Capsule: Douglass vs. Weatherford, Playoff edition

By Ryan Aber and Robert Przybylo
raber@opubco.com; bprzybylo@opubco.com

Douglass (9-3) vs. Weatherford (12-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Miller Stadium, Yukon

Winner plays: Sallisaw-Star Spencer winner in next week’s Class 4A state championship game.

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; W, Wagoner)
Why the Trojans can win: Because they’ve fixed the turnover problems that plagued them in losses to Millwood, McGuinness and Weatherford during the regular season. And the defense is just as good as ever.

Douglass quote:

We know they’re a good team, but we feel like we let one slip away the last time. Now’s our chance to make up for that.” — quarterback Antyoun Smith

Weatherford (W, Clinton; W, Heritage Hall; W, Chickasha; W, Woodward; W, McGuinness; W, Piedmont; W, Southeast; W, Douglass; W, Elk City; W, Guymon; W, Seminole; W, Broken Bow)
Why the Eagles can win: Because Jake Barrios is as good of a two-way player as I’ve seen all season. Sure, his offensive numbers are big but he also made a ton of big plays on defense in the earlier meeting. Oh yeah, and Weatherford has already won this game once this season—on the road.

Weatherford quote:

Unless they’ve changed since the last time we’ve played, we know it’s going to be a fight. They’re big and physical. It was down to the wire the first time, and there is no reason to think it won’t be that way again,” — coach Mickey Seifried.

Stat leaders
RUSHING
Douglass
Quinton Neal: 183 carries, 1,294 yards, 14 TDs
Kevin Forbes: 159 carries, 1,149 yards, 13 TDs
Antyoun Smith: 134 carries, 668 yards, 8 TDs
Aliston Cobb: 40 carries, 415 yards, 4 TDs