Capsule: Douglass at Wagoner
By Ryan Aber
raber@opubco.com
Douglass (8-3) at Wagoner (8-3)
When: 7:30 p.m. tonight
Where: W.L. Odom Stadium Wagoner
Winner plays: Broken Bow-Weatherford winner next Friday-Saturday at neutral site TBD
Douglass (W, Capitol Hill; L, Millwood; W, Star Spencer; W, Elk City; W, Southeast; W, Guymon; L, McGuinness; L, Weatherford; W, Woodward; W, Piedmont; W, Glenpool)
Why the Trojans can win: Because the turnover problem that hurt them in all of their losses this season seems to have eased. And there’s no doubting Douglass’ defense. The Trojans shut out Glenpool last week and held McGuinness and Weatherford to just 14 points each in their two district losses.
Wagoner (W, Miami; W, Grove; L, Tulsa East Central; W, Muldrow; W, Fort Gibson; L, Poteau; L, Broken Bow; W, Tulsa Webster; W, Sallisaw; W, Hilldale; W, Jay)
Why the Bulldogs can win: Prince McJunkins gives them that shot. Wagoner’s junior quarterback is the key to the Bulldogs’ spread offense. Wagoner has come on strong of late, beating Sallisaw convincingly in Week Nine.
Stat leaders
RUSHING
Douglass
Quinton Neil: 161 carries, 1192 yards, 13 TDs
Kevin Forbes: 138 carries, 1,031 yards, 12 TDs
Antyoun Smith: 125 carries, 638 yards, 8 TDs
Aliston Cobb: 40 carries, 415 yards, 4 TDs
Wagoner
Jeremy Applegate: 117 carries, 648 yards, 2 TDs
Prince McJunkins: 115 carries, 481 yards, 4 TDs
PASSING
Douglass
Antyoun Smith: 38-98, 697 yards, 7 TDs, 7 INTs
Wagoner
Prince McJunkins: 86-162, 1,307 yards, 10 TDs, 9 INTs
RECEIVING
Douglass
Marcus Caddell: 11 catches, 224 yards, 2 TDs
Norris White: 9 catches, 146 yards, 2 TDs
Deandre Vick: 8 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD
Quinton Neil: 9 catches, 129 yards, 0 TDs
Wagoner
Jordan Robinson: 33 catches, 504 yards, 3 TDs
Paul Golden: 17 catches, 284 yards, 1 TD
Malcolm Love: 13 catches, 189 yards, 1 TD
Drew Curley: 11 catches, 183 yards, 3 TDs
Kevin Peterson: 9 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD
TACKLES
Douglass
Aaron James: 107
Stanley Johnson: 106
Corey Mitchell: 98
Erik King: 86
Norris White: 84
Devante McKinney: 84
Wagoner
Jeremy Applegate: 146
Chris Ramey: 144
Jimmy Carter: 96
Key matchup: Wagoner’s LBs vs. Douglass’ RBs. With a considerable size advantage up front, Douglass should be able to run on the Bulldogs. But Wagoner has a reputation of having some of the best linebackers in the state. This year’s crop is pretty good. The Trojans need to be able to run to be successful.
The pick: Douglass 22, Wagoner 6. If Douglass keeps the turnovers down — again — the Trojans should win this one without too much of a scare. Wagoner is dangerous but this Douglass team is playing really well right now.
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