Hawks have started their learning curve in a loss to Blanco on Friday at Hawk Stadium, 13-6.
Classes started this week at Canyon Lake and for those students that put on pads had to learn some hard lessons on Friday night and will certainly be doing some homework as they now prepare for Somerset next week.
“This was a typical game with Blanco,” Head Coach Charles Drum started. “The last time this happened in 2010 we went two rounds into the playoffs…and that is what we told the boys.”
Mike Thorpe, Matt Adams, and Tim Romero pose after each having an improbable play in CL’s comeback win
Canyon Lake JV started their season after three quarters into the game with Blanco offensively on Thursday night as the Hawks found gold in that quarter with 19 unanswered points in a historic win.
The game was not a good start to this season but perseverance was dialed up as the Hawks started their onslaught just in time for a timely victory, by keeping their eye on the prize.
Offensively, Canyon Lake had not done much beginning this match.
Off Plays First Downs Yards Ave Per Play Turnovers First 3 Quarters 21 1 56 2.7 3 Fourth Quarter 12 4 179 14.9 0
Now you can see how CL just turned on the light for a dominating fourth quarter.
Defensively, Canyon Lake was impressive in only giving up one touchdown on the Panthers first drive of the game and then shutting Blanco down for the duration of this contest.
Three fumbles with one being returned like a hand off from 53 yards away from the goal line kept CL from getting any pressure on Blanco.
The ReSporter: Last year it was the special teams that resulted in some early season loses…what is the 
status of this squad this year?
Coach Drum: “We have spent more time on special teams in fact, our work out is during the middle of the day now and that is all we worked on today.”
“Ian Acosta will be our kick-off and extra point player this year and we also have Mike Thorp who plays soccer on the JV and he has a chance of moving up.”
“Nick Cahill will be our punter.”
The ReSporter: I would think that the pre/district games would be used as an audition for special teams starters.
The ReSporter: The Castle Hills scrimmage was an eye opener.
Coach Fields: “Castle Hills was the best scrimmage team we have ever played…We are a work in progress and the quicker we grow up the better we will be.”
The ReSporter: What set that Castle Hills squad different than those other scrimmages?
Coach Fields: “That was the best back we have faced since Walker with Kerrville OLH two years ago. We are not as fast as we used to be…we have have run out of preparation time and we are not there yet, we had four weeks now (of practice) and we could use two more weeks, but the season starts this Friday ready or not.”
The ReSporter: What have you done as a result of last week’s game?
Coach Fields: “We have taken Davis Scott from defensive end to linebacker and moved John Colby from linebacker to x-backer and Jeff Camp from x-backer to defensive end and now we will retool.”
Blanco @ Canyon Lake 7:30pm
Panthers (0-0) Hawks (0-0)
History: Hawks leads the series 3-2.
2008 Canyon Lake 00 Blanco 63 2009 Canyon Lake 21 Blanco 14 2010 Canyon Lake 07 Blanco 12 2011 Canyon Lake 14 Blanco 07 2012 Canyon Lake 26 Blanco 21
Season Results: Opening Day
Canyon Lake and Blanco has been close games these past four years.
The Hawks hold a 3-2 advantage and in those last four years no team has won by more than a touchdown.
Last year CL held on for a five point win when Blanco dropped a pass in the end zone on their last play of the game. A touchdown on that call by the Panthers would of put your Hawks in a deep hole for the whole season. Especially starting with such a tough loss.
Austin Hill Country @ Bracken Christian 7:30pm
Knights (0-0) Warriors (0-0)
History: Warriors leads this series 6-2
2006 BCS 16 AHC 64 2007 BCS 54 AHC 48 2008 BCS 44 AHC 16 2009 BCS 64 AHC 72 2010 BCS 54 AHC 21 2011 BCS 68 AHC 48 2011 BCS 60 AHC 42 Playoff 2012 BCS 56 AHC 06
Season Results: Opening Day
This will be the sixth year in a row where your Warriors have opened their season with AHC with an overall record of 6-2.
Austin Hill Country is one of just three teams to beat Bracken on their home field since 2007 season.
That fraternity is small with Kerrville OLH and Austin NYOS as the other two schools to pull off this rarity.
Bracken Christian Football team had their dress rehearsal last Friday night against Castle Hills as
Warrior Gets Ready for Play-Time at Dress Rehearsal
these two teams met on the Warrior field.
One thing you could certainly deduce in this game is BCS might need to go back into a dressing room and be sure that they have their right make-up on.
The scrimmage part of this game was about even except for the second string scrimmage.
Those plays were dominated by your younger Warriors.
Quarterback Brady Beene stood tall in the pocket and delivered several on the mark passes.
Another up and comer had to be the running of Daniel Forgione, his skills had this team advancing the ball consistently.
The ReSporter: Hey Coach Fields, how was your first scrimmage?
Fullback and Defensive End Preston Koch
Coach Fields: “Very pleased with the defense…our defense will hit you. Our x-backer (Jeff Camp) and our defensive ends controlled the line.”
The ReSporter: What happened offensively?
Coach Fields: “Our offense was hit and miss, but we got better as the night went on. Our spread offense is still a work in progress and we might have a power spread.”
The ReSporter: Where are you compared to this time last year?
Canyon Lake finally was able to hit someone without knowing who it was last night as the Green and Gold took on Llano Yellowjackets and Early Longhorns.
There will plenty of film to study after the four hour marathon in Llano, Texas.
“We are getting better,” Head Coach Charley Drum stated. “We have installed a new offense and had a chance to see it under game speed with another team.”
“We stayed healthy and I like what I saw.”
There were several key players on the sideline without pads on for this scrimmage as bumps and bruises is part of the game.
“The majority of our team was playing JV or Freshman ball this time last year,” Coach Drum beat. “We have gotten better every day.”
That is an important statement considering how fast this new season in
Canyon Lake Hawks under the Bright Lights
Canyon Lake will have one more scrimmage next week in Buda so every day will have this team working like they are on their final exams to be accepted into their next realm on the ladder.
Coach Drum also commented on his defense, “We have a lot of fine tuning but these kids are smart and we are also working with a different front on our defensive line.”
The Hawks don’t seem like they have many days of taking anything for granted or having an off day.
Everything will be getting faster as this team starts to hone in on improving their game as Blanco will be calling soon on the horizon.
Uncertain future would be the theme this year as Bracken Warriors prepare
Head Coach Lloyd Fields
“Everything is in flux,” Head Coach Lloyd Fields said. “Our offense is still a work in progress and we are starting over from square one.”
The Warriors have been ahead of the curve these past three years with a returning QB Eli Achilles calling the signals. All three of those years had that returning quarterback.
Now BCS has replaced those three years of experience for three quarterbacks vying for a chance to call the signals.
“All the positions are open,” Coach Fields fielded.
There is one given for this year’s team and that would be the Warriors tight offensive set. Bracken has some proven entities in that formation which will give Coach Fields a softer pillow on Friday nights after games.
“We have a Sophomore center Gunnar Stolhandske who proved himself last season as a freshman and he has continued to improve. Then having Goober (Preston Koch) and Davis Scott back as Seniors makes this our gold standard,” Coach Fields elaborated.
