In this week’s edition of the SA Community Northwest, writer Pat Turner talks about the success of the Clark Cougars and the target that is on their back.

Clark volleyball continue to take care of business as they head through the second half of district play. The Cougars blanked Marshall 25-9, 25-21, 25-16 in a match up held at the O’Connor gym. Clark got 9 kills and 4 blocked shots from Claire Webster. Katlin Mazzocco added 22 assists and  Vanessa Casanova had 13 digs in the game. This brings the Cougars’ district record to 8-3 with an overall record of 16-16.  Up next – a Friday match with Jay at 7:00pm at O’Connor.

GO COOGS!

KSAT is trying to decide where to send “FanCam”.  As of now, Brandeis vs. Stevens leads. Vote here.

UPDATE: CLARK NATION RESPONDS! but don’t let up.  The voting is not over until Wednesday afternoon.  Keep it up.

The Clark Cougars varsity football team sits atop the latest Express News rankings this week.  With a 6-0 record, the Cougars rank above #2 Madison, #3 Southwest and #4 Reagan.  Brandeis cracks the rankings for the first time ever at #10.  5ATexasFootball.com has the Cougars at #21 in the state this week, and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football has Clark at #11.

In the Texas Top Ten A.P. poll, Clark received 3 votes, the only San Antonio school recognized.  The MaxPreps computer ranking has Clark at #32 in 5A.  Fans remember the last time Clark was ranked #1 in the city – last season 4 days before playing the Warren Warriors and suffering their first loss of the 2008 season.

The Cougars prepare for O’Connor, always a tough battle, this week.

For your viewing pleasure, the blood, sweat and mud that goes into being one of the best – a Clark Cougar Cross Country runner.

See more PHOTOS here.

Web site 5ATexasFootball.com has released their playoff predictions for the state.  For District 28-5A, they have Clark, Stevens, Brandeis and Taft making the playoffs.  That’s an interesting scenario where Clark would end up being a Division II playoff team.  Other teams in that division, projected (GUESSED) by the site, include a 1st round matchup with Corpus Christi Carroll, and possible other match ups with Pflugerville, Smithson Valley and Los Fresnos.

This, my friends, is what high school football is all about…talking about what ifs.  Enjoy!

Based on results of the McNeil Invitiational on Saturday, October 3rd, three Clark cross country runners have qualified for the 5k (3.1 mile) Milesplit US Second Team Elite according to TX.Running.com.  They met or exceeded the national silver standard of 16:30 for boys and 19:45 for girls.  Congratulations to David Scorcelletti (16:13.6), Jose Sierra (16:30), and Glynnis Meade (19:27.4) for this achievement!

The Clark Cougar varsity football team improved their record to a city best 6-0 record with a 42-0 whuppin’ of the John Jay Mustangs.  The defense stuffed TCU-bound Travaras Battle as well as the rest of the Mustangs and held them to 50 yards of total offense and one 1st down.  More info can be found at the following links.  Expanded story to follow later.

• Express News article
• Express News blog
• PHOTOS from envisionfilmvideo.com
• PHOTOS from jupiterhill.com