GILBERT & OCAMPO SHINE AGAIN AS TROJANS TOP CLINTONDALE

Clawson's backcourt can hurt you in so many ways.

Senior point guard Deshawn Gilbert has one of the quickest moves to the hoop you'll ever see. Sophomore shooting guard Jared Ocampo can drain outside shots from anywhere on the floor.

Combining for another stellar outing Thursday night, Gilbert and Ocampo sparked the Trojans to a 59-51 road victory over Clinton Township Clintondale in boys basketball action from the MAC Silver.

Ocampo tickled the twine for a game-high 14 points, banging home 3-of-6 from 3-point range. Gilbert scored 12 points, delved off six assists and made three steals.

Both Ocampo and Gilbert helped take Clawson (5-1, 1-0) to a first-place finish in its own holiday tournament last week, each being selected to the all-tourney team.

In his first year on the Trojans varsity, Ocampo canned 9-of-13 from long distance over the two games, including knocking down five critical trifectas in the tournament title game win versus Bloomfield Hills Lahser.

Jasper Ocampo, Jared's dad and Clawson's assistant coach, was one of Oakland County's all-time great 3-point shooters as a local prepster at Madison Heights Bishop Foley in the early-1990s, connecting on 65 percent of his bombs beyond the arc over the course of a three-year varsity career.

Last season, Gilbert was the Trojans starting floor general for a Clawson squad that won the school's first league title in 16 years. The past two falls, he's been an all-league wide receiver-defensive back for the Trojans football team.

On Thursday, Clawson held a 31-29 lead at halftime, however fell behind 42-40 after three quarters of play. Motivated coming out of the huddle to start the fourth, the fast and versatile Trojans closed the game on a 19-9 run to collect the victory, their fifth straight.

Jalen Harrison chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Trojans.

Clintondale (1-4) was paced by Jeremy Gordon, who put up a team-high 11 points.