CPHS Basketball Preview: Bartlesville at Sand Springs

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The Charles Page High School boys and girls basketball teams will return to action Tuesday evening in their second home games of the season at the Ed Dubie Field House. Both Sandite squads will look to remain undefeated in Frontier Valley Conference action when they take on Bartlesville, beginning with the girls at 6:00 p.m.

The Sand Springs boys are undefeated at 3-0 for the No. 8 ranking in Class 6A and are 2-0 in conference action. Last week they pulled off a tough 54-45 win over No. 18 Broken Arrow (1-2).

No. 17 Bartlesville (2-2, 0-1) lost their conference opener to Owasso but made it to the Broken Arrow Classic finals where they topped East Central and Putnam City before falling to Stillwater.

6’2” Senior Tayo Dina has been the hot commodity at Bartlesville for several seasons with tallies of 26 points against East Central and 18 against Putnam. 6’4” junior Davon Richardson is the bread and butter for Sand Springs, leading in all three games with an average of 19.

The Sandites are fourth in 6A defensively, allowing only 48 points per game, and Bartlesville has one of the lowest-scoring offenses at only 49 points per game. The Bruins also boast a top-ten defense, but Sand Springs is averaging 60 points per outing for a twelve-point margin of victory.

The two teams split wins last season. Bartlesville won on their home court 59-52, but Sand Springs prevailed 67-63 in the Area playoffs. Neither team has won on the other’s home court since Bartlesville rejoined the conference for the 2014-2015 season. The teams’ records are tied at 4-4 during that time, but the Sandites are 3-0 at home.

Bartlesville (2-2)
L 58 - 65 No. 15 Owasso
W 60 - 54 No. 17 East Central
W 39 - 38 No. 13 Putnam City
L 38 - 51 No. 13 Stillwater

Sand Springs (3-0)
W 68 - 46 Ponca City
W 57 - 52 Muskogee
W 54 - 45 No. 18 Broken Arrow

Both the Sand Springs and Bartlesville girls’ teams are out to prove themselves. Bartlesville won the FVC title last year, Sand Springs won it the year prior. Both were State Qualifiers and first-round knockouts last season. Both have taken early losses. Both want to reassert themselves as serious title contenders. Both are also led by new Head Coaches.

While Sand Springs hosts a deep roster with an array of collegiate-level talent, they’ve been led almost exclusively by Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter with 22 points per game. Destiny Johnson has had a couple of 20+point games and is averaging 13. Bartlesville has been led by junior Chloe Martin and Nevada-commit Jena Williams with twenty points apiece in multiple games.

Sand Springs went 3-1 last week with commanding wins over Broken Arrow and Tulsa Memorial. They were upset by Shawnee, however, and needed overtime to knock off Jenks for third place in the Bishop Kelley Invitational.

The Lady Sandites are the highest-scoring team in all of 6A with 76 points per game and have the sixth-largest margin of victory at 21.8 points. However, they’re only 26th defensively, giving up 54 points per game.

Bartlesville is practically the opposite of Sand Springs, relying on the second-best defense in 6A for their massive wins. They allow only 36 points per game and win by 20.5, but are still a solid fourteenth in offense with 56 points per game.

The Bruins also went 3-1 last week, starting their season Tuesday. They easily handled Owasso and Nathan Hale, but ran into a tough Edmond North team and had to settle for third place at the Broken Arrow Tournament with a brutal doubling of Holland Hall.

Bartlesville was undefeated in the regular season last year, topping Sand Springs 53-42 in conference action, but the Sandites spoiled their 25-game streak in the Area Championship with an identical score. Sand Springs is 6-2 against Bartlesville in the past four seasons and the Bruins haven’t won at the Dubie since the Spring of 2016.

Bartlesville (3-1)
W 46 - 32 Owasso
W 59 - 15 Nathan Hale
L 54 - 63 No. 6 Edmond North
W 66 - 33 No. 9 Holland Hall

Sand Springs (4-2)
L 62 - 74 No. 8 Ponca City
W 109 - 39 Muskogee
W 89 - 56 Broken Arrow
W 75 - 34 Tulsa Memorial
L 43 - 57 No. 5 Shawnee
W 75 - 62, OT No. 20 Jenks

Frontier Valley Conference Standings

Boys
2-0 No. 8 Sand Springs
1-0 No. 3 Sapulpa
1-0 No. 11 Union
1-0 No. 15 Owasso
1-1 Muskogee
0-1 No. 5 Booker T. Washington
0-1 No. 16 Jenks
0-1 No. 17 Bartlesville
0-1 No. 18 Broken Arrow
0-1 Bixby

Girls
2-0 No. 11 Sand Springs
1-0 No. 9 Bartlesville
1-0 No. 12 Booker T. Washington
1-0 No. 13 Bixby
1-0 No. 18 Union
0-1 No. 19 Sapulpa
0-1 No. 20 Jenks
0-1 Owasso
0-1 Broken Arrow
0-2 Muskogee

OSSAA 6A Basketball and Wrestling Week 3 Rankings

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OSSAA 6A Boys’ Basketball Rankings

  1. Putnam City West (4-0)

  2. Edmond Santa Fe (5-0)

  3. Sapulpa (4-0)

  4. Edmond Memorial (5-1)

  5. Booker T. Washington (2-1)

  6. Midwest City (3-0)

  7. Norman North (5-0)

  8. Sand Springs (3-0)

  9. Deer Creek (3-0)

  10. Putnam City North (1-2)

  11. Union (2-1)

  12. Edmond North (4-2)

  13. Putnam City (4-2)

  14. Stillwater (3-1)

  15. Owasso (1-0)

  16. Jenks (3-1)

  17. Bartlesville (2-2)

  18. Broken Arrow (1-2)

  19. Norman (4-4)

  20. Southmoore (1-2)

SPN Conference Strength Ratings
58.4 Big Ten
51.0 Frontier Valley
47.0 Central Oklahoma
36.0 All-City
31.6 Suburban

Top Boys’ Offenses (Point Average)
84.8 Sapulpa
77.8 Booker T. Washington
76.8 Putnam City West
75.0 Midwest City
74.7 Putnam City North
74.0 Norman North
71.2 Edmond Memorial
68.6 Edmond Santa Fe
68.3 Putnam City
68.0 Enid

Top Boys’ Defenses
44.4 Norman North
45.0 Edmond Memorial
46.7 Deer Creek
47.7 Sand Springs
50.3 Bixby
50.3 Broken Arrow
50.7 Union
51.2 Mustang
52.0 Bartlesville
52.4 Ponca City

Highest Avg Margin of Victory
29.6 Norman North
26.2 Edmond Memorial
21.8 Sapulpa
20.3 Deer Creek
17.0 Midwest City
16.0 Edmond Santa Fe
14.7 Union
13.0 Putnam West
12.8 Jenks
12.7 Booker T. Washington

OSSAA 6A Girls’ Basketball Rankings

  1. Edmond Memorial (6-0)

  2. Putnam City West (6-1)

  3. Edmond Santa Fe (6-0)

  4. Norman North (5-0)

  5. Shawnee (4-0)

  6. Edmond North (4-2)

  7. Deer Creek (3-0)

  8. Ponca City (3-1)

  9. Bartlesville (3-1)

  10. Midwest City (5-1)

  11. Sand Springs (4-2)

  12. Booker T. Washington (3-0)

  13. Bixby (4-1)

  14. Choctaw (4-2)

  15. Moore (2-2)

  16. Norman (3-2)

  17. Mustang (3-1)

  18. Union (1-0)

  19. Sapulpa (1-2)

  20. Jenks (2-3)

SPN Conference Strength Ratings
55.5 Central Oklahoma
46.7 Suburban
38.8 Big Ten
33.0 Frontier Valley
10.1 All-City

Top Girls’ Offenses
75.5 Sand Springs
73.7 Putnam City West
70.3 Booker T. Washington
69.8 Mustang
66.5 Ponca City
64.4 Norman
64.3 Broken Arrow
63.5 Choctaw
61.3 Shawnee
59.3 Bixby

Top Girls’ Defenses
33.3 Bixby
35.8 Bartlesville
36.0 Booker T. Washington
36.3 Edmond Memorial
36.3 Deer Creek
39.0 Shawnee
40.0 Norman North
42.0 Mustang
42.0 Putnam City
42.0 Union

Top Avg. Margin of Victory
34.3 Booker T. Washington
27.8 Mustang
26.0 Bixby
24.9 Putnam City West
22.3 Shawnee
21.8 Sand Springs
21.0 Choctaw
20.5 Bartlesville
17.3 Edmond Memorial
17.0 Norman

OSSAA 6A Wrestling Dual Rankings

  1. Choctaw (1-0)

  2. Broken Arrow (2-1)

  3. Edmond North (1-0)

  4. Mustang (6-0)

  5. Sand Springs (1-0)

  6. Ponca City (2-0)

  7. Deer Creek (1-2)

  8. Edmond Memorial (0-1)

  9. Jenks (1-0)

  10. Stillwater (2-0)

  11. Owasso (0-2)

  12. Union (0-0)

  13. Yukon (1-1)

  14. Bartlesville (3-1)

  15. Southmoore (0-1)

OSSAA 6A Wrestling Tournament Rankings

  1. Broken Arrow

  2. Choctaw

  3. Mustang

  4. Edmond North

  5. Sand Springs

  6. Edmond Memorial

  7. Deer Creek

  8. Owasso

  9. Jenks

  10. Ponca City

  11. Stillwater

  12. Union

  13. Yukon

  14. Bartlesville

  15. Del City

CPHS Basketball: Sandites handle No. 15 Broken Arrow 54-45

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The No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (3-0, 2-0) continued their undefeated start to the season with a close but solid 54-45 win over No. 15 Broken Arrow in a Frontier Valley Conference matchup at Tiger Field House.

Davon Richardson led the Sandites with sixteen points, followed by Cale Savage with fourteen and Josh Minney with eleven.

The game was a close one for the first half as the Sandites trailed 12-11 after one quarter and only led 22-21 at the half. They blew it wide open in the third quarter, however, giving up only four points for a 37-25 lead that the Tigers couldn’t recover from.

Broken Arrow beat the Sandites in offensive rebounds, blocks, and steals, but Sand Springs excelled in accuracy, going 12-of-13 at the charity stripe, and beating the Tigers in the field as well.

Sand Springs will return to action Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. with a home game against unranked Bartlesville.

CPHS 54 BAHS 45
1Q BAHS 12-11
2Q CPHS 11-9
3Q CPHS 15-4
4Q BAHS 20-17
Free Throws: CPHS 12-of-13, BAHS 7-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-36, BAHS 16-of-35.
Offensive Rebounds: BAHS 6, CPHS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 13, BAHS 11.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 18, BAHS 17.
Blocks: BAHS 2, CPHS 1.
Steals: BAHS 6, CPHS 5.
Fouls: CPHS 12, BAHS 15.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Richardson 16, Savage 14, Fox 9, Minney 11, Durkee 4.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 2, Durkee 1, Savage 1, Minney 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 5, Fox 2, Minney 2, Hawkins 2, Durkee 1, Hurd 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 7, Minney 3, Durkee 2, Fox 2, Hawkins 2, Savage 1, Hurd 1.
Assists: Savage 2, Richardson 2, Quier 2, Fox 1.
Steals: Durkee 3, Richardson 2.
Blocks: Minney 1.
Fouls: Fox 4, Minney 3, Durkee 1, Savage 1, Richardson 1, Hurd 1, Hawkins 1.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites improve to 2-0 with 57-52 win over Muskogee

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The No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team won their second game of the season and first conference game in a 57-52 barn burner against the Muskogee Roughers (0-1, 0-1) Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House.

The Sandites struggled from three-point range, making only two baskets on eighteen attempts, but were a solid 21-of-31 inside the arc and nine of fourteen at the charity stripe. Their visitors were the complete opposite, shooting only 35% on field goals, but an impressive 12-of-28 on three pointers to keep the Sandites on their toes.

Junior standout Davon Richardson led the Sandites for the second straight game with sixteen points, closely followed by Marlo Fox, who scored thirteen for the second game in a row. They were the only two Sandites to score in double digits, though Josh Minney scored a career-high eight points with ten rebounds.

The game was a low scoring affair and the Sandites owned only a 10-9 first quarter advantage. They closed out the first half on a strong note with eight-straight points.

The Sandites’ biggest lead was ten points, achieved three times at 27-17, 33-23, and 43-33. The Roughers began to battle back late in the fourth quarter, cutting it to 55-52 with 18.8 seconds to go, but Richardson hit a pair of free throws to secure the victory.

Sand Springs Basketball will return to action Tuesday with a conference road game against No. 11 Broken Arrow (0-0).

CPHS 57 MHS 52
1Q: CPHS 10-9
2Q: CPHS 13-5
3Q: All 15-15
4Q: MHS 23-19
Free Throws: CPHS 9-of-14, MHS 4-of-5.
Field Goals: CPHS 23-of-49, MHS 18-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 14, MHS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, MHS 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 37, MHS 22.
Steals: CPHS 4, MHS 2.
Blocks: CPHS 6.
Fouls: CPHS 8, MHS 14.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Richardson 16, Fox 13, Minney 8, Hurd 6, Durkee 6, Savage 6, Hawkins 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Minney 5, Richardson 3, Savage 3, Fox 1, Durkee 1, Hawkins 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Fox 6, Richardson 5, Minney 5, Savage 4, Durkee 1, Hurd 1, Hawkins 1, Hughes 1.
Total Rebounds: Minney 10, Richardson 8, Fox 7, Savage 7, Durkee 2, Hawkins 2, Hurd 1, Hughes 1.
Assists: Savage 4, Richardson 2, Fox 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Fox 2, Savage 1, Hawkins 1.
Blocks: Richardson 3, Minney 2, Hurd 1.
Fouls: Fox 3, Minney 3, Durkee 1, Hurd 1.

(Muskogee Scoring)
Brown 23, Clark 11, Clemmons 10, Bradley 5, Ashley 3.

CPHS Basketball: Richardson scores 25 in 68-46 victory at Ponca

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The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School basketball team handily won their season-opener Tuesday night at Allen Robson Field House, rolling past the Ponca City Wildcats 68-46.

The Sandites had three scorers in double digits, led by 6’4” junior standout Davon Richardson with 25 points and thirteen rebounds. Senior Cole Durkee and sophomore Marlo Fox each posted thirteen points apiece, while Durkee had ten rebounds. Nine players got to see court time, while seven made their way into the scorebook.

The visitors wasted no time in jumping out to a 6-0 lead with baskets from Richardson, Durkee, and Josh Minney before Ponca’s Justin Thompson hit a three. Durkee made a long goal of his own, then Chase Matson and Fox exchanged layups. Anthony Gazaway was next in on the action with five points on two field goals to cut it to a one-point game. Sophomore Jaeden Hurd went three-of-four from the charity stripe, followed by two freebies from Sheldon Tawkoyty, and the Sandites took a 14-12 lead into the second period.

Steven Faulkner tied it at 17-17, Minney hit two free balls, then Tawkoyty tied it again. Fox regained the lead, Tawkoyty tied it at 21-21, then Luke Seals gave the Wildcats their first lead of the night. Minney tied it and Fox reclaimed it, then Thompson took it right back on a deep ball. Richardson got the Sandites back out front with a five point run to close the half and that was the last time the Wildcats would lead.

Cale Savage scored his lone basket of the evening for a 35-27 third-quarter lead, Tawkoyty hit a three, then Richardson scored five for the Sandites’ first double-digit advantage. Richardson scored fifteen of the Sandites’ eighteen points in that period.

The fourth quarter was the highest-scoring for the victors, kicked off by a five-point run from Fox. Ponca retaliated with six of their own, then Durkee, Fox, and Richardson combined for the longest streak of the night at ten points and a 24-point lead.

The Sandites were strong on free throws, going fourteen-of-eighteen from the charity stripe. They also more than doubled the Wildcats on offensive rebounds and blocks.

Sand Springs will make its home debut Friday night against the Muskogee Roughers.

CPHS 68 PoHi 46
1Q: CPHS 14-12
2Q: CPHS 16-15
3Q: CPHS 18-16
4Q: CPHS 20-13
Free Throws: CPHS 14-of-18, PoHi 12-of-22.
Field Goals: CPHS 23-of-56, PoHi 14-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 12, PoHi 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 26, PoHi 18.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 38, PoHi 23.
Steals: CPHS 7, PoHi 4.
Blocks: CPHS 5, PoHi 2.
Fouls: CPHS 18, PoHi 14.

Sand Springs Stats
Scoring: Richardson 25, Fox 13, Durkee 13, Minney 6, Hurd 5, Hawkins 3, Savage 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 3, Durkee 3, Hawkins 3, Minney 1, Savage 1, Hurd 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 10, Durkee 7, Hurd 4, Quier 2, Hawkins 1, Savage 1, Fox 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 13, Durkee 10, Hurd 5, Hawkins 4, Quier 2, Savage 2, Fox 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Minney 2, Fox 2, Richardson 1, Durkee 1, Quier 1.
Assists: Minney 2, Hurd 2, Richardson 1, Savage 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Durkee 2, Minney 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Minney 4, Fox 4, Hurd 2, Hughes 2, Durkee 1, Savage 1.

Ponca City Scoring: Tawkoyty 13, Gazaway 11, Thompson 10, Faulkner 6, Matson 4, Seals 2.

OSSAA Rankings: 6A Week 1 Basketball and Wrestling

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OSSAA 6A Boys’ Basketball Rankings

  1. Booker T. Washington (2-0)

  2. Putnam City West (2-0)

  3. Putnam City North (0-0)

  4. Edmond Santa Fe (0-0)

  5. Edmond Memorial (0-0)

  6. Midwest City (0-0)

  7. Union (0-0)

  8. Sapulpa (0-0)

  9. Norman North (0-0)

  10. Putnam City (0-0)

  11. Broken Arrow (0-0)

  12. Sand Springs (0-0)

  13. Owasso (0-0)

  14. Norman (0-0)

  15. Southmoore (0-0)

  16. Deer Creek (0-0)

  17. Stillwater (0-0)

  18. Jenks (0-0)

  19. Edmond North (0-0)

  20. Westmoore (0-0)

OSSAA 6A Girls’ Basketball Rankings

  1. Sand Springs (0-0)

  2. Putnam City West (0-0)

  3. Edmond Memorial (0-0)

  4. Edmond Santa Fe (0-0)

  5. Moore (0-0)

  6. Choctaw (0-0)

  7. Bartlesville (0-0)

  8. Norman (0-0)

  9. Shawnee (0-0)

  10. Bixby (0-0)

  11. Booker T. Washington (0-0)

  12. Norman North (0-0)

  13. Sapulpa (0-0)

  14. Midwest City (0-0)

  15. Deer Creek (0-0)

  16. Mustang (0-0)

  17. Union (0-0)

  18. Ponca City (0-0)

  19. Owasso (0-0)

  20. Jenks (0-0)

OSSAA 6A Dual Rankings

  1. Choctaw (0-0)

  2. Broken Arrow (0-0)

  3. Mustang (0-0)

  4. Edmond North (0-0)

  5. Deer Creek (0-0)

  6. Ponca City (0-0)

  7. Edmond Memorial (0-0)

  8. Yukon (0-0)

  9. Sand Springs (0-0)

  10. Jenks (0-0)

  11. Owasso (0-0)

  12. Union (0-0)

  13. Stillwater (0-0)

  14. Norman (0-0)

  15. Bartlesville (0-0)

OSSAA 6A Tournament Rankings

  1. Broken Arrow

  2. Choctaw

  3. Mustang

  4. Edmond North

  5. Sand Springs

  6. Deer Creek

  7. Edmond Memorial

  8. Yukon

  9. Ponca City

  10. Jenks

  11. Union

  12. Owasso

  13. Stillwater

  14. Bartlesville

  15. Ponca City