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: Sandites top Jenks 55-47, fall 70-56 to Putnam City West at Regionals

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (17-7) split wins at the Regional Tournament, topping Jenks 55-47 before falling 70-56 to the host team from No. 7 Putnam City West (19-5).

The Sandite post-season is still alive, but the Regional loss made it a lot tougher. Had they defeated the Patriots, they would only have to win one more game to make it to the State Tournament. Now they'll have to get past No. 20 Bartlesville (9-16) and the loser of No. 8 Owasso (21-4) vs. No. 4 Union (21-4). The first Area playoff game will be Friday at 8:00 p.m. at Tulsa Memorial High School.

Then-unranked Bartlesville upset the Sandites 59-52 last month. Sand Springs split wins with Owasso, winning 72-64 in December but falling 97-77 earlier this month. Union won both regular-season meetings with the Sandites, 60-45 in December and 53-34 a few weeks ago. 

Putnam West will play No. 1 Broken Arrow (23-2) Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Bixby High School. If they win they'll punch their ticket to State. A loss will pit them against the winner of No. 9 Norman (15-7) vs. No. 18 Westmoore (13-12).

On Saturday the Sandites overcame a rough start against the Trojans (8-16), winning by eight after trailing by eight in the first quarter. The Sandites went on a seven-point run to close the half with a 29-27 lead and won each of the next two periods as well. Senior University of Central Oklahoma-commit Colt Savage scored a game-high 25 points, followed by sophomore standout Davon Richardson with eighteen and brother Cale Savage with ten.

Monday night was a lot closer than the final score indicated. Despite falling by fourteen points, the Sandites only trailed by one after the third quarter. Putnam led 17-16 after the first and 37-29 at halftime, but the Sandites battled back in the third to win 19-12. 

Greg Thomas scored double-digits in the final stanza with three threes and a free throw to single-handedly outscore the whole Sandite team after a quiet game with only two points prior to that quarter. 

Colt Savage, who led all scorers with sixteen points over the first three quarters, came up with only two in the final stretch. The Sandites went one-of-six on crucial free throws in that period.

Savage's eighteen was closely followed by Richardson with twelve and Cole Durkee with eleven. 

CPHS 55 Jenks 47

1Q Jenks 18-10
2Q CPHS 19-9
3Q CPHS 15-13
4Q CPHS 11-7

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Colt Savage 25, Richardson 18, Cale Savage 10, Price 2. (Jenks) Harris 12, Seacat 12, Jansen 8, Hines 7, Woods 6, Houston 2.

PCW 70 CPHS 56

1Q PCW 17-16
2Q PCW 20-13
3Q CPHS 19-12
4Q PCW 21-8

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Colt Savage 18, Richardson 12, Durkee 11, Cale Savage 9, Fox 4, Williams 2. (Putnam West) Walker 13, Thomas 12, Sampleton 12, Gatewood 10, Wade 10, Roland 7, Warrior 3, Rainey 3.

CPHS Basketball: Regional Playoff preview

The Class 6A No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School girls' basketball team with kick off the first round of playoffs Friday evening in Bixby, followed by the No. 10 boys' team Saturday in Oklahoma City. 

The Lady Sandites finished the regular season 15-7 overall, third in the Frontier Valley Conference, and 3-3 in tournament play. They won the Bishop Kelley Invitational en rout to an 8-0 start to the season and number-one ranking in 6A, then went winless at the Tournament of Champions. They won their last two games of the regular season over unranked competitors following a 61-35 loss to No. 3 Owasso.

Friday at 6:30 p.m. the girls will take on unranked Stillwater (8-15) at Bixby High School. The No. 10 ranked host team will play Union (8-15) at 8:00 p.m. The winners of each game will both advance to the Area Tournament, but will meet Saturday at 7:00 p.m. to decide their seeding. 

Sand Springs has yet to meet Stillwater this season, but is 2-0 against Union and 1-0 against Bixby Sand Springs, Union, and Bixby are each conference foes. The Sandites defeated Union 71-54 and 49-37 and topped Bixby 69-56 three weeks ago at home.

The boys' team finished the season 16-6 overall, 9-5 in conference, and went 5-1 in tournaments, going undefeated at the Memorial Invitational, and placing third at the Duncan Invitational. They ended the season with back-to-back wins after a 97-77 shootout loss at No. 8 Owasso. 

The Sandites will play unranked Jenks (8-15) Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Putnam City West High School in their third meeting of the season. They defeated the Trojans 64-45 and 65-52 in conference play. The No. 7 ranked host team (17-5) will play Bixby (7-16) at 8:00 p.m. The winners will play Monday night at 8:00 p.m. The Sandites have yet to meet Putnam West, but rolled over Bixby 60-42 last month. 

Girls Team Leaders

Scoring - Avg
18.2 Holly Kersgieter
16.1 Destiny Johnson
9.6 Isabella Regalado
5.2 Jacie Taber
3.3 Kimi Presnell

Field Goal Percentage
49 Holly Kersgieter
48.2 Destiny Johnson
46.1 Jacie Taber
37.5 Bree Berge
35.3 Kimi Presnell

3-point Percentage
44.7 Holly Kersgieter
33.3 Jacie Taber
31.4 Isabella Regalado
28.8 Bree Berge
25.6 Kimi Presnell

Free Throw Percentage
72.4 Holly Kersgieter
69.1 Jacie Taber
67.7 Isabella Regalado
63.4 Destiny Johnson
62.5 Kimi Presnell

Offensive Rebounds - Avg
2.4 Holly Kersgieter
2 Jacie Taber
1.5 Destiny Johnson
1 Isabella Regalado

Defensive Rebounds - Avg
4.9 Holly Kersgieter
3.9 Destiny Johnson
3.8 Isabella Regalado
2.5 Jacie Taber
1.9 Madison Burris

Total Rebounds - Avg
7.3 Holly Kersgieter
5.4 Destiny Johnson
4.7 Isabella Regalado
4.5 Jacie Taber
2.7 Madison Burris

Assists - Avg
1.7 Destiny Johnson
1.5 Jacie Taber
1 Holly Kersgieter

Steals - Avg
2.5 Holly Kersgieter
2.1 Destiny Johnson
1.9 Jacie Taber
1 Isabella Regalado

Blocks - Avg
0.6 Destiny Johnson
0.5 Isabella Regalado
0.4 Holly Kersgieter

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

1. Putnam City West (74)
2. Westmoore (63.8)
3. Edmond Santa Fe (58.1)
4. Ponca City (58)
5. Choctaw (57.4)
6. Sand Springs (56.4)
7. Jenks (55.4)
8. Bartlesville (55.3)
9. Yukon (54.3)
10. Deer Creek (53.9)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

1. Shawnee (31.6)
2. Bartlesville (33.6)
3. Moore (38.7)
4. Owasso (39)
5. Ponca City (40.3)
6. Mustang (40.4)
7. Bixby (41.3)
8. Edmond Memorial (41.4)
9. Edmond North (41.7)
10. Choctaw (41.7)

Avg. Margin of Victory

1. Putnam City West (28.4)
2. Bartlesville (21.7)
3. Ponca City (17.8)
4. Choctaw (15.7)
5. Shawnee (15.7)
6. Westmoore (15)
7. Owasso (14.6)
8. Edmond North (10.8)
9. Moore (10.6)
10. Sand Springs (9.4)

Boys Team Leaders

Scoring - Avg
21.2 Colt Savage
13.3 Davon Richardson
8.5 Cole Durkee
6.5 Matt Price
6.5 Cale Savage

Field Goal Percentage
70.6 Josh Minney
55 Gage Fisher
51.7 Davon Richardson
50.2 Colt Savage
46.2 Cale Savage

3-point Percentage
75 Gage Fisher
41.9 Cale Savage
39.1 Davon Richardson
35.8 Cole Durkee
26.5 Matt Price

Free Throw Percentage
76.2 Cale Savage
73.3 Colt Savage
70 Cole Durkee
69.6 Davon Richardson
68.1 Matt Price

Offensive Rebounds - Avg
2.3 Davon Richardson
1.3 Cole Durkee
1.2 Colt Savage

Defensive Rebounds - Avg
4.4 Colt Savage
4.2 Davon Richardson
3.3 Cole Durkee
2.5 Matt Price
1.8 Cale Savage

Total Rebounds - Avg
6.5 Davon Richardson
5.6 Colt Savage
4.6 Cole Durkee
2.9 Matt Price
2.4 Cale Savage

Assists - Avg
1.2 Davon Richardson
1.1 Cale Savage
1 Matt Price
1 Colt Savage

Steals - Avg
1.8 Colt Savage
1.2 Matt Price
1.1 Davon Richardson

Blocks - Avg
0.8 Brett Boyles
0.7 Davon Richardson

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

1. Midwest City (75.3)
2. Putnam City West (75)
3. Putnam City North (71.3)
4. Broken Arrow (69.1)
5. Edmond Santa Fe (69)
6. Sapulpa (68.5)
7. Owasso (68.3)
8. Norman North (67.9
9. Capitol Hill (67.8)
10. Union (67)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

1. Edmond Memorial (50.4)
2. Union (50.7)
3. Broken Arrow (50.7)
4. Stillwater (51.3)
5. Sand Springs (54)
6. Westmoore (54.4)
7. Norman North (54.8)
8. Norman (54.9)
9. Owasso (55.1)
10. Mustang (55.5)

Avg. Margin of Victory

1. Broken Arrow (18.4)
2. Union (16.3)
3. Putnam City West (14.5)
4. Owasso (13.2)
5. Norman North (13)
6. Putnam City North (12.5)
7. Midwest City (11.6)
8. Edmond Santa Fe (10.6)
9. Sand Springs (8.9)
10. Putnam City (6.6)

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: Sandites top Jenks 65-52 on Senior Night, Savage scores 25

University of Central Oklahoma-committed senior Colt Savage scored 25 points to lead the Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (15-6, 8-5) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. The home team overcame a rough start and first-quarter deficit to hand Jenks (8-14, 3-10) a 65-52 loss on Sandite Senior Night. 

The unranked Trojans jumped out to an 8-0 lead with a handful of offensive rebounds and a pair of steals before Savage got the Sandites on the scoreboard. Eli Harris scored six en rout to a 10-2 lead before the Sandites found their mojo.

Cole Durkee drilled a three, Savage scored five more, and the Sandites trailed 13-10 to start the second quarter. The Trojans pushed their advantage to 23-16 before Savage hit a two and Durkee scored eight-straight to end the half with back-to-back threes and back-to-back free throws.

The third period was another Sandite win as they pushed their lead to 43-38, but the Trojans actually tied it up at 35-all midway through before Savage went on a five-point run. Ike Houston made a free throw and Jalen Woods hit a three, but Durkee closed out the period with a three-point play.

The game stayed close through most of the fourth until Cale Savage got hot with seven of his nine points in the final minutes. The Sandites ended on a six-point run to notch their second victory of the season over the Trojans. 

Colt Savage led all scorers, followed by Durkee with sixteen points and a team-high eight rebounds. Three Trojans made double digits. Harris and Blake Seacat posted twelve apiece, closely followed by Woods with eleven. 

Sand Springs will return to action Friday at 8:00 p.m. when they wrap up Frontier Valley Conference play at 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-11, 4-9), who they previously defeated 45-44 in the season-opener. The Trojans will travel to No. 13 Sapulpa (13-9, 5-8) to try and avenge an 84-70 January loss. Jenks and Sand Springs will meet again on the 23rd in the first round of the Regional Playoffs at Putnam City West.

CPHS 65 Jenks 52

1Q Jenks 13-10
2Q CPHS 16-10
3Q CPHS 17-15
4Q CPHS 22-14

Free Throws: CPHS 21-of-27, Jenks 8-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-43, Jenks 20-of-52.
Offensive Rebounds: Jenks 13, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 16, Jenks 15.
Total Rebounds: Jenks 28, CPHS 25.
Steals: CPHS 7, Jenks 6.
Blocks: CPHS 4, Jenks 2.
Fouls: CPHS 13, Jenks 24.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Colt Savage 25, Durkee 16, Richardson 9, Cale Savage 9, Price 6.
Offensive Rebounds: Colt Savage 2, Durkee 2, Richardson 1, Williams 1, Cale Savage 1, Boyles 1, Fisher 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Durkee 6, Price 3, Richardson 3, Colt Savage 2, Cale Savage 1, Boyles 1.
Total Rebounds: Durkee 8, Colt Savage 4, Richardson 4, Price 3, Cale Savage 2, Boyles 2, Fisher 1, Williams 1.
Steals: Richardson 2, Williams 2, Fisher 2, Cale Savage 1.
Assists: Richardson 2, Cale Savage 2, Williams 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Cale Savage 1, Boyles 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Price 3, Colt Savage 2, Boyles 2, Williams 1, Cale Savage 1.

(Jenks Stats)
Scoring: Harris 12, Seacat 12, Woods 11, Houston 7, Bell 6, Hines 2, Estes 2.
Fouls: Harris 4, Bell 4, Jensen 4, Hines 3, Woods 3, Seacat 2, Houston 1, Nissley 1, Darr 1, Palmer 1.

Frontier Valley Standings:
12-1 No. 1 Broken Arrow (20-2)
11-2 No. 4 Union (18-4)
10-3 No. 8 Owasso (18-4)
8-5 No. 10 Sand Springs (15-6)
6-7 Muskogee (9-13)
5-8 No. 13 Sapulpa (13-9)
4-9 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-11)
4-9 No. 20 Bartlesville (8-14)
3-10 Jenks (8-14)
2-11 Bixby (7-15)

Sandite of the Week: Davon Richardson scores 44 at No. 8 Owasso

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6'4" Charles Page High School sophomore Davon Richardson pulled off one of the most remarkable performances in school history Friday night in Owasso, recording 44 points in a 97-77 loss to the eighth-ranked Rams (17-4, 9-3).

The tally was the first forty-point performance for a Sandite in several years and left his previous career best (24) in the dust. 

What's more impressive than the points is how he got them. Only four came from free throws and he scored forty on field goals while shooting 70.8%. He started even hotter than he finished, going 17-of-20 before missing his final four attempts of the night. He also secured three offensive rebounds, five defensive rebounds, and two blocks. 

Richardson paced the tenth-ranked Sandites (14-6, 7-5) with nine points in each of the first two periods, eleven in the third, and fifteen in the final stanza. He was 6-of-8 from three-point range with four of those coming in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter. At the rate he was playing he could easily have posted fifty, but came out of the game halfway through the fourth to give the second string minutes. 

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday with an 8:00 p.m. home game against Jenks (8-13, 3-9) in their final appearance of the season at the Ed Dubie Field House. They will play Jenks again on Friday the 23rd in the first round of the Regional Playoffs at Putnam City West.