![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)
CPFB Defeats Manor, Clinches Home Playoff Game
Senior DB Cole Hollen catches a pass from junior Safety/Punter Tammer Alzer midway through the second quarter of the Manor game. The pass came from a fake punt. “[We called the fake punt] because we needed a big play to spark the offense and spark the game and to get everyone pumped up,” Hollen said. “Tammer [and I] made a play.”
November 12, 2018
The Timberwolves took on the Manor Mustangs in a road game on Nov. 11, and came away with a 34-21 victory. With the win, Cedar Park clinched a home game against the LBJ Austin Jaguars for the bi-district championship Friday, and runner-up for the district title.
Sophomore QB Ryder Hernandez said he believes the team played hard and found a way to fight through the obstacles that were presented.
“We had a sloppy game and most definitely did not play to our full potential,” Hernandez said. “We are going to have a great week of preparation and practice and [we will] be ready to defend ‘The Gup’ Friday.”
When the offense was in need of a boost during the second quarter, the coaches called a fake punt, where junior Punter Tammer Alzer threw the ball to senior Cole Hollen, resulting in a CP TD.
“The special teams coordinator decided to make the call,” Alzer said. “Coach would always tell me he trusts the decisions I make and how effective I could be with the ball in my hands.”
Hollen said he feels that this play changed the momentum of the game and got the team hyped.
“[We called the fake punt] because we needed a big play to spark the offense and spark the game and to get everyone pumped up,” Hollen said. “Tammer [and I] made a play.”
Senior DE Jacob Muñoz, who said he forced a fumble in the Manor game, also said that the team had a lot of stupid penalties against Manor, and that they need to clean those up going into the playoffs. Muñoz said that playing in a playoff game at Gupton will be a great experience for the team, and especially for the seniors.
“We get to show to our stomping ground one last time to start the playoffs,” Muñoz said. “Getting to walk into the stadium once more and just experience the atmosphere in a playoff setting is a dream come true to all of us and we are very excited for what’s to come.”
Senior DE Jesiah Whittington said that he believes that there are challenges in playing a team like LBJ that is not in CP’s division.
“We prepare like it’s another game,” Whittington said. “But not having an idea of what their players are like and how the flow of their game is [will] be an adjustment.”
Whittington said the team needs a huge turnout when they play LBJ, and wants the fans to be loud and rocking all game long.
“For some of us, this is the last time we will ever play at home,” Whittington said. “There isn’t a better place in the world to play.”
“For some of us this is the last time we will ever play at home. There isn’t a better place in the world to play.”
— Jesiah Whittington
![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)
