team stats below for Somerset which is based much like The Lake this season where a passing game has been the most consistent way of moving the ball.

And as always, Let’s Go Hawks!

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Season         District 14-4A    District
Davenport      6  0  1.000       Canyon Lake (1032)   2  0  1.000
Canyon Lake    5  1   .833       Davenport   (1295)   2  0  1.000
Somerset       4  1   .800       Somerset    (1295)   1  0  1.000
Pleasanton     2  3   .400       Billies     (1047)   1  1   .500
Billies        2  4   .333       Pleasanton   (994)   0  1   .000
Uvalde         2  4   .333       Uvalde      (1299)   0  2   .000
JFK            2  4   .333       JFK         (1054)   0  2   .000

    Games This Week:          District 13-4A (Bi-District Round)
    CL Hawks   @ Somerset     Taylor         (1050)   2  0
    Davenport  @ Billies      Austin LBJ      (773)   1  0
    Pleasanton @ JFK          Austin NE      (1226)   1  1
                              Austin Eastside (694)   1  1                  
                              Manor Tech      (605)   1  1
                              Austin Achieve  (628)   0  2
                              Austin Travis  (1198)   0  2

SEASON STATS:
Offensive Points              Defensive Points
Davenport     333   55.5      Davenport      77   15.4
Canyon Lake   252   42.0      Somerset       78   15.6
Somerset      173   34.6      Canyon Lake   104   17.3
Uvalde        150   25.0      Pleasanton    147   29.4
Billies       118   19.7      Billies       180   30.0
Pleasanton     70   14.0      Uvalde        203   33.6
JFK            75   12.5      JFK           203   33.8

Offensive Rushing             Offensive Passing
*JFK         1276  255.2      Canyon Lake  1557  259.5
Davenport    1440  240.0      Davenport    1308  218.0
Billies       890  148.3      Somerset      978  195.6
Canyon Lake   862  143.7      Uvalde        799  160.0
Uvalde        660  132.9      Billies       893  148.8
Somerset      647  129.4     *JFK            77   15.4
Pleasanton     na             Pleasanton     na

Total Offense
Davenport    2748  458.0
Canyon Lake  2419  403.2
Somerset     1645  329.0
Billies      1783  297.2
Uvalde       1459  243.2
*JFK         1353  270.6
Pleasanton     na     na

(*) indicates that team stats are not available and at least one game is missing. Pleasanton Eagles has no stats for this season posted by newspapers or MaxPreps.

                      Gram Simpson 40 yard run against Billie was a back-breaker for The Lake.                             (photo by Daniel Clifton)

 

             Crisp   Farm  TexCon Signtre Leecock HitMan FBC   Mimas  Gordon RxGood
             Realtor Credit Oil    Homes  Comal   Pest  Lake   Tacos  Plumber UPS
              58-21  58-21  54-25  54-25  54-25  53-26  52-27  51-28  51-28  48-31 
    
Lake/Somerset Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake   The Lake
Please/JFK    Please Please Please Please Please Please Please Please JFK    Pleasanton
Davy/Freddie  Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy   Davenport
OU/Texas      Texas  OU     Texas  Texas  Texas  Texas  OU     Texas  OU     Texas
Indana/Oregon Ducks  Ducks  Ducks  Ducks  Ducks  Ducks  Ducks  Ducks  Ducks  Ducks
Gators/Aggie  Aggie  Aggie  Aggie  Aggie  Gators Gators Aggy   Aggie  Aggie   Aggie
Mich/USC      USC    USC    USC    Mich   USC    USC    Mich   USC    USC    Michigan
OhioSt/Illini OhioSt OhioSt OhioSt OhioSt OhioSt OhioSt Illini OhioSt OhioSt Ohio State
Bama/Mizzou   Bama   Bama   Bama   Bama   Bama   Mizzou Bama   Bama   Bama   Bama
Pitt/FSU      FSU    FSU    FSU    FSU    FSU    FSU    Pitt   Pitt   FSU    FSU
Dawgs/Auburn  Dawgs  Dawgs  Dawgs  Dawgs  Dawgs  Dawgs  Auburn Dawgs  Dawgs  Dawgs
ASU/Utah      Utah   Utah   Utah   ASU    Utah   Utah   ASU    Utah   Utah   ASU
Houton/OkieSt Coogs  Coogs  Coogs  Coogs  Coogs  Coogs  Coogs  Coogs  Coogs  Coogs
Stanford/SMU  SMU    SMU    SMU    SMU    SMU    SMU    SMU    SMU    SMU    SMU
Troy/TexState Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St
Rice/UTSA     UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA

    Izzy Fory is ready to usher in a post-season berth this week!  Let’s GO LAKE!

            THIS WEEK       @   THE LAKE             (October 7th-10th)

Tue Oct  7  The Lake JV/Fr  @   Wimberley            500p Volleyball
            The Lake        @   Wimberley            600p Volleyball

Thu Oct  9  The Lake        @   District 26-4A       800a Cross Country
            Somerset Fr     @   The Lake Fresh       500p Football
            Somerset JV     @   The Lake JV          630p Football

Fri Oct 10  The Lake JV/Fr  @   Billies Sub Varsity  500p Volleyball
            The Lake        @   Billies              600p Volleyball
            The Lake        @   Somerset             700p Football
                                7650 S Loop 1604
                                Somerset 78069

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Football will get interesting this week with the winner of Canyon Lake/Somerset game having an inside track for a playoff home game. Davenport are still without a blemish and ranked 5th in the State while CL’s win over Freddie gives us a tie-breaker if we tie them.

Cross Country will have their district meet in Bandera this Thursday.

Last week at The Lake was even-steven for volleyball with a win/loss and this week will have an important game at Fredericksburg on Friday. CL breezed through their first 3 opponents on that first district go-around and replicating that will boost Canyon Lake with their first 20 win season since 2019 and a playoff bid.

That Billie game will start the 2nd round of district battles and the loser of the Bandera/Long Creek game will eliminate that school. For the most part…those 4 schools look set with that Hawk/Billie contest either leading to a tie for 3rd/4th or a Lake win cementing a 3rd place finish.

Below are the Standings and those numbers beside each school indicates attendance size which will decide if The Lake would be placed with smaller or larger schools in the post-season bracket.

                VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
Season       W   L   Pct   District           W  L    Pct
Wimberley   35   5  .875   Wimberley   (855)  4  0  1.000
Davenport   29   7  .805   Davenport  (1295)  3  1   .750
CL Hawks    19  11  .633   CL Hawks   (1032)  3  1   .750
Billies     14  15  .483   Billies    (1057)  2  2   .500
Bandera     13  22  .371   Bandera     (702)  0  4   .000
Long Creek   7  19  .269   Long Creek (1136)  0  4   .000

               This Week’s Battles
   Tue Oct  7  The Lake   @  Wimberley
               Bandera    @  Long Creek
               Davenport  @  Fredericksburg

   Fri Oct 10  The Lake   @  Fredericksburg
               Wimberley  @  Long Creek
               Bandera    @  Davenport

*Bi-District Round Schools for Canyon Lake's District
                      Dist    Season 
Lago Vista     (673)  8  0    24   4
Manor Tech     (605)  5  2    15   6
Legacy Ranch          5  3    19   9
Austin Travis (1198)  2  4     8  13
Eastside       (694)  2  4     7  13
Austin Achieve (628)  2  4     6  13
Austin LBJ            1  2     4   8
NE Early College      0  6     1  18
*Not all schools have up to date records. 
Season Record column a good idea of strength of schools.

Let’s GO LAKE!

Lucas Shexnayder maneuvering his 47 yard reception that led to CL’s first score. (photo by Daniel Clifton)

Canyon Lake ran their win streak to 5 games after staving off a relentless Fredericksburg Billies team in a minutia filled contest, 42-28.

Hit Man says get rid of Pests Hawks!

This contest started with a lot of minutia as each team with missed snaps, delay of game penalties, just little things that added up with The Lake being able to add up more positive minutia rather than those negative minutia happenings.

On this night it was a Billie returning an interception 45 yards to start this contest that had CLake looking at their first deficit with 7 minutes left on a first quarter clock.

Canyon Lake countered with an 8 play drive that was highlighted when a Lucas Schexnayder reception covered 47 yards and helped The Lake punch it in when running back Chris Brown bulled his way into the end zone from 2 yards out.

Another special team highlight which has become a common occurrence this season featured a blocked field goal attempt by Kobe Halverson who would return that block 61 yards which gave CL a lead that would not be relinquished.

Then a defensive interception for Carter Prieto on Fredericksburg’s next possession had Canyon Lake needing just 29 yards which needed 6 plays for another Schexnayder reception… this time for 18 yards on the Billie 7 yard line. It would be a Brown brauning for 3 yards for a score and, 21-7 lead.

                                 GO Lake!

Freddie would respond two possession later with an efficient 2 pass play drive covering  67 yards and leaving 1:28 before halftime and a 7 point deficit.

Canyon Lake would capitalize next when Gram Simpson (who finished with 102 yards) covered 16 yards and that was followed with a pass interference and a 37 yard Jace Wheeler strike to Halverson giving CL a, 28-14 halftime advantage.

It would be a 9 yard sack for Joseph Matos that ended this up and down half.

Starting the second half it would be a 40 yard Simpson run followed with a Peyton King 27 yard catch that increased CL’s lead to, 35-14.

A Hawk defensive stand would ice this affair when Canyon Lake used a 6 play drive with another King reception this time for 60 yards for at TD  and a Hawk, 42-14 lead.

Freddie would stage two more scores but CL’s defense would answer the bell two more times when JR Lindell tipped a ball that went into Tristan Alexander’s hands for his first interception this season.

There was still enough of those negative minutia plays that will give coaches enough to work on before next week’s game with Somerset.

This win did give Canyon Lake a milestone with Freddie being the first school to absorb 10 losses with just 6 wins over The Lake.

Little things that can add with a goal of finishing with more positive than negative events. That formula will be needed against a Bulldog team that won their first district battle over Uvalde.

A win would give a boost to these Hawks for a chance of finishing high enough to minimize those little negative minutia things.

Way to Go Lake & Beat Somerset!

                 1  2  3  4   Final
Fredericksburg   7  7  7  7   28
CL Hawks         7 21 14  0   42
Scoring Summary:
FB-Billies 45 yard interception return (pat good), 6:50, 1st
CL-Chris Brown 2 yard run (Jack Stracener kick), 3:00, 1st
CL-Kobe Halverson 61 yard blocked field goal return (Stracener kick), 9:39, 2nd
CL-Chris Brown 3 yard run (Stracener kick), 6:31, 2nd
FB-Billies 26 yard pass (pat good), 1:28, 2nd
CL-Halverson 37 yard pass from Jace Wheeler (Stracener kick), 0:31, 2nd
CL-Peyton King 27 yard pass from Wheeler (Stracener kick), 10:18, 3rd
CL-King 60 yard pass from Wheeler (Stracener kick), 6:27, 3rd
FB-Billies 18 yard pass (pat good), 2:19, 3rd
FB-Billies 20 yard run (pat good), 11:21, 4th

Team Stats          Billies    Hawks
Total Yards         314        363
First Downs         16         14
Rush/Yards          20/71      28/136
Comp/Att/Int        20/32/2    12/22/1
Passing Yards       243        227
Punts/Average       4/37.0     4/38.3
Fumbles/Lost        0/0        0/0
Penalties-Yards     5-42       6-55

Passing             Comp  Att  Pct  Yds  Int TD
Jace Wheeler        12    22  .545  227  1   3

Rushing             Att   Yds  Ave  Lg   TD
Gram Simpson        19    102  5.4  40   0
Chris Brown          8     32  4.0   8   2
Peyton King          1      7  7.0   7   0
Team                 1     -5   -    -   -
Totals              28    136  4.9  40   2

Receiving            No   Yds  Ave  Lg   TD
Peyton King           3   94  31.3  60   2
Lucas Schexnayder     2   65  32.5  47   0
Kobe Halverson        3   49  16.3  37   1
Hayes Holladay        3   13   4.3   7   0
Chris Brown           1    6   6.0   6   0
Totals               12  227  18.9  60   3

QB Jake Stringer gets some pressure as The Lake comes up just short in 2nd half comeback.

                           Let’s Go Hawks!

Canyon Lake’s Freshman football has been on a learning curve most of this season but after a one point loss to Fredericksburg that had the Billies with a 21-0 halftime lead….the light switch turned on with an awakening second half and one point loss eventual, 21-20.

This awakening that happened was between those two halves and was significant on both sides of the ball.

A Lake’s defense allowed 77 ground yards and two completions in those last two sessions and it  gave this Hawk offense a chance for their awakening while scoring 3 touchdowns and coming up just short on two poin conversion tries which resulted in this one point set-back.

QB Jake Stringer uncorked a 14 yard touchdown pass to Kasen Piel which started those eye opening moments in this awakening during this 2nd half on a Hawk first drive to start the 2nd half.

These Hawks only needed one play on their next drive after a Freddie punt. Setting up shop on their own 22 yard line it would be Caleb Cross who would take in a catch and run 78 yard play with still more than a quarter remaining.

Way to Plug those Leaks Lake!

A Lake defense would continue opening their eyes for more sunlight in this awakening and forced a punt and forced a fumble that had Maverick Stepanovich with the recovery on Freddie’s next time with the ball.

Now a wide open CL Offense would answer with another one play pass for a touchdown.

Cross got a finger on this Stringer pass but it was intended for Hayden Gemar who grabbed this pass and flew to the end zone for 73 yards which still had these Hawks down by one point.

CL’s Defense would respond with another stop but this final drive would stall needing 38 yards of real estate to complete a wild comeback.

This is the type of contest that shows what a team can do when firing on all cylinders for a team that needed to awake from a slumber that had lasted too long this season.

Now a chance to see if this awakening can continue when The Lake’s Freshman take on Somerset at the Hawk Nest next Thursday with the kick-off schedule at 5:00pm.

Stay Awake Lake!

                 1  2  3  4   Final
CL Hawks Fresh   0  0 12  8   20
Billies Fresh    7 14  0  0   21
Scoring Summary:
FB-Billie 17 yard run (pat good), 0.11, 1st
FB-Billie 25 yard pass (pat good), 4:43, 2nd
FB-Billie 70 yard INT return (pat good), 0:16, 2nd
CL-Kasen Piel 14 yard reception from Jake Stringer (run failed), 6:00, 3rd
CL-Caleb Cross 78 yard reception from Stringer (pass failed), 2:21, 3rd
CL-Hayden Gemar 73 yard reception from Stringer (Derek Dunlap run), 4:37, 4th

Team Stats        Billies    Hawks
Total Yards       180        251
First Downs       13         8
Rush/Yards        45/137     20/85
Comp/Att/Int      4/12/0     5/13/1
Passing Yard      43         166
Punts/Average     3/22.3     2/18.0
Fumbles/Lost      1/1        1/1
Penalties-Yards   4-33       3-35

Passing           Comp  Att  Pct  Yds  Int TD
Jake Stringer      5    13  .385  164  1   3
Wyatt Galvan       0     1  .000    0  0   0
Totals             5    14  .357  164  1   3

Rushing           Att   Yds  Ave  Lg   TD
Derek Dunlap      11    82   7.5  24   0
Colin Armstrong    6    11   1.8   8   0
Hayden Gemar       1     3   3.0   3   0
Jake Stringer      2   -10    -    -   0
Totals            20    85   4.4  24   0

Receiving         No   Yds   Ave  Lg   TD
Caleb Cross        1   78   78.0  78   1
Hayden Gemar       1   73   73.0  73   1
Kasen Piel         2   17    8.5  14   1
Derek Dunlap       1   -2     -    -   0
Totals             5  166   33.3  78   3

    Hawk’s JV Run out Clock in, 12-6 win over Freddie. Go Lake!

                           GO HAWKS!

The Lake’s Junior Varsity ran their district record to, 2-0 after another dominating defensive effort in win over Fredericksburg, 12-6.

“We are just getting back to the basics,” Head JV Coach Brandon Vasquez started when asked about how well this team has performed in their last two outings. “Calls are very simple and I told the guys that they have to be ready for those moments….and those guys are. We still have a long way to go and told them that if there is still time on that clock then we were going to win this game hands down and that is what it has to be week in and week out. The energy they bring to practice every week shows up on game night.”

Coach Vasquez continued, “We are nails against the board and we want to fly around and play solid football.”

Sold football was a key on this win that, The Lake, gave away one scoring drive for Freddie that went one yard after a muffed punt.  The play gave this Billie team a touchdown play for what would end up being their only score.

        Way to Make us Proud Hawks!

Other than that snafu it was Canyon Lake’s Defense that dominated allowing 2.2 yards per offensive play.

CL’s offense did respond through the air with an opening first pass that QB Damon Gracia found Receiver Dario Faz in stride for a catch and run that gave a quick score lead, 6-0.

It was during that 2nd quarter that CL’s gift allowed a Billie touchdown and tied game before halftime.

The Hawks second drive to start the second half would give CL a lead that would not be threatened when Garcia found Colten Adams on a 39 yard post play and score.

That touchdown pass converted a 4th and 21 yards needed for a first and this touchdown put a cherry on top for a win.

                                Go Lake!

Defensively CL was able to get two interceptions with that first INT having Slater Sutherland covering this Billie receiver like a blanket on a wintry Colorado night. (The ReSporter wanted to convey that Sutherland ended up having to give a red jersey back that he had commandeered off this Billie receiver)

That second INT ended any chance for a Billie comeback when Walker Galvan stole the ball on the home team’s sideline. Another theft that had Billie Fans calling 911 for assistance to get Galvan taken in for theft questioning.

Add those plays to several (11) others that had Fredericksburg losing yardage which would be highlighted when Defensive End Charles Palmer had his second sack and interviewed at Brookshire’s for a sacking gig when he stuffed Freddie’s QB for an 11 yard loss.

That was a pivotable play after CL had fumbled a punt which had Fred threatening for a score and only needing 20 yards for a go ahead score late during that first half. With that yardage loss presented a 3rd and 21 yards needed for a conversion. Knowing this Home Team was averaging 2 yards per play would make it inevitable that no score would be forthcoming.

A great win for a Hawk team that will be back at the Hawk Nest this coming Thursday when they welcome Somerset’s Bulldogs with kick-off commencing after CL’s Freshman dispose of the Bulldogs Freshman squad.

Way to Go Hawks!

             1  2  3  4   Final
CL Hawks     6  0  6  0   12
Billies JV   0  6  0  0   06
Scoring Summary:
CLJV-Dario Faz 89 yard reception from Damon Garcia (pass failed), 5:23, 1st
FHJV-Billie one yard run (run failed), 3:52, 2nd
CLJV-Colten Adams 39 yard reception from Garcia (pass failed), 0:46, 3rd

Team Stats          Billies     Hawks
Total Yards         118         255
First Downs         10          13
Rush/Yards          36/24       32/53
Comp/Att/Int        7/17/2      10/17/0
Passing Yard        94          202
Punts/Average       4/33.8      1/31.0
Fumbles/Lost        0/0         2/2
Penalties-Yards     6-45        4-30

Passing             Comp  Att  Pct  Yds  Int TD
Damon Garcia        10    17  .588  202  0   2

Rushing             Att   Yds  Ave  Lg   TD
Isaac Brinkley      10    42   4.2  15   0
Damon Garcia         5    17   3.4   5   0
Oliver Carey-Spoon   7    15   2.1   5   0
Aiden Boales         7    14   2.0   5   0
Peyton Vann          1    -1    -    -   0
Team                 2   -34    -    -   -
Totals              32    53   1.7  15   0

Receiving           No   Yds   Ave  Lg   TD
Dario Faz            2   99   49.5  89   1
Colten Adams         3   52   17.3  39   1
Peyton Vann          3   39   13.0  20   0
Isaac Brinkley       1   12   12.0  12   0
Aiden Boales         1    0    0.0   0   0
Totals              10  202   20.2  89   2

             Crisp   Farm   TexCon Signature Leecock HitMan FBC    Mimas  Gordon RxGood
            Realtor  Credit   Oil   Homes    Comal   Pest   Lake   Tacos  Plumber UPS
             71-24   71-24   65-28   65-28   64-29   64-29  62-31  56-37  60-33  58-35

Freddie/Lake Lake    Lake    Lake    Lake    Lake    Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake   Lake
JFK/Davy     Davy    Davy    Davy    Davy    Davy    Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy   Davy
Somer/Uvalde Somer   Somer   Somer   Somer   Somer   Somer  Somer  Uvalde Uvalde Somerset
Texas/Gators Horns   Horns   Horns   Horns   Horns   Horns  Horns  Horns  Gators Horns
Vandy/Bama   Bama    Bama    Bama    Bama    Bama    Bama   Bama   Vandy  Vandy  Bama
MissSt/A&M   A&M     A&M     A&M     A&M     A&M     A&M    A&M    MSU    A&M    A&M
Syracuse/SMU SMU     SMU     SMU     SMU     SMU     SMU    SMU    SMU    Cuse   SMU
Miami/FSU    Canes   Canes   Canes   Canes   Canes   Canes  Canes  Canes  Canes  Canes
Duke/Cal     Duke    Duke    Duke    Duke    Cal     Duke   Duke   Cal    Duke   California
KSate/Baylor Bears   Bears   Bears   Bears   Bears   Bears  KState KState Bears  Bears
TTech/Hou    TTech   TTech   TTech   TTech   TTech   TTech  TTech  TTech  TTech  TTech
Colorado/TCU TCU     TCU     TCU     TCU     TCU     TCU    TCU    Buffs  TCU    TCU
UTSA/Temple  UTSA    UTSA    UTSA    UTSA    UTSA    UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA   UTSA
TexSt/ArkSt  Tex St  Tex St  Tex St  Tex St  Tex St  Tex St Tex St Tex St Tex St Texas State

                    Gabby Fory going for a Block with Te’a Gonzales staying ready. Way to Go Lake!

             THIS WEEK       @   THE LAKE       Sept. 17th-19th

Tue Sep 30   The Lake JV-Fr  @   Bandera Fr-JV  500p Volleyball
             The Lake        @   The Lake       600p Volleyball

Thu Oct  2   The Lake Fr     @   Freddie Fr     500p Football
             The Lake JV     @   Freddie JV     630p Football

Fri Oct  3   Davenport Fr-JV @   The Lake JV-Fr 500p Volleyball 
             Davenport       @   The Lake       600p Volleyball
             Fredericksburg  @   The Lake       700p Football

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A much needed Hawk Volleyball Sweep last week that has one more beatable Bandera this Tuesday on the road. Sweeping the first 3 games would put this year’s Volleyball team on an inside track for a post-season bid. The first round of district opponents will conclude with the two powerhouse programs with Davenport being first on that list this Friday at the Hawk Nest.

Football goes into their 2nd district battle Friday when Those Battlin Billies come to the Hawk Nest. Last year Canyon Lake started their battle against Fredericksburg on fire but fizzled out from the 2nd quarter on…with only one score.

The Billies were more efficient and got a win which had your Hawks playing catch-up for the remainder of district play. Freddie would need to lose twice which happened the last game.

That allowed Canyon Lake to win a 3-way tie breaker sweepstakes which gave The Lake a first round home playoff against Austin Travis.

A primary goal for that same scenario this time around and you can go to The ReSporter’s Football Standings article to see what is happening with the Bi-District round district in Austin is faring.

Cross Country District will be next week in Bandera.

Let’s GO LAKE!

Volleyball Standings          District
Wimberley      33   5  .868   CL Hawks       2  0  1.000
Davenport      27   7  .794   Wimberley      2  0  1.000
CL Hawks       18  11  .621   Davenport      1  1   .500
Fredericksburg 14  15  .483   Fredericksburg 1  1   .500
Bandera        13  22  .371   Bandera        0  2   .000
Long Creek      7  18  .280   Long Creek     0  2   .000

                  This Week’s Battles
      Tue Sep 30  The Lake  @   Bandera
                  Texans    @   Billies
                  Wolves    @   Long Creek

      Fri Oct  3  Wolves    @   The Lake
                  Bandera   @   Texans
                  Billies   @   Long Creek

                  TOP 4 STAT LEADERS:

Aces                Kills                Blocks
Izzy Fory       38  Preslie Owens   181  Kylee Goff        26
Kylie Rodriguez 36  Kylie Rodriguez 150  Kinsley Van Meter 16
Sabrina Steele  33  Chloe Gray      126  Gabby Fory        16
Chloe Gray      25  Gabby Fory      110  Te'a Gonzales     12

Assists             Digs
Chloe Gray     584  Kylie Rodriguez 217
Sabrina Steele  48  Izzy Fory       188
Izzy Fory       46  Sabrina Steele  187
Kylie Rodriguez 33  Chloe Gray      177

                    CL Hawks won the trenches in win over JFK, Way to GO LAKE!

                         Let’s Go Lake!

Canyon Lake gets down to business as district schedule continues into November and this week Fredericksburg comes calling as a match-up of two district undefeated foes.

Davenport is that third school being undefeated with Somerset started district play with an open date and these Bulldogs will open at Uvalde.

Somerset will make their presence known with just one loss so far and with a tough pre-district slate should be a team fighting for an upper chamber chance of being in that seed in the division.

Davenport will be favored heavily in their match up with the same Rocket team your Hawk’s disposed of last week.

Last year, a Billie/Hawk contest was a mild upset for FHS and that result played out till the end of district play. That had a tie-breaker scenario with Somerset for a chance of seeing where those 3 schools would be placed. CL was 2nd place district finish.

Canyon Lake will welcome the Billies for a chance of being the first opponent to reach 10 losses in CL’s short sports history if they come out with a loss.

The ReSporter has compiled team stats below which can show what strengths and weaknesses with a half-done season. These stats are not absolute but should suffice in showing what each school can produce in game action.

Davenport is ranked 5th in Texas and will be a tough out as they have played a tough schedule without a blemish.

A lot still out there for each team to make their mark and The Lake’s battle with Freddie will be paramount. Each week we will start to make district seeding clearer.

With school enrollment showing on the standings…you can decipher how these top 4 schools will be divided when playoffs begin.  The first two first seeds will have a home field advantage, same as last season, when CL played host to Austin Travis.

Let’s GO LAKE!

Season 14-4A  W  L    Pct   District 14-4A       W  L     Pct
Davenport     5  0  1.000   Canyon Lake (1032)   1  0   1.000
Canyon Lake   4  1   .800   Davenport   (1295)   1  0   1.000
Somerset      3  1   .750   Billies     (1047)   1  0   1.000
Uvalde        2  3   .400   Somerset    (1295)   0  0    .000
Pleasanton    2  3   .400   JFK         (1054)   0  1    .000
JFK           2  3   .400   Pleasanton   (994)   0  1    .000
Billies       2  3   .400   Uvalde      (1299)   0  1    .000

Games This Week:            District 13-4A (Bi-District Round)
Billies  @ CL Hawks         Austin LBJ        (773)  0-0
Somerset @ Uvalde           Austin Achieve    (628)  0-1
JFK      @ Davenport        Austin Eastside   (694)  1-0
                            Austin Northeast (1226)  1-0
                            Austin Travis    (1198)  0-1
                            Manor Tech        (605)  0-1
                            Taylor           (1050)  1-0

SEASON STATS:
Offensive     Points        Defensive     Points
Davenport     276   55.2    Somerset       56   14.0
Canyon Lake   210   42.0    Canyon Lake    76   15.2
Somerset      130   32.5    Davenport      77   15.4
Uvalde        128   25.6    Billies       138   27.6
Billies        90   18.0    JFK Rockets   146   29.2
JFK Rockets    75   15.0    Pleasanton    147   29.4
Pleasanton     70   14.0    Uvalde        159   31.8

Offensive    Rushing        Offensive    Passing
JFK Rockets  1276  255.2    Canyon Lake  1330  266.0
Davenport    1208  241.6    Somerset      780  195.0
Billies       819  163.8    Davenport     971  194.2
Canyon Lake   726  145.2    Billies       650  130.0
Somerset      523  130.8    Uvalde        501  100.2
Uvalde        572  114.4    JFK Rockets    77   15.4
Pleasanton     na           Pleasanton     na

                               Ryan Rena & Divan Hernandez after win over JFK! Go Hawks!

                               Way to GO LAKE!

John F. Kennedy Rockets turned out to be duds after a Hawk 28 point first quarter blitz and eventual, 56-6 final tally.

Yes, one Rocket did go off with a 79 yard run with 5 minutes left in that first frame but that turned out to be the only fireworks for this Homecoming crowd and Lake Flood.

CL started this contest with a 2 play drive covering 65 yards which had a Hayes Holladay pass to Kobe Halverson for 37 yards followed with a 28 yard strike to Peyton King coming from QB Jace Wheeler.

There would be more where that came from as your Hawk’s scored on all but two possessions in this contest with one possession having The Lake in a victory formation to end the game.

Wheeler keeps climbing the Quarterback Stat Sheet as he was placed at 2nd with career yardage (3186 yards) and trails Ross Wagliardo (3896 yards) for top notch.

Granted, The Lake, was in a run oriented offense from 2013 to 2023 seasons but Wheeler missed two and a half games last year and has 15 starts.

                      Way to Go Hawks!

Receiving will be another stat that will be attended by several players with King and Halverson continue their ascent to the top.

The Rockets did have one go off on a 79 yard run and close the score, 14-6 but that was JFK’s only take-off as the rest of their Fleet would be grounded for this new slot-t team.

While Wheeler continued to throw strikes hitting a Hawk record of 12 before that first incomplete pass on CL’s first drive to start the second half.

With a safe lead both teams would resort to a run game which would speed up this battle combining a slot-t with a Hawk team running the clock enjoying a 43 point lead.

Canyon Lake can certainly relate to seeing growing pains for a start-up slot-t offense that saw a Hawk school craft a 6 game losing streak to start their 2013 season.

The Lake will be home next Friday when they welcome Fredericksburg who will enter the Hawk Nest with a two game winning streak.

BY THE NUMBERS:
 0  Yards given up in passing by JFK beat 3 yds against Navarro 2009.
 4  Game winning streak for Lake. Tied 4 other times for 3rd Best.
 6  Number of points given up in 2nd & 3rd Quarters combined.
 9  Times CL has had to punt.
13  Number of games over .500 in district play.
15  Average points for defense this season.
20  Number of games over .500 in home games. (53-33)
28  First Downs 2nd most behind Smithville game 33 2018.
42  Points per game 2025.
46  Touchdown Passes for Wheeler next Hawk had 28.

            1  2  3  4  Final
CL Hawks   28 14  7  7  56
Kennedy     6  0  0  0   6
Scoring Summary:
CL-Peyton King 28 yard pass from Jace Wheeler (Stracener kick), 11:19, 1st
CL-Hayes Holladay 26 yard pass from Wheeler (Jack Stracener kick), 6:40, 1st
JR-Rockets 79 yard run (pass failed), 5:13, 1st
CL-King 12 yard pass from Wheeler (Stracener kick), 2:50, 1st
CL-Gram Simpson 7 yard run (Stracener kick), 0:19, 1st
CL-Simpson 8 yard run (Stracener kick), 7:31, 2nd
CL-Chris Brown 1 yard run (Stracener kick), 1:58, 2nd
CL-Simpson 5 yard run (Stracener kick), 5:53, 3rd
CL-Holladay 1 yard run (Stracener kick), 4:02, 4th

Team Stats        Rockets     Hawks
Total Yards       191         428
First Downs       8           28
Rush/Yards        43/191      32/174
Comp/Att/Int      0/2/0       14/15/0
Passing Yards     0           252
Punts/Average     6/31.1      0/0
Fumbles/Lost      3/1         0/0
Penalties-Yards   5-35        5-40

Passing          Comp Att  Pct  Yds  Int TD
Jace Wheeler     13   14  .929  215  0   3
Hayes Holladay    1    1 1.000   37  0   0
Totals           14   15  .933  252  0   3

Rushing          Att  Yds  Ave  Lg  TD
Chris Brown      14   63   4.5  10  1
Gram Simpson      8   44   5.1  21  3
Hayes Holladay    4   22   5.5  14  1
Ryder Smith       2   17   8.5  16  0
Peyton King       1   10  10.0  10  0
Gavyn Baldera     1   10  10.0  10  0
Jace Wheeler      1    8   8.0   8  0
Totals           32  174   5.6  21  5

Receiving        No  Yds   Ave  Lg  TD
Peyton King       4  81   20.3  28  2
Kobe Halverson    5  79   15.8  37  0
Lucas Schexnayder 2  49   24.5  25  0
Hayes Holladay    2  41   20.5  26  1
Gram Simpson      1   2    2.0   2  0
Totals           14 252   18.0  37  3