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SOU THSIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXTENDS REACH WITH TELE THERAPY SERVICE By Kyle Salomon Since COVID-19 gripped the world in early 2020, Southside Behavioral Health, a private counseling group in Jenks, has had to change the way it provides therapy. Jenks resident Amy Brown, owner and proprietor, said she and her team have found a service that allows them to provide therapy while not meeting face-to-face. “In the beginning, Southside Behavioral Health therapy sessions occurred in office only which is how I thought they would go and then COVID-19 happened,” Brown said. “In response to the pandemic, Southside Behavioral Health started offering teletherapy services. Through this expansion, we have opened the door to reach not only our clients in Jenks and the surrounding areas but also include those throughout Northeastern Oklahoma. Anyone with access to internet connection and a camera on their computer or cell phone can connect with the therapists at Southside Behavioral Health for appointments. What we have found, is that people have embraced teletherapy due to its convenience and effectiveness.” The counseling group’s mission statement reads, “Enhancing emotional wellness while restoring hope and fulfillment”. Brown had a dream of starting her own practice where she could help others improve their emotional health. In 2014, she realized that dream in Jenks with Southside Behavioral Health. “I was raised to believe I could accomplish just about anything if I made up my mind and was willing to put in the work,” Brown said. “I come from a family of entrepreneurs, so starting my own counseling group was natural for me and always the goal.” Brown is a fourth generation Jenks resident, so having the opportunity to start her own business in Jenks was a dream come true. “Jenks has been a part of my whole life, making it not only nostalgic, but a logical choice to establish my private practice here,” Brown said. “My family, the Parkers, have not only lived in the Jenks area, but have been business owners since the early 1900’s. The arrival of the other part of my family, the Jeffers in the 1950’s made it a complete and easy choice for me to continue to do business in our hometown.”
Brown said emotional health is as important as one’s physical health. It is the ability to address our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a healthy way while managing difficulty and stress in everyday life, she said. “Emotional wellness directly impacts our ability to form healthy and sustaining relationships as well as other personal priorities. Emotional wellness does not exclude one from experiencing challenges in life. It does however allow one to face those challenges, presiding over them through the implementation of healthy coping strategies, thoughts, and connections.” With anything else in life, starting a business is a learning process. Brown said she has learned a lot since Southside Behavioral Health opened its doors in 2014. “I have learned we as a culture are working towards doing away with the stigma of addressing mental health. People are concerned about themselves and their family’s emotional wellbeing. Most are more than willing to address it.” Since 2014, Southside Behavioral Health has grown. Brown has added six therapists to her practice. They have expanded their reach to not only the Jenks and surrounding areas but have been far more reaching with the expansion of teletherapy services. Brown said she wants to see her practice continue to expand. “My vision for Southside Behavioral Health is to continue to grow, providing professional and excellent care to those we serve.”
MURRAY ANNOUNCES RE-ELECTION BID FOR JENKS CITY COUNCIL WARD 3 By Kyle Salomon Ward 3 City Council Member, Craig Murray, has announced his bid for re-election. Murray will seek his second term when voters hit the polls April 6 to vote for four Jenks city council seats. The Jenks resident is a retired Tulsa Police Officer. He has more than 38 combined years of experience as a police officer for the Mounds Police Department and the Tulsa Police Department. Murray spent 15 months of his career in uniform with Mounds before spending the remaining years with the TPD. The retired officer now helps with community service at his church, First Baptist Church in Jenks, community service with Safe Kids and security for events at the BOK Center in Tulsa. Murray said his experience as a police officer makes him a better city council member. “From my years of experience in law enforcement, I felt like I was doing a community service. I really enjoy giving back to the community. I live here and I want the city to prosper and grow just like everyone else and I feel like being on city council gives me an opportunity to help that process. As a police officer, I dealt with the public, I was the spokesperson for the Tulsa Police Department. I think my experience as a public servant, whether I am in uniform as a policeman, or whether I am sitting in a city council seat, I am still serving the public. I really like the idea of continuing it. Having that experience in law enforcement has helped me in dealing with people.”
Murray said he has learned a lot in his first four years on the Jenks city council, but there is one area in particular he is happy with what he was able to accomplish. “I am very proud of myself and Vice Mayor (Donna) Ogez that we supported and pushed for the widening of Elm Street to run all the way to 131st. That stretch effects a lot of people. Yes, it costs more, but in the long run, having that done, will help this city so much.” Even though he and Ogez were able to get that Elm Street extension done, Murray said there is still plenty of work left to accomplish. “Going forward, we have to see what we can get done on this mall. Let’s get back with Simon (Premium Outlets) and partner up again and tell them, we have been through a year of this, we would really like you guys to get busy. If there is anything we can do, let’s do it. If we are able to get the mall completed, getting that back entrance on 106th off of Elm is huge. If we don’t have a secondary entrance and exit, traffic will cramp up and people won’t go back.” Murray added he also wants to see more businesses coming to Jenks. “There is so much potential here and we need more businesses. We have really got to be able to do something with that potential. We have some great developers here already doing stuff. We need to continue that and continue to support them. We need to keep this community thriving.” Murray can be reached at 918-528-6162 or at craig4jenkscc@gmail.com.
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JENKS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL LAUNCHES 2021 DUB WEEK CAMPAIGN By Kyle Salomon
For the third-consecutive year, as the spring semester gets underway, the Jenks High School Student Council has put its focus on DUB Week. One of the goals every academic year at Jenks High School is to teach students what they will need to thrive in life. However, “empathy” can be a difficult topic to teach inside a classroom. Because of that, the Jenks High School Student Council has created an annual philanthropy initiative to impact the community and develop “empathy” with our students. That week is called DUB Week. The 2019-2020 school year was a success for DUB Week with more than $36,000 raised for “Make-A-Wish Oklahoma”. The donations assisted in sending five children with life-threatening illnesses on their dream vacation to Disney World. The Jenks High School student body was able to support not just the child, but the families also being affected.
-Bronze, $500, small advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, small media shoutout and mention on single Jenks associated account, and written mention displayed on Progress Checkboard displayed at Dining Hall lunches You can email your business/organization logo to adam.peterson@jenksps.org. About “The Common Good”: The Common Good was formed to serve the families of northwest Tulsa. Its primary goal is to relationally provide resources, services and opportunities for the children and youth in the area, so they may overcome the social and economic challenges they face. This population faces challenges such as, half the population lives under the Federal Poverty Guideline, highest incarceration rate for women in Oklahoma, substandard housing, high-crime rate, 80% of students in kindergarten through high school are not reading at their grade level, few businesses or services in the community and the area qualifies as a food desert. The Common Good focuses on education, career development, mentoring/counseling services, housing, advocacy, and sports/arts programs. They strive to stabilize families by increasing their household income and provide assistance for teens to launch into a career path. The Jenks High School 2020-2021 Student Council includes: -Macy Johnson, Student Council President -Britton Barnes, Student Philanthropy Chair -Wyatt Smith, Student Council Officer -Will Mulready, Student Council Officer -Griffin Forbes, Student Council Officer -Reese Whitaker, Student Council Officer
This 2020-2021 school year, Jenks High School has partnered with “The Common Good”, located in northwest Tulsa. “The Common Good” is a community center, which helps people living in poverty within an area known as the “forgotten zip code”. It provides services, resources, and opportunities, so people, especially children, can overcome the challenges they face growing up in that specific community. The Jenks High School Student Council has decided to give back and bring hope to this community by helping them install a commercial kitchen. This kitchen will allow them to directly feed people, teach people to cook, and help entrepreneurs launch businesses in this impoverished area. The estimated cost of this kitchen is $78,000. The student council’s hope is the Jenks community can raise a substantial amount of money toward this goal. The JHS Student Council is inviting all Jenks community businesses and organizations to partner with them in helping this community known as “the forgotten zip code”. The most “clear-cut” way to reach this goal is through donations, but if you have other ideas of how you can help, here are some people associated with Jenks High School you can contact: Adam Peterson – Student Council Advisor adam.peterson@jenksps.org Elissa Mahaffey – Student Council Advisor elissa.mahaffey@jenksps.org Britton Barnes – Student Philanthropy Chair – britton.barnes73@jenksms.com Gretchen Guillette – The Common Good – gretchen@cgtulsa.org Donations can be mailed to: Jenks High School Attn – Adam Peterson 205 East B Street Jenks, OK 74037 If you would like to donate online, you can at: www.cgtulsa.org/jenks DUB Week 2021 will officially take place April 26 through April 30. The money that is donated is tax-deductible. The deadline to donate is April 30. Here are the levels of sponsorship and what your business/organization gets in return: -Diamond, match donation from what is raised by JHS, large advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, large media shoutout and mention on multiple Jenks associated accounts, and large printed logo displayed on Progress Check Board at Dining Hall lunches -Platinum, $2,500, medium advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, large media shoutout and mention on multiple Jenks associated accounts, and medium printed logo displayed on Progress Checkboard at Dining Hall lunches -Gold, $2,000, medium advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, small media shoutout and mention on single Jenks associated account, and medium printed logo displayed on Progress Checkboard displayed at Dining Hall lunches -Silver, $1,000, medium advertisement on every official DUB Week T-shirt, small media shoutout and mention on single Jenks associated account, and small printed logo displayed on Progress Checkboard displayed at Dining Hall lunches
OBI TUARY CLYDE C. COLE JR.
Our beloved father, grandfather, brother, and well-respected Tulsa leader Clyde C. Cole Jr. passed peacefully from this world on January 21, 2021, at 88 years of age. We are saddened by his passing, but eternally grateful for his long life of love and service and for the assurance that he is now resting in the everlasting arms of our Lord. Clyde was born May 4, 1932 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Clyde and Alta (Lassiter) Cole. He was a solid student and excelled in sports including track, basketball and his favorite, football. Clyde attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M on a football scholarship and was a starter on their first undefeated team. He then received a second football scholarship to Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, where he achieved his bachelor's degree and, more importantly, met Marcia Anne Johnson. They were subsequently married and became pregnant while he was enrolled in law school. Needing a career more than another degree, Clyde applied for the Chamber of Commerce manager job in Guymon, Oklahoma. He knew immediately that he'd found his true calling, and a short while later set his sights on the Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of Commerce executive director position. Over the next eleven years, he and Marcia had four children (one daughter died in infancy) and he held chamber positions in Oklahoma City, Columbia SC, Enid OK (five years) and South Bend IN, before arriving in Tulsa early in 1967, where a fifth child was born. During his 31-year tenure as President of the Metropolitan (now Regional) Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, Clyde was instrumental in the economic, social, and cultural development of Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma. His focus was on improving quality of life through forward looking programs like Goals for Tulsa and Leadership Tulsa, and initiatives like River Parks, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa Community College and University Center at Tulsa, which evolved into OSU and OU campuses. Clyde's vision for and establishment of a public/private partnership through the Chamber attracted numerous major industries and employers to the area, including Whirlpool, Kimberly Clark, Hilti, American Airlines, Metropolitan Life and State Farm. His economic development efforts for the region were global in scope and took him all over the world including Japan and Russia. In 2012, as a result of a fall, he suffered a traumatic head injury and brain hemorrhage. With the amazing care, love and support of his daughter Dedi, Clyde fully recovered, and the family sees the last nine years as bonus time with our dad. Clyde was a lifelong sports fan, especially of local college and Dallas Cowboys football. He was an avid reader and huge history buff, particularly Civil War, and enjoyed genealogy as well. Next to Tulsa, his favorite location was his summer home in Red River NM. Our family were among the earliest members of Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church, where Clyde served as deacon and elder. At the time of his passing, he was a member of Southminster Presbyterian, Tulsa. He adored and was extremely proud of his ten grandchildren and loved spending time with them. We all will miss and remember him as our loving, funny, generous, kind, smart Dad and Gangy. He is survived by his sister Marilyn Findley of Fort Smith AR, children Clyde Cole lll of Tulsa, Dedi Skipper and son in law Mark Skipper of Sand Springs, Doug Cole of Longmont CO, Mark Cole and daughter in law Shona Cole of Magnolia TX and ten grandchildren. Leadership positions held: Board member - U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Bank of Tulsa, Indian Nations Council of Governments. President -Southern Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Session member - Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church. Memorial Contributions may be made to Herman and Kate Kaiser YMCA of Greater Tulsa or the Lewy Body Dementia Association. The family plans to hold a public celebration of Clyde’s life later this year.
FIVE REASONS TO CONSIDER INCORPORATING SWIMMING INTO YOUR EXERCISE ROU TINE By Sarah Clavin I recently read a quote about Esther Williams, an American competitive swimmer in the 1940’s describing a particular incident in the pool. She said, “Somehow, I kept my head above water. I relied on the discipline, character and strength that I had developed as that little girl in her first swimming pool.” The more involved I get in the swimming sphere, the more I find how much it relates to running. Runners love to coexist, group together and pace and train with one another. But there is something otherworldly about running, the methodical pounding of feet on the pavement, the focus on breathing, the need to relax the neck and the shoulders, elbows and wrists. I find running to be therapeutic, orderly, and peaceful- an elixir on a stressful day where I can become one with the pavement. What I am quickly realizing, however, is that swimming is very much the same. The systemic movements of the arms, rythmetic breathing, and keeping the tempo of each leg as it kicks. There is something soothing about the waves in the pool and the cadence of your body as you reach and pull and glide through the water. Unfortunately, swimming tends to not get the credit it deserves as an intense, competitive, and therapeutic form of exercise. In addition to the cardiovascular, and low impact advantages, swimming provides benefits that many people may not even be aware of; improved flexibility, reduced cholesterol, and improved brain function. Let’s take a look at the top 5 benefits of swimming: 1. Swimming Expands Cerebral Communications - Similar to walking, swimming is a bilateral movement as such the cross patterning movements facilitates communication, feedback and modulation from one side of the brain to the other. This then activates both hemispheres and all four lobes of the brain simultaneously which results in heightened cognition and increased ease of learning. This would allow one to think more clearly in an extreme and even life threatening circumstance. 2. Improved Asthma Symptoms - Unlike exercising in the often dry air of the gym, or contending with seasonal allergies or frigid winter air, swimming provides the chance to work out in moist air, which can help reduce exerciseinduced asthma symptoms. Not only can exercising in the pool help avoid asthma attacks if you're prone to them, some studies have shown that swimming can actually improve the condition overall. According to a study published in the journal, Respirology, when a group of kids completed a six-week swimming program, they saw improvements in symptom severity, snoring, mouth-breathing, and hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Moreover, the health benefits were still apparent a year after the swimming program had ended. Even those without asthma could benefit from swimming, say the study's authors, as the exercise can increase lung volume and teach proper breathing techniques. 3. Improved Flexibility - Unlike exercise machines in a gym that tend to isolate one body part at a time (like a bicep curl machine, for example), swimming puts the body through a broad range of motion that helps joints and ligaments stay loose and flexible. The arms move in wide arcs, the hips are engaged as the legs scissor through the water, and the head and spine twist from side to side. Plus, with every stroke, as you reach forward, you're lengthening the body, which not only makes it more efficient in the water; it also helps give you a good stretch from head to toe. 4. Built in Resistance - Swimming recruits all the major muscle groups, including the shoulders, back, abdominals, legs, hips, and glutes. And because water affords 12 times the resistance as air in every direction, it creates the additional element of strength training. Furthermore, swimming is simultaneously a cardiovascular and strengthening activity, a benefit not many workouts can provide. 5. Reduced risk of drowning – And for the obvious – Swimming contributes to a major element of safety. Oklahoma has the largest shoreline in the Union and contains 1,401 square miles of water in lakes, rivers and ponds. That is bigger than the state of Rhode Island! That being said, the risk of drowning among individuals greatly increases. I, believe however, that death/injury, as a result of drowning/near drowning is preventable. Studies show how that participation in formal swim lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88%!
I T ’S TIME FOR READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS AGAIN By Kyle Salomon Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for the second-consecutive Jenks Tribune Readers’ Choice Awards. For the next four weeks, you, our readers, get to decide on who the best of the best is in Jenks, America. Last year, we did this for the first time as the Jenks Tribune, but this is a series I have been doing for numerous years. Prior to moving back to Jenks to start the Jenks Tribune, I worked in the Oklahoma City-area for the Yukon Review. During my time at the Yukon Review, we ran a series to start the new year called, “Best of Yukon”. It allowed the people of Yukon to showcase any business or organization they felt deserved to be recognized for their hard work and achievements for that previous year. Year-after-year, it was fun to see what local businesses were voted for and who would eventually be named the winner for each category. When I came home to start the Jenks Tribune, I brought quite a few experiences and ideas along with me that I wanted to implement here in Jenks and the “Best of Yukon” series was one of them. That is when the “Jenks Tribune Readers’ Choice Awards” was born. If you look in the paper or online, you will be able to find the list of categories where you can fill out who you believe should be recognized as the best in that division. We have eliminated several divisions from last year’s list and have added several to hopefully improve on what we did a year ago. We will run the category list starting this Friday through Feb. 26. You have until 5 p.m. Feb. 26 to fill out your list. We will announce the winners’ March 5. I encourage you to take part in this series. It is fun way to show your appreciation for the local business community here in Jenks and it is a good way for you to showcase who you think the best of the best is in Jenks, America. Vote away Jenks. Vote away. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the Jenks Tribune. Sincerely, Kyle Salomon ksalomon@jenkstribune.com
So, while running/cross fit/spin class may be your “go to” form of therapy, I urge you to consider swimming. As all great exercises do, swimming develops “discipline, character and strength,” and compliments walking, running, resistance training, and other forms of cardio exercises.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 2021 BANQUE T REGISTRATION AND NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
The Jenks Chamber of Commerce will host the 2021 Inaugural Banquet on Thursday, April 22 at the Oklahoma Aquarium. To register for the Inaugural Banquet or to secure your sponsorship, visit www.jenkschamber.com/banquet. The banquet will feature a presentation of awards and the swearing-in of the Chamber’s new board of directors. The event will also feature dinner, a private tour of the Oklahoma Aquarium and a chance to bid on silent auction items. The Chamber is accepting nominations for annual awards now through Monday, Feb. 22. To nominate a business or person for an award, visit www.jenkschamber.com/banquet. Once nominations are received, nominees will be sent a form to complete. This form will be judged by a panel of comprised of people not living or working in Jenks. The top-scored candidate will be named the award recipient at the banquet. The Chamber may also be contacted with any questions at 918-299-5005.
CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY AT THE OKLAHOMA AQUARIUM If you are looking to make Valentine’s Day plans, look no further than the Oklahoma Aquarium. The aquarium is hosting “Romance by the Reef” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 12. Upon purchase of a Valentine’s Visit package, you will receive admission into the aquarium, a scavenger hunt, and Valentine treats to take home. You can upgrade to a Valentine’s Visit + Tour and receive the scavenger hunt, goodies, and a behind the scenes tour for two.
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VO TERS TO HIT POLLS TUESDAY FOR JENKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ BOND ISSUE
By Kyle Salomon
Those who live in the Jenks Public Schools district and are registered voters will once again get to let their voice be heard Tuesday. Jenks Public Schools has put together two separate bond issues with a combined total of $16,105,000. Here is the list of items the district wants to accomplish with the bond: -District-wide equipment -District-wide facilities management equipment/repairs -District-wide printing improvements -District-wide safety improvements -District-wide technology -District-wide textbooks and media equipment -District-wide transportation -Improvements to baseball and softball facilities (putting a field turf surface on both game fields) -Improvements to East Elementary parking lot -Phase II expansion at Freshman Academy -Updates to Performing Arts Center If the bond issue passes, property taxes for those living in the Jenks school district will not see their property taxes rise.
NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
JENKS HAS FIVE FOO TBALL PLAYERS, TWO BOYS GOLFERS SIGN LOI’S By Kyle Salomon Jenks High School had seven student-athletes sign letters of intent to play collegiate sports Wednesday morning on National Signing Day. Five football players and two boys golfers inked the dotted line, as they took the next step toward playing their sport at the next level. The day started off with boys golf seniors Jamen Parsons signing to play collegiate golf at North Idaho College and Jacob Casey signing with Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The five senior football players to sign were: -Stephen Kittleman, quarterback, University of Tulsa -Grant Lohr, running back/defensive back, Nebraska University -Waylon Adams, tight end, University of Tulsa -Jayden Patrick, defensive back/receiver, Lindenwood University -Khaleel Berry, receiver, Missouri Valley College Senior offensive lineman Logan Nobles signed his LOI in the early signing period in December with Oklahoma State University. Jenks football coach Keith Riggs was unable to be there due to an illness, but defensive coordinator Adam Gaylor stepped in for Riggs to talk about the importance of National Signing Day. “You’re like a proud dad,” Gaylor said. “You spend so much time with these guys, they are like your family. I would wager to say from June to December, we spend more time with them than their family does. We are proud of them. It is bittersweet. I am going to miss them. I love them and I love coaching them and being around them. As a dad, you are proud of your sons, so that is kind of the way we as coaches feel about these players. We are happy for them because of the opportunity they are getting, but also, they aren’t going to be a part of your daily life anymore, so it is a little bittersweet in that aspect.” Gaylor said Jenks prepares their students as well as any school in the state. “From an academic standpoint, Jenks is the elite academic high school in Oklahoma. When I have been at other places, people would always talk about wanting to model Jenks from an academic standpoint. Obviously, with these guys going to some of these institutions, they are going to have a leg up compared to if they were coming from somewhere else.” Gaylor added he also believes that is the case with football. “From a football standpoint, the workouts these guys are used to here, it won’t be a huge shock to them at the next level. College practices are going to be different for them because these guys are some of our elite players and they will be surrounded be other elite players. Jenks, however, is a little bit different. From a knowledge standpoint, a preparation standpoint, and a strength and conditioning standpoint, I believe we have given them an edge and I don’t think it will be a huge shock to their system.”
JENKS CHEER TAKES SECOND AT STATE COMPE TITION The Jenks High School varsity cheer squad finished as state runner-up Saturday in the 6A All-Girl Division in the Cheer State Championships at Union High School. Photos/Courtesy
JENKS REPRESENTED WELL IN TULSA WORLD FALL SPORTS AWARDS The Tulsa World recently released its fall sports postseason awards and numerous student-athletes from Jenks High School were selected. Overall, seven were named first team with 24 earning postseason honors. The football team had 11, girls cross country had five and softball and volleyball each had four. In football, the first team members were senior Grant Lohr, senior Jayden Patrick, senior Logan Nobles, and junior Max Paskvan. Senior Stephen Kittleman was named second team. Senior Waylon Adams, senior Haden Crawley, senior Tyson Ward, junior AJ Brown, junior Cade Stacy, and sophomore Milton White were named honorable mention. From the girls cross country team, junior Avery Mazzei was named to the first team. Ryann Barber, Tarryn Lowry, Emily Coffey, and Shelby Kihega were named honorable mention. In softball, senior Jessica Watson was named first team. Senior Emma Lang, junior Emma Vickery, and junior Faith Russell were named honorable mention. In volleyball, junior Mikiah Perdue was named to the first team. Senior Honda Figueroa, senior Sophie Bufogle, and senior Megan Salyer were named honorable mention.
LADY TROJANS FALL AT BROKEN ARROW
By Kyle Salomon BROKEN ARROW – The Jenks girls basketball team dropped to 6-10 Saturday with a road loss at Broken Arrow 67-58. The Lady Tigers built a 15-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but the Lady Trojans went on a run in the final frame and cut the lead to single-digits before BA closed the door on the comeback. Kiara Brown led the way for Jenks with 20 points. Madison Luciano finished with 11. Mandy Simpson had nine. Khalise Berry had seven points. Brooklyn Robinson finished with six and Paige Robertson had five. Up next for the Lady Trojans is a 6:30 p.m. Friday road matchup at Bixby.
WINTER SPORT S SCHEDULES 2021 Boys Basketball February 6 – vs. Webster 8 p.m. February 9 – vs. Owasso 8 p.m. February 12 – at Muskogee 8 p.m. February 16 – vs. Broken Arrow 8 p.m. February 26 – Regional Tournament February 27 – Regional Tournament March 5 – Area Tournament March 6 – Area Tournament March 11 – State Tournament March 12 – State Tournament March 13 – State Tournament Girls Basketball February 6 – vs. Webster 6:30 p.m. February 9 – vs. Owasso 6:30 p.m. February 12 – at Muskogee 6:30 p.m. February 16 – vs. Broken Arrow 6:30 p.m. February 25 – Regional Tournament February 27 – Regional Tournament March 4 – Area Tournament March 6 – Area Tournament March 11 – State Tournament March 12 – State Tournament March 13 – State Tournament Swimming and Diving February 5 – Regional Swim Meet 10 a.m. February 19 – State Preliminaries 10 a.m. February 20 – State Finals 10 a.m.
JENKS BOYS SPLIT WEEKEND ROAD GAMES
By Kyle Salomon SAPULPA-BROKEN ARROW – Less than 24 hours after taking down Sapulpa for their seventh-consecutive win, the Trojans traveled east to Broken Arrow in a make-up game from a COVID-19 postponement earlier in the season. Jenks saw its winning streak snapped at the hands of the Tigers 61-50 to drop to 9-4 on the season. The Trojans and BA were neck-and-neck through the first half with the scored knotted at 13 through the opening quarter and Jenks taking a 29-28 lead into the halftime locker room. It was the third and fourth quarters that proved to be the difference for the Trojans. Broken Arrow outscored Jenks 3321 in the second half. Juniors Ben Averitt, Chase Martin and Cain Smith all led the Trojans with 12 points. Senior Stephen Kittleman finished with nine. Sophomore Gron Tata had three and junior Seth Wilkins ended the afternoon with two points.
TROJANS HANDLE SAPULPA ON THE ROAD
Jenks played some of its best ball of the season in the first half of the Friday night victory at Sapulpa. The Trojans led by 24 points at halftime and looked like they were in postseason form. However, in the second half, Jenks only managed 18 points, but the cushion built in the first two quarters was enough to withstand the Chieftain comeback. The Trojans held on for a 59-50 win. “It was a tale of two halves,” Jenks coach Clay Martin said. “We did not handle prosperity well at all. We came out and we turned it over the first five out of six possessions to start the half. Luckily, we had that cushion. There were a lot of learning opportunities. I am thankful we were able to get a lot of guys in the game. That is kind of us right now. You saw a lot of good, a lot of bad and a lot of ugly in about 16 minutes in the second half. Fortunately, our guys put us in a position to be able to afford some of that stuff. There was a lot to be happy for, but a lot we can be better at for sure.” Junior Ben Averitt was the game’s leading scorer with 15 points. Junior Chase Martin and sophomore Gron Tata each had eight points. Senior Carson Cooper had seven points. Junior Seth Wilkins finished with five. Junior Cain Smith and sophomore Dylan Golightly had four points and senior Stephen Kittleman, senior Aiden Deken, senior Albert Diarra and sophomore Noah Borchers each had two points. Martin said playing so many games in a short period of time affects the way his team can practice. “We have to adjust our practice when we do get a practice day. I told our staff this many games are either going to be really good for our young team or it won’t. Luckily, it has been pretty good because there is no better teacher than experience. Our young team is getting a lot of experience in game situations. Fortunately, we have been able to preserve and grind some out.” Next up for the Trojans is an 8 p.m. Friday road matchup at Bixby.
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