Lady Sandites Rout Ponca City in Regional Playoffs, Will Play Broken Arrow Friday

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The No. 6 ranked Charles Page High School girls basketball team (18-6) easily handled its first round playoff game against Ponca City (7-17) Tuesday at the Broken Arrow regional tournament, 45-28.

It was the Sandites’ third win in a row, sixth consecutive win against the Wildcats, and marked the fourth year in a row that the Sandites have won a playoff game.

Southwestern Oklahoma State commit Sakauri Wilson led Sand Springs to victory with her first double-double of the season, scoring 11 points with 10 steals.

“It was just a good job by a senior, stepping up on that end of it, but you’ve got to have a total team effort come Friday and be ready to go,” said head coach Josh Berry.

The first half was total domination as the Sandites held Ponca to a single field goal in each of the first two quarters.

Hope Bump took a steal coast to coast on the Wildcats’ first possession for a 2-0 Sandite lead, though Kyra Allison responded with a bucket of her own and briefly gave Ponca its only lead on a free throw soon after.

A three-pointer from Wilson kicked off a 15-0 run before Kaytum Lively broke up the run. Sand Springs closed on an 8-0 streak to make it 25-5 at the buzzer.

“I thought we actually didn’t play that well,” said Berry. “Defense, we did okay. We didn’t play the way and with the energy that we’re used to playing with. I think if we would have played that way it would have been an even bigger first half for us.”

Ponca’s offense came alive in the third quarter as Allison scored 8 points and the Wildcats trimmed their deficit to 36-19, but Sand Springs got the edge in a wild turnover-ridden fourth quarter.

“They did some things to kind of slow us down,” said Berry. “We’ve got to go back and fix some things and we’ve got to be better come Friday because that’s not going to get the job done.”

“They were able to take advantage of us not being locked in and being in the right defensive positions.”

The Sandites had their biggest lead at 41-19 early in the fourth before running the bench.

Sand Springs will return to action Friday at 3:30 p.m. against host No. 8 Broken Arrow (17-7) who defeated Enid 75-33 in their first round game. The Sandites are in pursuit of their first Regional title since 2022 and eighth overall.

CPHS 45 POHI 28

1Q: CPHS 12-3.
2Q: CPHS 13-2.
3Q: POHI 14-11.
4Q: Tied 9-9.
Free Throws: CPHS 6-of-7, POHI 8-of-12.
Field Goals: CPHS 18-of-52, POHI 10-of-37.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 8, POHI 8.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, POHI 20.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 26, POHI 28.
Steals: CPHS 22, POHI 14.
Blocks: CPHS 3, POHI 4.
Fouls: CPHS 11, POHI 12.

Sand Springs Statistics

Points: Wilson 11, Simon 9, Bump 8, Ti. Butler 8, Morris 6, Pearce 2, Ta. Butler 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Bump 2, Wilson 1, Morris 1, Simon 1, Ti. Butler 1, Ta. Butler 1, Pearce 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Morris 5, Bump 4, Simone 3, Ta. Butler 2, Wilson 1, Ti. Butler 1, Pearce 1, Gilton 1.
Total Rebounds: Bump 6, Morris 6, Simone 4, Wilson 2, Ta. Butler 3, Ti. Butler 2, Pearce 2, Crain 1.
Steals: Wilson 10, Bump 3, Morris 3, Simone 2, Ti. Butler 2, Ta. Butler 2.
Assists: Ta. Butler 2, Wilson 2, Bump 1, Morris 1.
Blocks: Ti. Butler 1, Young 1, Gilton 1.
Fouls: Bump 2, Morris 2, Simone 2, Ta. Butler 2, Wilson 1, Young 1, Pearce 1.

Ponca City Statistics

Points: Allison 13, Lively 4, Northcutt 4, Collins 2, Good 2, Miner 2, Pool 1.
Fouls: Allison 3, Collins 2, Good 2, Carlisle 2, Lively 1, Northcutt 1, Miner 1.