Bracken Christian Warriors took the bite out Logos Prep Lions last Saturday in Rockdale, 60-30.

Fullback Preston Koch

The last time BCS was trailing in a game was eight games ago against Boerne Geneva.

This Sugarland team had a lead twice as a result of that ‘Bonus Kick’, that has eluded this Warrior team all season long.

Bracken won when their defense figured out a different game plan defensively and that new scheme helped the Warriors get their separation, with five straight drives of holding Sugarland without a score.

“We just discovered our momentum and they weren’t able to come back from that,” Jeremy Fasenmyer said.

Meanwhile, BCS was scoring on their first nine drives of this game which helped in establishing a game plan that would allow Bracken to put their game in cruise control.

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Canyon Lake started out with a press that kept Stacey needing a dry cleaner in a win over the Eagles, 65-13 last Friday night at Hawk gym.

This game was over after the first quarter, as Stacey had a hard time getting on their offensive side of the court.

Katie Williams had more points than Stacey in her fourth quarter scoring, when she poured in 14 points from underneath the basket.

Depth is proving to be a key for this club as each player can bring some answers for any type of game that might be evolving.

It did not matter which quarter or which five players were on the court, since that depth was still more than this Eagle team could handle.

There are still many things to improve on with the Hawks.

A better free throw percentage comes to mind as this little part of this particular game was not something to worry about. In future games, this could be an undoing for a loss.
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Canyon Lake Boy’s Basketball tipped off their season last Tuesday night at Hawk gym against Stacey, in what proved to be a glorified scrimmage based on having one practice for many of these players.

“We played hard and we have had only one or two practices,” Head Coach Lucas Chapman said. “We haven’t had a lot of time to get our feet yet.”

Cedar Creek comes from a larger school setting, which gives those type of schools an upper hand against schools like Canyon Lake that has many players just now coming over from their football season.

The Hawks had a lead of 2-0, but that would be their last chance to be above water, as this Cedar Creek team had plenty of depth and continued to bring players from their bench that could exploit CL, which was just trying to find out who was playing where.

Coach Chapman also had 14 players that he was trying to find out what their skill set would be this early in the season.
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Canyon Lake pounced on Comfort, 62-24 as the Hawks extended their record to 3-0, starting this year impressively.

There were several bright spots in this game. CL shot 82% from the field in the third quarter.

Their only two misses were three point attempts, while Canyon Lake controlled the boards. Amber Ramsey had eight points in this quarter.

The Hawks also had more steals than turnovers for this contest. Another 14 assists and a whopping 39 rebounds with 16 of those coming on the offensive side.

“We are more of a team and with this being my second year they are buying into the system,” Head Coach Mary Beth Gallagher said. “This year the team is more focused and with each game we are trying to get better.”

Canyon Lake had three players break double figures, Dulce Brown (10), Olivia Flores (11), and Ramsey (20).

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Bracken Christian finished their regular season with three years running of having at most, just one defeat.

Davis Scott and Eli Achilles will be preparing for Playoffs this week.

Running backs, Preston Koch and Eli Achilles had their second consecutive game where both runners finished with over 100 yards rushing.

Bracken also scored in various ways, running, receiving, interception return, and kick-off return. Pretty much a complete game in all aspects.

Eli Achilles started things off with a 68 yard interception return for a touchdown.

OLH had the ball for the first 14 plays of the game and the only thing this Hawk team could claim was zero points on the board.

Bracken Christian then responded with their longest drive of the game, going 74 yards on seven plays.

Every play but their final run of three yards was an 11 yard or more run, by Koch or Achilles. This drive had Koch with 42 yards and Achilles with two runs for 32 yards.

Eight drives and eight scores for BCS.

A perfect strike from Achilles to Davis Scott for 58 yards was the Warriors next score after a 10 yard run from Mason Anthony.

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Canyon Lake got run over by a Reindeer, yes we know that Navarro’s mascot is a Panther, but the Christmas song seemed nicer than the results incurred Friday night at Hawk Stadium, as the Hawks finished a disappointing season, 49-14.

The Hawks first drive had three runs totaling four yards and one completion for 11, giving CL one first down. That first down would be the only conventional play for the rest of the half. (The other two were recorded on those long TD receptions)

That first down would be CL’s only good impact play for a quarter and a half.

While Navarro would rack up 224 yards and four scores during that span, Canyon Lake was still trying to find it’s footing with six total yards on 12 plays.

The longest run in that stint was for two yards while the Hawks were one for five, with that aforementioned 11 yard pass play being their only first down.

Canyon Lake had lived most of this year trying to convert long third down plays. The result was sporadic at best, especially as this season had matured.

Excitement did come into this contest when facing a 28 point deficit, the Hawks unleashed a bright spot for this season with two long pass plays.

With their next two possessions, Canyon Lake had a 65 (Doug Hubnik) and 67 (Daniel Camarillo) yard pass and runs which brought your Hawks to within just two scores going into halftime.

Hubnik caught his pass with a Navarro defensive player holding on for dear life. The play was on a fourth down.

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District Champions 7'B' Squad with Scoreboard saying it all. Congrats!!

Mountain Valley 7th A squad was much better than this final score as turnovers played a key roll in a, 26-8 loss to Navarro for their last game of this season at Hawk Stadium.

Navarro is not a team you can beat very often when you have the turnover bug. The Panthers are a ground team that can churn out yards while bleeding the clock.

Those two realities were present in this battle, as two fumbles and interception led to a touchdown with a lot of lost time for the visitors and no time to make up the deficit for Mountain Valley.

Navarro had first dibs and moved the ball 64 yards on 11 plays while taking off all but 1:34 left on the first quarter clock.

Then two plays and a fumble for Mountain Valley left the Hawk offense looking from the sideline again. All told, MV had the ball for seven total plays in the first half.

Navarro is a good example of teams that very seldom make mistakes. Just two penalties for seven yards and no turnovers was the difference in this game.

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Canyon Lake Freshman finished a very fine season with a six point loss to the District Champions

Canyon Lake Freshman Hawks have final Post Game talk with Coaches

Navarro Panthers, 34-28 last Thursday night at Hawk Stadium.

CL started the game with an onside kick that was executed to perfection when Brandon Ward pounced on the ball on Navarro’s 44 yard line.

“We were kicking into the wind, so we figured we would have an onside kick,” Coach Levi Montgomery said.

The Hawks struggled on the first drive with their runs, but the pass play was very successful when Joseph Arredondo connected with Tavion Soliz twice, one pass was converting a fourth and seven from the Panther 42 yard line.

Three more running plays, then Arredondo found Soliz for a beautiful pass and catch from 17 yards out for their first score in this game.

Arredondo had his hand wrapped and was not expected to play in this game, “I had a hairline fracture and I did not want to sit out of my last game,” Arredondo said reverently. “My parent’s prayed over it (the hand) and I thought that I would be able to just punt and kick in the game.”

Navarro did not waste much time, as they also moved down the field with nothing but running plays and only two of their nine plays were four yard gains. The rest were consistently in the five to nine yards per hand off.

The 56 yard drive only took 3:35 seconds which gives you an idea of how fast paced their running game was humming.

Navarro passed more on their two point conversions than during the game.

Canyon Lake tied the game at 14 on their third possession with another key pass play to Soliz for 35 yards, setting up the Hawks with a first down on Navarro’s 17 yard line.

Another key play came from the feet of Arredondo as he ran a bee line down the sideline for 11 yards and first down.

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Eli Achilles changes uniform colors during game in win over Emery-Weiner, 51-19

After a two hour rain delay, Bracken Christian ran a fever over the Jags from Houston Emery-Weiner last Saturday, 51-19.

With some players coming out after some sickness, time was not offered as a remedy as the Warriors went to work on a rainy afternoon.

Eli Achilles had 26 yards after his first four carries which for most contests would of been a recipe for over 50 yards and two touchdowns. All Achilles had to show for those four carries was sweat and knowing this would be a different opponent.

Emery-Weiner is an independent private school that has enough players to be classified as an 11-man team, but since they play 6-man instead then are relegated to playing without a District to compete in.

Hence, Bracken’s worst fears wear realized when this game went four quarters and a difference of playing styles.

E-W would have a defensive and offensive team. Coaches would be able to teach and instruct what needed to be done before that particular unit would re-enter the game.

Conversely, BCS would look at several of their offensive or defensive players and tell them to stay out on the field simply because they do not have that luxury for substitutions.

After stalling on their first drive, Bracken’s defense, also allowed just one first down before the Jaguars ran out of downs on the Warriors 35 yard line.

The second time was a charm as four more running plays for 23 yards and one pass to Preston Koch for 22 yards payed off for a Bracken lead, 6-0.

With the first quarter coming to a close, BCS had just 49 yards rushing and those 22 yards of passing offense.
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Canyon Lake started on fire as Eduardo Covarrubias and an Offensive Line controlled the early part of this game.

“We came out the first half and did what we wanted to do,” Head Coach Charley Drum said. “They just outplayed us in the second half.”

“They are a great football team,” Coach Drum continued. “I told our players that they would have to beat a playoff caliber of team to make the playoffs.”

Seven out of those first eight plays were runs for Covarrubias, as he moved the Hawks from their 30 yard line to the Greyhound’s five.

On Covarrubias last run, an innocuous five yard procedure penalty changed this drive from a second and goal from the five to a first and goal from the 14 yard line.

Three straight incompletions and a promising drive ended with a 32 yard field goal off the foot of Jake Robinson for Canyon Lake.

Canyon Lake’s defense then held Boerne for a field goal try that was wide of the bars and preserving the lead.

The Hawks offense then dominated again by driving for six plays, going 79 yards and a 9-0 lead after the PAT failed.

This drive had Covarrubias with 57 yards rushing on four carries and a 23 yard pass to Matt Andress giving the Hawks a first down on Boerne’s two yard line.

Next play, Sophomore Hayden Dubois scored ending an impressive drive right up the gut on the Greyhounds adding six more points, 9-0 in favor to the Hawks.

Then the unraveling would begin to take it’s toll.
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