CPHS Football Preview presented by Kelly Smith - Farmer's Insurance

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The Class 6A-II No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School football team (1-4, 0-2) is still looking for their first district win, making Friday’s Homecoming bout with No. 12 Bartlesville (1-4, 0-2) all the more crucial.

The two teams have identical records and both need to start winning ASAP if they hope to make the playoffs.

While the game will be played Friday, the Sand Springs Homecoming Parade will be held Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in the downtown Triangle District. Following the parade, there will be a prayer rally for Head Coach Dustin Kinard at the Ed Dubie Field House at 7:30 p.m. Kinard was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned prior to the game on Friday.

CPHS Memorial Stadium
600 North Adams Road
Sand Springs, OK 74063

OSSAA 6A-II District 2 Standings
2-0 Bixby (29 district points)
2-0 Muskogee (24)
2-0 Shawnee (6)
1-1 Booker T. Washington (1)
1-1 Sapulpa (-10)
0-2 Ponca City (-14)
0-2 Sand Springs (-16)
0-2 Bartlesville (-20)

Last Week

Sand Springs had an excellent showing in a home game against Muskogee and led 27-24 heading into the fourth quarter before the Roughers rattled off 21 unanswered points to close the night. Caden Pennington scored on a 29-yard run and a 60-yard pass to Daren Hawkins. Joel Mackey scored on a 29-yard run and Trey Wilkerson scored on a 27-yard run.

Jaden Weiser was three-for-three on extra points. Pennington was 5-14-80-0 passing and Mackey led the ground at 15-100. The offensive line opened up huge blocks all night long and the defense was solid as well. The Roughers began to shut down the ground game in the third, however, and the Sandites failed to adjust.

DeAndre Young ran for 284 yards and five touchdowns in the Bruins’ 63-58 shootout loss at Sapulpa, and Laken Clowdus ran for 205 yards and two touchdowns.

This Season

No. 9 Sand Springs (1-4, 0-2)

28-41 L vs. Mansfield Summit (3-2)
45-24 W @ No. 16 Putnam City (0-5)
13-49 L @ AR 6A No. 2 Greenwood (4-1)
23-23, OT L @ No. 14 Shawnee (2-3)
27-45 L vs. No. 7 Muskogee (4-1)

No. 12 Bartlesville (1-4, 0-2)

21-14 W @ Claremore (2-3)
27-34 L @ 5A No. 4 Collinsville (5-0)
7-33 L vs. No. 6 Del City (4-1)
6-43 L @ No. 3 Booker T. Washington (2-3)
58-63 L vs. No. 10 Sapulpa (4-1)

Average Sandite Box Score
Opponent 36 CPHS 27
First Downs: Opp 18, CPHS 16.
Fumbles/Lost: Opp 1/1, CPHS 1/1.
Penalties: Opp 8-73, CPHS 6-48.
Passing: Opp 12-17-147-0, CPHS 9-16-122-0.
Rushing: Opp 39-236, CPHS 41-245.
Offense: Opp 56-383, CPHS 58-367.

The Programs

Sand Springs is coming off a 5-6 season, led by twelfth year Head Coach Dustin Kinard with a 61-64 record. They are riding an all-time program best streak of six-straight seasons with playoff berths. They have been in Class 6A-II since its inception in 2014. The Sandites hold one gold ball, winning the 2A State title in 1966.

Bartlesville is coming off a 1-8 season, led by first year Head Coach Lee Blankenship who holds a 61-30 career record. The Bruins have been in Class 6A-II since its inception but haven’t made the playoffs since a 10-2 season in 2015. They have never won a State Title in football.

The Series (Bartlesville 38-25)

The Bartlesville-Sand Springs series dates back to the very first year of Sand Springs football, when the Sandites defeated Bartlesville Central High 19-7 under Head Coach Ivan Grover. Sand Springs High School and the Yellowjackets split the series 3-3 before Central High School was converted to a junior high in 1939.

College High, which lasted from 1939 to 1982, won an intermittent series with the Sandites 10-4. The Sooner High Spartans (1966-1982) also led their series 6-3.

The rivalry renewed in 1982, the very first year after Sooner High and College High unified as Bartlesville High School under a new mascot, the Bruin. The two teams met annually through 1997 and the Bruins led that series 11-5 including a seven-year win streak. After a two-year hiatus, they met again from 2000 to present and the Sandites lead that run 10-8.

Sand Springs won the last two meetings handily, 55-13 last year and 47-28 in 2016. They won a 28-27 Homecoming thriller in 2014 and a 34-0 Homecoming shutout in 2011. The Bruins haven’t beaten Sand Springs at Memorial Stadium since 2009. The Sandites have shut out Bartlesville eight times in program history, and have been shut out ten times.

Last year Payton Scott, currently redshirting at the University of Central Oklahoma, set the all time school record with a 47-507, 7TD rushing performance in a 55-13 win over Bartlesville.

Bartlesville Central (3-3)
1919: Sand Springs 19-7
1920: Central 43-7
1921: Sand Springs 22-6
1922: Central 6-0
1929: Sand Springs 12-0
1930: Central 20-6

Sooner High (3-6)
1970: Sooner 29-0
1971: Sooner 21-6
1972: Sooner 41-7
1973: Sand Springs 34-22
1974: Sooner 28-9
1975: Sooner 28-6
1976: Sooner 6-0
1977: Sand Springs 21-0
1979: Sand Springs 8-0

College High (4-10)
1953: Sand Springs 13-7
1954: College 28-6
1955: College 19-0
1956: Sand Springs 6-0
1957: College 19-0
1958: College 30-0
1959: College 16-6
1960: College 48-14
1972: College 43-15
1973: Sand Springs 14-7
1974: College 14-7
1975: College 21-0
1978: College 20-15
1979: Sand Springs 8-0

Bartlesville High (15-19)
1982: Bartlesville 14-0
1983: Bartlesville 24-21
1984: Bartlesville 17-6
1985: Sand Springs 35-15
1986: Bartlesville 20-6
1987: Bartlesville 28-27, OT
1988: Bartlesville 27-7
1989: Bartlesville 23-20, OT
1990: Bartlesville 7-0
1991: Bartlesville 28-0
1992: Bartlesville 40-33
1993: Sand Springs 28-6
1994: Sand Springs 27-7
1995: Sand Springs 28-12
1996: Bartlesville 20-16
1997: Sand Springs 31-0
2000: Sand Springs 21-0
2001: Sand Springs 13-8
2002: Bartlesville 34-7
2003: Bartlesville 35-18
2004: Sand Springs 28-18
2005: Sand Springs 22-3
2006: Bartlesville: 24-14
2007: Bartlesville 27-26
2008: Sand Springs 52-24
2009: Bartlesville 45-14
2010: Bartlesville 48-16
2011: Sand Springs 34-0
2012: Sand Springs 27-25
2013: Bartlesville 40-27
2014: Sand Springs 28-27
2015: Bartlesville 24-7
2016: Sand Springs 47-28
2017: Sand Springs 55-13