Caimen McDonough’s long reach will be needed this week against Taylor.          (photo by Karen Holmes)

           Pre/Game:        Taylor        @      CL Hawks           Friday 7:30
                            Ducks (6-3)          Hawks (7-2)

           History: Taylor Ducks lead the all time series, 2-0.
           2014   CL Hawks   31   Taylor Ducks   33
           2015   CL Hawks   28   Taylor Ducks   31

           This Season Results:
           Hawks  40  Blanco          07     Ducks  46  Robinson        62
           Hawks  42  Reagan          16     Ducks  37  Rockdale        28
           Hawks  21  Giddings        34     Ducks  28  Yoakum          36
           Hawks  21  Wimberley       31     Ducks  63  Caldwell        35
           Hawks  42  Lampasas        34     Ducks  39  La Grange       30
           Hawks  42  Akins           20     Ducks  14  Bellville       41
           Hawks  63  Eastside        00     Ducks  61  Eastside        00
           Hawks  41  Boerne          38     Ducks  15  Boerne          07
           Hawks  45  Fredericksburg  25     Ducks  48  Fredericksburg  27

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                                                           2016 Freshman Volleyball District 28-4A Champs                (photo by Karen Holmes)

                     This Week      @         Canyon Lake

 Tuesday  Nov. 1     Wimberley      0         CL Hawks          3    Volleyball
                                              Johnson City High School

 Thursday Nov. 3     CL Freshman    @         Taylor            5pm    Football
                     Needville      vs.       CL Hawks          7pm    Volleyball
                                              Smithville High School
                    *CLJV           @         Taylor            7pm    Football

 Friday   Nov. 4    *Taylor         @         CL Hawks          730pm  Football
                    *Games Broadcast on CLB with link on Home Page or Headline Article

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Anna Bettersworth and Faith Hasness going for a Block (photo by Karen Holmes)

The ReSporter has secured the final District 28-4A stats for this season and would like to give the Hawk Nation some information for the upcoming Playoff news.

Wimberley will be the opponent and the game will have the first serve starting at 7:00pm on November 1st at Johnson City High School gym. So this is the time to have all hands on deck as the Lady Hawks will need all the support available for this contest.

Playing against Wimberley will be a chore as this school’s middle name is ‘Playoff’, as Canyon Lake will attempt to knock the Texans from the playoff roster in the first game which has not happened to Wimberley since the last century. It is not known the date but this club was winning State Championships in the late 1990’s.

A tall order but with a win already under their belt in games this season with the Texans, it can be said that this Hawk team will be ready for this battle.

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Head Volleyball Coach Kim Paisley

The ReSporter: In comparison to the last 2 playoff teams, what is it about this team that gives you an idea of how they will approach the tournament?

Coach Paisley: “The Varsity teams from the last 2 years, were made of some astounding athletes with raw talent! They worked hard and were fighters! This year’s team is made of determined and relentless athletes, therefore I know they will fight until the end. I’m excited to see where this team takes us in the postseason!”

The ReSporter: How important was it to have a convincing win against Bandera?

Coach Paisley: “After the loss to Fredericksburg, we had a discussion about “Doing Your Job” and “What is your job?” This conversation combined with a great practice lead us to a win over Bandera and set the tone. This momentum from the match and ending district in 2nd place will launch us positively into the playoffs.”

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Caleb Almond running through hole with Jace McBride & Nick McCormick leading way.          (mjrphotog.com)

Story by Cory Martelli

The CL JV middle line backer Micheal Harwell blitzed right up the middle on Cibolo Steele’s first offensive play for a 6 yard sack and that was a precursor of how the game would go for the D -1 6A JV (B) Steels football team. “ I’m glad I’m here getting the reps on JV to make myself better player on Varsity, just anything to make me a better football player” spouted mike linebacker Harwell. The Hawks held Steele to a paltry 12 yards in the first half as the offense swallowed up the clock during the first half of play with two continuous drives.

Andrew Nelson & Michael Harwell help in JV’s Win over Steele

Steele’s size and speed was halted during the first half as the first two possessions went three and out with two booming punts of 42 and 45 yards.

However, that just gave the Hawks more room to run the Slot “T” offense to the discouragement of the Steele’s defense.  Steele did not have a clue as to effectively halt an offense which most likely anyone playing with a helmet had ever seen before. On several occasions Caleb Almond or Rolando Maronge ran right by linebackers who were looking the other way, a true sign of a well run Slot –T offense.

As with most 5A and 6A schools, never see a Slot-T offense, as most larger schools in that divisional range run a spread of sorts or variances thereof. Seeing a well run Slot-T can be confusing when trying to defend against it for the first time.

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                                                                        The Pitch                                          (mjrphotog.com)

           Offensive Yardage            Defensive Yardage
           2009       3466              2009       3285
           2010       3836              2010       4184
           2011       4060              2011       3623
           2012       3081              2012       3281
           2013       3646              2013       3407
           2014       3996              2014       3577
           2015       3260              2015       3584
           2016       3854              2016       2539

 Offensive Yardage       Ave    Games   Defensive Yardage      Ave     Games
        2016           428.2      9            2016          282.1       9
        2011           406.0     10            2013          283.9      12
        2014           333.0     12            2014          298.1      12
        2010           319.7     12            2009          298.6      11
        2009           315.1     11            2015          325.8      11
        2012           308.1     10            2012          328.2      10
        2013           303.8     12            2010          348.7      12
        2015           296.4     11            2011          362.3      10

                     Comparison between Offense & Defense
                     Year           + (-)         Record
                     2016           146.1          7-2
                     2011            43.7          8-2
                     2014            34.9          5-7
                     2013            19.9          4-8
                     2009            18.3          6-5
                     2012           (20.1)         3-7
                     2010           (29.0)         6-6
                     2015           (29.4)         4-7

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                       2016 Season Defensive Top 4

 Tackles                    For Loss               Sacks
 Parker Reno       57       Parker Reno      9     Richard Rosas     5
 Greyson Lee       54       Kenneth Jowers   7     Kenneth Jowers    3
 Austin Brooks     46       Richard Rosas    7     Greyson Lee       2
 Kenneth Jowers    42       Greyson Lee      6     Dylan Compton     2
 Heath McDonough   42                              CJ Parrish        2

 Caused Fumble              Fumble Recovery        Pass Breakups
 Kenneth Jowers     4       Austin Brooks    3     Heath McDonough   6
 Richard Rosas      2       CJ Parrish       1     Caimen McDonough  4
 Dylan Compton      2       Dylan Compton    1     Trenton Lorett    4
 Ross Snowden       2       Kenneth Jowers   1     Parker Reno       3
 Austin Brooks      2       Trenton Lorett   1

 Interceptions                                     Blocked Kicks
 Heath McDonough    3                              Caimen McDonough  1
 Caimen McDonough   2
 Colton McDonald    1
 Jackson Neel       1
 Austin Brooks      1
 Trenton Lorett     1

Week 11       Heritage Billie Judson Baylor Tech UNT  Neb  Wash Clemson Eagles  Lions
              Bracken  Taylor SVHS   Texas  TCU  UTSA Wisc Utah FSU     Cowboys Texans

Country       Bracken  Taylor Judson Baylor TCU  UNT  Wisc Wash Clemson Cowboys Texans
Comfort
69-35
No. Shore     Bracken  Taylor Judson Baylor TCU  UTSA Wisc Wash Clemson Cowboys Texans
 UMC
69-35
No. Shore     Bracken  Taylor Judson Baylor TCU  UTSA Wisc Wash Clemson Cowboys Texans
Pharmacy
68-36
Y4 Custom     Bracken  Taylor SVHS   Baylor TCU  UTSA Wisc Wash Clemson Cowboys Lions
 Homes
67-37
Industamp     Bracken  Taylor Judson Baylor TCU  UTSA Wisc Utah Clemson Cowboys Texans
63-41
Ranger        Bracken  Taylor Judson Baylor TCU  UNT  Wisc Wash Clemson Cowboys Texans
Cleaners
61-43
JohnRealty    Bracken  Taylor SVHS   Baylor TCU  UTSA Wisc Utah Clemson Cowboys Texans
Steve Crisp
62-42
Repeat        Bracken  Taylor Judson Baylor TCU  UTSA Wisc Utah Clemson Eagles  Texans
Boutique
58-46
RebeccaCreek  Bracken  Taylor SVHS   Texas  TCU  UTSA Wisc Wash Clemson Cowboys Lions
Golf Course
61-43
Texas         Bracken  Billie Judson Baylor Tech UNT  Neb  Wash Clemson Cowboys Lions
Country RV
55-49
Longhorn      Bracken  Taylor SVHS   Texas  TCU  UTSA Neb  Wash FSU     Cowboys Texans
Propane
52-52

2016 District Champs (top row) Taylor Fillinger, Kalani Thorpe, Laney Heun, Coach Ridgeway, Alisia Niestemski, Cassidy Felps, Kayla Wunderlich, Caroline Kullberg (bottom row), Jade Lawless, Maddi Morris, Lainee Moses, Angelina Covarrubias, and Dani Bear  (photo by K Holmes)

Canyon Lake’s Freshman Volleyball squad wins District 28-4A in grand fashion in sweep of Bandera for the season finale.

As far as this group of Freshman play, their games usually involve some form of drama but on this final night for the season, a Hawk win was a sweep without much resistance.

Resistance was ‘futile’, taking a little Star Trek the Next Generation lingo for the parents.

You can tell one thing is pretty clear with this group as they do not like to lose and with a loss in their last game with Fredericksburg, getting that game out of their system was accomplished with a, 25-16 and 25-15 sweep.

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CL Hawk Seniors after last home game win against Bandera. (from left to right) Sam York, Landry Hollums, Zoe Edwards, Daniella Bustamante, Regan Mickey, Felicity Neistemski, Sierra Ramsey, and Kaylie Duke                                              (photo by Karen Holmes)

CL Hawks finish regular season with a win over Bandera that will pit their next round in the playoffs with Wimberley. The place and time will be announced later this week as Canyon Lake finished district play in second place with this win over the Bulldogs.

Good times with a chance of beating the Texans in something that they excel in with all of their past State Championships.

In the game with Bandera, the Hawks were coming off a lethargic game with Fredericksburg last Friday that put this game with the Bulldogs for a battle to see who would garner the 2nd seed of District 28-4A.

“This was especially sweet after the Fredericksburg game,” Head Coach Kim Paisley said. “We needed to win like this to carry over into the playoffs…..I wanted us to go strong into the playoffs.”

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Head Coach Charley Drum

The ReSporter: You have mentioned in past talks on how this younger group of players on how their winning ways might change on the mindset for this team. How has that mentality played through this group of players?

Coach Drum: “Starting with our off season last year, this group has been very competitive. Whether is is football, academics, or video games, they enjoy competing and winning.”

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