Football Game Preview: Douglas Trojans vs. Brookings-Harbor Bruins

The Douglas Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Brookings-Harbor Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.

Douglas will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating South Umpqua, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Trojans took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 27-0 victory over the Lancers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.

Ryder Sawyer

Passer Rating

10/24/25 vs South Umpqua	161.5
10/03/25 vs Sutherlin	137.8
10/10/25 vs Siuslaw	114.4
10/17/25 @ Coquille	110.9
09/19/25 @ Pleasant Hill	76.1
+ 3 more games

It was another big night for Ryder Sawyer, who threw for 250 yards and three TDs while completing 81.2% of his passes, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground. His passing game has become a key predictor of Douglas' success: the team is 3-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-3 otherwise. The Trojans' leading receiver Reese Willis was Sawyer's top target yet again, picking up 80 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Douglas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaden Burkhart, Niel Kelly, and Devon Taylor picked up one apiece.

Meanwhile, Brookings-Harbor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 48-10 loss at the hands of Siuslaw. The game marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Brookings-Harbor's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Douglas, the win got them back to even at 4-4.

Douglas strolled past Brookings-Harbor when the teams last played back in November of 2024 by a score of 36-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.