Meade moving on

Congratulations to Senior Glynnis Meade who has verbally committed to run for Dallas Baptist University next fall.  Glynnis will run cross country, indoor and outdoor track for the DBU Patriots.  She was named to the Area 5A Cross Country team for the past two years, finished 36th at the State meet this year, and has met the national silver standard for the 2 mile and 5k.  She also competed in last year’s Regional track meet in both the 1600m and 3200m events.

The boys varsity basketball team squeaked by the Holmes Huskies 39-38 in an unusually low scoring victory.  Clark held Holmes to only 2 points in the first quarter but Holmes returned the favor on the Cougars in the third, where Clark only scored 4 points.

Holmes has a 2-4 district record but has played all its games close in their losses.  The win keeps #23 Clark perfect in district at 5-0 and tied for first with Taft.

Playing at the next level

Congratulations to Hunter McFall, a senior varsity baseball player, who has verbally committed to Midland Junior College to play there next year.  Hunter was a first team All-District Outfielder last year.  He is going to play second base for them.

Clark alum making waves

2010 Clark graduate Jason Brickman earned Rookie of the Week honors as a freshman basketball player for Long Island University.  Last year’s district Offensive MVP, Brickman is making an impression not only on his team but with opposing coaches as well.  You can read about his success in this article.

#23 in Texas

The Clark Cougar varsity boys basketball team cracked the Top 25 in Texas, showing up at #23 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches rankings.  Tied for first place in District 27-5A, the Cougars are undefeated in district and have a 14-5 overall record.

Next up for the boys is Holmes, Wednesday at 8pm while the ladies play Tuesday, also against Holmes.

Way to play, Coogs!

Soccer season starts

As the temperature continues to drop, that means one thing – time to head outdoors for soccer.  Pat Turner of the Express News chats with the boys new head coach, last year’s girl’s head coach, Walter Rule in this article.

#21 Kyle Rutledge

The Clark Cougars passed another important district test in defeating the Stevens Falcons 60-55 at Paul Taylor.  Ranked in the top ten in San Antonio early in the season, Stevens  gave the Cougars all they wanted and then some.

Both teams came out of the gate early, tied 18-18 at the end of the 1st qtr.  Sloppy play by both teams, resulting in turnovers and missed buckets, defined the 2nd qtr.  Clark could only put 8 more points on the board while the Falcons could only add 6 giving Clark a 26-24 advantage going into the half.

What must have been a motivating halftime speech by Clark Head Coach Steve Slyestine resulted in a more intense Clark team on the court in the 3rd qtr.  Jacob Palacios started the 2nd half with a LONG 3-pointer.  With just over two minutes off the clock, the Cougars jumped to their largest lead of the game when Adam Perez sent 3 of his 11 points through the net giving Clark a 36-28 lead. A 6 point run by the Falcons tightened the game to 40-39. Ansley Benjamin made it 46-41 after Jacob Palacios stole a Stevens inbound pass and the 3rd qtr. ended with Clark up 47-43.

Stevens started the 4th qtr. with a 10-4 run and tied it all up at 53-53 at the 4:00 minute mark.  It would stay that way until there was a minute and a half left in the game and Adam Perez sunk both ends of a one-and-one.  Stevens came right back to make it 55-55.  Ansley Benjamin next hit the first of his one-and-one but missed the second.  Kyle Rutledge grabbed the rebound, however, and found Jacob Palacios at the top of the key for a three to seal the victory with :30 seconds left in the game.

The boys now own a 7 game win streak.  Following the boys game, the girls varsity lost to Stevens, giving the Lady Cougars a 2-4 record in district.

Mery ('09) steps up

2008 Clark Cougar varsity football player Stephen Mery is a hero after he and a group of friends helped rescue a real estate agent who was being robbed.  This Express News article describes how Mery and friends recognized things were not right when they pulled up next to the car with the woman and her assailant.

Stephen is currently a student at Texas A&M University.

WAY TO GO, STEPHEN!

All Arellano

The Express News released the All Area and All District teams for football, volleyball and cross country for the 2010 season.  Congratulations to Marcella Arellano, who received All Area and All District honors while teammates Jenn Garrett, and Kayci Murphy were selected to the All-District 27-5A teams.  Marcella and Jenn were unanimous decisions..  Second teamers included Shelby MacKenzie and Nicole Rehm.

Clark also stood out among cross country runners, with Austin Wells and Glynnis Meade making the All Area teams.

The Express News lists all the players in today’s edition.

Palacios plenty for Warren

The #5 Clark Cougars exploded for a 12 point lead in the third quarter against the #9 Warren Warriors and survived the final quarter frenzy to remain undefeated in District 27-5A.  Clark defeated Warren 67-59.

The Warriors started the game with a 3-pointer and stepped out to a quick 7-0 lead.  Down by 8 points with 5:35 left in the quarter, the Cougars went on a  12-5 run to make it a one point game on a Jacob Palacios bucket plus one with two minutes left in the quarter.  Ansley Benjamin finished the quarter with a sweet move to the basket with 22 seconds left to give the Cougars a 18-17 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.

Both teams attacked the basket in the 2nd quarter, including back to back 3-pointers from Warren.  A Sean Cason jumper ended the quarter and the Cougars trailed by one, 33-34 going into the half.

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