CPHS Basketball: Sandites Trump Trojans 74-56, Kersgieter scores 23

It was a high scoring affair Tuesday night at the Frank Herald Fieldhouse. Jenks Junior standout Makenna Burch scored a game-high thirty points, but it wasn’t enough. Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School (12-2, 9-0) rolled over No. 19 Jenks (7-6, 4-4) to remain undefeated in Frontier Valley Conference action thanks to double-digit efforts from three players.

University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter led the Sandites with 23 points, followed by University of Tulsa-commit Destiny Johnson with nineteen. Northeastern State University-commit Isabella Regalado had her first double-double of the season with seventeen points and twelve rebounds in the 74-56 victory.

Burch scored the opening three-pointer for Jenks, her first of eight on the night. Kersgieter scored a three for the Sand Springs lead, then Trinity Jackson rebounded to tie it. That was the closest the Trojans would get for the remainder of the evening. The Sandites went on a seven point run and never relinquished their lead. Burch’s third three-pointer put the Trojans within a goal of Sand Springs at 16-13, but Kersgeiter hit five in a row en route to a twelve-point first quarter performance and a 25-19 Sand Springs lead.

The second period was the Destiny Johnson show as the future Hurricane totaled eleven points for a 41-29 halftime advantage. Burch was an ever-looming threat, however, with 21 points by halftime.

Jenks rallied to start the third period with seven straight points, five from Rylie Watson, but the visitors scored a seven point run of their own to make it 51-38. Regan Padilla made her way into the scorebook to the close the third period at 58-43. Regalado hit a pair of threes in that stanza for a double-double before the fourth even started.

Once again the Trojans tried to claw their way back into it, and back to back threes from Burch and Haley Meely cut their deficit to 62-51, but Regalado scored a three of her own to kick off an eight point run. Padilla scored two more before Coach Tobey Nightingale pulled her starters with a 72-53 lead. Darrian Jordan hit a pair of free throws for their biggest lead at 21 points.

The Sandites will return to action Thursday at 7:00 p.m. against Southmoore (4-10) in the first round of the John Nobles tournament at Moore High School.

CPHS 74 JHS 56
1Q: CPHS 25-19.
2Q: CPHS 16-10.
3Q: CPHS 17-14.
4Q: CPHS 16-13.
Free Throws: CPHS 16-of-23, JHS 3-of-5.
Field Goals: CPHS 25-of-58, JHS 21-of-59.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 12, JHS 12.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, JHS 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 35, JHS 28.
Steals: CPHS 8, JHS 1.
Blocks: JHS 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 11, JHS 15.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
9-0 No. 5 Sand Springs
6-2 No. 7 Union
5-1 No. 9 Bartlesville
5-2 No. 15 Booker T. Washington
4-3 No. 20 Sapulpa
4-4 No. 18 Bixby
4-4 No. 19 Jenks
2-6 Broken Arrow
0-8 Owasso
0-9 Muskogee

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 23, Johnson 19, Regalado 17, Jordan 6, Padilla 5, Burris 4.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Johnson 2, Regalado 2, Padilla 2, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Hughes 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Regalado 10, Johnson 3, Kersgieter 3, Padilla 3, Jordan 2, Burris 2.
Total Rebounds: Regalado 12, Kersgieter 6, Johnson 5, Padilla 5, Burris 3, Jordan 3, Hughes 1.
Steals: Johnson 3, Kersgeiter 1, Regalado 1, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Padilla 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 1.
Blocks: Kersgieter 1.
Fouls: Jordan 3, Kersgieter 2, Burris 2, Johnson 1, Regalado 1, Padilla 1, Shrum 1.

(Jenks Scoring): Burch 30, Meely 8, Watson 8, Wasson 6, Jackson 4.