Sandite Sports Weekly Roundup: Girls Soccer Wins Collinsville Tournament

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Track and Field

The Sand Springs junior high team kicked off its season at Ft. Gibson with several first-place finishers.

Avery Voight won at 110- and 300-meter hurdles; Kaizen Freese won in high jump; Cole Higgins won the 800-meter run; Chloe Grona won the 1600-meter run; and the seventh-grade boys won the 3200-meter relay.

Golf

It was a three-way race to lead the team at the Jenks tournament as Mason Ward, Zane Downey, and Coleman Hight all scored 85s and Cameron Villines was right behind them at 86. Next up is the Rock Creek Tournament at Sapulpa on April 12th.

Soccer

The Lady Sandites soccer team (5-2) wrapped up a successful non-district slate with a tournament title Friday, March 24th at Collinsville.

Sand Springs won 2-0 against Bartlesville JV and 3-0 against Durant (3-6) before taking down Oologah-Talala (7-2) in penalty kicks in a rematch of the previous year’s finals.

Ava Watts scored the team’s lone goal in regulation and a save from Sophia Hart secured the 5-3 shootout victory to repeat as tournament champions.

The Sandites suffered a 4-3 loss in their district opener Friday at Enid (5-2) despite a hat trick from Alyssa Cunningham.

The shorthanded visitors were down to only 12 players, missing leading scorer Watts as well as Jayden Ellenburg and Avery Miller. Those three are expected to be back in the lineup by next week but Carson Sargent also suffered a sprained ankle during the match.

Sand Springs rallied from a 2-0 deficit and tied it at 3-3 but the Pacers pulled ahead on a 25-yard penalty kick from Ava Burnett late in the match.

The boys (4-1) suffered their first loss of the year, 2-1 at Enid (6-3). The Plainsmen took a 2-0 lead before Nic Roberts averted the shutout with a penalty kick in the second half.

Both teams will return to action Tuesday at Jenks before hosting Choctaw Friday for Senior Night.

Tennis

The Lady Sandites had a successful outing at the Skiatook quad Wednesday against Skiatook and Victory Christian.

Kira Shipley defeated her Skiatook opponent 6-1, 6-1 in No. 1 Singles and Daffaney Snyder won 6-0, 6-0 against Victory Christian in No. 2 Singles.

Caitlin Shipman and Abigail Dunn won 2-0 against both Victory and Skiatook in No. 1 Doubles, beating the Conquerors 6-0 in both sets and the Bulldogs 6-4, 6-2.

Mary Alvarez and Stephanie Horton won 6-2, 6-0 against Victory in No. 2 Doubles.

Sand Springs will host a home event against Rejoice Christian and Sapulpa on Monday, April 10th.

Sandite Weekly Sports Roundup: Baseball Opens Season With Run-Rule Wins

The Charles Page High School baseball team won its first two games of the season by 12-3 run rule against Shawnee on Friday and Yukon on Saturday.

The Sandites capitalized on a disastrous error-filled second inning from the Wolves to take a 6-1 lead and Northern Oklahoma College signee Dom Ornelas blasted a third-inning grand slam to put his team in run-rule territory.

Kayden Campbell got the win against Shawnee with nine strikeouts, four walks, and two hits in four innings.

Gage Elliott got the win against Yukon with three strikeouts, no walks, and five hits in four innings.

Brody Rutledge, Rhen Rutledge, and Jackson Turney totaled three hits apiece and Rhen Rutledge capped the scoring off with a three-run homer in the top of the fifth to secure the run rule.

Sand Springs wrapped up the preseason with a 6-2-1 record, beating Pryor 3-1 on Monday before falling 4-2 to Union on Tuesday.

Oklahoma State-committed freshman Easton Webb tossed eight strikeouts in three innings with only two hits against the Tigers.

Ornelas hit a solo homer against the RedHawks and Eli Buxton struck out eight in four innings.

The Sandites will kick off district play Monday at defending State Champion Owasso (2-0), before hosting the Rams Tuesday and Victory Christian (1-1) on Thursday.

Girls Powerlifting

The CPHS girls powerlifting team took third place at the OGPCA North Regional Tuesday in Miami, qualifying seven for the State Championship.

Senior heavyweight Jaden Jordan won her second Regional title and fourth meet of the year, benching 165 for first place, deadlifting 405 for first, and squatting 370 for second.

Also qualifying for State are Madison Thompson, Melanie Skelly, Gracie Worthington, Olivia Alexander, Kelsi Hilton, and Kiyah Dover.

Worthington placed third at 136, Thompson placed fourth at 220, Alexander placed sixth at heavyweight, Dover placed seventh at heavyweight, Hilton placed seventh at 136, Skelly placed ninth at 150, and Thompson placed 11th at 108.

The State meet will be held Monday, March 6th, at the Choctaw Event Center in Durant.

Dance

The Sandite dance team advanced to the finals in both Pom and Hip Hop at the NDA High School Nationals in Orlando, placing third in Hip Hop and fifth in Pom.

CPHS Basketball: Boys place fourth at Port City Classic, Marlo Fox named to All-Tournament Team

The Class 6A No. 20 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (5-6) suffered a pair of tough losses this weekend at the Port City Classic, settling for fourth place Saturday night at Victory Christian School. While they didn’t bring home a team trophy, Marlo Fox did bring home some hardware as an All-Tournament Team member.

The tournament was almost canceled after host Catoosa shut down all athletic operations due to COVID-19, but Victory Christian stepped up to host the boys bracket, while Verdigris hosted the girls. Sand Springs won their first game 54-45 against Collinsville, but fell 72-67 to Bishop Kelley and 52-50 to Victory Christian, both in down-to-the-wire fashion.

Fox was a bucket shy of tying his career-high against Bishop Kelley, putting up 32 to lead all scorers. The Sandites came back from a 14-point third quarter deficit and led 65-64 late in the fourth. Eli Wallace hit a three to reclaim the advantage, Fox drained a pair of free throws to tie it, but Griffin Been added another three and Matthew Plaisance ended the game with a pair of free throws.

Collin Morrison scored 19 to lead the Comets, who had four players in double digits. Corbin Fisher was the only other Sandite in double digits with 16. The Comets went on to fall 72-49 to Owasso in the championship round. Bishop Kelley is now 8-4 on the season, ranked No. 4 in Class 5A.

4A No. 4 Victory Christian (10-4) jumped out to a 6-0 lead to start the third place game, but the Sandites battled back and Fisher hit back-to-back field goals for the 9-8 lead. Dwayne Grundy briefly tied it back up, but Fox drained his first of five threes and the Sandites wouldn’t relinquish their advantage till the fourth quarter.

By halftime the visitors were up 29-19 and they built their lead as high as 34-21 in the third quarter, but the home team buckled down to win the third 19-12 and Chris Mason tied it in the fourth at 42-42. Every time the Sandites pulled back in front, the Conquerors had an answer, and Josh Udoumoh gave them their first lead of the half with a three at 50-49.

Fox tied it at the line, then came up with a steal with a minute left, but Fisher’s two-point jump shot rimmed out and Victory rebounded for one last attempt. After a timeout with nine seconds left, they drove the court and Udoumoh sank the buzzer-beater for the win.

Sand Springs Basketball will return to action Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. with a home conference game against No. 10 Jenks (7-3, 2-2). The Sandites are currently 1-4 in Frontier Valley Conference action.

BK 72 CPHS 67
1Q: BK 17-12.
2Q: CPHS 18-16.
3Q: BK 19-16.
4Q: CPHS 21-20.
Free Throws: BK 19-of-22, CPHS 18-of-26.
Field Goals: BK 22-of-43, CPHS 21-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: BK 8, CPHS 11.
Defensive Rebounds: BK 22, CPHS 14.
Total Rebounds: BK 30, CPHS 25.
Steals: BK 4, CPHS 9.
Blocks: BK 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: BK 23, CPHS 16.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 32, Fisher 16, Hawkins 9, Savage 8, Clark 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 4, Oakley 2, Hawkins 2, Keim 2, Fox 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 5, Fisher 3, Hawkins 2, Clark 1, Fox 1, Oakley 1, Keim 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 7, Savage 5, Hawkins 4, Oakley 3, Keim 3, Fox 2, Clark 1.
Steals: Clark 2, Fisher 2, Fox 2, Hawkins 2, Savage 1.
Assists: Fox 2, Fisher 1, Oakley 1.
Blocks: Fisher 1.
Fouls: Savage 3, Fisher 3, Hawkins 3, Clark 2, Oakley 2, Keim 2, Fox 1.

(Bishop Kelley stats)
Scoring: Morrison 19, Wallace 12, Gendron 10, Roy 10, Plaisance 9, Been 6, Dee 3, Bomprezzi 3.
Fouls: Gendron 5, Plaisance 3, Wallace 3, Morrison 3, Been 2, Wormell 1, Williams 1, Roy 1.

VCS 52 CPHS 50
1Q: CPHS 14-11.
2Q: CPHS 15-8.
3Q: VCS 19-12.
4Q: VCS 14-9.
Free Throws: VCS 12-of-16, CPHS 12-of-21.
Field Goals: VCS 18-of-51, CPHS 15-of-43.
Offensive Rebounds: VCS 12, CPHS 4.
Defensive Rebounds: VCS 24, CPHS 16.
Total Rebounds: VCS 36, CPHS 20.
Steals: VCS 1, CPHS 4.
Blocks: VCS 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: VCS 18, CPHS 11.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 24, Savage 11, Fisher 9, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Shoemaker 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Shoemaker 2, Oakley 2.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 7, Hawkins 3, Fisher 2, Clark 1, Fox 1, Shoemaker 1, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Savage 7, Hawkins 3, Shoemaker 3, Oakley 3, Fisher 2, Clark 1, Fox 1.
Steals: Fox 2, Hawkins 1, Savage 1.
Assists: Clark 2, Savage 1, Fisher 1, Fox 1.
Blocks: Shoemaker 1.
Fouls: Fox 3, Shoemaker 3, Hawkins 2, Brockman 1, Oakley 1, Keim 1.

(Victory Christian stats)
Scoring: Udoumoh 19, Mason 19, Rodriguez 6, Patton 3, Granderson 3, Grundy 2.
Fouls: Grundy 4, Rodriguez 4, Udoumoh 3, Granderson 3, Patton 2, Mason 2.