On the first day of the 27-5A Track and Field district meet, Cougars stood on the winner’s platform often on their way to district awards and regional appearances.  Shantel Swift took gold in the Triple Jump with a distance of 37-6.5 feet. Sean Campell wore silver in the Shot Put with a distance of 46-6.25 with Stuart Cram taking bronze at 45-9.  Nathan Barrientez threw the discus 142-6.75 feet to win the event.

Austin Wells continued his winning ways with a first place in the 3200m race with a time of 9:27:13

More track events are scheduled for today (below)as the meet continues with the Clark boys team heavily favored to win the district title.

• 6:00 PM 400 Meter Relay
• 6:15 PM 800 Meter Run
• 6:35 PM 100 Meter Hurdles
• 6:45 PM 110 Meter Hurdles
• 6:55 PM 100 Meter Dash
• 7:10 PM 800 Meter Relay
• 7:25 PM 400 Meter Dash
• 7:40 PM 300 Meter Hurdles
• 7:55 PM 200 Meter Dash
• 8:10 PM 1600 Meter Run
• 8:35 PM 1600 Meter Relay

Go get ’em, Coogs!

Taft QB #10 meets R. Quintanilla

While the offense scored the points, it was the defense that had the biggest impact in a football game that the Cougars won 21-0 over the Raiders.

Sean Campbell gave the Cougars an early lead with a fourth and goal rush midway through the 1st quarter.  Defensive back Chris Hudnell made the first of several great plays by the defense with an interception at the end of the 1st.

In the 2nd quarter, Rene Quintanilla continued a great defensive game with a sack of Taft for a big loss.  Nathan Barrientez also stepped up by blocking a Taft punt later in the quarter.  Tired of watching the defense have fun, the offense scored with another 5 yd. run by Campbell to make the score 14-0 Cougars.  That TD was set up by a Campbell to Brandon Yates pass for a big gain and a Brian Socha run for a good amount of real estate.

In the 4th qtr, a Troy Ogletree to Yates connection for 24 yds. resulted in the final TD for the Cougars.  The defense wasn’t through, however.  Taft got as close as the 4 yd. line before  being turned back by the defense.  Safety Chris Miller also made a great read on an attempted halfback pass by Taft, knocking down the ball at the last minute away from the intended receiver.  Quintanilla delivered another crushing sack, Barrientez also had one and Kweku Larbie also had a great defensive game as well as Jesse Huron.

Both the Freshman A and B teams completed a victorious Thursday sweep over Taft.

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