CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandites roll NOAH, Darrian Jordan crowned Homecoming Queen

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It wasn’t quite as lopsided as their season-opening 84-30 rout, but the Sand Springs girls basketball team still handily won their rematch with the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools Thursday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House.

Class 6A No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School improved to 10-7 on the season with a 51-34 win against NOAH (11-10) on Homecoming, despite playing without their top-scorer. Journey Armstead has now missed three of the last five games while recovering from a knee injury, but her team was more than capable of handling the Jaguars without her.

Not one Sandite scored in double digits as they put together their most balanced team effort of the season. Darrian Jordan and Sakauri Wilson led the victors with nine points apiece, while Layne Kirkendoll put up seven points and ten rebounds. Jordan was also crowned Homecoming Queen at halftime of the boys’ game.

It took a few minutes for the girls to get going, and the Jaguars led 7-6 late in the first quarter before KiAryn Taylor kicked off a twelve-point run spanning two quarters. Wilson gave them their first double-digit lead at 18-7 early in the second quarter and they took a 28-18 advantage into the half.

Emma Hay gave the Jags the first bucket of the second half, but Leyshia Morris kicked off an 11-point run for their biggest lead of the game at 39-20. Hay stayed hot for the Jags and scored seven points in the quarter, getting it as close as 41-30 before Victory Johnson ended the quarter with a free throw.

The fourth quarter was fairly low scoring for both teams but the Sandites worked their way back up to another 19-point lead before Heaven Smith made the final bucket of the game.

Hay was the workhorse for the Jaguars, scoring a game-high 14 points. Only four NOAH players made their way onto the scoreboard, while eight Sandites found the net.

Darrian Jordan followed up her back-to-back team-leading performances by signing a letter of intent Friday to play collegiate ball at Seminole State College. The Trojans compete at the NJCAA Division II level out of Seminole, Oklahoma, and went 13-16 last season. Jordan is averaging 6.4 points, one steal, and 2.8 rebounds per game this season.

Lady Sandite basketball was scheduled to host Bartlesville in conference action Friday night, but that game was canceled due to COVID problems in the Bruin program. They will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on the road at No. 16 Muskogee (7-8, 3-5). The Sandites previously beat the Roughers 54-49 in December and they are 5-4 in conference play.

NOAH will play Hoops For Christ Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

CPHS 51 NOAH 34
1Q: CPHS 13-7.
2Q: CPHS 15-11.
3Q: CPHS 14-12.
4Q: CPHS 9-2.
Free Throws: CPHS 7-of-19, NOAH 11-of-18.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-55, NOAH 11-of-35.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, NOAH 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, NOAH 13.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 37, NOAH 19.
Steals: CPHS 12, NOAH 4.
Blocks: CPHS 2, NOAH 1.
Fouls: CPHS 20, NOAH 13.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Jordan 9, Wilson 9, Jackson 8, Kirkendoll 7, Taylor 7, L. Morris 5, Cheney 3, Johnson 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 5, Jordan 4, Tanner 4, Jackson 3, Wilson 1, Taylor 1, T. Morris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 5, Taylor 4, Wilson 3, L. Morris 2, Cheney 1, Jordan 1, Jackson 1, T. Morris 1.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 5, Jordan 5, Taylor 5, Wilson 4, Jackson 4, Tanner 4, L. Morris 2, T. Morris 2, Cheney 1.
Steals: Wilson 4, Jordan 2, Kirkendoll 1, Jackson 1, L. Morris 1, Taylor 1, Tanner 1, T. Morris 1.
Assists: Wilson 2, Jordan 1, Kirkendoll 1.
Blocks: Kirkendoll 1, Jackson 1.
Fouls: Wilson 4, L. Morris 3, Cheney 2, Jordan 2, Jackson 2, Tanner 2, T. Morris 2, Kirkendoll 1, Hampton 1, Johnson 1.

(NOAH stats)
Scoring: Hay 14, Smith 9, Langley 7, Stevens 4.
Fouls: Hay 4, Stevens 3, Langley 2, Smith 2, Trost 1, Padgett 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: Girls drop tough loss to No. 10 Booker T. Washington

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The Class 6A No. 14 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (8-7 overall, 4-4 conference) suffered a tough Frontier Valley Conference loss Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, falling 52-40 to No. 10 Booker T. Washington (8-5, 5-2).

The Hornets won their third straight game and led for most of the bout after Natalya Jones kicked off a seven-point run for an 11-4 lead in the first quarter. Layne Kirkendoll scored the last bucket of the quarter to start an eight-point streak for the Sandites, who took their only lead of the game at 16-14 on a three-pointer from Sakauri Wilson early in the second.

The game of streaks continued and the Hornets scored seven in a row and never against gave up their advantage. The Sandites only trailed 23-20 at the half, but an 11-point Hornet run in the third quarter put them down 36-22 and they never recovered despite narrowly winning the fourth quarter.

Journey Armstead, returning from injury, scored 14 points to lead the Sandites, and put up two three-pointers in the fourth quarter as her team tried to rally. Hailey Jackson added ten as the only other Sandite in double digits. Carrigan Hill led all scorers with 15 points, followed by Sai Johnson with 13 and Haylee Mitchell with 11.

Lady Sandite Basketball will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a conference road game at Broken Arrow (6-7, 3-4). The Sandites went 2-1 against the Tigers last season, winning both league games but falling in a high-scoring Regional playoff shootout.

Booker T. Washington will host 5A No. 1 Sapulpa (11-3, 4-2) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

BTW 52 CPHS 40
1Q: BTW 14-8.
2Q: CPHS 12-9.
3Q: BTW 16-6.
4Q: CPHS 14-13.
Free Throws: BTW 11-of-19, CPHS 3-of-6.
Field Goals: BTW 19-of-39, CPHS 16-of-47.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 5, CPHS 8.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 17, CPHS 11.
Total Rebounds: BTW 22, CPHS 19.
Steals: BTW 9, CPHS 8.
Blocks: BTW 2, CPHS 2.
Fouls: BTW 10, CPHS 15.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 14, Jackson 10, Jordan 7, Wilson 5, Kirkendoll 4.
Offensive Rebounds: Wilson 3, Jackson 1, Cheney 1, Kirkendoll 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 6, Jackson 3, Armstead 2.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 7, Jackson 4, Wilson 3, Armstead 2, Cheney 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1.
Steals: Jackson 3, Armstead 2, Wilson 1, Jordan 1, Morris 1.
Assists: Armstead 5, Wilson 2, Morris 1.
Blocks: Jackson 1, Kirkendoll 1.
Fouls: Jackson 5, Jordan 5, Kirkendoll 3, Wilson 1, Morris 1.

(Booker T. Washington stats)
Scoring: Hill 15, Johnson 13, Mitchell 11, Smith 9, Nunez 2, Jones 2.
Fouls: Smith 3, Johnson 3, Mitchell 2, DeLouiser 1, Hill 1.

Frontier Valley Conference standings
6-0 Union (14-1)
6-0 Bixby (12-4)
5-2 Booker T. Washington (8-5)
4-2 Sapulpa (11-3)
4-4 Sand Springs (8-7)
3-4 Broken Arrow (6-7)
2-4 Muskogee (5-7)
2-5 Jenks (6-10)
1-7 Owasso (3-13)
0-6 Bartlesville (3-12)

CPHS Basketball: Girls place third at Port City Classic, throttle Jenks at home

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The Class 6A No. 14 ranked Charles Page High School girls basketball team (8-6 overall, 4-3 conference) took third place at the Port City Classic Saturday night in Verdigris, beating Owasso 39-33, then rolled to a 53-32 beat-down of No. 18 Jenks (6-9, 2-4) Tuesday in conference action.

The Saturday game against Owasso (2-12) was a rematch of their 65-41 Tuesday conference rout, and this time it was a lot closer due to the absence of Journey Armstead and Hailey Jackson. Even without their two leading scorers, the Sandites never trailed in the second half due to a deep and talented bench.

Freshman Sakauri Wilson led the team with 12 points and five rebounds, followed by Darrian Jordan with 11 points. The girls trailed for less than a minute in the entire game, after a pair of free throws from Ellie Morrill put the Rams up 14-13 midway through the second quarter. Wilson made a three-point play for the lead, and though the Rams tied it twice after, they never reclaimed the advantage.

On Tuesday they got back Jackson, but continued to rest Armstead. As it turned out, they wouldn’t even come close to needing her. Madison Luciaro gave the visitors a 4-0 lead, but the Sandites responded with a 15-0 run to end the quarter.

Taiona Morris kicked off a six-point run to start the second quarter before Luciaro drained a three to break up the 21-point streak. Mikah Hampton responded with a three for the home team, and the Sandites coasted to a 30-12 halftime advantage.

Sand Springs opened the second half on a nine-point run for their biggest lead of the night at 39-12 before the Trojans responded with their own nine-point run. The Sandites emptied the bench in the fourth quarter.

Thirteen Sandites saw action and ten made their way into the scorebook. Wilson and Jackson led all scorers with 12 points apiece, matched by Jenks’s Luciaro. Hampton hit three threes for a career-high nine points, and Jill Twiehaus scored ten for the Trojans.

Lady Sandite Basketball will return to action Friday at home with a Frontier Valley Conference game against No. 10 Booker T. Washington (7-5, 4-2). Jenks had their Friday night game at Sapulpa canceled due to COVID-19 protocols and will instead travel to Broken Arrow (4-6, 1-3) Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

CPHS 39 Owasso 33
1Q: CPHS 11-6.
2Q: Owasso 10-7.
3Q: All 2-2.
4Q: CPHS 19-15.
Free Throws: CPHS 16-of-25, Owasso 4-of-8.
Field Goals: CPHS 10-of-29, Owasso 14-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 3, Owasso 8.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, Owasso 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 22, Owasso 24.
Steals: CPHS 9, Owasso 3.
Blocks: Owasso 1.
Fouls: CPHS 13, Owasso 23.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Wilson 12, Jordan 11, Cheney 8, L. Morris 7, Johnson 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Wilson 2, Tanner 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 8, Wilson 3, Jordan 3, Cheney 2, Taylor 2, Johnson 1.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 8, Wilson 5, Jordan 3, Cheney 2, Taylor 2, Tanner 1, Johnson 1.
Steals: Wilson 2, L. Morris 2, Hampton 1, Cheney 1, Kirkendoll 1, Jordan 1, T. Morris 1.
Assists: Wilson 1, Kirkendoll 1, L. Morris 1.
Fouls: Jordan 4, Kirkendoll 4, Tanner 2, Cheney 1, Taylor 1, T. Morris 1.

CPHS 53 Jenks 32
1Q: CPHS 15-4.
2Q: CPHS 15-8.
3Q: All 9-9.
4Q: CPHS 14-11.
Free Throws: CPHS 8-of-16, Jenks 1-of-10.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-50, Jenks 14-of-41.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 7, Jenks 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, Jenks 23.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 30, Jenks 29.
Steals: CPHS 12, Jenks 5.
Blocks: CPHS 1, Jenks 1.
Fouls: CPHS 7, Jenks 13.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Wilson 12, Jackson 12, Hampton 9, Kirkendoll 5, L. Morris 4, Cheney 3, Tnner 2, T. Morris 2, Jordan 2, Pearce 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 2, Kirkendoll 2, Hampton 1, Cheney 1, Jordan 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 4, Kirkendoll 4, Taylor 4, Jordan 4, Cheney 3, L. Morris 2, Hampton 1, T. Morris 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 6, Kirkendoll 6, Jordan 5, Taylor 4, Cheney 4, L. Morris 2, Hampton 1, T. Morris 1.
Steals: Wilson 5, Kirkendoll 2, Hampton 1, Cheney 1, L. Morris 1, T. Morris 1, Jordan 1.
Assists: Wilson 4, Hampton 1, T. Morris 1, Rector 1.
Blocks: Kirkendoll 1.
Fouls: Hampton 1, Wilson 1, Jackson 1, Cheney 1, Kirkendoll 1, Tanner 1, Taylor.

(Jenks stats)
Scoring: Luciaro 12, Twiehaus 10, Brown 5, Johnson 2, Simpson 2, Robinson 1.
Fouls: Luciaro 5, Williams 3, Brown 2, Aeshelman 1, Berry 1, Havir 1.

CPHS Basketball: Girls fall 63-55 to 5A No. 3 Tahlequah at Port City Classic

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The No. 3 team in Class 5A was just a hair too much for the 6A No. 13 Sandites, and Tahlequah improved to 11-2 on the season with a 63-55 win over Charles Page High School (6-6) in the Port City Classic semifinals. Sand Springs played from behind for the entire second half, but rallied from 11 down to as close as 60-55 in the final minutes.

Journey Armstead started the Sandites up 4-0 before Tahlequah streaked back with eight in a row. Not to be outdone, the Sandites had a ten-point streak of their own to take a 15-10 advantage into the second quarter.

Armstead scored 11 points in the first quarter alone but went down with an injury early in the second. By the time she rejoined the game the Tigers had rallied to a 25-22 lead and rode that momentum to a 31-26 halftime advantage.

Tatum Havens drilled a three to open the second half and Corey Rainwater added a pair of free throws for their first double-digit lead, and Kacey Fishinghawk added another three to make it 39-28. The Sandites cut it to 48-40 to end the third but threes from Havens and Lydia McAlvain put them right back up 54-43 with four minutes to play.

Sand Springs cut it to 60-55 with under a minute to play, but although momentum was on their side, the clock was not, and the girls were in substantial foul trouble. Armstead finished the game with 17 points to lead all scorers, followed by Hailey Jackson with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Accuracy was the deciding factor as both teams completed 19 field goals apiece, but the Sandites shot only 35.8% while the Tigers made 57.5% of their attempts. Sand Springs also struggled at the charity stripe, making only 54.5% of their 22 attempts, while Tahlequah was rewarded on 66.7% of their free throws.

Lady Sandite Basketball will return to action Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in a third-place match-up against Frontier Valley foe Owasso (2-11). They previously beat the Rams 65-41 in a conference game on Tuesday. Tahlequah will take on 4A No. 6 Verdigris (8-1) in the championship match at 7:00 p.m. Verdigris beat Owasso 44-30 in their semifinal. Both games will be played at Verdigris High School.

THS 63 CPHS 55
1Q: CPHS 15-10.
2Q: THS 21-11.
3Q: THS 17-14.
4Q: CPHS 15-14.
Free Throws: THS 18-of-27, CPHS 12-of-22.
Field Goals: THS 19-of-33, CPHS 19-of-53.
Offensive Rebounds: THS 5, CPHS 17.
Defensive Rebounds: THS 17, CPHS 11.
Total Rebounds: THS 22, CPHS 28.
Steals: THS 10, CPHS 11.
Blocks: CPHS 1.
Fouls: THS 21, CPHS 23.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 17, Jackson 13, Wilson 7, Kirkendoll 5, Jordan 5, L. Morris 4, Cheney 3, Hampton 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 4, Jackson 4, Kirkendoll 3, Wilson 2, Cheney 2, Jordan 2.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 5, Kirkendoll 2, Cheney 1, Hampton 1, T. Morris 1, Jordan 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 9, Kirkendoll 5, Armstead 4, Cheney 3, Jordan 3, Wilson 2, Hampton 1, T. Morris 1.
Steals: Wilson 4, L. Morris 3, Jordan 2, Armstead 1, Jackson 1.
Blocks: Jackson 1.
Assists: Wilson 2, Kirkendoll 2, Armstead 1.
Fouls: Wilson 4, Cheney 4, Jackson 3, Kirkendoll 3, Jordan 3, Armstead 2, L. Morris 2, Hampton 1.

CPHS Basketball: Journey Armstead joins 1,000-point club in tournament win

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5’9” junior star Journey Armstead joined an exclusive club Thursday evening in Verdigris, scoring her 1,000th point in a 52-40 win over Bishop Kelley (3-8). The second-year Sandite put up a modest 16 to lead all scorers in the first round of the 55th Annual Port City Classic, but it was was her fourth field goal of the night that elevated her to the four-figure career scoring mark.

Armstead scored 372 points as a freshman at East Central before transferring to Sand Springs. She scored a team-best 428 last season, including a 32-point performance against Jenks. The girls are only 11 games into the new season and she already has 205 more.

The last three Sandites to join the 1,000 Point Club are all playing NCAA Division 1 sports. Sophomore Holly Kersgieter is currently the leading scorer at the University of Kansas, averaging 16.3 per game over nine games this year. Sophomore Destiny Johnson has seen action in six games this year at the University of Tulsa, and Senior Sydney Pennington is a returning All-American on the Oklahoma State University softball team.

Armstead is currently averaging 18.64 points per game this season, and at that pace she could very well surpass Kersgieter’s 1,406 points next year. Pennington scored 1,386 for the Sandites and Johnson scored 1,315.

Class 6A No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School (6-5) fell behind 7-0 against the Kelley Comets on Thursday before Layne Kirkendoll got the Sandites on the board, then Armstead went off for nine points to take an 11-8 lead.

The rest of the team stepped up in the second quarter with baskets from five different players and took a 28-17 advantage into the half. Armstead’s next score came at the 5:46 mark of the third quarter, lifting her into the history books, and the team burned a timeout to celebrate the occasion.

Bishop Kelley briefly closed the gap to single digits late in the stanza, as close as 37-32, but Sand Springs went on a seven-point run and never let the Comets get close again. Armstead’s younger sister, freshman Sakauri Wilson, scored 14 points for a new career-high. Madeline Barton led the Comets with 12 and Ava Schneeburg added 10.

Lady Sandite Basketball will play in the tournament semifinals Friday at 8:30 p.m. against 5A No. 3 Tahlequah (10-2) who won their quarterfinal 76-18 against Edison (1-5). Bishop Kelley will play Edison at 4:00 p.m. in consolation. Although the tournament is technically the Catoosa Port City Classic, the girls games are being played at Verdigris High School due to a complete shut down of Catoosa athletics.

CPHS 52 BK 40
1Q: CPHS 11-8.
2Q: CPHS 17-9.
3Q: BK 15-11.
4Q: CPHS 13-8.
Free Throws: CPHS 8-of-15, BK 5-of-14.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-53, BK 14-of-37.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, BK 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 16, BK 20.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 27, BK 25.
Steals: CPHS 16, BK 5.
Blocks: CPHS 3.
Fouls: CPHS 16, BK 14.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 16, Wilson 14, Jackson 6, Kirkendoll 5, Jordan 4, Morris 3, Tanner 2, Hampton 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 3, Kirkendoll 3, Armstead 2, Wilson 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Wilson 3, Kirkendoll 3, Cheney 3, Armstead 2, Jackson 2, Morris 2, Jordan 1.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 6, Jackson 5, Armstead 4, Wilson 4, Cheney 3, Jordan 2, Morris 2, Hampton 1.
Steals: Armstead 4, Wilson 3, Kirkendoll 2, Cheney 2, Morris 2, Jackson 1, Jordan 1, Tanner 1.
Assists: Armstead 5, Wilson 2, Jackson 1, Cheney 1.
Blocks: Kirkendoll 2, Morris 1.
Fouls: Kirkendoll 4, Jordan 4, Armstead 3, Jackson 2, Wilson 1, Morris 1, Tanner 1.