CPHS Basketball: Sandites fall 64-43 to No. 11 Bixby, Armstead scores 16

The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Bixby High School girls’ basketball team (11-6, 5-3) won their seventh-straight game Friday night at the Whitey Ford Sports Complex, 64-43 against Frontier Valley Conference foe No. 10 Charles Page High School (12-4, 5-3) from Sand Springs.

The Spartans out-shot and out-rebounded the Sandites, and had more contributors in the scorebook. Sandite sophomore Journey Armstead led all scorers with 16 points, but Hailey Jackson was the only other Sandite in double-digits with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Bixby had three double-digit scorers: Gracy Wernli posted 15, Deonna Owens scored 11, and Alyssa Nielson added 10.

Wernli kicked off the game with a three for the Spartans, but Madison Burris and Armstead made threes of their own and the Sandites stayed out front till a nine-point run from the home team made it 14-8. Leyshia Morris added another three and Darrian Jordan scored a traditional three to end the quarter down 16-14. 

Morris tied it up to start the second quarter and Raegan Padilla and Sophia Regalado added buckets for the lead. After falling behind 21-18 Bixby got hot and ended the half on a 17-5 run, with Wernli’s 13 points leading all scorers. 

The Spartans continued to run away with things in the third period, outscoring their guests 19-8 with three threes for a 54-34 advantage, and neither team made any real headway in the final quarter. 

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a Highway 97 Rivalry road game at No. 8 Sapulpa (14-3, 7-1). Bixby will travel to Owasso (4-13, 2-6) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Bixby 64 CPHS 43
1Q: Bixby 16-14.
2Q: Bixby 19-12.
3Q: Bixby 19-8.
4Q: Bixby 10-9.

Free Throws: Bixby 12-of-16, CPHS 9-of-18.
Field Goals: Bixby 23-of-48, CPHS 15-of-48.
Offensive Rebounds: Bixby 9, CPHS 11.
Defensive Rebounds: Bixby 23, CPHS 15.
Total Rebounds: Bixby 32, CPHS 26.
Steals: Bixby 7, CPHS 9.
Blocks: Bixby 1, CPHS 1.
Fouls: Bixby 15, CPHS 17.

(Sand Springs statistics)
Scoring: Armstead 16, Jackson 10, Morris 5, Padilla 4, Burris 3, Jordan 3, Regalado 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 5, Armstead 2, Regalado 2, Morris 1, Burris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 4, Burris 3, Armstead 2, Padilla 2, Morris 2, Shrum 1, Regalado 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 9, Armstead 4, Burris 4, Morris 3, Regalado 3, Padilla 2, Shrum 1.
Steals: Padilla 4, Armstead 3, Jackson 1, Jordan 1.
Assists: Armstead 3, Padilla 1, Burris 1, Morris 1.
Blocks: Padilla 1.
Fouls: Burris 5, Padilla 4, Jackson 3, Jordan 2, Shrum 1, Morris 1, Cheney 1.

(Bixby partial statistics)
Scoring: Wernli 15, Owens 11, Nielsen 10, Baldwin 8, Mayes 8, Bradley 6, King 4, Hendricks 2.
Fouls: Nielsen 5, Bradley 3, Hendricks 2, Baldwin 2, Wernli 1, Owens 1, King 1.