CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandites fall 59-53 to 5A No. 1 Tahlequah

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After going 1-for-11 on field goals the day before, Isabella Regalado came out hot against Class 5A No. 1 ranked Tahlequah (6-2) and scored on her first three attempts, all from three-point range, en route to a 15-0 lead that would ultimately be undone.

After starting the year 8-0, the 6A No. 1 Charles Page High School Lady Sandites (8-2) dropped their second-straight in the consolation semifinals of the 53rd Annual Tournament of Champions at the Oral Roberts Mabee Center. 

Jacie Taber and Holly Kersgieter followed up Regalado's onslaught with a barrage of free throws and a Kersgieter layup for a 15-0 lead before the Lady Tigers got on the board with a pair of free throws. Kersgieter added another layup and Taber scored two more free throws for a 19-6 first quarter advantage.

Tahlequah shaved off some of their deficit to start the second quarter with four free throws and a layup before the Sandites found their feet. Regalado put herself in double digits with a free throw then Johnson and Kimi Presnell scored back to back off steals. The game was back and forth from there until the Sandites went on a five-point run to close the half 34-20.

The Sandites' first two possessions of the second half were fruitless and Delaney Nix drew first blood for the Tigers. Presnell scored with an assist from Taber, Nix hit two from the charity stripe, Kersgieter scored a free throw, then Nix and Sierra Smith cut it to  37-28. The rest of the stanza was back-and-forth but three-pointers from Taber, Presnell, and Bree Berge pushed the Sandites back to double digits at 48-38.

Tahlequah staged a rally in the fourth period with ten straight points to tie it before Kersgieter broke the streak. Nix hit a pair of free throws, Taber reclaimed the lead with a long two, Nix tied it again, then Alyson Hart gave the Tigers their first lead of the game at 54-52. The Tigers tacked on five more points, all from desperation fouls, and held on for the 59-53 victory. 

Nix led all scorers with 24 points, followed  by Taya Green with eighteen. Kersgieter led the Sandites with twelve, followed by Johnson and Regalado with eleven apiece. 

The Lady Sandites will play for seventh place Friday at 9:00 a.m. against the loser of 6A No. 5 Westmoore (5-3) vs. 3A No. 6 Holland Hall (6-3). Tahlequah will play the winner of that game at noon for fifth place.

THS 59 CPHS 53

1Q CPHS 19-6
2Q CPHS 15-14
3Q THS 18-14
4Q THS 21-5

Free Throws: THS 23-of-26, CPHS 12-of-23.
Field Goals: THS 16-of-47, CPHS 17-of-52.
Offensive Rebounds: THS 11, CPHS 11.
Defensive Rebounds: THS 30, CPHS 21.
Total Rebounds: THS 41, CPHS 32.
Steals: CPHS 15, THS 7.
Fouls: CPHS 19, THS 18.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 12, Johnson 11, Regalado 11, Taber 9, Presnell 7, Berge 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Johnson 2, Kersgieter 2, Regalado 2, Presnell 1, Taber 1, Burris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 5, Kersgieter 5, Presnell 3, Taber 3, Regalado 2, Berge 1, Burris 1.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 7, Kersgieter 7, Presnell 4, Taber 4, Regalado 4, Burris 2, Berge 1.
Steals: Johnson 7, Taber 3, Presnell 2, Kersgieter 2, Berge 1.
Assists: Johnson 6, Kersgieter 2, Berge 2, Regalado 1, Burris 1.
Fouls: Presnell 5, Taber 4, Kersgieter 4, Regalado 3, Johnson 2, Burris 1.

(Tahlequah Stats)
Scoring: Nix 24, Green 18, Stayathome 7, Bowin 4, Sierra N Smith 2, Sierra L Smith 2, Hart 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Hart 4, Bowin 2, L. Smith 1, Nix 1, Green 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Nix 7, Green 4, Davis 4, Stayathome 4, Hart 3, N Smith 1, L Smith 1, Fishinghawk 1, Bowin 1.
Total Rebounds: Nix 8, Hart 7, Green 5, Davis 4, Stayathome 4, Bowin 3, L Smith 2, N Smith 1, Fishinghawk 1.
Steals: Stayathome 3, Hart 2, Bowin 2.
Assists: Nix 3, N Smith 2, Hart 2, Green 1, Davis 1.
Fouls: Nix 4, L Smith 4, Davis 4, Hart 3, Fishinghawk 2, Stayathome 1.

CPHS Basketball: No. 1 Sandites fall 40-27 to Victory Christian at Tournament of Champions

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The formerly undefeated Class 6A No. 1 Charles Page High School Girls' Basketball team (8-1) suffered their first defeat of the season in the first round of the Tournament of Champions Wednesday afternoon at the ORU Mabee Center, at the hands of 4A No. 8 Victory Christian (8-1).

The Sandites trailed 10-4 after the first quarter with a three-pointer from Isabella Regalado and a free throw from Destiny Johnson. They won the second period 11-8 but still trailed 18-15 at the half.

Johnson was the bread and butter for Sand Springs, kicking the second period off with a three-pointer. The Conquerors went on a six-point run before Johnson got her team back on the scoreboard. Gem Summers scored two for Victory then the Sandites closed out with six of their own, capped by a Jacie Taber steal and Johnson layup.

The Sandites continued their hot streak in the second half, kicking off the third quarter with steals from Johnson and Taber and back-to-back Johnson layups for their first lead of the game at 19-18. 

After a Holly Kersgieter free throw it was the Conquerors' turn to run away with things, scoring eleven-straight points, capped by a three-point play from Rachel Carlis to end the stanza 29-20.

The fourth quarter wasn't any better for the Sandites and Victory pushed their lead to double digits for most of the period. They led by as much as 40-25 before Regalado sank a pair of free throws to end the game. 

Johnson led all scorers with sixteen points, but was the only Sandite in double digits. Summers and Ruth Udoumoh had thirteen points apiece for the Conquerors. 

The Lady Sandites will return to action Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. against 5A No. 1 Tahlequah (5-2) in the consolation bracket. The Tigers fell 49-30 to 4A No. 4 Muldrow (6-0) in their first round. Victory Christian will play Muldrow at 7:00 p.m.

VCHS 40 CPHS 27

1Q VCHS 10-4
2Q CPHS 11-8
3Q VCHS 11-5
4Q VCHS 11-7

Field Goals: VCHS 11-of-34, CPHS 9-of-44.
Free Throws: VCHS 17-of-27, CPHS 7-of-14.
Offensive Rebounds: VCHS 10, CPHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: VCHS 28, CPHS 18.
Total Rebounds: VCHS 38, CPHS 28.
Steals: CPHS 9, VCHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 5, VCHS 2.
Fouls: VCHS CPHS 20, VCHS 14.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Johnson 16, Regalado 8, Kersgieter 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Johnson 2, Regalado 2, Presnell 1, Taber 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 5, Johnson 3, Presnell 2, Taber 2, Regalado 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 8, Johnson 5, Regalado 3, Presnell 3, Taber 3.
Steals: Kersgieter 4, Johnson 3, Taber 2.
Blocks: Regalado 3, Johnson 2.
Fouls: Taber 5, Presnell 4, Johnson 4, Kersgieter 2, Regalado 2, Burris 2.

(Victory Christian Stats)
Scoring: Summers 13, Udoumoh 13, Carlis 6, Wakley 6, Sanders 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Udoumoh 4, Wakley 3, Sanders 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Wakley 8, Summers 5, Sanders 5, Carlis 3, Udoumoh 3, Parker 2, Atkinson 1.
Total Rebounds: Wakley 11, Udoumoh 7, Sanders 6, Summers 5, Carlis 3, Parker 2, Atkinson 1.
Steals: Summers 3, Carlis 1.
Blocks: Summers 1, Wakley 1.
Fouls: Summers 4, Udoumoh 3, Wakley 3, Carlis 2, Sanders 2.

OSSAA Class 6A Wrestling & Basketball Rankings: Week of December 18

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OSSAA 6A Boys Basketball (Week 5)

  1. Putnam City North (22) 4-0
  2. Broken Arrow (7) 6-0
  3. Union 4-2
  4. Norman North 6-1
  5. Edmond Santa Fe 5-2
  6. Midwest City 5-3
  7. Norman 5-2
  8. Sand Springs 7-1
  9. Putnam City West 4-3
  10. Westmoore 4-3
  11. Choctaw 6-1
  12. Edmond Memorial 4-3
  13. Edmond North 4-3
  14. Owasso 1-2
  15. Putnam City 4-3
  16. Sapulpa 5-1
  17. Deer Creek 3-3
  18. Southmoore 3-2
  19. Mustang 3-4
  20. Lawton 3-4

Conference Strength Rating

  1. Big Ten (57.6)
  2. Frontier Valley (49.6)
  3. Central Oklahoma (48)
  4. Suburban (38.5)
  5. All-City (29.3)

OSSAA 6A Girls Basketball (Week 5)

  1. Sand Springs (13) 8-0
  2. Putnam City West (8) 5-2
  3. Bartlesville (6) 6-0
  4. Choctaw (1) 5-2
  5. Westmoore 5-2
  6. Mustang 6-1
  7. Edmond Memorial 5-2
  8. Deer Creek 5-2
  9. Edmond Santa Fe 5-2
  10. Norman North 5-2
  11. Bixby 5-1
  12. Midwest City 6-2
  13. Norman 5-1
  14. Owasso 1-2
  15. Edmond North 4-3
  16. Shawnee 5-2
  17. Yukon 5-2
  18. Sapulpa 4-2
  19. Jenks 4-1
  20. Ponca City 4-3

Conference Strength Rating

  1. Central Oklahoma (55.5)
  2. Big Ten (44.7)
  3. Suburban (44.3)
  4. Frontier Valley (43.9)
  5. All-City (9.9)

OSSAA 6A Dual Wrestling (Week 4)

  1. Broken Arrow (14) 4-1
  2. Choctaw (10) 1-0
  3. Edmond North 2-0
  4. Sand Springs 2-0
  5. Mustang 6-1
  6. Yukon 1-1
  7. Deer Creek 3-2
  8. Ponca City 2-1
  9. Jenks 5-0
  10. Owasso 1-4
  11. Edmond Memorial 2-3
  12. Putnam City 3-0
  13. Westmoore 1-1
  14. Union 0-2
  15. Norman 1-0

OSSAA 6A Tournament Wrestling (Week 4)

  1. Broken Arrow (13)
  2. Choctaw (12)
  3. Edmond North
  4. Mustang
  5. Sand Springs
  6. Yukon
  7. Ponca City
  8. Deer Creek
  9. Edmond Memorial
  10. Owasso
  11. Jenks
  12. Norman
  13. Putnam City
  14. Shawnee
  15. Stillwater

CPHS Basketball: Undefeated Lady Sandites win 8th-straight 49-42 over Owasso, Regalado scores 17

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CPHS junior Isabella Regalado scored a game-high 17 points against Owasso. (Photo: Morgan Miller). 

Last season the Owasso Girls' High School Basketball team served the Lady Sandites their only loss of the regular season, and for a brief while it looked like they could give Sand Springs their first loss of this season as well. By the end of the first quarter the Class 6A No. 1 Charles Page girls (8-0 overall, 4-0 conference) trailed No. 14 Owasso (1-2, 1-2) 12-8.

Destiny Johnson drew first blood for Sand Springs, but Owasso went on a seven-point run with baskets from Mya Bhinhar and Rylie Boone and didn't relinquish their lead till the second quarter. Avery Vancuren scored three for Owasso, Holly Kersgieter scored a layup and a pair of free throws to make it 10-6, Bhinhar scored her sixth point, then Johnson bookended the period.

The second period belonged wholly to Sand Springs who jumped straight out of the gate with thirteen points including three three-pointers from Isabella Regalado. Boone scored the lone basket of the quarter for Owasso then Jacie Taber scored her second goal for a 23-14 halftime lead.

The Rams came out of the locker room ready to rumble, winning the third quarter 12-9 with seven points from Tiya Douglas and cut the difference as close as 30-26 before Kersgieter finished the quarter off with a steal and a layup.

Douglas kicked off the fourth quarter with a two, Kersgieter made a three-point play, Bhinhar added two, then Regalado got back in her groove with back-to-back three-pointers to make it 41-30. The double-digit lead wouldn't last long, but as close as Owasso came they never managed to reclaim their early lead.

Regalado led all scorers with seventeen points, followed by Kersgieter and Bhinhar with sixteen apiece. Kersgieter also had ten rebounds for her second double-double of the season.

The Sandites will return to action Wednesday, December 27th, at the Tournament of Champions against 4A No. 8 Victory Christian (7-1) at 4:00 p.m. Owasso will also play at the Tournament of Champions, starting with 3A No. 6 Holland Hall (6-2) at 7:00 p.m.

CPHS 49 OHS 42

1Q OHS 12-8
2Q CPHS 15-2
3Q OHS 12-9
4Q CPHS 17-16

Free Throws: OHS 3-of-5, CPHS 7-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 18-of-41, OHS 18-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: OHS 10, CPHS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 17, OHS 12.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 22, OHS 22.
Steals: CPHS 8, OHS 8.
Blocks: OHS 3, CPHS 2.
Fouls: OHS 17, CPHS 9.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Regalado 17, Kersgieter 16, Johnson 10, Taber 6.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 6, Regalado 4, Presnell 2, Taber 2, Burris 2, Johnson 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 10, Regalado 4, Presnell 2, Taber 2, Burris 2, Johnson 2.
Steals: Kersgieter 4, Taber 2, Burris 2.
Assists: Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Taber 1, Burris 1.
Blocks: Kersgieter 1, Johnson 1.
Fouls: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Regalado 1, Presnell 1, Burris 1.

(Owasso Stats)
Scoring: Bhinhar 16, Douglas 9, Williams 7, Boone 5, Vancuren 5.
Fouls: Boone 4, Douglas 4, Williams 3, Bhinhar 3, Vancuren 2, Cunningham 1.

CPHS Basketball: Kersgieter scores 29, Johnson 25 in 71-54 victory over Union

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The Class 6A No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School girls' basketball team improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in conference with a 71-54 victory over Union (2-3, 1-1) that was anything but easy. The aggressive Redskins forced Head Coach Dustin Morrow to leave in his starters for most of the game, allowing University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter to score a career-high 29 points, closely followed by Destiny Johnson with 25. 

The Sandites utterly dominated in the first quarter, taking a 21-4 lead with three-straight scores from Jacie Taber steals, including back-to-back layups from Taber herself. Kimi Presnell had a pair of steals as well, and the girls appeared ready to put this game behind them as quickly as possible.

Union had other plans, however, and battled back with eleven-straight points, including seven-straight to start the second quarter before Isabella Regalado got the Sandites back in action. It was back and forth from there as Sand Springs repeatedly tried for quick transition layups that were blocked, stolen back, or simply slipped loose. By halftime the Redskins had cut the gap to 29-22.

The third quarter started in the same back-and-forth manner in which the second quarter ended, but midway through the Sandites went on a five-point run that seemed to snap them back to their normal selves. Kersgieter, who scored seven in the first half, exploded for fourteen in the third quarter and the girls were back out front of a 53-35 lead.

The visitors continued to play aggressively throughout the game, but they were outgunned by the powerful Sandite offense that pushed its lead as far as 65-41 before Coach Morrow benched his starters. Union outscored the Sandite second string 6-0, entirely from the free throw line, to finish the night.

Sand Springs will return to action Tuesday with a home conference game against No. 13 Owasso (1-1, 1-1). Union will host No. 19 Sapulpa (3-2, 1-1) on Tuesday.

CPHS 71 Union 54

1Q CPHS 21-8
2Q Union 14-8
3Q CPHS 24-13
4Q Union 19-18

Free Throws: Union 15-of-16, CPHS 12-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 28-of-47, Union 18-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, Union 4.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 14, Union 7.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 20, Union 11.
Steals: CPHS 14, Union 8.
Blocks: CPHS 1, Union 1.
Fouls: Union 10, CPHS 13.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 29, Johnson 25, Regalado 9, Taber 6, Presnell 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Johnson 3, Regalado 2, Kersgieter 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Presnell 3, Taber 3, Regalado 2, Johnson 1, Burris 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 5, Johnson 4, Regalado 4, Presnell 3, Taber 3, Burris 1.
Steals: Taber 5, Regalado 3, Johnson 3, Kersgieter 2, Presnell 1.
Assists: Taber 2, Presnell 1, Johnson 1.
Blocks: Taber 1.
Fouls: Johnson 3, Bunch 3, Kersgieter 2, Taber 2, Presnell 1, Burris 1, Shrum 1.

CPHS Basketball: Undefeated Lady Sandites claim No. 1 ranking in Class 6A

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The Charles Page High School girls' basketball team claimed the number-one ranking in Class 6A Monday evening. The undefeated Lady Sandites handily won the Bishop Kelley Invitational this past weekend, handily overpowering formerly undefeated No. 8 Norman North (5-1) in the finals, 59-34. 

The Sandites, who were ranked third the week before, picked up eight first-place votes from the 6A coaches after not receiving any votes the week before. Formerly top-ranked Choctaw (4-1) dropped to third after falling 49-33 to 4A No. 1 Harrah (6-0) at the Panthers' home tournament. The Yellowjackets received six first-place votes after having fifteen the week prior. 

Coming in at number two is Putnam City West (4-1) whose only loss was 80-44 to Duncanville, Texas three weeks prior. The Patriots dominated unranked Putnam City (1-5) 60-35 in their lone game last week and actually received the most first-place votes with ten. 

Also receiving first-place votes is undefeated No. 4 Bartlesville (4-0) with five, No. 5 Norman North (5-1) with one, and No. 9 Deer Creek (4-2) with one. 

The Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference is still the best-represented team in the rankings with nine ranked schools and six in the top-ten. The Big Ten has three ranked teams in 6A and three in 5A with two top-five 6A teams and one top-five 5A team. 

Only three undefeated teams remain in 6A, and all three are from the Frontier Valley Conference. Sand Springs is 6-0, Bartlesville is 4-0, and the biggest surprise is Bixby who is also 4-0. The Spartans kicked off the season with a 52-36 win over No. 5 Owasso, then handily defeated Southmoore, No. 13 Ponca City, and No. 10 Deer Creek to win their own invitational tournament and go from unranked last week to No. 11.  

The Lady Sandites will defend their new position against unranked Union (2-2) Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in Sand Springs.

Class 6A Week 4 OSSAA Rankings as of 12/11/2017

  1. Sand Springs (6-0)
  2. Putnam City West (4-1)
  3. Choctaw (4-1)
  4. Bartlesville (4-0)
  5. Norman North (5-1)
  6. Westmoore (4-2)
  7. Edmond Memorial (4-2)
  8. Mustang (5-1)
  9. Deer Creek (4-2)
  10. Edmond North (4-2)
  11. Bixby (4-0)
  12. Edmond Santa Fe (4-2)
  13. Owasso (0-1)
  14. Midwest City (4-2)
  15. Norman (5-1)
  16. Yukon (4-1)
  17. Ponca City (3-1)
  18. Shawnee (3-2)
  19. Sapulpa (2-2)
  20. Jenks (3-1)

Undefeated teams as of 12/11/2017.

  • 6A No. 1 Sand Springs (6-0)
  • 6A No. 4 Bartlesville (4-0)
  • 6A No. 11 Bixby (4-0)
  • 5A No. 3 Booker T. Washington (2-0)
  • 5A No. 4 Eisenhower (5-0)
  • 5A No. 5 Woodward (2-0)
  • 5A No. 19 Guthrie (1-0)
  • 4A No. 1 Harrah (6-0)
  • 4A No. 2 Ft. Gibson (5-0)
  • 4A No. 3 Ardmore (4-0)
  • 4A No. 4 Broken Bow (4-0)
  • 4A No. 5 Muldrow (4-0)
  • 4A No. 9 Perkins-Tryon (5-0)
  • 4A No. 11 Classen SAS (8-0)
  • 4A No. 16 Oologah-Talala (2-0)
  • 4A No. 18 Kingfisher (3-0)
  • 3A No. 2 Adair (3-0)
  • 3A No. 3 Comance (2-0)
  • 3A No. 6 Prague (3-0)
  • 3A No. 7 Beggs (0-0)
  • 3A No. 8 Kansas (5-0)
  • 3A No. 9 Alva (3-0)
  • 3A No. 10 Pocola (6-0
  • 3A No. 13 Hartshorne (5-0)
  • 3A No. 20 Eufala (1-0)
  • 2A No. 1 Christian Heritage (5-0)
  • 2A No. 2 Dale (8-0)
  • 2A No. 3 Cashion (2-0)
  • 2A No. 5 Mounds (4-0)
  • 2A No. 7 Kiefer (3-0)
  • 2A No. 8 Fairview (5-0)
  • 2A No. 11 Caney Valley (7-0)
  • 2A No. 13 Rush Springs (7-0)
  • 2A No. 17 Oklahoma Union (7-0)
  • 2A No. 18 Hobart (6-0)
  • 2A No. 19 Savanna (3-0)
  • A No. 1 Seling (2-0)
  • A No. 3 Vici (9-0)
  • A No. 16 Thomas-Fay-Custer (2-0)
  • B No. 1 Lomega (8-0)
  • B No. 4 Red Oak (9-0)
  • B No. 6 Sasakwa (7-0)