Picture by Mark Robinson (mjrphotog.com)

                      Canyon Lake    @     Wimberley        7:30pm
                      Hawks (2-1)          Texans (2-1)

          History: Wimberley leads this series, 6-2.
          2008   Hawks  07    Texans  41
          2009   Hawks  15    Texans  38
          2010   Hawks  18    Texans  38
          2011   Hawks  14    Texans  50
          2012   Hawks  03    Texans  40
          2013   Hawks  28    Texans  13
          2014   Hawks  27    Texans  28
          2015   Hawks  28    Texans  14

               This Year Games
         Hawks   40   Blanco    07        Texans   33   La Vernis   07
         Hawks   42   Reagan    16        Texans   13   Giddings    24
         Hawks   21   Giddings  34        Texans   31   Lampasas    07
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Week 4       Giddings  CL Hawks  Somerset Billies Caldwell Travis   Blanco   Texas A&M    Bama     FL State
           @ Bracken   Texans    Boerne   Lytle   Taylor   Eastside Randolph Cal   Auburn Ole Miss Louisville

 No. Shore   Bracken   CL Hawks  Boerne   Billies Caldwell Travis   Blanco   Texas A&M    Bama     FSU
 Pharmacy
 24-12
 No. Shore   Bracken   CL Hawks  Boerne   Billies Taylor   Travis   Blanco   Texas A&M    Bama     FSU
 UMC
 25-11
 Custom Y4   Bracken   CL Hawks  Somerset Billies Taylor   Travis   Randolph Texas Auburn Bama     Louisville
 Homes 
 23-13
 Country     Bracken   CL Hawks  Somerset Billies Caldwell Travis   Randolph Texas A&M    Bama     Louisville
 Comfort
 23-13
 Industamp   Bracken   CL Hawks  Somerset Billies Taylor   Travis   Blanco   Texas A&M    Bama     FSU
 23-13
 Ranger      Bracken   CL Hawks  Somerset Billies Caldwell Travis   Blanco   Texas Auburn Bama     Louisville
 Cleaners
 19-17
 The Club    Bracken   CL Hawks  Boerne   Billies Caldwell Travis   Blanco   Texas A&M    Bama     Louisville
 Rebecca
 21-15
 Repeat      Bracken   CL Hawks  Boerne   Billies Caldwell Eastside Randolph Texas Auburn Bama     FSU
 Boutique
 18-18
 Longhorn    Bracken   CL Hawks  Somerset Billies Caldwell Travis   Blanco   Texas Auburn Bama     FSU
 Propane
 17-19
 JohnReality Giddings  Wimberley Somerset Lytle   Taylor   Travis   Blanco   Texas Auburn Bama     FSU
 Steve Crisp
 17-19
 Texas       Bracken   CL Hawks  Somerset Billies Caldwell Travis   Blanco   Texas Auburn Bama     FSU
 Country RV
 15-21

     Adia Garcia takes control of the net in win over Akins

By Karen Russell Holmes

Akins Eagles flew into the Hawks lair last night only to find the smaller raptor ready for the kill. Calm, cool and collected, the junior varsity volleyball team swept the Eagles in two matches for the game.

In match one, consistency and methodology kept the Lady Hawks in the lead the entire round. The Eagles could only come within three points of them. Nothing Akins did could ruffle the Hawks feathers. Raegan Cowan, Audrey Schultz and Eden Farley were money at the net. Nothing dropped to the court with Mariah Haight running the show as labero in the back court with the digging help of Tyler Hollums and Tilly Giammalva. Canyon Lake won with a solid 25-19 score.

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                        Hawks Freshman after winning Gold Bracket Consolation at Tex-Fest

Canyon Lake Freshman continue a season filled with wins as they continued their Gold Consolation Tournament victory in the Tex-Fest last weekend to a win over 6A Austin Akins, 25-5 and 25-14.

In that first set, Cassidy Felps had 4 aces as the Hawks zoomed out for a 11-1 lead that would only get worse for the Akins Eagles.

On that first serve, CL, also was helped by two kills from Caroline Kullberg and one kill by a hit from Taylor Fillinger.

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Junior Middle Blocker Anna Bettersworth

Canyon Lake Hawks were stronger than the Akins Eagles as the Home Team won for the first time this year in the Nest.

CL last played at home on August 6th and finally returned home for a game and on this night a win beating the Eagles, 25-16, 25-13, and 25-18.

The win improves Canyon Lake’s record to 18-9 and 5-4 against 6A schools this year.
Akins came out of the chute playing a good set as each team could not get more than a 1 point lead until Regan Mickey started the second rotation with a Hawk, 10-9 lead. The Hawks would score on every service but one for the rest of this set to get the separation needed for a 9 point victory.

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 Picture by Mark Robinson                   (mjrphotog.com)

                    District 14-4A District Standings and Schedule
                    Team             W    L    Pct
                    CL Hawks         2    1   .500
                    Boerne           3    1   .667
                    Taylor           2    2   .500
                    Austin Eastside  1    3   .250
                    Fredericksburg   2    2   .500

                          This Week’s Games:
                    CL Hawks        21     Wimberley      31
                    Somerset        00     Boerne         21
                    Fredericksburg  48     Lytle          20
                    Caldwell        35     Taylor         63
                    Austin Travis   59     Eastside       00

                    Last Week’s Results:
                    Giddings       34      CL Hawks         21
                    SA Holy Cross  28      Boerne           26
                    Burnet         47      Fredericksburg   21
                    Yoakum         36      Taylor           28
                    Austin Lanier  54      Austin Eastside  06
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           Team Offense     Total Yardage         Team Rushing          Yardage
           Taylor                1200             CL Hawks                928
           Billies               1149             Taylor                  675
           CL Hawks              1120             Billies                 546
           Boerne                1022             Boerne                  418

           Team Passing Yardage                   Average Points Per Game
           Boerne                 604             Boerne                 41.0
           Billies                603             Taylor                 37.0
           Taylor                 525             CL Hawks               34.3
           CL Hawks               282             Fredericksburg         27.3
                                                  Austin Eastside        10.7

           Team Defense     Total Yardage         Team Rushing          Yardage
           CL Hawks               697             Boerne                  389
           Boerne                 701             CL Hawks                397
           Fredericksburg        1052             Fredericksburg          628
           Taylor                1362             Taylor                  757

           Team Passing Yardage                   Average Points Allowed
           CL Hawks               300             Boerne                 16.7
           Boerne                 312             CL Hawks               19.0
           Billies                424             Fredericksburg         33.7
           Taylor                 605             Austin Eastside        39.7
                                                  Taylor                 42.0

     Rushing              School      Att  Yards   Ave   TD   Lg
     Jarrell Crittendon   Taylor      60    396    6.6   4    29
     Austin Brennan       CL Hawks    27    291   10.8   4    90
     Ryan Gardner         Taylor      42    273    6.5   6    24
     Tanner Faris         CL Hawks    32    234    7.3   3    40
     Micah St. John       CL Hawks    45    231    5.1   4    35
     Tristan Sanchez      Billies     21    218   10.4   3    65
     Neil Loth            Billies     39    192    4.9   1    18
     Colton Pool          Boerne      33    177    5.4   1    34
     Ryan Hart            Boerne      12    149   12.4   1    67
     Brooks Klutts        Boerne      17     79    4.6   1    10
     Caleb Wilkins        Billies      3     67   22.3   1    51

     Receiving            School      No   Yards   Ave   TD   Lg
     Malik Jackson        Taylor      15    381   25.1   4    43
     Johnny Cleland       Billies     26    326   12.7   3    76
     Carter Snelling      Boerne      12    177   14.8   2    39
     Sean Majors          Billies      9    136   15.9   1    39
     Brandon Courtney     CL Hawks     3    112   37.3   2    66
     Douglas Hodo         Boerne       7    102   14.6   2    37
     Brock Wells          Taylor       4     66   16.5   0    27
     Austin Brennan       CL Hawks     3     64   21.3   1    32
     Tanner Faris         CL Hawks     3     43   14.3   0    30
     Paul Key             Taylor       6     43    7.2   1    12

     Passing              School     Comp  Att   Pct   Yds   Int  TD
     Brooks Klutts        Boerne      45   75   .600   604   1    10
     Ryan Gardner         Taylor      30   66   .455   521   1     5
     Will Flannery        Billies     28   45   .622   351   2     3
     Ben Fulton           CL Hawks    12   18   .667   261   2     3
     Riggs Threadgill     Billies     19   26   .731   238   1     3

Caimen McDonough getting a Block FG during Giddings game.  (mjrphotog.com)

                               This Week   @   Canyon Lake

 Sept. Tuesday  13     Austin Akins        @   CL Hawks Freshman     5pm      Volleyball
                       Austin Akins        @   CL Hawks JV           5pm      Volleyball
                       Austin Akins        @   CL Hawks              6pm      Volleyball

 Sept. Thursday 15     Boerne              @   CL Hawks              4pm      Tennis   
                      *CL Junior Varsity   @   Wimberley JV          6pm      Football
                       CL Hawks Freshman   @   Wimberley Freshman    7pm      Football

 Sept. Friday   16     CL Hawks Freshman   @   Wimberley Freshman    5pm      Volleyball
                       CL Hawks JV         @   Wimberley JV          5pm      Volleyball
                       CL Hawks            @   Wimberley             6pm      Volleyball
                      *CL Hawks            @   Wimberley             730pm    Football

 Sept. Saturday  17    CL Hawks            @   TLU Bulldog Meet       am      Cross Country
                       Bandera             @   CL Hawks             10am      Tennis
                       CLJV & Fresh        @   Smithson Valley Tourn  tba     Volleyball

 * Indicates Games being Broadcast on CBL 30 minutes before Kick-Off (Canyon Lake Broadcasting)

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Senior Zoe Edwards and Sophomore Paige Bower with a Block        (picture by Phil Melone)

                        Volleyball Standings & Results-Schedule
                   Team              W    L    Pct
                   CL Hawks         19    9   .679
                   Boerne           18   12   .600
                   Bandera          17   12   .586
                   Fredericksburg   16   18   .471
                   Hondo             9   14   .391

                   This Week’s Games:
                   Sept. 13       CL Hawks        3    Austin Akins    0
                                  SA Antonian     3    Boerne          0
                                  SA Holy Cross   3    Fredericksburg  0
                                  Poteet          3    Hondo           0
                                  La Vernis       3    Bandera         1

                   Sept. 16       CL Hawks        3    Wimberley       1
                                  Boerne Geneva   @    Hondo
                                  Fredericksburg  3    Devine          2
                                  SA Jefferson    0    Boerne          3
                                  Bandera         3    Pleasanton      0

                   Last Friday’s Results:
                                  Navarro        3     CL Hawks        1
                                  SA Madison     3     Boerne          0
                                  Fredericksburg 3     Wimberley       1
                                  St. Marys Hall 3     Hondo           0
                                  Bandera        3     Gonzales        0
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The end of Tanner Faris’ 40 yard run before halftime.  (picture by mjrphotog.com)

Canyon Lake went for their halftime break and returned as a different team as the Hawks could only generate 108 yards after intermission compared to their 224 yards in that first half.

Giddings also went into halftime and came out a different team as their defense controlled the line of scrimmage while they scored twice in the 4th quarter for the 13 point victory, 34-21.

“They (Giddings) taught us a lesson and that is why we scheduled a team like this,” Head Coach Charlie Drum said. “We made more mistakes in the second half and they just came out in the second half and whipped us….we just did not match them in that 2nd half.”

On what Canyon Lake will need to do as the Battle of the Backbone Game comes calling next week in Wimberley.

“We have to clean up mistakes,” Coach Drum said succinctly.

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Hawks Win Alpha-Omega Game against Giddings

Mountain Valley 8th Grade was able to split their game Giddings for the opening day of this year’s football season.

The Hawk ‘B’ squad had an alpha/omega game as Mountain Valley was able to score the first and last touchdown to salvage this contest, 14-06.

That first touchdown for MV would be their first drive covering 41 yards when Jake Peters crossed the goal line on a one yard run.

The drive was helped when Devyn Placeres was able to get around the edge for a 28 yard jaunt and setting up the Hawks with a first and goal from the 3 yard line. Two plays later, Peters was crossing the line for the first score of this year.

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