As the district season winds down Clark’s boys and girls basketball teams continue fighting through a tough 27-5A. Kudos to the girls for a huge victory over Jay late last week 65-63. Kristen Lye and Donna Matthews each had 13 points and Kirsten Kramer had 12, but it was a full team effort with 11 players scoring  including: Sam Beimer, Sarah Flournoy and Trei Torain, Alejandra Esparza, Katy Baum, Ashley Salinas, Hannah Garcia and Lindsay Lyda. The Cougars remain just a game out of playoff positioning with four games remaining. They face Warren on Wednesday at 5:00 at Paul Taylor.

The boys take on Warren today at 5:00 also at Paul Taylor. Warren is just a half game behind the Cougars, who are in second place.

GO COOGS!!!

After a tough loss to Brandeis on Tuesday night Clark got back on track with a 51-42 win over Jay on Friday.  Adam Perez led the Coogs with 18 points while Travis Matthews and John Chapman each had 9. Clark is in 2nd place in a tight district race, just a game back from the broncos and just a half game ahead of Warren. A showdown with Warren is next for the Cougars on Tuesday at 5:00 at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!!!

The Clark boys basketball team defeated Marshall 57-45 on Friday to remain tied for first place in district. Senior Travis Matthews led the Cougars with 17 points, followed by Adam Perez with 15 and Justin Brickman with 9. Clark is 19-5 on the season and tied with Brandeis at the top of 27-5A. The two teams face off on Tuesday at 6:30 at Paul Taylor.

The Clark girls also defeated Marshall on Saturday 55-54. The Cougars pulled ahead with a strong 4th quarter led by Donna Matthews and Kristen Lye, who each had 12 points. Kirsten Kramer and Sarah Flournoy each added 7 points. The girls are tied with Brandeis for the 4th and final playoff spot. They play on Wednesday at 6:30 also at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!!! BEAT BRANDEIS!!!

Adam Perez

The Clark boys basketball team remains in first place in District 27-5A riding a 5 game win streak with recent victories over Holmes, O’Connor and Taft and December wins over Stevens and non district foe New Braunfels. The Cougars are tied with Brandeis for the top spot in district, both teams have a 6-1 record. Clark defeated Stevens 46-39, New Braunfels 60-47,  Holmes 52-34, beat O’Connor 53-42 and Taft 62-54. Senior guard Adam Perez leads the team in scoring, averaging 20 points a game through the current win streak.

Clark is ranked 5th in the Express News San Antonio area rankings and 25th in the state according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.

Next up is Marshall on Friday at 6:30 at Paul Taylor and get ready for a showdown with Brandeis next Tuesday!

GO COOGS!!!

Donna Matthews

The Clark girls basketball team started the second half of the district season on a winning note with a 54-45 win over Taft early this week. Leading the Cougars were Donna Matthews with 12 points and 4 rebounds, Kristen Lye with 11points and 6 rebounds and Katy Baum with 10 points.  Clark trailed 15-25 at halftime, but surged through a 23 point third quarter to take the lead. Clark is 5-4 in district with a chance at the playoffs as they move through the remainder of district games.

Next up is Marshall on Saturday at 1:30 at Paul Taylor. GO COOGS!!!

The Clark girls basketball team pushed their district record in the right direction with a 50-35 victory over Holmes on Tuesday. Leading the Cougars was junior center Trei Torain with 13 points, followed by Kristen Lye with 11 points. Donna Matthews had 9 points and Katy Baum and freshman Kirsten Kramer each had 7. The win brings Clark’s season record to 14-9 and their district record to 4-3.

Up next is O’Connor on Friday at 5:30 at Paul Taylor.

Go COOGS!!

T. Matthews rides Broncos for 10 points

A match up between “top teams” #25 Texas/#5 Express News Clark Cougars varsity basketball team and #6 Express News brandees (or Brandeis if you want to get technical…) turned more into an exhibition and a great practice for the Cougars as Clark easily defeated the my little ponies (or Broncos) 62-38 at Paul Taylor.  Clark displayed “top team” form, not so much for the burros, er, broncos.

The Express News boxscore shows that every Cougar on the roster put points on the board during the game.  The Cougars outscored the ponies by 10-4-3 and 7 points each quarter and the defense did not allow brandees to score more thn 10 points in any quarter.

The Cougars now own a 12-4 overall record and a 1-0 district tally.  The Cougars play again this Saturday.

Good Job, Coogs!

Yes, we know it’s misspelled.  Call it a sign of disrespect.

Adam Perez, featured in this week’s Express News, and the rest of the Clark Cougars (#25 Texas, #5 Express News) face the brandees (#6 Express News) my little ponies tonight at Paul Taylor in their district opener.  Clark (11-4) is coming off a close game with Judson.  brandees, (11-4) is on a three game win streak.  Tip-off is at 8pm at Paul Taylor.

The ladies lost to brandees in their 3rd district game of the season.  Kristen Lye led the Cougars in scoring.  Clark girls are 12-7. 2-1 in district.

Salinas scores, Cougars win

The Clark Cougars varsity girls basketball team notched their first district win in their first district game against Taft, winning 53-41.  The Cougars started slow, scoring only 5 points to Taft’s 16 in the first quarter.  The 2nd quarter belonged to Clark, though, with an 18-12 advantage.  The 2nd half was all Cougars, as the defense shut the Raiders down allowing only 13 more points to the Cougars 30 points.  Kristen Lye scored 13 with Ashley Salinas adding another 11.  Clark is now 11-6 overall.

On the boys side, an easy win over Seguin, 66-51, gave the Cougars their 11th win of the season.  The Cougars face a tough Judson team Friday evening before starting their district schedule next week beginning with the brandees my little ponies.

Perez and Co. keep winning

The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders of Maryland were defeated by the Clark Cougars at the Lone Star Invitational tournament 52-50.  From the DMVElite.com website:

The Crusaders (1-0) won the National Christian School Athletic Association Division 1A championship in April with an 81-56 win over Team FCA from Pennsylvania. Despite that success, the Crusaders still feel like they have something to prove. Durant said he and his teammates were motivated after being left out of ESPN’s Preseason Powerade Fab 50 rankings, which feature No. 3 Oak Hill Academy, No. 4 Montrose Christian, No. 13 DeMatha Catholic, No. 19 Gonzaga and No. 45 John Carroll.

“We should be ranked, like, Top 10 this year,” Durant said. “We’re all seniors and we know how to play the game. We’ve seen the rankings on ESPN, and we’re trying to kill everybody; we’re coming.”

Not so fast was the message from Clark.  Adam Perez had 16 points in the win and solid team play and another great defensive showing gave the Cougars the win.

Up next is Churchill at Churchill this morning.