Douglass Dominates Northwest Classen in Top 10 Matchup

The Trojans grabbed an early lead and cruised to the win over the Knights.

Thursday, July 28th 2011, 6:06 pm

By: News On 6

Douglass Dominates Northwest Classen in Top 10 Matchup

Originally Published: Feb 14, 2011 11:2 PM CDT

Oklahoma Sports Staff

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The No. 2 Douglass Trojans led wire-to-wire and dropped No. 9 Northwest Classen 99-69 to remain unbeaten by the state of Oklahoma and continue their march toward a second consecutive 4A Gold Ball.

Douglass jumped out to an early lead, which ballooned to a 29-13 advantage by the end of the first and a 46-29 lead at the end of the first half.

The Trojans continued to build their lead in the third quarter, outscoring the Knights 34-19 to push their advantage to 80-48 by the closing eight minutes. Northwest Classen tried to battle back in the fourth quarter, but was unable to overcome the deficit.

The Trojans’ Stephon Clark led all scorers with 23 points and grabbed six steals, while Romond Jenkins scored 19 points and grabbed 15 boards.

T’aries Taylor set the pace for the Knights with 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Caveyoon Jones contributed 13 points and nine rebounds in the loss.