Clark men rally for win over Clackamas; women fall short

A strong second half from Darrius Mathis and 22 points from Bryan Berg helped the Clark College men’s basketball rally for an 84-64 win over visiting Clackamas on Friday at the O’Connell Center.

Clark coach Alex Kirk said Mathis was the key to the second half as the Penguins overcame a 12-point first-half deficit to win going away.

Mathis finished with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists.

“He just scrapped like crazy,” Kirk said. “For us, it’s always a different guy on a different night. The players recognize it could be their night at any time.”

Antony Dunn also had 14 points for Clark (3-1).

Clark’s next game is 8 p.m. Thursday against Concordia JV at the O’Connell Center.

Clark women fall to Clackamas

Clark went cold in the second half, making just 10 of 32 shots and lost to Clackamas 82-67 after trailing by just two points at halftime.

Alexa Orcutt led Clark (2-2) in scoring with a game-high 25 points. Michaela Bitanga had 16 points, and Megan Pyles had nine rebounds.

Clark next hosts Portland College at 6 p.m. Tuesday.