Referee Johnny Ivie and Family

A Weekly Article by First Year Official Johnny Ivie

Greatness!!!

One of the greatest things about me being out on the field as an official is that I get to relive some of the past feelings, emotions, and memories of my own past football career.  I love the feel of it!  The smell of it! The way the ball bounces, the blow of the whistle, and the sound of pads hitting together.  It takes me back to so many thoughts and experiences as a player.  Man I love this game!

I get a chance to play, ah excuse me, officiate football and make all of this become some of the greatest times I have ever had on the football field.  One thing that I had forgotten is how it feels to be a part of a team.  I see out on the field, young men working together to put together all the plans they have been working on throughout the weeks practices, how they listen to their coaches, and the way they lead one another through difficult situations on the field.

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Head Coach Lloyd Fields

Bracken Christian Warriors start defending their State Championship Trophy this evening and the ReSporter would like to spend some time with Head Coach Lloyd Fields each Friday before the game to give fans some nuggets.

“We are going to battle this evening,” Coach Fields started the conversation. “We are without two of our starters and Hill Country will coming in ready to play.”
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The football season has officially started and Canyon Lake took care of Blanco

Junior Varsity get congrats after Victory over Blanco

Panthers last Thursday night at the Blanco stadium.

The game mirrored much of the same kinks that the ReSporter had encountered.

The schedule stated a start time of 7pm and yet by the time the ReSporter’s car drove up to the parking lot, the game was deep into the second quarter of the game.

The Hawks also made some great strides on second half drives only to see a missed handoff here, a snap miss the hands of the quarterback there, and the blade of grass catching the receiver for a take down before a catch that would of been to the house.
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Pre/Game:  Blanco Panthers @  CLHS Hawks 
                Record 0-0     @     Record  0-0
 
 At Hawk Field  7:30pm  August 26th

 Series History: Blanco leads series 2-1
 2008    CLHS    00  Blanco  63
 2009    CLHS    21  Blanco  14
 2010    CLHS    07  Blanco  12

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Austin Hill Country @   Bracken Christian
Knights   (0-0)     vs      Warriors  (0-0)

History: Bracken Leads series 3-2
2006    BCS 16  Knights 64
2007    BCS 54  Knights 48
2008    BCS 44  Knights 16
2009    BCS 64  Knights 72
2010    BCS 54  Knights 21

The ReSporter would like to start this year off with a stat line for Grady Achilles who has some impressive numbers for this team.
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Senior Defensive End Alex Kemp

This Summer the Hilltop ReSporter had a series of profiles on players, with Alex Kemp being the first one out of the shoot. The ReSporter would like to have a series of talks to players the week before the game where the discussion will be about the season and games played.

Kemp started the workouts a month ago sick. The illness put the All-District Defensive End a few pounds lighter and behind the other players.
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All-District Senior Zach Henshaw

Canyon Lake Hawks have a tough schedule the first of the season. Teams from Sealy to Lavernia to Austin will all be some games that either put CLHS on the map or maybe a ghost town.

The last third of the season is what saved the team last year when the Hawks finished with a three game district win streak.

The first game up is the Wimberley Texans.

Wimberley has been picked by Texas Football Magazine as one of the winners in the 3A brackets. The game this year will have a Hawk team that will be returning from Navarro and based on last years game, Canyon Lake would like to have a solid win under their belt in district before facing the Texans.
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All State Running Back Grady Achilles

Bracken Christian has had book-end seasons the past few years. The season starts with good teams and ends with good teams. In between the Warriors have yet to be beaten the past four years.

This time we will go over the last four games of the year.

CASA is the next game and the Warriors own a 3-0 record against the team from San Antonio. In fact, CASA has yet to play a four quarter game against BCS. All the games have been Mercy games.

This year should be no different. There has not been any reports of mutations in San Antonio that would make the players better than what the Warriors are bringing back to the field this season.
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Junior Quarterback Branson Belcher

The ReSporter started the ball rolling earlier this week commenting on what type of teams Canyon Lake will be playing while also wondering if the game will be a win or loss.

The Hawks have a tough first set of games, and we will now look at the middle part of the schedule, with Austin-Travis, Luling, and Navasota.
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Senior Defensive Back and Quarterback Brandon Berger

The Canyon Lake Hawks will be performing in their second and final scrimmage Thursday in Hays at 5:30pm.

The Hawks will be playing the game during the heat of the day in preparation for the start of the season the next week.

“We are giving the kids an opportunity to prove themselves,” Head Coach Matt Monzingo said. “This game will help them to be prepared.”
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