A busy schedule of basketball and soccer saw Clark Cougar varsity teams go 2-1-1 in action on the court and the pitch.

The Clark Cougars girl’s basketball team continued their winning ways with a 48-42 victory over Brandeis at the UTSA Convocation Center. The girls were down one point at the end of the first quarter, but staged a balanced effort to come back and take the lead just before the end of the first half, 19-18. Momentum carried the Cougars into the third and fourth quarters for a great win. Carolyn Chavana had 13 points, Courtney Rhodes had 8, Taylor Buck and Vanessa Casanova each had 7, and Hannah Gulley had 6; others scoring included Chloe Rhodes, Melanie Schwartz, Sam Biemer and Kristen Lye.  They are now 18-9 overall, 6-3 in district. Keep up the great work ladies!

The #4 boys basketball team also took care of business, busting the Broncos for a 74-57 win.  The Cougars cruised to a 42-18 halftime lead.  The boys remain undefeated in District 28-5A play.

At Farris Stadium, the boys soccer team took on Reagan and tied the Rattlers 0-0.  On the girl’s side, against Reagan, the Rattlers scored to win 1-0.

JV boys also tied Reagan 0-0.

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The Clark boys basketball team remains undefeated in district play with a 77-56 win over Holmes at Paul Taylor. Jason Brickman led all scorers with 21, Elhad Emerllahu added 18 and Ansley Benjamin had 12. The Cougars are now 6-0 in district and 19-5 overall.                                                                                                                                                                                                  Next up is Brandeis on Monday, January 11th. The game will be played at the UTSA Convocation Center at 6:30. The Clark girls will follow with an 8:00 pm tip off. Come out and support the Cougars!

Undefeated in District

The Clark girls basketball team added another district win with a 39-36 victory over Holmes. Vanessa Casanova and Courtney Rhodes led the scoring with 8 points each. This is the third straight district win for the Cougars and brings their season record to 17-9 overall and 5-3 in district.

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Elhad Emerllahu and Jason Brickman have been playing basketball for quite some time.  Pat Turner writes about their final season together as Clark Cougars.

Cougars claw Raiders

In action on the Court, both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams took dominating wins over the Taft Raiders.  The girls, led by Carolyn Chavana with 14 points and Hannah Gulley with 12 points, won 49-31. A dominant defensive effort in the second and third quarters that kept Taft to single digits was the difference.  Thge girls are now 4-3 in district play.

The boys defeated Taft 67-55.  Jason Brickman and  Elhad Emerllahu each had 20 points and Ansley Benjamin sunk another 16 in the victory.  Undefeated in district play, the boys are now 5-0 against 28-5A opponents.

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The Clark boys defeated the Warren Warriors, 98-63 in district 28-5A action.  Elhad Emerllahu and Ansley Benjamin each had 22 points and Jacob Palacios added 19 points.

The varsity Lady Cougars got back on the winning track, beating Warren 54-52. Clark led the entire game from start to finish, holding off a late furious comeback attempt by Warren during the 4th quarter to maintain the lead and win.

Clark is now 3-3 in District play, 15-8 overall. Their next game is a non-district match against Reagan on Saturday.

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Sophomore Perez steps up

If you missed the game between the Clark Cougars and the O’Connor Panthers, you missed an “Instant Classic”  A game that looked like a sure win in the first half and a definite loss in the second half turned out to be a double overtime thriller with veteran leadership and a super sophomore making the difference in a 76-72 district win.

The game started out promising with three, three point buckets (one by Jason Brickman and two by Jacob Palacios) for the first scores by Clark to give the Cougars an early 9-4 lead.  At the end of the first, Jacob Palacios would score on a put back off a Kyle Rutledge shot and a Jason Brickman steal ended the quarter with the Cougars leading 19-14.

In the second quarter, the score would tighten up as O’Connor would take their first lead of the game, 27-25 with 4:55 left before the half.  The Cougars regained the lead and went to the locker room up by two, 32-30.

• Coach Sylestine’s Post Game Comments
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Clark wins

The boys basketball team remains undefeated in district with a 92-56 shellacking of Jay. Jason Brickman had 24 points to lead all scorers, Elhad Emerllahu added 16, Ansley Benjamin 13 and Sam Perez 11 to round out the Cougars in double figures.

The Cougars defeated Marshall 54-29 earlier in the week to open district play. Up next is O’Connor on Tuesday the 22nd at 4:30 following the girls game at Paul Taylor.

The Cougars ran head on into the 3rd ranked Jay Mustangs losing the contest 67-34. Vanessa Casanova scored 15 in the game, the only Clark player in double figures. Jay is ranked 19th in the coaches’ statewide poll and is undefeated in district.

Clark is now 14-7 on the season and 2-2 in district play following a narrow one point loss to Marshall earlier in the week. Next up is O’Connor on Tuesday the 22nd at 3:00 at Paul Taylor.