Our Clark Cougars fought the good fight Friday night on a gloriously sunny evening at the Blossom soccer fields. From the moment they took the field, you could see their spirit and focus on the game. The stands were bursting with fans from both Brownsville and San Antonio with lots of supporters coming out to cheer on our hometown team. Unfortunately, the only goal of the game was Lopez’s 21st minute success off of a corner. Clark fought hard, repeatedly taking shots on goal but unable to make it past the Lopez Lobos’ keeper. Clark’s keeper, senior Preston Campbell, did a heroic job in clearing the Lobos’ goal attempts and freshman Luis-Carlos Garcia and senior Fernando Maya did great jobs stepping in to fill the gap left by Jake Peterson’s absence.

Thanks to Coaches Rule and Johnson for leading our young men to a 19-4-1 season. It’s been a pleasure to watch the team mature this year. Also, after a particularly grueling playoff series, we must thank the trainers, Doc Rost and Coach Stone, and student trainers Kellie Ross and Leslie Poore for keeping our players as healthy as possible. Finally, many thanks to the Clark Cougars Booster Club for all of their support.

In honor of all their hard work, here is the list of the Cougars who suited up for regular season and the playoffs.

Seniors
Preston Campbell (Captain, s-starter)
Paolo Nardi
Andre Garcia
John Cintron (s)
Gus Moir (Captain, s)
Matt Albo
Fernando Maya (s)
Chris Pantaleon (s)
Nick O’Malley (s)
David Koehler
Jose Camacho
Matt Morales

Juniors
Diego Sepulveda (s)
Eric Ascencio
Andrew Pantaleon
Matt Jacobs (s)
Colin Segura
Tristan Cavazos (s)

Sophomores
Colby Lorenz
Jorge Guerrero
Jake Peterson (s)
Patrick Grund
Enrique Aleman (s)

Freshman
Luis-Carlos Garcia (s)
Alec Ascencio
Javi Martinez (s)
Brady McNamara
James Morales

It’s ALWAYS a great day to be a Clark Cougar!

by Caryn Moir