Canyon Lake Basketball Tourney continues today (Saturday) as the Hawks suffered two losses in the first day of action.

The Hawks continue to suffer in the third quarter as both games on Friday, Canyon Lake was only able to score 9 points total adding those two games together in that dismal third stanza.

In the game with Somerset, Sean Nolan did have a double/double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds against the Bulldogs.

CL also raced out to an eight point half-time lead before the second half buzzer started action and with only four points scored, the Hawk defense allowed 17 points.

Having Canyon Lake going into their final quarter five points down.

The basket did open up but Somerset continued their strong half and won, 48-39.

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 Basketball: Lady Hawk's Top Three
 points scored              made 3pt shots              total rebounds
 Reagan Heun     171        Reagan Heun     17          Alexis Fullen      93
 Mia Riali        71        Mia Riali        6          Reagan Heun        75
 Alexa Ramos      53        Kirsten Jones    1          Sarah Schneider    52

 made free throws           offensive rebounds          defensive rebounds
 Reagan Heun      36        Alexis Fullen   28          Alexis Fullen      65
 Mia Riali        17        Reagan Heun     28          Reagan Heun        47
 Gabby Sanchez    15        Sarah Schneider 20          Sarah Schneider    31

 assists                    steals                      blocks
 Kelsey Ahrens    17        Mia Riali       30          Alexis Fullen      22
 Reagan Heun      11        Kelsey Ahrens   20          Sarah Schneider    16
 Alexis Fullen    10        Kirsten Jones   18          Reagan Heun        13
                            Reagan Heun     18

CL Lady Hawks were left short handed in loss to Lago Vista last Tuesday night, 40-36.

Lexy Jackson made all six of her points from the Free Throw line in game with Lago Vista

The Hawks had a one point lead at halftime but they were living on borrowed time as injuries and foul trouble help reduce Canyon Lake’s roster to five players at the end of this game.

“We showed good hustle,” Head Coach Mary Beth Gallagher said. “But our lack of experience hurt us at the end when the game was time to close it out.”

In starting this contest, Senior Kelsey Ahrens was nursing a sore back and Freshman Reagan Heun was ill, which had two starters taken out of their line-up before the opening tip-off.

A turned ankle for Alexa Ramos, then adding Alexis Fullen and Mia Riali, and Sarah Schneidr leaving for the bench after committing their fifth foul left Coach Gallagher looking at an empty bench for substitutions.

That speaks volumes, for a team that has had problems in many areas but being able to be competitive to the end without having players that are used to playing significant minutes.

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Canyon Lake is presently on a two game winning streak and in years past that would not have happened, as both of these games were ugly and ugly games have a way of being more repulsive with a loss.

Garrett Winters made Comfort a cold place in leading the Hawks with 11 points

Comfort was swept in all three games as the Hawk Varsity finally came back for a two point win, 39-37.

“We picked it up on defense which led to easy shots,” Head Coach Luke Chapman said. “We did a good job of moving the ball during that part of the game.”

“We are unsure of what to do on offense,” Coach Chapman continued. “It was good to win another close one but with this ugly win, it will still give us a lot of stuff to improve on in practices.”

Garrett Winters reached double digits when he hit three ‘behind the arc’ shots in a row to help get a lead and extending that lead in the fourth quarter.

“After I hit that first one (three pointer) it became a confidence thing,” Senior Guard Winters said coldly. “That last one was a miscommunication on Comfort’s defense and I just took advantage of it.”

Winters was reacting to his wide open three pointer on a break that help seal the deal for the Hawks.

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Lady Hawks Basketball starts their home stretch before District 27-4A play begins later this month.

Senior Kyndall Drum’s return will be a welcome sight for a young Hawk team

To say that Canyon Lake is young would be an obvious statement and so that 3-11 record should not surprise the casual viewer.

What you will need to see as this season continues is how this group of young ladies will improve on some of their weaknesses and with that improvement being able to focus on the bigger picture, a berth for post-season.

This line-up presently has just two players that were suited up from last year’s team.

That simple statement explains a team that is relearning offense/defense and just getting to know each other.

Sophomore Mia Riali and Junior Sarah Schneider are the only players that played last season with Kyndall Drum biting at the bit to return later this month after suffering a pre-season injury.

Drum led last year’s team in scoring and finished second in rebounds.

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Canyon Lake won their last game with Lytle as the Hawks broke even in their Marion Tournament set of games, finishing 2-2.

The Hawks need to bottle whatever they are doing in that first quarter as those two middle stanza’s are just not adding up.

Canyon Lake shot a dismal 17% in their two games on Saturday during the third quarter resulting with 10 points total for those two games.

In the game with Lytle, big man Sean Nolan was a rock of Gibralter with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Add on another three blocks and CL put their team on this man’s broad shoulders to finish off these Pirates.

Tommy Clark finished with 10 points in the first game with Marion as he was the only player that could scare that double figure points mark in basketball lore.

Nolan and Clark both had 7 block shots in their first game as the Hawk team finished with 9 rejected shots total.

Sophomore Rory Preiss had the most impressive rejection as he had just committed a turnover and raced back down the court to swat the shot by the Bulldog into the wall.

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Canyon Lake split their two games in the Marion Tournament on Friday as they will look for two wins on Saturday, after manhandling St. Girard in their opening match, 79-34.

The Hawks had three players finish in double digit scoring as the team shot lights out in this contest.

Brandon Ward led all scorers with 14 while Trendon Martinez finished one point less (13) and Tommy Clark had 10 points.

Every player scored in the game as CL scored 79 points in a win over Jourdanton four years ago. Canyon Lake scored 81 points in their game with Ingram Moore the year before that game which stands as most ever for the program.

All phases of this game was clicking as CL Hawks shot 60% from the field and 53% from beyond the three point arc.

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Lady Hawks finished their first day at the New Braunfels Tournament 0-2 with losses to Dripping Springs and Bridge City last Thursday.

Canyon Lake continues to struggle from the field and in their game with Bridge City had a brash of turnovers that just buried this young team.

Things will certainly turn around as this team continues to mature as this season continues.

Freshman Alexa Ramos will soon help with her play while Junior Sarah Schneider had her best game with Bridge City.

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