The Clark girls soccer team found the back of the net over and over again Friday night and the result was a 6-0 win over Holmes. Six Cougars scored during the match: Gabrielle Santorio, Hollis Scheffler, Macy Ellis, Krysta Maples, Andrea Romero and Samantha Rodriguez. The win brings their season record to 4-2-6 and their district record to 3-1-4.

On the boys side, the Cougars also went on a scoring blitz beating the Huskies 7-1. Five players got in on the goals: Jair Rodriguez and Johnny Lawson each had two goals and Evan Javors, Mauricio Lopez and Luis Hernandez each added one. The boys remain undefeated with a season record of 10-0-2 and a district record of 7-0-1. The Cougars are ranked #2 in the area by the Express News and jumped from #44 to #37 in the nation in this week’s ESPN Rise ranking of high school soccer teams.

The second half of district for both teams begins Tuesday against Brandeis. GO COOGS!

Javors leads Cougars to win

The Clark Cougar varsity soccer teams played Taft and the results were familiar.  The boys continued their winning ways with a 2-0 victory over the Raiders.  Evan Javors and Jair Rodriguez scored for the Cougars to help push the district record to 6-0-1 and the overall record to 9-0-2.  The Cougars lead the district race.

For the girls, another tie was the result in a 2-2 game against Taft.  Gabrielle Santorio and Krysta Maples scored for the ladies.  The tie puts the Cougars in 4th place currently in District 28-5A.

Trevino sends it for goal

Goalies and defense made statements in both the girls’ and boys’ varsity soccer games against the Stevens Falcons at the NISD soccer fields.

The boys took a half to get warmed up but once the second half started, the Clark Cougars got three quick goals to blank the Falcons 3-0.  Zach Guevara begin the scoring in the 66th minute with a shot to the goal.  Three minutes later, Jair Rodriguez took advantage of another Stevens defensive breakdown to make it 2-0.  In the 79th minute, Johnny Lawson completed the trifecta with a shot to give the Cougars the 3-0 district win.

Santorio scores against Stevens

The girls didn’t wait near as long in their whipping of Stevens.  Goals were scored early and often, with Clark taking a 4-0 lead at halftime. Gabrielle Santorio, Macy Ellis, Alyssa Bloom, Toria Siefert, Francis Moore, Krysta Maples and Andrea Romero each accounted for a nail in the Stevens’ coffin.  It was the first district win for the Cougars after a tie in their district opener.

WAY TO GO COUGARS!

PHOTOS

Meg Weiss throws in

Macy Ellis had a hat trick, Rebekah Richards, Robin Pennington, Gabrielle Santorio and Krysta Maples each had one goal and the Lady Cougars played heads up defense to defeat John Jay 7-0.  GK Amy Ross notched her ninth shutout of the season.