IHSAA Basketball: Former Sandite Kalea Fleming to play for Indiana State Title Saturday

Former Sand Springs youth basketball and cross country star Kalea Fleming is making waves in her current hometown of Loogootee, Indiana. Fleming is now in her junior year at Loogootee High School, and is gearing up for a State Championship game with the Class A No. 1 ranked Loogootee Lions.

The Lions are 26-2 overall in the state’s smallest school classification and have won eight-straight games, all by comfortable margins. They won the Blue Chip Conference title with an 8-0 record, then won the Sectional Championship, Regional Championship, and Semi-State Championship.

Last Saturday Fleming scored a game-high 26 points with the Lions in a 57-40 Semi-State win over Greenwood Christian Academy (23-6). The game is reportedly the first-ever Semi-State win for the Loogootee program.

Fleming was named the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) District Player of the Week for her performance. Her Head Coach, Brian Smith, told the Hoosier Times that she is one of the best players he’s ever been around. Read Murphy Wheeler’s article here.

Fleming received a “Semi-State Top Performer” nomination from the Indy Star newspaper in Indianapolis, and the public poll is located at this link. She is currently sitting in fourth place.

Fleming and her Lions will play No. 4 Pioneer (25-2) at the State Finals in Indianapolis Saturday

After the basketball season concludes Fleming will look to the Spring Track and Field season, where she is one of the top performers in her Region. Last year she placed 2nd in High Jump and 3rd in 800-meter run at the Sectional Track Meet and was 13th in 800-meter run and 4th in High Jump at Regionals. She placed 10th in High Jump at the State Championship.

OSSAA 6A Girls Basketball Week 12 Rankings

The final OSSAA rankings were released on February 10th, but we will continue to update each week with records, conference standings, offensive/defensive standings, and playoff results.

Class 6A Rankings (First Place Votes) - Record.
1. Norman (18), 21-1.
2. Deer Creek (5), 19-4.
3. Booker T. Washington (1), 20-3.
4. Choctaw (2), 21-1.
5. Moore, 18-5.
6. Union (1), 18-5.
7. Sapulpa, 20-3.
8. Edmond North, 16-7.
9. Norman North, 16-7.
10. Bixby, 15-8.
11. Sand Springs, 15-7.
12. Midwest City, 15-7.
13. Putnam City West, 15-6.
14. Edmond Santa Fe, 11-12.
15. Ponca City, 17-6.
16. Edmond Memorial, 13-10.
17. Putnam City North, 12-9.
18. Mustang, 11-12.
19. Jenks, 10-12.
20. Westmoore, 12-11.

Conference Strength
54.0 Central Oklahoma
48.0 Frontier Valley
40.6 Big Ten
14.8 All-City

Top Offenses
(Avg. Points Scored)
63.6 Norman
62.6 Moore
62.2 Choctaw
61.9 Deer Creek
60.9 Booker T. Washington
60.6 Sapulpa
57.3 Ponca City
56.7 Sand Springs
56.3 Broken Arrow
55.4 Edmond North
54.4 Jenks
53.8 Edmond Santa Fe
53.7 Bixby
53.0 Putnam North
52.2 Putnam West
52.2 Midwest City
50.7 Mustang
50.0 Edmond Memorial
49.7 Westmoore
49.3 Putnam City
49.2 Northwest Classen
48.7 Union
47.8 Norman North
45.9 Bartlesville
45.8 Yukon
45.4 Muskogee
40.1 Owasso
39.9 Stillwater
39.5 Enid
38.1 Lawton
33.1 Southmoore
18.1 U.S. Grant

Top Defenses
(Avg. Points Allowed)
36.5 Choctaw
39.1 Union
39.3 Norman North
40.7 Ponca City
41.2 Midwest City
41.8 Bixby
43.2 Edmond North
43.8 Putnam West
44.4 Sapulpa
45.0 Edmond Memorial
45.0 Westmoore
46.5 Putnam North
46.7 Mustang
47.0 Moore
47.4 Norman
47.9 Yukon
48.2 Booker T. Washington
49.0 Stillwater
49.1 Sand Springs
49.8 Northwest Classen
50.7 Putnam City
52.2 Jenks
52.2 Deer Creek
53.0 Owasso
53.5 Bartlesville
53.9 U.S. Grant
54.9 Edmond Santa Fe
56.8 Southmoore
57.1 Muskogee
58.0 Enid
58.8 Broken Arrow
65.1 Lawton

Avg. Point Differential
25.7 Choctaw
16.6 Ponca City
16.2 Norman
16.2 Sapulpa
15.6 Moore
12.7 Booker T. Washington
12.2 Edmond North
11.8 Bixby
11.0 Midwest City
9.7 Deer Creek
9.6 Union
8.5 Norman North
8.4 Putnam West
7.6 Sand Springs
6.6 Putnam North
5.0 Edmond Memorial
4.7 Westmoore
4.0 Mustang
2.2 Jenks
-0.6 Northwest Classen
-1.1 Edmond Santa Fe
-1.4 Putnam City
-2.1 Yukon
-2.5 Broken Arrow
-7.6 Bartlesville
-9.1 Stillwter
-11.7 Muskogee
-12.9 Owasso
-18.5 Enid
-23.7 Southmoore
-27.0 Lawton
-35.8 U.S. Grant

Conference Standings

All-City
7-2 Southeast
5-0 Classen SAS
5-3 Star Spencer
5-4 John Marshall
4-3 Northwest Classen
2-5 Capitol Hill
1-5 U.S. Grant
0-7 Douglass

Big Ten
12-0 Choctaw
7-2 Midwest City
7-3 Putnam West
6-4 Putnam North
4-5 Eisenhower
3-8 Putnam City
1-9 Enid
0-9 Lawton

Central Oklahoma
13-1 Norman
12-2 Deer Creek
11-3 Moore
10-4 Edmond North
10-4 Norman North
7-7 Edmond Memorial
6-8 Mustang
5-8 Edmond Santa Fe
5-9 Westmoore
3-11 Stillwater
2-12 Yukon
0-14 Southmoore

Frontier Valley
13-1 Sapulpa
12-2 Booker T. Washington
11-3 Union
9-5 Bixby
8-6 Sand Springs
5-9 Jenks
5-9 Broken Arrow
4-10 Owasso
2-12 Bartlesville
1-12 Muskogee

CPHS Basketball: Girls beat Broken Arrow 69-67 on Senior Night, Madison Burris scores 15

The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (15-7, 8-6) made its third double-digit comeback win of the season Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, 69-67 against Broken Arrow (9-13, 5-7) in a Senior Night preview of their upcoming Thursday playoff game. 

McKenzie Harris got her first start of the season and scored the opening three-pointer. Raegan Padilla added a two and Hailey Jackson hit a pair of free throws but the Tigers took a 9-7 lead to end the quarter. Twelve Sandites saw action in the first quarter and the starters had limited minutes. 

The Sandites snagged 13 offensive rebounds in the first half but struggled with accuracy, going 8-of-38 on field goals. Broken Arrow was an even 11-of-22 and rode that to a 34-25 halftime lead. Sand Springs was up 21-19 till Taleyah Jones hit three-straight threes to pace an eleven-point run. 

The home team came storming back early in the second half and cut it to 39-38 with threes from Madison Burris and Jade Shrum, but Broken Arrow answered with an 11-2 run for the double-digit lead at 50-40. Darrian Jordan scored on a steal and assist from Burris to end the quarter 55-49.

Sand Springs won the fourth quarter 20-12 and scored seven in a row to cut their deficit to 57-56. A five point run from Journey Armstead gave them their first lead since the second quarter with 2:18 to play. The lead changed four more times from there and Jackson scored the final go-ahead putback at 66-65. Jackson and Padilla combined for three free throws and a last second shot from Jones wasn’t enough to even the score. 

Jones led all scorers with 25 points, but Makayla Adams was the only other Tiger in double digits, putting up 13. The Sandites were led by Burris with 15, Armstead with 14, Padilla with 13, and Jackson with 10. Jackson added 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season. 

The game was the regular season finale for both teams, but they will get a rematch Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the first round of the Regional Championship at Union High School. 

CPHS 69 BAHS 67
1Q: BAHS 9-7.
2Q: BAHS 25-18.
3Q: CPHS 24-21.
4Q: CPHS 20-12.

Free Throws: CPHS 13-of-19, BAHS 8-of-13.
Field Goals: CPHS 23-of-67, BAHS 25-of-52.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, BAHS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, BAHS 22.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 38, BAHS 27.
Steals: CPHS 5, BAHS 8.
Blocks: CPHS 2, BAHS 5.
Fouls: CPHS 17, BAHS 18.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Burris 15, Armstead 14, Padilla 13, Jackson 10, Shrum 9, Harris 3, Cheney 3, Jordan 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 5, Burris 4, Padilla 3, Morris 3, Armstead 2, Regalado 1, Harris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 7, Jordan 4, Cheney 2, Armstead 1, Padilla 1, Burris 1, Harris 1, Morris 1, Hampton 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 12, Burris 5, Padilla 4, Jordan 4, Morris 4, Armstead 3, Harris 2, Cheney 2, Regalado 1, Hampton 1.
Steals: Burris 2, Padilla 1, Shrum 1, Morris 1.
Assists: Armstead 6, Jackson 4, Padilla 1, Burris 1.
Blocks: Jackson 1, Regalado 1.
Fouls: Padilla 4, Shrum 3, Hampton 2, Armstead 2, Jackson 1, Burris 1, Harris 1, Jordan 1, Cheney 1, Morris 1.

(Broken Arrow partial stats)
Scoring: Jones 25, Adams 13, Duin 9, Hytche 7, Myers 6, Duffey 3, Herrera 2, Zackery 2.
Fouls: Myers 4, Hytche 3, Duffey 2, Adams 2, Sanders 2, Zackery 2, Jones 1, Duin 1, Herrera 1.

CPHS Basketball: Girls fall 59-49 to No. 3 Booker T. Washington, Armstead scores 21

The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (14-7, 7-6) took on No. 3 Booker T. Washington (20-2, 12-1) Tuesday night at Nathan E. Harris Field House, and the Hornets picked up their sixth-straight conference win 59-49, despite a double-digit comeback effort from the Sandites.

The first half looked far different from your typical Sand Springs basketball game. Sophomore star Journey Armstead drew two fouls early in the first quarter and spent most of the half on the bench while Raegan Padilla led the team with nine points.

The Hornets snagged six offensive rebounds and four steals in the first period, while the Sandites had none of either, for a 20-13 lead. In both quarters the Sandites played close til the final minutes, then the Hornets ended the periods with exclamation marks. 

Jade Shrum gave Sand Springs their only lead of the night with a three-pointer at 3-2. Bayleigh Cheney hit another three to cut their deficit to 16-13 before Aunisty Smith and Emmary Williams closed out the quarter. 

In the second period Sophia Regalado, Padilla, and Leyshia Morris scored buckets to cut the deficit to 24-20, but Smith and Wyvette Mayberry hit back to back threes for their first double-digit lead with 2:17 in the half. They hit the gas from there and closed on a four-point run to make it 37-23.

It looked like the home team would run away with it in the third quarter. Armstead scored a three to start the half, but the Hornets went on a nine-point run and took their biggest lead at 49-28. Then came the Sandite resurgence. Armstead hit another three and Morris added two to end the third 51-35.

Sand Springs outscored their hosts 11-4 in the first three minutes of the final stanza to get back within single digits. Smith reclaimed the ten-point lead and Armstead took a hard spill at the 2:19 mark and didn’t re-enter the game. The impressive comeback effort came up short as the Hornets played keep-away in the final minutes.

Armstead led all scorers with 21 points, 19 of which came in the second half. Padilla scored 10 and eight Sandites made their way into the score book. Smith led the Hornets with 20 points, followed by Mayberry with 15.

Sand Springs basketball will return to action Friday at 6:30 p.m. with their final home game of the season against Broken Arrow (9-12, 5-8). They previously beat the Tigers 80-78 on the road. The Hornets will play a de facto Frontier Valley Conference title game at No. 7 Sapulpa (19-3, 12-1) Friday at 6:30 p.m. They previously beat the Chieftains 52-46, but Sapulpa can force a tie for the title with a payback win.

BTW 59 CPHS 49
1Q: BTW 20-13.
2Q: BTW 17-10.
3Q: BTW 14-12.
4Q: CPHS 14-8.

Free Throws: BTW 9-of-21, CPHS 4-of-10.
Field Goals: BTW 22-of-55, CPHS 20-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 10, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 20, CPHS 24.
Total Rebounds: BTW 30, CPHS 31.
Steals: BTW 13, CPHS 5.
Blocks: BTW 3, CPHS 5.
Fouls: BTW 16, CPHS 14.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 21, Padilla 10, Morris 7, Shrum 3, Cheney 3, Jackson 2, Regalado 2, Jordan 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 2, Burris 2, Cheney 1, Regalado 1, Jordan 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 7, Cheney 5, Armstead 4, Padilla 2, Burris 2, Morris 2, Shrum 1, Jordan 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 9, Cheney 6, Armstead 4, Burrris 4, Padilla 2, Morris 2, Jordan 2, Shrum 1, Regalado 1.
Steals: Padilla 2, Morris 2, Armstead 1.
Assists: Armstead 1, Jackson 1,
Blocks: Jackson 3, Burris 1, Morris 1.
Fouls: Jackson 4, Padilla 3, Armstead 2, Jordan 2, Shrum 1, Burris 1, Morris 1.

(Booker T. Washington partial stats)
Scoring: Smith 20, Mayberry 15, Williams 7, Hill 7, Jones 4, Johson 3, Nunez 3.
Fouls: Williams 4, Mayberry 4, Hill 3, Jones 3, Johson 2.

OSSAA 6A Girls Basketball Week 11 Rankings

The final OSSAA rankings were released on February 10th, but we will continue to update each week with records, conference standings, offensive/defensive standings, and playoff results.

Class 6A Rankings (First Place Votes) - Record.
1. Norman (18), 19-1.
2. Deer Creek (5), 17-4.
3. Booker T. Washington (1), 19-2.
4. Choctaw (2), 19-1.
5. Moore, 17-4.
6. Union (1), 16-5.
7. Sapulpa, 18-3.
8. Edmond North, 15-6.
9. Norman North, 14-7.
10. Bixby, 13-8.
11. Sand Springs, 14-6.
12. Midwest City, 14-6.
13. Putnam City West, 14-6.
14. Edmond Santa Fe, 11-9.
15. Ponca City, 16-5.
16. Edmond Memorial, 12-9.
17. Putnam City North, 10-9.
18. Mustang, 10-11.
19. Jenks, 10-10.
20. Westmoore, 11-10.

Conference Strength
54.0 Central Oklahoma
48.0 Frontier Valley
40.6 Big Ten
14.8 All-City

Top Offenses
(Avg. Points Scored)
63.9 Norman
63.6 Moore
62.3 Choctaw
61.8 Deer Creek
61.1 Booker T. Washington
59.2 Sapulpa
57.6 Ponca City
56.7 Broken Arrow
56.6 Edmond North
56.5 Sand Springs
54.8 Edmond Santa Fe
54.3 Jenks
52.6 Midwest City
52.1 Bixby
51.6 Putnam North
51.6 Putnam West
50.9 Mustang
50.1 Edmond Memorial
49.9 Northwest Classen
49.5 Westmoore
48.3 Union
48.0 Putnam City
47.8 Norman North
46.1 Bartlesville
46.0 Muskogee
45.9 Yukon
40.1 Enid
39.4 Lawton
38.6 Owasso
38.4 Stillwater
33.0 Southmoore
18.1 U.S. Grant

Top Defenses
(Avg. Points Allowed)
36.4 Choctaw
38.7 Union
39.7 Norman North
40.7 Ponca City
41.6 Midwest City
42.4 Bixby
42.8 Sapulpa
43.9 Edmond North
44.0 Edmond Memorial
44.5 Putnam West
45.2 Westmoore
45.6 Mustang
46.1 Putnam North
46.7 Moore
46.7 Booker T. Washington
47.2 Norman
47.3 Yukon
47.7 Sand Springs
48.7 Stillwater
49.7 Northwest Classen
51.1 Jenks
51.2 Putnam City
52.1 Deer Creek
53.6 Bartlesville
53.6 Owasso
53.9 U.S. Grant
54.8 Edmond Santa Fe
56.4 Muskogee
57.3 Southmoore
57.4 Enid
57.8 Broken Arrow
65.4 Lawton

Avg. Point Differential
25.9 Choctaw
17.0 Moore
16.9 Ponca City
16.8 Norman
16.5 Sapulpa
14.4 Booker T. Washington
12.7 Edmond North
11.0 Midwest City
9.7 Bixby
9.7 Deer Creek
9.6 Union
8.8 Sand Springs
8.1 Norman North
7.1 Putnam West
6.1 Edmond Memorial
5.6 Putnam North
5.3 Mustang
4.3 Westmoore
3.2 Jenks
0.3 Northwest Classen
0.0 Edmond Santa Fe
-1.1 Broken Arrow
-1.4 Yukon
-3.2 Putnam City
-7.5 Bartlesville
-10.3 Stillwter
-10.5 Muskogee
-15.0 Owasso
-17.2 Enid
-24.4 Southmoore
-26.0 Lawton
-35.8 U.S. Grant

Conference Standings

All-City
7-2 Southeast
5-0 Classen SAS
5-3 Star Spencer
4-3 Northwest Classen
4-4 John Marshall
2-4 Capitol Hill
1-5 U.S. Grant
0-7 Douglass

Big Ten
10-0 Choctaw
6-1 Midwest City
6-3 Putnam West
4-3 Eisenhower
4-4 Putnam North
2-7 Putnam City
1-8 Enid
0-7 Lawton

Central Oklahoma
11-1 Norman
10-2 Moore10-2 Deer Creek
9-3 Edmond North
8-4 Norman North
6-6 Edmond Memorial
5-6 Edmond Santa Fe
5-7 Mustang
4-8 Westmoore
2-10 Stillwater
2-10 Yukon
0-12 Southmoore

Frontier Valley
11-1 Booker T. Washington
11-1 Sapulpa
9-3 Union
7-5 Bixby
7-5 Sand Springs
5-7 Jenks
5-7 Broken Arrow
2-10 Bartlesville
2-10 Owasso
1-11 Muskogee

CPHS Basketball: Girls beat Jenks 62-51 for 3-0 season sweep, Armstead scores 18

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The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (14-6, 7-5) completed a 3-0 season sweep of No. 19 Jenks (10-10, 5-7) Friday night at Frank Herald Field House, beating the Lady Trojans 62-51 behind an 18-point effort from Journey Armstead and 16 points from Raegan Padilla, spoiling Trojan Senior Night in a comeback effort.

Four Jenks girls hit three-pointers in the first quarter and the Trojans led 17-15 by the end of it. The Sandites played from the hole till a two from Madison Burris tied it at 11-11, and Bayleigh Cheney gave them their first lead on the next goal. A three from Madison Luciano capped a six point run at 17-13, but Armstead had the final say of the quarter.

A 9-2 run from the Trojans gave them their biggest lead at 26-18, but Hailey Jackson scored two in a row and Leyshia Morris added a three to cut it to a one-point game before Haley Meely scored the final bucket of the half. 

Armstead missed the final minutes of the second quarter after taking a hard fall but reentered the game in the third. Then Jackson went down at the 4:20 mark of the third and didn’t rejoin the game till 4:47 in the fourth.

Three-straight layups from Armstead, Burris, and Padilla tied it at 37-37 with 1:14 in the quarter. A three from Meely briefly reclaimed the Jenks lead, but Padilla hit back to back threes, including a buzzer beater, to take a 43-40 advantage into the home stretch. 

Makenna Burch and Luciano tied it up on two occasions in the fourth, but the Sandites soon began to pull away. Back-to-back steals from Jackson and Padilla led to their biggest lead at 61-50, then Burch and Padilla traded free throws to end the game. 

Meely led all scorers with 20 points, but Burch was the only other Trojan in double digits with 10. Sand Springs had three double-digit scorers, with Jackson scoring 10. Both teams had eight players in the book.

Sand Springs basketball will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a conference road game against No. 3 Booker T. Washington (18-2, 10-1) as they attempt to repay a 65-39 January loss. Jenks will host No. 7 Sapulpa (17-3, 10-1) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The Chieftains won their last meeting 69-47.

CPHS 62 Jenks 51
1Q: Jenks 17-15.
2Q: Jenks 11-10.
3Q: CPHS 18-12.
4Q: CPHS 19-11.

Free Throws: CPHS 9-of-18, Jenks 7-of-10.
Field Goals: CPHS 25-of-59, Jenks 18-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, Jenks 14.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 28, Jenks 22.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 39, Jenks 36.
Steals: CPHS 10, Jenks 10.
Blocks: CPHS 3, Jenks 2.
Fouls: CPHS 9, Jenks 17.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 18, Padilla 16, Jackson 10, Burris 6, Morris 5, Cheney 4, Reglado 2, Shrum 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 3, Burris 2, Regalado 2, Jackson 1, Shrum 1, Cheney 1, Morris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Burris 8, Jackson 7, Padilla 5, Morris 3, Armstead 2, Shrum 1, Cheney 1, Jordan 1.
Total Rebounds: Burris 10, Jackson 8, Padilla 5, Armstead 5, Morris 4, Shrum 2, Cheney 2, Regalado 2, Jordan 1.
Steals: Armstead 3, Burris 3, Padilla 2, Jackson 1, Cheney 1.
Assists: Armstead 3, Padilla 1.
Blocks: Jackson 2, Burris 1.
Fouls: Jackson 2, Burris 2, Armstead 1, Padilla 1, Shrum 1, Cheney 1, Regalado 1.

(Jenks partial stats)
Scoring: Meely 20, Burch 10, Ellis 5, Luciano 5, Jackson 4, Franklin 3, Forgione 2, Bebee 2.
Fouls: Ellis 4, Meely 3, Burch 3, Bebee 3, Franklin 2, Brown 2.