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.
Hawks Jumping up as Season Matures
CL Volleyball team has successful Tourney in Cedar Creek finishing 6th place out of the 18 team tournament.
On Saturday, the Hawks were placed in the Gold Bracket after finishing 4-1 the first two rounds.
The Hawks will now carry a winning record into next weeks set of games with an 8-7 showing.
“I’m proud of their effort this weekend,” Head Coach Kimberley Paisley said. “We had a great fight in us that will help build mental toughness.”
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.
Hawks having a Block Party
Canyon Lake had a good first day at Cedar Creek in Bastrop on Thursday when they swept all three of their opponents.
The Luling, Randolph, and Taylor wins improved this seasons record to 7-5 and some major confidence builders for the Hawks.
Senior Amber Ramsey puts a block on the Lions
Canyon Lake swept Lockhart Tuesday night at the Hawk Gym as all three squads (Freshman, JV, and Varsity) took care of business on their home court.
Canyon Lake Varsity won their pivotal game after Lockhart tied up the match at one game a piece.
The Hawks had a game point and a five point lead 24-19 when the Lions responded with a five point rally to tie the score.
Lillie Sander then responded with a kill to side out and then finished off Lockhart with a service ace to end the threat and give CL a hard fought victory.
“I feel like we do too much and then we don’t take advantage of all those opportunities that Lockhart gave us,” Head Coach Kimberley Paisley stated. “We made the game tougher on ourselves.”
‘Consistent’ has been that one word to describe what Head Coach Kimberley Paisley
Junior Libero Hayley Melone
would want Canyon Lake Volleyball team to say no matter their outcome in these early pre/district games.
Now with two wins in the Wimberley Tex-Fest Tournament you might see a decent team starting to take hold of that word.
“We are getting more comfortable with our offense and defense, Coach (Paisley) is wanting us to run,” Junior Libero Haley Malone offered. “That is helping us cover the court and be more consistent.”
The Hawks are serving a lot of youth from behind the line and need to be sure they are communicating.
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.
The CL Hawks started their new season with a new coach and a lot of new players as they suffered two losses in the three team round robin to Clemens and Liberty Hill.
“It is all about coming to the game prepared and we have a lot of things to work on,” Head Coach Kimberley Paisley stated. “We are only as strong as our weakest link.”
Coach Paisley could be seen exhorting throughout each game as the Hawks had way too many unforced errors causing both losses.
“We had too many missed serves and we killed ourselves in both games,” Coach Paisley continued. “Our offense needs to be cleaned up.”
“There are some things we need to work through and we are not perfect….I’m looking for a solid eight players and I just don’t know who that core group is yet.”
This will certainly be a learning experience as this season commences.
The ‘Brains’ behind this new fangled offense is Coach Troy Moses as the Canyon Lake intrasquad game on
Offensive Coordinator Troy Moses
Saturday gave fans a good idea of what might be expected when Friday’s roll around in the Fall.
One thing is for certain. The players like this offense and that excitement can be seen in settings like was played out on Saturday.
“You could tell they were doing something new and for the first time at full speed,” Offensive Coordinator Moses parted. “Taking that into consideration we did pretty good today.”
Canyon Lake will have to be a quick study with this offense as the will soon be upon us.
Two scrimmages and then Blanco to open the season at home August 30th or in 20 days.
