High School 6A-2 Football Rankings: 10/14/2018

Class 6A-II Football Week 8 - Sandite Pride News Rankings

1. Stillwater (7-0)
   Defeated Lawton 23-20, hosts Putnam West Thursday.

2. Bixby (6-1)
   Defeated Bartlesville 65-6, travels to Sand Springs Thursday.

3. Booker T. Washington (4-3)
   Defeated Sapulpa 20-3, hosts Muskogee Thursday.

4. Del City (6-1)
   Defeated Putnam City 46-7, hosts Midwest City Friday.

5. Midwest City (5-2)
   Defeated Deer Creek 35-9, travels to Del City Friday.

6. Lawton (4-3)
   Lost 23-20 to Stillwater, travels to Choctaw Thursday.

7. Sapulpa (5-2)
   Lost 20-3 to Booker T. Washington, travels to Shawnee Thursday.

8. Muskogee (5-2)
   Defeated Shawnee 35-26, travels to Booker T. Washington Thursday.

9. Choctaw (4-3)
   Defeated Putnam West 35-7, hosts Lawton Thursday.

10. Bartlesville (2-5)
    Lost 65-6 to Bixby, hosts Ponca City Thursday.

11. Sand Springs (2-5)
    Defeated Ponca City 35-14, hosts Bixby Thursday.

12. Shawnee (2-5)
    Lost 35-26 to Muskogee, hosts Sapulpa Thursday.

13. Deer Creek (1-6)
    Lost 35-9 to Midwest City, hosts Putnam City Thursday.

14. Putnam West (1-6)
    Lost 35-7 to Choctaw, travels to Stillwater Thursday.

15. Ponca City (0-7)
    Lost 35-14 to Sand Springs, travels to Bixby Thursday.

16. Putnam City (0-7)
    Lost 46-7 to Del City, travels to Deer Creek Thursday.

OSSAA 6A-II District Standings

District I
4-0 Stillwater (48)
4-0 Del City (47)
3-1 Midwest City (26)
2-2 Lawton (16)
2-2 Choctaw (13)
1-3 Putnam West (-30)
0-4 Deer Creek (-60)
0-4 Putnam City (-60)

District II
4-0 Bixby (59)
3-1 Muskogee (32)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (31)
2-2 Shawnee (-18)
2-2 Sapulpa (-24)
1-3 Bartlesville (-33)
1-3 Sand Springs (-3)
0-4 Ponca City (-44)

Top Offense
(Points Scored per game)
43.1 Bixby
42.7 Stillwater
37.6 Del City
37.0 Lawton
32.4 Muskogee
32.1 Sapulpa
31.0 Choctaw
29.3 Midwest City
27.9 Sand Springs

Top Defense
(Points Allowed)
13.1 Del City
13.4 Bixby
15.6 Booker T. Washington
19.6 Stillwater
21.7 Midwest City
24.0 Muskogee
24.6 Choctaw
29.0 Sapulpa
29.6 Lawton

Margin of Victory
29.7 Bixby
24.4 Del City
23.1 Stillwater
10.6 Booker T. Washington
8.4 Muskogee
7.6 Midwest City
7.4 Lawton
6.4 Choctaw
3.1 Sapulpa

CPHS Football: Sandites roll Ponca 35-14, Pennington scores four TDs

(Ponca City) - The Class 6A-II No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School football team (2-5, 1-3) picked up their first district win against No. 15 Ponca City (0-7, 0-4) Friday night at Sullins Stadium.

Both of the Wildcats’ touchdowns came in the final seconds of the halves, and the Sandites dominated on all fronts.

Sand Springs scored on five of nine possessions with an average drive of 43 yards in only six plays. They only punted once and gave up a turnover on downs, a fumble, and an interception that resulted in a scoring drive from Ponca. The Wildcats only mustered six plays for eighteen yards per possession, scoring twice on ten drives with four punts and three turnovers on downs. The Sandite defense allowed only 3.5 yards per play, while the offense racked up 7.2 in a balanced offense.

Ponca punted their first two drives and the Sandites gave up a turnover on downs before scoring on a twenty-yard quarterback keeper from Caden Pennington. Jaden Weiser made the extra point kick for a 7-0 first quarter lead.

Ponca almost had a successful drive early in the second quarter, making it as far as third-and-two at the Sandite thirteen-yard line, but a fumbled handoff resulted in a scoring Sandite possession. Sand Springs marched seventy yards and scored on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Pennington to Jacob Snodgrass.

The Wildcats made the mistake of going for a fourth-and-one from their own 46, and Jerret Haley bagged the quarterback for a turnover at the Ponca 40-yard line. Pennington made a forty-yard pass to Justin Roe on the first play and Weiser put the visitors up 21-0 with 4:36 in the half.

Sand Springs’s stellar defense gave up only three yards before forcing another punt, and the Sandites marched 35 yards before Pennington threw an interception to Justin Andrews.

Ponca City averted the first-half shutout with a six-play 53-yard march and scored on a thirteen-yard keeper from Andrews. Spencer Ball kicked the PAT for the final points of the half.

Trey Wilkerson scored on the opening drive of the second half with a 32-yard run, then Pennington scored on a one-play, one-yard drive after a muffed punt for a 35-7 lead to end the third quarter.

Ponca once again scored in the final moments of the half, traveling 53 yards in nine plays, capped by a one-yard keeper.

Pennington led the offense with a 14-22-165-1 passing performance and 8-64 ground game for four total touchdowns. Wilkerson was the leading rusher with eight carries for 75 yards. Snodgrass and Braden Foster both had five catches for 51 yards each. Hayden Cramer and JT Bristow led the defense in tackles.

The win was the Sandites’ seventh-straight against Ponca City and they hold a 26-18-1 series record. In the last seven meetings they’ve won by an average score of 45-15, including a 42-7 drubbing last year.

The Sandites will return to action with a Thursday home game against No. 2 Bixby (6-1, 4-0). The Sandites are all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs after a rough 0-3 start, but can technically still make it to the post-season if they win out. They’ll need a pair of big upsets against the top-ranked team in the district and the defending State Champions to do so, however.

Week 7 Class 6A-2 Results
Del City 46-7 Putnam City
Muskogee 35-26 Shawnee
Sand Springs 35-14 Ponca City
Stillwater 23-20 Lawton
Midwest City 35-9 Deer Creek
Bixby 65-6 Bartlesville
Booker T. Washington 20-3 Sapulpa
Choctaw 35-7 Putnam West

District 2 Standings
4-0 Bixby (59 district points)
3-1 Muskogee (32)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (31)
2-2 Shawnee (-18)
2-2 Sapulpa (-24)
1-3 Bartlesville (-33)
1-3 Sand Springs (-3)
0-4 Ponca City (-44)

CPHS Football Halftime Report: Sandites lead Ponca City 21-7 at halftime

The Class 6A-II No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School football team (1-5, 0-3) is off to a hot start against No. 15 Ponca City (0-6, 0-3) with a 21-7 halftime lead.

The Wildcats didn’t score their first touchdown till there was only twenty seconds left in the half, set up by a Caden Pennington interception.

Sand Springs gave up only four yards on the home team’s opening drive and marched their corresponding possession to the Wildcat 31-yard line before giving up a turnover on downs. Ponca once again recorded only four yards on their second possession, and this time the Sandites hit pay dirt on their next drive.

Pennington and Trey Wilkerson put together a seven-play 76-yard drive and scored on a twenty-yard keeper with 2:21 in the first quarter. Jaden Weiser kicked the point-after for a 7-0 lead.

The Wildcats put together their first semi-successful drive spanning the first two quarters, marching 49 yards in twelve plays to the Sandite red zone before an unsportsmanlike penalty pushed them back to fourth and fifteen at the 27. A fumbled handoff resulted in a turnover on downs at the 30.

Sand Springs made another triumphant trip to the end zone, traveling seventy yards in ten plays, capped by a 23-yard touchdown pass from Pennington to Jacob Snodgrass. Weiser’s kick made it 14-0 with 6:02 to play.

The Wildcats made the mistake of going for a fourth-and-one from their own 46, and Jerret Haley bagged the quarterback for a turnover at the Ponca 40-yard line. Pennington made a forty-yard pass to Justin Roe on the first play and Weiser put the visitors up 21-0 with 4:36 in the half.

Sand Springs’s stellar defense gave up only three yards before forcing another punt, and the Sandites marched 35 yards before Pennington threw an interception to Justin Andrews.

Ponca City averted the first-half shutout with a six-play 53-yard march and scored on a thirteen-yard keeper. Spencer Ball kicked the PAT for the final points of the half.

Snodgrass made an incredible 42-yard kick return on the next play, but the Sandites were pushed back to their own 33 on a holding call and ended the half without a snap.

Pennington was 8-15-114-1 in the first half and led the ground game with four carries for 47 yards.

The Sandites are riding a six-year win streak against Ponca City and hold a 25-18-1 series record. In the last six meetings they’ve won by an average score of 46-16, including a 42-7 drubbing last year.

Skordle Halftime Scores from across 6A-2.
Muskogee 14-0 Shawnee
Midwest City 28-6 Deer Creek
Lawton 7-6 Stillwater
Del City 34-0 Putnam City
Bixby 30-0 Bartlesville
Booker T. Washington 7-3 Sapulpa

CPHS Football Preview: Sandites ride six-year win streak into Ponca City meeting

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University of Central Oklahoma freshman Payton Scott ran for 284 yards and five touchdowns on only 25 carries in last year’s lopsided 42-7 victory.

The Class 6A-II No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School football team (1-5, 0-3) is still looking for their first district win, though at this point they’ll need to win out to make the playoffs.

The Sandites will have a good shot at snapping their four-game losing streak when they travel to a winless Ponca City (0-6, 0-3) Friday at 7:00 p.m.

Sullins Stadium
927 North 5th Street
Ponca City, OK 74601

OSSAA 6A-II District 2 Standings
3-0 Bixby (44 district points)
2-1 Booker T. Washington (16)
2-1 Sapulpa (-9)
2-1 Muskogee (23)
2-1 Shawnee (-9)
1-2 Bartlesville (-18)
0-3 Sand Springs (-18)
0-3 Ponca City (-29)

Last Week

The Sandites had homecoming spoiled 29-27 by Bartlesville despite owning a 20-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. Caden Pennington led the offense with a 6-13-138-1 passing performance for three touchdowns and a 13-95 run game. Daren Hawkins caught four passes for 90 yards and two scores and Braden Foster caught two throws for 48 yards and a touchdown. Joel Mackey carried 10-69 for one touchdown and Jaden Weiser was three-for-three on extra point kicks. Luke Bratcher had a forced fumble, Kaden Glass had a recovery, and Mackey blocked a PAT.

Ponca had their second-biggest offensive showing of the season, scoring twenty points against Bixby, but also gave up 57 in their worst defensive allowance.

This Season

The Sandites started strong, despite an opening week loss to a strong Texas program. They easily handled a still winless Putnam City team, but things took a downward turn from there. After an unsurprising loss to a powerhouse Arkansas team they suffered three come-from-behind losses. They have no problem scoring and no problem getting stops, but both sides of the ball have a hard time finishing.

Ponca is riding an eleven game losing streak that that Sandites kicked off last year. They’ve played a fairly tough schedule including two undefeated 5A teams and average 13.5 points per game.

No. 11 Sand Springs (1-5, 0-3)

28-41 vs. Mansfield Summit (3-2)
45-24 @ Putnam City (0-6)
13-49 @ Greenwood (5-1)
23-23, OT @ Shawnee (2-4)
27-45 vs. Muskogee (4-2)
27-29 vs. Bartlesville (2-4)

No. 15 Ponca City (0-6, 0-3)

13-20 vs. Enid (1-5)
14-28 @ Guthrie (6-0)
0-28 vs. Collinsville (6-0)
27-32 @ Shawnee (2-4)
7-16 @ Muskogee (4-2)
20-57 vs. Bixby (5-1)

Average Sandite Box Score
Opponent 35 CPHS 27
First Downs: Opp 18, CPHS 16.
Fumbles/Lost: Opp 1/1, CPHS 2/1.
Penalties: Opp 8-74, CPHS 7-49.
Passing: Opp 12-18-159-0, CPHS 9-16-125-0.
Rushing: Opp 41-229, CPHS 41-243.
Offense: Opp 59-388, CPHS 57-368.

The Programs

Sand Springs is coming off a 5-6 season, led by twelfth year Head Coach Dustin Kinard with a 61-65 record. They are riding an all-time program best streak of six-straight seasons with playoff berths. They have been in Class 6A-II since its inception in 2014. The Sandites hold one gold ball, winning the 2A State title in 1966.

Ponca City coming off a 1-9 season and is led by first-year Head Coach Scott Harmon with a 127-55 record in sixteen seasons at lower classifications. The Wildcats haven’t had a winning season since 2005. They have never won a football title.

The Series (Sand Springs 25-18-1)

The Ponca City series was an exciting one from the very beginning. The first installment was in 1952 when the Wildcats knocked Cecil Hankins’s District Champions out of the playoffs in a home Thanksgiving Day battle. The next year resulted in a 7-7 tie. In 1954, with future MLB 3X World Series champion Jerry Adair at quarterback, the Sandites rallied from a 20-0 deficit to a 21-20 victory.

The series took a hiatus until 1961, when Ponca won handily, then stalled again till 1978. Sand Springs became the first team to win back-to-back meetings in 1981 with a 31-24 triple overtime win on the road.

The Wildcats won three in a row from 1984 to 1986, then Sand Springs won four in a row from 1987 to 1990, including the series’ first shutouts of 20-0 in 1988 and 28-0 in 1990. The Sandites won another streak of four from 1996-1999, then Ponca dominated from 2000 to 2005.

The Wildcats scored 40+ points in three-straight games during the dark ages of Sandite football. Sand Springs lost 28-straight games from 2001-2004, including a 41-0 shutout in 2004 and the Wildcats’ most lopsided victory at 48-2 in 2003.

Brad Odom’s Sandites snapped the losing streak in 2006 with a 21-0 shutout and they won five-straight from there. 2008 saw a wild 45-42 Sandite shootout victory. Sand Springs went 1-9 in 2010, but found their lone victory 35-28 against Ponca.

The Wildcats’ last victory came in 2011, and the Sandites are riding a six-game win streak. Sand Springs scored a series-best 57-7 win in 2013, and the highest-scoring meeting between the two teams came in 2016 at 56-35. Last year Payton Scott scored five touchdowns in a 42-7 road win.

1952: Ponca City 27-9
1953: Tie 7-7
1954: Sand Springs 21-20
1961: Ponca City 35-6
1978: Sand Springs 25-18
1979: Ponca City 30-9
1980: Sand Springs 17-13
1981: Sand Springs 31-24, 3OT
1982: Ponca City 28-12
1983: Sand Springs 13-2
1984: Ponca City 28-14
1985: Ponca City 14-13
1986: Ponca City 26-14
1987: Sand Springs 14-13
1988: Sand Springs 20-0
1989: Sand Springs 22-15
1990: Sand Springs 28-0
1991: Ponca City 21-13
1992: Sand Springs 17-10
1993: Ponca City 14-7
1994: Ponca City 30-14
1995: Ponca City 17-14
1996: Sand Springs 35-16
1997: Sand Springs 20-6
1998: Sand Springs 19-7
1999: Sand Springs 26-0
2000: Ponca City 28-10
2001: Ponca City 42-14
2002: Ponca City 41-22
2003: Ponca City 48-2
2004: Ponca City 41-0
2005: Ponca City 38-12
2006: Sand Springs 21-0
2007: Sand Springs 21-19
2008: Sand Springs 45-42
2009: Sand Springs 31-10
2010: Sand Springs 35-28
2011: Ponca City 35-31
2012: Sand Springs 47-17
2013: Sand Springs 57-7
2014: Sand Springs 31-7
2015: Sand Springs 44-21
2016: Sand Springs 56-35
2017: Sand Springs 42-7

2018 Stat Leaders

Passing
51-94-707-2, 9TD Pennington
1-1-41-0 Foster

Receiving
16-276, 5TD Hawkins
15-173, 2TD Snodgrass
5-102, 1TD Foster
4-68, 1TD Roberts
4-53 Mackey

Rushing
96-749, 7TD Mackey
74-350, 4TD Pennington
58-265, 3TD Wilkerson
5-42 McCallie
7-23 Jones

Kick Returns
7-90 Snodgrass
2-59 Mackey
2-38 McCallie
2-26 Jones
2-22 Roe

Kick-Avg
30-34 Weiser

Punt-Avg
2-39 Pennington
9-34 Smith
1-16 Weiser

PAT
16/19 Weiser

Field Goals
1-26 Weiser

Tackles
74 Cramer
32 Bratcher
24 Haley
21 Glass
20 Peterman

For Loss
5-12 Cramer
5-9 Glass
4-8 Bratcher
4-8 Peterman
2-10 Myers

Sacks
1-6 Myers
1-5 Bratcher
1-3 Cramer
1-3 Peterman

Breakups
3 Adcock
2 Bratcher

Interceptions
1 Dudley

Forced Fumbles
1 Bratcher
1 Cramer

Fumble Recoveries
2 Glass
1 Peterman
1 Rutledge

Blocked Kicks
1 Mackey

High School 6A-2 Football Rankings: 10/8/2018

Class 6A-II Football Week 7 - Sandite Pride News Rankings

1. Stillwater (6-0)
   Defeated Choctaw 42-22, travels to Lawton Friday.

2. Bixby (5-1)
   Defeated Ponca City 57-20, hosts Bartlesville Friday.

3. Booker T. Washington (3-3)
   Shutout Shawnee 54-0, travels to Sapulpa Friday.

4. Midwest City (4-2)
   Shutout Putnam City 36-0, hosts Deer Creek Friday.

5. Lawton (4-2)
   Defeated Putnam West 42-21, hosts Stillwater Friday.

6. Del City (5-1)
   Defeated Deer Creek 35-6, travels to Putnam City Friday.

7. Sapulpa (5-1)
   Defeated Muskogee 49-48 in OT, hosts Booker T. Washington Friday.

8. Muskogee (4-2)
   Lost 49-48 to Sapulpa in OT, hosts Shawnee Friday.

9. Choctaw (3-3)
   Lost 42-22 to Stillwater, travels to Putnam West Thursday.

10. Bartlesville (2-4)
    Defeated Sand Springs 29-27, travels to Bixby Friday.

11. Sand Springs (1-5)
    Lost 29-27 to Bartlesville, travels to Ponca City Friday.

12. Deer Creek (1-5)
    Lost 35-6 to Del City, travels to Midwest City Friday.

13. Putnam West (1-5)
    Lost 42-21 to Lawton, hosts Choctaw Thursday.

14. Shawnee (2-4)
    Lost 54-0 to Booker T. Washington, travels to Muskogee Friday.

15. Ponca City (0-6)
    Lost 57-20 to Bixby, hosts Sand Springs Friday.

16. Putnam City (0-6)
    Shutout 36-0 by Midwest City, hosts Del City Friday.

OSSAA 6A-II District Standings

District I
3-0 Stillwater (45)
3-0 Del City (32)
2-1 Midwest City (11)
2-1 Lawton (19)
1-2 Choctaw (-2)
1-2 Putnam West (-15)
0-3 Deer Creek (-45)
0-3 Putnam City (-45)

District II
3-0 Bixby (44)
2-1 Booker T. Washington (16)
2-1 Sapulpa (-9)
2-1 Muskogee (23)
2-1 Shawnee (-9)
1-2 Bartlesville (-18)
0-3 Sand Springs (-18)
0-3 Ponca City (-29)

CPHS Football: Bruins sabotage Sandite Homecoming 29-27, presented by Kelly Smith - Farmers Insurance

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Joel Mackey scores the opening touchdown on a 37-yard run. (Photo: Morgan Miller)

For the third week in a row the Charles Page High School football team blew a halftime lead and gave up a down-to-the-wire heart-breaker. The 29-27 Homecoming loss to Bartlesville dropped the Sandites to 1-5 on the season and likely knocked the Sandites out of playoff contention.

Technically they could still qualify for the post-season, but they would need to win out and upset the two top teams in the district. A win over Bartlesville was desperately needed.

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The Sandites racked up three first downs on a methodical first drive to the Bruin 37 yard line. Joel Mackey took a handoff on a crucial third-and-eleven. He suffered a hard hit around the first down marker, but recovered with a pirouette and a drunken pirate stumble into the endzone for the first score of the game. Jaden Weiser’s point-after kick sailed true to make it 7-0 at the 8:40 mark.

Both sides of the ball were effective for the Sandites in the next few minutes as the defense forced a quick three-and-out and the offense scored in only four plays. Senior quarterback Caden Pennington hit sophomore standout Daren Hawkins from 38 yards out for the 13-0 lead, but a two-point play was no good.

The Bruins found their footing from there, scoring four plays later on a 49-yard pass from Ben Winters to Nicolus Tessier. Dylan McCoy’s kick cut it to 13-7 with 4:54 in the first quarter, but Pennington restored the two-score lead with a 34-yarder to Hawkins and Weiser put back another kick to make it 20-7.

Then came Bartlesville’s long climb back.

Laken Clowdus scored on a 24-yard run on the opening drive of the second quarter, though the extra-point was no good. The Bruins made a fourth-down stand at their own 25 and marched to the Sandite red zone, but Sand Springs held them to fourth-and-goal from the five and a field goal attempt from McCoy sailed wide.

The Sandites took a knee with a 20-13 halftime lead that would soon evaporate.

Luke Bratcher forced a fumble for freshman Kaden Glass to recover on the Bruins’ first possession of the second half, but Mackey fumbled the ball right back on the very next play.

Bartlesville returned to the red zone soon after and Taton Hopkins took over kicking duties with a 34-yard field goal.

The Bruins got another turnover on the Sandites’ next possession as Elijah Williams ripped the ball from Pennington’s arms and almost took it to the house. Only one Sandite stood between Williams and the end zone, but tailback Trey Wilkerson made the tackle to save the score. It wouldn’t matter, however, as the Bruins scored four minutes later on a one-yard keeper. The Bruins had their first lead of the night at 23-20.

After trading off punts the Sandites got back out in front with 3:29 to play, scoring on a nineteen-yard pass from Pennington to Braden Foster. Weiser’s kick made it 27-23.

An explosive performance from Clowdus marched the ball to the one yard-line, setting up Winters for the game-winning score. Mackey blocked the extra point and Pennington made a 29-yard pass to Foster, setting up a Hail Mary scenario at the 48-yard line with five seconds left. Shane Simpson ended the game with an interception to seal the victory.

Pennington ended the night 6-13-138-1 passing and led the ground game with thirteen carries for 95 yards. Winters was 16-22-221-0 for the Bruins. Hayden Cramer led the defense in total tackles with twelve, but Bratcher led in unassisted takedowns with eight, including a five-yard sack.

Sand Springs Football (1-5, 0-3) will return to action Friday at 7:00 p.m. with a road game in Ponca City (0-6, 0-3).

OSSAA 6A-II District 2 Standings
3-0 Bixby (44 district points)
2-1 Booker T. Washington (16)
2-1 Sapulpa (-9)
2-1 Muskogee (23)
2-1 Shawnee (-9)
1-2 Bartlesville (-18)
0-3 Sand Springs (-18)
0-3 Ponca City (-29)