Jones plays smart

Congratulations to the following football players for their success in the classroom as well as on the field. San Antonio Clark was the only San Antonio 5A school to place athletes on the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All State “Elite” list.

An overall grade point average of 92 or above for all four years, a senior and an athlete of good moral character are some of the qualifiers for this award.

Rozanski whips competition

Congratulations to Clark varsity football/baseball student athlete Peter Rozanski, who was named this year’s Thursday Night Light’s Scholar Athlete.  The award comes with a $5000 scholarship and an appearance on FOX 29’s Fox News First morning show with Ernie Zuniga and Monica Taylor.

Rozanski was one of twenty nominees, all from schools who appeared on the station’s Thursday Night Light football games this past season, including Brandeis, Churchill and Smithson Valley.  He also received a GIANT check presented by Six Flags Fiesta Texas representative Sydne Purvis.

Peter plans to attend Texas A&M University and major in civil engineering. He is the son of Tom and Kathy Rozanski.

Way to go, Peter!

Jonathan Brydon '06

Clark Cougar graduate Jonathan Brydon has represented Clark and himself well while playing football at Texas Tech.  The three-sport star at Clark is finishing his season as a member of the Red Raiders and you can read more about him in this article.

QB Josh Kern leads the Cougars

The Clark Cougars varsity football season came to an abrupt end with a 21-38 loss to the O’Connor Panthers.  The Cougars finish 4-4 in District 27-5A and 4-6 on the year.  It was the first losing record for Clark in football since 2003.

Thanks, Seniors, for a great year and good luck in your futures!

• Express News article
• envision! PHOTOS (to be posted Sunday)

Clark varsity cheer parents strut their stuff at pep rally!

At the annual Black Out pep rally, the moms of senior varsity football players dance.  Congrats moms and seniors!

Kern rumbles for a TD

Josh Kern’s 38 yd. TD run against the Holmes Huskies has been nominated for this week’s Play of the Week on WOAI’s Friday Night Fever poll.  Let’s put him in the spotlight!

Vote here (upper right hand side of page), vote early, and vote often!  Way to go Josh!

Rozanski opens up a can on Husky

Congratulations to Clark Cougar varsity football player Peter Rozanski who was this week’s KSAT12 “Big Hit of the Week” (week 10).  Peter’s 1st quarter blast on a Holmes receiver could be heard loud and clear as he delivered the blow.

It was one of the three Holmes 4th down attempts that failed in the 1st quarter thanks to a stellar defensive game by the Cougars.  Clark won 56-27

Menezes steals one

After a week off the gridiron, the Clark Cougar football team came roaring back, demolishing the Holmes Huskies 56-27 in a homecoming victory.  The win keeps the Cougars in the playoff hunt with a must-win game against O’Connor next week.

Holmes’ first possession ended early when they were stopped on a 4th and 8 attempt from the Clark 37 yd. line.  The Cougars drove to the five where Deandre Holmes scored giving the Cougars a 7-0 lead.  The Cougars’ second score came after a 4th and 2 effort by the Huskies.  On the next play, Josh Kern bullied his way for 37 yds. for a 14-0 lead.  And once again, the Huskies were stopped on a 4th down attempt.  Hunter Anderson pounded his way to the end zone giving Clark a 21-0 lead at the end of the 1st quarter.

The 2nd quarter wasn’t much better for the Huskies.  Manny Menezes picked off a Holmes pass, returning the ball for 36 yds., setting up a Kern to Ansley Benjamin 12 yd. TD reception.  The score came with 14 seconds off the clock at the start of the quarter.  The final Cougar score of the half  came when Josh Kern ran for his second TD at the 4:18 mark.  Holmes would score with :35 seconds left before the half.  The teams went to the locker room with Clark up 35-7 at the half.

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Holmes runs for over 200 yds.

Despite scoring 36 points and Deandre Holmes 200 + rushing yards, it wasn’t enough to hold off the Stevens Falcons as Clark lost its third district game by a score of 36-49.

It looked like the football gods would smile on the Cougars when Daniel Durke intercepted a Stevens pass on their opening drive.  One play later, Clark returned the favor with a fumble and Stevens put points on the board first, leading 7-0 at the 7:45 mark of the 1st qtr.  The Cougars responded with a heavy dose of Deandre Holmes, including a burst of 30 yds. on their opening drive.  Clark tied the game when #33 scored from 3 yds. out with a little over two minutes left in the quarter.

The 2nd quarter was won by Stevens.  Falcon QB Mykkele Thompson made it a 14-7 game with ten minutes left until halftime.  Clark’s next drive stalled on a 4th and 5 and Stevens scored on a 17 yd. TD with 3:14 left before half.  Clark’s next offensive play was another fumble and Stevens made the Cougars pay with another TD, this time a 32 yd. pass to take a 28-7 lead with just two and a half minutes left before halftime.  Clark turned to their 2 minute offense and the result was a Cougar touchdown.  Deandre Holmes once again got the call from 13 yds. out and the teams went to the locker rooms with Clark trailing Stevens 14-28.

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