In the second installment of the Cougar Bowl, the Clark Sophomore football team took care of business under the lights on a cool night, getting a 34-6 win over the NB Canyon Cougars.

This game, the Clark sophs wasted no time in scoring. On the first offensive play for NB Canyon, Aaron Rodriguez (#25) stripped the ball from the receiver and Clark recovered. Three plays later, Quaterback Nick Coons (#7) scored on a 2 yard sneak. On the ensuing kick off, Clark recovered another Canyon fumble, and on 4th and 2, Coons ran 12 yards on another sneak for the second score.

The defense took over, forcing a punt to give the ball back to the offense. Then, it was time for the “Cho Cho” show. Charles Quichocho (#34) account for almost all of the yardage on the next drive with two receptions and runs up the middle. With the usual great blocking by the offensive line, Quichocho scored on a 10 yard run.

After a Canyon score, Clark took over and executed a perfect 38 yard double pass from Coons to Rogelio Lamar (#36) and then from Lamar to a wide open Jeremy Sanchez (#82).

With the offense having so much success, the defense decided to get in on the act. Malcolm Eatman (#41), as he did in the previous meeting, blitzed and stripped the ball from the Canyon quarterback and Mariano Rendon (#31) intercepted the ball and ran 32 yards for the final score.

Looking to complete a perfect season, the Clark sophs put their 9-0 record on the line in their season finale at Smithson Valley next Thursday.

-Steven R. Rodriguez

Four Cougars and a Spur

Michael Solis #86, Chase Jones #12, Presley Miller #5, and Bo Gorrena #4o volunteered at the Children’s Lighthouse Fall Fest last week.  They spent most of the afternoon at the center assisting with games and keeping the children busy. They were busy taking pictures, setting up, clean up and tending to the children. They were awesome and without their help the  event wouldn’t have been so smooth.

As an added bonus they were able to meet Spurs rookie Dejuan Blair and got a chance to talk to him about his rookie year and he got a chance to talk to them about Clark as he is new to San Antonio.  Dejuan is also putting all the pictures from the event on his website that should launch sometime this week.

Another great example of how Clark athletes are a “cut above”.

-Vicky Villafaña

Marcus Dalkowitz - "Super Dave's" father

The man affectionately known around Clark as “Super Dave”, Dave Dalkowitz,  lost his father Monday evening.  Services for Marcus B. “Tommy” Dalkowitz will be held on Wednesday, October 28, at Oak Hills Mortuary at 1 pm.  The address is 8332 Fredericksburg Rd. Dave has been a manager for the Clark Cougar football team for 25 years. Please keep Dave in your thoughts and prayers.

Find out more about Dave’s remarkable father here.

The Clark Sophomore football team is undefeated at 8-0 and has outscored their opponents 186-34. The main reasons for those numbers are the offensive and defensive lines. Whether it’s opening large holes for the running backs or the defensive forcing turnovers or punts to get the ball back for the offense, these two lines have been consistent all season.

It’s true the skilled positions get the headlines, but if anyone knows football, everything starts and ends with the two lines.

All season, the offensive line of William Carter (#54), Stuart Cram (#60), Cade Crozier (#56), Blake DeHart (#64), Kyle Magaro (#63) and Zachery Pieper (#53) have opened up holes big enough to drive a truck through.

On the defensive side, Stuart Cram (#60), Rogelio Lamar (#36), Jose “Manny” Martinez (#90), Charles “Cho Cho” Quichocho (#34), Mariano Rendon (#31) and Makeba Henderson (#5) have made numerous behind the line tackles and harassed quarterbacks.

The hard work done in the summer and in practice every week is paying off. These linemen, combined with the JV team, appear to be adding to the Clark tradition of dominant lines for the next couple of years.

Next week, we’ll spotlight the JV lines that have been doing the same en route to a 7-1 record.

-Steven Rodriquez

Ethridge finds only puddle on field

The Clark Cougar sophomore JV team said night, Knights to Steele in this week’s lone football game at Clark.  A game fraught with fumbles (5 for Steele, 2 for Clark) contributed to the 18-6 victory for the undefeated Cougars.  The 1st quarter ended with neither team scoring, the result of each team committing their first fumbles.  In the second quarter, Clark capitalized on another Knight fumble with a 10 yd touchdown.  QB Nick Coons begin the play with a keeper up the middle.  As defenders wrapped him up, he was able to get the ball to Tri-Rice Van Buren who took the ball for 7 yds for the TD.  It was then Steele’s turn to get the ball which of course meant it was time for another fumble. On the kickoff, the returner for the Knight’s fumbled the ball which was picked up in mid-stride by Jeremy Sanchez who then sprinted to the end zone for Clark’s second TD.  The halftime score was Clark 12-Steele 0.

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Here’s the latest football polls/rankings:

• KSAT 12 on 12: Clark #1
• Express News: Clark #1
• 5ATexasFo0tball.com: Clark #19 in Texas
• Dave Campbell’s Texas Football: Clark #10 in Texas

New stats are posted for varsity football as well.  It’s an off week and halfway through the season.  We may have to have a topic for discussion.  Feel free to comment below!

Home of the 2009 5A Championships

5ATexasFootball.com has come out with updated playoff projections.  A last play TD by O’Connor over Taft last night has shuffled the D1/D2 deck as well as where everybody lands.  Read more of their analysis here.

#24 Vasquez intercepts Warren. #27 Garcia would also steal one from Warren later

The Clark Cougars varsity football team, #1 in San Antonio, #11/21 in Texas (Dave Campbell/5ATexasfootball.com) exacted a bit of revenge on the Warren Warriors with a 27-17 victory.  The win gave the Cougars an 8-0 record, perfect in play this season.  Last season Warren ended the Cougars’ win streak at 7.

The Warriors scored first with an opening drive that resulted in a field goal and 3 point lead.  On the first possession for the Cougars,  a five play drive ended with Hayden Greenbauer scoring from 5 yds. out to give the Cougars a 7-3 1st qtr. score.  Joe Vasquez would get the ball back for the Cougars with an athletic interception with 4:02 left in the 1st qtr.  That would set up a Webb Williams 23 yd. field goal to give the Cougars a 7 point lead with a little over 11 minutes to play in the half.  The Cougars weren’t done with the end zone, however, as Joey Cammer tacked on a 1 yd. rushing TD with 5 minutes left in the half.  When both teams left the field, Clark had a 17-3 lead.

In the 2nd half, Clark would turn over the opening kickoff, giving Warren a chance to get back in it, converting it for a TD but still trailing 17-10.  A second Clark fumble gave Warren life but the defense held and Clark  took over.  A nine play drive would set up another Webb Williams field goal, this time a 45 yd. effort, giving Clark a 20-10 lead going into the 4th qtr.

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Both JV and freshmen teams took care of business and defeated the Warren Warriors on the gridiron.

In an extra long JV game, thanks to some unique clock management techniques by Warren students, Brian Socha started the scoring early.  On the Cougars 2nd offensive play from the Clark 13, Brian Socha blew past Warren for a 87 yd. run up the middle, virtually untouched thanks to some great blocking by the offensive line.  In the 2nd quarter, Sean Campbell turned a bootleg left into a 45 yd. TD to make it 14-0.  In the 3rd quarter, Alex Hunter added to the Warriors misery with a 2 yd. reception from Campbell to make it 21-0 and in the 4th, Kweku Larbie would represent the “2’s” with a score to make it 28-0.  Warren threatened late to score but a stiff defensive stand, that at one point was on the 1/2 yd. line, denied the Warriors a taste of the end zone and preserved the shutout for the Cougars.

The sophomores took on New Braunfels Canyon and won 28-6 including a defensive TD by Aaron Rodriguez.

The freshman A team beat Warren 14-8 and the B team gave the Warriors a beat down with a 30-0 victory.

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