![Holding up T-wolves, the tour group poses for a picture in the Chinese classroom. Sophomore Lydia Ou, junior Phu Trung and senior Yushan Pan gave a tour to Taiwanese diplomat Andrea Yang on Nov. 8. “I was so excited when I heard I would get to give the tour because it’s a big deal,” Ou said. “She’s from the US embassy for Taiwan, so she’s really important. I’m so privileged [to get this opportunity] and I’m so excited.” Photo by Skyler King](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Main-Taiwan.jpg)
![Students drew chalk art in honor of Veterans day. This is just one of many things the school does to show appreciation to veterans, and the art will remain in the courtyard as a reminder of all of the veterans who served their country. “On veteran’s day, I think it’s a great thing we do at school to honor people that served [who are] at our school or family members,” English teacher and cheer coach Nadira King said. “It makes me feel proud, and it makes me remember the [veterans].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Capture.png)
![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)
![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)
![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)
![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)
Wolves Shut Out Vandegrift to Move to 2-0
Senior Omar Alzer carries the ball through a group of Viper defenders at Gupton Stadium on Sept. 2. “The entire game our offense was struggling in the run game,” Alzer said. “Once I started hitting the holes that my offensive line was making for me and fighting for what I could get, our offense started rolling.”
September 7, 2016
The lights shone brightly at Gupton Stadium Friday night, Sept. 2, as Cedar Park defeated Vandegrift 13-0 to improve to 2-0 on the season and extend the program’s winning streak to 18 games. The black rain stood tall all night, barely allowing the Vipers a sniff of any kind of scoring. Playing without usual starting quarterback, senior Alex Fernandes, the Vandy offense struggled to find any rhythm. Offensively, a touchdown run by senior Tyler Lavine, along with two field goals from senior Storm Jensen, outlined the scoring for Cedar Park.
The first quarter foreshadowed the general theme of the entire game. With both defenses playing well, offensive progress was hard to come by. Eventually, the Timberwolves overcame early mistakes to put together a long drive, capped by Lavine’s 10-yard touchdown run. The black rain defense then came up big with a blocked punt to set up the offense in the red zone. Jensen capitalized with his first field goal of the night, extending the T-Wolves’ lead. That lead would remain as Cedar Park went into halftime with a 10-0 advantage.
Vandegrift came out firing in the second half, aggressively searching for a comeback path. Led by junior quarterback Justin Moore, the Vipers tried navigating the black rain through the air. While they had some success, it wasn’t enough to put up points, as senior safety Hunter Valk led a stout defensive backfield for the Timberwolves which kept Vandy off the scoreboard.
“We had to stay focused on our jobs and just do what we’ve been taught,” Valk said of the defensive effort. “The front seven also did a great job putting continuous pressure on the quarterback. It wasn’t just us defensive backs.”
The fourth quarter saw more strong defensive play from both teams. Cedar Park once again finally found a rhythm, running the clock out thanks to strong running by senior back Omar Alzer. A strong rushing attack spearheaded by Alzer drove down the field to set up Jensen’s second field goal from 34 yards out, closing the scoring and confirming a Timberwolf victory.
“As an offense we try to run the ball as much as we can,” Alzer said. “If the run game is working, then we are going to keep pounding it until the opposing team can stop it.”
According to CBS Sports’ high school site MaxPreps, Cedar Park junior quarterback Mak Sexton completed just over 65% of his passes for 126 yards. Alzer carried the ball 15 times for 53 yards, while Lavine rushed for 27 yards and the only touchdown of the game, all on eight carries. Junior receiver Drew McDaniel caught 11 passes for 82 yards, leading a deep Cedar Park receiving corps. Defensively, Valk led the way with two pass deflections and a handful of key plays deep in coverage.
Up next for the Wolves comes District 19-5A opponent Bastrop. The Bears, whom Cedar Park routed in last year’s playoffs 49-14, come into the game 0-2 after disappointing losses to Dripping Springs and Manor. It’s the first district game for both teams as part of the newly aligned district.
“[Bastrop is] very athletic on both sides of the ball,” said Cedar Park head coach Carl Abseck. “They have lots of speed.”
The game will be played at 7:30 on Friday night, Sept. 9, at Bastrop’s Memorial Stadium.
