The only blemish thus far on the Clark boys soccer district record is a 1-1 tie against Brandeis back in January. On Tuesday night the Cougars set things right with a 2-0 victory over the broncos. The #1 ranked Cougars snagged both goals in the first half – one coming off the foot of Carlos Sepulveda and the other from John Bruce.  Oscar Barboza continues to set up his teammates as he gets credit for both assists. Barboza and the Coog’s leading scorer, Johnny Lawson, lead the San Antonio area in assists – Barboza now with 20 and Lawson (continue reading…)

The Clark boys soccer team wasted no time in building a commanding lead over Marshall on Friday night. By halftime the Cougars led 3-0, with the final score from Farris: 5-0.  Carlos Sepulveda led the Coogs with 2 goals, Johnny Lawson, Juan Ospina and Yamil Alvarado had one goal each.  Clark has a 9-0-1 record in district, they are 13-2-3 overall.

Next up is Brandeis on Tuesday at 7:00 at Northside.

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!

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.

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!

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!

The Clark boys soccer team found the back of the net twice on Saturday, beating Jay 2-0. Johnny Lawson and Oscar Barboza scored one goal a piece, bringing the Cougars’ district record to 3-0-1 and keeping them on top of the district standings.

Meanwhile, the Clark girls unleashed a barrage of goals in their 6-0 victory over Jay. Scoring for the Coogs: Frances Moore, Andrea Romero, Blair Socha, Briana Burtone and Briana Aguirre. The game was the first district win for Clark this year, but the season is young!

Both teams face Stevens on Wednesday. GO COOGS!

Student athletes playing at next level

Four Clark Cougar athletes committed to offers from universities far and near at a public ceremony at Clark High School.

Ryan Jones, son of Bill and Karen Jones, will be attending Harvard and playing football for the Crimson.  Jones starred at running back for the Cougars and was a top runner on the track team. Video

Glynnis Meade, daughter of Dave and Rose Meade, received a track scholarship from Dallas Baptist University where she will join the cross country team there. Video

Brianna Burtone, daughter of John and Jeanie Burtone, will attend school and play soccer locally at Our Lady of the Lake University.  Video

Krista Maples, daughter of Guy and Carmela Maples, will continue her soccer career at St. Mary’s University. Video

Earlier this year baseball players Braden Mattson (TCU) and Hunter McFall (Midland JC) received and accepted offers to play.

Congratulations, Cougars!  Good luck at college and we’ll be watching.

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The Clark Cougar boys varsity soccer team stays on top of the Express News soccer rankings this week.  The Cougars are currently 2-0-1 with last week’s game against the brandies bronchitees resulting in the lone mark against the Clark district record. Johnny Lawson had the single Clark goal in that game that ended 1-1.

You can see them in action today against the John Jays @ Northside.

Go COOGS!