Canyon Lake’s effort did not translate to points as Boerne showed the Hawks how a good shooting team can control a game and pulled away for a 22 point win, 63-41 at the Hawk gym.

The Hawks started the game in good shape as they scored 14 points with four assists, eight rebounds and a tied score after the first eight minutes.

That hot shooting quickly became a cold night shooting when Boerne outscored the Hawks by seven points and that same number for the halftime score.

If CL would of converted their free throws in that second quarter, then they could of had a lead or at least a much closer game.

The Hawks did come out with a great play to start the second half, finding Andrew Riali wide open under the basket for their first play, but a missed shot was an omen for what would become a familiar event for the remainder of this contest.

Hard to win when your highest percentage of shooting tops out at 33 percent and that was from the free throw line.

Canyon Lake had open shots but very few would find the bottom of the net. The Hawks almost shot as many three pointers compared to shots inside the perimeter for the game.

Caleb Kreiger led the Hawks with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Riali also found a double digit night with 12 points.

Paul Davis had 22 points in his first district game but in this game his shot would not go in as he drew a blank. Along with many of the other players on this Cold night.

“They’re a good team,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman started. “You pick your poison with a team like this. Guard their point man and he will find their inside game, or let him slash and he can find their outside shooters.”

“We battled and had some guys step up and played some big minutes and none of our team had any let downs.”

Canyon Lake will now go on the road as they play Navarro this Friday and try once again to get off this losing streak that has been infested with some Cold weather, don’t forget your coat.

               1   2   3   4   Final
 Boerne       14  11  25  13   63
 Canyon Lake  14   4  15   8   41

                            3pt            Pts  Rebounds
 Name              ftm-fta ftm-fga ftm-fta Tot  or-dr tot a s b to
 Andrew Riali        4-10    4-9     0-0   12    0-1   1  1 0 0 0
 Robbie Ferris       0-1     0-1     0-0    0    0-0   0  0 0 0 0
 Chandler Faulkner   1-3     0-0     0-0    2    0-0   0  0 0 0 1
 Thomas McIntire     2-3     0-1     0-0    4    0-0   0  0 0 0 1
 Paul Davis          0-8     0-3     1-3    1    1-5   6  2 0 1 2
 Doug Hubnik         2-5     0-2     0-0    4    0-0   0  2 0 0 3
 Spencer Wellings    0-3     0-3     0-0    0    0-1   1  0 0 0 0
 Tyler Clark         0-1     0-1     0-0    0    1-0   1  0 0 0 1
 Caleb Kreiger       6-7     1-1     3-9   16    1-7   8  1 0 1 2
 Javier Mendez       0-3     0-0     0-0    0    1-4   5  1 0 0 2
 Luke Curry          0-1     0-1     0-0    0    0-0   0  2 1 0 1
 Ray Dailey          0-0     0-0     0-0    0    0-0   0  0 0 0 0
 Isaac Pruna         1-4     0-0     0-0    2    1-1   2  0 0 0 0
 Totals             16-49    5-22    4-12  41    5-18 23  9 1 2 13
 Percentage         32.7%   22.7%   33.3%

Quarter First     Second    Half    Third     Fourth     Half   Game
FG      6-16 38%  1-6 17%   32%     6-11 55%  3-16 19%   30%    33%
3pt FG  1-8  13%  0-1 00%   11%     3-5  60%  1-8  13%   31%    23%
FT      1-3  33%  2-8 25%   27%     0-0  00%  1-1 100%  100%    33%
TO      2         6         8       3         2           5     13

CLJV had many turnovers in their loss to Wimberley Texans last Friday night at the Hawk Gym, losing 56-35.

All but one player (Sean Nolan) had a turnover in this game and those miscues led to a game that got way out of hand during the middle two quarters.

Canyon Lake had 60 possessions in this game, with over half of those times with the ball resulting in a bad pass, double dribble, bad pass, three seconds, bad pass, charging call, bad pass, dribble off the foot, bad pass, etc, bad pass…

Take those 33 times without a chance to get a shot off and you have the game in a nutshell.

The Hawks shot 40% from the floor which would lead to a victory on most nights, but not on this turnover waiting to happen night.

Wimberley ran a press during this game and CL felt like the ball was Kryptonite based on how they were trying to throw the rock away.

The ReSporter needed another pen just to have enough ink to write down all those pesky turnovers Canyon Lake had during this four quarter affair on the stat sheet.

This is one of those games that Coaches are hoping the Press might need to leave and take care of some business somewhere, saving an explanation on what was just seen.

Credit for Coach Brian Hooper in stepping up to the plate to advance a theory most anyone in attendance would of been able to assess.

“We’ve got to get better handling pressure,” Coach Hooper said. “We got too much in a hurry and we did not do a good job in handling the press.”

Not a pretty game to say the least for a team your Hawks beat earlier this season.

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Canyon Lake had a lead throughout the first quarter which looked like their best stanza for this year, but by the second half the Hawks got behind and could not catch up,  losing a hard fought battle with Wimberley, 66-55.

The Hawks jumped out to an 8-0 lead and even increased that margin to nine points but Wimberley finally warmed up and held a 35-33 lead going into the dressing room.

CL had their last lead in the third quarter after Andrew Riali had a put back off a miss as the Hawks led 38-37.

Paul Davis made two of his 22 points a minute later bringing Canyon Lake back to within one,  a 40-41 game but that would be the last time CL would smell a chance for a lead.

Wimberley finished the quarter outscoring the Hawks, 12-5 and an eight point lead going into a wild fourth quarter.

Nine of Wimberley’s 13 points were from the charity stripe in that last quarter as Canyon Lake was needing to foul and hopes for a miss and a chance to get back into contention.

Canyon Lake did bring out their press in that fourth quarter, but it might have been too late to help in the end.

“In hindsight we might have done better putting our press on earlier in that quarter,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “Wimberley did a good job of mixing up their defense but our biggest thing will be to watch film and see if we can get our defense and rebounding back.”

That might have been the key that kept CL out of contention as this game matured through the fourth quarter.

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The Lady Hawks had a conversation at halftime which was much needed considering having only four shots in the second quarter and a lofty 15 turnovers.

Canyon Lake could not get a shot off with all the miscues and needed a break from the action so they could recoup what they found in their first quarter when they has 23 shots and seven offensive rebounds.

When the third quarter started, CL not only got more shots off but also shot the ball better in helping to regain their lead, 32-24 going into that last stanza.

Five assists in coming out of the locker room also showed how communication and offense stepped it up.

There is an unwritten rule that a player must call back board when shooting. Jenna Lann was in that category when she banked in a three point shot starting the fourth quarter which gave CL their first double digit lead of the night, 37-26.

“They (Bandera) have a good team this year and after halftime we knew what we needed to do,” Lann said reflectively. “We corrected our mistakes and got our spacing and changed our press break on the inbound pass.”

Good maneuvers for Canyon Lake since these girls needed a change to get back into the game.

“Better passes,” Rachel Best said it best. “We got more intensity and stopped reaching (for the ball) and started moving our feet.”

Canyon Lake got good production from several players.

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Canyon Lake gets their first District 27-3A win over Bandera at the Hawk Gym on Tuesday.

The Lady Hawks had nine points within the first three minutes of the opening tip-off and a seven point lead, 9-2.

After that offensive spurt your Hawks went over 10 minutes before they had another basket in this game.

In that same time span, Bandera had forged an eight point lead, 19-11 with less than three minutes before halftime. One basket in 16 shots in that span for CL was not a good way for a team to make a statement.

Canyon Lake trailed until the fourth quarter when Amber Ramsey had a three point play the old fashion way. A made shot with a free throw that helped the Hawks to a 31-28 lead.

Bandera could not get a good offensive play with Canyon Lake controlling with a suffocating defense.

Kyndall Drum then scored with two minutes to play giving CL a four point lead and with hindsight the game.

Ramsey had a good stat line in that pivotal fourth quarter with two assists, three steals, four rebounds and that all important three point lead changer.

The Hawks took control with three towers up from two when Drum entered the game, “Coach puts that lineup in when she wants rebounds,” Ramsey said. “When the three of us are in the game it is hard to out rebound us.”

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The Freshman Team was late, but all that proved was sometimes warming up might make you cold as Canyon Lake Freshman win 53-36.

Traffic was the culprit, but as these Hawks will attest it made no difference.

“Not warming up prior to this game may have helped the cause as we were able to put 21 points in the first period,” Coach John Barthels started. “Our defense stepped up another notch as we forced multiple turnovers that led to quick baskets.”

That might be the ticket for Canyon Lake for future games, keep the team on the bus as long as you can and then unleash that energy for a good lead and eventual victory.

The Hawks held Gonzales to only 13 points the second half as CL increased their lead to an eventual 17 point relaxing win.

“We are getting better at attacking the basket and moving the ball around that creates open shots,” Coach Barthels closed.

Hayden Lee finished with 21 points leading the pent-up Hawks with Brandon Ward also scoring in double figures with 10 points.

The ride home was much more relaxing for Canyon Lake as they prepare for Wimberley this coming Friday night.

A win could be had with a large crowd that gets the parking lot full causing players to arrive late and ready to take care of their next opponent.

                 1   2   3   4   Final
 CL Freshman    21  11  10  11   53
 Gonzales       12  11   7   6   36
 Scorers:
 H. Lee 21, B. Ward 10, J. Arredondo 7, R. Woods 6,
 Z. Gregory 3, T. Soliz 2, R. Sarmiento 2, M. Montgomery 2.

Canyon Lake had a late start to their game with Gonzales but the Hawks still could not get out of traffic in time to pull out a win, losing 46-49.

The CL Freshman got delayed in traffic on their route to Gonzales that delayed all of the contests for this evening of action.

Canyon Lake did have some good things come out of this contest, but that most important item was still stuck in traffic, losing, as the Hawks are now mired in a six game losing streak.

Under 10 turnovers and a much better shooting percentage were all good signs but it only took one category that snarled traffic up for the delays…Free Throw Shooting was that flat tire.

The Hawks had been shooting much better in that facet, in fact in their last two games, CL was shooting 70% from the line.

“We just couldn’t get a stop when we needed it,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “There is a lot more hope after our game than there was after Friday’s game but free throws hurt us again.”

Paul Davis had a tying three point field goal with 40 seconds left in the game but then also committed a foul with 16 seconds while Gonzales was waiting for a last shot.

Gonzales was also abysmal from the charity stripe up until that foul and this Apache player sank both free throws to give them the lead and game.

Davis was fouled on CL’s last offensive set, but missed his first shot which forced Davis to miss the second with a chance for rebound and another shot.

To no avail as the Hawks had to foul again that resulted in your final score.

Other notables was Andrew Riali with 12 points on 50% shooting while Doug Hubnik continues to have a record year in the assist department totaling seven in this contest giving him 92 for the season.

Canyon Lake’s next game will be the start of District 27-3A, when Wimberley visits the Hawk Gym this Friday night.

            1   2   3   4   Final
 CL Hawks   7   7  13  20   46
 Gonzales   9  12  10  18   49

                              3pt           Pt  Rebounds
 Name               fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta Tot or-dr Tot a s b to
 Andrew Riali         4-8     3-7     1-2   12   0-3   3  0 0 0 1
 Chandler Faulkner    1-2     0-0     3-4    5   1-0   1  1 0 0 1
 Thomas McIntire      0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0-0   0  0 0 0 0
 Paul Davis           4-9     1-5     1-6   10   1-2   3  2 1 0 0
 Doug Hubnik          2-5     0-0     3-6    7   0-3   3  7 1 0 3
 Spencer Wellings     0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0-0   0  0 0 0 1
 Tyler Clark          0-1     0-1     0-0    0   0-0   0  0 0 0 0
 Caleb Kreiger        4-11    0-2     0-0    8   0-6   6  0 0 3 1
 Javier Mendez        2-3     0-0     0-0    4   1-1   2  2 1 0 1
 Isaac Pruna          0-2     0-0     0-0    0   3-3   6  0 1 1 0
 Totals              17-41    4-15    8-18  46   6-18 24 12 4 4 8
 Percentage          41.5%   26.7%   44.4%

Lady Hawks started their District 27-3A season with a loss to Fredericksburg last Friday and now will look on how to hone in on their game strengths this Tuesday as they face Bandera at home.

Canyon Lake started this game by scoring just three points in that first quarter which put the Hawks in comeback mode for the remainder of their contest.

“We struggled on offense,” Head Coach Mary Beth Gallagher said. “They had heavy pressure on our guards and we could never get into any rhythm.”

No Hawk player was able to make double figures in scoring as they could only muster 12 points as a team in the first half.

“We played a very physical game but came up short,” Coach Gallagher continued. “We didn’t give up, both teams were in foul trouble very early.”

Turnovers were the downfall for Canyon Lake as this has been one their most glaring weaknesses this season.

“We will be back to work on Monday morning to address our issue of taking care of the ball. We will tweak our press break and our offense to free up our ball handlers.”

Time will have to be well spent as CL looks to get back on track in their game with Bandera next week.

                  1   2   3   4   Final
 CL Hawks         3   9   7  15   34
 Fredericksburg   9   7  16  10   42
 Scorers:
 Hannah St. John 9, Katie Williams 8, Olivia Flores 8,
 Amber Ramsey 5, Trena Lorett 3, Dulce Brown 1.

 District Standings     W     L     Pct
 Fredericksburg         1     0   1.000
 Boerne                 1     0   1.000
 Wimberley              0     0    .000
 Bandera                0     0    .000
 Canyon Lake            0     1    .000
 Navarro                0     1    .000

 Last Week's Results:
 Fredericksburg      42   Canyon Lake   34
 Boerne              60   Navarro       54
 Wimblerley          @    Bandera

 This Week's Games: Tuesday 1/08
 Bandera             @    Canyon Lake   7:00pm
 Fredericksburg      @    Boerne
 Wimberley           @    Navarro

 Friday 1/11
 Canyon Lake         @    Wimblerley    7:00pm
 Boerne              @    Bandera
 Navarro             @    Fredericksburg

Hawk Freshman almost pitch a shut-out in win over Blanco, Friday January 4 in the Blanco gym.

What doldrums the Hawks had suffered in their last couple of outings was not in attendance in this contest as Canyon Lake jumped out to a 14 point first quarter while pitching a No-No in that quarter.

“We jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back,” Coach John Barthels commented. “After a couple of disappointing losses we decided to not get fancy and go back to what works best for our team, pressure.”

Wow, Coach Bartels can make adjustments sound so easy.

“We caused turnovers that led to easy baskets for our team,” Coach Barthels closed.

Hayden Lee finished with 10 points leading the team in scoring. The Hawks had nine players that scored in the contest while staying focused in a 29 point whitewash.

“We got a lot of of good rebounds and our defense turned into our offense,” Forward Hayden Lee said. “This type of game gives us a good feeling as we go into our next game….this was a nice relief. It also helped to make our threes and that helped open things up.”

Hawks next test will come against Gonzales this coming Monday as they try to keep that good feeling to continue throughout the rest of their season.

Based on Coach Barthels, all this team needs to do is keep up the pressure.

                   1   2   3   4   Final
 Hawks Freshman   14   9  11  10   44
 Blanco Freshman   0   6   7   2   15
 Scorers:
 H. Lee 10, S. Langford 7, B. Ward 5, R. Woods 4, T. Solid 4,
 M. Montgomery 4, J. Arredondo 4, J. Ferris 3, T. Romero 3.

Canyon Lake’s Junior Varsity outscored Blanco, 24-4 in the second half to complete a comeback and put the finishing touches to the Panthers, 40-27.

In the first half, CL only had two players that scored while shooting 28 percent and twice had a 10 point deficit. The last time was 23-13 score with just over a minute left in the first half.

Blanco scored quickly to start the second half, but that was their last basket for this evening as the other two points scored by this Panther team was from their free throw line.

The drought that had hampered this Hawk team for the past few games seemed to still be lingering in starting this contest on this rainy and dreary evening.

The Hawks then woke up and scored 27 points while holding Blanco to four the last 16 minutes of this contest.

Trendon Martinez and Tommy Clark were the only players that scored in the first half combining for 16 points.

Austin Acosta and Skyler Tschoepe had 4 and 5 assists respectfully helping in giving players easy shots and confidence as this game progressed.

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