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Get set to cheer the Clark boys basketball team to a 2nd round playoff victory! The game is Thursday night the 24th at 7:00 at UTSA against the Madison Mavericks.

Our heroes in black and white won round one against Corpus Christi Carroll on Tuesday night 80 – 71.

So get your black shirts on and get ready to make some noise! BE THERE!

GO COOGS!!

Niko leads the way

The Clark boys basketball team won their bi-district game against Corpus Christi Carroll 80-71 on Tuesday night in Victoria. Clark was led this time by Niko Maxwell who had 18 points. Guard Adam Perez had 14 points and seniors Ansley Benjamin and Jacob Palacios added 12 points each. Jake Chapman joined in the scoring with 10 followed by Carter Josephs, Kyle Rutledge, Cal Harr and John Chapman.

The 24-8 Cougars will take on Madison in the second round. Date and location TBA.

WAY TO GO COOGS! BEAT MADISON!

The #1 ranked Clark boys soccer team grabbed two goals in each half on Tuesday to beat Taft 4-1. The Cougar’s leading scorer Johnny Lawson had one goal and John Bruce, Carlos Sepulveda and Juan Ospina each had one goal. Contributing to the flow was senior midfielder Oscar Barboza who had 3 assists. Barboza and Lawson lead the area in assists so far this season. The Cougars remain undefeated in district play.

The Clark girls dropped their game against Taft 0-2.

Both teams take on Marshall this Friday at 5 and 7.

GO COOGS!

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The Clark Cougars will take on CC Carroll Tuesday evening at 6pm in Victoria at Victoria West High School.  Click on the map for directions.

Clark’s leading scorer, Johnny Lawson, struck in the first half against the Panthers on Friday night and it turned out to be enough for the top ranked boys soccer team. Clark took the 1-0 victory marking the end of the first round of district play. The Cougars take a 7-0-1 district record into the second round, which begins with Taft next Tuesday at 5:00 at Farris.

Clark’s girls had a rougher time with OC, losing 5-0.

Cougars prepare for Tigers

The Clark Cougars boys varsity basketball team finished the 2010-2011 regular season tied for 2nd place in District 27-5A with a win over the Marshall Rams.  The Cougars ended the season with a 23-8/13-3 district record including a victory over  Taft who had been undefeated in district play.

Tied with Warren for the 2nd place district spot, a coin flip was held for playoff seedings.  Clark next faces Corpus Christi Carroll (roster/results), who finished 2nd in District 28-5A to South San after the regular season.  The time and place will be announced on Saturday.

WAY TO GO COOGS!

The Clark girls soccer team shared the ball and the back of the net Tuesday as they defeated Holmes 6-0 behind the goals of 6 different players. Scoring were Blair Socha, Frances Moore, Amy Ross, Kori Hinojosa, Andi Poore and Bridget Sumner.

Meanwhile, the #1 ranked Clark boys also turned on the offense with a 7-1 thrashing of Holmes. Leading scorer Johnny Lawson had two goals, as did Carlos Sepulveda. Also scoring were Oscar Barboza, Alan Caballero and Yamil Alvarado – with one goal each.

Clark takes on O’Connor on Friday. GO COOGS!

Perez and Co. take down Taft

Clark boys basketball handed the Taft Raiders their only district loss of the season on Saturday by a score of 67-55. With some hot shooting the Cougars ran up a halftime lead of 41-26. Leading Clark in scoring was junior guard Adam Perez with 15. Kyle Rutledge had 12, Ansley Benjamin scored 9 and Jake Chapman added 8. Also contributing were Carter Josephs and Niko Maxwell with 7 points each and Jacob Palacios with 6 points.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Clark is tied with Warren for second place in the district race with a 12-3 record. Taft wins district with a 14-1 record.

The Cougars close the season with Marshall on Wednesday at Paul Taylor at 6:00pm.

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Clark boys soccer completed its bad weather make up games with a complete domination of Stevens on Saturday. The 5-0 victory included two goals each from seniors Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza and one from freshman defender Chris Pantaleon. The #1 ranked Cougars are 5-0-1 in district play.

The Clark girls lost a close one to Stevens. Tied 1-1 at the half, Stevens got a second half goal to take the win.

Matches against Holmes are scheduled for Tuesday.

The #1 ranked Clark boys soccer team took a 4-2 victory over Warren in a game that was to have been played during the recent freezing weather.  Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza each had two goals in the win.  The game solidifies the Cougars hold on first place in district. Warren is tied with Marshall for 2nd place.

The Clark girls fought Warren to a 0-0 tie. The Cougars, off to a slow start in district, are picking up traction with one win and one tie in the last two games.

Both teams play non-district match ups against New Braunfels tonight.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!