Last Season's DCTF

According to reports on the website 5ATexasfootball.com, the annual Dave Campbell’s Texas Football rankings are out.  Two San Antonio schools made the list.

#19 Judson and…

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Summer Football

FINALLY!

The 2010 fall season gets underway today with several Clark athletes playing in a 7 on 7 football game.  The games give a preview of what the Clark Cougar football team will look like this fall with many of the projected starters getting some time on the field together.  Here is a schedule of this summer’s 7 on 7 games:

• Varsity games (2 each week) are 6pm and 7pm at AHHS, Tuesdays 6/8, 6/22, and 6/29.

• Varsity plays in 2 tournaments:  A state qualifier (SQT) on Sat 6/12 at AHHS, and a Red Bull Invitational at South San HS on Tues 6/15 (instead of the league game).

• JV games are 5:00 at AHHS, Tuesdays 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, and 6/29.

• JV squad will also play the Tuesday 6/15 varsity games at 6:30, as the varsity will participate in a Red Bull tournament at UTSA.

Jeff Schorr and Joe Vasquez

Senior Joe Vasquez was this year’s winner of the annual Clark Texas Football Club scholarship.  President Jeff Schorr announced the award at a team meeting.  The scholarship is given out every year to a senior headed for college by the club, which is made up of former Clark Cougar football players.

The scholarship is now named in honor of retiring head coach Lloyd Alexander.  This year’s award was for $3000 and the funds are raised by the Clark Texas Football Club through their annual golf tournament and other activities.

Chapman, Garcia, Castro

Congratulations to Clark Cougar seniors Robert Chapman, Greg Castro and Jacob Garcia.  They will play in the 32nd annual HEB All Star game tonight in Alamo Stadium.

The game benefits the Kids Sports Network.  For more information, you can visit their website.

Coaches McGhee, Alexander and Robbins

Former students, players, parents, coaches and friends gathered together for a night of memories and thanks to honor Athletic Coordinator and Head Coach Lloyd Alexander at a casual retirement party organized by the Clark Athletic Booster Club.

Several former players, including the Clark Texas Football Club, were able to give thanks and share memories of the coach who began his career at Clark the first day the doors opened.

Dressed in a Hawaiian shirt, Coach A thanked those in attendance and spoke briefly to the crowd about his appreciation for the Clark community and especially the expectation by Clark athletes and fans to win, which, he said, made his job easier.

The highlight of the evening was an announcement by Jeff Schorr, the Clark Texas Football Club founder, that their annual scholarship (this year – $3000) would from here on out be named the Lloyd Alexander scholarship.  This year’s recepient will be named in a few days.

The Clark Texas Football Club is an organization of former Clark coaches and players.

Start working on your fall calendar by clicking on the 2010 football schedule.  It’s available now by clicking on the link to the right. JV and Freshman schedules will be updated soon.

GO COOGS!

Senior class sings alma mater

On a night when the baseball team clinched a playoff spot and the softball team won their game giving them a playoff spot and the best ever season in Clark history, the Clark athletic community celebrated a year of great accomplishments.  The annual Clark Athletic Booster Club Sports Banquet was a phenomenal success with accolades for players and coaches alike.

Highlights included a moment to recognize Coach Lloyd Alexander and his role in shaping a culture of winning in competition and in life, a parade of athletes and coaches that also included each player and teams successes and the awarding of $15,000 in scholarships to Clark seniors.  The $15,000 was a new record for scholarships awarded by the Booster Club and was made possible by parents and their membership fees, cap/tshirt and etc. sales, ad sponsorships by advertisers and volunteers at concession duties and the ATT golf tournament.

The Booster Club has also given over $30,000 this year directly to the athletic department for their needs.

SASports.com’s Jay Tope emceed the event and as usual did an outstanding job.

Macy shows typical Ellis form as QB

A spirited game ended without a winner in the annual Powder Puff football matchup between senior and junior girls.  The seniors led 14-8.

Led by quarterback Macy Ellis (the third of three Clark QB’s from the Ellis family), the seniors scored first on a reverse allowing Chloe Rhodes to put up six points (or it might have been Courtney – they’re twins).   Robin Lee Pennington added the extra 2 point conversion to give the seniors a 8-0 lead.

Mery celebrates following score

The juniors, led by Tara Mery, responded with a grinding ground game.  Sensing another famous Clark ground attack, the defense bit, allowing Mery to connect on an 8 yd. pass to Joelle Tanzler to tie the game following the extra point by Mery.

In the second half, Pennington again put on the jets and found the end zone but a motivated junior defense held tough for the extra points, making the score 14-8.

And there were some really ugly cheerleaders.

PHOTOS

It's BACK!!!!!!!!

Offensive coordinator Steve McGhee was named the new Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach on February 10th, replacing Lloyd Alexander, who is retiring after 30 years at Clark.  Coach McGhee, a 1988 graduate of  Clark, was kind enough to sit down and discuss his new role and his dream job.

CCS:  What is your coaching resume?

McGhee:  I was at Hobby for two years, then from Hobby I went to Roosevelt for three years…

CCS:  …now was that right after you got out of (The University of) Texas? [where McGhee graduated from],

McGhee:  …right out of Texas where Coach (Mike) Robbins helped me get the job at Hobby.  That was ’93.  So I guess the football season of ’93.  ’94 I was at Hobby.  Then ’95, ’96, and ’97 I was at Roosevelt.  ‘98 and ’99 I was at O’Connor. 2000 and 2001 I was at Reagan.  And then 2002 ‘til (now) I’ve been at Clark.  I coached everything at Hobby, I coached the ends on defense at Roosevelt, offensive line at O’Connor, offensive line at Reagan, offensive line and offensive coordinator here at Clark.

CCS:  All those years, all those great coaches you’ve worked with, what have you learned? (continue reading…)