CPHS Basketball: Sandites upset No. 6 Union 75-74, Marlo Fox scores 26

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (2-0, 1-0) pulled off a 75-74 upset of No. 6 Union (2-1, 2-1) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House behind a 26-point career-high performance from Marlo Fox. The Redskins beat their first two opponents by an average margin of 30 points before falling in Sand Springs.

Union took an early lead thanks to Sandite fouls, but the home team settled down and battled back to their first lead at 10-9 thanks to a pair of threes from Fox and a long two from Cason Savage. The teams traded punches till Union went on a six-point run to close the quarter 20-16. 

A Josh Minney free throw set up Fox for the game-tying three early in the second. Union responded by taking their biggest lead yet at 30-22, but Fox hit yet another three, Daren Hawkins scored two from the charity stripe, and Minney added a layup to make it a one-score game. The Redskins held a narrow 35-34 lead going into the locker room. 

Sand Springs pulled ahead in the third quarter behind a seven-point performance from Richardson and they held a 51-49 advantage going into the final stanza. They hit the gas in the home stretch, jumping out to a 68-60 lead before getting into foul trouble in the final minute.

With only seconds remaining AJ Reed hit a free throw to make it 75-73, but missed the second and Jaeden Hurd rebounded. It looked like the Sandites had the game on lock, but Hurd’s pass was picked off and Minney had to foul Da’Yan Aromaye to prevent a game-tying layup with less than a second remaining. Fortunately for the Sandites, Aromaye missed his first shot, making the second irrelevant.

Fox’s 26 points led all scorers, followed by Richardson with 21 and Minney with 15. Five Redskins posted double-digits, led by Reed and RJ Forney with 15 apiece. Nehemiah Boykins contributed 11 and Micah Lovett and Seth Chargois had 10 each.

Sand Springs will return to action Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Tulsa Memorial Veterans Arena Invitational against the Wichita Defenders (3-2). They will play Friday at 5:30 p.m. against the HFC Warriors (6-2) and Saturday at 11:00 a.m. against the Northwest Arkansas Hornets (1-4). Union will play 3A No. 7 Hugo (3-1) Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the first round of the Durant Tournament.

CPHS 75 Union 74
1Q: Union 20-16.
2Q: CPHS 18-15.
3Q: CPHS 17-14.
4Q: Union 25-24.

Free Throws: CPHS 26-of-33, Union 15-of-23.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-38, Union 25-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, Union 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, Union 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 28, Union 27.
Steals: CPHS 9, Union 11.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Union 0.
Fouls: CPHS 18, Union 22.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Fox 26, Richardson 21, Minney 15, Hawkins 5, Savage 5, Hurd 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Hawkins 2, Hurd 2, Fox 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 9, Hurd 7, Minney 3, Savage 2, Hawkins 1, Fox 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 9, Hurd 9, Minney 3, Hawkins 3, Fox 2, Savage 2.
Steals: Fox 3, Savage 2, Richardson 1, Hawkins 1, Minney 1, Hurd 1.
Assists: Minney 2, Fox 2, Hurd 1, Richardson 1.
Blocks: Minney 1, Fox 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Hawkins 4, Fox 4, Hurd 3, Minney 2, Savage 1.