In this week’s edition of the SA Community Northwest, writer Pat Turner talks about the success of the Clark Cougars and the target that is on their back.

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With a 4-0 record, the Cougars made sure they were not one of the weekend upsets, blowing out the Marshall Rams in a 41-7 victory.  Both the offense and defense dominated early, allowing 2nd units for both to come in and see action with three minutes left in the first half.

Marshall received the opening kickoff and drove into Clark territory but Jacob Garcia made his second interception of the year to give the Cougars the ball on the Clark 18 early in the first quarter.  The Cougars would then drive the field, ending in a Ryan Jones 3 yd. rushing TD with 8:41 left in the 1st quarter.  It would be the first of two in the 1st quarter for Jones, as he ran again for a 7 yd. TD with 2:08 left in the quarter.

With the defense taking control of the Marshall offense, the Cougars would get the ball back and would score again early in the 2nd quarter, set up by a 20 yd. run by  Joey Cammer.  Hayden Greenbauer added another 28 yds. on the same drive to set up a 6 yd. TD by Greenbauer with 7:46 in the 2nd quarter.  On the following Marshall possession, Ryan Flournoy would get his 1st interception of the season along with a nice run after the catch.  Jones would be called on once again, this time for 26 yds. and a TD giving the Cougars a 27-0 lead in the 2nd quarter.  Andrew Mire picked off a Marshall pass in the end zone and Tevin Glasgow would add one more score before the half on a spectacular 63 yd. dash to the end zone, giving the Cougars a 34-0 lead at halftime.

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Greenbauer in Express News

Clark quarterback Hayden Greenbauer discusses the attention often focused on him as quarterback in a new SA Express News article by Lorne Chan. Ever the humble leader, Greenbauer says he’d prefer his teammates on the offensive line get more of that spotlight. Click and read.

And don’t forget the Homecoming game against Stevens Friday at 7:30 at GUSTAFSON stadium. Show up Loud and Proud Coogs!

Vasquez leaves 'em in dust on way to 80 yd. TD in the 1st half

A much improved Brandeis Broncos team, led by Kyle Sewell, gave the Clark Cougars all they had but couldn’t overcome a strong offensive and defensive Cougar performance, losing to Clark 33-14.  Joe Vasquez, the TSRN player of the game, came up big with two TD receptions, one from QB Hayden Greenbauer and one from RB Ryan Jones.  K Webb Williams tacked on two field goals of 41 and 44 yards and the defense stuffed the Brandeis offense.

The Cougars are now 3-0 and the only undefeated team in District 28-5A and have a 1-0 district record.

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• mysanantonio.com blog
• mysanatonio.com article
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• sasports.com and photos

Greenbauer scores 1st TD of 2009

Hayden Greenbauer is picked by the Express News as one to watch in District 28-5A.  Plenty of folks will get to see him and the other Clark Cougars as they take on Brandeis, Sept. 12, at Farris stadium.

If you need your Clark sports fix for the evening, however, head over to Taylor Field house as the volleyball team takes on district rival O’Connor in a match sure to have playoff ramifications.  GO COOGS!

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Clark Cougar junior running back Ryan Jones and senior Quarterback Hayden Greenbauer were recognized for their efforts against Alamo Heights in the Express News. Each ran over 100 yds. against the Alamo Heights Mules in the 14-13 victory.

O-Line hammers away at Mules

Clark Cougar fans stayed on the edge of their seats all night, but in the end they left the Mules out in the rain as the team took a narrow 14-13 win over Alamo Heights and boosted their season record to 2-0. The rainy, hard fought victory featured gutsy performances by quarterback Hayden Greenbauer, running back Ryan Jones and all their friends on the offensive line. Check out a rundown on the action in the Express-News. The pursuit of a district championship begins next week against Brandeis.

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Greenbauer and Cougars roll

The Clark Cougars started the 2009 season with a shutout of the Churchill Chargers in the 26th annual Gucci Bowl.  The final score was 27-0 and was the 4th shutout in the history of the event.  Photos, interviews and more to follow.  WAY TO GO COUGARS!

• PHOTOS
• mysa.com article
• Boxscore
• mysa.com blog during the game

Football High School Preview

The Express-News has the Clark varsity football team at #4 in the first ranking of the season.  Madison, Smithson Valley and Wagner occupy the top three spots.  4 of the Top Ten are in District 28-5A, the most of any district.  Clark also makes two of the Top Ten games to watch this year, with games against Stevens and Warren highlighted.  Sr. QB Hayden Greenbauer and Jr. K Webb Williams also received mentions as Fantasy High players.

For those who can’t get enough, read about all the area teams on mysa.com.

Junior RB Ryan Jones bulls past Matadors

The season’s first football scrimmage involving the varsity, JV and freshman teams ended with mixed results, especially if you read local media reports.  As expected, the Clark varsity, who returned several starters from last year’s state semifinal team, looked good on defense along with some new faces in new places.  The offense also looked ready, scrimmaging without Senior quarterback Hayden Greenbauer, receiver Joe Vasquez, center Robert Chapman, OL Anker Wiggins as well as others.  Several starters from last year watched from the sideline as Sophomore QB Josh Kern guided the offense to a TD in a short game-like portion of the scrimmage with a pass to sophomore receiver Brandon Yates.  Both the JV and freshman teams also looked good in their portions of the scrimmage against the Seguin Matadors.

The Gazette-Enterprise of Seguin also watched the scrimmage.  Read what they had to say about it here.

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