Sandites upset No. 10 Muskogee 70-60; Savage scores 26, Keener and Garbey post 15

CPHS senior Kyle Keener posted his third double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

CPHS 70 MHS 60

1Q Sand Springs 15-11
2Q All 10-10
3Q Sand Springs 19-18
4Q Sand Springs 26-21

Free Throws: CPHS 21-of-32. MHS 7-of-11.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-41. MHS 24-of-52.
Fouls: CPHS 14, MHS 22.

Scoring: (CPHS) Colt Savage 26, Keener 15, Garbey 15, Taber 8, Price 5, Wash 1. (MHS) Haddock 30, Davis 9, Mims 8, Parks 5, Berry 4, Cherry 4.

(Sand Springs only)
Offensive Rebounds: Keener 3, Colt Savage 1, Garbey 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Keener 8, Colt Savage 8, Taber 3, Price 2, Garbey 1, Cale Savage 1, Wash 1, Krehbiel 1. 
Steals: Colt Savage 3.
Assists: Taber 5, Keener 2, Colt Savage 1.
Blocks: Keener 3.
Fouls: Keener 4, Taber 4, Colt Savage 3, Cale Savage 1, Price 1, Wash 1.
 

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Muskogee isn't typically a rival for Sand Springs, but after junior standout Brooks Haddock transferred there right before the season began, the No. 10 ranked Roughers (15-6 overall, 8-5 conference) became public enemy number one. The Roughers defeated the Sandites (11-11, 5-8) 47-42 earlier this season, but the Charles Page boys got payback on senior night at the Ed Dubie Field House with a controlling 70-60 performance. The Sandites took the lead midway through the first quarter and never gave it up. 

Haddock led all scorers with thirty points, but junior Colt Savage was right behind him with 26. No other Roughers broke double digits, but Kyle Keener and Jacob Garbey scored fifteen apiece for the Sandites. Keener, a senior signed to the University of Central Oklahoma, pulled in eleven rebounds for his third double-double of the season. 

Haddock entered the court to much bedlam from the student section and dropped a three on the Roughers' second possession, but Josh Taber followed up with a two for the Sandites, then Garbey hit a free throw and Savage sank a three for the 6-3 lead. Haddock and TyReece Berry hit a pair of twos to reclaim the advantage, but it would be the last time the visitors would lead. Matthew Price hit a three for the lead and the Sandites never looked back. By the end of the first quarter the home team had a 15-11 advantage.

The two teams were perfectly matched in the second quarter. Sand Springs led by as much as 25-17 towards the end of the period thanks to baskets from Savage and Taber, but Haddock and Keondre' Davis cut it to 25-21 at halftime.

The third period started out as a three-way shootout between Haddock, Savage, and Keener, who pushed the score to 32-28. Keener scored nine in the third period and the Sandites finished 44-39.

Davis scored the first point of the final stanza on a free throw, but Garbey hit a three pointer, then Keener rebounded and scored two on the next possession to complete his double-double. Haddock scored fourteen points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough to save his team. The Roughers entered the double with 3:21 left and the Sandites scored ten points from the charity stripe after that point, with Savage hitting two to end the game with a double-digit victory.

The Sandites will conclude the regular season Friday at Bixby (10-12, 5-8), who they already defeated 76-71 earlier this season. The Roughers will host Jenks (3-16, 1-12) Friday for senior night. Muskogee already handled the Trojans 85-59 earlier this season. 

No. 3 CPHS girls defeat Muskogee 73-40, five Sandites score double digits

CPHS junior Gloria Mutiri led all scorers with 17 points and 13 rebounds against the Muskogee Lady Roughers. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

CPHS 73 MHS 40

1Q Sand Springs 18-8
2Q Sand Springs 24-14
3Q Sand Springs 20-8
4Q Sand Springs 11-10

Free Throws: CPHS 13-of-19. MHS 7-of-20.
Field Goals: CPHS 27-of-52. MHS 16-of-52.
Fouls: CPHS 14, MHS 11.

Scoring: (CPHS) Mutiri 17, Pennington 11, Regalado 11, Kersgieter 10, McGee 10, Johnson 7, Bunch 3, Boaz 2, Taber 2. (MHS) Mims 15, Nash 9, Patterson 7, Brown 5, Wilkerson 4.

(Sand Springs only)
Offensive Rebounds: Mutiri 7, Boaz 2, Kersgieter 1, Taber 1, Grant 1, Wilson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Regalado 5, Mutiri 4, Pennington 4, Kersgieter 3, Taber 3, Johnson 2, Collins 2, Boaz 2, McGee 1.
Steals: Pennington 3, Mutiri 2, Kersgieter 1, Johnson 1, Bunch 1.
Assists: Pennington 4, Johnson 2, Taber 2, McGee 1, Collins 1, Boaz 1.
Blocks: Mutiri 1, Johnson 1.
Fouls: Taber 3, Wilson 2, Collins 2, Regalado 2, Pennington 1, Mutiri 1, Kersgieter 1, McGee 1, Boaz 1.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Tuesday night was senior night at the Ed Dubie Field House and the No. 3 Charles Page High School girls basketball team (19-1 overall, 12-1 conference) steamrolled the unranked Muskogee Lady Roughers (9-12, 4-9) 73-40. Five different Lady Sandites posted double digits and Ohio State University volleyball-commit Gloria Mutiri led all scorers with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Holly Kersgieter, Sydney Pennington, Mutiri, and Destiny Johnson worked up a 13-0 lead before Camrynn Wilkerson got the visitors on the board with a two-point layup. The home team eased up from there, but led 18-8 after the first quarter. 

The Lady Sandites had their biggest output in the second quarter, starting with six-straight points and taking a 42-22 halftime lead behind eight points from Mutiri. 

The third quarter was the most devastating. Trena Mims hit a layup to start the half, Mutiri scored back-to-back, Mims hit another, then the Sandites went on a twelve-point run capped by back-to-back baskets from sophomore Isabella Regalado: one from three point range and one from two. Dia-Nitta Brown broke the streak, but Kersgieter and Jacie Taber scored four more before Mims ended the quarter at 62-30.

Mutiri started off the final stanza with a two, Kierra McGee sank a deep three, then Gloria hit a free throw before leaving the game. Brown and Mims combined on a five-point run from there before senior Bailey Boaz got on the board. Chris'alee Patterson shot a two for the Roughers, then Ashlee Bunch hit the first three of her career. Patterson sank a long three at the buzzer to finish the game 73-40.

The Lady Sandites will return to action this Friday at Bixby (7-15, 2-11) in their regular season finale. They previously defeated the Lady Spartans 67-51 in January. The Lady Roughers will host Jenks (6-15, 4-9) for senior night this Friday. They previously fell 60-54 to the Lady Trojans in January.

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).