April 12, 2019

OCA Basketball: Johnson, Kersgieter, Savage, and Durkee receive All-State Honors

April 12, 2019/ Scott Emigh

The Oklahoma Coaches Association released its list of All-State basketball honorees recently and Sand Springs had several recipients. The organization only recognizes seniors.

Destiny Johnson and Holly Kersgieter both made the All-State Girls team, while Cole Durkee and Cale Savage received Class 6A All-Star status. The All-Star honor recognizes top-players from each classification, while the All-State team is the absolute cream of the crop.

Johnson, a University of Tulsa-commit, was also named to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team, and the Frontier Valley All-Conference First Team, and was named the FVC Defensive Player of the Year. Johnson shot 48.3% in the field and 75.9% on free throws this season, averaging 16.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.8 steals per game. She scored 1,315 points in her career.

Kersgieter, a University of Kansas-commit, was also named to the OGBCA All-State Girls Team and FVC All-Conference First Team. Kersgieter shot 46.5% in the field and 76.1% at the charity stripe, averaging 19.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. She finished her career with 1,406 points.

Savage, a Northern Oklahoma College Baseball-commit, also made the FVC Third Team. Savage shot 45.7% in the field and 78.5% at the stripe, averaging 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. He totaled 650 points in his career.

Durkee shot 43.7% in the field and 66.7% at the stripe, averaging 4.1 rebounds and 8.7 points per game. He scored 484 points in his career.

The girls will play in the OCA All-State game July 24th at the Oral Roberts University Mabee Center at 8:30 p.m. They will also play in the OGBCA All-State game June 1st at 1:00 p.m. at Norman North High School.

Small West Boys

Conner Boydston (Big Pasture)
Mountae Edmundson Jr. (Centennial)
Cason McLemore (Cyril)
Noah Claussen (Duke)
Kellen Hines (Ft. Cobb-Broxton)
Jalen Johnson (Hobart)
Tate Cathcart (Hooker)
Syrus Grisby (Luther)
Cristian Avila (Okarche)
Hugh Edmo (Riverside)

Large West Boys

Kobe Higgins (Del City)
Drew Tennial (Edmond Memorial)
Antonio Gordon (Eisenhower)
Dyson Plumley (El Reno)
William McDonald (Heritage Hall)
Trey Green (Kingfisher)
Jett Sternberger (Kingfisher)
J.D. Ray (Midwest City)
Shemar Smith (Norman North)
Micah Thomas (Putnam North)

Small West Girls

Caitlin Flackman (Burlington)
Olivia Curtis (Christian Heritage)
Fayth Laughlin (Cyril)
Maddie Mason (Fairview)
Halee Morris (Hammon
Tresha Yager (OK Christian Academy)
Karly Gore (Seiling)
Macy Gore (Seiling)
Payton Row (Sulphur)
Katelyn Crosthwait (Washington)

Large West Girls

Sierra Gordon (Ardmore)
Aliyah Llanusa (Choctaw)
Kamri Heath (Edmond North)
Keira Neal (Edmond Santa Fe)
Izzy Cummins (Elgin)
Paige Pendley (Elgin)
Cur’tiera Haywood (Mustang)
Jacie Evans (Norman North)
Maci Attalla (Piedmont)
Regan Crawford (Piedmont)

Small East Boys

Gabe Gouge (Dale)
Cale Lazenby (Glencoe)
Houston Greggs (Hugo)
Jacob Germany (Kingston)
R.J. Weeks (Kingston)
Josh Lynch (Kinta)
Justin Seay (Rejoice Christian)
Tylor Perry (Spiro)
Sando Hill (Vanoss)
C.J. Briley (Wright City)

Large East Boys

Seth Hurd (Booker T. Washington)
Jace Jordan (Broken Bow)
Kaleb Stokes (Lincoln Christian)
Seth Pomeroy (Owasso)
Camryn Dennis (Sapulpa)
Julian Smith (Sapulpa)
Hunter Staten (Stillwater)
Jaylan Thomas (Tulsa Central)
Kalib Boone (Tulsa Memorial)
Keylan Boone (Tulsa Memorial)

Small East Girls

Kyle Rogers (Adair)
Maddie Harelson (Davenport)
Macayla Needham (Eufala)
Morgan Romero (Frontier)
Jaycee Kitchell (Hartshorne)
Jalei Oglesby (Howe)
Emma Epperly (Latta)
Makayla Miller (Smithville)
Jonia Walker (Tahlequah Seqouoyah)
Nakai Harjo (Varnum)

Large East Girls

Jena’ Williams (Bartlesville)
Gabby Gregory (Holland Hall)
Hannah Boyett (Muldrow)
M’Kayla Hillman (Pryor)
Destiny Johnson (Sand Springs)
Holly Kersgieter (Sand Springs)
Lauren Fields (Shawnee)
Makyra Tramble (Shawnee)
Gem Summers (Victory Christian)
Lakara Jordan (Will Rogers)

April 04, 2019

CPHS Basketball: Richardson, Kersgieter, Johnson named to All-Conference First Team

April 04, 2019/ Scott Emigh

The Frontier Valley Conference recently announced its All-Conference accolades for the 2018-2019 basketball season and Sand Springs was well represented.

University of Tulsa-commit Destiny Johnson and University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter were both named to the All-Conference First Team. Johnson was also named Defensive Player of the Year. Northeastern State University-commit Isabella Regalado received an honorable mention. All three Lady Sandites are seniors.

Johnson and Kersgieter were also recently named to the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team.

On the boys side, junior standout Davon Richardson was a First Team selection and Northern Oklahoma College Baseball-commit Cale Savage made the Third Team. Also on the third team was Jenks senior Peyton Golightly, who played for Sand Springs his sophomore year.

Johnson shot 48.3% in the field and 75.9% on free throws this season, averaging 16.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.8 steals per game. She scored 1,315 points in her career.

Kersgieter shot 46.5% in the field and 76.1% at the charity stripe, averaging 19.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. She finished her career with 1,406 points.

Regalado shot 32.1% in the field and 72.0% from the stripe, averaging 7.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. She scored 695 career points.

Richardson shot 48.9% in the field and 69.2% at the free throw line, averaging 15.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.1 blocks per game. His career scoring total stands at 718.

Savage shot 45.7% in the field and 78.5% at the stripe, averaging 12.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. He totaled 650 points in his career.

The Charles Page girls won their second FVC Championship in the past three years with a perfect 14-0 conference record. The boys went 9-5 for fourth place.

March 13, 2017

Frontier Valley Ladies' Basketball in good shape for years to come

March 13, 2017/ Scott Emigh

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Another great year of Ladies' Basketball has come to an end for the Frontier Valley Conference and though the gold ball escaped them this season, they put four teams in the Area playoffs and one team in the State Tournament.

The Central Oklahoma Conference was the most heavily represented in the State Tournament, with three qualifiers in Mustang, Deer Creek, and Edmond Santa Fe. The Big Ten Conference qualified Putnam City West and Choctaw. Booker T. Washington qualified from the Green Country Conference, and Ponca City qualified as the only team in 6A with an independent schedule. Choctaw laid claim to the title.

No. 3 Sand Springs (24-2, 13-1) won the Conference series with a single regular-season loss and advanced to the State Semifinals for the first time since 1994. They defeated Stillwater, Union, Booker T. Washington, and Mustang before falling to Deer Creek. The Lady Sandites pulled off one of the most impressive seasons in school history and finished the season with four players averaging in the double-digits. Leading scorer Sydney Pennington (10.8) will move on to play collegiate softball at Oklahoma State, and they'll also lose Kierra McGee's 8.7 points per game. Holly Kersgieter (10.2), Gloria Mutiri (10.0), and Destiny Johnson (10.2) will all return next season.
State Champions: 1994.

No. 6 Owasso (17-9, 11-3) made it through Regionals with a win over Jenks and a loss to Ponca City, but lost in the Area Consolations to Bartlesville. The Lady Rams have been anchored by Terryn Milton with 16.6 points per game, followed by Leiloni Culley with 8.8 and Mya Bhinhar with 8.3. All five of the leading scorers will return next season.
State Champions: 1990.

No. 14 Bartlesville (16-10, 10-3) split their post season, beating Sapulpa and falling to Putnam West in Regionals, then beating Owasso and falling to Booker T. Washington in Area. Jenna Williams led the team with 12.6 points per game, followed by Lauren Richter with 8.4 and Erin Shoemaker with 7.6. They will lose Richter and Emily Hicks (3.9), but will retain three of their top-five.

No. 17 Union (14-12, 8-6) made it past Regionals but ended the post-season 1-2 with a first round loss at Area. The Lady Redskins will lose leading scorer Taylor Malham (17.1), but will retain their next four, including Deasia Thomas (6.5) and Sadie Moyer (5.8).
State Champions: 2008.

No. 15 Broken Arrow (13-11, 8-6) lost in the first round of Regionals to Union, and in May they'll lose Jalise Smallwood, who averaged 15.3 points per game, and Angelica Cuellar with 6.7 and Danyell Moore with 4.2. The Lady Tigers will look to rebuild around Kinsey Callen (6.7), Brooke Bowker (3.0) and Aallya Nascimento (3.0).
State Champions: 2015, 2014, 1983.

No. 19 Sapulpa (10-13, 6-7) saw their season come to an end in the first round of Regionals against Bartlesville. The Lady Chieftains will retain four of their top-five scorers, including leader Kiarra Brooks, with 10.0 points per game. Their only loss will be Michael Bethel (7.2), and they'll be in good shape with Taylor Dement (6.7), Ray Osborn (6.4) and Hailey Morrison (5.7).
State Champions: 2007, 1998, 1980, 1979.

Jenks (7-16, 5-9) may not have had the best season this year, falling to Owasso in the first round of Regionals, but they're in good shape for the future as they return all five of their leading scorers, led by a pair of freshmen. Haley Meely averaged 12.4 points per game, followed by Makenna Burch with 10.5.
State Champions: 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1991.

Muskogee (9-14, 4-10) fell to Booker T. Washington in the first round of Regionals, but their biggest losses will come in May as they graduate leading scorers Trena Mims (19.4), Dia-Nitta Brown (7.7), Chrisalee Patterson (7.0), and Brandi Nash (5.5). Bre'Aunee Virgin (5.0) will be the only member of the top-five to return next season as the Lady Roughers look to rebuild from the ground up.

Bixby (7-16, 2-11) fell in the first round of Regionals to Norman North, but they look sharp going into the next season with three of their top-five scorers returning. Maddie Bittle averaged 14.5 points per game for the Lady Spartans, followed by Sarah Tyree with 7.9 and Savanna Stout with 5.2.
State Champions: 1957.

5A No. 17 Bishop Kelley (6-16, 2-12) fell in the first round of Regionals to Del City, but they're in solid shape looking to the next season as they return their top-two scorers in Macy Craig (10.1) and Michaela Martin (9.0).

FVC Top-Ten Scorers

Trena Mims (Muskogee) 19.4
Taylor Malham (Union) 17.1
Terryn Milton (Owasso) 16.6
Jalise Smallwood (Broken Arrow) 15.3
Maddie Bittle (Bixby) 14.5
Jena Williams (Bartlesville) 12.6
Haley Meely (Jenks) 12.4
Sydney Pennington (Sand Springs) 10.8
Makenna Burch (Jenks) 10.5
Holly Kersgieter (Sand Springs) 10.2
Destiny Johnson (Sand Springs) 10.2

State Championships by Conference:

Central Oklahoma 22
Frontier Valley 16
Big Ten 13
All-City 9
Green Country 8

6A State Championships (since 1996)

Frontier Valley 9
Central Oklahoma 8
Big Ten 4
Green Country 1

State Championships (Last Ten Years, All Classes)

Central Oklahoma 5
Big Ten 5
All City 4
Green Country 4
Frontier Valley 3

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