Sandite of the Week: Holly Kersgieter scores 19 points in back-to-back games

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Charles Page High School junior standout Holly Kersgieter was selected as our Sandite of the Week for her team-leading performances in back-to-back games last week.

On Tuesday the Sandites took on the undefeated Class 6A No. 2 ranked Bartlesville Bruins (18-0) and fell 53-42, despite a nineteen-point performance from the University of Kansas-commit. Kersgieter shot 69% on field goals and snagged four rebounds, plus a steal and a block.

She repeated her nineteen points in a 67-27 rout of Muskogee (2-16), shooting 55% on field goals and 88% on free throws. She also picked up six rebounds, one steal, and one block.

Kersgieter has averaged 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, one assist, and 2.3 steals per game this season to lead the Lady Sandites to a 12-5 record. They are currently ranked 11th in Class 6A and are second in the Frontier Valley Conference with an 8-1 record. 

Week 10 High School 6A Basketball Rankings

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Girls Rankings

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

Conference Strength Ratings

Central Oklahoma (55.5)
Suburban (46.3)
Big Ten (42.8)
Frontier Valley (41.3)
All-City (8.4)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

  1. Putnam City West (74.6)
  2. Westmoore (63.5)
  3. Sand Springs (58.1)
  4. Edmond Santa Fe (58)
  5. Choctaw (57.4)
  6. Yukon (56.9)
  7. Ponca City (55.7)
  8. Jenks (55.2)
  9. Deer Creek (54.1)
  10. Putnam City North (53.6)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

  1. Shawnee (30.7)
  2. Bartlesville (32.4)
  3. Mustang (38.9)
  4. Owasso (39.4)
  5. Moore (39.4)
  6. Edmond North (40.2)
  7. Choctaw (41.3)
  8. Broken Arrow (41.4)
  9. Edmond Memorial (41.5)
  10. Ponca City (42.4)

Avg. Margin of Victory

  1. Putnam City West (27.1)
  2. Bartlesville (21)
  3. Choctaw (16.2)
  4. Westmoore (15.9)
  5. Shawnee (14.6)
  6. Ponca City (13.4)
  7. Owasso (12.8)
  8. Edmond North (11.8)
  9. Sand Springs (11.8)
  10. Yukon (11.1)

Boys Rankings

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

Conference Strength Ratings

Big Ten (59.2)
Frontier Valley (53.9)
Central Oklahoma (43.5)
Suburban (40.2)
All-City (24.5)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

  1. Midwest City (76.4)
  2. Putnam City West (72.1)
  3. Putnam City North (71.5)
  4. Sapulpa (71)
  5. Edmond Santa Fe (70.7)
  6. Broken Arrow (70.1)
  7. Norman North (68.1)
  8. Union (67.4)
  9. Putnam City (66.5)
  10. Capitol Hill (65.6)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

  1. Broken Arrow (49.5)
  2. Stillwater (50.2)
  3. Edmond Memorial (50.8)
  4. Sand Springs (51.6)
  5. Union (53.5)
  6. Owasso (53.6)
  7. Norman (54)
  8. Edmond North (55)
  9. Deer Creek (55.3)
  10. Westmoore (55.3)

Avg. Margin of Victory

  1. Broken Arrow (20.5) 
  2. Union (13.9)
  3. Putnam City North (13)
  4. Sand Springs (12.8)
  5. Midwest City (12.6)
  6. Edmond Santa Fe (12.4)
  7. Norman North (12.1)
  8. Owasso (10.7)
  9. Putnam City West (10.4)
  10. Sapulpa (8.3)

CPHS Basketball: Girls knock off No. 8 Bixby 69-56, Johnson scores 26

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Sand Springs - The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School Girls’ Basketball Team (12-5) improved to 8-1 in Frontier Valley Conference standings Tuesday night, fending off No. 8 Bixby 69-56 at the Ed Dubie Field House. Junior standout Destiny Johnson led all scorers with 26 points, followed by University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter with twenty. Senior Maddie Bittle led the Spartans with twenty.

The Spartans (13-5, 6-3) came away with a steal for their first possession and drew first blood on a layup from Sarah Tyree, but Johnson was quick to give Sand Springs the lead with back-to-back two-pointers, followed by a three from Jacie Taber. Johnson scored her sixth point, then Taber logged her second assist on a three from Isabella Regalado for the double-digit lead.

Dariann Myles broke up the Sandites’ sixteen-point streak, but by the end of the first period the home team was up 19-10, led by Johnson with eleven.

The throttling continued in the second period as Johnson scored on a steal and Regalado rattled off three deep balls for a twenty-point advantage. The game evened out from there, and the teams maintained their distance till close to the end of the half. After trailing 40-16, the Spartans scored eight in a row to narrow the gap.

Tyree made a pair of free throws to kick off the second half. Madison Burris scored with an assist from Holly Kersgieter, Kersgieter scored four with an assist from Burris to make it 46-26, then the Spartans went on a run.

Sydney Page, Sydnee Schovanec, Myles, and Maddie Bittle scored fifteen in a row to make it a single-digit deficit for the first time since the first quarter.

Kersgieter drained a three to kick off the fourth period. Schovanec made a three-point play, then fouled out and sent Johnson to the line for a three-point play and a seven-point run that put the Sandites back in front a double-digit lead at 60-44 before Bittle scored on a layup. By then it was too late for a comeback, and the Sandites and Spartans exchanged blows till the clock ran out at 69-56.

Sand Springs will return to action Friday when they host No. 20 Sapulpa (10-8, 5-4) in the second installment of Highway 97 Rivalry. In December the Sandites trumped the Chieftains 60-48 in the third game of the season. 

Bixby will have another tough competitor Friday when they host No. 4 Owasso (15-3, 6-3). The Spartans previously topped the Rams 52-36 in the season-opener. The Spartans are coming off back-to-back losses, however, while Owasso has won their last five games.

Undefeated No. 2 Bartlesville (18-0, 9-0) continues to rest atop the conference after knocking off both Sand Springs and Bixby last week.

CPHS 69 BHS 56

1Q CPHS 19-10
2Q CPHS 21-14
3Q BHS 17-10
4Q CPHS 19-15

Free Throws: CPHS 14-of-17, BHS 9-of-13.
Field Goals: CPHS 24-of-49, BHS 21-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, BHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, BHS 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 29, BHS 23.
Steals: BHS 8, CPHS 7.
Fouls: CPHS 12, BHS 15.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Johnson 26, Kersgieter 20, Regalado 12, Taber 7, Burris 2, Berge 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Taber 6, Kersgieter 2, Regalado 2, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 7, Johnson 4, Burris 3, Regalado 2, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 9, Taber 7, Johnson 5, Regalado 4, Burris 3, Presnell 1.
Steals: Johnson 4, Taber 2, Kersgieter 1.
Assists: Taber 5, Kersgieter 4, Johnson 1, Burris 1.
Fouls: Taber 5, Kersgieter 3, Regalado 3, Pidilla 1.

(Bixby Stats)
Scoring: Bittle 20, Page 10, Schovanec 9, Myles 8, Tyree 6, Bradley 3.
Fouls: Schovanec 5, Bradley 3, Bittle 2, Tyree 2, Stout 2, Myles 1.

Frontier Valley Standings
9-0 No. 2 Bartlesville (17-0)
8-1 No. 11 Sand Springs (12-5)
6-3 No. 8 Bixby (13-5)
6-3 No. 4 Owasso (15-3)
5-4 No. 20 Sapulpa (10-8)
4-5 Jenks (9-9)
3-6 Broken Arrow (5-13)
3-6 Union (6-12)
1-8 Bishop Kelley (4-13)
0-10 Muskogee (2-17)

CPHS Basketball: Girls pummel Muskogee 67-27, Kersgieter scores 19

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The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School Girls’ Basketball team (11-5) snapped back from a loss to undefeated Bartlesville with a resounding Friday night victory in Muskogee. The Lady Sandites throttled the Lady Roughers (2-13) 67-27 to improve to 7-1 in the Frontier Valley Conference. 

Sand Springs came out aggressive and picked up three offensive rebounds and two steals in the first minute. They had trouble finding the net, however, and missed their first six shots before Isabella Regalado hit pay dirt.

University of Kansas-committed junior Holly Kersgieter scored three baskets in a row for the Sandites plus a free throw, broken up by a goal from Taylor Myers. Lonnesha Hill scored a pair of free throws for Muskogee, then the Sandites rattled off eleven points before Grace Whitaker iced the first three-pointer of the night to end the first period 20-7. Kersgieter had twelve points in the first stanza alone.

The second quarter was a lot slower as Johnson didn’t score the first points till a minute and a half into the period. The Roughers scored only six points in the period, but held the visitors to thirteen.

Regalado connected on a deep three to kick off the third period, D’Asia Brown hit a two, then the Sandites scored ten in a row to triple the Roughers at 46-15 before Hill and Myers broke up the run. Kimi Presnell made her way into the score book, Myers scored a free throw for Muskogee, Madison Burris scored a three for the Sandites, and the home team trailed 51-19 to start the final period.

Presnell added five more points in the third period, then the Sandites ran the bench on Muskogee. Fourteen saw action, ten made their way onto the scoreboard, and the visitors ended the night with nine straight for the forty-point victory.

Kersgieter led all scorers with nineteen points and six rebounds, followed by Johnson with fourteen points and seven rebounds. Myers paced the Roughers with nine points.

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in a home game against No. 12 Bixby (13-4, 6-2), while the Roughers will look to pick up their first conference win against No. 19 Jenks (8-9, 3-5).

CPHS 67 MHS 27

1Q CPHS 20-7
2Q CPHS 13-6
3Q CPHS 18-6
4Q CPHS 16-8

Free Throws: CPHS 11-of-12, MHS 6-of-14.
Field Goals: CPHS 26-of-55, MHS 10-of-49.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 14, MHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 30, MHS 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 44, MHS 27.
Steals: CPHS 11, MHS 7.
Blocks: CPHS 3, MHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 12, MHS 9.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 19, Johnson 14, Taber 8, Presnell 7, Regalado 5, Bunch 4, Burris 3, Harris 3, Webster 2, Jordan 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Taber 3, Presnell 3, Kersgieter 2, Burris 2, Harris 2, Johnson 1, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 6, Burris 6, Regalado 5, Kersgieter 4, Taber 3, Jordan 2, Presnell 1, Pidilla 1, Webster 1, Harris 1.
Total Rebounds: Burris 8, Johnson 7, Regalado 6, Taber 6, Kersgieter 6, Presnell 4, Harris 3, Jordan 2, Pidilla 1, Webster 1.
Steals: Taber 4, Johnson 1, Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Presnell 1, Burris 1, Pidilla 1, Harris 1.
Assists: Johnson 2, Taber 2, Burris 2, Berge 1. 
Blocks: Kersgieter 1, Bunch 1, Webster 1.
Fouls: Taber 4, Regalado 2, Pidilla 2, Johnson 1, Bunch 1, Jordan 1, Webster 1.

(Muskogee Stats)
Scoring: Myers 9, D'Asia Brown 7, Hill 6, Whitaker 5.
Fouls: Richardson 3, D'Asia Brown 3, Myers 2, D'India Brown 1.

CPHS Basketball: Undefeated Bartlesville tops Sand Springs 53-42, Kersgieter scores 19

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Class 6A No. 2 ranked Bartlesville High School (16-0) took singular control of the Frontier Valley Conference Tuesday night, improving to 7-0 in league play with a 53-42 win over the defending champions from No. 10 Charles Page High School (10-5, 6-1).

Jena’ Williams drew first blood with a three-point basket for the Lady Bruins. Both teams came up short on their next few possessions, then Williams scored again on a putback. Williams gave the Sandites their first score, sending Destiny Johnson to the charity stripe for one, then Avery Allen got on the board with a layup and a free throw to to make it 8-1. Holly Kersgieter got competitive and scored once on a putback and once on a steal to end the period 8-5.

Erin Shoemaker and Trinity Parker kicked off the second quarter for Bartlesville with layups then Shoemaker drilled a three to triple the Sandites before Kersgieter scored a layup and a three of her own.

Williams was next from three-point range, Kersgieter retaliated with a two, then Jacie Taber made her way into the books with a steal. Vivian Culver scored two for the Bruins, but Kimi Presnell made a three-point play to cut it to 20-19 before the half.

Allen and Williams scored back-to-back to start the second period then Isabella Regalado made her way into the scoreboard with a three. Allen scored on a steal, Williams and Shoemaker hit threes, and the Bruins were back in front of a double-digit lead. Things only got worse for the Sandites and by the end of the period they were outscored 21-8.

Trailing 48-35, the Sandites mounted a comeback attempt, scoring seven straight before Shoemaker scored two from the stripe. The Bruins sealed the victory with a Parker steal and Williams three-point play with twenty seconds left.

Williams led all scorers with 26 points, while Kersgieter led the Sandites with nineteen. Shoemaker scored twelve and Allen had eleven for the Bruins, while Regalado added ten for Sand Springs.

The Sandites will return to action Friday with a road game at Muskogee (2-13, 0-7). Bartlesville will travel to No. 13 Bixby (13-3, 6-1).

BHS 53 CPHS 42

1Q BHS 8-5
2Q CPHS 14-12
3Q BHS 21-8
4Q CPHS 15-12

Field Goals: BHS 19-of-45, CPHS 15-of-42.
Free Throws: BHS 8-of-12, CPHS 8-of-13.
Offensive Rebounds: BHS 11, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: BHS 18, CPHS 10.
Total Rebounds: BHS 29, CPHS 19.
Steals: BHS 10, CPHS 7.
Blocks: BHS 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 10, BHS 8.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 19, Regalado 10, Johnson 5, Taber 5, Presnell 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Taber 2, Presnell 2, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 4, Regalado 4, Presnell 2.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 5, Kersgieter 4, Regalado 4, Presnell 4, Taber 2.
Steals: Taber 3, Johnson 2, Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1.
Assists: Johnson 1.
Blocks: Kersgieter 1.
Fouls: Taber 3, Johnson 2, Kersgieter 2, Regalado 2, Berge 1.

(Bartlesville Stats)
Scoring: Williams 26, Shoemaker 12, Allen 11, Parker 2, Culver 2.
Fouls: Parker 2, Shoemaker 2, Culber 2, Williams 1, Harris 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings:

No. 2 Bartlesville (16-0, 7-0)
No. 10 Sand Springs (10-5, 6-1)
No. 12 Bixby (13-3, 6-1)
No. 4 Owasso (13-3, 4-3)
No. 20 Sapulpa (9-7, 4-3)
No. 19 Jenks (8-8, 3-4)
Broken Arrow (4-12, 2-5)
Union (5-10, 2-5)
5A No. 20 Bishop Kelley (4-10, 1-6)
Muskogee (2-13, 0-7)

Week 9 High School 6A Basketball Rankings

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Girls Rankings

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

Conference Strength Ratings

Central Oklahoma (55)
Suburban (46.1)
Big Ten (44.5)
Frontier Valley (41.8)
All-City (8.7)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

  1. Putnam City West (75.0)
  2. Westmoore (64.1)
  3. Yukon (59.3)
  4. Edmond Santa Fe (58.2)
  5. Choctaw (57.3)
  6. Sand Springs (56.8)
  7. Ponca City (55.7)
  8. Norman (55.4)
  9. Jenks (54.9)
  10. Bartlesville (54.4)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

  1. Shawnee (31.4)
  2. Bartlesville (31.6)
  3. Mustang (37.9)
  4. Edmond North (37.9)
  5. Moore (38.0)
  6. Owasso (39.5)
  7. Bixby (40.9)
  8. Choctaw (41.5)
  9. Edmond Memorial (42.3)
  10. Ponca City (42.4)

Avg. Margin of Victory

  1. Putnam City West (27.3)
  2. Bartlesville (22.8)
  3. Westmoore (17.6)
  4. Choctaw (15.8)
  5. Shawnee (14.4)
  6. Edmond North (13.6)
  7. Ponca City (13.4)
  8. Yukon (13.2)
  9. Owasso (11.9)
  10. Norman (10.4)

Boys Rankings

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

Conference Strength Ratings

Big Ten (59.2)
Frontier Valley (52.6)
Central Oklahoma (45)
Suburban (39.9)
All-City (23.1)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

  1. Midwest City (76.2)
  2. Putnam City West (73.4)
  3. Sapulpa (73.3)
  4. Edmond Santa Fe (71.3)
  5. Putnam City North (70.6)
  6. Broken Arrow (70.1)
  7. Capitol Hill (69.2)
  8. Union (68.8)
  9. Norman North (67.9)
  10. Choctaw (67.5)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

  1. Stillwater (48.1)
  2. Broken Arrow (49.1)
  3. Edmond Memorial (51.0)
  4. Owasso (53.3)
  5. Union (53.4)
  6. Sand Springs (53.4)
  7. Westmoore (54.6)
  8. Edmond North (54.8)
  9. Mustang (55.3)
  10. Norman (55.6)

Avg. Margin of Victory

  1. Broken Arrow (21.0)
  2. Union (15.4)
  3. Putnam City West (13.5)
  4. Edmond Santa Fe (12.9)
  5. Sand Springs (12.6)
  6. Putnam City North (12.2)
  7. Owasso (11.1)
  8. Sapulpa (10.7)
  9. Norman North (10.3)
  10. Midwest City (9.7)