Congratulations to the Clark Cougars girls varsity basketball team, who are ranked #9 this week by the Express News.  The 14-5 Cougars are off to a great start and take on #3 Jay this weekend.  The game is listed as a “best bet” by the paper for fans to see.  You can catch them tonight against Marshall as they try to raise their district record to 3-0 against the Rams.

The boy’s team, following their 4th place finish in the SAISD Tournament, also maintain their top ten ranking, also at #9 in the Express News rankings. The boys take on the Rams for their district opener tomorrow.

Way to go COOGS!

Brickman goes up and under for two

The Clark Cougars boys basketball team finished 4th in the SAISD Tournament over the weekend.  The team advanced to the semifinal round against #4 state ranked Wagner.  A game close at the half, Wagner took the lead at the end of the third quarter and then sat on the ball in the fourth to win 70-63.

The loss put the Cougars into the third place game against Madison.  The Mavericks won that game by nine.

Next up for the Cougars is the start of district play.

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Boys advance; girls 2-0 district

Clark’s boys and girls basketball teams recorded victories on Friday. For the boys it was win #9 in a row 77-38 against Holy Cross for a spot in the SAISD Tournament semi-finals against Wagner. The Thunderbirds are the #4 team in the state and #1 in the Express News area rankings. Tip off for your #10 state ranked Cougars is at 1:30 at the Alamo Convocation Center.

The Clark girls moved to 2-0 in district with a 51-39 win over Stevens.  After a back and forth first half Stevens was up by 5 at the half, but Clark came out even stronger to pull ahead at the end of the third quarter by 2 points. They continued their aggressive play into the fourth period and pulled ahead for the critical win.

Carolyn Chavana led the Clark scoring with 14 while Vanessa Casanova had 9. The ladies’ overall record is now 14-5, 2-0 in District.

GO COOGS!

Palacios scores 2 of his 11

The Clark Cougars boys basketball team won their eighth consecutive game taking the sting out of the East Central Hornets by a score of 78-63.  The win came in the first round of this weekend’s SAISD tournament.

In the first quarter the teams went back and forth.  As the clock ran down to what looked like to be a even quarter, senior Sam Perez hit a buzzer beating 3 pointer to give the Cougars a 19-16 lead at the end of one.  The Cougars pulled away in the second and at the half, it was Cougars 43, Hornets 32.

The Cougars started with the ball in the 2nd half and quickly scored on a give and go eliciting a rapid response from the East Central coach and a time out.  The damage had already been done, however, as the Hornets could not adjust to the Cougars quick offense and smothering defense.  A couple of errant passes by the Cougars kept the Hornets from being blown out and the third quarter ended with Clark up by 16, 58-42.

The fourth was more of the same as Clark built it’s lead helped by a foul and technical on the Hornets.  Jason Brickman sunk all four free throws and the Cougars advanced in the winner’s bracket with a solid 78-63 win over East Central.  The Cougars will continue their quest for a second tournament championship tomorrow with second round actrion today at 6:00pm at the Alamo Convocation Center (Alamo Stadium).

Good job, Cougars!

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The Clark Cougars girls basketball team started District 28-5A play with a resounding 56-37 win over Brandeis at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse. Clark’s Carolyn Chavana continued her dominant play with 26 points.  Vanessa Casanova added 8 points, Chloe Rhodes had 7 and Freshman Kristen Lye had 6.

The Cougars are 13-5 so far this season.

The Clark boys basketball team won number 7 in a row beating Roosevelt 53-51 behind the still hot hand of Jason Brickman. Brickman had 23 points in the win while Elhad Emerllahu added 18. Brickman has had a strong showing this December including his MVP performance in the South Padre Island Tournament championship run. Other Cougars contributing points in the Roosevelt win include Ansley Benjamin, Manny Paz y Puente, Sam Perez and Jake Chapman.

The boys will play in the San Antonio ISD Tourney this weekend before starting district play next week.

The Clark girls open district competition tonight against Brandeis at Paul Taylor.

Congratulations to Jason Brickman.  The senior guard’s accomplishments this past weekend (see below) have earned him Player of the Week accolades from the Express-News.  The six game win streak by the Cougars has also earned them a #6 ranking in this week’s Express News Top Ten and a #10 state ranking by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.

The boys get back to action tonight against Roosevelt – there.

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Not only did Clark win the South Padre Island Invitational, Jason Brickman was named tournament MVP and Elhad Emerllahu and Ansley Benjamin were named to the All Tournament team.  Read more about their weekend here from our friends at myuniversalsports.com.

In a great weekend for Cougar basketball, both the boys and girls teams had very successful tournaments.

The boys beat #5 Plano West on a last second shot to end up in the championship game in the South Padre Island Invitational tournament. In the championship game, the Cougars rallied to defeat Houston 2nd Baptist 60-56 to take home the tournament trophy.

The girls also played in the championship game in the Austin Bowie tournament but fell a little short against Stony Point, taking 2nd place.

Congratulations to both teams for making Clark nation proud!

The Clark Cougar men’s varsity basketball team defeated Brownsville Hanna and Austin Lake Travis to advance to the semifinal game in the South Padre Island Invitational.  Elhad Emerllahu racked up 28 points and the defense swarmed in the first quarter as Clark won 81-73 in the first game against Brownsville Hanna.

Against Austin Lake Travis, a tight game broke loose in the 4th quarter as Clark clamped down once again defensively and won 74-62.

Up next is the semifinal game tomorrow at 1:30 against #5 ranked Plano West.  GO COOGS!