The Clark boys basketball team remains undefeated in district play with a 77-56 win over Holmes at Paul Taylor. Jason Brickman led all scorers with 21, Elhad Emerllahu added 18 and Ansley Benjamin had 12. The Cougars are now 6-0 in district and 19-5 overall.                                                                                                                                                                                                  Next up is Brandeis on Monday, January 11th. The game will be played at the UTSA Convocation Center at 6:30. The Clark girls will follow with an 8:00 pm tip off. Come out and support the Cougars!

Undefeated in District

Sophomore Perez steps up

If you missed the game between the Clark Cougars and the O’Connor Panthers, you missed an “Instant Classic”  A game that looked like a sure win in the first half and a definite loss in the second half turned out to be a double overtime thriller with veteran leadership and a super sophomore making the difference in a 76-72 district win.

The game started out promising with three, three point buckets (one by Jason Brickman and two by Jacob Palacios) for the first scores by Clark to give the Cougars an early 9-4 lead.  At the end of the first, Jacob Palacios would score on a put back off a Kyle Rutledge shot and a Jason Brickman steal ended the quarter with the Cougars leading 19-14.

In the second quarter, the score would tighten up as O’Connor would take their first lead of the game, 27-25 with 4:55 left before the half.  The Cougars regained the lead and went to the locker room up by two, 32-30.

• Coach Sylestine’s Post Game Comments
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Clark wins

The boys basketball team remains undefeated in district with a 92-56 shellacking of Jay. Jason Brickman had 24 points to lead all scorers, Elhad Emerllahu added 16, Ansley Benjamin 13 and Sam Perez 11 to round out the Cougars in double figures.

The Cougars defeated Marshall 54-29 earlier in the week to open district play. Up next is O’Connor on Tuesday the 22nd at 4:30 following the girls game at Paul Taylor.

The Clark boys basketball team won number 7 in a row beating Roosevelt 53-51 behind the still hot hand of Jason Brickman. Brickman had 23 points in the win while Elhad Emerllahu added 18. Brickman has had a strong showing this December including his MVP performance in the South Padre Island Tournament championship run. Other Cougars contributing points in the Roosevelt win include Ansley Benjamin, Manny Paz y Puente, Sam Perez and Jake Chapman.

The boys will play in the San Antonio ISD Tourney this weekend before starting district play next week.

The Clark girls open district competition tonight against Brandeis at Paul Taylor.

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Not only did Clark win the South Padre Island Invitational, Jason Brickman was named tournament MVP and Elhad Emerllahu and Ansley Benjamin were named to the All Tournament team.  Read more about their weekend here from our friends at myuniversalsports.com.

Elhad Emerllahu p0ured in 20, Ansley Benjamin added 18 and Jason Brickman put in another 12 as the #10 boys varsity basketball team defeated Brackenridge 64-52.  The Cougars started strong in the first half and defensively shut down the Eagles early on.

The girls’ team also grounded the Eagles with a 66-26 victory.  Courtney Rhodes and Carolyn Chavana each had 14 and everyone contributed points in the win.  Defensively, Brackenridge only achieved double digit scoring in one quarter of play.  The girls record is now 9-4 and the boys are 5-3.

The teams head in opposite directions this weekend for tournaments.  The ladies are in Austin and the men head south to the South Padre Island tournament.  Good luck!

Clark Basketball

In pool play leading into the Southwest Tournament the Clark girls basketball team beat an overmatched New Braunfels Christian Academy  team 75-18. Melanie Schwartz had 15 points for the Cougars, Carolyn Chavana and Courtney Rhodes added 11 and Chloe Rhodes had 10. Tournament play continues Friday and Saturday. The Clark girls are 6-1.

The Clark boys kicked off the NEISD Tournament with a first round win over Antonian 92-55. In double figures for the Cougars was Ansley Benjamin with 20, Jacob Palacios had 16, Elhad Emerllahu 15, Jason Brickman 12 and Sam Perez 10. The Northeast tourney continues Friday and Saturday. The boys are now 2-0.

Clark Season Opens

The Clark boys basketball team opened their 2009-10 season with a solid victory over Highlands at Paul Taylor gym. The Cougars won 71-59, led by four players in double figures. Elhad Emerllahu had 24 points, Jason Brickman added 16, Ansley Benjamin had 12 and Manny Paz Y Puente tossed in 10.  This was the first game for Coach Steve Sylestine as a Cougar. Highlands and Clark met last season in the first round of the playoffs, a game Clark won.

Prior to the boys game the Clark girls also beat Highlands 63-55. Guard Carolyn Chavana had 17 points, Courtney Rhodes had 16 and Chloe Rhodes added 10. The win brings their season record to 5-1.

The girls will be in the Southwest Tournament beginning Friday and the boys will be in the NorthEast ISD Tournament, which starts on Thursday.

#33 Chris Blake

The men’s varsity basketball team crushed the Highland Owls in a bi-district playoff game at the UTSA Convocation Center, 84-57.  The next playoff game will pit the Clark Cougars against either Pflugerville or SA MacArthur.  Chris Blake had 4 MONSTER dunks in the game.

The #4 Clark Cougars varsity men’s basketball team cleared the bench and saw 12 players play and score against the Brandeis Broncos, handing them a 71-32 whoopin’.  Elhad Emerllahu led the Clark effort.