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Over 600 wins and counting…

The Clark Cougars girls varsity defeated the #9 Brandeis Broncos for their second district win of the season 64-50.  The Cougar led after the first quarter and never relinquished the lead, including a 3rd quarter where the Broncos were held to 9 points.  D’onna Matthews and Kristen Kramer led the Cougars with 18 pts. each. The Cougars are now 16-5 on the year and 2-2 in district play.

It was also another win for Coach Richard Herbst, who crossed the 600th milestone last week.  You can read more about his career and the success he’s having at Clark in this Express News article.

Congratulations, Coach and to your Cougars!

The boys and girls varsity basketball teams DESTROYED the Lee Volunteers in non-district action.  The girls started the evening with a 74-24 whipping with Kristen Lye, D’onna Matthews and Kristen Kramer providing the offensive firepower.  The Cougars are now 9-3 on the season.

The boys followed up with a 66-23 victory.  Justin Brickman and Shawn Gulley put up double digits on the scoreboard in the win.

WAY TO GO, COOGS!

Clark basketball cracked the Express News Top Ten in the second week of the season by jumping off to a strong start. Their 5-1 record includes a five game winning streak after dropping the season opener to a strong Steele team. They’ve since notched wins over Fox Tech (99-13), Antonian (58-38), McCollum (78-23), Clemens (61-50) and Madison (58-50).

Sophomore Kirsten Kramer leads the Cougars in scoring with an average of 14.3 points per game. Sarah Flournoy and D’onna Matthews are both averaging 10.7 points per game.

Up next is the SAISD tournament. Go get ’em COOGS!!!

Tourney update: Clark defeats East Central 71-22. More action Friday and Saturday.

The prestigious Texas Invitational basketball tournament  in Pasadena has become a November tradition for the Clark basketball team and they started things off well with a 58-55 win over Channelview in Thursday’s pool play. The Cougars got off to a strong start leading 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. Leading the team in scoring was Shawn Gulley with 21 and Jorden Kite with 19.

You can keep up with the action in Pasadena on the tournament website. GO COOGS!!

Brickman playin’ big time

Justin Brickman, a senior guard for the Clark Cougar varsity basketball team, has committed to play basketball in college for Bryant University, a D1 program in the NEC.  Located in Rhode Island and just 50 miles from Boston, the school plays all major sports with 3,300+ undergraduate students.  Justin will be a senior this year and plays for Head Coach Steve Slyestine.

Justin’s brother Jason (’10) plays for Long Island University, which is in the same conference.  Congratulations to Justin and his family.

The Express News’ annual spring awards have been released and several Clark Cougars have been honored.  In soccer, senior Vinnie Guerrero was named to the Boys 5A Super Team and All-Area team.  Boy’s basketball District 27-5A MVP Adam Perez made the Super Team and All Area team as well. The Clark boys basketball team ended #3 in the Express News and the boys soccer team ended #6 in the rankings.

Joseph Jaime made the All Area team as a swimmer in the 200 Freestyle and represented Clark at the state meet.

All-District soccer teams were also released with several Cougars on the list:

Congrats to all these great student athletes!

Adam Perez - MVP

Clark senior point guard Adam Perez was named District 27-5A MVP for the 2011-12 basketball season. Perez led the Cougars to the Regional Finals, and was also named 1st Team All District. Senior center John Chapman was named to the All District 2nd Team.

As dominating as they were on the court the Cougars are even more so in the classroom. Perez and Chapman are joined by seniors Austin Conlin, Cal Harr, Carter Josephs and Troy Ogletree on the 1st Team All Academic Team for NISD and Jacob Huston was named to the 2nd Team All Academic.  That grand total of 7 outstanding student athletes outpaced all other NISD teams.

The Clark girls also received accolades for their work on the court and in the classroom. Junior Kristen Lye was named to the 1st Team All District squad and Junior Donna Matthews was named 2nd Team All District. The best news is clearly that both Lye and Matthews will return next year!

Clark also placed four senior girls on the NISD All Academic Teams. Sara Baum, Lyndsay Lyda and Ashley Salinas were named to the 1st Team and Hannah Garcia to the 2nd Team.

Another proud moment in Clark, Texas! Congratulations to everyone!

All State Honors for Adam Perez

Senior basketball player Adam Perez has been named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All State Team for 2011-12. As the starting point guard, Perez led Clark to the Regional Finals with his confident and composed play. He was the Cougar’s top scorer for the season averaging 17 points per game.

Congratulations Adam!!

Clark basketball came up short in the Region IV Championship game today losing to district rival Warren 65-56. After holding a close lead through virtually the entire game victory slipped away in the closing minutes.

The Cougars surprised almost everyone this season by fighting through the loss of their top scorer, Niko Maxwell, early in the season and making it through four rounds of playoffs to become one of the last eight 5A teams standing in the state of Texas. So we thank them for playing with class and determination and for making their families, school and community so proud.

These are the seniors who led so well: Adam Perez, John Chapman, Carter Josephs, Travis Matthews, Cal Harr, Niko Maxwell, Troy Ogletree, Mkhael Swaidan, Austin Conlin and Jacob Huston.

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