CPHS Basketball: Sandites whip Wichita 64-48, Fox scores 17

Coming off a huge conference upset of Union, the Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (3-0) rode that momentum into a mostly easy win against the Wichita Defenders (3-3) Thursday night in the first round of the Memorial Veterans Arena Invitational.

Jaeden Hurd and Marlo Fox kicked off the night with a pair of twos, and the Sandites never trailed. Hurd, Fox, Cason Savage, and Josh Minney combined for an 11-point run and 15-2 advantage before the Defenders finally found some rhythm.

The two teams kept pace with each other from there, and Sand Springs only led 21-11 after the first quarter and 37-25 at the half. Davon Richardson picked up a technical foul late in the second, setting up David Brown for a pair of free throws to cut it to 34-25, but Daren Hawkins hit a three just seconds before the buzzer to reclaim the double-digit advantage.

Wichita won the third quarter 12-8 and only trailed by six early in the fourth quarter before Sand Springs hit the gas and scored ten-straight. The Sandites won the fourth 19-11 for a comfortable 16-point win.

Wichita’s Jonah Wolters led all scorers with 19 points, closely followed by Fox with 17. Minney and Hawkins both scored 12 for the Sandites, while Kip Ammons tallied 10 for the Defenders.

Sand Springs will play the Hoops For Christ (HFC) Warriors (6-4) Friday at 5:30 p.m., while Wichita will play 5A No. 10 Collinsville (2-1) at 7:00 p.m. The festival-style invitational is not bracketed, and no first-place trophy is awarded.

CPHS 64 Wichita 48
1Q: CPHS 21-11.
2Q: CPHS 16-14.
3Q: Wichita 12-8.
4Q: CPHS 19-11.

Free Throws: CPHS 10-of-17, Wichita 5-of-7.
Field Goals: CPHS 24-of-50, Wichita 18-of-54.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, Wichita 11.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 22, Wichita 19.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 27, Wichita 30.
Steals: CPHS 7, Wichita 1.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Wichita 1.
Fouls: CPHS 10, Wichita 13.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Fox 17, Hawkins 12, Minney 12, Richardson 8, Hurd 8, Savage 5, Oakley 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Hurd 2, Richardson 1, Minney 1, Hawkins 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 6, Fox 5, Hurd 3, Richardson 2, Savage 2, Hawkins 2, Clark 1, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Minney 7, Fox 5, Hurd 5, Richardson 3, Hawkins 3, Savage 2, Clark 1, Oakley 1.
Steals: Hawkins 3, Minney 2, Fox 2.
Assists: Savage 3, Fox 3, Clark 2, Brockman 1, Minney 1, Richardson 1.
Blocks: Richardson 1, Hurd 1.
Fouls: Richardson 2, Minney 2, Savage 2, Fox 1, Hurd 1, Brockman 1, Hawkins 1.

(Wichita Partial Stats)
Scoring: Wolters 19, Ammons 10, Brown 8, Addison 5, Cooley 2, Beuogher 2, Rackley 2.