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!

Clark JV celebrates win over O'Connor

Thanks again to involved parents for sharing what they can.  Here are some pictures from the Clark JV volleyball victory over the O’Connor Panthers last week as well as other pictures from the season.

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.

Clark Cougars take to the field

Over (well, next to) the river and through the woods, the Varsity Cross Country teams did go as they took on more than 30 teams at the Matador Invitational in Seguin on October 17th.  The boys finished in an amazing 3rd place, with David Scorcelletti (16:10) finishing 13th, Jose Sierra (16:11) 14th, Austin Wells (16:22) 19th, Ryan Pavlich (16:44) 32nd, and James Leopold (17:00) 49th for a total of 125 points, only 16 points behind 1st place!  The girls team took 8th place, with Shantel Swift (12:27) coming in 16th and Glynnis Meade (12:31) 19th.  Wrapping up the team scoring were Shaneve Swift (13:12) , Katherine Ritchie (13:25) and Stacey Wilkens (13:32).

The JV teams took part in the Central Catholic Relays on Wednesday, Oct 14th.  Teams of 3 runners, girls each running 1.5 miles and boys 2 miles, totalled their times to determine their finish place.  Next Saturday, all teams will be at the SAISD meet at the San Antonio State School.

Cougars win

After winning the first game in their match against Warren, 25-20, the Clark volleyball team dropped the next two games 15-25 & 16-25. Clark took game 4 by a decisive 25-8 score and won the tiebreaker in game 5, 15-12. Claire Webster had 13 kills and 3 blocked shots through the five games and India Hartwell had 8 kills and 2 blocked shots. Katlin Mazzocco had 31 assists while Adriana Christian had 11 and Vanessa Casanova had 18 digs and Marcella Arrellano had 14.

Clark has a 10-4 district record with two games remaining.

#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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