Burnet           @      Canyon Lake
              Bulldogs (2-1)          Hawks (0-3)

History: Burnet leads the series 3-1.
 2008 Hawks 06 Burnet 49
 2009 Hawks 07 Burnet 40
 2010 Hawks 27 Burnet 20   Playoff
 2012 Hawks 31 Burnet 37

This Season Games:
 CL Hawks  06   Blanco     13        Burnet  40   Billies       27
 CL Hawks  35   Somerset   47        Burnet  20   Rockdale      09
 CL Hawks  14   La Vernia  34        Burnet  51   Marble Falls  56

Canyon Lake will be trying to get all three parts of their game going in this week’s game with Burnet.

Each game this season has had a break down of sorts.

Offense in the first game with Blanco which was predictable based on that being the first game with a new offense.

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         Bracken Christian     vs.      Prairie Lea    Friday Sep. 13
         Warriors (1-1)                 Indians (0-2)

History: First game with these teams.

Season Results:
BCS  38   Austin Hill Country 61   Indians  07 Selma River City Believers 24
BCS  34   Sugar Land Logos    30   Indians  19 SM Hill Country Christian  39

This game has a good chance of being Bracken’s first 45 mercy game this year.

How can The ReSporter be so sure? Take these morsels of information and see if you can come up with another result.

Last season this Indian squad finished with a 2-8 record. In those games played one was Boerne Geneva’s JV squad that won the game 51-6.

SA The Winston 45ed this team last year and one of their victories was against another JV team Austin Veritas.

Bracken 45ed SA The Winston last season giving you an idea of how far the gulf in talent gap might be between these two teams.

Seven of Prairie Lea’s 10 games were mercy games and their record was 1-6 in those games.

Selma River City Believers beat the Indians on opening night this year and that squad last season had a 1-7 record and have not struck fear in many opponents in their history.

How about this line taken from Texas Football Magazine, Prairie Lea has not had a winning season since they returned to playing football back in 2002.

This Indian squad has the longest drought of not making the playoffs dating back to 1944.

Prairie Lea has five returning starters with two on the offensive side and three on defense.

Not a lot of depth and that certainly can play against a team having players going both ways.

Bracken has enough depth that those rested players can seem a lot faster as a game gets older.

Look for that same scenario in this game as this Indian squad will want to have a reservation to Hawaii as this game reaches the halfway mark.

Bracken is working on several players in different positions and so this game will help place some players that are vying for playing time.

Bracken has gone their longest stint since their inaugural year 2006 in administering a mercy game.

Four games have been played since BCS hung 46 points on Kerrville OLH last year. The longest steak previous to this one was 2010-11 season when they matched that four game stint 26 games ago. In 2006 BCS won just one game and that was by four points.

Bracken’s first mercy game with a win was their fourth game into the 2007 season against Cedar Creek Covenant, 64-12.

You will see more passing in this game as Bracken needs to find that player that can get a part of the game that needs to improve before the Warriors enter into their big games coming up.

McGuire Johnson rushes by a group of Lineman that crushed the Bulldogs on his 67 yard touchdown run

             Canyon Lake       @       La Vernia      Sept 13 7:30pm
             Hawks (0-2)               Bears (1-1)
 History: La Vernia leads the series 3-2.
 2008 Hawks 08 Bears 42
 2009 Hawks 07 Bears 21
 2010 Hawks 24 Bears 19
 2011 Hawks 34 Bears 23
 2012 Hawks 13 Bears 14
 This Season Games:
 CL Hawks   06  Blanco    13        Bears   24  Medina Valley     07
 CL Hawks   35  Somerset  47        Bears   34  Pt Lavaca Calhoun 54

Canyon Lake lost their second game of the year last week, but there were some very encouraging signs that this Hawk team might have had their light switch turned on based on how well the offense ran the ball.

Of the top 30 rushing games in Hawk history three of the runners in last week’s game made the list.

McGuire Johnson is in 10th place with his 199 yards rushing while Josh DeVries now resides at 25th after gaining 92 yards and Hayden Dubois made the cut at 30th position after 81 yards rushing in that Bulldog game.

Canyon Lake as you can deduce had their best rushing game in their history after running past the game with Sealy two years ago by 17 yards.

La Vernia Bears have also started their year by running the ball and will have several running backs that will get the Hawks attention.

Vince Gill, Colby Skelton, Jevante Anderson and Landon Richter will be active in their backfield.

Skelton is the Quarterback and so that will also give you some trouble by his ability to escape trouble when attempting a pass.

In La Vernia’s opening game, Skelton only completed five out of 19 passes, but of those five receptions the Bears averaged over 25 yards per catch.

So that percentage can be deceiving based on being able to capitalize in large quantities of yards after a catch.

The Hawks will have to continue their clamp down mode after last week’s game with Somerset, when CL was able to hold a prolific passer to 173 yards of passing.

Bad news is in the form of rushing defense where Canyon Lake did not do a good job of stopping the Somerset runners.

That one stat allowed those Bulldogs to run out the clock when the Hawks needed to have a stop in order to finish their comeback quest.

One strength in La Vernia’s arena is defensive back William Doege who had two interceptions in their first game. The good news is that if Canyon Lake can have another good game running then it really does not matter how many passes a player has intercepted based on the number of times the Hawks would throw that rock.

This game will be a good barometer for how your Hawks will proceed for this season. If this offense can keep a good game of running, then that confidence will certainly play to their advantage as this season matures.

Defense will be another barometer for the fans to be watchful for seeing how this team is proceeding.

With a good game on that side of the ball, your Hawks can be a confident team as district sunrise starts to see the light.

 Bracken Christian       @       Sugar Land Logos
 Warriors (0-1)                  Lions (1-0)

 History: Bracken Christian Leads Series 2-0
 2012 BCS   66   Logos   20
 2012 BCS   60   Logos   30  Playoffs

 Season Results:
 BCS 38 Austin Hill Country 61    Logos   67   SA The Winston   18

If Bracken Christian can see the end of the tunnel then they better be sure they are not running on a train track.

Sugar Land Logos will be a much improved team this year and the Lions even showed a much improved team during the playoffs last season after a Warrior blow out to begin last year.

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      Canyon Lake          @           Somerset
      Hawks (0-1)                      Bulldogs (1-0)

History: Bulldogs leads series 2-0.

2010 Canyon Lake 24 Somerset 25   Playoff Loss by inches (literally)
2012 Canyon Lake 35 Somerset 54

Season Results:
Canyon Lake 6 Blanco 13           Somerset 39 SA Lanier 6

Two teams that are black and white, dirt and water, clear and cloudy, conceal and reveal, hill and valley…you get the idea.

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         Blanco         @    Canyon Lake       7:30pm
        Panthers (0-0)       Hawks (0-0)

 History: Hawks leads the series 3-2.

 2008   Canyon Lake   00   Blanco   63
 2009   Canyon Lake   21   Blanco   14
 2010   Canyon Lake   07   Blanco   12
 2011   Canyon Lake   14   Blanco   07
 2012   Canyon Lake   26   Blanco   21

Season Results:
 Opening Day

Canyon Lake and Blanco has been close games these past four years.

The Hawks hold a 3-2 advantage and in those last four years no team has won by more than a touchdown.

Last year CL held on for a five point win when Blanco dropped a pass in the end zone on their last play of the game. A touchdown on that call by the Panthers would of put your Hawks in a deep hole for the whole season. Especially starting with such a tough loss.

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      Austin Hill Country    @    Bracken Christian      7:30pm
      Knights (0-0)               Warriors (0-0)

 History: Warriors leads this series 6-2

 2006   BCS  16   AHC  64
 2007   BCS  54   AHC  48
 2008   BCS  44   AHC  16
 2009   BCS  64   AHC  72
 2010   BCS  54   AHC  21
 2011   BCS  68   AHC  48
 2011   BCS  60   AHC  42  Playoff
 2012   BCS  56   AHC  06

Season Results:
 Opening Day

This will be the sixth year in a row where your Warriors have opened their season with AHC with an overall record of 6-2.

Austin Hill Country is one of just three teams to beat Bracken on their home field since 2007 season.

That fraternity is small with Kerrville OLH and Austin NYOS as the other two schools to pull off this rarity.

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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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History: Abilene Christian leads series, 1-0.
 2011 BCS  28  Abilene Christian   32  Semi-Final Game

This Year's Results:
BCS  56  Austin Hill Country   06    ACH   68  Cherokee             34
BCS  66  Sugarland Logos Prep  20    ACH   62  Newcastle            20
BCS  60  Brenham Christian     12    ACH   30  Rockwall Heritage    22
BCS  56  Boerne Geneva         58    ACH   14  Water Valley         60
BCS  58  SA Lutheran           00    ACH   62  Watauga Harvest      06
BCS  98  Gustine               56    ACH  102  Rotan                57
BCS  53  SA Winston            08    ACH   51  Carrolton Christian  22
BCS  53  CASA                  00    ACH   52  FW THESA             00
BCS  51  Houston Emery-Weiner  19    ACH   54  Amarillo Holy Cross  00
BCS  60  Kerrville OLH         14    ACH   64  Midland Trinity      14
BCS  60  Sugarland Logos Prep  30    ACH   72  Watauga Harvest      24

Bracken Christian will fight another epic battle with Abilene Christian Panthers this coming Saturday in Zephyr, Texas.

Last year, the Warrior’s season ended against this eventual TAPPS Champion, by four points and only three yards from what would of been a different outcome.

The Panthers returned three offensive and defensive starters from that team and have done a good job of keeping their mojo going, as they have only one loss this season to a UIL Water Valley team.

Abilene did have to replace their Quarterback from last season and Michael Avila has done an admirable job taking over those responsibilities.

Other players that you will notice during this contest; first on the defensive side of the line.

Trevor Tyson will be patrolling the backfield and two defensive ends that might be star material in J.D. DosSantos and Samai Massaquoi. These two players were pivotable in last year’s game when holding a very potent Bracken team to 28 points.

The last time BCS has been held to a point total lower was in their final game in 2009 against eventual TAPPS Champion Greenville Christian which held the Warriors to 24 points.

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History: Bracken Christian leads series 1-0.
2012 BCS   66  SL Logos Prep   20

This Year:
BCS  56   Austin Hill Country  06       Sugar Land  38   Calvert               40
BCS  66   SugarLand Logos      20       Sugar Land  20   Bracken Christian     66
BCS  60   Brenham Christian    12       Sugar Land  53   High Island           40
BCS  56   Boerne Geneva        58       Sugar Land  81   Magnolia Prep         00
BCS  58   SA Lutheran          00       Sugar Land  60   Austin Hill Co.       39
BCS  98   Gustine              56       Sugar Land  22   Huntsville A/O        28
BCS  53   SA The Winston       08       Sugar Land  56   Pasadena FBC          08
BCS  53   CASA                 00       Sugar Land  72   Conroe Covenant       00
BCS  51   Houston Emery-Weiner 19       Sugar Land  48   Kingwood NE Christian 00
BCS  60   Kerrville OLH        14       Sugar Land  51   Baytown Christian     06

Bracken Christian Warriors will face Sugar Land Logos Prep Lions once again this year in their first round of playoffs. The game will be this Saturday in Rockdale, starting at 2:00pm.

In the first game, this BCS win was almost a full game. There was still more than four minutes remaining when the 45th point difference was scored in this game.

The Warriors doubled Logos Prep’s yardage and also doubled their first downs.

Some differences from the two games. Arnold Adame was lost for the season since that game and that loss has been huge hole for Bracken to continue trying to fill.

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