Oklahoma Girls High School Basketball: Week Five Rankings and Predictions

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The fourth week of Oklahoma High School basketball has come to an end, still without a consensus number-one team. Five undefeated schools remain and three picked up first-place votes in the latest OSSAA rankings. Last week we picked fifteen games and were 13-2 with an overall accuracy of 85% for the season.

No. 1 Choctaw (1)

The Yellowjackets (7-0) pulled off one of their most powerful wins of the season Friday when they hosted 5A No. 19 Lawton Eisenhower (1-5) and hammered them 78-18. Six of their seven wins this season have been by 30 points or more and their average margin of victory is the best in 6A at 42 points. They also have the number two offense and number one defense. Their schedule has been light, however, with only three ranked opponents and no ranked 6A teams. They received 22 first-place votes this week.

Choctaw will return to action on the 28th at the prestigious Tournament of Champions.

No. 2 Edmond Santa Fe (2)

Edmond Santa Fe (7-0) is tied with Choctaw as the winningest team in 6A. Their wins haven't been as massive as the Yellowjackets', but they've arguably played the tougher schedule. Despite going up against five ranked opponents, they've still held on to the fifth-best margin of victory in the division at 21 points. They hold the No. 6 offense and No. 4 defense in the division and most recently topped No. 11 Norman North (3-2) 55-43. They received two first-place votes this week.

The Wolves will return to action on the 28th at the Sapulpa Girls Tournament. 

No. 3 Sand Springs (tied 3)

The Lady Sandites (6-0) are off to their best start in years, pummeling their way through the Bishop Kelley Tournament, and making short work of No. 10 Broken Arrow (2-2). The Lady Tigers trailed by more than 30 points before scoring the final 12 against the Sand Springs bench to make it 66-45. Four Lady Sandites doubled in the affair, led by sophomore Isabella Regalado with 15. They picked up one first-place vote this week.

Sand Springs holds the No. 5 offense, No. 2 defense, and No. 3 margin of victory in 6A. They will return to action after the new year at the Bedouin Shrine Tournament in Muskogee.

No. 4 Putnam City West (tied 3)

Putnam West (6-0) is just a point behind Choctaw in margin-of-victory and took down their first ranked opponent this past week, topping 5A No. 15 Bishop McGuinness (2-2) 86-37 on the road. The Lady Patriots are currently in the middle of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas where they will resume action on Monday. On Friday they beat Mullen, Colorado (2-5) 53-31, then beat undefeated Liberty, Nevada (6-1) 64-22 on Saturday. They received two first-place votes this week.

West holds the No. 1 offense in the state at 74 points per game and is tied for the No. 2 defense, holding their opponents to 33. 

No. 5 Deer Creek (5)

Deer Creek (6-1) notched their biggest win of the season this week at No. 16 Edmond North (3-3), hammering the Huskies 64-33. The Lady Antlers hold the No. 8 offense, No. 14 defense, and No. 8 margin of victory in 6A. They will return to action after the new year when they host No. 17 Yukon (4-3). 

No. 6 Booker T. Washington (7)

The undefeated Lady Hornets (5-0) dominated 5A No. 18 Tulsa Memorial (3-6) 73-27 on Tuesday, then spent the weekend in Arkansas, defeating Ft. Smith Northside (4-5) 61-54. Booker T. holds the No. 10 offense, No. 5 defense, and No. 4 margin of victory in 6A. The Hornets will take on 5A unranked McClain (2-0) on Tuesday.

The pick: BTW 65 McClain 42

No. 7 Westmoore (6)

Westmoore (6-1) picked up their first ranked win of the season Friday when they topped in-town rival No. 20 Moore (3-4). The Lady Jags rolled to a 69-38 win on their home turf to close the year with their second win of thirty points or more. Westmoore holds the No. 4 offense, No. 12 defense, and No. 5 margin of victory in 6A. They will return to action after the new year when they travel to No. 14 Norman North (3-2). 

No. 8 Owasso (8) 

Owasso (4-2) rebounded from a 52-30 loss to 5A No. 2 Collinsville (6-0) with a 48-32 Friday night win over 5A No. 17 Bishop Kelley (3-4). Rylie Booner scored a team high 15, followed by Leiloni Culley with 13 and Terryn Milton with 11. The Lady Rams will return to action on the 28th at the Tournament of Champions.

No. 9 Bartlesville (9)

Bartlesville (3-3) took a bye week after falling 54-49 to No. 4 Deer Creek (6-1). The Lady Bruins won't play again until after the new year at the Skiatook Tournament.

No. 10 Edmond Memorial (13)

Edmond Memorial (4-3) played only one game this past week and topped No. 17 Yukon (4-3) 42-28. Taking the rest of 2016 off, the Bulldogs will return to action after the new year when they host unranked Stillwater (1-6). 

No. 11 Norman (12)

Norman (5-1) has won four-straight since a close loss to No. 6 Westmoore (6-1) in week one. The Tigers took a bye week after sweeping the Southern Oklahoma Invitational, but will return to action on the 27th at the Ardmore Tournament. They hold the No. 7 offense, No. 7 defense, and No. 7 margin of victory in 6A.

No. 12 Midwest City (14)

Midwest City (5-2) picked up a pair of wins last week, dominating unranked Putnam North (1-6) 57-32, then coming out on top of 5A No. 15 Bishop McGuinness (2-3) 47-39. The Lady Bombers hold the No. 11 offense in 6A and will competed at the Sapulpa Holiday Classic on the 28th.

No. 13 Norman North (11)

The Timberwolves (3-2) dropped a 55-43 loss to No. 2 Edmond Santa Fe (7-0) Friday and had their Saturday game against No. 17 Edmond North (3-3) postponed. They will return to action on the 29th at the Enid Holiday Classic. They hold the No. 10 offense and No. 12 margin of victory in 6A.

No. 14 Union (18)

Union (4-2) picked up a pair of notable wins this past week, dominating unranked Jenks (2-4) 61-34 and topping No. 10 Broken Arrow (2-2) 41-36 for their fourth-straight victory. Taylor Malhalm led her team in both games with 37 total points. The Lady Redskins will return to action after the new year at the Putnam City Invitational. They hold the No. 9 defense and No. 14 margin of victory in 6A

No. 15 Sapulpa (15)

Sapulpa (2-1) went 1-1 this past week, falling 51-44 to 5A No. 17 Bishop Kelley (3-4), but topping unranked Muskogee (2-4) 53-51. Rayveen Osborn led her team in both games, averaging 15, while Hailey Morrison tied Osborn with 13 points against Muskogee. They will return to action at the Holiday Classic on the 28th.

No. 16 Broken Arrow (10)

Broken Arrow (2-2) had a tough week with some strong competitors and fell 66-45 to No. 3 Sand Springs (6-0) and 41-36 to No. 18 Union (4-2). Jalise Smallwood was the only Lady Tiger to double in either game and averaged 24 points between the two. They will return to action at the Sapulpa Tournament on the 28th. 

No. 17 Edmond North (16)

The Huskies (3-3) suffered a 64-33 loss at the hands of No. 5 Deer Creek (6-1) Friday and had their Saturday game against No. 13 Norman North (3-2) postponed. They will return to action at the Duncan Holiday Shootout.

No. 18 Mustang (19)

Mustang (3-2) took a bye week after sweeping the Plainview Tournament and won't return to action till the new year at the Skiatook Tournament. 

No. 19 Yukon (17)

The Millerettes (4-3) split last week's games, trumping unranked Southmoore (1-5) 51-40, but falling 42-28 to No. 13 Edmond Memorial (4-3). Yukon holds the No. 11 defense in 6A and will return to action after the new year when they travel to No. 5 Deer Creek (6-1).

No. 20 Moore (20)

Moore (3-4) lost their lone game last week, 69-38 to No. 6 Westmoore (6-1). The Lionesses are done for the year and will resume the season at the Weatherford Tournament. 

Conference Strength

1. Central Oklahoma (50)
2. Frontier Valley (45.5)
3. Big Ten (38.7)
4. Green Country (26.5)
5. All-City (9.4)

Twenty Sandites take first place at Team BIG Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Clyde Boyd Middle School hosted the Sand Springs-Team Big elementary wrestling tournament this past weekend and drew a large crowd of competitors. Eighty-eight wrestlers from Sand Springs competed and wrestlers from thirty other schools showed up as well. The home team overwhelming won the tournament with twenty-seven finalists and twenty champions.

Blake Jones (6-3) competed in Division 5 Open at 100 pounds and took first place. He pinned Caleb Hight (Catoosa) in 3:35 and Karsen Rampey (OWA) in 1:25, then scored a 5-0 decision over Bryce Cockrell (Broken Arrow). 

Seth Jones (8-1) competed in Division 5 Open at 113 pounds and took first place. He pinned Jared Head (Threestyle WC) in 4:28 and teched Brayden Seago (Sperry) 19-4, then majored teammate Caden Vaughn 16-2. Vaughn (8-5) defeated Seago 7-0 for second place.

Brett Black (5-1) competed in Division 5 Open at 120 pounds and took first place. He pinned Tyson Rivas (StandFast WC) in 1:26, then scored a 4-1 decision over Kolton Smith (Matrix Grappling). Sam Harris (7-7) lost 11-1 to Smith, scored a 6-2 decision over Rivas, then pinned Clayton Miller (Jay) in 0:55 for third place.

Santana Naugle (2-6) competed in Division 5 Open at 134 pounds and drew only one competitor. He pinned Brent Ingram (Pryor) in 1:06 for first place. 

Clayton Giddens (14-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 67 pounds and drew only one opponent. He pinned Andrew Havens (Sperry) in 2:38, then won a 21-4 tech fall for first place.

Owen Martin (15-1) competed in Division 4 Open at 70 pounds and took first place. He pinned Jordan Vernon (Team NEO) in 1:43, majored teammate Mitchell Smith 12-2, then scored an 11-4 decision over Braxton Sloan (Cowboy WC). Smith (7-8) pinned majored Sloan 12-4 and pinned Vernon in 1:54 for second place. 

Sammy Naugle (10-9) competed in Division 4 Open at 88 pounds and took first place. He pinned Cameron Smith (Bristow) in 0:26 and teammate Jacob Lewis in 1:20. Lewis (7-7) pinned Smith in 1:18 for second place. Lewis also competed in Division 4 Novice and took third place. He majored Gabriel Uphold (Broken Arrow) 11-3 and scored a 2-0 decision over Jeffery Perry (Cleveland), but was pinned in 0:54 by Walker Brown (Claremore) and in 2:50 by Jayce Ward (J4 WC).

Bryce Fisher (3-0) competed in Division 4 Open at 130 pounds and took first place. He pinned Stephan Freeman (Team NEO) in 0:28, Kaleb Owen (Cowboy WC) in 4:13, and Trenton Cole (Glenpool) in 1:12.

Jackson Martin (11-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 52 pounds and drew only one opponent. He pinned teammate Ayreson Reiss in 4:09 and 0:49 for first place. 

Kason McAffrey (7-6) competed in Division 3 Open at 58 pounds and took third place. He lost his first match 11-3 to Iziah Tusler (Cushing), defeated Colin Jones (Glenpool) 9-6, then was pinned in 4:27 by Cayden Cupps (Catoosa). In the consolation finals he pinned teammate Colt Cothran in 2:29.

Zander Grigsby (13-3) competed in Division 3 Open at 61 pounds and took second place. He defeated Isaiah Jones (Glenpool) 8-2, but fell 9-4 to Gage Walker (Jay) in the finals.

Robert Burke (13-4) competed in Division 3 Open at 64 pounds and took second place. He lost his first match 9-1 to Bryson Humphries (Catoosa), but majored James Shelton (Sperry) 11-1 and pinned Mason Moore (Owasso) in 1:49. 

David Ritchey (7-8) competed in Division 3 Open at 67 pounds and took third place. He pinned Bo Ware (Cleveland) in 3:42, then lost a 6-2 decision to Maddox Jackson (Claremore). He won out from there with a 2-1 decision over teammate Landyn Barnes, then pinned Madden Smith (OWA) in 1:44 and got payback on Jackson with a pin in 0:54 in the consolation finals. 

Grady Mittasch (18-2) competed in Division 3 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He pinned Devon Miller (Ponca City) in 2:37 and John Webb (Jay) in 1:10, but lost a 5-0 decision to Jaxson Humphries (Catoosa). In the consolation finals he pinned Miller again, this time in 2:16. 

Dariuz Black (7-1) competed in Division 3 Open at 73 pounds and drew only one opponent. He pinned Andrew Haynes (Glenpool) in 4:16, then majored him 13-0 for first place. 

Jaxon Trotter (13-13) competed in Division 3 Open at 85 pounds and took third place. He lost a 4-3 decision to Tyler McCall (Catoosa), pinned Wyatt Slover (Miami) in 2:04, then lost 8-0 to Beau Hickman (Matrix WC). In the consolation finals he won a 10-8 decision over Michael Lovins (Catoosa).

Adrian Flores (13-10) competed in Division 3 Open at 100 pounds and took second place. He pinned Jake Girty (Stilwell) in 2:57 and Kole Lamont (Broken Arrow) in 3:33, then scored a 7-3 decision over Kylar Bearpaw (Sapulpa). In the finals he was pinned in 0:58 by Bryson Kelley (Cushing). 

Tyler Smith (5-3) competed in Division 3 Open at heavweight and took second place. He pinned Hemi King (Jay) in 1:13, but was pinned in 1:12 by Gunner Wilson (Catoosa).

Will Meredith (15-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 43 pounds and took first place. He pinned Kyler Seaton (Cleveland) in 0:34 and scored a 7-0 decision over Roman Tyler (Berryhill).

Jaxon Grigsby (11-2) competed in Division 2 Open at 49 pounds and took second place. He fell 9-2 to Mason Burnham (Catoosa) in the opening round, but rebounded with a 10-0 major decision over Kreedon Hockett (Ponca City) and pinned Lachlan Barclay (Catoosa) in 2:41. 

Kaden Pope (9-1) competed in Division 2 Open at 58 pounds and took third place. He edged out Brodan Oneal (Catoosa) 3-2, but fell 9-0 to Javon Freeman (Cleveland). In the consolations he pinned Kale Fruits (Bristow) in 2:32, then beat Oneal 8-4 in the finals.

Hunter Spencer (11-5) competed in Division 2 Open at 61 pounds and took second place. He pinned Seth Kysar (Cleveland) in 4:22 and Wiley Wilson (Cowboy WC) in 0:46, but lost 8-2 to Jaedan Adams (Cowboy WC) in the finals. 

Carter Wood (9-4) competed in Division 2 Open at 67 pounds and took first place. He scored an 11-0 major decision over Maddux Moore (Ponca City) and was one point short of a tech fall in a 14-0 victory over Cooper Barrington (Berryhill). He then pinned Promised Johnson (Bristow) in 1:00 and Jackson Vaught (Threestyle WC) in 1:07. 

Dallas Flores (7-5) competed in Division 2 Open at 70 pounds and took third place. He was pinned in 2:14 by Talon Delk (Sperry), but won out from there with two decisions and a pin. He defeated Hudson Claggett (Bristow) 10-4, pinned Noah Lewis (Ponca City) in 2:52, then won a 13-11 shootout with Nickolas Formin (Broken Arrow).

Tabor Reiss (9-1) competed in Division 1 Open at 37 pounds and took first place. He scored a 14-0 major decision over teammate Bentley Cole, then pinned Gabriel Sharp (Broken Arrow) in only five seconds. Cole (8-2) took third place. He majored Bryson Cupps (Catoosa) 11-3, then pinned Cupps in 1:42 in the consolation finals. 

Ryder Flores (13-3) competed in Division 1 Open at 40 pounds and took second place. He pinned Bentlee Starks (Sperry) in 0:55, then fell 8-0 to Cael Dolan (Berryhill). Asher Giddens (6-5) took third place, falling in 0:35 to Dolan, but pinning Starks in 0:33. Flores also competed in Division 1 Novice and took second there as well. He majored both Rowden Benavidez (Sperry) and Rylan Sams (Sapulpa) 10-2, then fell 9-4 to Knox Lopez (Pryor). 

Jim Watkins (2-2) competed in Division 4 Novice at 70 pounds and took first place. He defeated Kaleb Collins (Broken Arrow) 10-9 and teammate Jayden Pait 12-4. 

Joey Marris (1-3) competed in Division 4 Novice at 80 pounds and took second play. He fell 7-6 to Zamar Gardner (J4 WC) but pinned Kassandra Buckner (Sapulpa) in 2:50.

Codey Cramer (2-0) competed in Division 4 Novice at 110 pounds and took first place, pinning Aaron Braswell (Claremore) in 1:57.

Chase Kelly (2-4) competed in Division 4 Novice at 130 pounds and took second place. He pinned Colton Ingram (Pryor) in 2:25, but was pinned in 0:27 by Daltyn Jory (Jay).

Matthew Moore (11-3) competed in Division 3 Novice at 58 pounds and took first place. He pinned Edward Jones (Sapulpa) in 1:39 and teammate Joshua Spurgeon 11-6. Spurgeon (14-4) scored a 13-0 major decision over Jones for second place.

Landyn Barnes (8-4) competed in Division 3 Novice at 70 pounds and took first place. He defeated Dylon Link (Cushing) 9-2 and teammate Hunter Jewel 2-1. Jewel (2-1) pinned Cole Davis (Glenpool) in 0:18 and Tevin Minney (Cushing) in 2:42 for second place.

Jesse Moore (7-4) competed in Division 3 Novice at 76 pounds and took second place. He lost 5-3 to Clay McKiddy (Cushing) in a sudden victory overtime round, but pinned Eli Phemister (Glenpool) in 0:25. 

Dayne Ficken (5-4) competed in Division 2 Novice at 55 pounds and took fourth place. He pinned Collier Tracy (Glenpool) in 0:24 and Ethan Moss (Berryhill) in 2:36 before falling 6-2 to Cadyn Dodson (Cushing). He then defeated Jameson Allen (Sperry) 7-3 but lost 12-5 to Carson Epperson (Ponca City) in the consolation finals. 

Tanner Copeland (4-0) competed in Division 2 Novice at 61 pounds and took first place. He pinned Carter Beaston (Ponca City) in 0:44 and Alex Patton (Broken Arrow) in 0:45, then received a pair of forfeits. 

Skyler Wood (8-1) competed in Division 2 Novice at 64 pounds and took second place. He defeated Rhodes Molenda (OWA) 4-2, then pinned Drake Blue (Sperry) in 2:49 before falling 8-1 to Brody Stevenson (Glenpool). 

David Cline (4-4) competed in Division 2 Novice at 70 pounds and took second place. He was pinned in 1:37 in his opening match by Cruz Morrison (Catoosa), but won his next two. He defeated Griffin Goins (Broken Arrow) 10-5, then teched Brendan Stalnaker (Broken Arrow) 16-1.

Jaxton Grundy (10-7) competed in Division 1 Novice at 43 pounds and took fourth place. He was pinned in 1:20 by Kyson Buckner (Sapulpa) and in 2:41 by Max Dunkelbrger (Sapulpa), but pinned his other four opponents. He took down Hunter Pryor (Pryor) in 0:14, Braxton Johnson (Pryor) in 0:40, Roman Parker (Oologah) in 0:45, and Cooper Lewis (Claremore) in 1:54.

London McGinnis (10-5) competed in Division 1 Novice at 46 pounds and took first place. He pinned Jeter Ketenbrink (Coweta) in 0:37, Nathan Kendall (Sapulpa) in 0:20, and Angel Estrada (Glenpool) in 0:28, then scored a 16-0 tech fall over teammate Samuel Moore. Moore (14-7) pinned Noah Sotelo (Ponca City) in 0:08 and Cash Pope (Glenpool) in 0:18, then won a 10-8 decision over Weston Little (Bristow) for second place.

Jareb Boatman (4-0) competed in Division 1 Novice at 52 pounds and took first place. He defeated Tynan Justice (Cleveland) 12-8, Noah Hall (Broken Arrow) 11-8, Kyler Ward (Cushing) 10-7, and pinned Jace Davis (Broken Arrow) in 2:31. 

Brody Wafford (4-4) competed in Division 1 Novice at 55 pounds and took second place. He pinned Cody Davis (Glenpool) in 0:58 and scored a 6-4 decision over Legend Johnson (Bristow) before falling in 2:32 to Cade O'Rourke (Sperry). 

Bently Furr (10-4) competed in Division 1 Novice at 60 pounds and took third place. He was majored 12-1 by Noah Boulware (Broken Arrow) in the opening round, but won out from there. He pinned teammate Aiden Rhine in 1:53 and Reid Rose (Glenpool) in 2:32. 

Evan Sartin (1-1) competed in Division 1 Novice at 66 pounds and took first place. He majored Preston Hollis (Claremore) 11-0, then received a forfeit from teammate Cael Knight. Knight defeated Hollis 12-6 and took second place.

Daton Fix becomes third wrestler in KCI history to win tournament four times; Sandites place 3rd as team

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity wrestling team (1-0) has been on a roll this season. They already earned the No. 1 ranking in Oklahoma 6A after a first place finish at the Perry Tournament of Champions. Now they've taken third place at the prestigious Kansas City Stampede and they did it without a full roster. 

Top-Ten Team Scores:
No. 13 Tuttle (OK 564.5
Park Hill (MO) 446.5
No. 17 Sand Springs (OK) 409
Goddard (KS) 374.5
Neosho (MO) 347.5
Smithville (MO) 333
Staley (MO) 329
Omaha Skutt Catholic (NE) 327.5
Archer (GA) 307.5
Christian Brothers (TN) 287

Even though senior State-placers Jack Karstetter and Zane Basma sat out with injuries, and State finalist Beau Bratcher wrestled through his own injury, the depth of talent on the Sandite roster still led the team to their best-ever finish at KCI. While the majority of the team placed, three wrestlers made the finals, and two won the tournament, the most impressive performance was far from an unfamiliar name. 

Daton Fix is already one of only two Sand Springs wrestlers to win the State Tournament three times. He's one of only six wrestlers from any school to win the Perry Tournament of Champions four times. Now he's one of only three wrestlers from any school to win the Stampede four times. The Oklahoma State University-signed senior is currently undefeated at 131-0 in his high school career and is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 132-pound weight class. He is also ranked third pound-for-pound, though he has split decisions with the top-two wrestlers in the past. He was named the Outstanding Wrestler of both the Perry and Kansas City tournaments.

160-pound junior Payton Scott (12-1) also took first-place in the tournament, marking his second high school tournament championship. 126-pound junior Blake Sargent (11-3) made the tournament finals, but lost by a single point. Delvin Jordan (12-1) took fifth place, Riley Weir (10-4) and Beau Bratcher (11-2) placed sixth, Michael Ritchey (9-5) took tenth, Tanner Ward (9-4) took eleventh, and Gage Fain (9-4) took thirteenth. 

The Sandites as a team have achieved the No. 17 ranking in the nation, according to both FloWrestling and InterMat Wrestling. They will return to action after the new year when they host No. 8 Ponca City (3-0) in their home debut.

Weir was majored 14-5 by Platte County’s Jake Stathopoulos in the opening round of pool play, but rebounded with a pair of major decisions. He defeated Kolton Sanders (Neosho) 8-0 and Collinsville’s Jared Campbell 14-3 to earn his way to the gold bracket. He lost his first match to Christian Brothers’ Missouri State Qualifier Cevion Severado 21-10, but won his next three in the consolation bracket. He scored a 12-3 major decision over Kansas State Champion Zach Keal (Mill Valley), got payback on Stathopoulos with a 1-0 decision, then pinned Jack Wrocklage (Seckman) in 5:31. In the placement match he once again met with Ceverado and fell by 23-6 tech fall in 5:14 for sixth place. He improved three spots over his last year’s ninth place performance.

Ward only wrestled two opponents in pool play and defeated both. He scored a 12-8 decision over Missouri State Champion Caden Green (Kearney) and a 7-2 decision over Christian Robinson (Ark City). He won his first match in the gold bracket 6-3 over Missouri State-placer Cade Coons (Staley), but was pinned in his next two matches. He fell in 0:34 to Dalton Divett (Neosho) and in 1:02 to Jonathon Ortegon (Randall), then was defeated 7-5 by Georgia State-placer Tariq Malik (Collins Hill). In the placement round he got a rematch with Coons and pinned his opponent in 4:51 for eleventh place. This was the senior transfer’s first time competing at the Stampede.

Ritchey took second in his pool, winning three of four. He defeated Isaiah McGee (Blue Springs) 6-3 and TJ Cole (Bettendorf) 5-2 before falling 16-5 to Missouri State Champion Malik Johnson (Christian Brothers). He snapped back with a 10-2 major decision over Bryce Wells (Derby). In the first round of the gold bracket he fell in 1:35 to Tuttle’s State Champion Rhett Golowenski. He defeated Sammy Guevara (Garden City) 5-1, fell 6-5 to Missouri State Champion Clayton Singh (Kearney), defeated State-qualifier Spencer Schickram (Ponca City) 2-0, then lost 5-3 to Perry’s State Champion Cale Betchan in the placement round. It was his second time competing at the Stampede and first time placing, taking tenth.

Sargent went undefeated in his pool, pinning two out of three opponents. He scored an 11-4 decision over Missouri State-qualifier Anthony Benito (Staley), then pinned Georgia State Champion Nick Stonecheck (Burford) in 4:35 and Sam Nickelson (Farmington) in 1:47. In the gold bracket he pinned Kansas State-placer Logan Pirl (Goddard) in 3:10, then edged out two-time Alabama State Champion Gabe Hixenbaugh (Thompson) 3-2. He received a forfeit in the semifinals, then fell by a close 5-4 decision to three-time Nebraska State Champion Korbin Meink (Omaha Skutt Catholic) in the finals. His runner-up performance was a major improvement over his ninth place performance last year.

Fix drew a tough competitor to start and won his first major decision of the season over Lucas Desilva of Collins Hill. Every other opponent has been pinned or teched, but Silva only lost 15-5. Fix scored a pair of tech falls from there, 27-11 over Kelby Luther (Creston) in only 2:42, and 28-13 over Missouri State-qualifier Blake Berryman (Staley) in 4:33, then pinned Preston Nicard (Granite City) in 1:01. He worked his way through the gold bracket just as easily, teching every single opponent. He took down Drake Vannoy (Edmond North) 19-3 in 2:00, Iowa State-qualifier Jake Watters (Dowling Catholic) 21-6 in 2:50, and Missouri State-qualifier Josh Steele (Park Hill) 23-8 in 4:21. 

Bratcher started off with a tough competitor in Archer’s Georgia State-placer Logan Smith, but prevailed 4-3, then pinned Joey Gray (Mill Valley) in 0:34. He scored a 5-0 decision over Staley’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Champion Rocky Elam to win his pool and advance to the gold bracket. He pinned Kansas State Runner-Up Garrett Lange (Goddard) in 1:51, then scored a 5-0 decision over Illinois State-qualifier Will Edgar (Christian Brothers) to get a rematch with Smith in the 5th place match. This time the Archer wrestler came out on top of a 4-2 decision. Bratcher finished in sixth place, an improvement over his last year’s ninth place performance. He also took sixth as a sophomore and tenth place as a freshman

Scott pinned his two opponents, Kansas State-qualifier Austin Crocker (Mill Valley) in 1:10, and Christian Brothers’ Tennessee State-qualifier Turk Wigley in only 0:13. From there he scored a 14-3 major decision over Illinois State-qualifier Jared Skaggs (Granite City) and took first-place in the pool. In the gold bracket he pinned Perry’s State-placer Jace Burdick in 1:38, then won out with three-straight decisions. He took down Tommy Lisher (Park Hill) 5-2, two-time Kansas State Champion Kameron Frame (Goddard) 9-5, and Collinsville’s two-time State Champion Elijah Tanner 3-1 for first place. This was his first time competing at the Stampede, having been recovering from a football injury last season.

Noah Almy (5-6) got off to a tough start, falling 7-4 to Buford’s Tristan Bozolan, then was pinned in his next two matches. He fell in 4:45 to Missouri State-placer Austin Purtle (Smithville), and in 1:09 to Kyle Sanders (Neosho). In the silver bracket he scored a 10-7 decision over Bradley Poos (Platte County), but fell 7-4 to Brady Sifford (Edmond North) for 12th place in the silver bracket, or 28th overall.

Jordan continued the pin-streak he began at the Perry Tournament with four-straight at KCI. He took down Georgia State Champion Tomari Fox (Collins Hill) in 2:00, Jacob Zachary (Dowling Catholic) in 3:16, and Bel Altman (Omaha Skutt Catholic) in 0:56. In the first round of the gold bracket he pinned Johnny Wilson (Park Hill) in 2:47 before his winning streak finally came to an end. After falling 11-4 to Neosho’s Missouri State Runner-Up Adrian Hitchcock, he won out for fifth place. He pinned Missouri State-qualifier Clayton Mordecai (Kearney) in 2:36 and Louisiana State Champion Perry Ganci (Jesuit) in 0:34, then rematched Fox for a 13-3 major decision. This was his second time competing and first time placing at the event.

Fain pinned two out of three of his pool opponents and tied for first. He pinned Landon Calvert (Goddard) in 1:28 and Kansas State-placer Benny Hernandez (Garden City) in 5:36, but fell in 4:42 to Seth Whitlock (Thompson). In the gold bracket he was pitted against Ark City’s Arkansas State Champion Tyler Shannon, who he defeated 1-0 at the Perry Tournament, and this time his foe prevailed 3-1 in a sudden victory overtime round. From there Fain was defeated 3-0 by Alec Derritt (Mill Valley), but he pinned his final two opponents in the second period. Aaron Sonkesak (Collins Hill) went down in 3:07 and Seth Whitlock (Thompson) fell in 3:39. Fain took 13th place in his second time competing and first time placing at the Stampede.

Sandites sweep Tulsa Memorial Invitational with 79-49 victory over NW Arkansas

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Sand Springs 79 NWA 49

1Q Sand Springs 14-8
2Q Sand Springs 27-15
3Q NWA 18-17
4Q Sand Springs 21-8

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Colt Savage 22, Garbey 11, Keener 11, Taber 11, Golightly 9, Cale Savage 7, Quier 5, Durkee 3. (NWA) Kirkman 14, Sander 12, Roach 10, Schinnerer 5, Winkel 5, Fifter 2, Wenger 1.

(Sand Springs only)
Offensive Rebounds: Colt Savage 4, Garbey 3, Keener 3, Taber 3, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 2, Quier 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Colt Savage 5, Cale Savage 4, Taber 4, Garbey 2, Keener 2, Durkee 2, Golightly 1, Bogans 1.
Steals: Garbey 2, Colt Savage 1, Cale Savage 1, Keener 1, Taber 1.
Assists: Colt Savage 7, Keener 2, Taber 2.
Blocks: Keener 1, Golightly 1.
Fouls: Golightly 5, Keener 3, Taber 3, Garbey 2, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 2, Colt Savage 1, Wash 1, Bogans 1. 

Sand Springs 61 OKC 55

1Q Sand Springs 19-16
2Q tie 15-15
3Q OKC 16-12
4Q Sand Springs 15-8

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Keener 22, Colt Savage 18, Garbey 13, Cale Savage 4, Golightly 4. (OKC) Luke Major 12, Alford 10, Grisham 10, Adkins 9, Mukes 5, Josh Major 3, Kilhoffer 2, Sonnier 2. 

(Sand Springs only)
Offensive Rebounds: Keener 5, Colt Savage 3, Wash 2.
Defensive Rebounds: Keener 5, Garbey 5, Colt Savage 3.
Steals: Keener 2, Cale Savage 2, Wash 1.
Assists: Durkee 2, Cale Savage 1, Keener 1, Taber 1, Golightly 1. 
Blocks: Keener 6.
Fouls: Keener 3, Garbey 2, Durkee 2, Taber 2, Colt Savage 1, Cale Savage 1, Wash 1.

The Charles Page High School boys varsity basketball team (3-3) went undefeated this weekend at the Tulsa Memorial Veterans' Arena Invitational, hammering two teams and topping a tough battle against the defending Home School National Champions.

Junior Colt Savage led the team in two games while University of Central Oklahoma-signed senior Kyle Keener led the third. Savage scored 23 in an 80-38 win over the Wichita Defenders (3-4), Keener scored 22 in a 61-55 victory over the Oklahoma City Storm (14-13), and Savage scored 22 in a 79-49 victory over the Northwest Arkansas Hornets.

The boys took on a tough competitor Friday night, but came back from a fourth quarter deficit to win 61-55 for their second-straight win of the season. Keener added 10 rebounds to his 22 points for his first double-double of the season.

The Oklahoma City Storm () isn't your typical home-school program. In fact, they're arguably the nation's best with 15 national titles. On Thursday they competed against 5A No. 2 Memorial (8-0) and were neck-and-neck with the powerhouse program before trailing off in the fourth quarter. 

Sand Springs held a close 19-16 advantage over the Storm after a first quarter that put five different Sandites in the scoring column. They held their lead till midway through the second quarter when a two-pointer from Zach Alford gave the Storm a 29-28 advantage. 6'7" senior Peyton Golightly hit a two to regain the lead for Sand Springs and Keener drilled a dunk to make it a two-score advantage. Alford scored again on the next possession, but sophomore Cale Savage got the final points of the half.

The Storm won the third quarter 16-12, leading by as much as 47-39 before Jacob Garbey, Colt Savage, and Keener scored three-straight to cut the deficit to 47-46 to end the period. 

Jacob Grisham started the fourth off in OKC's favor, but Keener, Colt Savage, and Garbey scored another trio of goals to take the lead at 52-51. Grisham did his best to get his team back in the game with a pair of free throws to tie it at 55, but Sand Springs scored six-straight free throws to end the game.

On Saturday the Sandites rolled to a convincing 30-point victory over Northwest Arkansas, warming up with a 14-8 first quarter then bringing the rain for a 27-15 second quarter that the Hornets never recovered from. Despite winning the third quarter and playing competitively throughout, the homeschool team was no match for the Sandites.

Four Sandites doubled in the affair. Colt Savage scored 22 while Garbey, Keener, and Josh Taber tied for second with 11 points each. Golightly was right behind them with 9, and a total of eight Sandites got on the scoreboard.

Colt Savage was just one rebound short of a double-double and also had a team-best seven assists. 

The Sandites will return to action after Christmas at the Duncan Tournament on the 28th through the 30th. Their first game will be Thursday the 28th against the home team at 8:30 p.m. The Lady Sandites won't play again till after the new year. 

Sandites hammer Wichita 80-38; Savage scores 23, Keener 21

Photo: Morgan Miller

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity basketball team (1-3) rolled into the Memorial Veterans Arena Thursday night still looking for their first win of the season. They found it with spare change, rolling to a dominating 80-38 victory over the Wichita Defenders (3-4) that saw four Sandites post double digits. Led by junior Colt Savage with 23, Kyle Keener, Jacob Garbey, and Cale Savage all scored north of ten.

1Q Sand Springs 20-9
2Q Sand Springs 23-11
3Q Sand Springs 20-12
4Q Sand Springs 17-6

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Colt Savage 23, Keener 21, Cale Savage 11, Garbey 11, Taber 8, Durkee 2, Bogans 2, Quier 2. (Defenders) Schmidt 15, Brown 9, Wolters 6, Guinn 3, Ammons 3, Sidwell 1, Martin 1. 

(Sand Springs Only)
Offensive Rebounds: Keener 6, Durkee 2, Colt Savage 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Taber 5, Colt Savage 4, Bogans 4, Keener 3, Krehbiel 2, Harris 2, Wash 2, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 1. 
Steals: Cole Savage 4, Wash 3, Garbey 2, Durkee 1, Taber 1, Bogans 1.
Assists: Wash 3, Keener 2, Colt Savage 2, Cale Savage 1, Taber 1, Bogans 1, Harris 1. 
Blocks: Keener 4, Bogans 2.
Fouls: Cale Savage 4, Durkee 4, Garbey 3, Colt Savage 2, Bogans 2, Krehbiel 2, Taber 1, Wash 1.

The boys got off to a fast start, taking an 11-0 lead before Sam Schmidt hit back-to-back field goals for the Defenders. Jonah Wolters added another to cut the deficit to 11-7, but the Sandites piled it right back on with nine-straight before giving up the final basket to Justin Brown to end the first period 20-9.

The Sandites did just as much damage in the second period, rolling to a 43-20 halftime lead, capped by the first of many three-point baskets from Garbey. By the end of the third the Sandites were up 63-32 even after running the bench. The victors scored the first ten of the fourth quarter, then Josh Taber scored six on his own before Jonathan Quier hit his first career goal to end the game 80-38.

Keener was right behind Colt Savage with 21 points, and was just one rebound shy of his first double-double this season. Garbey and Cale Savage scored 11 each and Taber was right behind them with 8. Eight total Sandites made their way onto the scoreboard and all eleven players who suited up got to play. 

The Sandites will return to action Friday evening at 6:30 when they take on the Oklahoma City Storm in the second round of the Memorial Invitational. 

Oklahoma Boys High School Basketball: Week Four Rankings and Predictions

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The third week of Oklahoma High School basketball left five boys teams undefeated in Class 6A and the rankings are beginning to tighten up at the top with only Edmond North remaining as a clear favorite. Last week we picked twelve games and were 10-2 with 79% accuracy this season.

No. 1 Edmond North (Previously No. 2)

The Huskies (5-0) picked up 22 first-place votes this week after sweeping the Edmond Open and knocking off previous No. 1 Midwest City (4-1) 80-75 in the tournament finals. Edmond North dominated unranked Moore (3-3) 75-56 on Tuesday, then smothered No. 13 Jenks (0-4) 74-48 in the tournament quarterfinals. In the semis they brought down formerly undefeated 5A No. 3 Eisenhower (3-2) 76-56 before earning their spot over the Bombers. 

The Huskies hold the No. 8 offense, No. 14 defense, and No. 5 margin of victory in class 6A. They will look to strengthen their resume this week with another top-five matchup. After playing No. 18 Deer Creek (3-3) on Friday, they'll take on No. 5 Norman North (2-1) Saturday on the road.

The picks:
EDN 61 DC 52.
EDN 71 NN 66.

No. 2 Midwest City (1)

Midwest City (4-1) lost their number one ranking after going 2-1 at the Edmond  Open, falling 80-75 to No. 2 Edmond North (5-0), but prevailing 86-75 over No. 4 Putnam City North (5-1) and 99-65 over Casady. Despite their loss, they still retained two first-place votes. 

The Bombers hold the No. 1 offense and No. 1 margin of victory in the State and will give Putnam North a rematch Tuesday on the Panthers' home turf, then will travel to 5A No. 11 Bishop McGuinness (0-2) on Thursday. 

The picks: 
MWC 73 PCN 69
MWC 81 McG 60

No. 3 Union (3)

The Redskins (1-0) have only played one game this season, defeating No. 11 Bartlesville (3-3) 50-46, but it was enough to earn three first-place votes in this week's rankings. The Redskins shared the workload with three players scoring in double digits. Union will return to action Tuesday against unranked Jenks (0-4), then will play No. 10 Broken Arrow (4-1) on Thursday. 

The picks:
Union 69 Jenks 53
Union 55 BA 54

No. 4 Putnam City North (4)

The Panthers (5-1) are off to a great start this season, losing only one game to No. 1 Midwest City (4-1). They topped unranked Enid (1-4) 59-49 last Tuesday, then defeated No. 7 Edmond Santa Fe (5-1) 78-72 in the first round of the Edmond Open. They fell 86-75 to the Bombers, but rebounded with a 74-66 victory over 5A No. 3 Eisenhower (3-2). 

Putnam North has the No. 2 offense and No. 11 margin of victory in 6A and will get a rematch Tuesday when they host Midwest City. They will play this weekend in the Score Board Shootout at Webb City, Missouri. 

No. 5 Norman North (6)

The Timberwolves (2-1) picked up a pair of wins last week, 89-53 over unranked Stillwater (1-5), and 110-96 over Springfield Glendale. They hold the No. 2 offense and No. 6 margin of victory in the state and will travel to No. 8 Edmond Santa Fe (5-1) Friday before hosting No. 1 Edmond North (5-0) on Saturday.

The pick: NN 71 ESF 66.

No. 6 Putnam City West (5)

The Patriots (4-1) picked up a ranked win last week, topping No. 20 Putnam City (1-4) 61-54, and will return to action at 5A No. 11 Bishop McGuinness (0-3). They received one first-place vote.

The pick: PCW 71 McG 60.

No. 7 Westmoore (8)

The Jaguars (6-0) have emerged as the winningest team in the division thus far after topping Deer Creek (3-3) 66-45 and going undefeated at the Durant Tournament. They hammered the hosting school's JV team 89-25, then beat 3A No. 13 Hugo (4-1) 67-52 and No. 19 Yukon (3-2) 63-58. Thirteen Jags got on the board against the JV team and Kody Gilliand, Trey Palmer, and Kenny Springs averaged double digits over the tournament.

Westmoore has the No. 10 offense, No. 7 defense, and No. 2 margin of victory in 6A. They look to continue their streak Friday when they host unranked Moore (3-3).

The pick: Westmoore 68 Moore 53.

No. 8 Edmond Santa Fe (7)

Edmond Santa Fe (5-1) started last week with a 53-36 win over unranked Southmoore (0-4), lost the first round of the Edmond Open to No. 4 Putnam North (5-1), then closed out the tournament with a pair of close wins. After falling 78-72 to the Panthers, they defeated Casady 56-49 and No. 15 Edmond Memorial (1-3) 57-52. 

The Wolves hold the No. 6 defense and No. 7 margin of victory in 6A and will return to action Friday when they host No. 5 Norman North (2-1). 

No. 9 Booker T. Washington (9)

The Hornets (4-1) took on some out-of-state competitors this past week and topped Ozark, Missouri 65-60 and Columbia Rock Bridge 69-62. Booker T will take on their toughest foe of the season Tuesday when they visit 5A No. 2 Tulsa Memorial (5-0). 

The pick: Memorial 73 BTW 64

No. 10 Broken Arrow (10)

Broken Arrow (4-1) has been posting some impressive numbers lately, topping unranked Bixby (2-2) 53-35, Deer Creek (3-3) 56-49, and No. 20 Putnam City (1-4) 73-42. They dropped one game 62-59 at the Bixby Tournament to 5A No. 5 East Central (5-1). Caleb Huffman has averaged 21 points per game over the last week, including a 30-point performance against Putnam City. 

The Tigers have the No. 2 defense and No. 8 margin of victory in the division. They will take on unranked Sand Springs (0-2) Tuesday before traveling to No. 3 Union (1-0) on Friday. 

The pick: BA 55 SS 44.

No. 11 Muskogee (18)

Muskogee (4-0) are off to a great start after edging out a 65-64 overtime win over No. 16 Owasso (0-2) in their season-opener. At the Tahlequah Tournament this past weekend they beat Tulsa NOAH 89-61, blew out unranked Enid (1-4) 73-35, and topped 3A No. 4 Sequoyah (4-1) 63-62. Junior Brooks Haddock is averaging 20 points per game this season and Keondre Davis adds another 14.

The Roughers hold the No. 5 offense and No. 3 margin of victory in 6A. They will return to action Tuesday against No. 19 Bixby (2-2) and will travel to No. 14 Sapulpa (3-1) on Friday.

The picks: 
Muskogee 62 Bixby 51
Muskogee 71 Sapulpa 65

No. 12 Yukon (19)

Yukon (3-2) jumped in the rankings after going 2-1 at the Durant Tournament, falling only 63-58 to No. 8 Westmoore (6-0) and defeating Hugo JV 74-43 and 5A No. 20 Durant (3-2) 89-64. They also topped No. 12 Norman (4-2) 66-63 earlier in the week. Cameron Martin averaged 26 points per game and three other Millers also scored double digits in at least one game. 

The Millers hold the No. 9 offense and No. 10 margin of victory in 6A. They will take on unranked Southmoore (0-4) on Tuesday and No. 16 Edmond Memorial (2-4) Friday. 

The picks:
Yukon 67 Southmoore 55.
Yukon 61 EDM 54.

No. 13 Norman (12)

Norman (4-2) fell 66-63 to No. 19 Yukon (3-2) to start last week, but went undefeated at the Duncan Tournament with an average score of 76-45. They beat 5A unranked Woodward (3-2) 67-35, 5A No. 17 MacArthur (4-2) 89-60, and unranked Moore (3-3) 72-40. 

The Tigers are eleventh in both offense and defense with the No. 5 margin of victory in 6A. They will take the next few weeks off before returning to action at the Bishop McGuinness Tournament after the new year.

No. 14 Sapulpa (17)

Sapulpa (3-1) started the season off hot, rolling to a 78-70 victory over No. 13 Jenks (0-4), then went 2-1 at the Bishop Kelley Tournament. They beat 4A No. 14 Daniel Webster (1-6) 66-61, fell 77-66 to 5A No. 6 Claremore (5-0), and smothered 5A No. 7 Edison (1-3) 84-67. 

The Chieftains have the No. 4 offense in the state and will return to action Tuesday at 5A No. 19 Bishop Kelley (2-1) before hosting No. 11 Muskogee (4-0) on Friday.

The pick: Sapulpa 60 BK 58

No. 15 Lawton (unranked)

Lawton (2-0) hasn't gotten to test themselves yet this season, playing only unranked teams, but rolled to a 72-55 victory over U.S. Grant (1-3) and 56-51 over Choctaw (3-3). Their low strength of schedule has given them the No. 9 margin of victory in 6A and they will return to action against 5A No. 15 Del City (1-2) on Tuesday. Their first big test will be Thursday against in-town rival 5A No. 13 MacArthur (4-2).

The picks:
Lawton 66 DC 53
Lawton 60 MacArthur 59

No. 16 Edmond Memorial (15)

Edmond Memorial (2-4) has had a tough schedule to start the season, playing four top-ten teams and losing to each of them. They defeated No. 14 Mustang (2-3) 48-40 to start the last week, then went 1-2 at the Edmond Open. They fell 76-60 to 5A No. 3 Eisenhower (3-2) and 57-52 to No. 7 Edmond Santa Fe (5-1), but defeated unranked Jenks (0-4) 61-46. The Bulldogs will return to action Friday when they host No. 12 Yukon (3-2).

No. 17 Bartlesville (11)

Bartlesville (3-3) had the appearance of a top-ten team after topping No. 14 Sand Springs (0-2) and No. 13 Owasso (0-2) in the first week and closely competing with No. 3 Union (1-0) and 5A No.5 East Central (5-1). After their 50-46 loss to the Redskins and their 59-46 loss to the Cardinals, they were defeated again--this time by an unranked team. Deer Creek (3-3) topped the Bruins 57-49 and Bartlesville needed overtime for a 52-48 win over 5A No. 13 Coweta (1-4). They're done for 2016 and will look to make adjustments before competing at the Arvest Invitational after the new year. 

No. 18 Deer Creek (unranked)

Deer Creek (3-3) made the jump into the rankings after going 2-2 last week. They lost a pair of top ten matchups, 66-45 to No. 8 Westmoore (6-0) and 56-49 to No. 10 Broken Arrow (4-1), but topped No. 11 Bartlesville (3-3) 57-49 and unranked Stillwater (1-5) 43-40. The Antlers will have their biggest test of the season Friday when they take on No. 1 Edmond North (5-0).

No. 19 Bixby (unranked)

Bixby (2-2) started their season last week with a 53-35 loss to No. 10 Broken Arrow (4-1), then went 2-1 at their own tournament. They topped unranked Stillwater (1-5) 62-54 and No. 20 Putnam City (1-4) 47-44, but fell 57-45 to 5A No. 5 East Central (5-1). Joey Homan has been hammering the competition with 18 points per game. The Spartans hold the No. 9 defense in 6A and will return to action Tuesday at No. 11 Muskogee (4-0) before traveling to unranked Jenks (0-4) Friday. 

The pick: Bixby 61 Jenks 53.

No. 20 Mustang (18)

Mustang (2-3) started last week with a 48-40 loss to No. 15 Edmond Memorial (1-3), then went 2-1 at the Panther Classic. They beat 2A No. 12 Northeast Academy (2-3) 45-39, but fell 40-37 to 4A No. 3 Harrah (4-1) and 80-75 to 3A No. 8 Star-Spencer (4-1) in overtime. The Broncos return to action after the new year at the Putnam City Invitational.