![Walking through the tunnel created by the cheerleaders and Celebrities, senior Frances Tran smiles as the soccer team is sent off during DEN for their playoff game against Rouse tonight. Tran said the wins against Smithson Valley and Alamo Heights gave the team a morale boost to take on the Raiders tonight. “I know we were not 100% confident in those games,” Tran said. “But, Rouse is a big opponent for sure. We’re definitely going into tonight with a lot of morale [because of the previous wins].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/frances-tran.jpg)
![Holding a bucket of materials in one hand and a roll of tape in another, anatomy and biology teacher Tyler Terry prepares for a lab. Terry said his proudest moments are when his students are happy to see him. “When I take my wife to a football game or something and a bunch of students want to say hi to me or they like to smile and wave and it just makes me feel good that the students are really kind and supportive of me,” Terry said. “[I’m also] proud when I see students perform really well in their extracurriculars because I can see how hard they’re working in my classes, [so] when I see that they’re also working so hard in other things. Like they’re winning band competitions or they’re getting awards for their theater productions, or I see them put on their choir shows, that’s like, wow, you guys are incredible.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rags-6.png)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901.jpg)
CP Takes Down McCallum in Round One of Playoffs
Junior QB Ryder Hernandez celebrates scoring a TD with junior WR Tristan Hervey on Nov. 14 vs. McCallum. The T-Wolves won the game 49-10. “We stayed focused and stuck to the game plan,” Hernandez said. “The O-line did a fantastic job tonight and the receivers keep making plays. [It was a] great team win.”
November 18, 2019
The Wolves won their 10th straight game on Thursday night and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. The Wolves started off slow, with the score tied 7-7 after a 29-yard TD run by McCallum with two minutes left in the first quarter, but then dominated the rest of the way and won 49-10.
Junior QB Ryder Hernandez connected with junior WR Josh Cameron for two TDs in the first half. Hernandez also put his agility on display as he scrambled for a couple first downs as well. Hernandez said he broke the previous record, set by former Cedar Park QB Mak Sexton, for completions and TDs in a single season.
“We stayed focused and stuck to the game plan,” Hernandez said. “The O-line did a fantastic job tonight and the receivers keep making plays. [It was a] great team win.”
All season long, the Wolves have employed a four man backfield, including senior RB Jonathan Stockwell, who rushed for a TD against McCallum. The four RBs have spread the love around, with each getting multiple opportunities each game. All four RBs, Stockwell, senior Brock Johnson, junior Cade Haught and sophomore Kevin Adams, all scored a TD in the game.
“Never knowing when we will get in, we make sure to make use of our opportunities,” Stockwell said. “We all run hard, block if needed, run our routes hard and do our assignments.
The Black Rain defense came up clutch once again, stopping the Knights on fourth down on multiple occasions. Junior LB Javion Mays recovered a fumble in the first quarter, resulting in yet another forced turnover.
“We saw all week that they love taking shots on fourth down,” Mays said. “Coach Battles put us in the right position to get the job done and we took advantage of it.”
The defense was banged up injury-wise in this game, but they still got the job done. Senior S Tammer Alzer said the team knew coming into the playoffs it’s win or go home every game and that the team’s mindset was set on their team alone.
“We’re not ready for the season to end,” Alzer said. “Yes, we took back being district champs, but that’s not all we want. Our offense, defense and special teams need to keep executing the game plan and keep taking it one game at a time, because in reality, that’s all we’ve got.”
Saturday, the Wolves will head to NRG Stadium in Houston to take on Friendswood at 6 p.m.
“If we keep playing the way we are capable of, our season is far from over,” Mays said.
![Holding her dog, Nova, senior Ariana Balakrishnan poses for her senior pictures while Nova wears a bandana with her college decision. Balakrishnan applied to 18 colleges in total, but she decided on Columbia in the end. “Right before I clicked the button to open Columbia’s letter, I literally looked at the camera and go ‘This is just gonna really suck because I wanted it so bad,’ and I clicked it and all of a sudden you hear trumpets,” Balakrishnan said. “There’s a video that plays when you open it and I actually didn’t watch the video, I just watched the screen go black, because every day of December before ED [Early Decision] I would go on YouTube and watch the acceptance video to manifest it, so immediately when the screen went black, I started screaming and jumping up and down. And my parents in the video are like ‘What are you doing, where’s the letter,’ and I was just screaming ‘I got in, I got in.” I just started crying, and it just felt like everything in the world came together.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ariana-2-300x217.jpg)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901-600x400.jpg)
