Cougars Advance

For the first time since 2007 the Clark boys basketball team has advanced to the 3rd round of the playoffs.  The Cougars beat Madison on Thursday night 49-37. Clark grabbed the lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it. Niko Maxwell led the Cougars in scoring with 16,  Jake Chapman had 12 and Kyle Rutledge added 10. Also scoring were Ansley Benjamin and Jacob Palacios with 4 each and Adam Perez with 3. (continue reading…)

Perez and Co. take down Taft

Clark boys basketball handed the Taft Raiders their only district loss of the season on Saturday by a score of 67-55. With some hot shooting the Cougars ran up a halftime lead of 41-26. Leading Clark in scoring was junior guard Adam Perez with 15. Kyle Rutledge had 12, Ansley Benjamin scored 9 and Jake Chapman added 8. Also contributing were Carter Josephs and Niko Maxwell with 7 points each and Jacob Palacios with 6 points.

With one game remaining in the regular season, Clark is tied with Warren for second place in the district race with a 12-3 record. Taft wins district with a 14-1 record.

The Cougars close the season with Marshall on Wednesday at Paul Taylor at 6:00pm.

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Rutledge leads Cougars to win

The #8 Clark Cougars boys varsity basketball team began the Lone Star tournament with a win over #6 Wagner, 64-53.  Kyle Rutledge posted a game high 20 points followed by Jake Chapman with 14 points.  Jacob Palacios turned in 11 points for the Cougars. The Cougars outscored Wagner 19-7 in the second quarter to pull away for the win.

The victory follows a 60-46 win over Johnson at the beginning of the week.  They now carry a 7-3 record going into Friday’s games.

Clark wins

The 9th ranked Clark boys basketball team got their new season off to a positive start with a 59-43 thrashing of Roosevelt. Jacob Palacios led the scoring with 13, followed closely by Adam Perez, who had 12. Niko Maxwell added 8 points and Kyle Rutledge had 7. Also contributing points tonight were Jake Chapman, Cal Harr, Chance Villareal, Carter Josephs  and Shawn Casons. The Cougars jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.

Next up is a first for Clark basketball – a trip to the McDonald’s Texas Invitational Tournament in Pasadena. Touted as the biggest tourney in the state and one of the largest of its kind in the country, the Texas Invitational attracts many of the state’s top ranked teams  among the 48 boys teams and 32 girls teams from across the state. District 27-5A will be well represented with three schools in the mix – Clark, Taft and Warren. Tournament play begins on Thursday.

GO COOGS!!!

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.