Lady Sandites roll Booker T. Washington on Homecoming, secure home Regional

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This story was originally written for the Sand Springs Leader.

The OSSAA has released its 6A regional basketball pairings and the No. 2 ranked Charles Page High School girls will be hosting their own tournament, beginning Thursday, February 24.

Sand Springs will host No. 15 Muskogee (2-11), No. 7 Putnam City North (9-9), and No. 10 Ponca City (9-10), with a first-round game against Muskogee. 

The Lady Sandites already beat Putnam North 50-33 at the Jenks/Union tournament, and beat Muskogee 56-43 on Thursday. They have yet to play Ponca City this season.

“The way I see it is, in the playoffs anybody can get beat if you’re not ready,” says Sand Springs head coach Josh Berry. 

“Jenks is a perfect example. We had two really good games against them, then we’re in a dog fight and we barely got away with that one.”

After routing the Trojans by 34 and 21 points in two games earlier this season, the Sandites only won 53-50 on Tuesday. The No. 13 Trojans (5-10) never trailed in the first half and didn’t relinquish their lead till Sand Springs went on a 16-point run in the third quarter.

Hailey Jackson led all scorers with 19 points and 10 rebounds in that game, and Journey Armstead added 16 points and 6 rebounds.

“You can’t take any team lightly,” said Berry. “We’ve got to come out ready to play from the start.”

“Even Muskogee; they gave us a run last night. All of them have the potential to beat us, so we’ve got to go in with that mindset and play as hard as we can.”

After falling behind 18-3 late in the first quarter, Muskogee came storming back in the second and cut it as close as 25-22. Although the Roughers only led for three possessions in the opening minutes, they kept it far closer than one might have expected from a two-win team.

Jackson scored 23 points in that game with 8 rebounds, followed by Layne Kirkendoll with 9 points and 9 rebounds.

On Friday the Sandites pushed their win streak to four with a 65-40 Homecoming victory over No. 8 Booker T. Washington (10-10). They never trailed after the first quarter and dominated the second half 32-12. 

“I feel like today we did some great things,” Berry said on Friday. “They played together. We’ve got different people stepping up and that’s what we’re going to need.”

“As long as we’ve got that and we’re having fun out there, I like our chances. If we don’t have that energy then we’re not very good but as long as we’ve got energy and passion and we’re playing the right way, then we can play with anybody.”

Jackson scored 24 points to lead all scorers, followed by Armstead with 16, and Kirkendoll with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Armstead was also crowned Homecoming Queen at halftime of the boys’ game.

“I’m just proud of all of them,” said Berry. “What nobody’s really talking about is Leyshia Morris, how much her passing really helps us out. She makes a lot of really great passes to Hailey (Jackson) and to Laynie (Kirkendoll) to get them wide-open looks. She does it over and over again, she’s a valuable asset for us.”

As for what the Sandites need to focus on before the playoffs…

“We’ve just got to play harder, we’ve got to rebound better, and we’ve got to box out. We’ve got to be disciplined on every single possession and not take plays off.”

The Lady Sandites are now 16-3 on the season and 9-2 for second place in Frontier Valley Conference action. Next up will be conference road games at No. 11 Owasso (8-11) on Monday and No. 6 Broken Arrow (13-7) on Tuesday, followed by Senior Night against No. 14 Bartlesville (4-15) on Friday.

Boys Basketball

The 6A-East No. 14 Sandite boys (5-14, 1-10) have dropped four in a row and had a tough week at home, falling 78-41 to Jenks, 59-54 to Muskogee, and 68-47 to Booker T. Washington. 

They held No. 2 Jenks to a 30-25 halftime advantage before the Trojans regrouped for a second-half rout. Jason Clark scored 11 in that game. 

On Thursday they took No. 10 Muskogee to overtime behind 14 points from Cale Askew, 11 from Clark, and 10 from Alijah Roper. The two teams combined for an astounding 48 fouls in that game, and Muskogee did most of its damage at the free throw line.

On Friday JD Dickson scored 11 and Ethan Oakley added 10 in the Homecoming loss.

The boys also received their Regional assignment this week and will travel to No. 3 Putnam City West (16-4) on Friday, February 25.

Wrestling

The Sandite wrestling team wrapped up the regular season with a 7-4 dual record after falling 45-15 to No. 4 Broken Arrow on Monday. Next up is the 6A-East Regional tournament, starting Friday at Stillwater.

Basketball Stats

Boys

Jenks 78 CPHS 41
1Q: Jenks 16-11.
2Q: All 14-14.
3Q: Jenks 26-14.
4Q: Jenks 22-12.
Free Throws: Jenks 14-of-26, CPHS 9-of-13.
Field Goals: Jenks 29-of-44, CPHS 14-of-41.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, Jenks 3.
Defensive Rebounds: Jenks 23, CPHS 13.
Total Rebounds: Jenks 26, CPHS 18.
Steals: Jenks 8, CPHS 0.
Blocks: Jenks 3, CPHS 0.
Fouls: Sand Springs 19, Jenks 12.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Clark 11, Dickson 9, Kelly 6, Roper 5, Askew 3, Brockman 3, Hayes 2, Hendricks 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Askew 3, Kelly 1, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Dickson 5, Oakley 4, Askew 2, Brockman 2.
Total Rebounds: Dickson 5, Askew 5, Oakley 4, Brockman 2, Kelly 1, Johnson 1.
Assists: Clark 1, Kelly 1.
Fouls: Brockman 5, Dickson 4, Clark 3, Kelly 2, Oakley 2, Askew 1, Johnson 1.

(Jenks stats)
Scoring: Martin 20, Averitt 17, Golightly 14, Tata 9, Wilkins 4, Mundy 3, Trice 3, Hart 3, Coffey 2, Lymberpoules 2, Simmons 1.
Fouls: Coffey 3, Martin 2, Mundy 1, Golightly 1, Averitt 1, Tata 1, Bacon 1, Dodder 1.

MHS 59 CPHS 54
1Q: CPHS 18-17.
2Q: MHS 13-6.
3Q: CPHS 13-7.
4Q: All 13-13.
OT: MHS 9-4.
Free Throws: MHS 22-of-34, CPHS 14-of-21.
Field Goals: MHS 17-of-40, CPHS 18-of-49.
Offensive Rebounds: MHS 5, CPHS 12.
Defensive Rebounds: MHS 21, CPHS 22.
Total Rebounds: MHS 26, CPHS 34.
Steals: MHS 8, CPHS 9.
Blocks: MHS 1, CPHS 2.
Fouls: MHS 20, CPHS 28.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Askew 14, Clark 11, Roper 10, Kelly 6, Oakley 6, Dickson 4, Brockman 2, Hays 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Oakley 4, Dickson 3, Clark 2, Kelly 2, Brockman 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Oakley 7, Dickson 6, Askew4, Clark 2, Kelly 1, Roper 1, Brockman 1.
Total Rebounds: Oakley 11, Dickson 9, Clark 4, Askew 4, Kelly 3, Brockman 2, Roper 1.
Steals: Roper 3, Clark 1, Askew 1, Kelly 1, Dickson 1, Oakley 1, Hays 1.
Assists: Clark 1, Roper 1, Brockman 1.
Blocks: Oakley 2.
Fouls: Clark 5, Brockman 5, Kelly 4, Dickson 4, Roper 4, Askew 2, Oakley 2, Hays 2.

(Muskogee stats)
Scoring: Javonte Campbell 24, Ficklin 8, Reed 7, Johns 6, Campbell 5, Duncan 5, Titsworth 2, McGee 2.
Fouls: Ficklin 4, Titsworth 3, Johns 3, Campbell 2, Campbell 2, McGee 2, Reed 1, Larkpor 1, Thornton 1.

BTW 68 CPHS 47
1Q: BTW 14-9.
2Q: BTW 18-12.
3Q: BTW 25-6.
4Q: CPHS 20-11.
Free Throws: BTW 19-of-24, CPHS 8-of-14.
Field Goals: BTW 21-of-63, CPHS 19-of-44.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 16, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 17, CPHS 20.
Total Rebounds: BTW 33, CPHS 27.
Steals: BTW 14, CPHS 7.
Blocks: CPHS 3.
Fouls: BTW 15, CPHS 19.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Dickson 11, Oakley 10, Clark 5, Kelly 5, Johnson 4, Roper 3, Hayes 3, Askew 2, Brockman 2, Holland 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Oakley 2, Askew 1, Dickson 1, Kelly 1, Holland 1, Lair 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Dickson 7, Oakley 4, Clark 3, Roper 2, Askew 1, Kelly 1, Johnson 1, Hayes 1.
Total Rebounds: Dickson 8, Oakley 6, Clark 3, Askew 2, Kelly 2, Roper 2, Johnson 1, Hayes 1, Lair 1.
Steals: Clark 1, Askew 1, Brockman 1, Dickson 1, Kelly 1, Holland 1, Shope 1.
Assists: Askew 2, Clark 1, Dickson 1, Holland 1.
Blocks: Dickson 2, Hayes 1.
Fouls: Clark 4, Oakley 3, Roper 3, Holland 3, Dickson 2, Kelly 2, Johnson 1, Shope 1.

(Booker T. Washington stats)
Scoring: Parker 16, Boone 12, Chambers 9, English 7, Ware 7, Potter 6, Smith 4, Crosslen 3, Oates 2, Simpson 2.
Fouls: Oates 5, Boone 3, English 3, Wilson 2, Chambers 1, Parker 1, Simpson 1.

Girls

CPHS 53 Jenks 50
1Q: Jenks 16-14.
2Q: Jenks 13-12.
3Q: CPHS 20-12.
4Q: Jenks 9-7.
Free Throws: CPHS 10-of-17, Jenks 9-of-14.
Field Goals: CPHS 21-of-54, Jenks 16-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 12, Jenks 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, Jenks 13.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 30, Jenks 19.
Steals: CPHS 8, Jenks 6.
Blocks: CPHS 3, Jenks 1.
Fouls: CPHS 15, Jenks 15.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Jackson 19, Armstead 16, Wilson 6, Kirkendoll 6, T. Morris 5, L. Morris 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 4, Kirkendoll 4, Jackson 2, L. Morris 2.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 8, Wilson 3, Kirkendoll 3, Armstead 2, T. Morris 1, L. Morris 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 10, Kirkendoll 7, Armstead 6, Wilson 3, L. Morris 3, T. Morris 1.
Steals: T. Morris 2, Armstead 2, Wilson 2, Jackson 1, L. Morris 1.
Assists: Armstead 2, T. Morris 2, Wilson 1, Kirkendoll 1, L. Morris 1.
Blocks: Kirkendoll 2, Armstead 1.
Fouls: Kirkendoll 5, Jackson 4, Wilson 2, T. Morris 2, L. Morris 1, Taylor 1.

(Jenks stats)
Scoring: Forgione 15, Twiehaus 15, Simpson 9, Luciano 5, Brown 4, Johnson 2.
Fouls: Brown 5, Williams 4, Forgione 2, Luciano 2, Twiehaus 2, Simpson 1.

CPHS 56 MHS 43
1Q: CPHS 18-6.
2Q: MHS 16-11.
3Q: CPHS 14-7.
4Q: MHS 14-13.
Free Throws: CPHS 9-of-14, MHS 3-of-7.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-53, MHS 16-of-46.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 13, MHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, MHS 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 36, MHS 22.
Steals: CPHS 9, MHS 5.
Blocks: CPHS 5, MHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 13, MHS 12.

(Sand Spring stats)
Scoring: Jackson 23, Kirkendoll 9, Armstead 7, T. Morris 7, Wilson 5, L. Morris 3, Taylor 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 4, Armstead 3, T. Morris 2, Wilson 1, Kirkendoll 1, L.Morris 1, Taylor 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 8, Armstead 4, Jackson 4, T. Morris 3, Wilson 2, L. Morris 1, Taylor 1.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 9, JAckson 8, Armstead 7, T. Morris 5, Wilson 3, L. Morris 2, Taylor 2.
Steals: Armstead 3, T. Morris 2, Kirkendoll 2, Wilson 1, L. Morris 1.
Assists: Armstead 6, Wilson 3, L. Morris 1.
Blocks: Kirkendoll 5.
Fouls: Wilson 3, Kirkendoll 3, T. Morris 2, Armstead 1, Jackson 1, L. Morris 1, Taylor 1, Pearce 1.

(Muskogee stats)
Scoring: Burton 16, Eubanks 12, Swanson 8, Thomas 4, McVay 3.
Fouls: Eubanks 4, Thomas 3, Mayes 2, Burton 2, McVay 1.

CPHS 65 BTW 40
1Q: CPHS 17-13.
2Q: CPHS 16-15.
3Q: CPHS 16-4.
4Q: CPHS 16-8.
Free Throws: CPHS 8-of-12, BTW 10-of-13.
Field Goals: CPHS 26-of-52, BTW 13-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, BTW 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 22, BTW 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 27, BTW 22.
Steals: CPHS 2, BTW 1.
Blocks: CPHS 2, BTW 1.
Fouls: CPHS 11, BTW 13.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Jackson 24, Armstead 16, Kirkendoll 12, T. Morris 6, Wilson 4, Walker 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 4, Jackson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: L. Morris 5, Wilson 4, Kirkendoll 4, Armstead 3, Jackson 3, T. Morris 2, Taylor 1.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 8, L. Morris 5, Wilson 4, Jackson 4, Armstead 3, T. Morris 2, Taylor 1.
Steals: Wilson 1, Jackson 1.
Assists: T. Morris 2, Armstead 1, Wilson 1, Kirkendoll 1, Walker 1.
Blocks: Kirkendoll 2.
Fouls: Armstead 3, Taylor 2, Kirkendoll 2, T. Morris 2, Jackson 1, L. Morris 1.

(Booker T. Washington stats)
Scoring: Hill 12, Johnson 10, DeLouiser 9, Smith 6, Mayberry 2, Owens 1.
Fouls: Hill 4, DeLouiser 4, Johnson 2, Smith 2, Owens 1.