![The cross country team poses for the camera after finishing the district meet. The varsity boys, JV boys and JV girls all placed third and the varsity girls placed fourth. “Coach put in the right training for us for this season, so I think we will be peaking this week and the next couple of weeks,” varsity runner and junior Nathan Kukla said. “The chances of making it to state are very high, but we don’t settle for the lowest and there is always going to be that chance, so [we] race for the best.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Heidi-831-1200x900.jpg)
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-1200x804.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, Author Ehigbor Okosun, members of Page Turners, and other students reflect on the author's visit. “I thought the visit was great,” Senior Amia De Leon said. “It was interesting talking to her and [getting to know] her process and her thoughts and books in general. But I think the reason it went well [was that] people got to ask questions. I'm glad that she said so much in response to the questions and it wasn't just one and done. [The author’s responses] felt very articulate.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sebastian-5-1200x800.jpg)
![Standing in front of the field at a freshman football game, cheerleader freshman Jacob Gaudreau along with teammate freshman Bella Gibson pose for a photo during halftime of game. “[Cheer has] definitely given me a much more outgoing personality,” Gaudreau said. “I used to be very introverted, so it's definitely made me more extroverted towards people.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ingrid-204-1200x800.jpg)
![Holding a wooden pizza toy, senior Taylor Peterson plays with small children in Bucaramanga, Colombia. During the summer, Peterson traveled to Colombia to help build an elementary school that only had two classrooms but five or six grades with one teacher. “We add[ed] two more classrooms,” Peterson said. “It’s kind of hard when you have two or three grades in one classroom and you only have one teacher. It’s very hard to actually get some beneficial learning. [The extra classrooms will give the students] a better quality of education because they’ll actually have a place specific for their learning.” Photo by Taylor Peterson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taylor-P.png)
![Swinging with his arm extended, senior Nolan Park hits the ball smoothly over the net and to the opponent’s side. Park is one of four varsity tennis captains and helped the team win district championships. “Winning district champs was a pretty awesome feeling,” Park said. “We had lost to Liberty Hill a couple of weeks before, but when we played them [again], we came out and really took care of business. We took them out and it was just a really awesome night.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kassidy-419.jpg)
![Standing proud, varsity senior athletes Rafael Escobar, Griffin Jacobs, Jakob Martin, and juniors Jackson Springer and Jack Morris pose with their newly earned medals. The varsity team finished third out of 14 teams on Sept. 25. “The team's primary goal is to win the district championship,” head coach Cody Price said. "We're confident that with our action plan in place, we can accomplish this mission. [For the next tournament], our preparation involves assessing our strengths and weaknesses, celebrating milestones and creating individual development plans." Photo courtesy of Cody Price](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/golf.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."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rydertristan-e1573849643683.png)
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.
