The Clark Cougars girls basketball team started District 28-5A play with a resounding 56-37 win over Brandeis at Paul Taylor Fieldhouse. Clark’s Carolyn Chavana continued her dominant play with 26 points.  Vanessa Casanova added 8 points, Chloe Rhodes had 7 and Freshman Kristen Lye had 6.

The Cougars are 13-5 so far this season.

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.

Carolyn Chavana

Carolyn Chavana had 18 points and Hannah Gulley added another 12 as the Clark Cougar girls basketball team punked Lee 54-36 in their season opener.  Taylor Buck, Melanie Schwartz, Courtney Rhodes, Kristen Lye and Chloe Rhodes also contributed points in the win.  Their ladies play next in this weekend’s Harlandale Tournament.  Congratulations also go out to Chavana, who was named a “Player to Watch” by the Express News.

Nice start, ladies!

Carolyn Chavana

The ladies varsity basketball team evened their season record at .500 with a win over the Holmes Huskies 45-41.  It was their third win in a row and one of two district wins over teams they had posted losses to previously.  Carolyn Chavana led the scoring for the Clark Cougars.  Congratulations on the strong finish, ladies!