High school notebook: Ball control helping Douglass

Turnovers plagued the Trojans in the first two weeks of the season, losses to Tulsa Washington and Millwood, but the problem has been minimized the last three weeks.

“We're taking better care of the ball, and that has really made a big difference,” Alexander said. “I don't know if we're good yet. When you open with the schedule we do, it's easy to start 0-3.

“The kids are starting to play better each week. We knew time would take care of a lot of things.”

Running backs Chris High and Chavez Wyatt have sparked the offense, which has scored at least 38 points each of the last three weeks. High is one of two Douglass players, along with defensive back Terry Harris, to receive a scholarship offer from Morgan State, an FCS school in Baltimore.

The Trojans face a struggling Glenpool squad, coming off its second win of the season, 27-26 over Harrah in double-overtime.

But Alexander knows his team can't take the Warriors lightly.

“They're gonna play us hard,” he said. “We have the utmost respect for their program and we know they'll be ready to play us.”

MIDWEST CITY STRONG ON SPECIAL TEAMS

The best thing for Midwest City about its 61-0 win over U.S. Grant on Thursday — other than finally getting a win — was its special teams play.

The Bombers blocked a pair of punts, and Cornell Neal returned a pair of punts for touchdowns as Darrell Hall got his first win as Midwest City's coach.

Neal got the scoring started with a 36-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter, then returned another 49 yards in the third.

Jordan Huff and Dante Sezar blocked punts.

Perhaps the most encouraging sign, though, was the emergence of kicker Osvaldo Estupinan.