CPHS Basketball: Broken Arrow spoils Sandite Senior Night 55-54, Richardson scores 16

For the second time this season, the Class 6A No. 11 ranked Broken Arrow High School boys’ basketball team (17-6, 9-5) pulled off the upset against No. 9 Sand Springs (16-6, 8-6), and this time they did it on the Sandites’ Senior Night in come-from-behind fashion.

Sand Springs won the first three quarters and held a 54-44 lead midway through the fourth before giving up eleven unanswered points to lose the game 55-54.

The first quarter saw eleven lead changes but Sand Springs had the first and final say. Marlo Fox scored the opening three and the closing two to take an 18-17 lead into the second quarter. The lead changed four more times in the second quarter but a three pointer from Cason Savage gave the home team the advantage till the final bucket of the game.

By halftime the Sandites were up 33-28, but Broken Arrow cut it to 38-36 midway through the third. Davon Richardson scored four in a row and Fox added another bucket to pad the lead and they entered the home stretch 46-40. 

Savage gave the Sandites their first double digit lead at 52-42 to cap a six-point run. Then the Tigers came roaring back with an eleven point run for the 55-54 lead at 2:02. The Tigers held that score till 11.1 remained and Richardson sent George McCurdy to the line for a 1-and-1. McCurdy missed the shot and Fox rebounded, but Anthony Allen came away with the steal. Josh Minney rebounded another missed Tiger free throw, but his last second half-court three failed to find its target.

Sand Springs was led by Richardson with 16 points and 9 rebounds, followed by Fox with 14 points and Minney with 10. The Tigers also had three players in double digits. Jaiell Talley led all scorers with 17 points, followed by Tyler Pinder and Allen with 10 apiece.

The two teams will return to action next Friday at the Ed Dubie Field House when the Sandites host the Tigers for the Regional Tournament. Broken Arrow will play Bixby (6-15) at 6:30 p.m. and Sand Springs will play Enid (8-15) at 8:00 p.m. The winners of those two games will play Saturday at 7:00 p.m., and both will advance to the Area playoff.

BAHS 55 CPHS 54
1Q: CPHS 18-17.
2Q: CPHS 15-11.
3Q: CPHS 13-12.
4Q: BAHS 15-8.

Free Throws: BAHS 3-of-7, CPHS 10-of-11.
Field Goals: BAHS 25-of-48, CPHS 19-of-41.
Offensive Rebounds: BAHS 7, CPHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: BAHS 12, CPHS 14.
Total Rebounds: BAHS 19, CPHS 20.
Steals: BAHS 12, CPHS 5.
Blocks: BAHS 2, CPHS 0.
Fouls: BAHS 11, CPHS 15.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Richardson 16, Fox 14, Minney 10, Savage 7, Askew 3, Clark 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 3, Minney 2, Savage 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 6, Fox 2, Minney 2, Askew 2, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 9, Minney 4, Fox 2, Savage 2, Askew 2, Clark 1.
Steals: Richardson 3, Minney 1, Shoemaker 1.
Assists: Minney 1, Savage 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Fox 4, Minney 4, Clark 2, Shoemaker 1.

(Broken Arrow partial stats)
Scoring: Talley 17, Pinder 10, Allen 10, Stika 8, McCurdy 4, Barnes 3, Golden 2, Blair 1.
Fouls: Barnes 3, Pinder 3, Blair 2, McCurdy 1, Stika 1, Golden 1.