CPHS Basketball: Sandites survive Broken Arrow 80-78, Armstead scores 21

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (10-3, 3-2) escaped a scrappy Broken Arrow team Friday night at Tiger Field House. The Tigers (6-7, 2-3) overcame an early deficit and scored more points on the Sandites than anyone else this season, but were crippled by fouls, and Sand Springs made the most of them, scoring 22 points at the free throw line.

Sophomore guard Taleyah Jones gave Broken Arrow the lead on their opening possession, but that would be their only lead of the quarter. Hailey Jackson scored a putback to tie it, Journey Armstead made a bucket for the advantage, and Raegan Padilla drained a three for good measure before Jones made her second basket. The Sandites took their first and only double-digit lead at 16-6 less than five minutes into the game, but the Tigers battled back to end the quarter 22-18.

Broken Arrow got hot early in the second period and briefly regained the advantage. Armstead made the opening bucket, but Kelsey Duffey and Jones scored back-to-back before Jade Shrum made her way into the scorebook. Jones retaliated with a three, then laid up for the lead at 27-26.

Jada Hytche scored back-to-back buckets to make it 31-26 before a Sandite timeout got the visitors in gear. Sand Springs outscored the Tigers 9-6 in the remainder of the half and took a 37-35 deficit to the locker room.

Shrum gave the Sandites the lead with a three a minute into the second half, but fouled Duffey, who tied it at the stripe. Jordan and Adams traded blows, then Madison Burris scored to make it 49-47 for the Sandites, then made a putback to deepen the lead.

After trailing 58-54 the Tigers surged back once again to finish the quarter with a 64-61 lead thanks to ten Sandite fouls. Tea Myers scored seven-straight points spanning two quarters to make it 68-61 before Jackson added four from the stripe.

Jordan tied it at 70-70 with 4:28 in the game, then Armstead took the lead with a four-point run from the stripe. Hytch made it 76-75 with a three at the 1:45 mark, then Hannah Duin tied it with a free throw. Armstead put her team out front once again, and this time the Tigers wouldn’t recover. Jordan and Jones traded twos and Armstead had the final point of the game.

Jones led all scorers with 27 points, but Hytche was her only other teammate in double digits, with 18. The Sandites had four double-digit scorers, led by Armstead with 21. Jackson had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jordan had a season-high 15, and Shrum tied her career-high with 11.

The Lady Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a home game against Bartlesville (4-5, 1-3). The Tigers will host No. 7 Union (9-2, 4-1) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

CPHS 80 BAHS 78
1Q: CPHS 22-18.
2Q: BAHS 19-13.
3Q: BAHS 27-26.
4Q: CPHS 19-14.

Free Throws: CPHS 22-of-33, BAHS 9-of-19.
Field Goals: CPHS 27-of-63, BAHS 32-of-69.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 12, BAHS 8.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 25, BAHS 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 37, BAHS 25.
Steals: CPHS 12, BAHS 12.
Blocks: CPHS 5, BAHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 19, BAHS 27.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 21, Jackson 15, Jordan 15, Shrum 11, Padilla 9, Burris 6, Cheney 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 7, Jordan 2, Armstead 1, Padilla 1, Burris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Burris 8, Armstead 7, Jackson 4, Jordan 4, Shrum 2.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 11, Burris 9, Armstead 8, Jordan 6, Shrum 2, Padilla 1.
Steals: Armstead 3, Burris 3, Jordan 3, Shrum 2, Jackson 1.
Assists: Armstead 3, Padilla 3, Shrum 2, Burris 2, Regalado 1.
Blocks: Burris 3, Jackson 2.
Fouls: Armstead 4, Burris 4, Shrum 3, Jackson 3, Jordan 2, Hampton 1, Cheney 1, Padilla 1.

(Broken Arrow partial stats)
Scoring: Jones 27, Hytche 18, Myers 9, Adams 7, Duffey 7, Sanders 4, Duin 4.
Fouls: Sanders 5, Hytche 5, Myers 4, Adams 4, Duin 4, Jones 3, Duffey 2.