CPHS Basketball: Boys survive Owasso 71-62, Fox scores 23

Josh Minney goes up for tip-off against Union. Minney scored 15 points in Tuesday’s win over Owasso.

The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (15-4, 7-4) bounced back from Friday’s loss with a 71-62 win over No. 18 Owasso (9-11, 5-6) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. The Sandites had four players score in double digits, led by junior Marlo Fox with 23.

The Sandites used lethal accuracy and put up a season-high ten three-point baskets to overcome a 22-18 rebounding deficit. Fox, Davon Richardson, and Cason Savage all had three threes apiece. Richardson put up 19 points, followed by Josh Minney with 15 and Savage with 11.

The first quarter was back and forth with six lead changes. The Sandites scored eight in a row for a 13-6 advantage with back-to-back threes from Richardson, but the Rams came storming back with eleven in a row, including back-to-back threes from Bryce Journee, and held a narrow 19-18 lead going into the second period. That would be their last lead of the game, but they played close throughout.

The Sandites opened the second period on an eleven-point run and took a 31-25 lead into the locker room. Aaron Porter and Caden Fry cut it to 31-30 early in the second half, but Sand Springs went on an 11-3 run and were 47-38 to start the fourth.

Minney hit a three for the home team’s first double-digit lead with 6:50 to play, and Savage made a layup for the biggest lead at 64-53. Richardson hit two free throws late in the game to make it 71-60, but Journee scored a putback to end the game.

Journee led the Rams with 18 points, followed by Porter and EJ Lewis with 15 apiece, and Fry with 12.

Sand Springs basketball will return to action Friday at 8:00 p.m. with a huge conference road game at No. 3 Jenks (17-2, 9-2), who won their previous meeting 57-54. The Rams will host Sapulpa (9-11, 4-7) Friday at 8:00 p.m. The Rams won the first meeting 62-38.

CPHS 71 OHS 62
1Q: OHS 19-18.
2Q: CPHS 13-6.
3Q: CPHS 16-13.
4Q: ALL 24-24.

Free Throws: CPHS 9-of-12, OHS 8-of-13.
Field Goals: CPHS 26-of-46, OHS 21-of-46.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 4, OHS 8.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 14, OHS 14.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 18, OHS 22.
Steals: CPHS 6, OHS 5.
Blocks: CPHS 2, OHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 12, OHS 12.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 23, Richardson 19, Minney 15, Savage 11, Oakley 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Oakley 2, Richardson 1, Fox 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 4, Minney 3, Richardson 3, Brockman 2, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Minney 4, Savage 4, Richardson 3, Oakley 3, Fox 2, Brockman 2.
Steals: Richardson 3, Minney 2, Savage 1.
Assists: Richardson 4, Fox 3, Brockman 1.
Blocks: Minney 1, Richardson 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Oakley 4, Minney 2, Fox 1, Shoemaker 1.

(Owasso partial stats)
Scoring: Journee 18, Lewis 15, Porter 15, Fry 12, Ellison 2.
Fouls: Porter 4, Journee 4, Lewis 3, Fry 1.