CPHS Volleyball: Sandites and North Rock Creek both sweep McAlester 3-0

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (9-9) got back to a .500 record Saturday afternoon at the Ed Dubie Field House, beating 5A No. 14 McAlester (5-11) in straight sets.

The Sandites won sets of 25-9, 25-19, and 25-11 against McAlester, and the second set was only close because of a mess of Sandite mistakes. They dominated the Buffaloes offensively with 29 kills and 19 aces, and only allowed nine kills from their competitors.

McAlester’s Dayana Wright scored a kill and an ace en rout to a 4-3 Buffalo lead in set one, but Layla Lenex kicked off a seven-point run for the Sandites that their visitors never recovered from. Sand Springs’s biggest scoring streak was twelve-straight rallies for the 23-6 advantage, and the home team capped the win with an ace from Charley Fahland.

Sand Springs committed nine errors in the second set, and Wright added three kills and an ace to pace McAlester. Even after taking a 15-6 lead, the Buffaloes were no match for the Sandites once the home team settled down and focused. Sand Springs went on runs of seven and five, and Teyha Johnson gave her team the lead at 17-16 on a tipped ball. Lenex and Sophie Singleton scored kills in a final three-point run for the 25-19 win.

Game three was almost as lopsided as the first set, and the Sandites went on streaks of five, five, and eight, for a 22-6 advantage before letting the Buffaloes even things up. McAlester went on a five point run late in the game with a pair of aces from Brooke Jacobs before the Sandites rallied to the win. Madison Fowler, Blaylock, and Smith scored a trio of kills for the final score of 25-11.

Smith led all scorers with eight kills and six aces, followed by Lenex with six kills, and Kasidy Holland with five. Johnson led the Sandites in assists with 14, and Blaylock had five digs. Wright was McAlester’s top scorer with five kills and two aces, while Jacobs served four aces.

McAlester lost their second match of the day, also in straight sets, to North Rock Creek High School (6-0) out of Shawnee. The Cougars are in their first ever season and remain undefeated after taking sets of 25-16, 25-10, and 25-23. Chloe Kasterke led all scorers with nine kills, a block, and two aces. Wright led the Buffaloes with five kills and two aces.

Sand Springs will play North Rock Creek at 3:00 p.m. Matches are open to the public, but masks are required.

CPHS 3-0 McAlester (25-9, 25-19, 25-11)
Kills: CPHS 29, McAlester 9.
Blocks: CPHS 1, McAlester 1.
Aces: CPHS 19, McAlester 6.
Errors: CPHS 23, McAlester 26.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Smith 8, Lenex 6, Holland 5, Blaylock 3, Johnson 3, Robbins 2, Singleton 1, Fowler 1.
Assists: Johnson 14, Hughes 4, Smith 1, Blaylock 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1.
Assisted Blocks: Singleton 1, Lenex 1.
Digs: Blaylock 5, Fahland 3, Robbins 3, Dewitt 3, Fowler 1.
Aces: Smith 6, Blaylock 4, Robbins 4, Dewitt 3, Fahland 2.

(McAlester)
Kills: Wright 5, Monks 2, Moore 1, Lopez 1.
Solo Blocks: Moore 1.
Aces: Jacobs 4, Wright 2.

NRC 3-0 McAlester (25-16, 25-10, 25-23)
Kills: NRC 27, McAlester 13.
Blocks: NRC 1, McAlester 1.
Aces: NRC 11, McAlester 6.
Errors: NRC 29, McAlester 36.

(North Rock Creek)
Kills: Kasterke 9, Hanna 6, Herron 4, Abigail Smith 3, Balmes 2, Molly Smith 2, Terrell 1.
Solo Blocks: Kasterke 1.
Aces: Balmes 3, Kasterke 2, Abigail Smith 2, Hanna 2, Terrell 1, Herron 1.

(McAlester)
Kills: Wright 5, Monks 4, Upton 2, Moore 1, Wilkinson 1.
Solo Blocks: Moore 1.
Aces: Monks 2, Wright 2, Martinez 1, Jacobs 1.