Rutledge leads Cougars to win

The #8 Clark Cougars boys varsity basketball team began the Lone Star tournament with a win over #6 Wagner, 64-53.  Kyle Rutledge posted a game high 20 points followed by Jake Chapman with 14 points.  Jacob Palacios turned in 11 points for the Cougars. The Cougars outscored Wagner 19-7 in the second quarter to pull away for the win.

The victory follows a 60-46 win over Johnson at the beginning of the week.  They now carry a 7-3 record going into Friday’s games.

Jacob Palacios splits the Rattlers for two

The Clark Cougars boys basketball team took on the #5 in the state Reagan Rattlers but fell just shy of the upset, 50-52.  The Cougars, who looked sharp against the highly-rated team, stayed close through the first two quarters and even led at the end of three but a 3-point frenzy by Reagan’s Max Yon put the Cougars down by 10 with six minutes left in the game.  With the score 51-41 in favor of the Rattlers, Jacob Palacios sunk a 3-point shot and made a crucial free throw to pull the Cougars within one with seconds left in the game. Reagan converted on a free throw on the other end and the Cougars last chance three pointer rimmed out and Reagan won the non-district contest.

The game was a great early test for the Cougars and based on the outcome, it looks to be another exciting year for players and fans.

PHOTOS by envision!

Texas Hoops.com

The Clark girls basketball team closed out the Judson Tournament with games against two district rivals – one in the Silver bracket championship game. In the semi-finals the Cougars defeated Marshall 51-49. Hannah Gulley led the team with 13 points, while Ashley Salinas and Donna Matthews each had 10. (continue reading…)

The Clark boys basketball team beat Fort Bend Marshall in the Bronze Level  Championship game of the McDonalds Texas Invitational tournament. The Cougars won 54-44, led by 12 points from Niko Maxwell. Jacob Palacios added 10 and Adam Perez and Kyle Rutledge each had 8. (continue reading…)

The Clark boys team plays Fort Bend Marshall Saturday in the championship game of the Bronze Bracket of the McDonald’s Texas Invitational in Pasadena. The Cougars lost the first two games of the tournament to Spring DeKaney, 66-50, and Duncanville by a closer 59-55. They pushed back with wins over Pearland, 35-34 and Humble, 57-49.  (continue reading…)

Clark wins

The 9th ranked Clark boys basketball team got their new season off to a positive start with a 59-43 thrashing of Roosevelt. Jacob Palacios led the scoring with 13, followed closely by Adam Perez, who had 12. Niko Maxwell added 8 points and Kyle Rutledge had 7. Also contributing points tonight were Jake Chapman, Cal Harr, Chance Villareal, Carter Josephs  and Shawn Casons. The Cougars jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

Next up is a first for Clark basketball – a trip to the McDonald’s Texas Invitational Tournament in Pasadena. Touted as the biggest tourney in the state and one of the largest of its kind in the country, the Texas Invitational attracts many of the state’s top ranked teams  among the 48 boys teams and 32 girls teams from across the state. District 27-5A will be well represented with three schools in the mix – Clark, Taft and Warren. Tournament play begins on Thursday.

GO COOGS!!!

Ansley Benjamin

The Clark boys basketball team tips off a new season this week ranked #9 in the Express News rankings. The paper features forward Ansley Benjamin as one of the “Players to Watch” in the upcoming season. The Cougars start the season Monday against Roosevelt at 6:30 at Paul Taylor.

The Clark girls team is getting their season started under new head coach Richard Herbst. The girls will play Roosevelt on Tuesday at 6:30 also at Taylor.

GO COOGS!

Former Hobby Middle School basketball coach Reggie Ollendieck has been named the new head basketball coach at Southwest High School. Ollendieck spent 5 years at Hobby coaching many current and former Clark Cougars. He was known as a  fundamentals focused coach who had great success with his Hobby Hawk teams. Ollendieck has been an assistant at Southwest for two years and was named a finalist by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches for Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008-09.

Congratulations Coach O!

Cougars win in June

Congratulations to several Clark Cougars on a stellar performance in summer league games this past week. Jacob Palacios, Adam Perez, Ansley Benjamin and several other Cougars showed well in state tournaments. You can read more about them here.

Jason Brickman

Congratulations to Clark Cougar senior Jason Brickman for his performance in the TABC All Star game.  Jason had 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the game.  You can read more about it here.