A week after a great win, the Cougars fell short in a tough district game against the Taft Raiders 34-24.  Highlights included:

• Clark 50 Yd Drive. 17 yd pass play Jones to Miller,  7-7 with 2:39 left in 1st
• Presley Miller takes wildcat snap and breaks 74 yd. run to knot score at 14 all. End of 1st
• Taft controls possession for most of 2nd qtr but Clark defense stiffens, forces fumble. Jones takes it in from the 1 yd. line. Clark 21 – Taft 14 as half end
• Nick Gonsalves kicks a 45 yd. field goal to tie it at 24 at the end of the 3rd qtr.

Clark now goes to 1-4 on the year, 1-2 in district.

Steve Lorenz PHOTOS

Each week during the football season, Clark Cougar football coaches review game film, stats and the week’s practices and award “Most Valuable Player” honors to their athletes. Thanks to AD/HC Steven McGhee, CCS will be sharing those awards with you. Here are this week’s winner’s from the Stevens game:

OFFENSE

Offensive MVP – Brandon Valle
Back/Receiver of the game – Chase Jones
Lineman of the Game – William Dehart

Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week – Carl Williams

DEFENSE

Defensive MVP – Justin Rost
LB/Sec of the Game – Ryan Rogers
lineman of the Game – Sidney Wegert

Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week – Matt Miller

Special Teams Player of the Game – Nick Gonsalves

Arellano intercepts for the win

It was a sight Cougar fans had not seen all year and a night to remember.  Coaches jumping and hugging each other. Players with huge smiles across their faces.  A no-huddle offense, a successful passing game, a solid defensive effort.  And at the end of the night, a homecoming victory as the Cougars held on to defeat the Stevens Falcons 24-21 for the first win of the season.

1st Half

The Cougars fortunes looked good early on as they recovered a fumbled kickoff by Stevens.  The Cougars couldn’t convert that to points however.  On the Cougars next possession, using a no-huddle offense, Chase Jones completed a 16 yd. pass to set up the Cougars on the Stevens 18 yd. line.  On the next play, a Jones to Branden Valle TD reception made it Stevens 0 – Clark 7 with 6:17 left in the 1st quarter.

Stevens scored at the end of the quarter on a QB keeper and a 4th and 1 to tie it up 7-7 with 1:52 let in the 1st.  The 2nd quarter started sharp for Clark, when Jones found Presley Miller for a 36 yd. TD, making it Stevens 7 – Clark 14 at the 11:52 mark.  Stevens came back again before the half, with the teams going to the locker rooms tied 14-14.

2nd Half

Clark’s Nick Gonsalves kicked a 40 yd. field goal at the 8:52 mark in the 3rd quarter to once again give the Cougars the lead, 14-17.  A Clark fumble lead to a 17 yd. Stevens TD and the Falcons lead Clark 21-17 with 2:40 in the 3rd qtr.  Clark came right back, driving the ball and finishing up with a Valle 21 yd. rushing TD to give the Cougars the go-ahead score, 21-24.  Stevens had one last chance to win but on 4th and 7 the Cougars’ Cristian Arellano intercepted the ball, guaranteeing the Clark victory.

Jones finished up the night 11 for 15 and 1 int.  Miller had 92 yds. receiving along with Trenton Ford’s 92 receiving yards.  Valle led the Cougars with 91 rushing yds.

• Express News article
• envision! PHOTOS

Each week during the football season, Clark Cougar football coaches review game film, stats and the week’s practices and award “Most Valuable Player” honors to their athletes. Thanks to AD/HC Steven McGhee, CCS will be sharing those awards with you. Here are this week’s winner’s from the O’Connor game:

Courtesy Wells family

Three meets.  Three 1st place finishes.  Once again, Austin Wells dominated another cross country meet  – this time winning the Gold Division (elite) at the UTSA Ricardo Romo Classic.  In a crowded field, Wells ran a 15:26, which was five seconds faster than the winning time in the university division posted on Friday.

Congrats, Austin.

Matt Uresti 71 yd. TD

Despite a 19-52 loss to the O’Connor Panthers in the 2012 district opener, there were some highlights for the Cougars:

• Opening kickoff return by Christian Arellano to the 42 yd. line
• On the next play, Brandon Valle takes Clark to the 15 yd. line of O’Connor
• Presley Miller’s 61 yd. kickoff return in the 1st qtr.
• Presley Miller’s 71 yd. pass to Matthew Uresti for a TD
• Branden Valle TD runs of 18 and 12 yds.
• Christian Arellano leaping interception in the 3rd qtr.
• Chase Jones scrambles to  find Presley Miller for a 41 yd. reception
• On 3rd and 3 at the Clark 19 yd. line, Justin Rost stops a potential O’Connor score with a big sack

• envision! Photos
• Express News article/photos
• Express News boxscore
• KENS5 Photos

Clark vs. O’Connor

If you can’t make it to the Clark vs. O’Connor “Blackout” game tonight, you can catch the action on 92.5 FM, which can also be accessed through the “iheartradio” app on smart phones.

Five in a row.  4-1 District 27-5A record.

That’s the latest good news on the Clark Cougar volleyball team who swept Jay 3-0 to remain in the hunt for a playoff position.  Shelby MacKenzie, Kelly Cavanaugh, Meagan Moe, Madison Woods, Janice Carillo, Emillie Carrasco and Kristin Moczygemba all showed up as well as the rest of the Cougar squad to take down the Mustangs 25-20, 25-15 and 25-12.

Now at 13-13 for the year, the Cougars face Marshall (12-18, 0-4) on Friday.  Keep it up, Cougars!

At this past weekend’s NEISD Cross Country meet, Austin Wells once again flew past the competition to a first place finish with a time of 15:40.  The next fastest time for a varsity boy was almost a minute later and it was almost a minute and a half later for another NISD athlete to cross the finish line.  Congratulations to Austin, who now has two 1st place wins in the past two meets.  Clark boys finished 6th at the meet and the girls finished 9th.

• Boys results
• Girls results
• KENS5-TV Photos

Each week during the football season, Clark Cougar football coaches review game film, stats and the week’s practices and award “Most Valuable Player” honors to their athletes. Thanks to AD/HC Steven McGhee, CCS will be sharing those awards with you. Here are this week’s winner’s from the Alamo Heights game: