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JENKS SEARCHES FOR GOLD The Jenks Trojan football team will take on Owasso at 8 p.m. Saturday in Edmond. Read the story on Page 1B.

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Jenks officials, football coaches reflect on Allan Trimble’s legacy By KYLE SALOMON

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Legendary Jenks football coach, Allan Trimble, passed away Sunday morning at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa after a multi-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Trimble took over as the head coach of the Trojans in 1996 and during his

tenure, he guided the program to 13 state championships and posted an overall record of 252-43, which was a .854 winning percentage. “We are so deeply saddened by the passing of Allan Trimble,” said Dr. Stacey Butterfield, Superintendent of Jenks Public Schools. “Our hearts are Continued to LEGACY, Page 3A

Calmus, Mahan remember former coach By KYLE SALOMON

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The Jenks boys basketball team took down Webster Tuesday with a blowout win in the season opener. Read the story on Page 2B.

JENKS GIRLS GET WIN The Jenks girls basketball team throttled Tulsa Webster Tuesday in the home-opener. Read the story on Page 7B.

Allan Trimble had one head football coaching job throughout his entire career, and he accepted that job in 1996 and turned a successful high school football program into a national powerhouse. Trimble officially joined the Trojan football staff in 1990 and became the offensive coordinator in 1993 under Ron Lancaster. Trimble coached the Jenks offense to a state championship in his first year as the offensive coordinator. The young coach would stay in that role through the 1994 and 1995 seasons, but Jenks had disappointing ends to both those years with early playoff exits. It wasn’t long following the completion of the 1995 season that Trimble decided to step away from the coaching world and take a job in the oil field. Several months later, Lancaster was removed from the head coaching position and the search was on to find a longterm replacement.

The 1997 Jenks football defense was nicknamed “Legion of Doom” and carried the Trojans to the 1997 state championship with a perfect 14-0 record. It was head coach Allan Trimble’s second-straight state title. Photo/Courtesy of Tulsa World “We had a lot of good candidates for the (head coaching) job,” said Tommy Burns, former Jenks Public Schools Director of Athletics. “There were a lot of good candidates that were already head coaches. Allan (Trimble) hadn’t been a

head coach. However, we wanted Allan to apply because I thought he would be a good fit.” Trimble applied for the job and went through the interview process with Burns and Mike Means, Jenks High School Site Principal at that time.

Burns and Means had numerous discussions about the direction they wanted to go, and they eventually decided on Trimble. “He was a good, Christian man, he worked hard and had a good offensive mind,” Burns said. “He had

won a state championship as a head coach of the girls track team in 1995 and he was a tremendous math teacher. I just felt like he knew what he was doing and knew how to get the most out of people. Continued to TRIMBLE, Page 3A

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Friday, December 6, 2019 BancFirst gives back with Angel Tree For the 20th straight year, BancFirst in Jenks is helping those in need during the holiday season with their annual Angel Tree. There are 174 angels this year with 114 being women and 60 being men. Ages of the angels are 39 to 99 years old. All of the angels are residents at the Grace Living Center in Jenks. To help provide an angel with a memorable Christmas, come to the BancFirst in Jenks and select which angel you would like to provide for and then bring the gifts back to the bank ready to be delivered. Photo/Kyle Salomon

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Yorkshire Publishing honors life of Coach Allan Trimble Jenks Public Schools broke the news that Coach Allan Trimble passed away Sunday morning at Saint Francis Hospital. Yorkshire Publishing wishes to express their condolences to the fam-

ily and community that has lost a bright light for so many. “Our hearts are heavy, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the Trimble family today. He will be deeply missed.”

Yorkshire Publishing is working with Coach Trimble and his family on a legacy book to commemorate the two decades Coach Trimble helmed the Jenks Football Program. Proceeds from the book

will go to the Allan Trimble Medical Fund. “Golden Years” is currently available for preorder at www.allantrimblelegacy.com and will be published by Yorkshire Publishing in early 2020.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Yesterday December 1st, our community lost a great man, Allan Trimble, husband, father, friend, and coach. He lost his fight with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). In the coming days, you are going to hear all the statistics pertaining to his coaching career beginning with “13 state championships in 22 years”, a feat that will be envied by coaches for decades to come. He put our city, our community, our school system, and the state of Oklahoma on the national map with his accomplishments. I want to share with you my perspective of the man. I first saw Coach Trimble in August of 2009 at a foot-

ball combine for youth grade football players at the JTA fields/ aka Park West. There were about 100 players on a knee surrounding him, looking up in awe including my son, Evan. He was explaining to them that his principles were “Faith, Family, Academics, and Football” in that order. Because without the first 3 the you cannot succeed at the fourth. At the time I thought that it was a great speech for the youth present. As my son and I were walking out that day we walked by him as he was getting into his car, and I felt compelled to say “Thank you for coming out, coach.” His reply was something to the effect

of, “We are building character in these young men.” It did not take me long, after hearing it a few more times, “Faith, Family, Academics, and Football” that I realized it came from his heart. He often made the joke that athletic directors wanted “Football” higher on the list since he was a football coach, which always received chuckles at school events. As a very humble and service oriented man, he always gave credit to those around him and above, and seldom if ever took credit himself. I have seen him many times in and around Allan Trimble Stadium in the last few years as he and his

entire family watched multiple sporting events, always eager to speak and always, ALWAYS, with a smile on his face even when wheelchair bound. A friend recently told me the smile was because of his first tenet above “Faith” and serving a higher purpose. He is a true role model for 25+ years to our youth, and for any man who would take the time to listen to him speak, including myself. This man actually walked the walk. “Faith, Family, Academics, and Football”. We are going to miss you Allan. -Gary Isbell, Jenks City Council Member

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with his family and we offer them our most sincere condolences. Allan will certainly be remembered for what he accomplished on the football field, but his legacy is in the lives of the student-athletes he mentored and all those he impacted with his example of humility, service and courage. He lifted up everyone around him and he will be greatly missed by so many in our community.” At the time of his retirement, Trimble was the most successful high school football coach in Oklahoma history. Trimble’s list of national accolades includes Sporting News National Coach of the Year, Russell Athletic

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National Coach of the Year, USA Today National “Most Caring Coach” Award, and the 2017 American Football Coaches Association Power of Influence Award. Trimble was also inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Trimble family,” said Jenks head football coach Keith Riggs. “Even though we all knew this day was coming back when Allan received his diagnosis in 2016, you can never truly prepare for this. Allan touched so many lives throughout his time here. As Courtney (Trimble’s wife) men-

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Principal Means agreed with me and we recommended Allan to the administration.” Dr. Kirby Lehman, who was the Jenks Public Schools Superintendent at the time, asked Burns and Means if they were sure this was the man they wanted for the long term. Both Burns and Means said yes and Trimble was approved and hired by the Jenks Public Schools School Board in 1996. Trimble had that position for 22 years and won 13 state championships in Class 6A and 6A-1. He had an overall record of 252-43 and won 17 district titles. Upon his retirement following the 2017 season, Trimble would go down as the most decorated high school football coach in Oklahoma history. This past Sunday, Trimble passed away at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa following a three-year battle with ALS. “His priorities were faith, family and football,” said Eric Fox, Assistant Principal at

Jenks High School and former assistant football coach on Trimble’s staff. “His humility, ability to keep things in perspective and lack of complacency are what set him apart and made him great. Allan was so relatable to so many people. It didn’t matter what you did or who you were. He was such a people person and committed to everyone else before himself. That is just who he was.” Sean Mahan, who played under Trimble at Jenks in 1996 and 1997 and played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame and played multiple years in the National Football League, said Trimble gave them what they needed to go win state titles. “He made us all better men,” Mahan said. “We knew we had something special right out of the gate in his first year. He always had his finger on the pulse of the team. He knew exactly what the team needed, and he was able to adapt to give us what we needed to go and be successful. It was unbelievable

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tioned today, she wants this to be a celebration and a remembrance and a rejoicing of Allan’s life and all that he did for those around him. Allan had so many wonderful qualities, but I think the two that will always stand out to me are his humility throughout all his success and his desire to serve others. That is what made him so special. Even through his illness, it was always about other people.” In 2016, Trimble was diagnosed with ALS, but continued to coach the Trojans through the conclusion of the 2017 season and he announced his official retirement in April of 2018. He lived out his final years investing his energy in the Trimble Strong Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicat-

ed to transforming people and communities both locally, and across the globe. In August of 2017, the Jenks High School football field, was officially re-named, Allan Trimble Stadium. One month later, Jenks Public Schools and the City of Jenks dedicated a section of B Street, which runs through the Jenks High School campus, as Allan Trimble Way. Jenks Public Schools Director of Athletics Tony Dillingham worked alongside Trimble since 2001. Dillingham said he was blessed to have the opportunity to work with Trimble. “He was very knowledgeable about the community and helped me as I worked my way into this position at Jenks Public Schools,

Dillingham said. “He was a mentor to me at that time and continued to be throughout our entire tenure together until he retired. It has always been about family. Allan lived what he talked about when he talked about faith, family and football. He personified that in his every day walk. It’s not something you see every day in the world. Allan talked about servanthood and what it truly means to be a servant and Allan did that every day of his life. It was always about what others needed. He has been a blessing in a lot of ways and will continue to be a blessing because of the leadership he had with all his coaches and his coaching tree he has created.” Trimble was a native of Cleveland,

Oklahoma and a graduate of Cleveland High School and Northeastern State University. He began his coaching career in 1987 as a linebackers’ coach at Owasso High School. After joining the Jenks coaching staff in 1990, Trimble was promoted to offensive coordinator in 1993 before being named head coach in 1996. “Allan’s heart was always in the right place,” said Mike Means, Site Principal at Jenks High School from 1993 to 2016. “He was a man of great faith, and he used football as a platform to teach so many young men how to be better people. He emphasized character above everything else, and he will always be remembered here in Jenks for not only creating a winning tradition, but for being a positive role model to everyone he met.”

winning that first championship with him. We knew we had chance to do something special. Coach Trimble was the missing piece. I played football for a long time, for a lot of great coaches and Coach Trimble is ahead of all of them by a mile.” Burns said he had the innate ability to recognize talent, both with players and coaches. “He put together a great staff,” Burns said. “Everyone bought in from the beginning. I feel like we were a step ahead on the other schools with his commitment to weight training and conditioning. He always said his teams may not have been the most talented, but they were never outworked.” Rocky Calmus, who also played for Trimble in 1996 and 1997 and went on to become an All-American, national champion and Butkus Award winner at the University of Oklahoma and played several years in the NFL, said Trimble was the ideal coach. “Back then, he was a brand-new head coach,” Calmus said. “He loved us, but he was tough, he got onto us. He was a real football coach,

showed us tough love. He was old school. Yeah, he knew X’s and O’s, but he knew how to inspire his players. I remember playing against Midwest City in the state championship game in 1996, they had won it the year before

and they were the Jenks back then. They were tough. We were down at halftime and we came out in the second half and just kept pounding away behind (Jason) Lohr and (Sean) Mahan and then we hit a play that we had done

since grade school. We hit a half back pass to Brett Butler, it was incredible. He was an amazing coach and an amazing man. He just instilled confidence and an intense work ethic in us.”

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Meet our staff Editors in Chiefs Elise Siebert Jett Millican

Section Editors Drew Bethell Izzy Pankey

Lily Heritage

Staff Members Grace Abraham

Hayden Alexander Isabella Arias Ben Brown

Andrew Cross Natalie Eaton

Victoria Gaikwad

Kegan Huckabone Mikyla Khan

Amelia Kimberling Jackson Lee

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Trojan Torch’s staff members Natalie Eaton (left) and Izzy Pankey (Right) helping with the Annual Scarf Drive.

Tip Top Thrift Shop By ELISE SIEBERT Editor In Chief

Here at Jenks High School, Juniors Maddie Hanger and Megan Tibbett have turned their passion for thrift shopping into a business. Tip Top Thrift Shop is an Instagram account that started in January of this year. The two girls started the shop as a small account where they sold different thrifted items and it has now grown into a business with over 140 thousand followers. “We evolved and started the

mystery bundle which is three, four or five t-shirts in a pack-

age that they can buy and that’s kind of how we got bigger,”

says Tibbett. “From there we stopped with the bidding and started making our own clothing as well.” While the account gained followers quickly due to the help of other small businesses and influencers. The large growth for Tip Top Thrift Shop is due to the popular item the Thrifted Mystery Bundle. The girls have also started to design their own Continued to TIPTOP, Page 7A

The backward few: Moving forward By Mikayla Khan

Lights flash, bodies crush together to form one crowd, giant speakers fill the room with hard rock and heavy metal. A deep breath in and they begin their set. “It’s either a feeling of “I’m going to throw up” or “this is the greatest moment of my life,” normally it’s a little bit of both. That’s what we live for.” The Backward Few is comprised of juniors Evan Bilbrey (lead vocal/guitar,) Bly Wilson (drums,) and senior Riley Jackson (bass) from Bixby, who joined the band this past October. The band formed in eighth grade but did not officially become The Backward Few until Bilbrey and Wilson’s freshman year. The two played instruments at the time and took a chance by turning a “why not” into something bigger. Around March 2018 The Backward Few began to perform shows. When considering the future, the band plans to continue playing professionally. “Hopefully,” says Wilson. Bilbrey agrees “That’s the goal.” Most musicians are connected to their music on an emotional level, and The Backward Few are no exception. “It’s a creative outlet for any frustration in life. Music has been the thing that gets both of us through a lot” says Wilson. “I believe music is really therapeutic. Growing up, trying to make our way through high school, this is our way to feel free and not be confined to anything” Bilbrey added. “With punk and rock, it is something so different and out of people’s ordinary perspective of what they think they like. They start thinking about the meaning of the music.” When it comes to writing their music, Bilbrey says “we were able to put our minds together and start writing [original music] pretty early on.”

They pull inspiration from their emotions, experiences, and occasionally fictional stories created by the band. Their latest single “Benadryl” was the next step into The Backward Few’s future. Wilson says, “We both agreed that we wanted to mature from our first EP that we made in 8th/9th grade. We realized that our taste in music has matured and we wanted to do something bigger and more professional.” ”We evolved not only as human beings, but our sound and what we prefer as musicians is evolving and maturing with us.” Bilbrey added. Like any successful band, The Backward Few has had their share of challenges, but they stay dedicated and tenacious. For example, they have to pay to perform at venues such as The Vanguard. “A lot of the things we pay for make us want to push ourselves more, it’s something we make ourselves. We don’t normally get paid for shows,” says Bilbrey, “ we don’t really mind it. Just being able to play and have friends come out to watch us makes it worthwhile.” Support and follow The Backward Few on social media to get the latest on concerts and more @ thebackwardfew on Instagram and The Backward Few on Spotify and Apple Music.

Jackson’s debut performance at a free concert October 18th (Photo Credits: @thebackwardfew, @alecwbeeson)

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A Season in

By IZZY PANKEY Social Media Editor The nailbiter of a game against Union, the thrill of winning our Homecoming game against Yukon, the blood, sweat, and tears put into every single game played under the Friday night lights: every game in the 2019 Jenks Football Season had its own story. As the season comes to an end, we look through the pictures that tell the stories of the games played this season.

As the student section chants and cheers, Jack Harding, 12, and Will Edwards, 12, stand front row with wide smiles as the Trojans show their skills at the Trojan Preview.

Guard performer, Ashlyn Bryant, 11, looks out into the crowd as she performs the band show for the final time at the Jenks vs Westmoore game.

Former head coach, Allan Trimble is recognized on the field with his wife at the Trojan Preview.

As with tradition, students fill the stadium with baby powder while chanting, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that we will win!â&#x20AC;? at the very start of the game. Varsity cheerleader, Tabitha Mickle, 11, cheers on the Trojans as they take a win against Westmoore.

Hadley Streich, 11, happily cheers on her Trojans at the Jenks vs Bixby game.

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Student’s Perspective By Ben Brown

The Sooner Building has 125 unique students who all partake in a style of education that typical high school students may not relate to. The Alternative Center provides a much smaller setting with a trimester system, closer relationships between teacher and student, and character building activities. A class for the typical high school student can have anywhere between 20 to 30 students crammed into the classroom, a stark contrast to the typical classroom at the Alternative Center. “There’s never more than 15 students to a class,” says Principal Hardy. “You get a lot of one one one assistance.” Because of these smaller class sizes, there is a much closer relationship between the teachers and students. “If they have anxiety, it helps to have smaller classrooms,” says math teacher Mrs. Lai. “The kids who are afraid to ask questions in bigger classrooms aren’t as scared because it’s smaller and they’re closer to the teacher.” With these smaller class sizes comes a much more flexible curriculum. Students are able to do much more learning outside the classroom, such as student learning projects and competitions. Mrs. Hardy stresses the importance of giving back to the community, and it shows with her students, who do service projects with Up With Trees and Habitat for Humanity. High schoolers are accustomed to picking their own courses every year and switching classes every semester. The Alternative Center operates differently: they use a trimester system, so that students can

get nine credits a semester instead of six. Administrators choose students’ courses, but they still get to pick some of their electives. Electives can range from Human Geography to Horror Film studies. For Senior Marisol Cruz, her favorite is the Leadership class. “It’s basically like student council here,” says Cruz. “We’ll take out the recycling, clean up the commons, fill the bird baths, and sometimes we go volunteer at the Early Childhood Center.” Many high schoolers think that the main difference between Alternative Center and the High school is future planning. There is the perception that Alternative Center exists to get you credits so that you can graduate as quickly and easily as you can, but the students at the Alternative Center plan for the future just as much if not more. “We do the PACT, we take the seniors to PREPU, all of our 11th graders take the ACT, we definitely boost our kids’ GPA,” says Hardy. “There’s a lot of things that are very similar to the high school, just in a smaller environment.” A high schooler entering the Alternative Center would notice many differences in the way class is generally run and the approach the teachers take to educating their students. The similarities you’d see are much more significant: the hard work students put in, striving for the common goal of graduating, planning for the future, and following the path to success. “It’s a chance to change,” says Hardy. “A choice to make a difference, to make different decisions, and get back on track.”

“I love that we can do things outside of just school curriculum. We can do service learning projects and competitions,” says Mrs Lai. “Things you couldn’t do in a typical classroom is to big. So we can just do more fun things together.”

Students play a game with their teachers in the commons. “I love that we can do things outside of just school curriculum. We can do service learning projects and competitions,” says Mrs Lai. “Things you couldn’t do in a typical classroom is to big. So we can just do more fun things together.”

Lets talk about sex education in Oklahoma By Lily Heritage

Sex education is a touchy subject. Policies that determine whether sex education is mandatory, or if it has to be medically accurate, vary across state lines. Here in Oklahoma, a sex ed curriculum is not required, but a medically accurate HIV prevention course is. There is also new legislature that requires sex education to include information about consent, and to inform about abortions (more on this later). Parents also have the option to opt their children out of sex education in school. Since only certain topics are required to be taught, there’s a lot of room for variance. Some schools teach just the mandated material, and some schools go more in-depth with topics such as contraceptives, sexual abuse, pregnancy, and other STIs. All of these sex ed programs in Oklahoma are abstinence based. Jenks currently uses the program “Worth the Wait,” which is taught in 7th grade and above, and covers puberty, reproduction, information on STIs, reasons to stay abstinent, the legality of sexual contact or abuse, fetal development, prenatal care, and information about contraceptives.

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shirts, including vintage sweatshirts, crop tops and t-shirts. “Every Wednesday we go thrifting and we will go and buy 100 to 200 shirts and then we wash them, fold them, then put them on shelves. Then pretty much until the next Wednesday, we just package and get everything ready,” says Tibbett. Not only are Tibbett and Hang-

The sex ed program at Jenks is on the comprehensive side of the spectrum, compared to our more rural counterparts. Having thorough education on safe sex, STDs, pregnancy, and other topics related to sexual health has proven crucial to keeping teen birth rates and STD rates low. According to a 2013 study, Oklahoma has the 4th highest rate of teenage

laws and policies that mandate sex education be abstinence-only; Meanwhile, Connecticut, the state with the lowest teen birth rate in the country, mandates a more comprehensive sex ed curriculum and doesn’t stress abstinence-only sex education. Leaving states to decide what sex education should look like can lead

(age 15-19) pregnancies nationwide. Oklahoma has some of the strictest

to bias based on politics and/or religious beliefs in any given state.

er running a business, they also like to be involved at school. To balance the business and school, the two girls have a structure on how they run Tip Top Thrift Shop. While Hanger focuses more on the Instagram account, financial, and customer service side of the business, Tibbett works with the orders and packaging. “Another challenge that we face is school,” says Hanger when discuss-

ing how they balance work and school, “Sometimes it’s hard when we don’t have enough time with the amount of orders we are getting, but we can’t stop people from getting the orders. So it’s a challenge keeping up with it.” Even with their busy schedules, these business owners still find time to manage everyday life as a teenager and also run their store. They work hard to appeal to a

Oklahoma has a law that mandates students be taught that abortions kill a living human being, while also being told of facilities that will aid in carrying the unborn child to birth. The CDC has 16 critical topics to be taught in sex ed to aid teenagers in making healthy decisions about their sexual health, one of which is “how to access valid and reliable information, products and services related to HIV, STDs, and pregnancy”. This Oklahoma law fails to meet this criteria, as it only provides one sided information about a service related to pregnancy: abortion. In order to prepare today’s youth with accurate and complete information regarding their own sexual health, the laws on this issue have to mandate that accurate and complete information be provided. There are ways you can contribute to comprehensive sexual education in our community. You can contact Kevin Hern here, the local representative for our district, or our state senators, James Inhofe and James Lankford. You can also support organizations that seek to provide comprehensive sex education, such as the Tulsa Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

large audience with their passion for recycling clothing and a love for thrifting. Tip Top Thrift Shop is only continuing to grow and is also setting an example for younger business owners to come. Be sure to check out Tip Top Thrift Shop on instagram at @tip.top. thrift.shop and the online store at www.tiptopthriftshop.co to shop their products.

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Trojans to clash with Rams in title game By HAYDEN TUCKER

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Owasso wasted no time setting the record straight. At Allan Trimble Stadium against Broken Arrow, the Rams would be on their way to their third state championship appearance in four years. Owasso had the ball first. Two short yardage plays and then, boom. Owasso fired a pass deep down the middle. From their own side of the field to a streaking receiver, the Rams hauled in a touchdown on one of the first plays of the game. These kinds of explosive plays are what Owasso has been doing all year to make it the lone undefeated team in Class 6A-I. Jenks will be the 13th team to try and stop the rolling Rams this weekend when the two teams meet in the state championship game at the University of Central Oklahoma. Slowing the balanced attack of the Owasso offense will be a tall task, but something the Trojans are prepared for. “That’s what makes them so difficult to defend is, they can run the football so if you sell out to stop the run, that’s when those big pass plays happen over the top,” coach Keith Riggs said. “We’re going to have to be really disciplined defensively, reading our keys and understanding what we

see to help stop those big plays.” Owasso hung 42 points on Broken Arrow, who features one of the best defenses in the class. It was explosive plays like the first in the game that send opposing teams reeling. Riggs said taking away the explosive plays could be one way to slow the Rams’ attack. “The key for us will be to limit or minimize those plays that they’ve been so successful at,” Riggs said. Jenks will be looking to have a sound offense. “We’re going to have to move the football. A two-yard gain is not a bad thing on first down. We’re moving the ball forward, it gives us a chance to get to the third and short-medium range where you have a lot of our playbook.” In 12 games, Owasso has outscored opponents an average of 44-14, which makes for the best scoring offense and most limiting defense in 6A-I. But Jenks isn’t far off from Owasso either. Over the course of the season, the Trojans are defeating teams an average of 41-22. Since the three game losing streak early in the year, they’ve been beating teams 51-19. Jenks has come a long way since holding a 1-3 record. They’ve been nearly unstoppable, its only loss coming at the hands of

Edmond Santa Fe week nine. If you asked some within the program whether Jenks would be playing for a gold ball, they just might have believed you. “We felt all along, even through the three games, if we could eliminate those mistakes that were so critical in those losses, that we could be a really good football team,” Riggs said. “Our kids continued to buy in, they kept working hard and they did, over time, eliminate those mistakes. To their credit, that’s why we’re here today.” A key contributor to the slow start was experience. The Trojans featured many new faces to start the season. Since the young players found their footing, it’s been smooth sailing. But the bright lights of the state championship game is much different than every other Friday night. Rest assured, Jenks will be ready for Saturday’s challenge. “I think for us, we’re emphasizing our preparation,” Riggs said. “If you’re well prepared, you’re going to go into the game confident and that’s what we need, great preparation. We had it last week, we’ve got to have it this week. That’s what’s going to get us where we need to be come Saturday.”

Justin Murphy pulls in a pass against Moore in the semifinals. Photo/Hayden Tucker

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Trojans shake off slow start, defeat Webster at home

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Clay Martin stood before his bench displeased with what he saw. The Jenks boys basketball coach called for timeout with 3:01 left in the first quarter, his team down 9-2 against Class 4A Webster. He knew something had to change. “I thought we were playing pretty selfish,” Martin said. “I thought we were taking a lot of one-on-one shots.” In the huddle Martin’s message was clear, start sharing the basketball and everything else would come. “I said, ‘We’ve got to continue to trust each other.’ Just because it’s our first game, I thought our shot selection wasn’t very good.” The timeout talking-to whipped the Trojans into shape, they would go on a 7-0 run to end the first quarter in a 9-9 tie. Jenks took the lead early in the second period and rode that to a 62-36 opening night victory at

Frank Herald Fieldhouse. A credit to the victory was on defense. The Trojans forced the Warriors into taking contested shots and would haul in rebound after rebound that led to transition points. The active hands on the defensive side of the ball would open up scoring opportunities on offense. “Our defense and our rebounding led to a lot of breakouts. When you’re able to rebound the ball and advance with a pass, we got some easy looks. When you start making lay ups, the rim starts to get a little bigger for you on your jump shot.” Chase Martin led all scorers with 15 points. Benjamin Averitt was second in the scoring column with 12 of his own. But it wasn’t just the scorers who had an impact on the game. Anfernee Nelson spent a good portion of the game on the bench in foul trouble, but that didn’t stop him from leading the team.

“He was on the bench leading, talking. He gets in, he’s on the floor diving for balls. Never got a chance to get rhythm but that’s where we’ve come as a team, the guy that’s the foul trouble is our most vocal leader tonight,” Martin said. Going into the season, the Trojans knew their half court offense needed some work. Against Webster, those problems weren’t as prevalent, yet room for improvement is still needed. “I thought they took us out of some things with the way they were switching but our guys responded in the second half with some counters themselves. We’re going to have to get better. We’re going to have to be better in a five-on-five setting, but we got a lot of shots in the second half and I’m proud of our guys.” Jenks hosts Class 6A No. 1-ranked Booker T. Washington Dec. 10 in the second contest of the season.

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Jenks girls basketball would be hard pressed to find a better beginning to its season, a 60-point victory over Tulsa Webster. Offense came early and often for the Lady Trojans who cruised to a 74-14 win. The first half saw Jenks take a 38-3 lead, the Lady Warriors’ only points coming on an inbounds three with 2:40 left in the first period. The game plan was simple, and the Lady Trojans stuck to it. “It was a good way to start the season,” coach Mike Acord said. “We were excited about the energy and the effort, togetherness. We really wanted to play with that mindset at the beginning of the year. “Knowing it’s a bit of a rebuilding time for Webster, we just wanted to stick to our principles and do what we do. Play team basketball, play with good effort and I think the girls did a really good job of that.” Senior Leanne Morris made her comeback to the hardwood in spectacular fashion, leading the Lady Trojans with 23 points on five threepoint makes. Morris took some time away from the team last season and on Tuesday night, it looked as though she hadn’t skipped a beat. “She’s just got a great basketball IQ,” Acord said. “Terrific shooter, great team player. First half she had her shot going and was playing really great defense. Second half, later in the game, she decided to get the rest of the team involved. She’s like our quarterback out there on the court.” In a lopsided contest, it was important for the Lady Trojans to stick to the script. “We didn’t get outside of ourselves and we stuck to our principles,”

Acord said. “We always talk about, it’s not who we play, it’s how we play and the girls have really embraced that mentality and that mindset. In a game like this, when you get away from your opponent, you want to stick to what you’re doing and not play to the scoreboard.” The lead kept growing, however, it didn’t faze the Lady Trojans. Late in the contest they weren’t worried about the score, rather, they just wanted to play their brand of basketball. “We think (sticking to what we’re doing) honors our opponent more than it does trying to change things,” Acord said. “Our girls really did a good job of executing and focusing on the game plan and not just slacking off toward the end of the game, which can be a tendency for some teams in the past, but not this group of young ladies so far.” The Jenks-Webster games were the first athletic events to take place since the passing of former football coach Allan Trimble to ALS. A moment of silence was held, but Webster felt it needed to honor the late coach as well. Before the games, Webster’s principal gifted Jenks flowers and a note to the Trimble family. After the game, Acord, whose team donned blue in awareness of ALS, was adamant in his appreciation for the “We’re most thankful for that, grateful for them for honoring coach Trimble,” he said. “All of our girls came up with the idea once we heard the news to wear blue in honor of ALS awareness. Webster reacted to Coach Trimble spending some time at their school and contributing to them.” Jenks will play Booker T. Washington at home Dec. 10 in the second game of the regular season.

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Q&A session with wrestling coach Ray Weis Has your team progressed as you would have liked in the preseason? The Jenks wrestling program is as strong as it has ever been. We had 40 wrestlers in off season and now, with the addition of ninth grade football players, we are over 60 athletes. The kids lifted five times a week and have wrestled after school. I am excited about the physical development of the team. Have you determined who will be wrestling at each weight class? If so, which ones? Our team will not be set until after football plays in the State Championship. We may have six to eight starters come from the football program. We are starting our ranking matches now and will have the Maroon/White match on Dec. 5. Our first match is at Glenpool on Dec. 12. It will be a quick turnaround, but we hope to see some of the football players in the lineup that night. Which weights will be your strong suit and which weights will need improvement? We will be strong in the middle

and upper weights. We should have experience at 13 of the 14 weights. For us to have the success we are capable of, we need the Seniors to do their job and the underclassmen to really step up this year. Which dual or tournament do you have circled on your calendar? Why? The first home dual this year is on Dec. 17 vs Muskogee. This is slated as our 50th Anniversary of Jenks Wrestling. The wrestling program was started in 1969 with Head coach Harvey Hallum. We would love to have those who have been a part of Jenks wrestling in the last 50 years to be in the gym to help celebrate. This should be a great reunion. What would you like to accomplish between the start of the season and Christmas break? We are focusing on the culture of Jenks wrestling. We must set the lineup and work to earn our success. This is a hard individual sport and all of our wrestlers must have the attitude that we have to earn our success, practice by practice and match by match.

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JENKS SEARCHES FOR GOLD The Jenks Trojan football team will take on Owasso at 8 p.m. Saturday in Edmond. Read the story on Page 1B.

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Jenks officials, football coaches reflect on Allan Trimble’s legacy By KYLE SALOMON

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The Jenks boys basketball team took down Webster Tuesday with a blowout win in the season opener. Read the story on Page 2B.

JENKS GIRLS GET WIN The Jenks girls basketball team throttled Tulsa Webster Tuesday in the home-opener. Read the story on Page 7B.

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