Sophomore Regan Mickey is setting the stage for Senior Lillie Sander

Canyon Lake had a big win against La Grange on the road when they scored a sweep, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23.

For some perspective on this game take these facts on La Grange.

The Leps had just won the Consolation Bracket in the just completed Hays Tournament that had 25 teams in competition.

That translates to winning six out of eight contests and before their loss to the Hawks had a 21-7 record.

“This was a good preparation game for district,” Head Coach Kim Paisley stated. “They will remind you a lot of Wimberley with their tradition.”

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Hawks starting a Block Party

District 26-4A Volleyball Standings
 Team           W     L     Pct.      District Play      W     L     Pct.
 Cuero         17     4    .810       Navarro            1     0   1.000
 Wimberley     22     8    .800       Yoakum             1     0   1.000
 CL Hawks      20     8    .714       Wimberley          1     0   1.000
 Navarro       21     9    .700       CL Hawks           0     0    .000
 Yoakum        15     8    .652       Gonzales           0     1    .000
 La Vernia      7    20    .259       La Vernia          0     1    .000
 Gonzales       1    11    .091       Cuero              0     1    .000

 This Week's Games:
 Sept. 9   Yoakum     beat  La Vernia  3-1
           Goliad     beat  Gonzales   3-0
           CL Hawks   beat  La Grange  3-0
           Navarro    beat  Cuero      3-0

 Sept. 12  La Vernia  @   La Grange
           Wimberley  beat  Gonzales   3-0
           Yoakum     @   East Bernard
           Cuero      @   Smithville

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Hawks ready themselves for another ‘Point Hawks’, in Win over Sinton

CL Hawks make the Sinton Pirates walk the plank in last Friday night’s game, 25-19, 25-16, 25-19.

The Hawks looked in control on this night as they met a team that was playing students that were younger than they were.

Sinton had several freshman and sophomores on the court which might sound a lot like last year’s Hawk team.

The good news is that CL did not show any mercy as they disposed of this Pirate team before they had a chance to get a patch put over their eye.

Each game had Canyon Lake taking a lead and maintaining the pressure and not letting Sinton to get back into position to stage a knock out punch.

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Hawk Defense shuts down the Tigers.

 

District 14-4A Standings & Hawk by the Numbers
 Team              W   L    Pct
 Boerne            2   0  1.000
 Fredericksburg    2   0  1.000
 Bandera           2   0  1.000
 Canyon Lake       1   1   .500
 Liberty HIll      1   1   .500
 Taylor            0   2   .000

 Friday's Results:
 Canyon Lake      43    Smithville    14
 Boerne           41    Medina Valley 15
 Fredericksburg   48    Austin Travis 35
 Bandera          40    Ingram Moore  07
 Liberty Hill     49    Brenham       47
 Rockdale         24    Taylor        21

 This Week's Games
 Marion           @     CL Hawks        7:30pm
 Taylor           @     Hallettsville
 Fredericksburg   @     Burnet
 Boerne           @     Marble Falls
 Brownwood        @     Liberty Hill
 SA Christian     @     Bandera

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 CLHawks by the Numbers:
   0.0 Number that CL had a runner over 100 yards rushing in 2008.
   0.5 This year's difference between offense vs. defense scoring average.
   2.0 Wins CL has at neutral sites. (Playoff wins)
   6.0 Times CL has held team below 200 yds of offense. (171 in Smithville game)
   6.5 Ave. per rush for Robert Woods ranks 2nd for CL. (20 or more attempts)
   7.2 Ave. per rush for Josh DeVries ranks first for CL. (20 or more attempts)
   8.0 Times CL has held team below 100 yds of rushing. (61 in Smithville game)
  10.0 Wins CL has playing as visitor.
  12.0 Times CL has topped 300 yard rushing. (338 in Smithville game)
  17.0 Wins CL has playing at home.
  18.0 Times CL has topped 400 yards of offense. (402 in Smithville game)
  21.1 Points CL averages offensively. (67 games)
  41.0 Times CL has had a runner with over 100 yards in a game.
  67.0 Games CL has played.
  72.0 Points scored by Hayden Dubois, holds seventh place all-time.
  74.0 Points scored by Josh DeVries, holds sixth place all-time.
  84.0 All-time passing touchdowns.
 102.0 All-time rushing touchdowns.

Senior Running Back scoring on his record breaking day

Canyon Lake woke up from their slumber this season and were able to have more ease in a win over Smithville Tigers, 43-14 at the Lake.

The Hawks had some performances in this game that stood out and made some players look super.

Running Back Josh DeVries had the longest run from scrimmage passing Eduardo Covarrubias 75 yard run against Bandera in 2010. Along with that record, DeVries also had the highest average with a lofty 17.5 yards per carry.

In that same vein, century running tandems in CL’s history, was also topped by 22 yards.

Game Players/Yards Total
2014 Smithville DeVries 175, Woods 123 298
2013 Boerne Johnson 162, Dubois 114 276
2010 Bandera Henshaw 135, Covarrubias 103 238
2013 Pleasanton Dubois 118, DeVries 110 228
2012 Boerne Dubois 119, Covarrubias 100 219

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Canyon Lake’s JV team has now won two more games than last year as the Hawks awakened in the second half and inflicting damage on Smithville, without using their offense.

The game was still much in doubt at halftime as both teams struggled to get enough positive plays to counteract some missed snaps and penalties.

“We made too many mistakes and we have some things to work hard on in practice,” Head JV Coach Jon Barthels assessed. “I’m happy with this game, the way we finished in the second half, it sometimes just takes a while to get going.”

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Coaches Corner with Volleyball’s Kim Paisley:

The ReSporter: What are your thoughts about where Canyon Lake is now compared to the beginning for the season?

Junior Hannah Wunderlich showing how limber she is.

Coach Paisley: Varsity: “We started off the season with good intensity, and with having played 25 matches in less than a month and school starting, we began to experience some challenges and new elements. I definitely feel we are back on track and getting a bit more rest now that Varsity’s tournaments season is complete.”

Subvarsity: “They are both working very hard from the beginning of the season and up to this point. We are seeing a lot of personal development and maturity from the players, and discovering leaders as the season progresses.”

The ReSporter: Have you been pleased about your tournament play?

Coach Paisley: “The Varsity has brought home hardware from all three tournaments this year! We definitely gained many learning experiences, playing time for all, and we have developed our mental toughness.”

“The Subvarsity tournament will be in Wimberley next Thursday and Saturday, for their Tex-Fest.”

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Hawk Freshman listening for where their next Gold Rush will take place.

The Canyon Lake Freshman (2-0) team continues to impress as they started a ‘gold’ rush with their win over the Tigers in Smithville Thursday night, 49ers-22.

Luke Justis started the game off with a 43 yard run and the Hawks would not trail in the game as an incentive had been placed in front of this Freshman team.

“We (the team) saw some gold pants in the dressing room and we liked them and asked the coaches if we could wear them,” Justis said. “The coaches said if we scored 50 points then we could wear them.”

By ground or by air, Justis proved he was running for gold as he finished the first half by jumping to snag a pass from Ben Fulton with no time left on the clock.

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 Smithville Tigers  @  Canyon Lake Hawks      September 5th 7:30pm

 History: Hawks and Tigers have not played.

 This Season's Games:
 Canyon Lake  7  Blanco  35       Smithville  0   Rockdale    49

The Hawks will try to get a bad taste out of their mouth this week when they take on Smithville.

The Tigers did not have a good start to their season either and with two schools starting on the wrong foot, you will have two teams that will come out with a strong desire to change and get on the winning side of the ledger.

First Smithville, the Tigers were not very good on their opening day as they finished with no points, with no completions in their passing game, and a running game that could only muster two yards per play.

QB Garrett Mathis finished with negative 25 yards which would translate to enough sacks that HEB might be missing their allotment and not giving customers a paper or plastic option.

Running backs, Austin Green, Sean Moyer, Dameon Zepeda and Jake Dawson all finished with 18 to 35 yards rushing. Moyer had the best night of the four, with over five yards per carry.

Smithville’s defense had their problems too, in giving up over 500 yards with the majority of that real estate being gained through the air (414 yds).

When your best weapon is in the form of the punting formation, then you know it was not a good night. The Tigers had a 39 yard average per punt but that really just translated to more yardage that Rockdale could cover on their way for a score.

Canyon Lake is not in a position that they can snicker at those numbers as the Hawks were not much better with their game with Blanco.

Smithville ended with 92 total yards compared to the Hawks 158 yards.

Six of the seven touchdowns scored on Smithville was through the air and if CL can find a passing game, then that might be a way of breaking the Tigers’ for this night.

Rockdale had just 95 yards running which might suggest that Smithville’s best unit would be against the run.

Smithville had just one turnover and that bodes well as this team made their opponent play the whole field with no short scoring drives. Rockdale had just one score that did not cover more than 10 yards on those scoring plays.

Can the Hawks be opportunistic and make some long plays?

Last week the longest play covered 40 yards on a pass play to Evan Schuller with CL’s longest run covering 13 yards.  That run happened on their scoring drive which had Blanco guessing on defense for the only time during the game.

Last year, Canyon Lake started in a similar fashion against Blanco only to break out of their funk with a whale of a game in Somerset.

The big three of McGuire Johnson, Hayden Dubois, and Josh DeVries ran for 199, 79, and 92 yards in that game. That allowed your Hawks to score 35 points and if not for an electrical storm, might have translated into a win.

Momentum was lost in that delay but the simple fact is that Somerset had that same delay. No excuses, but the main point was how much different Canyon Lake looked compared to their opening game just a week earlier.

Canyon Lake needs a win and with the injuries, this game will be huge in establishing a team that can improve as District 14-4A comes a calling next month.

Go Hawks!!