Jenks enjoys big homecoming win By: Fred W. Wienecke, Journal Sports Writer 10/12/2006 Before Friday night's homecoming game, the Jenks Trojans suited up and prepared in the old locker room rather than the new Sharp Center locker room. There was an implied message. Access to Sharp Center is reserved for winners. The Trojans got the message and dominated the game in every respect. Offense, defense and special teams were invincible. The Roughers' first string quarterback, Rell Lewis was injured on the opening kickoff. He sustained a knee sprain on the first play of the game and never returned to the field. After mishandling the kickoff, he was injured in the scramble to recover the ball. But his was not the only injury the Roughers sustained. Running back Drew Stout also left the field. Stout left before half time and returned for only a couple of plays. An ankle sprain ruined Stout's showing. Neither injury is a season ender but they were sufficient to remove both players from Friday night's game. Consequently the high powered show down between Jenks and Muskogee never had a chance to materialize. "Losing their quarterback was a real stinger," said coach Brady Robbins. "They never got going after that." That thought was repeated by coach John Kincade. "Losing number three (Lewis) just took it out of them," said Kincade. Those two loses were too much for the Roughers to overcome. Jenks won the meeting between Oklahoma's number one and number three ranked class 6A teams, 28 to 3. With the core of their offense missing, Muskogee never looked smooth. Execution on offense, defense and special teams never got in sync. Jenks' defense stuffed everything Muskogee attempted. After the first two possessions, Muskogee had minus yardage. The Trojan defense played well and even contributed a touchdown of their own by forcing a fumble. Tanner Shuck, the Alaskan Assassin, caused the fumble and 'big Tony' Gillespie recovered it in the end zone. At the end of the game the Roughers' total offense was just 40 yards. "Our plan was to cover up on Stout. If we could keep him running side to side we knew we could win," said Robbins. The plan worked. Stout rarely saw the other side of the line. Jenks scored a touchdown in each of the first two quarters and two touchdowns in the third to gain their advantage. Ginther passed for both of the first half touchdowns and ran in for the third score. The recovered fumble boosted the score to the 28-point total. Muskogee scored their only points on a field goal late in the second quarter and only threatened once in second half. That drive ended in turning the ball over on downs. Jenks homecoming Queen, Renee Andersen and her entourage enjoyed a win that few outside of the Jenks family predicted. Jenks dominated from start to finish and clearly enjoyed unseating the number one ranked Roughers. The message implied by the locker room choice was answered on the field. Following the game, a meal was served to the winning Trojans in the Sharp Center. The Trojans belong there. Next Friday the Trojans take on the Sandites of Sand Springs in an away game. The Sandites are having a good year and would enjoy nothing more than upsetting the number 2 ranked Trojans. It should be a good game at Sand Springs. Game time is 7:30 p.m. | 
