Douglass gets work in against Clinton, Choctaw

There’s little doubt that Friday night’s scrimmage in Douglass helped all parties.

For Clinton and Choctaw got a taste of the speed of Douglass, Choctaw and Douglass faced the size, speed and precision of Clinton, and Clinton and Douglass got to jump up a few classes to face a 6A opponent.

“It helps tremendously,” Douglass’ Norris Wright said. “We started off sluggish but we came on later. We just need to build from this.”

Clinton running back Delans Griffin was impressive. He broke a 65-yard touchdown, had another of more than 20 yards, both against Choctaw, then hauled in a nice catch against Douglass, although it was called back my penalty.

Clinton coach Mike Lee and Douglass coach Willis Alexander arranged the scrimmage in the spring. Next year, Douglass will make the return trip to Clinton for the opening scrimmage.

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Ryan Aber on Aug 22, 2009 @ 3:57 pm

Very good analysis. I was definitely impressed with Choctaw's quarterback. He hit a few nice throws, including a couple of decent-length touchdown passes. I think 3A comes down to Clinton and Cascia Hall for the title and the Red Tornadoes have a serious shot when it does. Clinton QB Ryan Stringer wasn't as sharp last night as I've seen him before but that's to be expected this early. He won't have to face any defense in 3A that's as quick as Douglass was last night. I'm really looking forward to that Week 7 game between McGuinness and Douglass and can't understand why it won't be televised. I was disappointed when they announced the schedule that no OKCPS team would be on TV this year. The only positive thing I can say is at least there'll be plenty of room in the press box at McGuinness. Should be a lot of great games this year featuring those teams.
Voice of Truth on Aug 22, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
Wow...this was a great 3-team scrimmage. All three teams played like they were headed into their first district game of the season instead of their first game of the season. Since most state champions are defined by their defensive play though, I would have to say that Douglass was the leader last night by far. They basically manhandled both Choctaw and Clinton all night.

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