CPHS Basketball: Kersgieter/Regalado score 17 apiece, Girls top Bishop Kelley 53-40

Juniors Holly Kersgieter and Isabella Regalado scored seventeen points apiece Friday night to lead Charles Page High School (15-7, 11-3) past the Bishop Kelley Comets (5-17, 2-12). Even missing one of their top scorers, the Class 6A No. 13 ranked Sandites managed a 53-40 victory over the private Catholic school. 

Kersgieter hit a pair from the charity stripe to start the night. Kirstyn Stecker tied it up, then the Sandites went on a nine-point run before Ellie Davie broke it up. Kersgieter, Meaghan Cyr, and Isabella Regalado exchanged three-point baskets, then the Comets went on a six-point run before Madison Burris made a three.

Trailing 17-13 after the first, the home team went on an eight-point run and took the lead with a basket from Cyr. Regalado scored from deep to briefly reclaim the advantage, Halle Poleman tied it with a free throw, then Kersgieter made it 25-23 at halftime.

The Sandites took charge in the third period, jumping out to a double-digit lead. Regalado and Grace Ritchie exchanged threes, then Kersgieter and Taber got in the action to make it 36-26. Amy West made a three-point play, Sand Springs went on a seven-point run, then Poleman made a two to end the quarter 43-31.

Raegan Padilla started the fourth with a three, Bree Berge made a two, Kelley rattled off six, the Sandites returned five, then Ritchie made the final points of the night from three-point range. Ritchie led the Comets with ten points on the evening. 

The Lady Sandites finished the season 11-3 for third place in the Frontier Valley Conference after winning it 13-1 last season. Bishop Kelley finished 2-12 for ninth place for the third-straight season.

The Sandites will return to action Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Bixby when they play Stillwater (7-16) in the first round of the Regional playoffs. The Comets will travel to East Central and take on No. 9 Coweta (11-12) Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

At halftime the school held a recognition of John Heckenkemper and officially named the new school track after the former coach.

CPHS 53 BKHS 40

1Q CPHS 17-13
2Q BKHS 10-8
3Q CPHS 18-8
4Q CPHS 10-9

Free Throws: CPHS 6-of-8, BKHS 6-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-49, BKHS 15-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: BKHS 15, CPHS 8.
Defensive Rebounds: BKHS 19, CPHS 16.
Total Rebounds: BKHS 34, CPHS 24.
Steals: CPHS 11, BKHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 4, BKHS 2.
Fouls: BKHS 10, CPHS 12.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 17, Regalado 17, Presnell 6, Taber 4, Burris 3, Padilla 3, Berge 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Burris 2, Regalado 1, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Regalado 3, Taber 3, Burris 3, Presnell 2, Padilla 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 7, Burris 5, Regalado 4, Taber 4, Presnell 3, Padilla 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 6, Regalado 3, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Presnell 1.
Blocks: Regalado 2, Kersgieter 1, Presnell 1.
Fouls: Regalado 3, Kersgieter 2, Taber 2, Presnell 2, Burris 2, Padilla 1.

(Bishop Kelley) 
Scoring: Ritchie 10, West 7, Cyr 7, Davie 4, Easterling 4, Stecker 4, Poleman 4.
Fouls: West 3, Cyr 3, Davie 2, Stecker 2.

FINAL Frontier Valley Conference Standings
14-0 No. 2 Bartlesville (22-0)
11-3 No. 3 Owasso (20-3)
11-3 No. 13 Sand Springs (15-7)
10-4 No. 10 Bixby (17-6)
7-7 No. 19 Sapulpa (12-11)
6-8 Jenks (11-12)
5-9 Union (8-15)
4-10 Broken Arrow (6-17)
2-12 Bishop Kelley (5-17)
0-14 Muskogee (2-21)