![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)
Cedar Park Tops Friendswood, Advances to Round Three of Playoffs
The Timberwolves hold up the “Area Champs’ banner after defeating Friendswood, 31-14. Next up for Cedar Park is a regional matchup with Manor. “The goal is to keep playing with an edge and keep our hunger to get better,” senior DE Ben Bell said. “[We’re] not satisfied with the success we’ve had so far.”
November 25, 2019
The T-Wolves got to play under the lights of an NFL stadium as they took on Friendswood High School at NRG Stadium in Houston. Cedar Park came away with a 31-14 victory, securing them a spot in the third round of the playoffs.
Junior QB Ryder Hernandez connected with junior WR Josh Cameron for a couple long pass plays in the first half. He also found junior WR Tristan Hervey for a 55-yard TD in the second quarter. Hernandez finished with 2 passing TDs and a rushing TD, according to MaxPreps.
“[The] offensive line protected well all night and gave me a lot of time to get it into our play-makers’ hands,” Hernandez said.
The junior-class receiving core, specifically Hervey, Gunnar Abseck and Josh Cameron have been a deadly trio for opposing defenses all season. Abseck said the receivers work on key details that go along with the game plan.
“We fit where the defense isn’t and take advantage of their mistakes,” Abseck said. “[We] executed at a high rate and played our game.”
The defense came up with another turnover, this time it being senior S Tammer Alzer grabbing an interception. The defense has kept the team in games all season long when the offense has struggled and has been a huge strength of the team as a unit. Senior DE Ben Bell said everyone is focused when the ball is snapped and executes their jobs.
“The goal is to keep playing with an edge and keep our hunger to get better,” Bell said. “[We’re] not satisfied with the success we’ve had so far.”
The win puts the Timberwolves into the regional round of the playoffs and sets up a rematch with Manor, whom Cedar Park easily defeated 49-24 on senior night. The game will take place on Friday Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. on the Pfield in Pflugerville.
“We just need to come out with the same intensity and keep rolling offensively and defensively,” Hernandez 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)
