No. 2 Sand Springs Sandites at No. 13 Bartlesville: game preview

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 2 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team (5-3, 3-1) will travel to No. 13 Bartlesville (3-4, 2-2) Friday evening for an important district battle with playoff implications. While the Sandites are still vying for the District Title and a home playoff game, the Bruins are just hoping to stay in contention for the post season after dropping brutal losses to Muskogee and Bixby. 

Sand Springs started off the season with back-to-back losses. First they went down 56-20 to Arkansas 5A No. 1 Pulaski Academy (7-1), then they gave up a come-from-behind 45-41 upset to No. 8 Choctaw (4-4) on the road. They secured their first win in a 29-24 home-opener against No. 6 Putnam City West (6-2) and swept the next four-straight games as well. They trounced Highway 97 rival No. 14 Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4) 35-7 at home, beat 6A-I No. 14 Yukon (0-8) 35-14, won a 56-35 shootout over No. 15 Ponca City (1-7, 0-5), and edged No. 1 Muskogee (6-1, 3-1) 26-25 to briefly secure the number one ranking. Last week they went down 17-12 to No. 3 Booker T. Washington (5-3, 3-1) after giving up a key fumble inside their own red zone in the fourth quarter.

Bartlesville won their first game of the season 27-24 over 5A No. 6 McAlester (6-2) then dropped their next three-straight. They fell 59-14 to 6A-I No. 9 Owasso (2-6), 27-7 to 4A No. 9 Cascia Hall (6-2), and 63-6 to No. 1 Muskogee. They got back on track with a 42-20 road win over No. 15 Ponca City, followed by a 51-28 road win at No. 14 Sapulpa, before falling 63-14 to No. 4 Bixby (5-3, 3-1).

Here's how the two teams matched up against their three mutual opponents:

No. 13 Bruins (3-4, 2-2)

defeated Sapulpa 51-28
defeated Ponca 42-20
lost 63-6 to Muskogee

Average score: 33-37
First downs: 18
First downs allowed: 12
Fumbles-lost: 3-2 (total)
Fumble recoveries: 2 (total)
Penalties-Yards: 7-76

C-A-Y-I: 15-28-198-0
Average: 7.07
Allowed: 14-26-177-0
Average: 6.8

Rushes-Yards: 33-120
Average: 3.63
Allowed: 34-67
Average: 1.97

Plays-Yards: 61-318
Average: 5.21
Allowed: 60-244
Average: 4.06

No. 1 Sandites (5-3, 3-1)

defeated Sapulpa 35-7
defeated Ponca 56-35
defeated Muskogee 26-25

Average score: 39-22
First downs: 18
First downs allowed: 18
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 (total)
Fumble recoveries: 3 (total)
Penalties-Yards: 4-29

C-A-Y-I: 11-20-157-1
Average: 7.85
Allowed 17-26-181-1
Average: 6.96

Rushes-Yards: 39-233
Average: 5.97
Allowed: 32-148
Average: 4.63

Plays-Yards: 59-391
Average: 6.62
Allowed: 58-329
Average: 5.67

The pick from Sandite Pride is Sand Springs 43, Bartlesville 32. The Sandites will likely win the turnover battle and outperform the Bruins both offensively and defensively. The Bruins will win the battle in the air, but the Sandites will run for days on the ground. Sand Springs is one of the most disciplined teams in the division and will benefit strongly from Bartlesville penalties.

The Sandites have had a tough time defending the pass, something which gave Bartlesville the edge last year, and will likely play a factor this year. They have, however, stepped up their performance since the game against Ponca, and held Muskogee to a season-low on passing yardage. The Bruins are clearly more than capable of performing on the ground, however, as evidenced by a 46-197 performance against Sapulpa. 

Sand Springs hasn't won a game in Bartlesville since 2008. The High School is located at 1700 Hillcrest Drive and kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. It is Bartlesville's Senior Night and final home game of the season. 

Sand Springs vs Bartlesville's many schools

Sand Springs High School vs Bartlesville High School Yellow Jackets

1919 -  Head Coach Ivan Grover leads Sandites to 19-17 win in first season of Sandite Football.
1920 -  Bartlesville wins 43-7 (A).
1921 - Sandites win 19-7.
1922 - Head Coach A.R. Bateman. Bartlesville wins 6-0.

Sand Springs High School vs Central High School Wildcats

1929 - Head Coach James Shank. Sandites win 12-0.
1930 - Bartlesville wins 20-6.

Sand Springs High School vs College High School Wildcats

1953 - Head Coach Cecil Hankins. Sandites win 13-7 (A).
1954 - Head Coach Cecil Hankins, QB Jerry Adair. Bartlesville wins 28-6.
1955 - Head Coach Harold Wickersham. Bartlesville wins 19-0.
1956 - Head Coach Harold Wickersham, QB Mickey Lawrence. First year of desegregated Bartlesville schools. Sandites win 6-0.
1957 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. Bartlesville wins 18-0 (H).
1958 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. Bartlesville wins 24-0 (H).

Charles Page High School vs College High School Wildcats

1959 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. First year of desegregated Sand Springs schools. Bartlesville wins 16-6 (A).
1960 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. Bartlesville wins 48-14.
1961 - Head Coach Travis Rhodes. Bartlesville wins 20-0 (H).
1972 - Head Coach Jim Webb. Bartlesville wins 43-15 (A).
1973 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Sandites win 14-7 (H).
1974 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 14-7 (H).
1975 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 21-0 (A).
1978 - Head Coach A.D. James. Bartlesville wins 20-15 (H).
1979 - Head Coach A.D. James, QB Ronnie Hale. Sandites win 8-0 (A).

Charles Page High School vs Sooner High School Spartans

1970 - Head Coach Jerry Greenwood. Bartlesville wins 29-0 (H).
1971 - Head Coach Jerry Greenwood. Bartlesville wins 21-6 (A).
1972 - Head Coach Jim Webb. Bartlesville wins 41-7 (H).
1973 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Sandites win 34-22 (A).
1974 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 28-9 (H).
1975 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 28-6 (A).
1976 - Head Coach A.D. James. Bartlesville wins 6-0 (H).
1977 - Head Coach A.D. James, QB Richie Schuler. Sandites win 21-0 (A).

Charles Page High School vs Bartlesville High School Bruins

1982 - Head Coach Chris Thurmond. Bartlesville wins 14-0 (A).
1983 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brad Johnson. Bartlesville wins 24-21 (H).
1984 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Shawn Morand. Bartlesville wins 17-6 (A).
1985 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Shawn Morand. Sandites win 35-15 (H).
1986 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Blair Culley. Bartlesville wins 20-6 (H).
1987 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Blair Culley. Bartlesville wins 28-27 (A). Shared district title.
1988 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Blair Culley. Bartlesville wins 27-7 (H).
1989 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brett Pennington. Bartlesville wins 23-20 (A).
1990 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brett Pennington. Bartlesville wins 7-0 (H).
1991 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brett Pennington. Bartlesvile wins 28-0 (A).
1992 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Mike Quimby. Bartlesville wins 40-33 (A).
1993 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Delvin Jordan. Sandites win 28-6 (H).
1994 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Delvin Jordan. Sandites win 27-7.
1995 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Dustin Morrow. Sandites win 28-12.
1996 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Keith Hooks. Bartlesville wins 20-16.
1997 - Head Coach Archie Loehr, QB Keith Hooks. Sandites win 31-0.
2000 - Head Coach Archie Loehr, QB Ryan Summers. Sandites win 21-0 (A).
2001 - Head Coach Mark Baetz, QB Jeff Claybrook. Sandites win 13-8 (H).
2002 - Head Coach Tim Beacham, QB Tony Moore. Bartlesville wins 34-7 (H).
2003 - Head Coach Tim Beacham, QB Tony Moore. Bartlesville wins 35-18 (A).
2004 - Head Coach Brad Odom, QB Tommy Rogers. Sandites win 28-18 (H).
2005 - Head Coach Brad Odom, QB Tommy Rogers. Sandites win 22-3 (A).
2006 - Head Coach Brad Odom, QB Zack Frost. Bartlesville wins 24-14 (A).
2007 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Johnny Deaton. Bartlesville wins 27-26 (H).
2008 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Johnny Deaton. Sandites win 52-24 (A).
2009 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Johnny Deaton. Bartlesville wins 45-14 (H).
2010 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Darrack Harger. Bartlesville wins 48-16 (A).
2011 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Darrack Harger. Sandites win 34-0 (H).
2012 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard. QB Cody Hale. Sandites win 27-25 (H).
2013 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Cody Hale. Bartlesville wins 40-27 (A).
2014 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Conner Sitton. Sandites win 28-27 (H).
2015 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard - QB Hunter Greathouse. Bartlesville wins 24-7 (A).

All-time, all schools record: 22-39-0
CPHS vs all Bartlesville: 17-32
CPHS vs BHS: 13-19
Last ten meetings: 4-6

Longest streak: CPHS 3 (1997-2001)
Longest streak: BHS 7 (1986-1992)

Shutouts: All-SS 7
Shutouts: All-Bartlesville 11
Shutouts: CPHS vs BHS 3
Shutouts: BHS vs CPHS 3

Biggest Win: CPHS 34-0 (2011)
Biggest Win: BHS 48-16 (2010)