No. 2 Sand Springs Sandites at No. 13 Bartlesville: game preview

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 2 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team (5-3, 3-1) will travel to No. 13 Bartlesville (3-4, 2-2) Friday evening for an important district battle with playoff implications. While the Sandites are still vying for the District Title and a home playoff game, the Bruins are just hoping to stay in contention for the post season after dropping brutal losses to Muskogee and Bixby. 

Sand Springs started off the season with back-to-back losses. First they went down 56-20 to Arkansas 5A No. 1 Pulaski Academy (7-1), then they gave up a come-from-behind 45-41 upset to No. 8 Choctaw (4-4) on the road. They secured their first win in a 29-24 home-opener against No. 6 Putnam City West (6-2) and swept the next four-straight games as well. They trounced Highway 97 rival No. 14 Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4) 35-7 at home, beat 6A-I No. 14 Yukon (0-8) 35-14, won a 56-35 shootout over No. 15 Ponca City (1-7, 0-5), and edged No. 1 Muskogee (6-1, 3-1) 26-25 to briefly secure the number one ranking. Last week they went down 17-12 to No. 3 Booker T. Washington (5-3, 3-1) after giving up a key fumble inside their own red zone in the fourth quarter.

Bartlesville won their first game of the season 27-24 over 5A No. 6 McAlester (6-2) then dropped their next three-straight. They fell 59-14 to 6A-I No. 9 Owasso (2-6), 27-7 to 4A No. 9 Cascia Hall (6-2), and 63-6 to No. 1 Muskogee. They got back on track with a 42-20 road win over No. 15 Ponca City, followed by a 51-28 road win at No. 14 Sapulpa, before falling 63-14 to No. 4 Bixby (5-3, 3-1).

Here's how the two teams matched up against their three mutual opponents:

No. 13 Bruins (3-4, 2-2)

defeated Sapulpa 51-28
defeated Ponca 42-20
lost 63-6 to Muskogee

Average score: 33-37
First downs: 18
First downs allowed: 12
Fumbles-lost: 3-2 (total)
Fumble recoveries: 2 (total)
Penalties-Yards: 7-76

C-A-Y-I: 15-28-198-0
Average: 7.07
Allowed: 14-26-177-0
Average: 6.8

Rushes-Yards: 33-120
Average: 3.63
Allowed: 34-67
Average: 1.97

Plays-Yards: 61-318
Average: 5.21
Allowed: 60-244
Average: 4.06

No. 1 Sandites (5-3, 3-1)

defeated Sapulpa 35-7
defeated Ponca 56-35
defeated Muskogee 26-25

Average score: 39-22
First downs: 18
First downs allowed: 18
Fumbles-lost: 2-1 (total)
Fumble recoveries: 3 (total)
Penalties-Yards: 4-29

C-A-Y-I: 11-20-157-1
Average: 7.85
Allowed 17-26-181-1
Average: 6.96

Rushes-Yards: 39-233
Average: 5.97
Allowed: 32-148
Average: 4.63

Plays-Yards: 59-391
Average: 6.62
Allowed: 58-329
Average: 5.67

The pick from Sandite Pride is Sand Springs 43, Bartlesville 32. The Sandites will likely win the turnover battle and outperform the Bruins both offensively and defensively. The Bruins will win the battle in the air, but the Sandites will run for days on the ground. Sand Springs is one of the most disciplined teams in the division and will benefit strongly from Bartlesville penalties.

The Sandites have had a tough time defending the pass, something which gave Bartlesville the edge last year, and will likely play a factor this year. They have, however, stepped up their performance since the game against Ponca, and held Muskogee to a season-low on passing yardage. The Bruins are clearly more than capable of performing on the ground, however, as evidenced by a 46-197 performance against Sapulpa. 

Sand Springs hasn't won a game in Bartlesville since 2008. The High School is located at 1700 Hillcrest Drive and kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. It is Bartlesville's Senior Night and final home game of the season. 

Sand Springs vs Bartlesville's many schools

Sand Springs High School vs Bartlesville High School Yellow Jackets

1919 -  Head Coach Ivan Grover leads Sandites to 19-17 win in first season of Sandite Football.
1920 -  Bartlesville wins 43-7 (A).
1921 - Sandites win 19-7.
1922 - Head Coach A.R. Bateman. Bartlesville wins 6-0.

Sand Springs High School vs Central High School Wildcats

1929 - Head Coach James Shank. Sandites win 12-0.
1930 - Bartlesville wins 20-6.

Sand Springs High School vs College High School Wildcats

1953 - Head Coach Cecil Hankins. Sandites win 13-7 (A).
1954 - Head Coach Cecil Hankins, QB Jerry Adair. Bartlesville wins 28-6.
1955 - Head Coach Harold Wickersham. Bartlesville wins 19-0.
1956 - Head Coach Harold Wickersham, QB Mickey Lawrence. First year of desegregated Bartlesville schools. Sandites win 6-0.
1957 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. Bartlesville wins 18-0 (H).
1958 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. Bartlesville wins 24-0 (H).

Charles Page High School vs College High School Wildcats

1959 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. First year of desegregated Sand Springs schools. Bartlesville wins 16-6 (A).
1960 - Head Coach Charles Prigmore. Bartlesville wins 48-14.
1961 - Head Coach Travis Rhodes. Bartlesville wins 20-0 (H).
1972 - Head Coach Jim Webb. Bartlesville wins 43-15 (A).
1973 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Sandites win 14-7 (H).
1974 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 14-7 (H).
1975 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 21-0 (A).
1978 - Head Coach A.D. James. Bartlesville wins 20-15 (H).
1979 - Head Coach A.D. James, QB Ronnie Hale. Sandites win 8-0 (A).

Charles Page High School vs Sooner High School Spartans

1970 - Head Coach Jerry Greenwood. Bartlesville wins 29-0 (H).
1971 - Head Coach Jerry Greenwood. Bartlesville wins 21-6 (A).
1972 - Head Coach Jim Webb. Bartlesville wins 41-7 (H).
1973 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Sandites win 34-22 (A).
1974 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 28-9 (H).
1975 - Head Coach Jim Webb, QB Phil James. Bartlesville wins 28-6 (A).
1976 - Head Coach A.D. James. Bartlesville wins 6-0 (H).
1977 - Head Coach A.D. James, QB Richie Schuler. Sandites win 21-0 (A).

Charles Page High School vs Bartlesville High School Bruins

1982 - Head Coach Chris Thurmond. Bartlesville wins 14-0 (A).
1983 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brad Johnson. Bartlesville wins 24-21 (H).
1984 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Shawn Morand. Bartlesville wins 17-6 (A).
1985 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Shawn Morand. Sandites win 35-15 (H).
1986 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Blair Culley. Bartlesville wins 20-6 (H).
1987 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Blair Culley. Bartlesville wins 28-27 (A). Shared district title.
1988 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Blair Culley. Bartlesville wins 27-7 (H).
1989 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brett Pennington. Bartlesville wins 23-20 (A).
1990 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brett Pennington. Bartlesville wins 7-0 (H).
1991 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Brett Pennington. Bartlesvile wins 28-0 (A).
1992 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Mike Quimby. Bartlesville wins 40-33 (A).
1993 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Delvin Jordan. Sandites win 28-6 (H).
1994 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Delvin Jordan. Sandites win 27-7.
1995 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Dustin Morrow. Sandites win 28-12.
1996 - Head Coach L.D. Baines, QB Keith Hooks. Bartlesville wins 20-16.
1997 - Head Coach Archie Loehr, QB Keith Hooks. Sandites win 31-0.
2000 - Head Coach Archie Loehr, QB Ryan Summers. Sandites win 21-0 (A).
2001 - Head Coach Mark Baetz, QB Jeff Claybrook. Sandites win 13-8 (H).
2002 - Head Coach Tim Beacham, QB Tony Moore. Bartlesville wins 34-7 (H).
2003 - Head Coach Tim Beacham, QB Tony Moore. Bartlesville wins 35-18 (A).
2004 - Head Coach Brad Odom, QB Tommy Rogers. Sandites win 28-18 (H).
2005 - Head Coach Brad Odom, QB Tommy Rogers. Sandites win 22-3 (A).
2006 - Head Coach Brad Odom, QB Zack Frost. Bartlesville wins 24-14 (A).
2007 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Johnny Deaton. Bartlesville wins 27-26 (H).
2008 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Johnny Deaton. Sandites win 52-24 (A).
2009 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Johnny Deaton. Bartlesville wins 45-14 (H).
2010 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Darrack Harger. Bartlesville wins 48-16 (A).
2011 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Darrack Harger. Sandites win 34-0 (H).
2012 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard. QB Cody Hale. Sandites win 27-25 (H).
2013 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Cody Hale. Bartlesville wins 40-27 (A).
2014 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard, QB Conner Sitton. Sandites win 28-27 (H).
2015 - Head Coach Dustin Kinard - QB Hunter Greathouse. Bartlesville wins 24-7 (A).

All-time, all schools record: 22-39-0
CPHS vs all Bartlesville: 17-32
CPHS vs BHS: 13-19
Last ten meetings: 4-6

Longest streak: CPHS 3 (1997-2001)
Longest streak: BHS 7 (1986-1992)

Shutouts: All-SS 7
Shutouts: All-Bartlesville 11
Shutouts: CPHS vs BHS 3
Shutouts: BHS vs CPHS 3

Biggest Win: CPHS 34-0 (2011)
Biggest Win: BHS 48-16 (2010)

3X Sandite of the Week: Cheyenne Walden wins fourth Regional Title

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By: Virgil Noah, Staff Writer

Cheyenne Walden refuses to relinquish her throne as the queen of Cross Country in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State-commit set a new personal record, finishing with a time of 17:32 in her 5K, en route to her fourth Regional Title. The time was a three-second improvement over her Regional time from last year. Walden won by an incredible margin of 53 seconds over the second-place finisher from Bartlesville, Shay Stayton. She was 1:08 ahead of the number three runner. The victory gave Walden her sixth first-place finish this year and 26th for her career.  

Along with Alexis Davis, Walden is one of only two runners in the history of Sand Springs Cross Country to qualify for State all four years. 

Walden is a three-time Cross Country State Champion and three-time Track State Champion, and will look to build on that when she runs in the State Championship on October 29th. This is Cheyenne's third time being named Sandite of The Week. 

Sandite of the Week is a weekly recognition given to any one person with significant ties to the Sand Springs community who accomplishes remarkable achievements during the Sunday through Saturday week preceding the award. Prior achievements may be noted in the article, but do not bear direct influence on the selection committee which only considers prior week accomplishments. Candidates may be nominated by anyone by emailing SanditePrideNews@gmail.com. The award is not given to anyone in consecutive weeks, but any recipient may be nominated and awarded again in the future, so long as the weeks are not consecutive. Final selection is made by a majority vote of the Sandite Pride Editorial Board.

Businesses or organizations seeking to sponsor the Sandite of the Week award may contact the above email for inquiries.

Sandite sophomore Riley Weir competes at prestigious Pennsylvania tournament

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Charles Page High School sophomore and State Qualifier Riley Weir traveled to Pennsylvania earlier this month for the Flowrestling Super 32 Tournament, one of the most prestigious events in the country. The rising star competed at 106 pounds against 121 competitors and finished with a 6-2 record with both losses coming to the came opponent. 

In the opening round he met Pennsylvania's Chase Stehman in a brief match that started and ended with a bang. Nine seconds into the first period Weir scored a two-point takedown and worked Stehman over for an 0:22 pin. 

Next to go down was Colorado's Dawson Collins. Once again it was Weir with the opening takedown fifteen seconds in. He scored two more takedowns and a pair of escapes in the match to secure an 8-2 decision.

Weir met his match in two-style All-American Lucas Byrd of Ohio. The USAW Cadet Greco-Roman National Runner-Up scored a pair of takedowns on Weir for a 5-1 lead before pinning him in 2:45, midway through the second period. 

In the consolations Weir took a 4-0 lead over Ohio's Blake Saito before pinning him in 4:26, shortly into the third period. From there he built a 5-1 lead on New Jersey's Kyle Kaiser before pinning him, also in 4:26. In the next round he secured his third straight pin in 0:34, scoring a takedown with nearfall points over Pennsylvania's Frankie Bonura before securing the fall. 

In the next round Weir met Doug Zapf of Pennsylvania in his closest win yet. He took an early 2-0 lead that he held till the third period, then built it up to 6-0 with a reversal for nearfall points. With 1:21 left in the match, Zapf escaped and took down the Sandite with 0:08 remaining, but Weir was able to hold on for the 6-3 decision. 

In the next round, Weir once again met Byrd, who had just lost to Elijah Varona in the quarterfinals. This time Byrd scored three takedowns for five nearfall points to build a 12-0 lead before giving up a point for unsportsmanlike conduct to end the match with a 12-1 major decision.

Byrd went on to win two more matches before falling 6-1 in the consolation finals to Brandon Kaylor for fourth place. Weir was just one round short of placement, essentially finishing in the top ten out of 121 wrestlers. 

Weir is now 31-18 for the year, and 20-10 since the high school season let out. He previously took fourth place in the USAW Junior Men's Freestyle Nationals in July. 

Week Nine 6A-II Rankings and Predictions; a look at this weekend's games

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By: Sandite Pride Editorial Board

The 2016 season has seen more parity than any year in recent memory. There is no longer a single team in Class 6A-II without a district loss. To make matters more difficult, there are teams with multiple losses to low-ranking teams and multiple wins over high-ranking teams. Looking at you, Choctaw. The number one team has fallen for the second week in a row, and now we'll try to sort out the mess.

No. 1 Muskogee Roughers (Last week No. 2) vs No. 14 Sapulpa Chieftains (15)

Muskogee (6-1, 3-1) has the worst of their schedule behind them now and, after taking a bye week to recover from their 26-25 loss to Sand Springs, they'll close out the regular season with the bottom two teams. 

Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4) picked up their first win of the season with a 31-27 upset over Ponca City (1-7, 0-5). The Chieftains dominated the Wildcats offensively, doubling them on total yardage, but gave up a pick six to keep the score close. 

The pick: Muskogee 56, Sapulpa 10.

No. 2 Sand Springs Sandites (1) vs No. 13 Bartlesville Bruins (13)

Charles Page High School (5-3, 3-1) may have lost to Booker T. Washington on the field, but on paper they destroyed the Hornets 267 yards to 124 and 15 first downs to 9, forcing 7 punts. The Hornets got lucky with 9:32 in the fourth quarter when Sandite QB Hunter Greathouse was unable to haul in a bad hike and the Hornets got the recovery at the 3 yard line. From there the Booker T. defense was able to stop three Sandite possessions for the win. Were it not for that one mistake, Sand Springs would still be undefeated in the district. 

The Bartlesville Bruins (4-4, 3-2) had a tough road match at Bixby (5-3, 3-1) and were throttled 63-14. They tried to keep up offensively and posted 342 yards on 79 plays, but the Spartans were explosive for 504 yards on 53 plays. 

The pick: Sandites 43, Bartlesville 32.

No. 3 Booker T. Washington Hornets (4) vs No. 4 Bixby Spartans (3)

The Hornets won their battle with Sand Springs on a fumble, and lost their game with Muskogee on turnovers after matching them offensively. The Spartans actually outperformed Muskogee offensively, but gave up two interceptions and a fumble. Against mutual opponents, the Hornets have the better defense and the Spartans have the better offense. Theoretically, this game should be fairly equally matched with the winner being decided on turnovers. 

The pick: Bixby 37, BTW 35.

No. 5 Midwest City Bombers  (5) vs No. 11 Enid Plainsmen (8)

The Bombers (5-3, 4-1) won an important district game Friday against Putnam City (3-5, 1-4) to continue to their quest for the district title in the district with the most parity. It was a low-scoring 7-0 affair made possible by the incredible Bomber defense.

The Plainsmen (3-5, 2-3) are coming off a 35-10 loss to Stillwater (4-4, 2-3). They gave up five turnovers, but forced three of their own. 

The pick: MWC 28, Enid 7.

No. 6 Putnam City West Patriots (7) vs No. 7 Lawton Wolverines (6)

The Patriots (6-2, 4-1) may not be the indisputable head of the district any more, but they're still in contention for the Title after a 27-17 win over Edmond Deer Creek (2-6, 2-3). The Pats have given up only two losses this season, 29-24 to the Sandites, and 21-16 to Midwest City. They have another big test at Lawton.

The Wolverines (4-4, 3-2) rode three straight wins with three close losses to quality teams. That changed Thursday with a 52-26 beat down from Choctaw (4-4, 2-3) to seriously damage their shot at a district title. With the incredible amount of upsets in the district, they're not out of contention yet, but they can't afford a loss. A win over Putnam will put them second only to Midwest City. 

The pick: PCW 26, Lawton 24.

No. 8 Choctaw Yellowjackets (12) vs No. 12 Deer Creek Antlers (10)

It's beginning to look like Choctaw (4-4, 2-3) can only win games they're picked to lose. The Yellowjackets have three wins against top-tier teams in Sand Springs, Midwest City, and Lawton, and upset losses to Enid, Putnam, and Stillwater.  

After their most recent 52-26 stunner over Lawton, they'll be looking to bring down Deer Creek and Putnam West to clinch a playoff berth. The Yellowjacket's high-powered offense averages 34 points per game while Deer Creek averages only 19 and gives up 35. The Antlers (2-6, 2-3) most recently went down 27-17 to Putnam City West.

The pick: Choctaw 42, Deer Creek 20.

No. 9 Putnam City Pirates (9) vs No. 10 Stillwater Pioneers (11)

The Putnam City Pirates (3-5, 1-4) put up a valiant effort against Midwest City before falling 7-0 while the Pioneers (4-4, 2-3) picked up a 35-10 win over Enid. Stillwater holds two-straight wins and all four of their losses were by a touchdown or less. A potential playoff berth is on the line and they're unlikely to leave their A game at home.

The pick: Stillwater 33, Putnam 23.

No. 15 Ponca City Wildcats (14) vs 6A-I Norman Tigers

Barring a miracle, the Ponca City Wildcats (1-7, 0-5) are unlikely to get a win against Muskogee (6-1, 3-1) in week ten, so their last real shot at padding their record comes in their home-finale against 6A-I Norman (1-7, 1-4). The same can be said for the Tigers.

Ponca gave up a 31-27 upset to Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4) last week, while Norman went down 35-7 to Broken Arrow (4-4, 3-2). The Wildcats have been competitive all season, averaging 17 points per game, while the Tigers have scored 15. Norman gives up an average of 44 points and Ponca gives up 40, but Norman plays in a far tougher division and district. 

The pick: Norman 28, Ponca 26. 

Lady Sandite Cross Country qualifies for State as team, Aden Baughman qualifies individually

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Photo: Scott Emigh

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Varsity Girls 5K

17:32 Cheyenne Walden 1st Place (PR-0:03)
20:01 Alexis Davis 15th Place
20:53 Tiqvah Soap 25th Place
22:27 Sara Abbet 54th Place (PR-0:37)
22:51 Elizabeth Watts 60th Place
23:27 Chezney Kelley 69th Place (PR-0:45)
24:32 Kaitlyn Walden 85th Place (PR-2:00)

Varsity Boys 5K

17:00 Aden Baughman 25th Place (PR-0:06)
17:28 Kaegan Murray 39th Place (PR-0:28)
18:36 Ian Baustert 65th Place (PR-0:06)
18:40 Phillip Elleman 67th Place (PR-1:38)
19:18 Nelson Yazzie 80th Place
19:19 Jaden Weiser 81st Place

It was a great weekend for the Charles Page High School varsity cross country teams. The girls took seventh place at the Regional 5K at Mohawk Park, just making the cut for State. This is their third time qualifying in four years, having just missed it last year. The boys failed to qualify as a team, but set several personal records.

The regional takes the top seven teams and the top seven individuals who weren't on qualifying teams. In 2015 the girls took eighth place, but sent three runners individually. According to Head Coach Chris Corbin, seniors Cheyenne Walden and Alexis Davis are now the first runners in the history of the program to qualify all four years. Sophomore Aden Baughman led the boys and qualified for the second straight year after placing fourth among runners who weren't on qualifying teams.

The girls finished seventh of fifteen teams with an average time of 20:45, their best "true" 5K of the season. Last week they finished in 20:27 at the Conference meet, but that track was a few hundred meters short. Oklahoma State-commit Cheyenne Walden secured her fourth Regional Title by an incredible margin of 53 seconds over the number two runner, Shay Stayton of Bartlesville. She also set a personal record of 17:32, a three-second improvement over last year's Regional time. This is her sixth first-place finish this year and 26th first-place finish of her career. The full qualifying squad is Alexis Davis, junior Tiqvah Soap, sophomore Sara Abbet, sophomore Elizabeth Watts, freshman Chezney Kelley, and freshman Kaitlyn Walden. Abbet, Kelley, and Kaitlyn Walden all set personal records. There were 106 runners in the girls race.

The boys took tenth of sixteen teams with an average time of 18:13, their fourth best this season. Senior Jacob Garbey, who usually finishes top-three among the Sandite boys, was unavoidably out of town for the race, and freshman Jaden Weiser was nursing a mild injury throughout the race and finished 28 seconds behind his previous performance. Garbey's presence might have made the difference between tenth and ninth place, but wasn't likely to help qualify the boys as a whole. Overall, the boys still performed well and finished with strong times all-around. Baughman set a personal record 17:00 finish, marking a six-second improvement over last year's Regional. Freshman Kaegan Murray set a personal record 17:28, improving 28 seconds over his previous best. He finished second among non-qualifying runners and was just nine seconds away from making the cut. Senior Ian Baustert finished his high school career with a PR 18:36, improving six seconds over his previous best. Junior Phillip Elleman also set a PR.

The State Championship will be held Saturday, October 29th at Edmond Santa Fe High School. The school is located at 1901 W. 15th Street, Edmond, Oklahoma. 6A Girls will begin at 12:00 p.m. followed by 6A Boys at 12:45 p.m. The awards assembly will be held at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $7.00 for adults and students. 

No. 1 Sandites fall 17-12 to No. 4 Booker T. Washington after late fumble

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By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team (5-3, 3-1) lost a heart-breaker Thursday night at Memorial Stadium, giving up a 12-10 lead in the fourth quarter to the No. 4 Booker T. Washington Hornets (5-3, 3-1). Sand Springs's stout defense had utterly shut down the Hornets all night, while the offense more than doubled their foes, but a fumble at the Sandites' three-yard line undid their hard work and allowed the Hornets to take the final lead.

The Hornets averaged more than 350 yards per game going into Thursday night's matchup, and the Sandites held them to 124. They gave up nine first downs and only two yards in the air, while racking up twenty yards on six tackles for loss.

It was a defensive showdown from both teams from the very beginning. Booker T. received the ball to start the game, but Sand Springs held them to fourth and twelve to take possession without giving up a first down. The Sandite offense drove a mere sixteen yards on seven plays before punting it back to their foes. The Hornets picked up a first down on a ten-yard run from Rylan McQuarters, but were then pushed back to fourth and sixteen and punted away their second possession. 

Sand Springs's second possession wasn't pretty, but it got the job done. Senior quarterback Hunter Greathouse took a reverse and was ran out for an eight-yard loss. After a handoff to Payton Scott gained only one yard and a deep pass attempt intended for Kasey Bales was broken up by Daxton Hill, the Sandites were forced to punt. The punt was called back for an unsportsmanlike penalty that gave the Sandites renewed hope on fourth and two. 

Payton Scott picked up the first down to keep the drive alive. After being pushed back to third and fifteen, Greathouse found Mack Thompson for nineteen yards, then hit Bales for 22. Bales finished off the drive with a nineteen-yard reception to draw first blood. A two-point pass attempt fell incomplete and the Sandites led 6-0 with 1:45 in the first half.

Booker T.'s next drive was methodical and effective, using more than seven minutes to drive 61 yards over seventeen plays for a one-yard run by quarterback DJ Jones. With 6:22 in the half, the visitors took a 7-6 lead.

Both teams' next possessions fell flat, but the Sandites got one last shot at a march downfield before halftime. Greathouse connected with tight-end Dash Fleischman for twelve yards, then hit Thompson for 44 to park the offense at the Hornet six-yard line. That's where the magic ran out. Scott took a handoff for no gain. An endzone pass attempt was nearly intercepted. Greathouse was flushed from the pocket and had to scramble to avoid negative yardage on third down. At fourth and six Alex Hernandez attempted a 24-yard field goal but bounced the kick off one of his teammates and Greathouse managed to fall on it and end the half. 

Bales started off the second half with a bang, returning the opening kickoff 56 yards to the Hornet 22, but the offense was unable to capitalize and turned over the ball on downs at the sixteen. 

Booker T. had an equally difficult time making a play happen and punted away possession to the Sandite 45. This time the home team hit pay dirt. 

Scott picked up twelve yards in two runs, then Greathouse hit Thompson for ten. Greathouse hooked up with Scott for a 28-yard pass to roll up to the Hornet two-yard line. On third and short, the Sandites stuffed Greathouse into the endzone for the score. Once again the two-point conversion failed, but the boys held a 12-7 lead with 4:53 in the third.

 The visitors' next drive was held to a 36-yard field goal to cut the Sandite lead to 12-10 barely into the fourth quarter. That's when things began to fall apart.

The Sandites returned the kickoff to their 35, then Dalton Morgan fumbled it away to Isaiah Johnson. The defense was able to prevent Booker T. from moving the ball, but for the second possession in a row, the Sandites' gave up another fumble on the first play. This time Greathouse was unable to haul in a high snap and the Hornets got the ball at the Sand Springs two-yard line. After a pair of five-yard penalties for twelve men on the field, the Hornets finally found the endzone on a ten-yard run from McQuarters to take the 17-12 advantage.

Both teams had short possessions from there, and Sand Springs got another crack at it with 5:18 left. Greathouse hit Bales for thirty yards, then found Scott for 18 to enter the redzone. The drive ran out of juice, however, and three incomplete passes and a tackle for loss gave Booker T. possession at their 10. 

The Sandites had one last shot with 1:07 left, but Greathouse was sacked, then called for intentional grounding. A third pass attempt fell incomplete and McQuarters picked off the fourth to end the game.

Greathouse finished the game 13-26-237-1 with one touchdown by air and one on the ground. Scott's streak of seven-straight games with hundred-plus-yard performances came to an end with 21 carries for 52 yards. Bales was the leading receiver with six receptions for 97 yards and a score. Delvin Jordan led the defense with eight unassisted tackles, including one for a loss of three yards. Nathan Simonton was next up with six unassisted and one assisted tackle for a loss of one yard. 

Despite the loss, the Sandites are still third in district standings with two games left in the regular season. They will return to action next Friday at No. 13 Bartlesville (4-4, 3-2), who just lost 63-14 to No. 3 Bixby (5-3, 3-1). Booker T. will host Bixby next week.