![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)
T-Wolves 6-0 with win over Leander at Crosstown Showdown
CP defeated the Lions 51-14 on Oct. 9. Making their record 6-0. “We may have a game against Vandy this week, but the focus is always on us,” offensive coordinator Rob Shoenfeld said.
October 15, 2015
The Timberwolves overcame multiple personal fouls and won their sixth game 51-14 against the Leander Lions on Oct. 9 at Gupton Stadium.
Throughout the game, CP’s defense managed to prevent Leander from scoring until the end of the second quarter, but CP’s offense was continuously getting penalty after penalty, back-peddling to their problem in past games.
“We are going to just keep playing hard,” junior safety #4 Obinna Odoye said. “Some of the penalties were bad calls and we can’t control that, but we are focused on eliminating as many [penalties] as we can.”
Defensively, CP blocked multiple passes and only allowed two touchdowns for the Lions. Our focus is always on us. — Rob Shoenfeld
“It felt great [blocking the pass],” senior linebacker #20 Jakob Heins said. “I was just following what the coaches taught me.”
According to offensive coordinator Rob Shoenfeld, defense did let Leander capitalize on a couple big yardage and scoring opportunities due to missed tackles.
“That doesn’t happen often for us and Coach Brittain,” Shoenfeld said. “The defensive staff and players will see to it that it is eliminated in the future.”
In preparation for the Vandegrift game this Friday, CPFB is focusing on their technique and fundamentals, according to Shoenfeld.
“We work technique and fundamentals in all three phases of football: offense, defense, and special teams,” Shoenfeld said. “We may have a game with Vandy this week, but our focus is always on us and working toward being the best team we can be, regardless of the opponent.”
![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)
