CPHS Volleyball: Sandites beat Muskogee 3-1 on the road, Robbins scores 21 kills

The Class 6A No. 19 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (13-10, 2-4) picked up a 3-1 win Tuesday evening at Frontier Valley Conference foe Muskogee (8-9, 1-5), and both teams were shorthanded due to injuries and COVID-19. Muskogee was short six players, and Sand Springs was missing a few as well, including starters Layla Lenex and Kasidy Holland. 

Muskogee was competitive in the first and fourth set, but after a come-from-behind win in game one, they were throttled in the next two before nearly tying it up in the final bout.

The Roughers tied the first set four times before taking their first lead at 22-21. The visiting Sandites led by as much as 12-7 after a five-point streak, but Muskogee had a 6-1 run with an ace from Sophie Reynolds to tie it at 21-21. The game tied seven times from there before the home team pulled ahead. Jacelyn Smith scored a block and a kill for the 28-27 lead but Paige Irwin tied it with a tipped ball and Reynolds scored back to back kills for the win. Payton Robbins had seven kills and two aces in the set, but her team committed 16 errors. 

The Sandites got off to a great start in game two, and Smith scored three kills in a six-point run for the 12-3 lead. Muskogee responded with six-point run of their own, but Smith kept her team on track and racked up eight kills in the 25-13 win. This time they committed only six errors to Muskogee’s 12. 

Muskogee took a 6-1 lead early in the third period but Sand Springs scored a season-best 16-straight points with an ace from Smith and five kills from Robbins before Irwin broke up the run. Robbins responded with her sixth kill of the set and Teyha Johnson served an ace for the 25-11 win. 

Sand Springs turned an 8-4 deficit into a 10-8 lead with a six-point streak in game four, then Irwin served an ace to cap off a five-point run for the home team at 14-11. Muskogee began to pull further ahead and Reynolds and Mya Williams combined on a block for the 23-19 advantage, but Sophie Singleton scored back-to-back kills and Robbins had a pair of aces in a six-point run for the win.

Robbins finished the match with a season-best 21 kills along with four aces and 11 digs. Smith had her second-best match of the year with 13 kills, a block, and two aces. Johnson led in assists with 32 and Madison Blaylock had a team-best 19 digs. Irwin had a team-best 11 kills for the Roughers.

The Sandites have canceled their participation at the Glenpool Tournament this weekend and will host No. 3 Jenks (17-3, 5-0) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

CPHS 3-1 MHS (28-30, 25-13, 25-11, 25-23)
Kills: CPHS 44, MHS 36.
Blocks: CPHS 5, MHS 2.
Aces: CPHS 9, MHS 6.
Errors: CPHS 33, MHS 45.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Robbins 21, Smith 13, Singleton 7, Johnson 1, Fowler 1, Tippit 1.
Assists: Johnson 32, Blaylock 4, Fahland 1.
Solo Blocks: Smith 1, Tippit 1, Singleton 1.
Assisted Blocks: Tippit 2, Fowler 1, Robbins 1.
Digs: Blaylock 19, Dewitt 15, Johnson 14, Robbins 11, Smith 8, Hughes 8.
Aces: Robbins 4, Smith 2, Blaylock 1, Johnson 1, Dewitt 1.

(Muskogee)
Kills: Irwin 11, Reynolds 9, Williams 3, Wahl 3, Bartley 3, Henry 3, Venters 2, Rodriguez 2.
Assisted Blocks: Williams 2, Reynolds 1, Venters 1.
Aces: Henry 2, Roberts 2, Irwin 1, Reynolds 1.