Bobcats run past Warriors

By MATT BAKER World Sports Writer - 11/7/2009


GLENPOOL — For the first nine weeks of the season, Glenpool used a powerful ground game to dominate opponents.

Friday night, OKC Star Spencer's tailback tandem turned Glenpool powerless.

Darwin Rideau and Terrance Olds combined for 245 rushing yards and four touchdowns, handing the top-ranked Warriors a 34-20 loss at the Chaffin Sports Complex.

Glenpool's defeat gives Star Spencer the District 4A-2 title and snaps a 23-game winning streak for the defending state champion Warriors (9-1 overall, 6-1 district).

"They were better prepared than us," Glenpool coach Steve Edwards said. "They played better than us, and they deserved to win."

Although Rideau has attracted attention from Oklahoma, Ohio State and Oklahoma State, Friday's tailback duel started as a battle between Olds and Glenpool star Marco Nelson.

Olds had 119 yards in the first half, including a 70-yard TD romp in the second quarter to give the Bobcats a 14-0 lead. Olds, a senior, finished with 167 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries for Star Spencer (8-2, 7-0).

"We didn't take care of the line of scrimmage defensively," Edwards said. "That's what really hurt us. Their backs were able to get loose and get going."

Nelson answered for Glenpool, racking up all 68 of the Warriors' yards on the next possession. The Tulsa commit kept the drive alive with an 18-yard catch on fourth-and-10, and his 6-yard touchdown run cut the lead to 14-7.

Nelson accounted for all but 6 of Glenpool's first-half yards and finished with 144 yards on 28 carries.

"We weren't executing our plays," Nelson said. "Little stuff hurt us."

Rideau took over in the second half. After a 5-yard touchdown run by Glenpool quarterback Derek Allen cut the Bobcats' lead to 22-14 with six minutes left, Rideau returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards.

On the next play, Olds rumbled 43 yards for a score. Rideau put the game out of reach minutes later after the second of Allen's three interceptions.

Rideau ran into a wall of Glenpool defenders, turned around and tossed the ball back to quarterback Franky Jamison, who scrambled 8 yards into the end zone to put the game out of reach.

"That was kind of just a made-up play we did," Rideau said.

Edwards said Glenpool's loss shows the Warriors have plenty of things to improve heading into the playoffs — including a defense that allowed a season-high 34 points — 14 more than the Warriors had allowed the past four weeks combined.

Nelson was confident Glenpool will rebound.

"We'll see them in the championship," Nelson said. "I know that."

OKC STAR SPENCER 34, GLENPOOL 20

Star Spencer 8 6 8 12 — 34
Glenpool 0 7 0 13 — 20

S: Rideau 5 run (Jamison rush)

S: Olds 70 run (pass failed)

G: Nelson 6 run (Hobbs kick)

S: Rideau 4 run (Rideau rush)

G: Allen 5 run (Hobbs kick)

S: Olds 43 run (run failed)

S: Jamison 8 run (run failed)

G: Adkins 1 run (pass failed)

SSG First downs1212 Rush-Yards35-32146-226 Comp-Att-Int0-1-03-12-3 Pass Yards038 Punts-Avg1-203-27 Fumbles-Lost2-11-1 Penalties-Yards5-633-30

Matt Baker 581-8358
matt.baker@tulsaworld.com


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Tulsa World Reader Comments
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oklahoma8s, Glenpool (11/9/2009 10:21:50 AM)
Glenpool was out weighed on the line by at least 400 lbs. Spencer has some huge lineman and they were blocking 8 yards down field. I don't know that Glenpool can get that big by the rematch if there is one.

carvinrocks2, (11/7/2009 12:16:34 PM)
Glenpool just doesn't have the players it did last year. Nelson was busting through 4 or 5 guys and gaining some yardage, he just couldn't go far because his blockers were in nowhere land. Also, Glenpools defense wasn't anything like it was last year and Star Spencer made them look slow.



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