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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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

 CANYON LAKE BOYS            Points         CANYON LAKE GIRLS
 1. Caleb Kreiger   290                     1. Katie Williams    261
 2. Paul Davis      188                     2. Amber Ramsey      180
 3. Andrew Riali    158                     3. Olivia Flores     137
                   FG Percentage (25 or more shots)
 1. Caleb Kreiber   47.5%                   1. Kyndall Drum      46.5%
 2. Javier Mendez   40.0%                   2. Amber Ramsey      39.1%
 3. Andrew Riali    37.4%                   3. Katie Williams    37.3%
                   Free Throw Percentage (14 or more shots)
 1. Caleb Kreiger   66.7%                   1. Olivia Flores     71.2%
 2. Doug Hubnik     66.3%                   2. Katie Williams    63.0%
 3. Paul Davis      54.2%                   3. Kelsey Long       61.1%
                             Rebounds
 1. Caleb Kreiger    158                    1. Amber Ramsey      180
 2. Andrew Riali      88                    2. Katie Williams    140
 3. Paul Davis        71                    3. Kyndall Drum       80
                              Assists
 1. Doug Hubnik       97                    1. Dulce Brown        20
 2. Paul Davis        18                    2. Olivia Flores      16
 3. Chandler Faulkner 13                    2. Katie Williams     16

Canyon Lake Girl’s Basketball finished their Lampasas tournament with two losses on Saturday as they now look forward to District 27-3A action.

The Hawks went back to some troubling habits in those losses with that main habit coming in the form of turnovers.

CL had 25 and 32 turnovers with those two losses which turned out to be almost a larger number than points scored in those two contests.

Having enough able bodies was also a downfall for Canyon Lake as Hannah St. John was out with an injury giving the Hawks only eight players to finish out their last two games.

Taking care of the ball will have to be a major item needed to be rectified going into district play while also using this next off week getting more players healthy.

Saturday’s opponents gave Canyon Lake an idea of what type of teams they have coming up on their schedule.

Navarro and Boerne will certainly emulate those games with athletes that can pressure and get easy baskets.

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The Lady Hawks had a win and loss in action at the Lampasas Tournament Friday.

CL had their seven game winning streak halted in the first game against Lorena, 37-22.

Canyon Lake did not score in double digits in any quarter and seemed to be still asleep in the morning game.

“We played lazy and unenthusiastic,” Head Coach Mary Beth Gallagher said.

None of the CL players made it to double digit scoring in the contest as the team could only score nine points in the second half.

Canyon Lake righted their ship in the next game when they beat Austin Crockett, 52-41.

The Hawks had nine players score in this game and Katie Williams pitched in with a double-double. It was her fifth double-double this season for Williams.

Williams finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

“We bounced back and took the lead early and never let them (Crockett) get close,” Coach Gallager said. “Katie had a great game in the second game. I spoke with her prior to the game and challenged her to do better and she did.”

Amber Ramsey had a pair of eights in points and rebounds.

Canyon Lake will play Lampasas Saturday morning with the tip off at 9:30am.

 CL 13-3       1   2   3   4   Final
 Hawks         8   5   3   6   22
 Lorena       13   8   9   9   39
 Scorers:
 Amber Ramsey 9, Katie Williams 6, Olivia Flores 4,
 Kyndall Drum 2, Trena Lorett 1.

 CL 14-3            1   2   3   4   Final
 Austin Crockett   12  11   8  10   41
 CL Hawks          17   8  15  12   52
 Scorers:
 Katie Williams 21, Amber Ramsey 8, Olivia Flores 7,
 Kyndall Drum 4, Dulce Brown 3, Kelsey Long 3,
 Hannah St. John 2, Tammy Dean 2, Trena Lorett 2.