Preslie Owens, Te’a Gonzales & Kylee Goff  Lined-UP & Ready to Go Hawks!

Way to Go Lake!

Canyon Lake Volleyball (24-16) is going where no other (except Boy’s Soccer) team has ever gone in The Lake’s Post Season history after a Lake sweep of El Campo (28-12) after spotting these Ricebirds that first set, 25-27, 25-17, 25-21, 25-15.

Boys Soccer made the first round in the Final 4 and now CLake will try to replicate that feat with a win this coming Tuesday at the Blossom Athletic Center Littleton Gym in San Antonio with first serve at 7:00pm.

It will be a tough opponent seeing that it is a team CL has lost 3 times this season to with that first loss early during a regular season tournament play.

Wimberley finished first in district and sport a lofty, 44-5 record entering this Regional Final battle.

                   Let’s Go Hawks!!

The Lake has hit their stride during their last three UIL Tournament season games and beating an El Campo team that finished their district with two losses to Needville while sweeping the rest of those district battles.

This night started with The Lake having a lead early, 4-1 and kept that advantage until a Ricebird 4 point rally securing an El Campo first lead, 18-13.

Canyon Lake would draw back tying, 20-20 on a Gabby Fory kill and an unforced error by EC. The Lake would continue prying with a two point lead, 23-21 but that was when El Campo would impose their will in a first set Lake loss, 27-25.

CLake’s next set was a full out blitz with all but one player scoring points off serve. In fact, CL had 4 service points of 2 or more which led to an, 18-11 Hawk advantage.

Gabby Fory was on top of her game getting 5 kills and a block during that blitz with great passes and solid assists leading to this convincing, 25-17 conquest.

During those last 3 sets had CL in single digits with unforced errors, 7 in set two ~ 8 set three ~ 6 set four.

It was that 3rd set that would see too much Rice in these Birds as The Hawks would soar and finally devour these Ricebirds. Canyon Lake & El Campo would have 8 ties during this set before taking a, 17-14 lead capped by a Chylea Gray ace that tipped the top off the net falling harmlessly to the court.

                          Way to Go Lake Volleyball.

It was a Chloe Gray kill for that final clinching point giving CL a, 2-1 lead and what would lead to an even more convincing fork (or should that be spoon) into these Ricebirds.

Izzy Fory’s service would be a separating moment in this final set with an ace that was joined with two kills from Gabby Fory and Kylie Rodriguez giving CLake a, 7-3 lead and with that separation it would be present until that final point.

Bella Biasatti had an ace and two more kills for Rodriguez and more unforced errors that had the only thing fearing El Campo would be all that Rice left on their plate, 25-15.

Lots of Hawks were flying high in this win with Gabby Fory finishing with 17 kills, Kylie Rodriguez 25 digs, and Chloe Gray’s 38 assists.

Canyon Lake continues to enjoy their ride into another week of games!

Way to GO LAKE!

TEAM STATS: 25-27. 25-17, 25-21, 25-15

Kills:   Gabby Fory       17
         Kylie Rodriguez  10
         Preslie Owens     9

Assists: Chloe Gray       38
         Izzy Fory         2

Digs:    Kylie Rodriguez  25
         Izzy Fory        20
         Bella Biasatti   13
         Chylea Gray      10

Blocks:  Kylee Goff        2
         Te’a Gonzales     2
         Preslie Owens     1
         Gabby Fory        1

Aces:    Izzy Fory         3
         Chylea Gray       2
         Bella Biasatti    2

Chris Brown & the rest of the offensive line’s one yard winning score.   (photo Daniel Clifton)

                               Let’s Go Lake!

The Lake finished regular season with a respectable, 7-3 record and after a fourth quarter comeback win over Pleasanton will now use some momentum in their coming up Bi-District contest against an old foe Taylor Duck team this Friday in Lockhart High School with kick-off at 7:00pm.

CLake started slow with a first series fumble followed with 3 series composed of 3 plays and punt sequence.

Meanwhile the Eagles’ punt return on their second possession started 35 yards for a score. It would be an 8 play and 25 yard field goal, 3-0 score that would end up being all the scoring for all 24 those first half minutes.

CLHS had 89 total yards during those opening two frames with 48 yards coming on their last drive before running out of time.

Pleasanton started their second half with another 8 play drive which was helped with a 26 yard pass play and 29 yard scoring completion for a, 10-0 lead.

Hit Man says way to make your hits a winner Lake!

The Lake responded with a 10 play drive covering 46 yards and a Jack Stracener, first field goal,  traveling  31 yards and putting this battle back into a one score lead, 10-3.

This Eagle team kept soaring with another time consuming 12 play drive which would produce a 41 yard field goal. Leaving CL with a 10 point deficit two plays into that final quarter of work.

This work would need to come both offensively with at least one defensive stop.

Possessions would be treated like gold in this contest and it was the Hawk’s Special Team who helped next when Gram Simpson took his kick-off return setting only needing 57 yards to paydirt. It took 5 plays and a Simpson 4 yard run with still more work needed to be done still needing  3 points for a tie.

Pleasanton did drain more precious minutes off the clock using a 12 play drive which would leave CLake needing to go 76 yards for their final score be it field goal or touchdown.

Fifteen plays later it would be Chris Brown’s power sneak that gave CL a hard fought must win leaving this Eagle team with enough time to respond.

That Canyon Lake final drive had just two 3rd down plays but it would be a Lucas Schexnayder 20 yard catch and run to the 3 yard line that erased an earlier holding call that led to his finishing touches and Hawk with a victory.

A Hawk Defense would be key in giving CLake’s offense enough time and chance to pull this win off after scoring on all 4 possessions in that second half which turned out to be a right potion and putting those same ingredients starting this coming Friday for another win.

Canyon Lake has a, 4-0 record over Pleasanton now with those first two coming during post-season play.

Way to GO LAKE!

             1  2  3  4  Final
Pleasanton   3  0  7  3  13
CL Hawks     0  0  3 14  17

Team Stats        Eagles     Hawks
Total Yards       315        250
First Downs       18         17
Rush/Yards        56/215     20/79
Comp/Att/Int      5/9/0      16/28/0
Passing Yards     100        171
Punts/Average     1/35.0     4/42.8
Fumbles/Lost      3/1        1/1
Penalties-Yards   7-65       5-45

Passing          Comp  Att  Pct  Yds  Int TD
Jace Wheeler     16    28  .571  171  0   0

Rushing          Att  Yds  Ave  Lg   TD
Gram Simpson      9   38   4.2  10   1
Chris Brown       5   24   4.8   9   1
Jace Wheeler      5   22   4.4   9   0
Kobe Halverson    1   -5    -    -   0
Totals           20   79   4.0  10   2

Receiving        No   Yds  Ave  Lg   TD
Kobe Halverson    8   88  11.0  20   0
Gram Simpson      3   28   9.3  13   0
Peyton King       3   26   8.7  11   0
Lucas Schexnayder 1   20  20.0  20   0
Chris Brown       1    9   9.0   9   0
Totals           16  171  10.7  20   0

                        Hawks advance after sweeping Cuero to Regional Finals. Let’s Go Lake!

                             Way to GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake’s Volleyball (23-16) swept through their Area Round over Cuero, 25-13, 25-17, 26-25 as they will have a short rest before facing El Campo Ricebirds (28-11) in a Regional Semi-Final battle.

The Hawks had been stuck as an Area finalist 7 times previously and now will try to up the ante with another win.

Lake Volleyball was the first sport to win a District Championship when they went undefeated during that 2015 campaign but was just short when Sealy overcame a first set Hawk win before rebounding with a, 3-1 comeback.

CLake started this night with one of their best opening sets taking these Gobblers, 25-13. Over half of those points were a result of some salty sets from Senior Chloe Gray to an array of Hawks with Te’a Gonzales starting off with 2 kills, Gabby Fory 3 kills, Preslie Owens 3 kills in succession.

                  Let’s Go Lake!

That start had The Lake enjoying an 18-7 advantage with Kylie Rodriguez serving a 5 point rally and eventual first set dominating result.

These Gobblers would hang around longer in that second set clawing back to an, 11-11 tie before CL would again be in top form outscoring Cuero, 14-6 to finish that set.

It was the third set that had more drama as both squads were tied 10 times during this set before Canyon Lake forged to a 19-14 advantage and what looked like another copy cat win.

However, it was Cuero that got some pecking (or whatever Gobblers do) and took a, 23-21 lead that had Head Coach Daniella Villarreal calling a timeout, “I just told them to take a deep breath and take it one point at a time.”

Some unforced Gobbler errors and then two kills by Gabby Fory from perfect assists for Chloe Gray to finish flatten this Area Round Road Block that allowed a smooth drive home with a trophy that hopes to have more company in the upcoming years.

This upcoming Regional Semi-Final contest has two even teams according to Max-Preps in Texas Ricebirds ranked 335~~Hawks 334, Section Ricebirds ranked 171~~Hawks 170, and State Division Ricebirds ranked 46~~ Hawks 45.

The 2025 Texas Girls Coaches Association State Volleyball Poll just came out with Canyon Lake ranked 8th in their Class 4A Division II Poll. Wimberley is ranked 3rd in this poll to give some reference.

Canyon Lake will match up this Friday in Gonzales, Texas with the winner advancing to the Regional Finals.

Let’s Go Hawks!

                                                              A Packed Hawk Nest. Way to GO LAKE!

Canyon Lake took care of business sweeping into an Area Round playoff next Tuesday in Seguin against Cuero after disposing of Legacy Ranch Wranglers, 25-19 ~ 25-10 ~ 25-18.

“The first playoff game was electric! We had the home court advantage, and a huge credit goes to our fans with all our families, students, teachers., and staff for bringing the energy that helped us gain and maintain momentum throughout the game,” Head Coach Daniella Villarreal started. “The first set was full of playoff nerves, as none of our girls had experience this level of competition in volleyball. However, we have multi-sport athletes with playoff experience in soccer and softball, so I knew they would overcome their nerves and rise to the moment. By the second set, we took control with strong serving and passing, playing a much cleaner, more confident game as we settled into the environment. I’m really proud of how they handled the playoff atmosphere and improved as the game progressed.”

Starting the first set, The Lake could not shake these Wranglers before forging a 3 point lead, 15-12 and then hitting their stride stretching that lead to, 24-15 before seeing these Visitor’s 4 point rally.

That momentum continued into that 2nd set when Chloe Gray opened with a 4 serve rally with the help of a Preslie Owens’ kill with some added unforced errors coming from the Wranglers.

                Let’s Go Lake~Beat Cuero

Legacy would still hang around getting back to a 2 point deficit, 10-8 before Paisley Fahrney would unleash, serving a 4 ace 9 point rally, that gave CLake all they needed tying up this Wrangler team winning, 25-10.

It was Chloe Gray’s time behind the line serving another 3 point barrage that had an ace and three different Hawk’s with a kill, Goff (finished with 7), Kylie Rodriguez (finished with 8) and Te’a Gonzales (finished with 3).

Those 9 points also added a kill for Kylee Goff along with a kill and block coming from Gabby Fory.

Fahrney finished the night leading the Hawks with 5 of CL’s 13 aces.

Canyon Lake’s depth proved to be too much for Legacy Ranch keeping the pressure on with a plethora of players getting into the act.

Kills:   6 different players with 3 or more.
Aces:    4 different players with 2 or more.
Digs:    9 different players recording one or more.
Blocks:  4 different players with Goff leading this category with 3.
Assists: 6 different players with Chloe Gray, the setter, with 25.

Bi-District Champions~~ Cuero is next. GO LAKE!

A lot of action from the starters and bench giving Head Coach Daniella Villarreal many options to take control of this first post-season opportunity in six years.

That last set had Legacy’s back against the wall which had their first lead of more than one point as Legacy led, 10-9 before Fahrney took over serving another 4 point rally that had (wait for it) another ace Chloe kill.

The Hawks would continue their dominance finishing their third set by outscoring these Wranglers, 17-8. CLake scored 6 straight times on their serve to finish this match.

Coach Villarreal shared Canyon Lake’s next battle, “On Tuesday, we face Cuero at Seguin High School at 6:00pm. We’ll be preparing strategies to set us up for success while maintaining confidence and team chemistry. Each playoff round gets tougher, and anything can happen, so our focus in on improving as a team and keeping our momentum going.”

This is CL’s 8th year to play during the post-season with  7 of those invites having the Hawk’s winning a Bi-District Trophy.  The Lake has an, 0-7 record in that second round and getting over that hurdle has been hard to accomplish….is this the year?

The Resporter thinks that Coach Villarreal would mention one more ingredient needed for this next round….ANOTHER HAWK NATION TURNOUT FOR A WIN!

Let’s GO LAKE!

Game Stats: 25-19, 25-10, 25-18.

Kills:  Kylie Rodriguez    8
        Preslie Owens      8
        Kylee Goff         7
        Gabby Fory         6

Blocks: Kylee Goff         3
        Te’a Gonzales      1
        Preslie Owens      1
        Gabby Fory         1
  
Aces:   Paisleigh Fahrney  5
        Chylea Gray        3
        Izzy Fory          3
        Chloe Gray         2

Digs:   Izzy Fory          7
        Kylie Rodriguez    7
        Bella Biasatti     5
        Chloe Gray         5

Assist: Chloe Gray        25
        Kylie Rodriguez    2

Defensive Lineman Joseph Matos Padilla pursuit was relentless in Hawk’s win over Ugalde!
(photo by Daniel Clifton)

                        Let’s Go Hawks!

It was a tough week of work for a resilient Hawk team that had some soul searching after set-back against Somerset last week.

“The lessons we learned from last week..you know they say you learn more from a loss than a win,” Head Coach Sam Parker exclaimed after The Lake’s win over Ugalde. “Last week was humbling…the kids had a great week of practices and it showed..they did a great job preparing and it showed…and I couldn’t be more proud of our kids and how they responded from last week to this week.”

Canyon Lake started this game with a resolve, to the point,  of seeing that a misspelled Ugalde team needed a correction much like this Lake team did in preparing for this battle since leaving the Somerset city limits.

Last week’s loss would be akin for a Senior High School student not making it past the first round in a grade school spelling bee.

       Way to Make us Proud Hawks!

Yes, The Lake, found that Uvalde should actually be spelled, Ugalde and made their corrections all week in preparation for this Homecoming contest.

According to Wikipedia: Uvalde was founded in 1853 as the town Encina, but was renamed in 1856 as Uvalde. Its name is a misspelling of the Spanish governor Juan de Ugalde (Cadiz, Andalusia, 1729-1816). Ugalde is a name of Basque origin, meaning water-side or river.

Case in point was watching Canyon Lake needing 3 plays for their first score when QB Jace Wheeler found Peyton King with a crowning 67 yard catch and run for that first score. That catch matched a former receiver, Chase Anderson who was in attendance on this homecoming night. That 67 yards is the 12th longest in Hawk Annals.

                 Way to Go Lake!

The Lake’s defense was next up in holding these Coyotes to 4 yards and punt which gave CL’s offense the ball for a two play drive that was capped off when Chris Brown broke open for a 34 yard scamper to pay-dirt and a quick, 13-0 Hawk lead.

Ugalde did show life on their next possession but this sequence of plays stalled after 16 plays and CL taking over needing 72 yards.

Four plays later with an added 15 yard Ugalde penalty after a Gram Simpson 24 run had The Lake using a 26 yard pass to Lucas Schexnayder (Spelling Bee Champ Based on his name) for his first touchdown this season and a Hawk, 20-0 first quarter lead.

Canyon Lake scored on their first 5 possessions when Simpson scored on his 6 yard carry and he accounted for all 43 yards during this drive.

The only drives CLake failed to score happened before half and end of game that made a statement, that lessons learned were correctable.  This was CL’s best game showing a balanced offense  finishing with 211 yards on the ground and 203 via the air.

Now The Lake will have this next week off before getting back to work for a big battle with Davenport in two weeks.

The best news is knowing that CANYON LAKE is spelled correctly and hopefully this group of players can go further when the season will bring more learning opportunity for future spelling bees.

Way to GO LAKE!

           1  2  3  4   Final
Uvalde     0  0  0  7   07
CL Hawks  20 14  6  7   47
Scoring Summary:
CL-Peyton King 67 yard pass Jace Wheeler (run failed), 10:48, 1st
CL-Chris Brown 34 yard run (Jack Stracener kick), 8:26, 1st
CL-Lucas Shexnayder 26 yd pass from Wheeler (Stracener kick), 0:04, 1st
CL-Hayes Holladay 17 yard pass from Wheeler (Stracener kick), 8:37, 2nd
CL-Gram Simpson 6 yard run (Stracener kick), 4:00, 2nd
CL-Chris Brown 1 yard run (run failed), 7:22, 3rd
UC-Coyotes 4 yard run (pat good), 11:44, 3rd
CL-Chris Brown 1 yard run (Stracener kick), 6:10, 4th

Game Stats           Coyotes     Hawks
Total Yards          221         414
First Downs          12          20
Rush/Yards           45/182      30/211
Comp/Att/Inc         2/14/0      9/15/1
Passing Yards        39          203
Punts/Average        3/25.7      0/0
Fumbles/Lost         1/1         1/0
Penalties-Yards      4-26        6-40

Passing              Comp  Att  Pct   Yards  Int TD
Jace Wheeler         9     15  .600   203    1   3

Rushing              Att  Yds  Ave   Lg   TD
Chris Brown          11   91   8.3   34   3
Gram Simpson         11   74   5.7   30   1
Jace Wheeler          4   21   5.2   11   0
Hayes Holladay        1   13  13.0   13   0
Ryder Smith           2   11   5.5   13   0
Kobe Halverson        1    1   1.0    1   0
Totals               30  211   7.0   34   4

Receiving            No   Yds  Ave   Lg   TD
Peyton King           2   75  37.5   67   1
Kobe Halverson        3   60  20.0   25   0
Hayes Holladay        2   40  20.0   23   1
Lucas Shexnayder      1   26  26.0   26   1
Gram Simpson          1    2   2.0    2   0
Totals                9  203  22.6   67   3

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

                               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

Hawks Junior Varsity’s Defense in a hand-to-hand combat in shutout over JFK, 26-0.

Isaac Blinkley with a 79 yard TD run & Mason Hallmark with two sacks in Hawk’s win over Rockets.

Canyon Lake’s Junior Varsity was efficient in win over JFK by scoring a, 26-0 shut-out for first district play win.

The Hawk’s defense dominated by allowing a 22 yard pass and 32 yard rushing play as their only damage resulting giving up 2.4 yards of real estate per snap.

The Lake’s offense capitalized on a fumble recovery on these Rockets muffed punt snap and a one play pass from QB Damon Garcia to Peyton Vann sneaking to the right end of the end zone for a touchdown.

A Rocket 4th down gamble did not pay off on JFK’s next drive gave CL another short field on their second possession which had Isaac Brinkley darting 5 yards for a Hawk, 14-0 lead with 2 minutes remaining in that first frame.

With that muffed punt for the Visitors and a Hawk 4 yard punt that formation would force each school using all 4 downs to move the chains.

But that was not necessary on CLake’s next drive that had Brinkley playing two below on his scamper going for 79 yards to pay-dirt and Hawk, 20-0 first half lead.

   Hit Man says get rid of Pests Hawks!

Canyon Lake would take advantage opening the 2nd half with the ball and taking 6 plays that went for 65 yards and final nail in this win, 26-0.

That drive started with an incomplete pass but was followed with 4 plays going 10 or more yards when QB Garcia (16 yards) and RB Oliver Carey-Spoon (17 yards) set up an 18 yard scoring strike when Garcia found an open Dario Faz catch and run for that final score.

Canyon Lake will be up next on the road at Fredericksburg for a chance to continue their momentum and another win!

Way to GO LAKE!

          1  2  3  4  Final
JFKJV     0  0  0  0  00
CL Hawks 14  6  6  0  26
Scoring Summary:
CLJV-Peyton Vann 6 yard pass Damon Garcia (run failed), 6:53, 1st
CLJV-Isaac Brinkley 5 yard run (Garcia run), 2:16, 1st
CLJV-Isaac Brinkley 79 yard run (run failed), 4:45, 2nd
CLJV-Dario Faz 18 yard pass Garcia, (run failed), 7:49, 3rd

Team Stats        Rockets    Hawks
Total Yards       122        219
First Downs       11         11
Rush/Yards        41/92      15/123
Comp/Att/Int      4/10/0     8/14/0
Passing Yards     30         106
Punts/Average     1/23.0     1/4.0
Fumbles/Lost      3/1        1/0
Penalties-Yards   6-55       4-40

Passing           Comp  Att  Pct  Yds Int TD
Damon Garcia      8     14  .571 106  0   2

Rushing           Att  Yds   Ave  Lg  TD
Isaac Brinkley     2    84  42.0  79  2
Oliver Carey-Spoon 5    30   6.0  17  0
Collin Joyce       1     3   3.0   3  0
Damon Garcia       7    -4    -   16  0
Totals            15   124   8.2  79  2

Receiving         No   Yds   Ave  Lg  TD
Dario Faz          2    48  24.0  30  1
Peyton Vann        3    35  11.7  20  1
Isaac Brinkley     2    17   8.5  17  0
Braeden Willey     1     6   6.0   6  0
Totals             8   106  13.3  30  2