The Hilltop ReSporter was able to get some words of Wisdom from Canyon Lake’s Girls Head Basketball Coach, Mary Beth Gallagher.

The Hawks have had a surprisingly good season and will now be venturing into their last go round in District 26-3A play.

The ReSporter: Close losses the last two games, what avenue do you take with the team during the off week?

Coach Gallagher: “I think we work on mental toughness and focus drills. We put situations on the clock and run through them, giving then situations like, 30 seconds left on the clock and we are up by one… We are working on focusing more towards the end of practice in hope that we will be sharper next time we are in that situation.”
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The field goal for Austin Hill Country was scored with less than three minutes on the fourth quarter clock while the BCS JV basketball team used a round ball to secure the win, Saturday at Bracken gymnasium.

The Warriors started slow by hitting only two of their 15 shots in the first quarter.

However, the rim got much larger the next three stanzas as BCS shot 60% and put the game away.

Briana Martinez continues to have a hot hand scoring 11 points coming off the bench. Every Warrior player had a steal in the game as Austin Hill Country could not find the basket.
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The bad luck Hawks have a chance to revamp their game as they will take a week off from games with an off date this coming Friday.

However, the game with Fredericksburg just added another anvil around the neck for a team with promise, but just not a enough trinkets to get them over the hump.

To say the game with the Billies was tight would be an understatement. The Hawks and Billies were tied after the first, second and fourth quarters of the game.

If the shooting and free throws were improved just a fraction, this team could be enjoying a great season. Now, Canyon Lake will need to take inventory over this off week to make sure they have their guns loaded for a stretch run that could still move them into the playoffs.
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Canyon Lake Hawks turned on the jets and ran away from San Antonio Hawkins last Tuesday night, 65-24.

The Hawks got everyone in and the game was never in doubt after the first few minutes after tip off.

“(Amber) Ramsey gives us rebounds,” Head Coach Mary Beth Gallagher stated. “ I think the team is feeling confident and that is important thing for this group.”

Canyon Lake spread the ball around, but Amber West and Katie Williams reached double figures with 15 and 10 points respectfully.

Three more scored eight points, Ramsey, Caitlin Gillum, and Hannah St. John found the basket to their liking also for the game.

Canyon Lake will play a pivotal game this Friday at Wimberley. A win and the upstart program will put themselves squarely in a position for a district run where anything can happen.
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The Bracken Girl’s Basketball team came up on the short end as district play started last Tuesday night at the Bracken Gym.

Kerrville OLH jumped out to a commanding lead and the Warriors could never catch on fire and reel the Hawks in losing, 46-28.

BCS did win the second half by closing the gap seven points.

The Warriors were led by a 16 point effort from Brianna Martinez. Martinez missed a double-double by one rebound finishing with nine.

“The second half we totally played a different game,” Brianna Martinez said. “The different offense for the second half helped.”
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The Canyon Lake Girl’s Basketball team won their first district game in Bandera on Friday, 50-26, as Coach Mary Beth Gallagher emptied the bench in the runaway win.

“It was great to be at full strength again,” Head Coach Gallagher commented. “Everyone got involved which allowed us to see how we can play with a full bench.”

In a game played earlier this year at the Canyon Lake Tournament, the Hawks beat Bandera Bulldogs in a battle for third place. The score was 44 to 30, giving you the idea of how much CL has improved.

The main difference in the two games was the absence of Amber Ramsey her 12 rebounds and solid play with a new 1-2-2 defense.
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The Canyon Lake Girl’s Basketball team outscored the Bandera Bulldogs, 27-14

Caitlin Gillum drives for two points in Win over Bandera

in the second half getting the separation needed to finish Third at the Second Annual Canyon Lake Basketball Tournament at the Hawk Gym last Saturday.

Caitlin Gillum dished out three assists had five steals while scoring 13 points helping the Hawks put the Dogs in their Holiday Kennel.

Katie Williams also scored nine of her 10 points in the fourth quarter giving the Hawks a deadly duo and a hard fought win.
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The Canyon Lake Basketball Tournament started bright and early Thursday morning as eight schools came together at the second annual event.

The girls play on Thursday and the boy’s teams will tip off Friday.

Game will be all day if you want to get a good dose of basketball today and Saturday.

Canyon Lake Girls started off with a win over Blanco, 52-48.

The Hawks were led in scoring by Katie Williams as she poured in 17 points and Canyon Lake held off the Panthers the rest of the game, that had only one point difference through the last three quarters.

The second game was not as successful as Canyon Lake started in a hole and spotted Lytle Pirates eight points as they trailed 10-2 after the slow start.
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