Friday night at Hawk Stadium 7:30pm

History: First game between the two schools.

This Years Games:
 Hawks 26  Blanco     21       Leopards 36  Marble Falls  56
 Hawks 35  Somerset   54       Leopards 46  Columbus      07
 Hawks 13  La Vernia  14       Leopards 48  Royal         00
 Hawks 31  Burnet     37       Leopards 47  Needville     00

La Grange will be coming into this game with a three game winning streak and this squad has not been scored on in their last two games.

How about 141 points offensively while giving up just one touchdown in their last three games.

Junior running back Rodney Filmore will be a player Canyon Lake will need to focus on in the backfield to keep the Leopards at bay.

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The ReSporter: Hey Coach Drum, the weather forecast might be calling for rain this Friday.

Head Coach Charley Drum

Coach Drum: “It should not alter our game plan, last week Burnet took away our running game and we switched to passing and we did fine.”

The ReSporter: La Grange has a strong running game, does that play to our strength defensively?

Coach Drum: “I really don’t know what our strength is right now. Yes and no, in the past couple of games we had shut down our opponent’s rushing game, but last week Burnet opened up the field and we had a hard time stopping either one, they (Burnet) took advantage of us in open space.”
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 Team               W    L    Pct.
 Navarro            3    1   .750
 Fredericksburg     3    1   .750
 Wimberley          2    2   .500
 Boerne             2    2   .500
 Canyon Lake        1    3   .250
 Bandera            1    3   .250

Upcoming Games
 9/28   La Grange       @   Canyon Lake 7:30pm
        Fredericksburg  @   Llano
        Boerne          @   Lytle
        La Vernia       @   Bandera
        Wimberley       @   Liberty Hill
        Navarro         @   SA Sam Houston

Last Weeks Results
 Burnet           37   Canyon Lake   31
 Bandera          39   Comfort       21
 Fredericksburg   22   Lampasas      19
 Boerne           35   Llano         27
 Wimberley        24   La Vernia     10
 Navarro          48   Marion        14

District Stat Leaders:

 Team             Quarterback       Comp  Att  Pct.  Yards  TD  Int
 Boerne           Quinten Dormady   90    153  58.8  1091   11   3
 HAWKS            Branson Belcher   35     71  49.3   678    7   0
 Fredericksburg   Kyle Grona        38     76  50.0   646    6   3
 Wimberley        Colton Cerday     16     27  59.3   302    1   0
 Bandera          Michael Miller    19     41  44.2   276    0   2

 Team             Running Back        Att    Yds   Ave    TD
 Bandera          Michael Miller      60     571   9.5    8
 Boerne           Bryce Collins       65     482   7.4    6
 Bandera          Fabian Munez        58     453   7.8    5
 Navarro          L.J. Anderson       51     386   7.6    6
 HAWKS            Eduardo Covarrubias 66     379   5.7    3

 Team             Receiver            No     Yds   Ave    TD
 HAWKS            Daniel Camarrillo   19     413  21.7    4
 Boerne           Mark Woodie         27     300  11.0    0
 Fredericksburg   Kim Ross Baethge    13     283  21.8    2
 Boerne           Paul Burns          15     269  18.0    3
 Boerne           Bradley Veselka     16     257  16.0    4

Fullback Matt Riffe running after Catch

Canyon Lake let their guard down in the fourth quarter and Burnet took advantage with 20 unanswered points winning with 28 seconds on the clock, 37-31 for a Homecoming crowd in Burnet last Friday night.

The Hawks won the middle two quarters 31-3, but could not find any momentum to start or end this game.

Burnet started the game with a 17 play 82 yard drive for a 7-0 lead right out of the doghouse.

CL could not match the intensity and had a three play and punt on their first series. How about 27 yards of first quarter offense, and only 2:54 of time with the ball.

Hopeful Tidbit: Punter Branson Belcher had five punts for 44.6 yards in the game. Eric Nelson still holds the game record with a 51 average against Ingram in 2009. Belcher’s average for the season is in line for a Canyon Lake best with 40 yards on 12 punts. A punter has the potential to change field position which can help win close games.

The Bulldogs were at it again on their second possession traveling 63 yards on eight plays while mixing up runs and passes, which kept Canyon Lake on their heels.

Canyon Lake’s rushing offense was not at their best on this night averaging less than four yards per carry. However, the passing game would unleash some potent ammo by accumulating 300 yards on the night.

The Hawks had just three players catching a pass in the first three games. Belcher would double that number in spreading the wealth around.

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Burnet Bulldogs JV came out on fire but the only thing missing for this Bulldog team was a Hydrant.

Yes, the final score was in Burnet’s corner, however this JV team for Canyon Lake was without several players due to being moved up to Varsity and this Hawk team also had sick and injured players that helped deplete this team.

No excuses, because by looking at this game you had to come away impressed with what was shown in the trenches for this Hawk team.

The Burnet JV offense came out with three first downs and in their first four plays and you could see that this Bulldog team might of been playing the Hawks, but all they could see were cats.

This is when this Hawk team started stemming the tide and started showing a whole new approach to this game.

“We adjusted our defensive line,” Defensive Coach Brian Hooper started. “So we started slanting to the strong side or to the side they were running.”

“We were hit in the mouth to start this game, but we came out with a defensive line that gave them (Bulldog offense) to big of a gap,” Hooper closed. “They (Hawk defense) responded well.”

One third of Burnet’s rushing yardage was during those first two drives and Canyon Lake responded by shutting that hydrant off.
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ReSporter: Coach Drum, what are your goals as you face a

Head Coach Charley Drum

Coach Drum: “We need to defend the run and pass equally well and play a complete game. Burnet will be a more open offense and so we will need to tackle in space and also being able to open field tackle will be huge.”

ReSporter: What would you consider a good outcome to this Friday’s game?

Coach Drum: “Playing fundamentally sound football in all three phases of the game, offensively, defensively and special teams. Our biggest would be to finish someone off with our offense.
For the defense, we need to stress in making that last stop, especially when the game depends on it.”

ReSporter: Yes, that last drive was important for the outcome being in our favor. Do defenses really get tired before an offense during a game?

Coach Drum: “It depends on what type of a game your playing…if you are playing a no huddle offense or if the offense is subbing more to get different packages.
We need the defense to know that they not only need to focus but that we need twice the focus when the outcome is being decided.”
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                          Canyon Lake       @       Burnet

                          Hawks (1-2)               Bulldogs (1-2)
 History:   Burnet leads the series 2 games to 1.
 2008    Canyon Lake  06   Burnet 49
 2009    Canyon Lake  07   Burnet 40
 2010    Canyon Lake  27   Burnet 20 Playoff
 Season Results:
 Canyon Lake  26  Blanco    21    Burnet  26   Fredericksburg   21
 Canyon Lake  35  Somerset  54    Burnet  17   Rockdale         24
 Canyon Lake  13  La Vernia 14    Burnet  34   Marble Falls     51

Canyon Lake will be traveling to Burnet to face another 3A power from 8-3A District.

The Hawks played Burnet two years while in the same district when this program was just starting and took a beating for two games during that span.

CL got revenge the next year when the Hawks faced a Bulldog team in their first round of playoffs. This game was a first half blow out as Canyon Lake opened a safe lead and held on for a victory winning 27-20.

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Canyon Lake Volleyball is fresh off losing to Devine on Tuesday night in a

Head Volleyball Coach Nicole Creek

ReSporter: We thought this match with Devine would be a very winnable game, what happened?

Coach Creek: “It should of been a very winnable game, much like Llano was, but we are just making two many unforced errors in the game and we are taking to long to get started. We seem to always be playing catch up when we start the games four of five points down.”

ReSporter: Is there a difference in the ways this team plays at home versus at another venue?
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