Ryan Pavlich

Varsity Cross Country took I-10 east on Saturday, Oct 16th to take part in the Seguin Invitational in Starke Park.  Our top girls kicked in at the end of the race, with Shantel Swift finishing 6th in 12:07 and Glynnis Meade 9th in 12:08.  Lauren Porter was next to complete the 2 mile course in 14:25, followed close behind by Brittany Perez 14:28.4, Ariel Schmid 14:28.7 and Valerie Vacek 14:32.  Austin Wells medaled in the boys 5k, placing 10th in 15:58, with Ryan Pavlich coming in next for the Cougars in 16:50, then Aidan Pierce 17:49, Nicholas Moseley 18:18, JR Guajardo 18:29, Mark Pena 18:45 and Tyrell Lewis, 19:06.  The girls were 17th and boys 18th out of 41 teams.

Cougars win again!

The Clark volleyball team took care of business by beating Stevens 3-0 Friday night. The games were 25-15, 25-22 and 25-17. The Cougars were led by Marcella Arellano with 14 kills and Adriana Christian who had 14 assists. The win brings Clark’s district record to 12-2 and their season record to 21-16. The Cougars have assured themselves a spot in the playoffs and now the team has a few days off before taking on Holmes on Friday, October 22nd at 5:30 in the O’Connor gym.

GO COOGS!

Holmes runs for over 200 yds.

Despite scoring 36 points and Deandre Holmes 200 + rushing yards, it wasn’t enough to hold off the Stevens Falcons as Clark lost its third district game by a score of 36-49.

It looked like the football gods would smile on the Cougars when Daniel Durke intercepted a Stevens pass on their opening drive.  One play later, Clark returned the favor with a fumble and Stevens put points on the board first, leading 7-0 at the 7:45 mark of the 1st qtr.  The Cougars responded with a heavy dose of Deandre Holmes, including a burst of 30 yds. on their opening drive.  Clark tied the game when #33 scored from 3 yds. out with a little over two minutes left in the quarter.

The 2nd quarter was won by Stevens.  Falcon QB Mykkele Thompson made it a 14-7 game with ten minutes left until halftime.  Clark’s next drive stalled on a 4th and 5 and Stevens scored on a 17 yd. TD with 3:14 left before half.  Clark’s next offensive play was another fumble and Stevens made the Cougars pay with another TD, this time a 32 yd. pass to take a 28-7 lead with just two and a half minutes left before halftime.  Clark turned to their 2 minute offense and the result was a Cougar touchdown.  Deandre Holmes once again got the call from 13 yds. out and the teams went to the locker rooms with Clark trailing Stevens 14-28.

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Come out and support Clark volleyball and football tonight by heading west on Loop 1604. The volleyball team will try to bounce back from Wednesday’s loss to Warren  when they take on the Stevens Falcons at 7:00 in the gym at O’Connor H.S. The Cougars are in second place in district and have already qualified for playoffs.

At 7:30 at Farris Stadium the Clark football team plays a critical district game against Stevens. The Cougars are currently in a tie for 3rd place in District 27-5A with Marshall. Stevens is in 2nd place. The action will be broadcast live on KRPT 92.5 radio and online.

Show your support and cheer on the Cougars!

Arellano awarded again

The Clark volleyball team continued its ascent through the Express News rankings landing at number 8 in this week’s Area Poll, up from #9 last week. The Cougars narrowed the battle for first place in district to two teams by defeating Brandeis last week, leaving Clark and O’Connor alone at the top. O’Connor solidified that tonight with a 3-0 sweep of Brandeis.

Receiving a “Game Ball” from the Express News writers for her recent play is Marcella Arellano, who finished with 29 kills for the week. The Cougars take on Warren, Wednesday night at 7:00 at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse.

A. Benjamin catches and runs for 52 yds.

A strong start by the Clark Cougars wasn’t enough to keep the Warren Warriors from winning in the Cougars fifth district game of 2010.  Warren won 17-14 giving the Cougars a 3-2 record in district and a 3-4 record overall.

In the 1st quarter, Warren took the opening kickoff and drove to the Cougar 11 yd. line, where the defense forced them into a field goal.  The attempt, however, was no good as Kris Patino got a hand on the ball as it went up.  The Cougars took over and drove 89 yds., converting a 4th and 1 at the Warren 8 before Deandre Holmes, who would gash the Warrior defense in the first half, scored from 1 yd. out giving Clark a 7-0 lead with 8:57 left to go in the half.  The Cougars scoring drive was their first possession of the game.

Warren’s next offensive possession resulted in a touchdown (which on video review – was not), tying the game at 7 with 3:20 left before the half. A 52 yd. Josh Kern to Ansley Benjamin reception set up the next Cougar score as Deandre Holmes took a 4 yd. run around the left for a Clark 14-7 lead going into halftime.  In the first half, each team only had the ball twice.

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Marcella Arellano

The Clark volleyball team pushed their win streak to ten matches in a row Friday against Jay. Winning 3-1 wasn’t easy with Jay taking the first game 25-23, while Clark won the next two 25-14 and 25-17. The final game was a battle, with Clark finally winning  32-30.  Leading the way was Marcella Arellano with 17 kills and 20 digs and Kayci Murphy added 18 assists.

The win brings the Cougar’s district record to 11-1. They remain tied with O’Connor for first place in district.

WAY TO GO COOGS!

Courtesy J. Hausman

The Clark Cougar JV tennis team is wrapping up a successful fall team schedule.  With only a team loss to Alamo Heights, the Cougars are 11-1 and undefeated in district play.

With two matches left against Brandeis (this Friday) and Marshall on Oct. 14th, the team looks ready for their district meet on Nov. 5th and 6th.

Way to go Cougars!

Courtesy J. Hausman

Booker digs Cougars' win

Before the start of the game between the #9 Clark Cougars and Brandeis, first place in District 27-5A was a crowded field.  The Cougars, Broncos and O’Connor all could claim rights to district leader.  When the game ended, only Clark and O’Connor remained thanks to a 3-0 sweep of the Broncos.  The 3-0 win gives the Cougars 9 straight sets without a loss.

E’sjah Booker and Marcella Arellano each had 13 digs in the effort and Marcella added 12 kills.  Jennifer  Garrett added another 11 kills and Adriana Christian had 13 assists.  Adriana had 2 block shots along with Tarah Wood’s 3.

A good crowd showed up to see the Cougars win 25-18, 25-19 and 25-22.  It was the Cougars 9th win in a row and they are now 10-1 in district and 19-15 on the year.

WAY TO PLAY, LADIES!

Wells in the pack

In the dark of the night, Cross Country ventured north to Round Rock for the McNeil Invitational on Oct 2nd.  The boys team ran in the very competitive Gold Division – the winning time for the 5k was 15:05, with Austin Wells medaling in 14th place (15:48).  Next in were Nick Moseley in 18:21, Philip Ross 18:38, Tyrell Lewis 18:45, Harry MacTough 18:50, JR Guajardo 18:57 and Daniel Carcamo 19:53.  Glynnis Meade and Shantel Swift took part in the 5A/4A 3200m race – with over 500 runners, finishing 42nd (12:21) and 56th (12:30).  Both races were run on the same courses that are used for the State Meet, so valuable experience for all.