CPHS Basketball: Girls place sixth at loaded Bixby Tournament

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In a tournament so loaded that the defending 5A State Champions only finished in seventh place, the Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team settled for sixth after going 1-2 this past weekend. Their two losses came to perennial Edmond powerhouses, and they won a consolation semifinal game against 5A No. 2 Piedmont.

On Thursday the girls were victimized by unfortunate seeding as they had to take on 6A No. 3 Edmond North (6-0), the defending tournament champions. Journey Armstead scored 14 points in the 47-29 loss, but was the only Lady Sandite in double digits. Laci Steele scored 20 for the Huskies, who won the battle at the boards and came away with more turnovers.

In consolation Sand Springs won 46-37 against the defending 5A champions from Piedmont (1-3) behind a 21-point effort from Armstead, and Darrian Jordan added another 11. The Sandites led 10-3 after the first quarter and 22-20 at the half. Armstead and Hailey Jackson had seven-rebounds apiece and Armstead added a team-best four assists.

On Saturday the girls came back from a 10-6 deficit in the first quarter to lead 21-15 at halftime and 30-28 late in the third against No. 16 Edmond Memorial (3-3). Lexi Hensley tied it up late in the third and Baylor Franz went three-for-three at the charity stripe after taking a foul on the buzzer-shot.

The Sandites never reclaimed the lead but were competitive throughout the final stanza and fell 46-41. Franz led all scorers with 21 points, and was the only Bulldog in double digits. Armstead led Sand Springs once again, this time with 15 points. 6’2” starter Layne Kirkendoll was unavailable for the tournament and the Bulldogs used their height advantage to out-rebound the Sandites 30 to 16.

The Lady Sandites (3-2) dropped from 9th to 12th in the Class 6A coaches’ poll on Monday. They are 1-0 in Frontier Valley Conference play and will look to remain undefeated when they travel to unranked Muskogee (1-3, 0-1) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for their last game of 2020. The girls have won six-straight meetings with the Roughers, dating back to 2016.

The varsity boys will not travel with the Lady Sandites on Tuesday due to quarantine protocols following a positive COVID-19 test within the team.

Tournament Results
QF: Bixby 87-27 OKC Storm
QF: Sapulpa 43-28 Edmond Memorial
QF: Putnam City 44-29 Piedmont
QF: Edmond North 47-29
SF: Sapulpa 63-55 Bixby
SF: Edmond North 56-25 Putnam City
Finals: Edmond North 60-54 Sapulpa
3rd Place: Bixby 62-45 Putnam City
Consolation: Edmond Memorial 51-43 OKC Storm.
Consolation: Sand Springs 47-37 Piedmont.
5th Place: Edmond Memorial 46-41 Sand Springs.
7th Place: Piedmont 68-33 OKC Storm.

Edmond North 47-29 CPHS
1Q: EDN 18-5.
2Q: EDN 7-5.
3Q: EDN 9-7.
4Q: EDN 13-12.
Free Throws: EDN 9-of-11, CPHS 8-of-9.
Field Goals: EDN 18-of-51, CPHS 9-of-39.
Offensive Rebounds: EDN 9, CPHS 4.
Defensive Rebounds: EDN 22, CPHS 19.
Total Rebounds: EDN 31, CPHS 23.
Steals: EDN 7, CPHS 4.
Blocks: EDN 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: EDN 13, CPHS 13.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Armstead 14, Wilson 3, Cheney 3, Jordan 3, Tanner 3, Hampton 2, Jackson 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 2, Armstead 1, Wilson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Cheney 5, Jordan 4, Armstead 4, Wilson 3, Jackson 2, Hampton 1.
Total Rebounds: Armstead 5, Cheney 5, Wilson 4, Jackson 4, Jordan 4, Hampton 1.
Steals: Wilson 4.
Assists: Wilson 1, Jackson 1.
Blocks: Jackson 1.
Fouls: Armstead 4, Wilson 3, Jackson 3, Jordan 2, Cheney 1.

(Edmond North)
Scoring: Steele 20, E. Papahronis 11, Melton 5, Casaus 3, Heathcock 3, T. Papahronis 3, Robinson 2.
Fouls: E. Papahronis 4, Casaus 2, T. Papahronis 2, Steele 2, Melton 1, Robinson 1, Heathcock 1.

CPHS 46-37 Piedmont
1Q: CPHS 10-3.
2Q: Piedmont 17-12.
3Q: CPHS 15-12.
4Q: CPHS 9-5.
Free Throws: CPHS 16-of-24, Piedmont 6-of-9.
Field Goals: CPHS 13-of-41, Piedmont 13-of-39.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 7, Piedmont 8.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, Piedmont 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 26, Piedmont 24.
Blocks: CPHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 11, Piedmont 20.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Armstead 21, Jordan 11, Wilson 9, Jackson 5.
Offensive Rebounds: Wilson 2, Jackson 2, Cheney 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Armstead 7, Jackson 5, Jordan 3, Wilson 3, Cheney 1.
Total Rebounds: Armstead 7, Jackson 7, Wilson 5, Jordan 5, Cheney 2, Hampton 1.
Steals: Wilson 3, Armstead 1, Jackson 1, Jordan 1. Hampton 1.
Assists: Armstead 4, Jackson 2, Wilson 1.
Blocks: Jackson 1.
Fouls: Armstead 4, Jordan 4, Wilson 1, Cheney 1, Hampton 1.

Edmond Memorial 46-41 CPHS
1Q: EDM 10-8.
2Q: CPHS 13-5.
3Q: EDM 18-9.
4Q: EDM 13-11.
Free Throws: EDM 14-of-19, CPHS 13-of-21.
Field Goals: EDM 15-of-40, CPHS 12-of-34.
Offensive Rebounds: EDM 11, CPHS 4.
Defensive Rebounds: EDM 19, CPHS 12.
Total Rebounds: EDM 30, CPHS 16.
Steals: EDM 7, CPHS 7.
Fouls: EDM 16, CPHS 14.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Armstead 15, Jackson 7, Hampton 6, Jordan 5, Cheney 3, Tanner 3, Wilson 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Wilson 3, Jackson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Armstead 4, Jackson 3, Cheney 2, Jordan 2, Tanner 1.
Total Rebounds: Armstead 4, Jackson 4, Wilson 3, Cheney 2, Jordan 2, Tanner 1.
Steals: Jackson 4, Armstead 2, Cheney 1.
Assists: Jackson 1.
Fouls: Jordan 5, Wilson 4, Armstead 2, Cheney 1, Hampton 1, Tanner 1.

(Edmond Memorial)
Scoring: Franz 21, Johnson 8, Langenberg 6, Hensley 6, Hjelmstad 2, Hall 2, Hamlin 1.
Fouls: Franz 4, Hensley 3, Langenberg 3, Hall 3, Johnson 2, Hamlin 1.