Hoops Talk

Canyon Lake Girls will be playing their last game of this season tonight and there will be some sad times as four players will be playing their last contest.

Tammy Dean who has started a few games but more often than not, Tammy has come in to spell other guards and play some hustle defense.

Hannah St. John has been injured some this year, but also is one of those guards that has had some good offensive and defensive skills these past few seasons for the Hawks.

St. John is tied for fifth place in three point shots made with Amber West.

Kelsey Long has been an important post and wing player this season giving some important minutes on both sides of the court.

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Games from District Top Three

Girls                       Points         Boys
Katie Williams       95                    Caleb Krieger      96
Olivia Flores        70                    Andrew Riali       85
Amber Ramsey         53                    Paul Davis         75

                           Rebounds
Katie Williams       79                    Caleb Krieger      54
Amber Ramsey         77                    Andrew Riali       34
Kyndall Drum         34                    Paul Davis         27

                            Assists
Amber Ramsey          9                    Doug Hubnik        40
Katie Williams        8                    Caleb Kreiger       9
Olivia Flores         8                    Paul Davis          6

                             Steals
Amber Ramsey         29                    Doug Hubnik         9
Katie Williams        9                    Javier Mendez       8
Dulce Brown           7                    Andrew Riali        5
                                           Paul Davis          5

                           3Point Goals
Olivia Flores        12                    Andrew Riali       24
Hannah St. John       3                    Paul Davis          8
Katie Williams        2                    Caleb Kreiger       4

                         Free Throws Pct.
Amber Ramsey      9/14 .643                Chandler Faulkner   8/9  .889
Olivia Flores    24/39 .615                Andrew Riali        7/9  .778
Katie Williams   25/41 .610                Paul Davis         19/29 .655

                              Blocks
Amber Ramsey         14                    Caleb Kreiger        21
Katie Williams        9                    Doug Hubnik           2
Trena Lorett          3                    Paul Davis            2

Senior’s Katie Williams, Hannah St. John, Tammy Dean, and Kelsey Long played valiantly in their final game at Canyon Lake on Friday night in a loss to Boerne, 39-32.

The stat line for this crew of girls was an impressive sight with this combined total:

                       3pt           Pts  Rebounds
             fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta tot  or-dr tot Steals Blocks
Four Seniors   8-18    2-4     3-5   21    1-8   9    2     1

Boerne was the front runner in district play and showed it as this game started when they jumped out to a nine point lead after the first quarter.

That Greyhound lead increased to 15 points as the teams went into halftime for instructions.

Canyon Lake answered the bell by cutting into that lead seven points after that third quarter, 33-25 deficit.

The Hawks were down just three points with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter, but the rim closed for the rest of this contest as Boerne closed with four points giving them their seven point victory.

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Canyon Lake did not have a good day in competition on Tuesday night as the Hawks drew a blank in their games against Wimberley in girls and boys play.

CL Hawk girls basketball started their game scoring just one point in their first quarter and that start would be to hard to overcome in their loss, 44-30.

Katie Williams scored eight points to lead CL and also pulled down 10 rebounds, she was followed by Hannah St. John with six points.

Poor shooting continues to haunt Canyon Lake as they shot 22% from the field.

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CL Boy’s basketball also could not keep up with Wimberley as the Texans increased their lead in that decisive fourth quarter for a victory over a ‘Backs to the Wall’ Hawk team.

Canyon Lake will now have to win out to have a legitimate chance for making the playoffs this season losing, 73-53.

Wimberley outscored CL 23-8 in that final stanza sealing this loss.

The Freshman Lady Hawks fought a tough game with Fredericksburg, but could not get that last basket for a win, 50-47.

“We came out slow and it all was very mental,” Coach Shannon Hoberer said. “Our focus was not great, but after halftime they calmed down and started to execute.”

Several players had key baskets and free throws down the stretch in staging an eight point comeback in that fourth quarter that helped delay the Varsity game due to only having three refs for this evening.

This Freshman game was called by one referee for almost the entire affair with reinforcements arriving with under two minutes in that critical fourth stanza.

Canyon Lake found themselves down nine and eight points in the second half before their last push that barely missed a perfect comeback.

In their earlier game, Fredericksburg blew out CL but that game was not as bad as those results garnered. The Billies had borrowed some JV players for the game when several players were sick for that game.

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Turnovers and missed free throws spelled the downfall for Canyon Lake against Fredericksburg in their loss, 35-28.

Canyon Lake’s defense was pretty salty, but the Hawks needed some pepper for their offensive game as another low scoring game could not save the game or season leaving a bad taste in their mouth.

This loss will force Canyon Lake in a corner needing to win every game on their schedule to make the playoffs now.

Katie Williams finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds but finding points was much like finding eggs at a Easter Egg Hunt during a January night for most of the Lady Hawks.

Hard to do.

The Hawks shot 100% in the third quarter, the problem is having only three shots for that quarter.

With 21 turnovers in those middle two quarters CL could not get any shots to help stage a comeback.

“We need to play a tighter man to man defense,” Head Coach Mary Beth Gallagher exclaimed. “The only chance we had to get back into the game was staying in our man defense.”

Canyon Lake will hit the road to Bandera this Friday to try and right this ship. Good Luck.

                   1   2   3   4   Final
 Fredericksburg    4  13   6  12   35
 CL Hawks          5   7   8   8   28

                           3pt            Pt Rebounds
 Name            fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta Tot or-dr Tot a s b to
 Dulce Brown       0-0     0-0     0-0    0   0-1   1  0 0 0 3
 Hannah St. John   0-0     0-0     1-2    1   0-0   0  0 0 0 4
 Trena Lorett      2-2     0-0     0-4    4   0-0   0  0 0 0 6
 Katie Williams    3-7     0-1     4-6   10   3-11 14  3 0 0 6
 Amber Ramsey      1-4     0-0     1-4    3   3-6   9  1 4 4 3
 Tammy Dean        0-1     0-0     0-0    0   0-0   0  1 0 0 2
 Kyndall Drum      0-0     0-0     0-1    0   2-1   3  0 2 0 2
 Olivia Flores     2-9     2-6     2-2    8   0-3   3  1 0 0 5
 Kelsey Long       1-1     0-0     0-0    2   0-0   0  0 0 0 1
 Total             9-24    2-7     8-19  28   8-22 30  6 6 4 32
 Percentage       37.5%   28.6%   42.1%

Quarter  First      Second    Half   Third     Fourth    Half   Game
FG       2-10 20%   2-7 29%   24%    3-3 100%  2-4 50%   71%    38%
3pt FG   0-3  00%   0-1 00%   00%    1-1 100%  1-2 50%   67%    29%
FT       1-2  50%   3-7 43%   44%    1-2 50%   3-8 38%   40%    42%
TO       5          12        17     9         6         15     32

Canyon Lake’s Girls and Boys basketball teams do not need to win every game on their schedule, but there will be some important games played by other schools that will have a say on how the Hawks will fare in finishing district.

The Lady Hawks are now embarking on their final run through district starting this Tuesday when they host Fredericksburg.

In District 27-3A play you have Navarro and Boerne who have separated from the other four schools.

Now it is up to CL to win enough games this second round to get a ticket for a playoff spot.

In the first round Fredericksburg won a pivotal game against Boerne which helps them greatly if they are break even with Wimberley and Canyon Lake to end this season.

Now your Hawks will need to win games with Wimberley, Fredericksburg, and Bandera in order to give them a chance for a playoff game.

What will put them squarely into a playoff game will reside in a win against either Navarro or Boerne. If they can pull that off in this round, then a 5-5 record will put them in a tie with either Wimberley and Fredericksburg.

If Wimberley loses to Navarro, Boerne, and CL, then they will also have that same 5-5 record, but a CL win over one of the two top teams would trump the Texans and give your Hawks an inside trek to a playoff spot.

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Lady Hawks had some good moments against one of the top teams in District 27-3A, but once the dam broke, Canyon Lake could not stop the onslaught as Navarro won going away, 55-34.

Canyon Lake went 10 minutes from the third into the fourth quarter without scoring a bucket while Navarro was scoring 20 points. In that time span, CL could not find any water in their lake and now find themselves needing to reverse this next half of district play with some wins.

The Hawks are not out of the race and if they can find that same feeling of wins from their non-district schedule, then anything can happen.

“We have not put together a full game yet this year,” Head Coach Mary Beth Gallagher said. “We are just not making the changes needed.”

Canyon Lake spent their first two minutes of the second quarter controlling the back board and getting to that foul line.

The result was three points and closing the deficit to four points. Another Canyon Lake seven point run had the Hawks with a lead, 18-17 with over three minutes still to play in the quarter.

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 Team              W     L     Pct.
 Navarro           4     1    .800
 Boerne            4     1    .800
 Wimberley         3     2    .600
 Fredericksburg    4     2    .667
 Canyon Lake       1     5    .167
 Bandera           0     5    .000

Friday Results: January 18th
 Navarro           55     Canyon Lake   34
 Fredericksburg    @      Bandera
 Boerne            63     Wimberley     41

Tuesday Games: January 22nd
 Fredericksburg    35     Canyon Lake   28
 Wimberley         @      Bandera
 Navarro           @      Boerne

Team Offense      Points        Team Defense        Points
 Navarro          294            Canyon Lake        250
 Wimberley        254            Wimberley          237
 Boerne           271            Boerne             221
 Fredericksburg   226            Navarro            217
 Canyon Lake      222            Fredericksburg     221
 Bandera          111            Bandera            206

Individual Point Totals (5 Games)
 Name                 Team          Points
 Shannon Thompson     Navarro       76
 Avery Queen          Boerne        76
 Kally Long           Wimberley     62
 Devon Branch         Boerne        49
 Allie Doucet         Billies       58
 Summer Sahd          Navarro       52
 Katie Williams       HAWKS         62
 Kiley Jones          Wimberley     46
 Abby Amick           Boerne        52
 Olivia Flores        HAWKS         50
 Taylor Stoever       Wimberley     42
 Sara Hancock         Navarro       48
 Andrea Besa          Nararro       39
 Amber Ramsey         HAWKS         38

The Lady Hawks played the second half even but still had some problems sinking shots in the first half resulting in a loss to Boerne Greyhounds, 45-32.

Canyon Lake still held Boerne 10 points below their seasonal average but grasping hold of some offensive power would of been a great equalizer.

The Hawks also reduced their turnovers and the free throw percentage was back up but combining a perfect storm is sometimes like catching that prize butterfly on a windy day.

“We played good defense but struggled to score from the outside,” Head Coach MaryBeth Gallagher said. “We tied their score in the second half after making some halftime adjustments, but we just did not get into sinc until the second half.”

Amber Ramsey pulled off a double double with 10 points and 12 rebounds while also getting her patented three to four steals a game.

Canyon Lake will now have another tough opponent on their docket when Navarro comes to visit this Friday night at the Hawk Gym.

               1   2   3   4   Final
 Canyon Lake  10   5   4  13   32
 Boerne       16  12   5  12   45

                           3pt           Tot Rebounds
 Name            fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta pts or-dr Tot a s b to
 Dulce Brown       0-0     0-0     1-2    1   1-1   2  0 2 0 1
 Trena Lorett      1-1     0-0     0-0    2   0-0   0  0 1 0 0
 Katie Williams    3-12    0-0     2-2    8   2-5   7  2 0 1 3
 Amber Ramsey      5-13    0-0     0-0   10   3-9  12  2 4 2 1
 Tammy Dean        0-0     0-0     1-2    1   0-1   1  0 0 0 5
 Kyndall Drum      1-2     0-0     0-1    2   0-2   2  2 0 0 0
 Olivia Flores     2-7     1-4     3-4    8   0-0   0  1 2 0 9
 Kelsey Long       0-0     0-0     0-0    0   1-0   1  0 0 0 1
 Totals           12-35    1-4     7-11 32    7-18 25  7 9 3 20
 Percentages      34.3%   25.0%   63.6%