Sand Springs Football Preview: Undefeated Sandites Host Booker T. Washington Friday

The Class 6A-II No. 4 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team (5-0, 2-0) will host No. 3 Booker T. Washington (4-1, 1-1) Friday at Memorial Stadium. The Sandites are looking for their first 6-0 start since 2012 and first win against the Hornets since 2015.

The game will kick off at 7:00 p.m. at 600 North Adams Road, on the CPHS campus. Home-side parking is at the high school, while visitor-side parking is the grass field north of the stadium. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students, and $10 for reserved seating.

Sand Springs

The Sandites are in their second year under Head Coach Bobby Klinck, who holds an all-time coaching record of 25-17. While Sand Springs was a perennial playoff contender from 2012 to 2017, they hit a rough patch of three losing seasons before Klinck’s arrival spurred them from 2-8 in 2019 to 7-5 last year.

Sand Springs has emerged undefeated through the first five games of the year. In the season opener they beat archrival Sapulpa 53-26, then they easily handled Bishop Kelley 34-13. Against defending Arkansas 4A State Champion Shiloh Christian they had to come from behind in a 40-33 shootout. In district action they have won 30-13 against Ponca City and 48-34 against Muskogee.

Players to Watch

Ty Pennington (Sr. QB) is 81-120-1167-1 passing with 13 touchdowns, and is 66-273 rushing with four TDs.

Blake Jones (Sr. RB) is 106-736 rushing with seven touchdowns.

Brody Rutledge (Jr. WR) is 2-3-49-0 passing with two touchdowns and 19-319 receiving with three TDs.

Keaton Campbell (Sr. WR) is 20-218 receiving with three touchdowns and averages 22.8 yards per kick return.

Jacob Blevins (Sr. WR) is 28-430 receiving with four TDs and averages 19 yards per kick return.

Ryan Shoemaker (Sr. TE) is 11-131 receiving with four TDs.

Jabe Schlehuber averages 45 yards per kick return with a school record-setting 99-yard TD.

Landon Hendricks (Sr. DE) has 37 tackles, 12 for loss, 6 sacks, 5 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery, 3 forced fumbles, a safety, and a blocked PAT.

Brooks Dudley (Sr. LB) has 42 tackles, 3.5 for loss, and 1.5 sacks.

Gabe Brown has 29 tackles, 3 for loss, 1.5 sacks, and a 75-yard scoop and score.

Conner Light has 31 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 pass breakup, and 1 forced fumble.

Drake Fain has 39 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 pass breakup, two fumble recoveries, and a 13-yard scoop and score.

Ryder Barnes has 29 tackles, 0.5 for loss, one interception, 4 pass breakups, and 1 fumble recovery.

Logan Wolfe (Jr. K) is 21-of-25 on PATs and 2-of-2 on field goals with a long of 34 yards.

Booker T. Washington

The Hornets are a blue-blood program with nine State Championships, and are the only team other than Bixby to win one in Class 6A-II. They are in their second year under Head Coach Jonathan Brown, who guided his alma mater to a 7-4 record last year.

The Hornets have dominated in all but one game this year, winning 51-7 at Southmoore (0-5), 39-26 at No. 5 Del City (4-1), 64-13 against Edison (1-4) and 66-0 against Bartlesville (1-4). Their only loss was a 29-20 district opener at No. 2 Choctaw (4-1).

Players to Watch

Lathan Boone (Jr. QB/FS) is 61-92-950-1 passing with 11 TDs and 37-191 rushing with 3 TDs.

Four-star recruit Gentry Williams (Sr. WR/CB) is 1-13 rushing and 13-135 receiving with 1 TD. Has 17 tackles and 1 pass breakup.

DJ McKinney (Jr. RB/CB) is 22-296 rushing with 4 TDs and 5-104 receiving. Has 1 forced fumble, and 1 pass breakup.

Issac Covington (So. FS/RB) is 12-109 rushing with 5 TDs. He has 13 tackles, 3 for loss, 1 sack, 3 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 1 pass breakup, and 1 interception.

Ethan Washington (Sr. RB/WR) is 45-298 rushing with 5 TDs and 2-16 receiving with 1 TD.

Four-star recruit Micah Tease (Sr. WR/SS) is 13-309 with 4 TDs. Has 13 tackles, 2 for loss, 2 interceptions, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, 139 yards on turnover returns, and two defensive touchdowns.

Jayden Oates (So. TE/OLB) has 27 tackles, 5 for loss, 1 sack, and 2 forced fumbles.

Solomon Thompson (Sr. OLB/DE) has 38 tackles, 4 for loss, and 2 sacks.

Aiden Walker (Jr. MLB) has 87 tackles, 6 for loss, and 1 fumble recovery for a touchdown.

The History

Booker T. Washington leads the series 17-7 and has won five straight meetings, the longest streak in the history of the series. They are also coming off a 49-0 win, the biggest win in the history of the series, and their third shutout of the Sandites.

The teams first met in 1986 and the Hornets doubled Sand Springs 42-21 on their way to a State Title, but the Sandites paid it back 15-12 the next year. The last time Sand Springs won was in 2015 when the Hornets won 17-14 in the regular season, but Sand Springs got revenge 30-23 in the State Semifinals.

2020. Booker T. Washington 49-0 (A)
2019. Booker T. Washington 34-7 (H)
2018. Booker T. Washington 48-21 (A)
2017. Booker T. Washington 40-0 (A)
2016. Booker T. Washington 17-12 (H)
2015. Sand Springs 30-23 (N, State Semifinals)
2015. Booker T. Washington 27-14 (A)
2014. Booker T. Washington 42-35 (H)
2013. Sand Springs 42-38 (H)
2012. Sand Springs 21-7 (A)
2007. Booker T. Washington 23-7 (H)
2006. Booker T. Washington 62-28 (A)
1997. Sand Springs 23-15 (H)
1996. Booker T. Washington 34-7 (A)
1995. Sand Springs 14-10 (A)
1994. Booker T. Washington 28-7 (H)
1993. Booker T. Washington 21-14 (A)
1992. Booker T. Washington 48-7 (H)
1991. Sand Springs 15-14 (H)
1990. Booker T. Washington 31-17 (A)
1989. Booker T. Washington 35-0 (H)
1988. Booker T. Washington 28-14 (A)
1987. Sand Springs 15-12 (H)
1986. Booker T. Washington 42-21 (A)