![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)
Victory at Gupton
Timberwolves take on the Hawks
![After scoring the final touchdown of the game, juniors Luca Wilson and Davis Williams celebrate. Cedar Park won 24-7 against Hendrickson. “It felt pretty good, it was the first one of my [varsity] career so it was pretty exciting,” Wilson said. “I didn’t play much at the game, but we planned that play all week so I was just hoping to get the play."](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2D30EF5E-71CF-45B2-8FE4-A1248B13B51C.jpeg)
After scoring the final touchdown of the game, juniors Luca Wilson and Davis Williams celebrate. Cedar Park won 24-7 against Hendrickson. “It felt pretty good, it was the first one of my [varsity] career so it was pretty exciting,” Wilson said. “I didn’t play much at the game, but we planned that play all week so I was just hoping to get the play.”
October 18, 2022
Returning home from two away game losses, the Timberwolves returned to Gupton Stadium to defeat the Hendrickson Hawks 24-7 on Oct. 14 to keep the home stadium win streak alive after beating East View on Sept. 23.
The black rain defense met the Hawks multiple times in the end zone, but couldn’t score in the first two quarters. The Hawks would not be able to get the first downs on the three tries, but instead of punting, their coaches ultimately decided to keep ‘going for it’ on fourth down to try and get past the first down markers. The defense held strong and were able to give the ball to the offense.
“[The players] executed their job,” offensive coordinator Gilbert Pedraza said. “We ran those plays all week in practice, took out the kinks and [the players] continued to execute their job.”
Starting the momentum, junior and varsity defensive back Garrison Cockrell drove the fans wild after running a 85-yard pick six that was later called back. Through a slow first half, with a score of 0-0 entering the third quarter, the Timberwolves took the lead with junior Andrew Giguere kicking a field goal to put the Wolves up by three.
“The second [field goal] was really good, I was really excited because after I missed the first, I mean that one really sucked because it was so short, but I was really excited after I made that second one,” Giguere said. “A score lead was definitely a boost for the team and then after that we did continue to score and win the game in the end.”
Entering the fourth quarter, business started. Junior and wide receiver Gavin Chapa put more points on the board moving the Wolves up by 10. Hendrickson struck back. They secured a 64-yard touchdown against the defense, bringing the score to 10-7 with eight minutes left in the game. Junior and tide end Luca Wilson was prepared. Not letting the Hendrickson touchdown faze him, he returned the favor, putting the Wolves up 17-7.
“It was the first one of my [varsity] career so it was pretty exciting,” Wilson said. “I didn’t play much at the game, but we planned that play all week so I was just hoping to get the play. We’ve been practicing [the play] all week in practice, but we’ve never ran it in the game because we didn’t want other teams to see it yet, but we knew that it would be a good play for us. I’m expecting a lot more wins and to make the playoffs.”
To secure the win, senior linebacker Kasen Cave needed to get redemption for the first pick six that was called back. He saw his opportunity on the other end of the field. With the help of senior linebacker Brady Elford, Cave snatched the ball and ran an 80-yard pick six, increasing the Wolves’ lead to 24-7.
“It was crazy, everything kind of went silent and it was just me and the field,” Cave said. “I was just hoping I could run fast enough to secure the touchdown.”
Offensively, junior and varsity quarterback Ayden Arp had a total of 217 passing yards with 17 completions and zero interceptions. Junior and wide receiver Gavin Chapa caught a total of 122 yards and one touchdown.
Up next, Cedar Park takes on Glenn at Bible Stadium on Oct. 21, at 7:00 p.m. Glenn is currently 3-1 in district.
