CPHS Basketball: Kersgieter and Johnson named All-Conference First Team

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Charles Page High School juniors Destiny Johnson (left) and Holly Kersgieter (right) were named to the Frontier Valley Conference First Team for the 2017-2018 season. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The Charles Page High School girls' basketball team recently wrapped up a successful 18-8 season with a 3-1 post-season record and State Tournament appearance. The team, which didn't include a single senior, had two players named to the All-Frontier Valley Conference First Team, and received two honorable mentions. 

University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter and Destiny Johnson, who also has Division One offers, were both First Team honorees. Isabella Regalado and Jacie Taber were given honorable mentions. All four are juniors. Taber is a University of Northern Iowa softball commit. 

The Sandites started the season with an eight game win streak and won the Bishop Kelley Invitational for the third-straight season. The girls hit a rough patch from there, going winless at the Tournament of Champions as part of a 5-7 run before getting back on track with a five-game win streak on their way to the OSSAA 6A State Tournament. 

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2017-2018 Lady Sandite Season Statistics

The No. 13 ranked Lady Sandites won their Regional Tournament 60-51 over the host team, No. 10 Bixby, then upset previously undefeated FVC Champions No. 2 Bartlesville 53-42 at Area before falling 51-38 to the defending State Champions from No. 6 Choctaw in the State quarterfinals. They also finished third in conference action with an 11-3 record, and were 6-1 at home. 

Top-Ten Lady Sandite Performances (Points)
31 - Johnson 11/28 vs. Ponca City
29 - Kersgieter 12/12 vs. Union
28 - Kersgieter 12/5 vs. Sapulpa
27 - Kersgieter 12/9 vs. Norman North
26 - Johnson 1/30 vs. Bixby
25 - Johnson 12/12 vs. Union
25 - Johnson 2/22 vs. Stillwater
23 - Regalado 1/9 vs. Jenks
23 - Johnson 2/6 vs. Jenks
23 - Kersgieter 1/9 vs. Jenks
23 - Kersgieter 2/2 vs. Sapulpa

Frontier Valley Conference Results
14-0 Bartlesville (26-2)
11-3 Owasso (26-3)
11-3 Sand Springs (18-8)
10-4 Bixby (20-8)
7-7 Sapulpa (12-12)
6-8 Jenks (11-13)
5-9 Union (8-16)
4-10 Broken Arrow (6-18)
2-12 Bishop Kelley (5-18)
0-14 Muskogee (2-22)
 

6A Conference Performances

The Frontier Valley Conference had the best post-season performance, amassing a 15-10 record. Bartlesville, Sand Springs, and Owasso won their Regional tournaments, while Bixby came in Runner-Up to advance four to Area. Sand Springs and Owasso won Area Championships while Bixby and Bartlesville won Area Consolation brackets to place four teams in the State Tournament. Owasso won their second State Title ever, and first since 1990.

The Big Ten went 11-9 in the post-season. Putnam City West and Choctaw won Regional Tournaments while Midwest City came in Runner-Up. Putnam City West won the Area Championship and Choctaw won the Area Consolation bracket. Both won their quarterfinal games at State, then Putnam West topped Choctaw to advance to the finals, falling 53-51 to Owasso. 

Shawnee, in their first year at 6A, was the only top-division team from the Suburban Conference. They represented their mostly-5A conference well, coming in Runner-Up in both Regionals and Area Consolation. 

Central Oklahoma went 15-19 in the post-season and had the most Area performances of any conference. Westmoore, Edmond Memorial, and Edmond Santa Fe won Regional Championships, while Deer Creek, Norman North, Norman, Mustang, and Edmond North came in Runner-Up for eight Area Qualifiers. Edmond Santa Fe won the Area Championship and Edmond Memorial won the Consolation bracket. Santa Fe advanced to the Semifinals and fell 48-43 to Owasso.

U.S. Grant and Capitol Hill went 0-2 as the only two 6A teams from the All-City Conference.

Top Offenses (Avg. Points Scored)
71.8 Putnam City West
62.5 Westmoore
57.5 Edmond Santa Fe
57.3 Ponca City
56.5 Choctaw
55.5 Sand Springs
54.7 Jenks
54.3 Bartlesville
54.0 Yukon
53.8 Deer Creek

Top Defenses (Avg. Points Allowed)
33.0 Shawnee
35.6 Bartlesville
39.4 Moore
39.6 Owasso
41.0 Ponca City
41.3 Mustang
41.4 Choctaw
41.7 Edmond Memorial
42.8 Edmond North
44.2 Bixby

Avg. Margin of Victory
25.3 Putnam City West
18.6 Bartlesville
16.3 Ponca City
15.1 Choctaw
13.6 Shawnee
13.3 Westmoore
13.1 Owasso
9.8 Moore
9.5 Edmond North
8.3 Sand Springs

Winningest Teams
26-2 Bartlesville
26-3 Owasso
24-4 Putnam City West
22-5 Shawnee
23-6 Choctaw
21-6 Westmoore
21-7 Edmond Santa Fe
20-8 Edmond Memorial
20-8 Bixby
18-8 Sand Springs

CPHS Basketball: No. 2 Norman North fends off Sandites 51-44, Savage scores 14

The Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team made their first State Tournament appearance in 55 years Thursday night at Catoosa High School and nearly upset Class 6A No. 2 ranked Norman North (24-3). 

No. 10 Sand Springs (20-7) led the Timberwolves 21-18 at halftime, and were only four points behind in the final minute of the game before Norman North pulled away with free throws. 

Both teams started out playing the deep ball, Matthew Price drawing first blood for the Sandites. Juwan White hit a layup on the Timberwolves’ third possession, then Drake Stoops hit a three for the lead and followed it with a free throw. Cale Savage hit a layup for the Sandites but Shemar Smith dunked in retaliation. Smith scored back-to-back then Cale Savage drained a three to end the first period trailing 10-8.

Davon Richardson tied it up with a putback, Colt Savage and White traded free throws, then Price made a freebie for the 13-12 lead. Richardson and Josh Robinson exchanged twos then Colt Savage and Kendrick Williams added free throws. Layups from White and Stoops tied it at 18-18, but Cale Savage had the final say of the half with a last second three.

Richardson kicked off the second half with a pair of free throws, but three-pointers from Jalen Crutchfield, Stoops, and White pushed the Timberwolves back out front at 35-26 with a ten-point run before Richardson broke it up. Cale Savage scored another last-second three to make it 35-31.

Colt Savage and Smith traded layups in the fourth, then Price drained a three to make it a one-point game, briefly. White scored a two, Stoops made a three, and Smith dunked for a 44-36 lead. Colt Savage scored two from the stripe, Smith made a two, then Colt Savage and Cole Durkee combined for four more free throws.

With only 47 seconds to play, the Sandites turned to desperation fouls. The Timberwolves made the most of them, pulling ahead to 51-42 before Colt Savage finished his high school career with an uncontested layup in the final moments. 

The Savage brothers were the only two Sandites in double digits. Colt, a University of Central Oklahoma-committed senior, posted a double-double with fourteen points and eleven rebounds, while Cale scored eleven points. Richardson finished with eight points and ten rebounds. Stoops led all scorers with seventeen points, followed by White with fourteen and Smith with thirteen. 

The Timberwolves will get to play the big stage at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center Friday at 4:30 p.m. against No. 3 Putnam City North (23-5). The Putnam North Panthers prevailed 43-41 over No. 4 Union (22-5) in their quarterfinal matchup.

NNHS 51 CPHS 44

1Q NNHS 10-8
2Q CPHS 13-8
3Q NNHS 17-10
3Q NNHS 16-13

Free Throws: CPHS 15-of-20, NNHS 11-of-17.
Field Goals: NNHS 17-of-38, CPHS 12-of-43.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, NNHS 4.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, NNHS 21.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 28, NNHS 25.
Steals: NNHS 5, CPHS 4.
Blocks: NNHS 6, CPHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 14, NNHS 15.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Colt Savage 14, Cale Savage 11, Richardson 8, Price 8, Durkee 2, Williams 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 3, Colt Savage 2.
Defensive Rebounds: Colt Savage 9, Richardson 7, Durkee 3, Cale Savage 2, Price 1, Williams 1.
Total Rebounds: Colt Savage 11, Richardson 10, Durkee 3, Cale Savage 2, Price 1, Williams 1.
Steals: Colt Savage 1, Richardson 1, Cale Savage 1, Price 1.
Assists: Colt Savage 1, Richardson 1.
Blocks: Colt Savage 1.
Fouls: Durkee 4, Colt Savage 2, Richardson 2, Cale Savage 2, Price 2, Williams 2.

(Norman North Stats)
Scoring: Stoops 17, White 14, Smith 13, Crutchfield 3, Fender 2, Robinson 2.
Fouls: Smith 4, White 4, Crutchfield 4, Stoops 2, Fender 1, Robinson 1.

CPHS Basketball: Boys advance to Area finals with 67-63 win over Bartlesville

Cale Savage led his team with a career-high fourteen points against Bartlesville. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys basketball team (18-7) came away with a 67-63 win over No. 20 Bartlesville High School (9-16) in a very gritty matchup that came down to the final few seconds of the first-round Area playoffs.

The game was very back and forth from the start with both teams trading baskets much of the first quarter. Cale Savage started the scoring off with a pair of free throws followed by seven straight points by the Bruins. Bruin guards Tayo Dina and Jaylin Oliver got on the board early and often for their squad, leading the game in scoring with 25 and 21 points respectively.

Colt Savage drained a pair of his own free throws and Matthew Price tied the game with a three pointer. Davon Richardson scored five points in the quarter for the Sandites, but the Bruins held the lead 17-16 after a deep buzzer-beater three from Oliver. 

The Sandites began to pull away in the second quarter, with Cale Savage scoring six of his team-high, career-high fourteen points in the period. Two three-pointers by Kendrick Williams and a pair of free throws by Cole Durkee sealed a seven-point lead at the break for Sand Springs.  

The third quarter continued the trend of the Sandites pulling away with balanced team scoring, despite Oliver and Dina doing everything they could to keep their squad in the game scoring thirteen of the sixteen Bruin points in the stanza.  

Boasting an eleven-point lead as the final quarter began, a basket by Josh Minney and a Durkee free throw pushed the lead to the largest of the game at fourteen. Then Bartlesville began chipping away, applying a full court press to force a multitude of Sandite turnovers. With just 9.8 seconds left the Bruins had cut the lead to 3, but missed their opportunity to tie the game, and a Cale Savage free throw sealed the victory for Sand Springs.  

The Sandites will return to action Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. when they play No. 8 Owasso (21-5) at Tulsa Memorial High School. The winning team will advance to the State Tournament, while the loser will end their season. The Sandites trumped the Rams 72-64 in December, but Owasso repaid the loss 97-77 in February.

CPHS 67 BHS 63

1Q BHS 17-16
2Q CPHS 22-14
3Q CPHS 20-16
4Q BHS 16-9

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Cale Savage 14, Colt Savage 12, Richardson 11, Price 10, Williams 9, Durkee 7, Fisher 2, Minney 2. 
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 3, Durkee 1, Fisher 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Colt Savage 5, Durkee 4, Richardson 3, Cale Savage 2, Fisher 2, Williams 1, Price 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 6, Colt Savage 5, Durkee 5, Fisher 3, Cale Savage 2, Price 1, Williams 1.
Steals: Richardson 3, Price 2, Williams 2, Durkee 1, Colt Savage 1, Cale Savage 1.
Assists: Richardson 4, Colt Savage 2, Cale Savage 1, Fisher 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Colt Savage 1, Durkee 1, Fisher 1.
Fouls: Richardson 5, Colt Savage 4, Durkee 2, Price 1.

CPHS Basketball: Kersgieter/Regalado score 17 apiece, Girls top Bishop Kelley 53-40

Juniors Holly Kersgieter and Isabella Regalado scored seventeen points apiece Friday night to lead Charles Page High School (15-7, 11-3) past the Bishop Kelley Comets (5-17, 2-12). Even missing one of their top scorers, the Class 6A No. 13 ranked Sandites managed a 53-40 victory over the private Catholic school. 

Kersgieter hit a pair from the charity stripe to start the night. Kirstyn Stecker tied it up, then the Sandites went on a nine-point run before Ellie Davie broke it up. Kersgieter, Meaghan Cyr, and Isabella Regalado exchanged three-point baskets, then the Comets went on a six-point run before Madison Burris made a three.

Trailing 17-13 after the first, the home team went on an eight-point run and took the lead with a basket from Cyr. Regalado scored from deep to briefly reclaim the advantage, Halle Poleman tied it with a free throw, then Kersgieter made it 25-23 at halftime.

The Sandites took charge in the third period, jumping out to a double-digit lead. Regalado and Grace Ritchie exchanged threes, then Kersgieter and Taber got in the action to make it 36-26. Amy West made a three-point play, Sand Springs went on a seven-point run, then Poleman made a two to end the quarter 43-31.

Raegan Padilla started the fourth with a three, Bree Berge made a two, Kelley rattled off six, the Sandites returned five, then Ritchie made the final points of the night from three-point range. Ritchie led the Comets with ten points on the evening. 

The Lady Sandites finished the season 11-3 for third place in the Frontier Valley Conference after winning it 13-1 last season. Bishop Kelley finished 2-12 for ninth place for the third-straight season.

The Sandites will return to action Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Bixby when they play Stillwater (7-16) in the first round of the Regional playoffs. The Comets will travel to East Central and take on No. 9 Coweta (11-12) Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

At halftime the school held a recognition of John Heckenkemper and officially named the new school track after the former coach.

CPHS 53 BKHS 40

1Q CPHS 17-13
2Q BKHS 10-8
3Q CPHS 18-8
4Q CPHS 10-9

Free Throws: CPHS 6-of-8, BKHS 6-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-49, BKHS 15-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: BKHS 15, CPHS 8.
Defensive Rebounds: BKHS 19, CPHS 16.
Total Rebounds: BKHS 34, CPHS 24.
Steals: CPHS 11, BKHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 4, BKHS 2.
Fouls: BKHS 10, CPHS 12.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 17, Regalado 17, Presnell 6, Taber 4, Burris 3, Padilla 3, Berge 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Burris 2, Regalado 1, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Regalado 3, Taber 3, Burris 3, Presnell 2, Padilla 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 7, Burris 5, Regalado 4, Taber 4, Presnell 3, Padilla 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 6, Regalado 3, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Presnell 1.
Blocks: Regalado 2, Kersgieter 1, Presnell 1.
Fouls: Regalado 3, Kersgieter 2, Taber 2, Presnell 2, Burris 2, Padilla 1.

(Bishop Kelley) 
Scoring: Ritchie 10, West 7, Cyr 7, Davie 4, Easterling 4, Stecker 4, Poleman 4.
Fouls: West 3, Cyr 3, Davie 2, Stecker 2.

FINAL Frontier Valley Conference Standings
14-0 No. 2 Bartlesville (22-0)
11-3 No. 3 Owasso (20-3)
11-3 No. 13 Sand Springs (15-7)
10-4 No. 10 Bixby (17-6)
7-7 No. 19 Sapulpa (12-11)
6-8 Jenks (11-12)
5-9 Union (8-15)
4-10 Broken Arrow (6-17)
2-12 Bishop Kelley (5-17)
0-14 Muskogee (2-21)

CPHS Basketball: Boys top Bishop Kelley 52-50, Richardson scores 25

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (16-6, 9-5) was without their leading scorer, but that didn't stop them from closing conference play with a 52-50 win over 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-12, 4-10) in the final game of the regular season. 6'4" sophomore standout Davon Richardson took charge with a game-high 25 points to sabotage the Comet Senior Night.

Matthew Gibson kicked things off with a triple for the home team, but the visitors went on a nine-point run with seven from Richardson before Anthony Bomprezzi hit a pair from the charity stripe. Richardson, Gage Fisher, and Cale Savage each scored threes to double the Comets at 18-9 before Michael Pynn scored to end the quarter.

Matthew Price scored a triple to start the second period then Richardson added four more points for a double-digit advantage before the Comets went on a fourteen-point run to tie it at 25-25. Cole Durkee hit a last minute layup for the halftime advantage.

Garrett Salyer tied it up to start the third period then Durkee hit a three and Richardson scored in transition to get back out front. Richardson added two more layups, then it was Ryan Gendron’s turn to score back-to-back on steals, the latter with a dunk. Price got in on the action, Salyer added a free throw, and the Sandites led 38-32.

Salyer made a three to start the final stanza, Savage retaliated and the teams traded blows around a five-six point difference for most of the quarter. Gendron made a three-point play to cut it to four but Kendrick Williams hit a layup right after. Richardson, Zach Coffman, and Williams each hit a pair from the stripe, then Gendron hit a layup. He followed it with a free throw soon after, then hit a three-pointer with ten seconds left to make it a two-point game.

Richardson and Coffman each made a free throw in the final ten seconds. Matt Price missed two, Gendron got a rebound, but hit Price on his long shot and came up short at the buzzer.

Richardson was the only Sandite in double figures, also collecting team highs of seven rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. Gendron led the Comets with seventeen points, followed by Coffman with fourteen.

The Sandites will take on Jenks (8-14) in the first round of the Regional playoffs at Putnam City West next Friday at 6:30 p.m. They previously defeated the Trojans 64-45 in January and 65-52 on Tuesday. Kelley will play Skiatook (10-12) in their Regional at Claremore, also Friday at 6:30 p.m. 

Both teams improved on their previous year's performance. The Sandites finished fourth in the Frontier Valley Conference with a 9-5 record, flipping the script from a 5-9 record last season. The Comets finish seventh at 4-10, improving from 3-11 and ninth last season. 

CPHS 52 BKHS 50

1Q CPHS 18-11
2Q BKHS 14-9
3Q CPHS 11-7
4Q BKHS 18-14

Free Throws: BKHS 11-of-15, CPHS 6-of-12.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-38, BKHS 16-of-50.
Offensive Rebounds: BKHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: BKHS 20, CPHS 17.
Total Rebounds: BKHS 26, CPHS 17.
Steals: BKHS 8, CPHS 8.
Blocks: CPHS 5.
Fouls: CPHS 16, BKHS 17.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Richardson 25, Savage 8, Price 7, Durkee 5, Williams 4, Fisher 3.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 7, Durkee 4, Price 3, Savage 3.
Steals: Richardson 3, Savage 2, Price 1, Fox 1, Williams 1.
Assists: Price 4, Savage 2, Richardson 1, Williams 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Price 2, Durkee 1.
Fouls: Savage 3, Price 3, Durkee 3, Williams 3, Richardson 2, Fisher 2.

(Bishop Kelley Stats)
Scoring: Gendron 17, Coffman 14, Salyer 6, Pynn 5, Gibson 3, Bomprezzi 3, Alonso 2.
Fouls: Pynn 4, Alonso 3, Bomprezzi 3, Coffman 3, Gendron 2, Gibson 1, Collins 1.

FINAL Frontier Valley Conference Standings
13-1 No. 1 Broken Arrow (21-2)
12-2 No. 4 Union (19-4)
11-3 No. 8 Owasso (19-4)
9-5 No. 10 Sand Springs (16-6)
6-8 Muskogee (9-14)
6-8 No. 13 Sapulpa (13-9)
4-10 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-12)
4-10 No. 20 Bartlesville (8-15)
3-11 Jenks (8-15)
2-12 Bixby (7-16)

CPHS Basketball: Johnson/Kersgieter combine for 48 in 64-51 win over Jenks

Charles Page High School junior standouts Destiny Johnson and Holly Kersgieter combined for 48 points Tuesday night to help the Class 6A No. 13 ranked Lady Sandites (14-7, 10-3) overcome a feisty opponent in the Jenks Trojans (11-11, 6-7).

Sand Springs got off to a rough start and struggled with both height deficit and turnovers, giving up a season-worst 43 rebounds and sixteen steals, but out-shot their foes 51% to 24% to secure the 64-51 Frontier Valley Conference victory.

Jenks came ready to play, scoring first on a Haley Meely layup. Johnson responded two possessions later, but Emma Wasson hit a free throw. Johnson made one of her own to tie it, then Jacie Taber added another to take the lead once and for all.

Taber followed it up with a field goal and a steal to create momentum for the Sandites who went on a nine-point run before Meely hit a three. Madison Burris immediately returned the favor, and Taber made it 16-6 to close the first period.

Meely kicked off the second period, the Sandites rattled off five, Rylie Watson made two, then Kersgieter hit her first field goal of the night. By the end of the half the Sandites held a double-digit lead at 29-17.

The Trojans cut it back to manageable with a putback from Watson and a three pointer from Meely. Johnson scored four to sandwich a pair of Kersgieter free throws, but Trinity Jackson went on a three-point run and Meely posted two more to keep it close.

The Trojans won the third quarter 14-10 to stay in contention. The final stanza was the highest scoring for both teams, but Kersgieter led the way with twelve points for the thirteen point victory.

Johnson led all scorers with 26 points and twelve rebounds, followed by Kersgieter with 22 points and eleven rebounds. Meely led the Trojans with sixteen points, followed by Jackson with eleven and Makenna Burch with ten.

The Sandites will close Frontier Valley Conference action Friday at 6:30 p.m. against Bishop Kelley High School (5-16, 2-11) who they topped 64-43 in the season-opener. Jenks will try to repeat a January 64-53 win over No. 19 Sapulpa (11-11, 6-7).

CPHS 64 Jenks 51

1Q CPHS 16-6
2Q CPHS 13-11
3Q Jenks 14-10
4Q CPHS 25-20

Free Throws: CPHS 22-of-35, Jenks 9-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-39, Jenks 17-of-75.
Offensive Rebounds: Jenks 22, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 31, Jenks 21.
Total Rebounds: Jenks 43, CPHS 38.
Steals: Jenks 16, CPHS 8.
Blocks: CPHS 5, Jenks 1.
Fouls: CPHS 11, Jenks 18.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Johnson 26, Kersgieter 22, Taber 9, Burris 4, Regalado 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 10, Kersgieter 9, Regalado 5, Taber 5, Presnell 1, Burris 1.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 12, Kersgieter 11, Taber 7, Regalado 6, Prensell 1, Burris 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 4, Johnson 2, Taber 1, Burris 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 2.
Blocks: Johnson 2, Regalado 2, Taber 1.
Fouls: Taber 4, Johnson 2, Regalado 2, Presnell 2, Burris 1.

(Jenks Stats)
Scoring: Meely 16, Jackson 11, Burch 10, Watson 7, Church 5, Wasson 1.
Fouls: Burch 5, Wasson 4, Gilford 3, Meely 3, Jackson 2, Watson 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
13-0 No. 2 Bartlesville (22-0)
10-3 No. 3 Owasso (19-3)
10-3 No. 13 Sand Springs (14-7)
9-4 No. 10 Bixby (16-6)
6-7 Jenks (11-11)
6-7 No. 19 Sapulpa (11-11)
5-8 Union (8-14)
4-9 Broken Arrow (6-16)
2-11 Bishop Kelley (5-16)
0-13 Muskogee (2-20)