CPHS Basketball: Sandites pummel Jaguars 103-67 in season-opener

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It had been a long time since the Sand Springs boys’ basketball team scored 100 points in a single game - if ever. Sandite Pride’s records are incomplete, but we can safely say that Thursday’s season-opening 103-67 win over the NOAH Jaguars (2-4) was at least the highest-scoring game of the Eric Savage era.

“I liked our energy, our focus and our intensity,” said Savage. now in his eighth year as a Sandite. “Just the excitement of getting to play a game again, I think really brought a lot of energy tonight.”

Just getting to play again will be a big motivator for the Sandites, who saw their dream season cut short this March. The boys won Regional and Area tournaments last season but the arrival of COVID-19 in Oklahoma led to the cancelation of the State Tournament. They ended the year 19-7 with wins over the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked teams.

Twelve Sandites saw action in the game against the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools and all twelve made their way into the scorebook, with four players earning double-digits. Marlo Fox led his team with 23 points, a modest score for the senior standout who has led his team on 17 occasions. Close behind him was Cason Savage with a career-best 20 points and Jason Clark with a career-best 15.

“We had a lot of contribution up and down the lineup tonight but I thought Marlo and Cason were really good early in the first half and kind of set the tone of what you expect from your senior leader guards. They were distributing the ball, but scored when they needed to,” said Savage.

The Jaguars tried to hang close early in the game, and led at 10-8 before Cason Savage dropped a three to kick off a 12-point run. Sand Springs took a 55-30 lead into the locker room and coasted through the second half with lots of contribution from the bench. Their biggest lead came at 103-64 after Damien Williams scored through a foul and sank the bonus point.

The Sandites entered the season ranked No. 15 in the Class 6A coaches poll, and will look to get some much-needed pre-conference reps when they play Inola Monday night at 8:30 p.m. in the first round of the Jerry O’Quin Invitational. They will then travel to Bartlesville Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. to kick off Frontier Valley Conference action.

Jarreth Ingram and Caden Babcock led the Jaguars with 14 points apiece. NOAH will take on the Christian Home Educators Fellowship (CHEF) Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

CPHS 103 NOAH 67
1Q: CPHS 31-18.
2Q: CPHS 24-12.
3Q: CPHS 19-14.
4Q: CPHS 29-23.
Free Throws: CPHS 22-of-33, NOAH 18-of-27.
Field Goals: CPHS 37-of-69, NOAH 22-of-52.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 12, NOAH 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 26, NOAH 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 38, NOAH 21.
Steals: CPHS 20, NOAH 8.
Fouls: CPHS 25, NOAH 20.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Fox 23, Savage 20, Clark 5, Hawkins 11, Corona 7, Oakley 6, Shoemaker 6, Askew 5, Brockman 3, Williams 3, Keim 2, Stone 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Hawkins 4, Fox 2, Oakley 2, Savage 1, Askew 1, Keim 1, Corona 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 6, Clark 4, Hawkins 3, Fox 3, Askew 3, Brockman 2, Corona 2, Oakley 1, Shoemaker 1, Stone 1.
Total Rebounds: Savage 7, Hawkins 7, Fox 5, Clark 4, Askew 4, Oakley 3, Corona 3, Brockman 2, Keim 1, Shoemaker 1, Stone 1.
Steals: Askew 4, Corona 3, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Savage 2, Fox 2, Brockman 2, Shoemaker 1, Stone 1, Williams 1.
Assists: Clark 2, Savage 2, Fox 2, Brockman 2, Corona 1, Shoemaker 1.
Fouls: Fox 4, Oakley 4, Brockman 3, Shoemaker 3, Stone 3, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Keim 2, Askew 1, Corona 1.

(NOAH)
Scoring: Ingram 14, Babcock 14, I. Hislop 11, Wagner 7, Bell 6, Crow 5, Horn 3, C. Hislop 3, Edwards 2, Garner 2.
Fouls: Babcock 4, Wagner 3, Garner 3, Bell 3, Piche 2, Ingram 2, Crow 2, Edwards 1, C. Hislop 1.

In junior varsity action the Sandites got a 4-0 shutout in overtime to win 57-53, with all four points coming at the hands of Costen Brockman. Brockman had a team-high 15 points, followed by Kade Holland with 14 and John Keim with 13.

JV: CPHS 57 NOAH 53
1Q: NOAH 10-7.
2Q: CPHS 18-16.
3Q: CPHS 19-16.
4Q: NOAH 11-9.
OT: CPHS 4-0.

CPHS Scoring: Brockman 15, Holland 14, Keim 13, Williams 6, Stone 4, Shoemaker 3, Jones 2.
NOAH Scoring: Ingram 19, Crow 11, Wagner 10, C. Hislop 3, Jaxson 3, Garner 2, Darren 2, Hill 2, Ashton 1.