Two great victories for Clark soccer on Tuesday as the girls and boys teams rebounded from losses late last week.
The girls poured on the goals in a 9-0 win over Jay. Chloe Trevino and Hannah Jacobs had two goals a piece, while Alyssa Jacobs, Frances Moore, Jordan Leonard, Kendall Traa and Kallie Doherty each posted one goal. The Cougars are 8-5-0 in district 27-5A and in sole possession of 4th place with three games remaining. One of those games is today against Marshall. A victory by Marshall would create a tie for the 4th and last playoff position. Clark beat Marshall 2-1 in their first meeting this season. The game starts at 5:00 at Northside field 1.
On the boys side:
Clark toppled Jay at Gus Stadium, winning 3-0 on a beautiful afternoon. The first goal came 20 minutes in from a penalty kick by Clark senior Manolo Garcia (#1) and Clark held Jay 1-0 til the half. At the 55th minute, #16, sophomore Matt Jacobs put the ball in the net from 40 yards out, bringing the spectators to their feet. In the last few minutes, #6, senior Jaron Pineda moved onside from an offside position and then beat his opponent to the ball. He then passed the ball to #17, senior Chemo Elizondo, for the third Clark goal of the game. The officials awarded one yellow card on Jay and one yellow card each to Cougars junior John Cintron (#3), and junior Angus Moir (#4). Each of the Clark men played hard and it was good to see #10, freshman Jake Peterson, back on the pitch.
Awesome win for the Cougars! The results put Clark in second place, with Brandeis holding the #1 position in the district. They play next on Friday against Marshall. The game will be at 7 pm, Northside field #1
-Caryn Moir
GO COOGS!!!