Clark Basketball

A great showing in the NEISD tournament this weekend ended with a  heartbreaking 2 point loss for the Clark boys basketball team. The Cougars defeated MacArthur 61-46 after beating Antonian in the tournament opener. They went on to beat Marshall 51-30 propelling them to the tournament championship game against Reagan. The Cougars lost the game 58-56. Jason Brickman had 21 points in the championship game and Elhad Emerllahu added 18 to lead Clark. At the end of the first week of the season the Clark boys are 4-1.

The girls basketball team had mixed results at the Southwest Tournament. The Cougars lost to Clemens 64 to 51 and dropped the next game to host Southwest in a close 68-66 contest. Clark then beat Boerne Geneva 80-18 and finished up with a 63-47 win over McCollum. Guard Carolyn Chavana had 27 points in the McCollum game. The Clark girls are 8-3 this season.

Greenabauer converts 4th and 1 for 82 yd. TD

The first sign it might not be a good trip south for Austin Bowie was the name of the chartered buses rented to transport the team to the Alamodome – Clark Travel. Not kidding. And from there on out, it was the Cougars who rolled over the Bulldogs in the Area playoff game. Clark won 31-17.

The Cougars struck first following the opening kickoff to Bowie. At the 10:37 mark of the 1st qtr., John Manders recovered a fumble on the second play of the game setting up the offense on the 50 yd. line. Ryan Jones left for 22 yds. and then Ryan Jones right for another 28 put the Cougars up 7-0. Shocked but not down, Bowie responded with a drive that ended with a 28 yd. field goal making it 7-3 at the end of 1.

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Clark Basketball

In pool play leading into the Southwest Tournament the Clark girls basketball team beat an overmatched New Braunfels Christian Academy  team 75-18. Melanie Schwartz had 15 points for the Cougars, Carolyn Chavana and Courtney Rhodes added 11 and Chloe Rhodes had 10. Tournament play continues Friday and Saturday. The Clark girls are 6-1.

The Clark boys kicked off the NEISD Tournament with a first round win over Antonian 92-55. In double figures for the Cougars was Ansley Benjamin with 20, Jacob Palacios had 16, Elhad Emerllahu 15, Jason Brickman 12 and Sam Perez 10. The Northeast tourney continues Friday and Saturday. The boys are now 2-0.

FREE TOWELS TO STUDENTS

FREE rally towels are available to the Clark students who show up to the dome and present their student IDs at the Spirit table – while supplies last!

Remember, this game is a WHITE OUT! We are the visiting team and the Cougars will be wearing white so show your support and let’s WHITE OUT the Dome.

In this mysa.com article by Pat Turner, Coach Lloyd Alexander credits the defense as part of the success of this year’s playoff run.

Clark Season Opens

The Clark boys basketball team opened their 2009-10 season with a solid victory over Highlands at Paul Taylor gym. The Cougars won 71-59, led by four players in double figures. Elhad Emerllahu had 24 points, Jason Brickman added 16, Ansley Benjamin had 12 and Manny Paz Y Puente tossed in 10.  This was the first game for Coach Steve Sylestine as a Cougar. Highlands and Clark met last season in the first round of the playoffs, a game Clark won.

Prior to the boys game the Clark girls also beat Highlands 63-55. Guard Carolyn Chavana had 17 points, Courtney Rhodes had 16 and Chloe Rhodes added 10. The win brings their season record to 5-1.

The girls will be in the Southwest Tournament beginning Friday and the boys will be in the NorthEast ISD Tournament, which starts on Thursday.

Clark Cougar Football

The Clark Cougars vs. Austin Bowie Bulldogs playoff game will once again be on-the-air over San Antonio airwaves this Friday.  TWO stations will carry the game.  TSRN (TexasSportsRadioNetwork – TSRNSports.com) will once again broadcast and live stream the game with Mark Kusenberger and Virgil Patterson on KKYX-AM beginning at 7:00pm.  This is the sixth broadcast by TSRN this year.

Gary Delaune will also be carrying this week’s game.  The game will air on KYTY 810 AM and www.Star810.com with Gary as well as Gary Newsom, Chris Skogland, Mike Randolph and Walter Stoops.

Consolation Champions

The Clark girls basketball team starts its second week of the season with a 4-1 record. In their opening week the Cougars beat Lee 54-36 and then began the Harlandale Tournament with a 67-33 win over Lanier. They lost to Churchill 57-34 before beating Providence 64-18 and Alamo Heights 59-46 to take the Consolation Championship in the tourney. Senior Guard Carolyn Chavana leads the team thus far with 15.8 points per game.

Next up is Highlands at 5:00 Tuesday at Paul Taylor.

Shantel Swift

David Scorcelletti

Congratulations to Shantel Swift and David Scorcelletti as they represented Clark at the State Cross Country meet. It was hot, hilly and the competition fierce, but an experience they will never forget. A huge thanks to the Cougarettes and Drum Line and everyone who participated in their send off on Friday. Pictures of the send off and meet can be found here . Complete results at http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/cross_country/state/index.html/.

-Rose Meade