CPHS Volleyball: Sandites go 1-2 at Holland Hall Friday, beat Okay 3-1

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (6-6) went 1-2 Friday at the Holland Hall Tournament, winning their first match 3-1 against Okay (2-4) before falling 3-0 to Holland Hall (6-2) and Cascia Hall (8-2).

In the match against Okay, the Mustangs won the first set 25-21, thanks in part to twelve errors from the Sandites, who struggled with mistakes throughout the tournament. The game was competitive with four lead changes and five tie-scores, but the Mustangs pulled ahead for good after a four-rally run gave them the 16-13 advantage. Payton Robbins kept the Sandites alive with five kills and two aces in the set.

In game two the Mustangs surged back from a 5-1 deficit to a 9-7 lead before Sand Springs won five-straight rallies and Jacelyn Smith scored a kill to make it 12-9. Robbins and Smith scored four kills apiece in the set and Madison Blaylock had two aces in the 25-17 victory.

Game three was another back and forth affair early on before the Sandites pulled ahead with a five-rally run at 21-15. Layla Lenex showed off with four kills in the 25-18 win. The final game was a blowout for the Sandites who took a 22-10 lead and sent in the backups to coast to a 25-14 win. Charley Fahland served up three aces and Lenex had three more kills in the final set. Robbins led all scorers with 16 kills and two aces in the match.

Holland Hall capitalized on Sandite errors for a pair of 25-12 wins, and looked like they might run away with the third set as well, but Sand Springs battled back to force a close one. After losing eight-straight rallies to trail 12-5, the Sandites buckled down and tied it up at 24-24 with a four-point streak capped by a block from Sophie Singleton before falling 26-24. Robbins led the Sandites with seven kills and Lenex had six.

Cascia Hall won sets of 25-15, 25-21, and 25-10 to wrap up the day. Robbins once again led the Sandites with five kills. The Commandos posted 41 kills in the dominant win.

Jentry Hughes had one of the most impressive Sandite performances of the day. Hughes took over setting duties after Tehya Johnson suffered an injury in the Sandite Invitational. Hughes recorded 24 assists against Okay, 10 against Holland Hall, and 12 against Cascia, along with 21 digs and nine kills in the tournament so far.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action Saturday with a 10:30 a.m. match against Claremore (0-4), followed by matches against Christian Heritage (7-2) at 1:30 p.m. and Rejoice Christian (2-10) at 3:00 p.m. The first match will be played in the middle school gym, and the other two will be in the upper school gym.

CPHS 3-1 Okay
(21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-15)
Kills: CPHS 44, Okay 29.
Blocks: CPHS 4, Okay 2.
Aces: CPHS 16, Okay 3.
Errors: CPHS 41, Okay 32.

Kills: Robbins 16, Lenex 8, Smith 6, Singleton 5, Hughes 4, Holland 4, Blaylock 1.
Assists: Hughes 24, Wright 3, Lenex 2, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Holland 3, Lenex 3, Smith 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1.
Digs: Blaylock 13, Robbins 9, Hughes 7, Fahland 7, Dewitt 5, Smith 2, Lenex 1, Holland 1, Wright 1, Horton 1.
Aces: Fahland 4, Blaylock 3, Smith 3, Dewitt 3, Robbins 2, Hughes 1.

Holland Hall 3-0 CPHS
(25-12, 25-12, 26-24)
Kills: Holland 32, CPHS 18.
Blocks: CPHS 7, Holland 3.
Aces: Holland 9, CPHS 3.
Errors: CPHS 32, Holland 20.

Kills: Robbins 7, Lenex 6, Smith 2, Holland 2, Hughes 1.
Assists: Hughes 10, Wright 3, Blaylock 1, Singleton 1.
Solo Blocks: Singleton 2, Lenex 1.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 3, Singleton 2, Hughes 1, Robbins 1, Horton 1.
Digs: Blaylock 19, Hughes 6, Dewitt 6, Fahland 5, Robbins 3, Singleton 1, Lenex 1, Horton 1.
Aces: Blaylock 2, Singleton 1.

Cascia Hall 3-0 CPHS
(25-15, 25-21, 25-12)
Kills: Cascia 41, CPHS 18.
Blocks: CPHS 4, Cascia 3.
Aces: Cascia 5, CPHS 3.
Errors: CPHS 26, Cascia 23.

Kills: Robbins 5, Hughes 4, Singleton 3, Holland 3, Lenex 2, Smith 1.
Assists: Hughes 12, Fahland 1.
Solo Blocks: Smith 1, Lenex 1.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 2, Singleton 1, Holland 1.
Digs: Blaylock 20, Dewitt 11, Hughes 8, Robbins 4, Smith 2, Holland 1.
Aces: Hughes 1, Blaylock 1, Fahland 1.