C. Jones celebrates TD

The Clark Cougars varsity football team, in a must win game for a playoff berth, put it all together in defeating the Stevens Falcons 31-21.  It was a sweet homecoming victory.

The Cougars fell behind early but refused to lose after spotting the Falcons an early TD then coming back with two TDs of their own.  But the highlight of the night, perhaps the season thus far, came with just :43 seconds left in the first half .  Following a Stevens TD to make it 13-14 in the Falcons favor, Chase Jones returned the kickoff 83 yards to put Clark up 21-14 right before the half ended.

Clark added a Ty Williams 30 yd. field goal in the third quarter and Josh Kern scored his 2nd TD of the night in the 4th to give the Cougars a 31-21 win.  Stevens threatened late to make it interesting but the Cougar defense stuffed them at the Clark 1 yd. line to guarantee the win.  Kweku Larbie had 141 yds. rushing and Alex Hunter had 52 yds. receiving.

Being their night, defensive back Tri-Rice Van Buren, represented by his father Martin, was named this year’s homecoming king.   It was all good on a night when the players, coaches and fans could feel a victory in the air.  Clark is now 3-5 on the season and must win games against Holmes and O’Connor in order to guarantee a playoff position.

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Rehm and team digs deep again

Needing one win in the next two games (Holmes and O’Connor), the Clark Cougars varsity volleyball team inched closer to a guaranteed playoff spot with a win over the Stevens Falcons 3-0.  The Cougars currently sit in 4th place and in one scenario, could finish as the 3rd place team in District 27-5A.  Their next game is Friday vs. the Huskies.

Rogers steps it up, takes 'em down

It was a recurring theme as the Clark Cougars fell to the Warren Warriors 13-30.  Now 2-5 on the year and on life support for a playoff position, it was another tough loss for the Cougars despite some bright spots.  Kweku Larbie rushed for 250 yards and Malcolm Eatman had his third interception of the year.

The Cougars are now in a must win situation in order to see post-season action.  Their next game is against Stevens for homecoming.

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The Cougar Golf boys silver team made up of Lawrence Harper, Andrew Pina, Harrison Eaton, Kruz Crosier and Eric Asencio took 1st place at the NISD Novice tournament held at Northcliffe Golf Course.  Competing against 15 other teams the boys swept the competition that included several other teams from District 27-5A.
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> Leading the Clark team, Harrison Eaton shot an 87, and finished 2nd overall for the tournament. Congratulations Harrison!
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> Also placing in the top five were Eric Asencio and Kruz Crosier who placed 4th and 5th respectively.
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> Next up for the boys is the Brandeis Open on Oct 17. The girls are continuing to practice hard for their first tournament on October 24th.

Owning their best record since 2008 (27 wins and Coach Daniels’ first year), the Clark Cougar volleyball team won again, this time against Jay 3-0. The Cougars have already matched last season’s win total (22) with four games left on the schedule.

The Cougars next face district leader Warren on Wednesday. Go get ’em, Coogs!

Jenn Garrett with 19 kills

The Clark Cougars came ready to fight on Tuesday night against district rival Brandeis, but fell just short of an upset losing in five games. Brandeis took the first 25-17 then Clark won two in a row 27-25 & 26-24. Brandeis took the fourth game 25-22 and the tiebreaker 15-12. Jenn Garrett led the Cougars with 19 kills and 2 blocked shots while Marcella Arellano had 10 kills. District 27-5A assists leader Abby Glosup kept things moving with 45 assists and added 2 blocked shots to her game.  Nicole Rehm and Hunter Cole each had 22 digs. Rosalyn Velasquez blocked two shots and Alyssa Pruitt aced one serve.

Clark is 7-4 in district and remains in the playoff hunt. Next up is Jay on Friday at 5:30 at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!!!

#17 J. Kern and #20 M. Menezes

Despite scoring 38 points, the Clark Cougars varsity football team lost to the John Jay Mustangs 45-38.  The game wasn’t decided until the final minutes.  Clark is now 2-4 on the year and in danger of missing the playoffs for the 2nd season in a row.  That hasn’t happened since 1999-2000.

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Clark tennis player David Starck is leading the Cougars toward a 21st consecutive district championship this fall.  Read more here about the Clark junior from the Express News Pat Turner.

Abby Glosup - leads in assists

The Clark volleyball team bumped its district record up to 7-3 with a 3-0 trouncing of Marshall on Friday. The Cougars won 25-14, 25-19 and 25-20 with 27 assists from Junior Abby Glosup. Jenn Garrett had 7 kills, Rosalyn Velasquez had 6 and the two teamed up for 1.5 blocked shots each. Hunter Cole had 12 digs and Nicole Rehm had 9. Clark is 21-13 for the season with its next game coming up on on Tuesday at 7:00 against Brandeis at Paul Taylor.

GO COOGS!!!

The Clark volleyball team beat Taft 3-0 on Wednesday in a game that was never close, winning 25-10, 25-9, 25-13. The power came from Jenn Garrett with 9 kills and 3 blocked shots and Hunter Cole and Marcella Arellano with 8 kills each.  Setter Abby Glosup had 24 assists while Arellano added 15 digs and Nicole Rehm had 17 digs.  The win brings the Cougars season record to 20-13 and 6-3 in district.

Clark is in 4th place in district standings with a big game against 5th place Marshall on Friday in the gym at O’Connor.

GO COOGS!!!!!