The loss was the second straight for No. 3 Glenpool, which had won 23 straight games prior to falling to Oklahoma City Star Spencer the previous week in the regular season finale. Glenpool ends with a 9-2 record.

Fifth-ranked Douglass (8-3) has defeated the team ranked No. 1 most of the year and also beat No. 2 Star Spencer in the regular season.

Douglass showed its defensive strength in the game’s opening minutes when an into-the-wind 7-yard punt gave Glenpool possession at the Trojans’ 34-yard line.

Glenpool picked up a first down but a holding penalty put the Warriors into a passing situation. Derek Allen was sacked for a 7-yard loss on the next play to effectively end the threat.

Douglass then went on a 69-yard drive for the game’s first touchdown. The key plays were a 17-yard keeper by quarterback Antyoun Smith and a 9-yard pass from Smith to Marcus Caddell on a critical third down. That was one of only six completions in the game by both teams.

Tailback Kevin Forbes took a perfectly timed pitch from Smith on the next play and bolted around and through the right side of Glenpool’s defense for a 35-yard touchdown run with 1:37 left in the first quarter.

Glenpool did not threaten in the first half, but the Warriors launched an impressive march on the first possession after intermission. Consistent short gains by star

However, three straight runs by Nelson netted just 4 yards and a fourth-down pass fell incomplete.

Forbes, running back Quinton Neil and Smith divided the carries for Douglass, which ran the ball 47 times and passed only seven times. Forbes ended with 106 yards on 18 carries. Neil had 81 yards, also on 18 carries.

Nelson carried 27 times for 98 yards for Glenpool. He consistently fought for extra yardage but there were always more Douglass defenders in his path, and he never came close to breaking a long gainer.

Allen was unable to loosen the Douglass defense by establishing a passing attack. He completed just 2-of-7 attempts and was intercepted on Glenpool’s final offensive play.