Sandite Basketball teams advance to Area playoffs

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Survive and advance. The Charles Page High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams came up short of securing Regional Championships, but both teams won their first round games and advanced to this week’s Area playoffs.

The Sandite boys (7-10) rolled into Regionals unranked with a losing record, but that didn’t stop them from putting their foes on upset alert. First they knocked off No. 8 Jenks 43-40 on Friday, then they took No. 10 Broken Arrow to the wire in Saturday’s championship, only falling 42-38 after leading early in the fourth.

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Snow stalls Sand Springs sports schedules

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Ice, snow, and a week of sub-freezing temperatures have wreaked havoc with schools and extracurricular activities across Oklahoma. Sand Springs Public Schools lost four days of instruction before shifting to virtual learning, but unfortunately for the Sandites there is no way to play sports virtually.

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CPHS Basketball: Marlo Fox joins 1,000 point club, Sandites split with NOAH and Bartlesville

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Charles Page High School senior Marlo Fox has spent a lot of time in the spotlight while playing for the Sand Springs boys’ basketball team, but it was extra bright this week for the young star. Not only did he put up his 50th career double-digit game, but he also scored his 1,000th career point and was named Kissing Captain at the Sandite Winter Homecoming.

The Sandites (6-9 overall, 1-7 conference) rolled to an 80-62 win over the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (6-8) Thursday night on Homecoming, but fell 71-66 to Bartlesville (5-13, 2-6) Friday night in overtime. The girls’ game against Bartlesville was canceled due to COVID problems in the Bruin program.

Fox rolled into the game against NOAH with 999 career points after four years of varsity action and three years as a starter. After Jason Clark made the opening bucket, Fox drained a three for the 5-0 lead and the crowd went wild.

Sand Springs never trailed against the Jaguars but never quite pulled away. The visitors did their best to create a better matchup than their first meeting - a lopsided season-opening 103-67 Jaguar loss. The Sandites led 31-21 at the half and went on an eleven-point run late in the fourth quarter for their biggest lead at 80-59 before NOAH’s Jarreth Ingram hit a three for the final basket.

Corbin Fisher led the team for the second game in a row with 21 points but had a career night cut short by an early fourth quarter foul-out. He was only two points away from a career high and one board away from a double-double when he left the game with 5:04 to play. Fox finished the game with 17 points, also fouling out early in the fourth, and Jason Clark had 17 as well. Ingram led all scorers with 24.

The Sandites played from the hole through almost the entire game against Bartlesville, trailing 18-8 after the first quarter before rallying to a brief 23-21 lead midway through the second. The Bruins ended the half on a ten-point run and didn’t give up the lead again till there was only 2:24 left in regulation.

Down 55-49 after a pair of free throws from Adam Nakvinda, Fisher drained a three, then Fox converted an and-one to tie it up. A free throw from Cooper Wood and a three from Aadhi Ayyappan put the Bruins back up, Oakley responded with two free throws, then Ayyappan made a free throw for a three-point lead with 32 seconds left.

Fisher tied it back up with a three from the left corner with an assist from Savage. On the final play of the game, with both teams in the double-bonus, Nakvinda missed a two-pointer and was fouled by Oakley on the rebound with 0.1 seconds remaining. He missed both shots, sending the game to overtime.

David Castillo opened on a four-point run for the Bruins, but John Keim and Costen Brockman made buckets to tie it. Then Castillo added two more and Jordan Carter added a third from the stripe for the final lead of the game.

Bartlesville won a crucial jump ball with 57 seconds to go and Fisher fouled out moments later, removing a key weapon for the Sandites. Castillo ended the game with three more free throws and led all scorers with 39 points, 16 of which came at the free throw line.

Fox led the Sandites with 20 points, followed by Savage with 17, Fisher with 12, and Oakley with 10. Nakvinda was the only other Bruin in double digits with 16 points.

Sandite Basketball will return to action Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. with a conference home game against No. 16 Muskogee (10-3, 7-1). They previously had a December match-up canceled due to COVID problems in the Sand Springs program. Bartlesville will travel to No. 13 Bixby (10-5, 4-4) Tuesday at 8:00. The Spartans are riding a four-game losing streak.

CPHS 80 NOAH 62
1Q: CPHS 15-8.
2Q: CPHS 16-13.
3Q: CPHS 21-20.
4Q: CPHS 28-21.
Free Throws: CPHS 11-of-16, NOAH 19-of-27.
Field Goals: CPHS 31-of-62, NOAH 19-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 15, NOAH 3.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 20, NOAH 14.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 35, NOAH 17.
Steals: CPHS 12, NOAH 5.
Blocks: CPHS 1, NOAH 1.
Fouls: CPHS 20, NOAH 12.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fisher 21, Clark 17, Fox 17, Oakley 8, Savage 6, Keim 4, Brockman 3, Hawkins 2, Shoemaker 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 4, Keim 3, Hawkins 2, Fox 2, Oakley 2, Clark 1, Askew 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Fisher 5, Oakley 4, Savage 3, Clark 2, Askew 2, Hawkins 1, Shoemaker 1, Keim 1, Corona 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 9, Oakley 6, Keim 4, Askew 3, Clark 3, Hawkins 3, Savage 3, Fox 2, Shoemaker 1, Corona 1.
Steals: Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Savage 2, Fisher 2, Brockman 2, Fox 1, Askew 1.
Assists: Savage 2, Fisher 1, Fox 1, Corona 1.
Blocks: Fisher 1.
Fouls: Fisher 5, Fox 5, Hawkins 4, Clark 2, Oakley 2, Keim 2.

(NOAH stats)
Scoring: Ingram 24, Crow 13, Bell 11, Babcock 7, Wagner 7.
Fouls: Bell 4, Babcock 4, Edwards 1, Garner 1, Wagner 1, Hislop 1.

BHS 71 CPHS 66
1Q: BHS 18-8.
2Q: CPHS 15-13.
3Q: CPHS 16-14.
4Q: CPHS 21-15.
OT: BHS 11-6.
Free Throws: BHS 29-of-44, CPHS 20-of-29.
Field Goals: BHS 19-of-44, CPHS 21-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: BHS 9, CPHS 11.
Defensive Rebounds: BHS 19, CPHS 19.
Total Rebounds: BHS 28, CPHS 30.
Steals: BHS 6, CPHS 5.
Blocks: BHS 1, CPHS 2.
Fouls: BHS 19, CPHS 28.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 20, Savage 17, Fisher 12, Oakley 10, Hawkins 2, Brockman 2, Keim 2, Clark 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Savage 2, Fisher 2, Fox 2, Keim 2, Hawkins 1, Oakley 1, Brockman 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Fisher 5, Savage 4, Fox 4, Oakley 4, Clark 1, Hawkins 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 7, Savage 6, Fox 6, Oakley 5, Hawkins 2, Keim 2, Clark 1, Brockman 1.
Steals: Fisher 3, Savage 2.
Assists: Savage 2, Fisher 1, Fox 1.
Blocks: Fisher 1, Keim 1.
Fouls: Oakley 5, Fisher 5, Fox 4, Brockman 4, Savage 4, Clark 3, Hawkins 1, Keim 1.

(Bartlesville stats)
Scoring: Castillo 39, Nakvinda 16, Wood 7, Ayyappan 6, Carter 2, Smith 1.
Fouls: Smith 5, Wood 4, Nakvinda 4, Carter 3, Ayyappan 1, Gilkey 1, Castillo 1.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites split at Broken Arrow, Darrian Jordan leads girls to win

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The Class 6A No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (9-7) is now 3-1 against Broken Arrow (6-8) in their two seasons under Head Coach Josh Berry, picking up a 40-38 Frontier Valley Conference win Tuesday night at Tiger Field House. But just like all three games last year, it was close from start to finish. All four meetings have been decided by five points or less.

The Lady Sandites trailed only once in the game, after Taleyah Jones put up the opening bucket. Freshman star Sakauri Wilson scored on a steal to tie it, then Darrian Jordan sank a three for the lead and they never gave it up. Jordan scored through contact to add a conventional three, then Layne Kirkendoll made it 10-3 before the Tigers came roaring back.

Broken Arrow made it a one-point game twice in the first quarter and they were only down 12-11 when Leyshia Morris drilled a three to end the quarter. Mikah Hampton scored a putback and Hailey Jackson made buckets on back-to-back possessions to win the second quarter 6-0 and took a ten point lead into the locker room.

The home team won the second half 27-19 but couldn’t quite erase their scoreless second stanza. The Sandites were short one starter for almost the entire half after Kirkendoll fouled out on a technical early in the third, and without her height the Sandites lost the rebound battle significantly. The Tigers made it a one-score game five times in the fourth quarter but the Sandites made just enough plays to stay alive.

Jones led all scorers with 19 points and was the only Tiger in double digits. Jordan scored 11 to lead the Sandites for the second time this season, followed by Jackson with nine. Journey Armstead, playing through a recovering injury, was held to a career-low four points - but her fellow Sandites stepped up to the occasion with one of their most balanced team efforts of the season.

Sand Springs Boys Basketball

The Sandite boys are in a bit of a tough spot, unranked and coming off their worst loss since 2016. No. 10 Broken Arrow (11-5) rolled to an 82-50 conference win Tuesday night on the home court for their fifth-straight in league play. The Tigers improved to 5-2 in the Frontier Valley while Sand Springs dropped to 1-6 and 5-8 overall.

6’5” junior forward Anthony Allen singlehandedly gave his team a 6-0 lead en route to a team-high 21 points for the Tigers, who never trailed and led 23-8 by the end of the first period and 42-24 at the half. Senior first-year starter Corbin Fisher put up a career-high 22 points to lead all scorers, but was the only Sandite in double digits. The Tigers had four double-digit scorers, including Simon Blair who had 18 off the bench.

Broken Arrow was the most accurate team the Sandites have played all season, shooting 62% in the field and 10-of-17 on three-pointers.

Sand Springs basketball is scheduled to host the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Home Schools (NOAH) Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in non-conference play, followed by Bartlesville Friday.

Girls Statistics

CPHS 40 BAHS 38
1Q: CPHS 15-11.
2Q: CPHS 6-0.
3Q: BAHS 8-7.
4Q: BAHS 19-12.
Free Throws: CPHS 10-of-22, BAHS 12-of-18.
Field Goals: CPHS 14-of-46, BAHS 12-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, BAHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, BAHS 30.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 24, BAHS 40.
Steals: CPHS 11, BAHS 5.
Blocks: CPHS 2, BAHS 3.
Fouls: CPHS 18, BAHS 19.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Jordan 11, Jackson 9, Armstead 4, Wilson 4, Kirkendoll 4, Morris 4, Hampton 2, Taylor 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 2, Wilson 2, Hampton 1, Morris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 5, Wilson 3, Taylor 3, Armstead 2, Jordan 2, Hampton 1, Morris 1, Tanner 1.
Total Rebounds: Wilson 5, Jackson 5, Armstead 4, Taylor 3, Jordan 2, Hampton 2, Morris 2, Tanner 1.
Steals: Wilson 4, Jackson 2, Kirkendoll 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1, Morris 1, Tanner 1.
Assists: Wilson 3, Jackson 2, Morris 2.
Blocks: Jackson 1, Kirkendoll 1.
Fouls: Kirkendoll 5, Wilson 4, Armstead 3, Jordan 3, Jackson 1, Cheney 1, Morris 1.

(Broken Arrow)
Scoring: Jones 19, Howard 9, Herrera 5, Duffey 4, Jones-Wilson 1.
Fouls: Vann-Jackson 5, Jones 4, Howard 3, Herrera 3, Duffey 2, Pippett 2.

Boys Statistics

BAHS 82 CPHS 50
1Q: BAHS 23-8.
2Q: BAHS 19-16.
3Q: BAHS 23-12.
4Q: BAHS 17-14.
Free Throws: BAHS 16-of-21, CPHS 11-of-16.
Field Goals: BAHS 28-of-45, CPHS 18-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: BAHS 5, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: BAHS 23, CPHS 9.
Total Rebounds: BAHS 28, CPHS 16.
Steals: BAHS 2, CPHS 5.
Blocks: BAHS 4.
Fouls: BAHS 16, CPHS 18.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Fisher 22, Fox 9, Savage 7, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Keim 2, Oakley 2, Askew 2, Lockhart 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 3, Oakley 2, Fox 1, Keim 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 2, Fisher 2, Clark 1, Hawkins 1, Fox 1, Oakley 1, Minney 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 5, Oakley 3, Savage 2, Fox 2, Keim 1, Hawkins 1, Clark 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Savage 1, Fox 1, Keim 1.
Assists: Fisher 1, Fox 1.
Fouls: Hawkins 4, Fisher 4, Keim 3, Savage 2, Fox 2, Oakley 1, Minney 1, Lockhart 1.

(Broken Arrow)
Scoring: Allen 21, Blair 18, Dow 13, Pinder 11, Talley 7, McCurdy 6, Barnes 3, Ellison 2, Thompson 1.
Fouls: McCurdy 3, Pinder 3, Johnson 2, Barnes 2, Blair 2, Allen 1, Dow 1, Buckner 1.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites drop overtime heartbreaker to Jenks

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Down 8-0 to start the game, the Class 6A No. 20 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team rallied to a 26-24 halftime lead and were up 43-35 early in the fourth. Then it was the visitors’ turn to rally.

No. 10 Jenks (8-3 overall, 3-2 conference) forced the Sandites into overtime before dropping them to 5-7 overall and 1-5 in Frontier Valley Conference action Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House.

Dylan Golightly scored two threes and Benjamin Averitt added a pair of free throws in the Trojans’ opening volley before Daren Hawkins found an answer. Marlo Fox hit his first of three threes late in the quarter and Hawkins added a conventional three to make it a one-score game to end the stanza.

Fox added two more threes in the second quarter to tie it at 22-22, then hit a jump shot for the first Sandite lead of the game. Seth Wilkins and Corbin Fisher exchanged twos and the Sandites entered the locker room on top.

The teams took turns trading the lead in the third quarter before Cason Savage tied it at 34-34 with a pair of free throws to kick off a seven-point run that included a three from Fisher. They remained out front till Gron Tata hit a three at 45-45 late in the fourth.

Hawkins retaliated with a pair of free throws, but Averitt tied it up with 1:45 to play. Fox had a three shot rim out and Jenks rebounded, but Averitt missed a layup and the Sandites worked to drain the clock before their last attempt. Fox missed a two-point jumper and Chase Martin grabbed the board, but with only two seconds to play, and Tata failed to get the three up before the buzzer.

Fox scored two early into the four-minute overtime period, but Tata hit a three for the lead and the Trojans added a trio of free throws to end the game on a six-point run.

Fox led all scorers with 21 points, and Fisher added 13 points and seven rebounds as the only other Sandite in double-digits. Averitt had 18 points to pace the Trojans, followed by Tata with 11.

Sandite basketball will look to snap their three-game losing streak Friday at 8:00 p.m. when they host Booker T. Washington (2-4, 1-4). Jenks will travel to No. 15 Broken Arrow (8-5, 2-2) Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Jenks 53 CPHS 49
1Q: Jenks 15-12.
2Q: CPHS 14-9.
3Q: CPHS 13-10.
4Q: Jenks 13-8.
OT: Jenks 6-2.
Free Throws: Jenks 13-of-23, CPHS 13-of-16.
Field Goals: Jenks 17-of-51, CPHS 16-of-46.
Offensive Rebounds: Jenks 12, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: Jenks 21, CPHS 22.
Total Rebounds: Jenks 33, CPHS 31.
Steals: Jenks 7, CPHS 8.
Blocks: CPHS 1.
Fouls: Jenks 15, CPHS 18.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 21, Fisher 13, Hawkins 7, Savage 4, Clark 2, Oakley 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 4, Hawkins 2, Shoemaker 1, Keim 1, Oakley 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 8, Hawkins 4, Fox 4, Fisher 3, Keim 2, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Savage 8, Fisher 7, Hawkins 6, Fox 4, Keim 3, Oakley 2, Shoemaker 1.
Steals: Fox 3, Savage 2, Hawkins 1, Fisher 1, Shoemaker 1.
Assists: Savage 2, Fox 2, Oakley 1.
Blocks: Fisher 1.
Fouls: Savage 4, Fox 4, Keim 3, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Fisher 2, Oakley 1.

(Jenks stats)
Scoring: Averitt 18, Tata 11, Golightly 9, Martin 7, Kittleman 6, Wilkins 2.
Fouls: Martin 4, Tata 4, Kittleman 3, Averitt 2, Diarra 1, Wilkins 1.

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

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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.