CPHS Basketball: Sandites throttle Bixby 64-49, Minney scores 19

The Class 6A No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (13-3, 5-3) snapped back from Tuesday’s upset loss with a dominant 64-49 Frontier Valley Conference win against Bixby (6-9, 2-6) Friday night at the Whitey Ford Sports Complex.

The game was a shootout between the two #23s, and Bixby’s Xavier Glenn won that battle with 23 points, but the Sandites had no shortage of stars with Josh Minney leading the way. The 6’4” senior put up 19 to lead the Sandites for the second time this season, and also had 9 rebounds. He was closely followed by Davon Richardson with 18 points and 8 rebounds, and Marlo Fox with 15 points.

The Sandites started the game on fire with a traditional three from Richardson, a steal from Minney that led to free throws, a dunk from Minney, an easy bucket from Cason Savage, then a three from Minney for the 12-0 lead. Glenn got the home team on the board with a pair of threes, but the visitors led 18-8 at the buzzer. 

Minney stayed hot in the second period with five more points, including a dunk, and was aided by Daren Hawkins and Fox with four apiece for a 33-17 halftime advantage. 

Fox kicked off the second half with a three, then Minney added a third dunk. They extended their lead to as much as 45-23 before the Spartans began a comeback attempt with eight-straight points including a dunk from Glenn. The visitors had the final say of the period with baskets from Minney and Fox to make it 49-31. 

Bixby whittled their deficit down to 12 in the fourth but Sand Springs never failed to find an answer and scored eight in a row to make it 64-44 before Glenn broke up the run. 

The Sandites will return to action with a Highway 97 Rivalry game at Sapulpa (8-9, 3-5) Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Bixby will travel to No. 20 Owasso (7-10, 3-5) Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.

CPHS 64 Bixby 49
1Q: CPHS 18-8.
2Q: CPHS 15-9.
3Q: CPHS 16-14.
4Q: Bixby 18-15.

Free Throws: CPHS 17-of-28, Bixby 5-of-10.
Field Goals: CPHS 21-of-46, Bixby 18-of-57.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 7, Bixby 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 21, Bixby 18.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 28, Bixby 28.
Steals: CPHS 9, Bixby 5.
Blocks: CPHS 3, Bixby 2.
Fouls: CPHS 11, Bixby 21.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Minney 19, Richardson 18, Fox 15, Hawkins 9, Savage 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Oakley 3, Minney 2, Richardson 2.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 7, Richardson 6, Fox 4, Savage 2, Hawkins 1, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Minney 9, Richardson 8, Fox 4, Oakley 4, Savage 2, Hawkins 1.
Steals: Richardson 2, Fox 2, Savage 2, Minney 1, Hawkins 1, Oakley 1.
Assists: Savage 3, Fox 2, Minney 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Minney 1.
Fouls: Richardson 3, Fox 3, Minney 1, Savage 1, Oakley 1, Askew 1, Stone 1.

(Bixby partial stats)
Scoring: Glenn 23, Harris 10, Friedrichsen 9, Weaver 3, Solomon 2, Crites 2.
Fouls: Harris 4, Solomon 4, Hill 4, Friedrichsen 3, Glenn 2, Loney 1, Weaver 1, #24 1, Crites 1.