![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)
Wolves Fall to Vipers for Second Straight Year
DLs Hunter Hewitt (95) and Ben Bell (99) rush Vandegrift QB Dru Dawson on Aug. 31. Bell led the way for the defensive line, finishing with a sack, three QB hurries and around 10 tackles. “We were just playing for each other trying to get the ball in the offense’s hands,” Bell said.
September 3, 2019
The Timberwolves opened their 2019 season on Friday, Aug. 31 at Monroe Stadium, home of the rival Vandegrift Vipers. The Vipers shut out the Wolves and ultimately came away with a 17-0 victory.
“It felt great to get back on the field,” Senior Safety Tammer Alzer said. “It’s a new season and a new team. We just need to fix our mistakes and we’ll be great this year.”
Junior QB Ryder Hernandez and the offense as a whole had a rough night; the majority of the drives ended in three-and-outs. The flags were flying all night long on the Wolves, killing any momentum they might have had.
“We just need to keep our heads up and keep grinding it out,” Hernandez said. “We know we have a good squad.”
On the defensive side of the ball, the Black Rain was lights out. Senior LB Will Lovell picked off a pass at midfield in the fourth quarter that swung the momentum Cedar Park’s way, as the defense busted out their “Turnover Belt” for the first time this season. The defensive line was able to generate pressure all night long, led by Senior DE Ben Bell, who said he finished with one sack, three QB hurries and around 10 tackles.
“The atmosphere was really fun,” Bell said. “We were just playing for each other, trying to get the ball in the offense’s hands.”
Vandegrift Quarterback Dru Dawson connected with Wide Reciever Trey Mongauzy for a 59-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Other than that play, the defense was as good as it could’ve been.
One of the highlights from the game was a fake punt, similar to the one run in last year’s playoffs. Senior Punter Tammer Alzer connected with Senior TE Brock Johnson on a huge play on fourth down, again giving the offense favorable field position.
“[Vandy] knew it was coming, but I tried to expand the play and found Johnson wide open for a first down,” Alzer said. “We feel it was a momentum changer but we [ultimately] fell short.”
Moving forward, Cedar Ridge comes to town Sept. 6 followed by an away game at San Angelo Central and then a home matchup with Katy Cinco Ranch. In week five, the games really start to matter as district play begins.
“We just need to fix some things and put the pieces together,” Hernandez said. “When that happens, we’ll be dangerous.”
![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)
