Coaches Corner with Canyon Lake’s Charley Drum

This is certainly a big week for the Hawks and The ReSporter had a chance to catch up with Coach Drum for this week’s edition of the Coaches Corner.

Canyon Lake’s Head Coach Charley Drum

The ReSporter: Can Coach Moses read minds better than his coaching friends from Rockport?

Coach Drum: “Yeah, they will know our offense, but we can be a little more diverse than they are. We kind of have something to compare.”

The ReSporter: Do you know if Rockport-Fulton played a team that runs the slot-t?

Coach Drum: “I don’t think they did.”

The ReSporter: Well, when I think back on last year in our game with Navarro, you could tell that they were just more advanced with this type of offense both defensively and offensively in our game with them.

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There are two Hawk players that have been playing for Canyon Lake during the last part of the season when Will Joyner joined the team for a game with Smithville and then invited again near the end of this season.

Freshman Will Joyner and Jacob Foster relaxing at a Hawk Basketball game

You would see Joyner on kick-off teams and also playing on the defensive side of the ball these past few games.

Meanwhile Senior Ian May went down over two weeks ago and CL had Jacob Foster filling that void on the offensive line.

Both of these players had carved a nice niche with that Freshman Class as that team has been heralded as the calvary to help stave off an indian attack on the local village.

Yes, that village might have been able to hold their own, but having the Calvary joining this fight will make those losses in war to be reduced.

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Junior Running Back Robert Woods waiting for the Offensive Line’s next hole to plow through

The Hawks are presently 0-2 when facing teams in the second round of playoffs.

Back in 2010, Canyon Lake, was pitted against a Somerset team that had a ton of excitement and experience and in the end it was the Bulldogs that were smiling after a missed field goal when time expired.

During that two game stint in the 2010 playoff season, CL had won their first half in both games by a 52-13 advantage and in that first game with Burnet the Hawks withheld a furious rally to hold on with a Bi-District win, 27-20.

Somerset was let off the hook in that Area matchup when the CL’s Juan Martinez was just short on a 42 yard field goal with no time left on the clock.

Martinez was true on a 40 yard field goal at the end of the first half in that same game which proved to be the Hawk’s last points for that season.

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Austin Rodruguez being presented his Jersey for All-Star Game with EastBay Scout Anthony Williams and MV Coach Brandon Pawelek in attendance.

Austin Rodriguez was honored on Monday at Mountain Valley Middle School when he was awarded a chance to play in an All-Star game this December 20th, in Naples, Florida.

EastBay Scout and Former San Francisco 49er Anthony Williams talking to 8th Grade assembly at MVMS

Rodriguez, an 8th Grader, was selected to play in The Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl and will suit up to represent the West Squad.

Rodriguez played on the Mountain Valley District Champions on the offensive line which helped in the Hawk team to dominate this season in every facet of the game.

“He separated himself by not only by his playing skills….but also how he is good in the classroom because having a well rounded students is first in making our decisions,” EastBay Scout Anthony Williams said. “To be able to play in this game you have to bring the full package in being a good teammate and being a good student.”

The award was presented during the noon time when the whole 8th Grade class was present in the MV cafeteria.

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Spread Back Noah Boriack passing in a game with Veritas earlier this year

Bracken Christian won their playoff game against a tough and frustrated Conroe Covenant team, 39-8.

“This was the first time we dressed out all of our team,” Head Coach Lloyd Fields said. “There is always safety in numbers.”

Another game with a box of band-aids needed at it’s conclusion.

“The game was pretty physical,” Coach Fields said while fixing an owlee. “We had some bumps and bruises but everyone gets those by this time of year.”

The Warriors stepped out to a quick 19 point lead as Noah Boriack found a target that will be on top of all the receiving marks when this season comes to a close in Jeff Camp for a 24 yard touchdown pass.

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Hawk Offensive Line opens gaping hole for Fullback Hayden DuBois

Hawk Quotes, CL Hawk Tidbits, By the Numbers.

#21 Tailback Josh DeVries:
On gaining 187 yards in LaVega game.
“That gave me a lot of confidence and the more we play the closer we get.”

What happens next week?
“Our whole offense is in a groove. We will work hard this next week and then it will be time to make history.” (speaking about playing into the third round)

#72 Offensive Tackle Tristan Woodruff:

On how well the offensive line played to be able to rush for so many yards?
“We are communicating very well and that is helping us to start clicking with this offense.”

What does this game means when you can rush and about the play of the Seniors?

“We did it!! The Seniors stepped up and we came out strong and fast as an offensive line.”

#68 Offensive Guard Austin Kahil: (more…)

CL Hawks after win over Waco LaVega

Canyon Lake won their Bi-District game for the third time in a row as the Hawks walked all over the Plank(ton) Pirates of Waco LaVega, 49-26 last Friday night.

“This was our first complete game for this whole season,” Head Coach Charley Drum beat. “We dominated the whole game and it just shows you how a team with seniors versus a team that was lacking with seniors can help with that experience.”

The Hawks have made the playoffs for the fourth time and this was their third time of punching their ticket for the next round.

 Year      Game            Score       Record
 2010      Burnet          27-20       6-5
 2013      Pleasanton      24-21       4-7
 2014      Waco LaVega     49-26       5-6

It will be the next game that will make history for Canyon Lake, with a win, they will be realizing a goal of seeing just how high this playoff ladder will take this upstart group of players.

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CL Hawk’s Defense ranks 2nd in Dist. 14-4A in total yardage

District 14-4A-I Standings and District Stats
 Team             W   L    Pct             District           W   L     Pct
 Liberty Hill     8   2   .800             Liberty Hill       5   0   1.000
 Boerne           8   2   .800             Boerne             4   1    .800
 Bandera          4   5   .444             Taylor             2   3    .400
 CL Hawks         4   6   .400             CL Hawks           2   3    .400
 Fredericksburg   4   6   .400             Fredericksburg     1   4    .200
 Taylor           2   8   .200             Bandera            1   4    .200

 This Week's Games:
 CL Hawks       vs.    Waco LaVega    @     Liberty Hill  7:30
 Boerne         vs.    Robinson
 Taylor         vs.    Burnet
 Liberty Hill   vs.    China Spring

 Team Stats: Offense   Yards                Team Defense        Yards
 Liberty Hill          397 per game         Bandera             258 per game
 Bandera               363                  CL Hawks            286
 Boerne                359                  Boerne              334
 CL Hawks              326                  Liberty Hill        337
 Fredericksburg        312                  Fredericksburg      355
 Taylor                300                  Taylor              375

 Individual Stats:
 Rushing          Team           Att     Yds    Ave   TD
 Jon Shannon      Liberty Hill   182    1216    6.7   18
 Josh DeVries     CL Hawks       144    1065    7.4   12
 Devin Taylor     Taylor         132     826    6.3   10
 Hunter Lindsay   Liberty Hill    85     697    8.2    5
 Hayden DuBois    CL Hawks       155     679    4.4   14
 Robert Woods     CL Hawks       122     645    5.3    5

 Receiving        Team           No      Yds    Ave   TD
 David Snelling   Boerne         80     1176   14.7   17
 Noah Nelson      Bandera        38      684   18.0    9
 Eli Davis        Boerne         46      636   13.8    9
 Averie Mansfield Bandera        20      393   19.7    3
 Will McClure     Boerne         24      303   12.6    1
 Josh DeVries CL  Hawks          17      272   16.0    3
 Evan Schuller CL Hawks          13      230   17.5    2

 Passing          Team           Att     Com    Pct    Yds   Int   TD
 Quinten Dormady  Boerne         357     222   .622   2883   14    32
 Joe Rodriguez    Bandera        183     103   .563   1636    9    15
 Terrell Reynolds Taylor         252     121   .480   1263    8     6
 Kyle Grona       Billies        113      63   .558    730    4     8
 Kyle Reeh        Billies         80      43   .538    653    1     5
 Sklyer Tschoepe  CL Hawks        58      36   .603    601    1     4

 Top Ten Scoring  Team           Rush   Rec   Ret   Kick   FG   Total
 Jon Shannon      Liberty Hill   18      0    0      0      0    108
 Josh DeVries     CL Hawks       12      3    1      1      0     98
 David Snelling   Boerne          0     14    0      1      0     86
 Hayden DuBois    CL Hawks       14      0    0      0      0     84
 Noah Nelson      Bandera         0      9    1      5      1     69
 Devin Taylor     Taylor         10      0    0      1      0     62
 Nick Hernandez   Liberty Hill   10      0    0      0      0     60
 Eli Davis        Boerne          1      8    0      0      0     54
 Kyle Herbst      Boerne          0      0    0     37      5     52
 Mike Thorpe      CL Hawks        0      0    0     36      3     45

Austin Rodriguez pictured on the far right of this picture, with Trenton Lorett, Jacob Ruff, and Cooper Harris

Spring Branch Football Standout Austin Rodriguez Selected To Play In The Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl

Youth Bowl Modeled After U.S. Army All-American Bowl

Rockaway, N.J. (November 11, 2015) – All American Games, Football University (FBU) and Eastbay are proud to announce that Offensive Guard Austin Rodriguez from Spring Branch (TX) has been selected to play at the 2014 Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl, taking place Saturday, December 20, 2014 in Naples, Florida. Rodriguez will suit up for the 8th Grade West squad this year in hopes of bringing a victory back to the West coast.
“We’re excited to see what Austin can do in the trenches this year; it’s safe to say the selection committee is expecting a lot from Rodriguez. He has proved that he can handle anything the defensive line throws at him and that’s why he has been selected to protect some of the best skill players in the nation.” said Erik Richards, FBU National Scouting Director.
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Pick'em Contest    Texas RV  NShoreRx  Custon Y4  Granny D's GordonPlumber
                   120-57    117-60    114-63     104-73     103-74
CLHS/LaVega        CLHawks   CLHawks   CLHawks    CLHalks    CLHawks
LibHill/ChinaSpg   LibHill   LibHill   LibHill    LibHill    LibHill
Boerne/Robinson    Boerne    Robinson  Robinson   Robinson   Boerne
Taylor/Burnet      Burnet    Burnet    Burnet     Taylor     Burnet
Bracken/Conroe     Bracken   Bracken   Bracken    Bracken    Bracken
OLH/DalTyler St    OLH       TylerSt   OLH        TylerSt    OLH
Castle/LkehllPrep  CastleHll CastleHll CastleHill CastleHill CastleHill
Texas/Okie St      Texas     Okie St   Texas      OkieSt     Okie St
Okie/Tech          Tech      Okie      Okie       Tech       Okie
MissSt/Bama        Bama      Bama      Bama       MissSt.    Bama
Auburn/Georgia     Georgia   Auburn    Georgia    Auburn     Auburn
Missou/A&M         Missou    A&M       A&M        A&M        A&M
LSU/Arkie          LSU       LSU       Arkie      LSU        LSU
Nebraska/Wiscon    Wisconsin Nebraska  Wisconsin  Wisconsin  Wisconsin
VirginiaTech/Duke  Duke      Duke      VirgTech   VirgTech   Duke
Texans/Cleveland   Browns    Browns    Browns     Browns     Browns