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%

Boy's                                  Girl's
Name               Points              Name                  Points
Caleb Kreiger       308                Katie Williams         269
Paul Davis          214                Amber Ramsey           192
Andrew Riali        187                Olivia Flores          145

Name              Rebounds             Name                 Rebounds
Caleb Kreiger       177                Amber Ramsey           200
Andrew Riali         93                Katie Williams         164
Paul Davis           83                Kyndall Drum            90

Name           Made Free Throws        Name              Made Free Throws
Doug Hubnik          60                Katie Williams          35
Caleb Kreiger        53                Olivia Flores           34
Paul Davis           36                Amber Ramsey            20

Name               Assists             Name                  Assists
Doug Hubnik         103                Dulce Brown             20
Paul Davis           21                Katie Williams          19
Caleb Kreiger        14                Kyndall Drum            15

Name                Steals             Name                   Steals
Doug Hubnik          20                Amber Ramsey             75
Javier Mendez        17                Dulce Brown              50
Paul Davis           13                Katie Williams           43

Canyon Lake Lady Hawks have some encouraging signs that might help in climbing that hill for a chance to make the playoffs.

Free Throws is one of those times when teams can turn around a game. When a team is attempting to score points from their charity stripe, time stands still with points being scored without losing precious seconds on the clock while your team is in catch-up mode.

The Hawks have upped their ante for this part of the game by increasing their percentage to the good.

Before the Crockett game or the first 17 games this season your Hawks made 43 out of 100 free throws or 43% of their shots.

In their last five games (not counting Wimberley), Canyon Lake has made 59 shots out of 84 attempts. That will translate into a 70% improvement for the team.

Individually you might see how almost every girl has improved on their percentage.

Free Throws       Before Crockett Game     After Crockett Game
Tammy Dean            4-16 25%                    6-8  75%
Kelsey Long           7-13 54%                    4-5  80%
Amber Ramsey         10-25 40%                   10-12 83%
Olivia Flores        10-17 59%                   18-22 82%
Katie Williams       18-29 62%                   11-17 65%
Trena Lorett          4-20 20%                    3-4  75%
Dulce Brown          12-27 44%                    3-8  38%
Hannah St. John      14-35 40%                    4-8 50%
Kyndall Drum Has not attempted a free throw in the last five games.

Those numbers will and can add up for a team that is needing to shore up a couple more issues, but taking this season one step at a time will give you an idea that the climb is not that much further to be able to cash in on for some victories.

Canyon Lake will need to sweep Fredericksburg and Wimberley on their next round and steal a victory or hope that Fredericksburg slips up and loses a game that they were favored.

This is all based on an assumption that Boerne and Navarro are the two teams that will lead this season in district play.

Many of these items are fluid. The ReSporter just received the Stats for the Wimberley game while working on this story and that one item that might have caused this defeat was how the Hawks free throw shooting was back to how they were shooting in the first 17 games of the season.

Under 50% from the line in this game which was lost by four points. Yes, there had to be other variables going into that final score, but if you want to see that elephant in the room, then look no further than that free throw line.

The Hawks are one game under .500 in district play, but working on those little things can pay dividends. Good Luck!!

What we do know about Wimberley with two games in the books for District 27-3A, they will score at a much higher clip than the two teams the Hawks have played thus far.

Wimberley averages 56.5 points per game and has also held a common opponent (Bandera) to less points than Canyon Lake did, 23 points to 29 points.

Canyon Lake leads the league in defense giving up 35.5 points per game, but that might be more of a who have you played than a lock down defense.

Tonights game will help answer that quandary of questions as the Hawks will try to slow down that Texan offense and also increase their offense to give them a chance.

Canyon Lake will be depending on Katie Williams and Amber Ramsey to excel and how these two girls play will give you an idea of their chances of pulling off a victory.

Other keys to the game:

1. Taking care of the ball. This is a huge category for CL to embrace. Turnovers have been in abundance these last few games. Having over 25 turnovers has resulted in a loss in all but one of Canyon Lake’s defeats this year.

2. The Hawks need to improve on their offense and find a way to get their score to 40 or more points. The Hawks have struggled in this department much of this season and when facing a team that has the capability of scoring in bunches, then matching those spurts will get amplified.

3. Bench needs to get into the game and produce. When this is said, one might think production comes in the form of points. That is not what production is defined as in this game. A good illustration would come from Kyndall Drum and Kelsey Long. Both of these players are not in the game to score points as much as getting a key steal, asslst, rebound, etc.

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 Team               W    L     Pct.
 Fredericksburg     2    0   1.000
 Canyon Lake        1    1    .500
 Navarro            1    1    .500
 Boerne             1    1    .500
 Wimberley          1    1    .500
 Bandera            0    2    .000

Last Week's Results:
 Fredericksburg   42   CL Hawks      34
 CL Hawks         34   Bandera       29
 Fredericksburg   56   Boerne        51
 Wimberley        53   Bandera       23
 Navarro          66   Wimberley     60
 Boerne           60   Navarro       54

This Week's Games:
 Friday, January 11
 Canyon Lake   @    Wimberley       7:00PM
 Navarro       @    Fredericksburg
 Boerne        @    Bandera

 Tuesday, January 15
 Canyon Lake   @    Boerne          7:30PM
 Bandera       @    Navarro
 Wimberley     @    Fredericksburg

District Offense    Points         Defense         Points
 Navarro            60.0           CL Hawks        35.5
 Wimberley          56.5           Fredericksburg  42.5
 Boerne             55.5           Bandera         43.5
 Fredericksburg     49.0           Wimberley       44.5
 CL Hawks           34.0           Boerne          55.0
 Bandera            26.0           Navarro         60.0

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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