Sandites upset No. 18 Bartlesville 52-51 behind Keener's 18 points

(Photo: Morgan Miller)

CPHS 52 BHS 51

1Q Bartlesville 19-12
2Q All 22-22
3Q Sand Springs 7-5
4Q Sand Springs 11-5

Scoring: (CPHS) Keener 18, Colt Savage 16, Cale Savage 8, Taber 5, Garbey 3, Wash 2. (BHS) Tanner 21, Gronigan 19, Dina 9, Bilger 2.

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

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School boys basketball team (10-11 overall, 4-8 conference) isn't ranked, but they probably should be. The polls are closed for the season since the playoff pairings were released last week, but since they were last released the Sandites gave No. 8 Broken Arrow (15-6, 9-3) a run for their money, then topped No. 18 Bartlesville (9-11, 4-7) 52-51 to avenge a pair of losses earlier this season. 

Bartlesvile defeated Sand Springs 53-39 in the season opener and 63-53 at the Coffeyville Interstate Classic. However, the Bruins have lost their last four-straight games, while the Sandites have won three of their last four including 5A No. 18 Bishop Kelley (7-13, 3-9), and only lost by three points at No. 15 Owasso (13-8, 6-6). 

Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House the Sandites came back from a fourteen-point deficit and outscored the Bruins 18-10 in the second half. The Bruins' Barron Tanner led all scorers with 21 points, followed by Andrew Gronigan with 19, but the Sandites were right behind them led by Kyle Keener with 18 and Colt Savage with 16. Six Sandites got on the scoreboard while only four posted points for Bartlesville.

The Sandites hit back-to-back threes from brothers Cale and Colt Savage to start the game, but Bartlesville scored nine-straight before Keener broke things up with a dunk. Keener is a senior signed with the University of Central Oklahoma for next season. The visiting team continued to rack on the points for a 19-12 advantage to end the quarter. 

The second quarter was a shootout with both teams scoring 22 apiece. Keener scored twelve of those points, Colt Savage added four, and Cale and Jacob Garbey hit threes to cut things to 41-34. The worst the Sandites trailed was 38-24, but they made five of the final six baskets.

Tanner came out of halftime fired up for the Bruins and sank two from the charity stripe before hitting a layup. Colt Savage hit two field goals and two free throws for seven-straight points to close the third quarter 46-41. Josh Taber scored five in the fourth quarter, and the Sandites held their visitors to five points for the second-straight period to clinch the win. 

Sand Springs has two games left in the regular season. They will host No. 10 Muskogee (15-5, 8-4) Tuesday for senior night, then will travel to Bixby (9-12, 4-8) on Friday. The Bruins will host Bixby Tuesday, then will play back-to-back games against No. 12 Sapulpa (14-5, 8-3). 

Sand Springs is currently seventh in conference standings, while Bartlesville is sixth. Undefeated No. 1 Union (21-0, 12-0) has the Frontier Valley title on lock with only two games left. 

Oklahoma Wrestling: Week Twelve Individual and Team Rankings

One of the biggest matches of the week; No. 1 Delvin Jordan defeated returning State Champion Skyler Haynes 4-3. (Photo: Scott Emigh)

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

For the first time since the creation of the Dual State Championship, Sand Springs walked away with the title after handling Broken Arrow 36-28 to remain the only undefeated team in Class 6A. Broken Arrow upset No. 2 Choctaw in the semifinals, and Ponca City upset No. 4 Edmond North in the quarterfinals. The Regional Championships will be this weekend, however, and the State Championship is still very much up in the air. 

SEE RELATED: Sand Springs Sandites win first-ever Dual State Championship over Broken Arrow

106

1. Riley Weir (Sand Springs sophomore)
2. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw freshman)
3. Braden Fowler (Yukon senior)
4. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial freshman)
5. Studd Morris (Yukon) Previously unranked
6. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow freshman) Previously #5
7. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa senior) Previously #6
8. Nate Becker (Edmond North freshman) Previously #7
9. Austin Hall (Southmoore senior) Previously #8
10. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore) Previously #9

Studd Morris made his ranked debut with a 12-4 major decision over Jackson Cockrell at Dual State. Riley Weir also defeated Cockrell 11-4 and Gabe Johnson pinned him in 2:48. 

113

1. Colt Newton (Choctaw sophomore) 
2. TJ Long (Union sophomore)
3. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs senior)
4. Johnathan Warford (Sapulpa junior)
5. Andrew Police (Broken Arrow freshman) 
6. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore)
7. Will Pham (Deer Creek freshman)
8. Joe Lupton (Mustang junior)
9. Yves Worou (Norman North)
10. Noah Hanscom (Yukon) 

Colt Newton pinned Andrew Police at Dual State and Tanner Ward teched him. Police defeated Brayden Fowler 8-4 .

120

1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North senior)
2. Canon Randall (Westmoore senior)
3. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow senior)
4. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs senior)
5. Caron Watson (Union junior)
6. Cameron Picklo (Mustang sophomore)
7. Laif Jones (Bartlesville sophomore) 
8. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City junior) 
9. Chase Slatton (Jenks senior) 
10. Cameron Clark (Sapulpa senior)

126

1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City senior)
2. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs junior) Previously #3
3. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City sophomore) Previously #2
4. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow)
5. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso senior)
6. Brandon Bright (Edmond North senior)
7. Trent Higginbotham (Edmond North junior)
8. Alaisa Rubio (U.S. Grant)
9. Logan Herrell (Enid sophomore)
10. DaQuan Carbajal (Moore junior)

Blake Sargent topped Spencer Schickram 8-6 at Dual State and Schickram pinned Paxton Rosen in 3:34. Brandon Bright defeated Dylan Schickram 3-2.

132

1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs senior) 
2. Drake Vannoy (Edmond North freshman)
3. Connor Holman (Choctaw junior)
4. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek senior)
5. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City junior)
6. Sam Avant (Norman North senior)
7. Baylor Smith (Owasso junior)
8. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow senior)
9. Easton Hudson (Bixby senior)
10. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore senior)

Daton Fix teched Dylan Schickram 20-5 at Dual State and Connor Holman teched Blake Gonzalez 25-9. 

138

1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon junior)
2. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs senior)
3. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater senior)
4. Kruz Simons (Edmond North sophomore)
5. Josh Suter (Norman senior)
6. Elijah Barnett (Booker T. Washington)
7. Cody Johnson (Yukon) Previously unranked
8. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow freshman) Previously #7
9. Cody Mathis (Sand Springs junior) Previously #8
10. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City senior) Previously #9

Jack Karstetter defeated TaJuan Daniels 5-3 and Dawson Hunt 12-10 at Dual State. Cody Johnson made his ranked debut with a 9-4 upset of Bryce Mattioda. 

145

1. Kendon Lee (Stillwater senior) 
2. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs senior)
3. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore junior)
4. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial senior)
5. Zane Taylor (Yukon) 
6. Brandon Conrad (Owasso senior)
7. Shamar Duncan (Putnam City senior)
8. Killian McGrew (Jenks freshman)
9. Noah Austin (Edmond North senior)
10. Micah Lugafet (Deer Creek)

Beau Bratcher defeated Brady Mattioda 4-2 at Dual State. 

152

1. Payton Scott (Sand Springs junior)
2. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow junior) Previously #10
3. Baywiin Hollingshead (Yukon) Previously #2
4. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial freshman) Previously #3
5. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City senior) Previously #4
6. Ezequiel "Zeke" Rubio (Ponca City senior) Previously #5
7. Jacob Swafford (Edmond North) Previously #6
8. Jeff Speer (Choctaw junior) Previously #7
9. Zach Johnson (Westmoore sophomore) Previously #8
10. Jermain Harring (Union) Previously #9

Payton Scott pinned Zeke Rubio in 35 seconds at Dual State. Brady Mattioda beat Baywiin Hollingshead 3-0. Rubio pinned Jacob Swafford. 

160

1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw junior)
2. Chase Vincent (Yukon senior)
3. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow junior)
4. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater senior)
5. Joseph Messer (Norman North senior)
6. Cooper Meadows (Mustang senior)
7. Nolan Miller (Owasso junior)
8. Chase Kelvington (Jenks)
9. Noah Almy (Sand Springs sophomore)
10. Charles Floyd (Edmond North) Previously unranked

Chase Vincent pinned Joe Hall at Dual State. Caleb Wise pinned Noah Almy, Almy defeated Grayson White 5-1, and Charles Floyd majored White 14-3 to knock White out of the rankings and make his debut.

170

1. Zane Basma (Sand Springs senior)
2. Zane Coleman (Choctaw sophomore)
3. Christian Bahl (Stillwater senior)
4. Payden Brown (Putnam City senior)
5. Tyren Robb (Norman)
6. Gage McBridge (Mustang senior)
7. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial junior)
8. Joe Speno (Edmond Santa Fe senior)
9. Kaleb Mertz (Owasso junior)
10. Lane Newlin (Ponca City)

Zane Basma pinned Joe Hall and Lane Newlin at Dual State. Zane Coleman defeated Caleb Wise 1-0 and pinned Christian Bahl. 

182

1. Jace Brownlee (Stillwater senior) Previously #4
2. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw junior) 
3. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow) Previously #1
4. Justin "JD" Johnson (Owasso junior) Previously #3
5. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore junior) 
6. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa senior)
7. Noah Hooks (Edmond North junior)
8. Declan O'Brien (Deer Creek)
9. Jaylen Childs (Putnam North)
10. Joe Curtis (Bixby sophomore) 

Jace Brownlee defeated Easton Rendleman 3-1 at Dual State, and Rendleman topped Gavin Potter 8-4. 

195

1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow sophomore)
2. Blake Minnick (Edmond North sophomore)
3. Jesse Wetherington (Norman North)
4. Rafe Johnson (Deer Creek freshman)
5. Gary Dockery (Choctaw junior)
6. Fisher Jones (Putnam City)
7. Arin Copas (Mustang senior)
8. Colin Foster (Yukon)
9. Riley Corona (Westmoore senior)
10. Luke Bratcher (Sand Springs sophomore)

Zach Marcheselli pinned Colin Foster in 50 seconds and defeated Gary Dockery 18-2 at Dual State. Luke Bratcher picked up a 10-6 decision over Abram Arechiga. 

220

1. Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs senior) 
2. Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow senior)
3. Mason Lancaster (Putnam City junior) 
4. Jon Martinez (Westmoore senior)
5. Parsa Lessani (Edmond North) Previously #10
6. Austin Fry (Ponca City senior) Previously #5
7. Caulin Poole (Choctaw junior) Previously #6
8. Cody Adams (Bixby senior) Previously #7
9. Yousef Aliya (Union senior) Previously #8
10. Gage Fain (Sand Springs junior) Previously #9

Delvin Jordan topped Skyler Haynes 4-3 at Dual State and pinned Austin Fry in ten seconds. Haynes defeated Caulin Poole 14-4 and Parsa Lessani pinned Austin Fry. Poole picked up a 3-1 decision over Aaron Veselak.

285

1. Brey Walker (Southmoore junior)
2. Gage Johnson (Norman North senior)
3. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow senior)
4. Zach Austin (Choctaw senior)
5. Elwood Tomlin (Union senior)
6. Ryan Tilbury (Midwest City senior) 
7. Malik McGee (U.S. Grant) 
8. Blake Russell (Mustang senior)
9. Brett Bridges (Ponca City) 
10. Trey Cossey (Mustang senior)

Trenton Lieurance defeated Zach Austin 2-0 at Dual State and Brett Bridges pinned Zane Bailey in 3:16. 

OSSAA Tournament Final Rankings

1. Sand Springs (1486)
2. Choctaw (1432)
3. Broken Arrow (1320)
4. Edmond North (1240)
5. Yukon (1071)
6. Ponca City (876)
7. Union (787)
8. Stillwater (777)
9. Westmoore (769)
10. Mustang (628)
11. Edmond Memorial (607)
12. Norman (399)
13. Norman North (371)
14. Deer Creek (252)
15. Sapulpa (220)

Sandite Pride Tournament Rankings

1. Sand Springs (95)
2. Broken Arrow (84)
3. Choctaw (75)
4. Edmond North (60)
5. Yukon (46)
6. Stillwater (43)
7. Westmoore (35)
8. Ponca City (31)
9. Norman North (29)
10. Owasso (28)
11. Edmond Memorial (25)
    Mustang (25)
12. Union (24)
    Putnam City (24)
13. Deer Creek (22)
14. Midwest City (21)
15. Sapulpa (17)
16. Southmoore (12)
    Norman (12)
17. Bartlesville (10)
18. Jenks (8)
19. U.S. Grant (7)
20. Bixby (6)
21. Booker T. Washington (5)
22. Edmond Santa Fe (3)
23. Enid (2)
    Putnam North (2)
24. Moore (1)
25. Putnam City West (0)
    Muskogee (0)
    Lawton (0)
    Capitol Hill (0)

Sand Springs Sandites win first-ever Dual State Championship over Broken Arrow

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

When the No. 3 ranked Broken Arrow Tigers (9-3) entered Firelake Arena Saturday morning in Shawnee, they had two losses under their belt. Earlier in the season they were defeated 38-22 by No. 2 Choctaw (9-1) and 46-21 by No. 1 Sand Springs (20-0). Since then, they returned multiple starters who were previously injured, they won seven-straight duals, one shutout, and one tournament. In the noon semifinals they avenged their loss to Choctaw, upsetting the nationally-ranked defending State and Dual State Champions 36-28.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, Sand Springs didn't feel like splitting wins.

The nationally-ranked Sandites concluded their perfect dual season with a 40-26 victory.

The dual kicked off in the Sandites' favor as Payton Scott (34-2, 55-10) nearly got a pin in the first few seconds. He settled for nearfall points against Aedan Cottle and worked up an 11-3 first period advantage. He continued to take down and cut his opponent loose and won a 25-10 technical fall in 3:49.

Broken Arrow took the lead in the next match, however, as Caleb Wise pinned Noah Almy (20-17) in 1:07. Zane Basma (23-2, 85-27) earned those points right back with a pin of Joey Hall in 1:01.

Gavin Potter scored first against sophomore Luke Bratcher (4-2) with an escape to start the second period. He added a takedown halfway through the period, but the Sandite reversed then cut his foe loose. Bratcher started the third period neutral, trailing 4-2, and Potter added another takedown for nearfall points and prevailed by 8-2 decision.

State Champion Zach Marcheselli returned his team to the lead at 14-11 with a 19-4 tech fall against Gage Fain (26-13, 39-35) in 5:55, but Delvin Jordan (38-2, 69-14) tied it up by defeating State Champion Skyler Haynes. The two remained neutral through the first period but Haynes gave Jordan the escape to start the second. Haynes tied it up thirty seconds into the third, then scored a takedown with forty seconds left. Jordan escaped ten seconds later and took the lead with five seconds left for the 4-3 decision.

Trenton Lieurance pinned Kris Edwards (4-4) in 1:03, but Riley Weir (34-6, 55-18) handled Jackson Cockrell for an 11-4 decision to cut into the deficit.

Tanner Ward (30-9, 106-21) had little difficulty with Andrew Police and worked up a 10-0 lead with three sets of back points all in the first period. He entered the final stretch 12-1 and started neutral, adding a takedown and nearfall points for a 17-1 tech fall in 4:43. Sand Springs returned to the lead at 22-20.

Michael Ritchey (32-9, 61-33) scored a takedown against Tyler Lawley, was awarded an unsportsmanlike point, then gave up an escape to end the first period 3-1. He started the second on top and Lawley escaped once again. Ritchey took down Lawley, Lawley reversed, then got a touchfall against the Sandite for a 26-22 team lead.

Blake Sargent (33-8, 85-22) made up for that loss however, pinning Blake Gonzalez in 1:24. The Tigers forfeited to Daton Fix (40-0, 158-0) and Sand Springs led 34-26 with two matches left.

Jack Karstetter (26-1, 99-16) took a 1-0 lead over TaJuan Daniels to start the second period, then added a takedown with fifteen seconds left. The Tiger escaped in the last second, but Karstetter got the takedown towards the end of the third and prevailed 5-3 to clinch the dual.

Beau Bratcher (39-6, 130-29) concluded the evening with a 4-2 decision for a 40-26 team victory.

The Sandites will have a week to celebrate, but their season isn't over yet. They will host the 6A-East Regional Championship next weekend. 

No. 3 Lady Sandites win homecoming game 42-32 over No. 14 Bartlesville, Johnson scores 16

By: Virgil Noah, Staff Writer

The No. 3 ranked Charles Page High School girls (18-1 overall, 11-1 conference) survived a late push to defeat No. 14 Bartlesville (12-8, 8-3) 42-32. 

CPHS 42 BHS 32

1Q: Sand Springs 17-9
2Q: Sand Springs 9-3
3Q: Bartlesville 10-3
4Q: Sand Springs 11-10

Scoring: (CPHS) Johnson 16, Mutiri 12, Kersgeiter 7, Pennington 3, Taber 2, McGee 2 (BHS) Williams 13, Richter 8, Culver 5, Allen 3, Shoemaker 3.

(CPHS Only)
Offensive Rebounds: Mutiri 3, Pennington 1, Kersgieter 1, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Mutiri 5, Pennington 5, Regalado 4, Johnson 4, Kersgieter 3, McGee 2, Taber 1.
Assists: Johnson 2, Pennington 2, Kersgieter 1, Mutiri 1.
Steals: Johnson 4, Kersgieter 2, Mutiri 1.
Blocks: Pennington 2.
Fouls: McGee 2, Pennington 1, Kersgieter 1, Johnson 1, Taber 1.

The first quarter started out as a back-and-forth affair, as Destiny Johnson scored the Lady Sandites' first 6 points. Johnson knocked down a pair of free throws and turned a pair of steals into layups, while the Lady Bruins' Lauren Richter scored a pair of buckets on two quick post moves. The score was tied 9-9 when the Lady Sandites went on a 19-3 scoring run to end the half. Johnson, Kierra McGee, Holly Kersgieter, and Gloria Mutiri each scored to close the first quarter on an 8-0 run, and continued putting the pressure on the visitors.

The Lady Bruins offense mustered just three points the entire second quarter, while Johnson and the Lady Sandites continued to capitalize by scoring points off turnovers. Jacie Taber scored just before halftime and at the midway point Sand Springs led 28-12. 

The third quarter saw the Lady Sandite offense go through a drought of its own as they were held to a mere three points while Jena' Williams took over the scoring for Bartlesville. Williams scored 6 points in the quarter and drew her squad within nine points of the lead heading into the final stanza.  

A three-pointer by Williams in the fourth quarter closed the gap to just five points, but Kersgeiter and Johnson were able to seal the game at the line when Bartlesville was forced to foul to stay in the game. 

Johnson led all scorers with 16 points, five rebounds and four steals. Mutiri also scored in double figures with 12 points and hauled in 8 rebounds. The Lady Sandites shot nearly 52% from inside the arc, but failed to make a three-pointer on their seven attempts. The victory snapped Bartlesville's four game win-streak and was the second loss of the year to Sand Springs, who won the season opener 51-34. 

Sand Springs benefited earlier this week from a 56-51 upset of No. 6 Owasso (14-6, 9-2) by the Lady Bruins, thus returning the Sandites to the forefront of conference standings. The Lady Sandites will return to action next Tuesday for senior night against unranked Muskogee (8-11, 3-8). Bartlesville will hold their senior night game next Tuesday against unranked Bixby (7-14, 2-10).

Sandite Wrestling returns to State Finals for second-straight year with 53-9 victory over Ponca

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 1 undefeated Charles Page High School wrestling team (19-0) is headed to the Dual State Championship finals for the second-straight year after dominating No. 6 Ponca City (10-3) 53-9.

CPHS 53 Ponca City 9

106 No. 1 Weir p. Linder 0:45
113 No. 3 Ward d. Bellmard 3-0
120 No. 4 Ritchey d. No. 8 Swenson 1-0
126 No. 3 Sargent d. No. 2 Schickram 8-6
132 No. 1 Fix t.f. No. 5 Schickram 20-5
138 No. 2 Karstetter d. No. 9 Hunt 12-10
145 No. 2 Bratcher p. Tipton 0:23
152 No. 1 Scott p. No. 5 Rubio 0:35
160 No. 9 Almy d. No. 10 White 5-1
170 No. 1 Basma p. No. 10 Newlin 1:22
182 Bratcher d. Arechiga 10-6
195 Pressnall d. Fain 3-2
220 No. 1 Jordan p. No. 5 Fry 0:10
285 No. 9 Bridges p. Edwards 2:21

The dual kicked off at 145 as Beau Bratcher (38-6 season, 129-29 career) pinned Tacoma Tipton in 0:23. Payton Scott (33-2, 54-10) was right behind him, pinning State Qualifier Ezequiel Rubio in 0:35.

The Wildcats put up more of a fight at 160. Sophomore Noah Almy (20-16) took on Grayson White and scored a takedown in the first period, started the second period with an escape, then took down White again. The Wildcat picked up a caution point to end the second period, and chose neutral in the third. He was unable to score any points and the Sandite prevailed by 5-1 decision for a 15-0 team lead.

Zane Basma (22-2, 84-27) took on Lane Newlin and scored an early takedown before getting the fall in 1:22.

Sophomore Luke Bratcher (4-1) made his return to the mat after missing a few weeks with a sprain. He took a quick 7-2 lead over Abram Arechiga with nearfall points and started the second period neutral. He scored another quick takedown, but Arechiga got an escape at the end of the second and the start of the third to cut it to 9-4. Arechiga scored his first takedown with 30 seconds left, but Bratcher quickly escaped and finished 10-6.

Gage Fain (26-12, 39-34) battled out of an early deficit against Bradyn Pressnall and tied it up at 2-2 with a second period escape. Pressnall started the third period on bottom and Fain elected to give him the escape, but was unable to score and let Ponca on the board with a 3-2 decision.

Delvin Jordan (37-2, 68-14) more than made up for it with a ten-second fall against State Qualifier Austin Fry and the Sandites led 30-3. Kris Edwards (4-3) was far outsized in his match. He scored a quick takedown against Brett Bridges, but the Wildcat got the upper hand in period two and pinned the Sandite in 2:21.

Riley Weir (33-6, 54-18) pinned Chase Linder in 0:45. Tanner Ward (29-9, 105-21) scored a takedown against Karson Bellmard late in the first, then escaped in the second for a 3-0 lead which he held to the end, essentially clinching the dual.

Michael Ritchey (32-8, 61-32) battled it out with Jacob Swenson and neither scored in the first period. Ritchey started the second period on bottom and scored an escape halfway through, then started the third period on top and held on for the 1-0 decision.

Blake Sargent (32-8, 84-22) picked up a huge win against State Qualifier Spencer Schickram, who has beaten him multiple times this season. Schickram got the first takedown, but Sargent quickly escaped and scored on the Wildcat before cutting him loose to end the first period 3-3. Sargent started the second period on bottom, reversed, then was reversed on to keep it knotted up. He took the lead once again with an escape and entered the third period on top with a 6-5 advantage. Schickram tied it right back up, but Sargent got the winning takedown with 30 seconds left.

Daton Fix (39-0, 157-0) worked his usual magic on Dylan Schickram and led 13-4 after the first period and ultimately won by 20-5 technical fall in 3:06.

The dual wrapped up at 138 with Jack Karstetter (25-1, 98-16) versus Dawson Hunt. Karstetter took a 7-3 lead into the second, earning backpoints once against the Wildcat, but getting taken down in the last seconds. The Sandite earned an escape point halfway through the second period, but got in trouble at the end. Hunt scored a takedown for nearfall points and the Sandite was saved by the buzzer, holding on to a 12-9 lead to start the third and prevailing 12-10 for a final score of 53-9.

Sand Springs will return to action at 6:30 p.m. in the Championship round against No. 3 Broken Arrow (9-2), who upset the defending State Champs in No. 2 Choctaw (9-1). The Tigers prevailed 36-28 in a dual that came down to the very last match.

No. 1 Sandite Wrestling dominates No. 11 Norman 74-3 with eleven pins

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 1 ranked and undefeated Charles Page High School wrestling team (18-0) won their quarterfinal match-up with the No. 11 Norman Tigers (15-4) Friday afternoon at Firelake Arena in Shawnee.

Sophomore Noah Almy (19-16) picked up a quick 0:51 pin, then Zane Basma (21-2, 83-27) pinned his foe in 0:48 for a 12-0 lead. Sophomore Hayden Cramer (9-8) took a 2-1 lead into the second period of his match, escaped to start the second and the third periods, then got the pin in 4:53. Gage Fain (26-11, 39-33) wrestled at 196 and got the pin in 1:42. Delvin Jordan (36-2, 67-14) put on a takedown clinic at 220, building a 12-4 lead in the first minute before pinning his foe at 1:11.

Kris Edwards (4-2) gave up a lot of weight at heavyweight and trailed 3-1 going into the third period. He was faster than his opponent, and quickly scored a second escape point, but Dami Oyesanya ended out on top of a 7-3 decision to spoil the potential shutout.

Riley Weir (32-6, 53-18) took a 5-0 first period lead over his opponent, added an immediate takedown to start the second, then got the pin at 2:35. Tanner Ward (28-9, 104-21) followed with a quick pin in 0:20 to unofficially clinch the dual victory. Michael Ritchey (31-8, 60-32) got a pin in 1:19, then Blake Sargent (31-8, 83-22) got the fall in 1:51.

Daton Fix (38-0, 156-0) took a 12-5 lead into the second period and was 20-8 going into the third. The Norman wrestler managed to stay on top of Fix for a full 11 seconds, which is more than most wrestlers can say, but the undefeated Sandites prevailed with a 23-8 technical fall in 4:16.

Jack Karstetter (24-1, 97-16) had a tough opponent at 138. The two remained neutral throughout the first period, then Karstetter took a 2-1 lead with only 0:20 to go in the second. He added an escape point to start the third and won by 3-1 decision.

Beau Bratcher (37-6, 128-29) got a fall in 0:33, then Payton Scott (32-2, 53-10) pinned his foe in 0:38 to end the dual 74-3.

The Sandites will return to action Saturday at noon against No. 6 Ponca City (11-2). Ponca tied No. 4 Edmond North (10-2) 31-31 and advanced on criteria, having received less unsportsmanlike penalties than the Huskies. Sand Springs already defeated Ponca City 59-3 earlier this season. No. 2 Choctaw (10-0) defeated No. 10 Stillwater (8-4) 56-21 in their quarterfinal and will take on No. 3 Broken Arrow (9-2), who defeated No. 5 Yukon (8-3) 51-19. Choctaw defeated Broken Arrow 38-22 earlier this year.