CPHS Basketball: Sandites split at Broken Arrow, Darrian Jordan leads girls to win

Darrian Jordan passes the ball to Sakauri Wilson in a game against Broken Arrow. Click here to view our full photo gallery.

The Class 6A No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (9-7) is now 3-1 against Broken Arrow (6-8) in their two seasons under Head Coach Josh Berry, picking up a 40-38 Frontier Valley Conference win Tuesday night at Tiger Field House. But just like all three games last year, it was close from start to finish. All four meetings have been decided by five points or less.

The Lady Sandites trailed only once in the game, after Taleyah Jones put up the opening bucket. Freshman star Sakauri Wilson scored on a steal to tie it, then Darrian Jordan sank a three for the lead and they never gave it up. Jordan scored through contact to add a conventional three, then Layne Kirkendoll made it 10-3 before the Tigers came roaring back.

Broken Arrow made it a one-point game twice in the first quarter and they were only down 12-11 when Leyshia Morris drilled a three to end the quarter. Mikah Hampton scored a putback and Hailey Jackson made buckets on back-to-back possessions to win the second quarter 6-0 and took a ten point lead into the locker room.

The home team won the second half 27-19 but couldn’t quite erase their scoreless second stanza. The Sandites were short one starter for almost the entire half after Kirkendoll fouled out on a technical early in the third, and without her height the Sandites lost the rebound battle significantly. The Tigers made it a one-score game five times in the fourth quarter but the Sandites made just enough plays to stay alive.

Jones led all scorers with 19 points and was the only Tiger in double digits. Jordan scored 11 to lead the Sandites for the second time this season, followed by Jackson with nine. Journey Armstead, playing through a recovering injury, was held to a career-low four points - but her fellow Sandites stepped up to the occasion with one of their most balanced team efforts of the season.

Sand Springs Boys Basketball

The Sandite boys are in a bit of a tough spot, unranked and coming off their worst loss since 2016. No. 10 Broken Arrow (11-5) rolled to an 82-50 conference win Tuesday night on the home court for their fifth-straight in league play. The Tigers improved to 5-2 in the Frontier Valley while Sand Springs dropped to 1-6 and 5-8 overall.

6’5” junior forward Anthony Allen singlehandedly gave his team a 6-0 lead en route to a team-high 21 points for the Tigers, who never trailed and led 23-8 by the end of the first period and 42-24 at the half. Senior first-year starter Corbin Fisher put up a career-high 22 points to lead all scorers, but was the only Sandite in double digits. The Tigers had four double-digit scorers, including Simon Blair who had 18 off the bench.

Broken Arrow was the most accurate team the Sandites have played all season, shooting 62% in the field and 10-of-17 on three-pointers.

Sand Springs basketball is scheduled to host the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Home Schools (NOAH) Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in non-conference play, followed by Bartlesville Friday.

Girls Statistics

CPHS 40 BAHS 38
1Q: CPHS 15-11.
2Q: CPHS 6-0.
3Q: BAHS 8-7.
4Q: BAHS 19-12.
Free Throws: CPHS 10-of-22, BAHS 12-of-18.
Field Goals: CPHS 14-of-46, BAHS 12-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, BAHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, BAHS 30.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 24, BAHS 40.
Steals: CPHS 11, BAHS 5.
Blocks: CPHS 2, BAHS 3.
Fouls: CPHS 18, BAHS 19.

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

(Broken Arrow)
Scoring: Jones 19, Howard 9, Herrera 5, Duffey 4, Jones-Wilson 1.
Fouls: Vann-Jackson 5, Jones 4, Howard 3, Herrera 3, Duffey 2, Pippett 2.

Boys Statistics

BAHS 82 CPHS 50
1Q: BAHS 23-8.
2Q: BAHS 19-16.
3Q: BAHS 23-12.
4Q: BAHS 17-14.
Free Throws: BAHS 16-of-21, CPHS 11-of-16.
Field Goals: BAHS 28-of-45, CPHS 18-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: BAHS 5, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: BAHS 23, CPHS 9.
Total Rebounds: BAHS 28, CPHS 16.
Steals: BAHS 2, CPHS 5.
Blocks: BAHS 4.
Fouls: BAHS 16, CPHS 18.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Fisher 22, Fox 9, Savage 7, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Keim 2, Oakley 2, Askew 2, Lockhart 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 3, Oakley 2, Fox 1, Keim 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 2, Fisher 2, Clark 1, Hawkins 1, Fox 1, Oakley 1, Minney 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 5, Oakley 3, Savage 2, Fox 2, Keim 1, Hawkins 1, Clark 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Savage 1, Fox 1, Keim 1.
Assists: Fisher 1, Fox 1.
Fouls: Hawkins 4, Fisher 4, Keim 3, Savage 2, Fox 2, Oakley 1, Minney 1, Lockhart 1.

(Broken Arrow)
Scoring: Allen 21, Blair 18, Dow 13, Pinder 11, Talley 7, McCurdy 6, Barnes 3, Ellison 2, Thompson 1.
Fouls: McCurdy 3, Pinder 3, Johnson 2, Barnes 2, Blair 2, Allen 1, Dow 1, Buckner 1.