Five  Clark Seniors have been named to the NISD  All-Academic  Swim Team  for  2011-2012.

Miguel  Carcamo –   1st  team
Brad Ogden –   1st  team
Darren Sanchez–   1st team
Adriana Vargas –  2nd team
Chris Sanders –  2nd team

WAY TO GO COOGS!!

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.

Clark swimmers participated in the TISCA meet and the results looked good for the Cougars.  Joseph Jamie won the silver in the men’s 100 yd freestyle event with a time of 48.26.  That helped the Clark men’s team take 6th place in the event with over 30 teams participating.  The ladies finished 22nd in the meet.

Way to go Coogs.

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.

Perez and Cougars earning respect

After starting the season not ranked in the Express News city rankings, the Clark Cougars varsity basketball team, ranked early on by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, makes the Express News list at #4, following wins over Highlands, Reagan and Johnson.  The Cougars also moved up to #8 in the state.

Senior PG Adam Perez was also given a “game ball” by the Express News as a result of his play of late.

The Cougars next compete in this weekend’s Lone Star Invitational, a top-rated national tournament, here in San Antonio.

Keep it up, gentlemen and good job.