No. 1 CPHS Wrestling leads State Championship after first round with 8 semifinalists

Top-ranked 220 pound senior Delvin Jordan pinned his first-round opponent at the OSSAA State Championship. (Photo: Scott Emigh)

6A Top-Ten Team Scores:

1. No. 1 Sand Springs (25)
2. No. 2 Choctaw (21.5)
3. No. 3 Broken Arrow (21)
4. No. 13 Norman North (11)
5. Midwest City (10)
   No. 8 Stillwater (10)
6. No. 4 Edmond North (9)
7. No. 6 Ponca City (8)
   No. 5 Yukon (8)
8. No. 11 Edmond Memorial (6)
   Owasso (6)

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The No. 1 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team got off to a solid start at the OSSAA 6A State Championship Friday afternoon at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. Eight of the eleven State Qualifiers won their first round matches, and the Sandites had the top team score by a narrow margin over the defending State Champions from No. 2 Choctaw. 

It's a three-way race for the top with Choctaw and No. 3 Broken Arrow right behind the Sandites. The Yellowjackets and Tigers each have six wrestlers remaining in the championship bracket.

106-pound sophomore Riley Weir (39-6 season, 60-18 career) met Edmond North freshman Nate Becker (22-13) in his quarterfinal. Weir took a 5-1 lead into the second period and started on bottom, then quickly reversed in the first twenty seconds. He did it again to start the third period and held on for a 9-1 major decision. He will face Choctaw freshman Gabe Johnson (34-6) in the semifinals.

113 senior Tanner Ward (33-10, 109-22) took on Mustang sophomore Cameron Picklo (29-8) and recorded a takedown in the first twenty seconds, then cut his foe loose soon after. He snagged another score midway through the first period, added a pair of back points, cut his opponent loose, then took him down again to end the first period 8-3. Picklo started the second period on top and Ward easily got the escape, then added a takedown soon after. Picklo got a reversal and nearly put the Sandite in danger, but Ward managed to stay off his back and recovered for a reversal and 14-5 third period lead. The final stretch started neutral and Ward picked up a couple more takedowns for a 16-5 major decision. He will face Westmoore senior Canon Randall (36-4) in the semifinals.

120 senior Michael Ritchey (36-10, 65-34) and Choctaw junior Andy Schlaepfer (27-16) hit the mat early and struggled for control, ending up in a stalemate before the Sandite finally came out on top with seven seconds left. They started the second period neutral and it went the same as the first, hotly contested with one stalemate, and one Sandite takedown, once again in the final ten seconds. Ritchey started the final period on bottom and escaped thirty seconds in, then took control with a minute left and held on for the 7-0 decision. He will face Edmond North senior Paxton Rosen (36-2) in the semifinals.

126 junior Blake Sargent (37-10, 89-24) battled Choctaw junior Connor Holman (35-6) and gave up a takedown late in the first period. He started the second period on top and cut his opponent loose early on, then Holman added another pair of points towards the end and took a 5-0 lead into the final stretch. Sargent started the third period on the defensive end and escaped in the first few seconds, but was unable to score. Holman added another takedown, Sargent cut loose, and the Yellowjacket won by 7-2 decision. He will face Ponca City sophomore Spencer Schickram (37-9) in the consolationquarterfinal.

132 Oklahoma State University-signed senior Daton Fix (45-0, 163-0) easily handled Midwest City senior Marquez Edwards (24-8), scoring a takedown for nearfall points in the first thirty seconds. He cut his foe loose, scored, cut him loose again, scored again, and continued to run up the score to 11-3 at the end of the first period. He started the second with a reversal and secured the pin in 2:43. He will face Ponca City junior Dylan Schickram (38-12) in the semis.

138 senior Jack Karstetter (30-1, 103-16) had a scrappy competitor in Edmond Memorial junior Connor Simpson (21-8). The Sandite handily prevailed, however, taking a 7-0 lead into the second period with two sets of back points. He started on bottom and immediately escaped five seconds in, then added a second takedown for a 10-1 third period advantage. He reversed to start the final stretch and cut Simpson loose to look for bonus points, but the two remained neutral and Karstetter got the 12-2 major decision. He will face Ponca City senior Dawson Hunt (29-14) in the semifinals.

145 senior Beau Bratcher (43-7, 134-30) battled Westmoore sophomore Zach Johnson (25-7) and scored his first takedown at the minute mark. He started the second period on defense and scored an early escape and held on for a 3-0 lead in the third. Johnson selected defense, and remained there for the duration, giving Bratcher a 3-0 decision. He will face Yukon senior and defending State Champion Jaxen Gilmore (27-2) in the semifinals.

152 junior Payton Scott (37-3, 58-11) took on Choctaw junior Jeff Speer (16-8) and scored a takedown in the first thirty seconds, and cut his foe loose immediately. He added two more by the end of the first and entered the second stretch 6-2. He started with an immediate escape, then took Speer down for a fall at 2:19. He will take on Midwest City senior Rober Walker (28-6) in the semifinals.

160 sophomore Noah Almy (24-18) took on Choctaw junior and defending State Champion Jaryn Curry (35-3) and gave up an early takedown, but escaped soon after. Curry added another score and cut the Sandite loose, then repeated for a 6-3 lead. Almy started the second period on top, but Curry broke free and scored another trio of takedowns in the first minute and entered the third period with a 15-6 lead. They started neutral and Curry scored a takedown and a pair of back points before securing the 22-7 tech fall in 4:58 after a stalling penalty on Almy. The Sandite will return to action against Edmond Santa Fe junior Williams Depona (16-13) in the consolation quarterfinals.

170 senior Zane Basma (26-4, 88-29) gave up an early takedown to Edmond Memorial junior Sam Hensley (36-7), but quickly escaped and scored his own takedown for a trio of nearfall points. The Sandite started the second period neutral with a 6-2 lead, but gave up another takedown at the end of the period. Basma started the final stanza on bottom and quickly escaped, but Hensley scored a last second takedown for back points for the 9-7 decision. Basma will take on Ponca City junior Lane Newlin (31-14) in the consolation quarterfinal.

220 senior Delvin Jordan (43-2, 74-14) took on Westmoore senior Jonathan Martinez (15-8) and the two were evenly matched through the first. Jordan took a 1-0 lead with a second period escape then added a takedown soon after. Slow and steady won the race and Jordan worked his foe into a cradle at 3:42. He will take on Choctaw junior Caulin Poole (25-10) in the semifinals.

The first round of consolations will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by the semifinals at 7:15 p.m.

No. 3 CPHS girls defeat Stillwater 59-32 in Regional Playoffs; Kersgieter scores 18

Sophomore Holly Kersgieter scored a game-high 18 points in a Regional playoff victory over Stillwater.

CPHS 59 SHS 32

1Q Stillwater 13-12
2Q Sand Springs 20-3
3Q Sand Springs 11-6
4Q Sand Springs 16-10

Free Throws: CPHS 11-of-19, SHS 12-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-52, SHS 9-of-39.
Fouls: CPHS 14, SHS 14.

Scoring: (CPHS) Kersgieter 18, Pennington 14, Mutiri 10, Johnson 6, Regalado 6, McGee 2, Solis 2, Collins 1. (SHS) Tuck 10, Lovelace 6, Kloos 4, Spiva 4, Campis 3, Morales 2, Jessell 2, Purdy 1.

(Sand Springs only)
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Pennington 3, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Mutiri 1, Solis 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Pennington 6, McGee 6, Regalado 4, Kersgieter 4, Bunch 2, Mutiri 1, Johnson 1, Collins 1, Boaz 1.
Assists: McGee 4, Pennington 3, Kersgieter 1.
Steals: Johnson 3, McGee 2, Regalado 2, Taber 2, Kersgieter 1, Collins 1, Solis 1.
Blocks: Mutiri 4, Kersgieter 1, Pennington 1, Regalado 1. 
Fouls: Johnson 3, Mutiri 2, Regalado 2, Taber 2, Kersgieter 1, Pennington 1, McGee 1, Collins 1, Boaz 1.

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

It was a slow starter Thursday night at Broken Arrow High School, but by the end of the game the No. 3 ranked Charles Page High School girls basketball team (21-1) had rolled to a dominating 59-32 victory over the unranked Stillwater Lady Pioneers (5-19) in the first round of the Regional playoffs. 

Sophomore Holly Kersgieter led all scorers with 18 points, followed by Oklahoma State University softball-signed senior Sydney Pennington with 14 and Ohio State University volleyball-committed junior Gloria Mutiri with 10. Taylor Tuck was the lone Lady Pioneer to break double-digits, scoring 10. 

The Sandites trailed after the first period for only the second time this season. They won the tip off, but missed their first four shots, including two and three point range and the charity stripe.

Senior forward Maggie Campis scored first blood for the Lady Pioneers from three-point range, but the Sandites took the lead with layups from Destiny Johnson and Pennington.

Taylor Tuck tied things up from the free throw line, Kierra McGee retook the lead for Sand Springs, then Stillwater went on a six-point run to retain the lead for the rest of the quarter. Mutiri entered the game towards the end of the period and scored four points from the charity stripe.

The second quarter was a whole different story, however, as the Sandites returned to their usual form and outscored Stillwater 20-3.

Johnson snagged a steal off the opening possession and took it coast to coast for two, then Pennington padded the score with a free throw. Kersgieter scored back-to-back layups, Tuck sank two from the charity stripe, then the power went out. After a brief intermission the Lady Sandites scored thirteen straight to close the half with a 32-16 advantage.

Sand Springs continued their streak with nine more to start the third before Allyson Spiva broke things up with back-to-back layups. By the end of the third the Sandites had pushed their advantage to 43-22.

Mutiri kicked the final stanza off with a layup, followed by a pair of free throws from Kersgieter. Kersgieter scored ten in the fourth quarter, including two threes before being pulled along with most of the starters by mid-period. Stillwater got the opportunity to shore up the gap against the Sandite bench and posted eight-straight before Daniela Solis posted the final points of the evening.

The Lady Sandites will return to action Saturday at 1:30 p.m. when they play the No. 17 Union Redskins (14-10) who defeated No. 15 Broken Arrow (13-11) 45-41 in overtime. Sand Springs has already topped the Redskins once this season by a score of 78-58. Taylor Malham led the Redskins against Broken Arrow with 20 points. Both teams will advance to the Area playoffs next weekend.

Oklahoma Wrestling: Final 2016-2017 6A Individual Rankings

106

1. Riley Weir (Sand Springs sophomore) Previously #1
2. Braden Fowler (Yukon senior) Previously #3
3. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw freshman) Previously #2
4. TJ Long (Union sophomore) Previously #2 in 113
5. Garrett Steidley (Edmond Memorial freshman) Previously #4
6. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow freshman) 
7. Nate Becker (Edmond North freshman) Previously #8
8. Austin Hall (Southmoore senior) Previously #9
9. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore) Previously #10
10. Dalton Raibourn (Edmond Santa Fe junior) Previously unranked
11. Garrett Johnson (Jenks sophomore) Previously unranked
12. Ahmad Alserfaei (Putnam City North sophomore) Previously unranked

Riley Weir won the East Regional, pinning Jackson Cockrell and TJ Long. Braden Fowler won the West Regional, defeating Gabe Johnson 1-0 and pinning Garrett Steidley. Johnson was the West Runner-Up and recorded an 18-3 tech fall against Nate Becker. Long cut from 113 and placed second at the East Regional, pinning Austin Hall and defeating Corwin Strachan 11-7. Steidley placed third in the West and majored Becker 9-1. Cockrell placed third in the East, defeating Hall 7-4 and Strachan 2-1. Becker placed fourth in the West and Strachan placed fourth in the East.

113

1. Canon Randall (Westmoore senior) Previously #2 in 120
2. Colt Newton (Choctaw sophomore) Previously #1
3. Brandon Blose (Sapulpa senior) Previously #7 in 106
4. Tanner Ward (Sand Springs senior) Previously #3
5. Cameron Picklo (Mustang sophomore) Previously #6
6. Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville sophomore) 
7. Karson Bellmard (Ponca City senior) Previously unranked
8. Studd Morris (Yukon junior) Previously #5 in 106
9. Will Pham (Deer Creek freshman) Previously #7 
10. Yves Worou (Norman North senior) Previously #9
11. Skyler Lancaster (Stillwater sophomore) Previously unranked
12. Yamasi Redeagle (Edmond Santa Fe freshman) Previously unranked

Canon Randall swept the West Regional, pinning Yamasi Redeagle in 2:24, majoring Cameron Picklo 12-3, and defeating Colt Newton 7-4. Newton came in second, pinning Studd Morris in 3:27. Brandon Blose won the East Regional, defeating Karson Bellmard 9-3, Brayden Strachan 7-5, and Tanner Ward 11-8. Ward placed second, pinning Yves Worou in 3:19. Picklo placed third in the West, pinning Will Pham in 5:28 and defeating Morris 7-3. Strachan placed third in the East, defeating Bellmard 7-5 in sudden victory.

120

1. Paxton Rosen (Edmond North senior) 
2. Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow senior) Previously #3
3. Michael Ritchey (Sand Springs senior) Previously #4
4. Joe Lupton (Mustang junior) Previously #8 in 113
5. Laif Jones (Bartlesville sophomore) Previously #7
6. Andy Schlaepfer (Choctaw junior) Previously unranked
7. Noah Hanscom (Yukon) Previously #10 in 113
8. Kyri Beasley (Muskogee junior) Previously unranked
9. Chase Slatton (Jenks senior)
10. Jacob Swenson (Ponca City junior) Previously #8
11. Dominic Derr (Westmoore sophomore) Previously unranked
12. David Philpott (Lawton senior) Previously unranked

Paxton Rosen won the West Regional, pinning Dominic Derr and majoring Joe Lupton 11-0. Tyler Lawley won the East Regional, majoring Jacob Swenson 19-6 and defeating Michael Ritchey 2-0 in a tie-breaker. Ritchey placed second and defeated Laif Jones 5-1. Lupton placed second in the West and defeated Andy Schlaepfer 7-2. Jones placed third in the East and defeated Chase Slatton 1-0 and Kyri Beasley 4-2 in sudden victory. Shlaepfer placed third in the West, defeating Noah Hanscom twice. Hanscom placed fourth in the West and Beasley took fourth in the East.

126

1. Drew Wilson (Midwest City senior)
2. Connor Holman (Choctaw junior) Previously #3 in 132
3. Tanner Cole (Deer Creek senior) Previously #4 in 132
4. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City sophomore) Previously #3
5. Easton Hudson (Bixby senior) Previously #9 in 132
6. Blake Sargent (Sand Springs junior) Previously #2
7. Blake Gonzales (Broken Arrow sophomore Previously #4 
8. Wyatt Johnson (Owasso senior) Previously #5
9. Trent Higginbotham (Edmond North junior) Previously #7
10. Darrius Stewart (Edmond Santa Fe) Previously unranked
11. Branden Elrod (Jenks freshman) Previously unranked
12. Wallace Tilley (Yukon) Previously unranked

Drew Wilson won the West Regional, pinning Trent Higginbotham and defeating Connor Holman 2-1. Holman placed Runner-Up, defeating Tanner Cole 9-8. Cole took third and teched Darrius Stewart, Wallace Tilley, and Trent Higginbotham. Spencer Schickram won the East Regional, majoring Blake Gonzales 8-0 and pinning Easton Hudson. Hudson came in second, defeating Blake Sargent 3-1 in sudden victory. Sargent took third, defeating Wyatt Johnson 4-3 and Gonzales 7-3. Gonzales took fourth in the East and Higginbotham placed fourth in the West.

132

1. Daton Fix (Sand Springs senior) 
2. Brandon Bright (Edmond North senior) Previously #6 in 126
3. Sam Avant (Norman North senior) Previously #6
4. Baylor Smith (Owasso junior) Previously #7 in 138
5. Dylan Schickram (Ponca City junior)
6. TaJuan Daniels (Broken Arrow senior) Previously #8
7. Trey Edwards (Mustang senior) Previously unranked
8. Josh Suter (Norman senior) Previously #5 in 138
9. Marquez Edwards (Midwest City senior) Previously unranked
10. John Ritchey (Stillwater junior) Previously unranked
11. Brandon Johnson (Westmoore senior) Previously unranked
12. Tyler Roberts (Edmond Santa Fe senior) Previously unranked

Daton Fix won his fourth East Regional, pinning John Ritchey and Baylor Smith and teching Sam Avant. Brandon Bright won the West, defeating Marquez Edwards 7-2 and Trey Edwards 4-2 in a tie-breaker. Avant placed second in the East, defeating TaJuan Daniels 5-0. Smith finished third, defeating John Ritchey 6-4 and Dylan Schickram twice. Edwards came in second in the West, defeating Josh Suter 8-5. Suter finished third and defeated Edwards 3-1. Edwards placed fourth.

138

1. Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs senior) Previously #2
2. Kruz Simons (Edmond North sophomore) Previously #4
3. Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater senior) 
4. Dawson Hunt (Ponca City senior) Previously #10
5. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow freshman) Previously #8
6. Cain Britton (Putnam City North) Previously unranked
7. Jon Suter (Norman senior) Previously unranked
8. Connor Simpson (Edmond Memorial junior) Previously unranked
9. Jacob Blumenthal (Westmoore senior) Previously #10 in 132
10. Keanu Quinn (Sapulpa senior) Previously unranked
11. Parker Wright (Deer Creek sophomore) Previously unranked
12. Austin Daniels (Jenks junior) Previously unranked

Jack Karstetter won his third East Regional Championship, majoring Dawson Hunt 11-3 and topping Tyler Dieringer 3-2 in an ultimate tie-breaker. Kruz Zimons won the West Regional, majoring Connor Simpson 11-2 and pinning Cain Britton in 2:59. Dieringer placed second in the East and Hunt took third, pinning Bryce Mattioda twice. Mattioda took fourth. Britton was the West Runner-Up, defeating Jon Suter 9-4. Suter took third and defeated Jacob Blumenthal 3-1 and Connor Simpson 5-2. Simpson placed fourth and defeated Blumenthal 5-4 and Wright 6-5. 

145

1. Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon junior) Previously #1 in 138
2. Kendon Lee (Stillwater senior) Previously #1
3. Beau Bratcher (Sand Springs senior) Previously #2
4. Seth Graves (Edmond Memorial senior) Previously #4 in 138
5. Brandon Conrad (Owasso senior) Previously #6
6. Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow junior) Previously #2 in 152
7. Zach Johnson (Westmoore sophomore) Previously #9 in 152
8. Micah Lugafet (Deer Creek freshman) Previously #10
9. Parker Miller (Norman junior) Previously unranked
10. Shamar Duncan (Putnam City senior) Previously #7
11. Tyler Reese (Enid junior) Previously unranked
12. Kurt Brophy (Norman North sophomore) Previously unranked

Jaxen Gilmore won the West Regional, defeating Seth Graves 3-1 in sudden victory. Kendon Lee won the East, defeating Beau Bratcher 3-1 in sudden victory and Brandon Conrad 6-5. Bratcher placed second in the East, defeating Brady Mattioda 8-1. Graves took second in the West, defeating Zach Johnson 2-1. Conrad took third in the East and defeated Mattioda 10-8. Mattioda came in fourth in the East, Johnson took third in the West, and Micah Lugafet placed fourth in the West.

152

1. Payton Scott (Sand Springs junior) 
2. Ezequiel "Zeke" Rubio (Ponca City senior) Previously #6
3. Robert "RJ" Walker (Midwest City senior) Previously #5
4. Austin Loza (Enid senior) Previously unranked
5. Baywiin Hollingshead (Yukon) Previously #3 in 145
6. Jeff Speer (Choctaw junior) Previously #8
7. Ryan Swanson (Westmoore junior) Previously #3 in 145
8. Jacob Swafford (Edmond North Previously #7
9. Richie Lee (Owasso freshman) Previously unranked
10. Jerry "JT" Stambeck (Norman North sophomore) Previously unranked
11. Aedan Cottle (Broken Arrow freshman) Previously unranked
12. Calvin Smith (Moore senior) Previously unranked

Zeke Rubio topped Payton Scott 7-5 in sudden victory for the East Championship, but Scott still has three pins against Rubio this season, including a 35-second match at Dual State just a week prior. Scott took second and pinned Richie Lee in 0:56. RJ Walker won the West Championship and defeated Jeff Speer 3-1 and Baywiin Hollingshead 6-3. Austin Loza placed third in the East, defeating Richie Lee 9-4. Hollingshead took second in the West and majored Ryan Swanson 9-0. Speer took third in the West and defeated Swanson 2-1. Swanson finished fourth in the West and Lee took fourth in the East.

160

1. Jaryn Curry (Choctaw junior) 
2. Chase Vincent (Yukon senior)
3. Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow junior)
4. Joseph Messer (Norman North senior) Previously #5
5. Connor Wilcoxen (Stillwater senior) Previously #4
6. Cooper Meadows (Mustang senior) 
7. Noah Almy (Sand Springs sophomore) Previously #9
8. Nolan Miller (Owasso junior) Previously #7
9. Grayson White (Ponca City junior) Previously unranked
10. Williams Depona (Edmond Santa Fe junior) Previously unranked
11. Ben Parkhurst (Edmond Memorial) Previously unranked
12. Trey Painter (Westmoore senior) Previously unranked

Jaryn Curry won the West Regional, defeating Chase Vincent 7-5 and Cooper Meadows 14-1. Vincent took second and pinned Williams Depona. Caleb Wise won the East bracket and defeated Joseph Messer 7-3. Messer took second and defeated Connor Wilcoxen 10-3. Wilcoxen placed third and Noah Almy took fourth. Meadows placed third in the West and defeated Depona 9-1. Depona took fourth.

170

1. Christian Bahl (Stillwater senior) Previously #3
2. Zane Basma (Sand Springs senior) Previously #1
3. Zane Coleman (Choctaw sophomore) Previously #2
4. Gage McBride (Mustang senior) Previously #6
5. Sam Hensley (Edmond Memorial junior) Previously #7
6. Joe Speno (Edmond Santa Fe senior) Previously #8
7. Waylon Heger (Yukon) Previously unranked
8. Jake McCoy (Edmond North sophomore) Previously unranked
9. Lane Newlin (Ponca City junior) Previously #10
10. Darius "DJ" Boone (Union sophomore) Previously unranked
11. Aaron Lytle (Sapulpa freshman) Previously unranked
12. Jaylon Pitts (Jenks junior) Previously unranked

Christian Bahl won the East Regional, defeating Zane Basma 3-0. Basma took second and pinned DJ Boone. Zane Coleman won the West, pinning Joe Speno and Gage McBride. Sam Hensley took third in the West, defeating Speno 5-3. Speno placed fourth. Lane Newlin took third in the East and Boone placed fourth.

182

1. Easton Rendleman (Choctaw junior) Previously #2
2. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow sophomore) Previously #3
3. Dakota Carnes (Sapulpa senior) Previously #6
4. Justin "JD" Johnson (Owasso junior) Previously #4
5. Jace Brownlee (Stillwater senior) Previously #1
6. Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore junior) Previously #5
7. Noah Hooks (Edmond North junior)
8. Jaylen Childs (Putnam City North) Previously #9
9. Abram Arechiga (Ponca City sophomore) Previously unranked
10. Raymond Haynes (Southmoore) Previously unranked
11. George Horn (Yukon) Previously unranked
12. Pierce Warn (Lawton senior) Previously unranked

Easton Rendleman won the West Regional, defeating Jaylon Childs 3-2 and Shane Flandermeyer 7-2. Gavin Potter won the East Regional, defeating JD Johnson 1-0 and Dakota Carnes 3-1 in sudden victory. Carnes placed second and defeated Jace Brownlee 3-1 in sudden victory. Johnson placed third and defeated Brownlee 6-4 in sudden victory. Brownlee finished fourth. Flandermeyer was the West Runner-Up and pinned Noah Hooks. Hooks took third and defeated Jaylen Childs 9-3. Childs placed fourth.

195

1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow sophomore) 
2. Blake Minnick (Edmond North sophomore)
3. Jalen Johnson (Owasso senior) Previously unranked
4. Bradyn Pressnall (Ponca City senior) Previously unranked
5. Garrett Jones (Putnam City senior) Previously unranked
6. Frank Morales (Moore freshman) Previously unranked
7. Gary Dockery (Choctaw junior) Previously #5
8. Arin Copas (Mustang senior) Previously #7
9. Riley Corona (Westmoore senior) 
10. Aaron Veselak (Stillwater senior) Previously unranked
11. Jesse Wetherington (Norman North) Previously #3
12. Jordan Reel (Southmoore) Previously unranked

Zach Marcheselli won the East Regional with a 16-1 tech fall against Jalen Johnson. Blake Minnick won the West Regional, defeating Frank Morales 3-2, and Garrett Jones 5-3. Johnson placed second with a 3-2 defeat of Bradyn Pressnall. Presnnall took third and defeated Aaron Veselak in an ultimate tie breaker. Garrett Jones took second in the West and defeated Gary Dockery 11-8 and Riley Corona 4-2. Morales took third and defeated Dockery 6-3. Dockery placed fourth in the West and Jesse Wetherington placed fourth in the East. 

220

1. Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs senior) 
2. Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow senior)
3. Mason Lancaster (Putnam City junior)
4. Caulin Poole (Choctaw junior) Previously #7
5. Parsa Lessani (Edmond North senior) 
6. Jonathan Martinez (Westmoore senior) Previously #4
7. Cody Adams (Bixby senior) Previously #8
8. Austin Fry (Ponca City senior) Previously #6
9. Vy Cato (Putnam City North) Previously unranked
10. Griff Stanley (Deer Creek junior) Previously unranked
11. Micah Walker (Union freshman) Previously unranked
12. Keland Bearpaw (Sapulpa junior) Previously unranked

Delvin Jordan won the East Regional, pinning Austin Fry and defeating Skyler Haynes 3-2 in a tie-breaker. Haynes took second and defeated Cody Adams 7-4. Mason Lancaster won the West Regional, pinning Parsa Lessani, and defeating Caulin Poole 4-2. Pool placed second and defeated Jon Martinez 1-0. Lessani took third and Martinez placed fourth. Adams took third in the East and defeated Fry 3-1. Fry placed fourth.

285

1. Gage Johnson (Norman North senior) Previously #2
2. Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow senior) Previously #3
3. Ryan Tilbury (Midwest City senior) Previously #6
4. Zach Austin (Choctaw senior) Previously #4
5. Elwood Tomlin (Union senior) 
6. Christian Arriola (Putnam City junior) Previously unranked
7. Blake Russell (Mustang senior) Previously #8
8. Oden Watson (Deer Creek senior) Previously unranked
9. Dami Oyesana (Norman senior) Previously unranked
10. Connor Haff (Owasso senior) Previously unranked
11. Brett Bridges (Ponca City) Previously #9
12. Sam Smith (Stillwater sophomore) Previously unranked

Gage Johnson won the East Regional, defeating Trenton Lieurance 4-2 in a tie-breaker. Lieurance finished second and defeated Elwood Tomlin 3-1. Ryan Tilbury won the West Regional and defeated Zach Austin 2-0 and Christian Arriola 2-1. Austin placed second in the Wets and pinned Dami Oyesana. Tomlin took third in the East and defeated Connor Haff 3-2. Arriola took third in the West and defeated Oden Watson 3-1. Haff placed fourth in the East and Watson placed fourth in the West.

Sandite Pride Tournament Rankings

1. Sand Springs (98)
2. Choctaw (70)
3. Broken Arrow (61)
4. Edmond North (44)
5. Yukon (34)
6. Stillwater (31)
7. Midwest City (28)
8. Norman North (25)
9. Ponca City (22)
10. Owasso (15)
11. Westmoore (14)
12. Sapulpa (14)
13. Mustang (8)
14. Deer Creek (7)
15. Moore (7)
16. Edmond Memorial (4)
17. Enid (4)
18. Union (4)

Sand Springs wrestling wins Regional Championship, qualifies eleven for State Tournament

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Team Scores: 

1. Sand Springs (268)
2. Broken Arrow (241.5)
3. Ponca City (186)
4. Stillwater (157)
5. Owasso (126)
6. Norman North (186)
7. Sapulpa (86.5)
8. Jenks (83)
9. Union (79)
10. Bixby (53.5)
11. Bartlesville (53)
12. Enid (37.5)
13. Southmoore (37)
14. Muskogee (31.5)
15. Booker T. Washington (4)
16. Capitol Hill (3)

Regional Champions

106 Riley Weir (Sand Springs)
113 Brandon Blose (Sapulpa)
120 Tyler Lawley (Broken Arrow)
126 Spencer Schickram (Ponca City)
132 Daton Fix (Sand Springs)
138 Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs)
145 Kendon Lee (Stillwater)
152 Zeke Rubio (Ponca City)
160 Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow)
170 Christian Bahl (Stillwater)
182 Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
195 Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow)
220 Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs)
285 Gage Johnson (Norman North)

The top-ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team won their second-straight 6A-East Regional Championship Saturday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House, qualifying eleven wrestlers for State. This is their third tournament win this season.

The Sandites had a great start to the Regional Friday, sending nine wrestlers to the finals—one more than the previous year. They had a rough time Saturday, however, losing several toss-up matches and crowning only four champions compared to the seven they had last year. Last year they sent only eight wrestlers to State and took third place as a team, so with eleven qualifiers this year they’re in good shape to make a run at their first State Championship since 1971.

The OSSAA State Tournament will held next weekend at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. The first rounds will be wrestled Friday at 10:30 a.m., followed by the semifinals and first round of consolations at 5:00 p.m. The consolation semifinals will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m., followed by consolation finals at 12:45 p.m. and finals at 5:45 p.m.

Sophomore Riley Weir (38-6 season, 59-18 career) qualified for State for the second-straight year, winning his bracket at Regionals with four-straight pins. He recorded the fastest pin of his career against Capitol Hill’s Chrisma Collins in only twelve seconds, the pinned Stillwater’s Henry Warren and Broken Arrow’s Jackson Cockrell. In the finals he was pitted against Union sophomore TJ Long. Long was briefly featured in FloWrestling’s top-twenty national rankings earlier this season after winning the Geary Invitational, but the Sandite had little difficulty in securing his nineteenth pin of the season in 4:33. Weir placed third at last year’s Regional but didn’t place at State.

Oklahoma State University-signed senior Daton Fix (44-0, 162-0) had zero difficulty in securing his fourth-straight Regional Championship. He continued his undefeated career with two falls and two technical falls. He pinned Stillwater’s John Ritchey in 2:14 then worked up a 22-7 tech fall against Southmoore’s Joe Reynolds in 2:38. In the semifinals he pinned Owasso’s two-time State Qualifier Baylor Smith in 3:46, then scored another 22-7 tech fall against two-time State Qualifier Sam Avant of Norman North in 3:53. Fix is aiming to be the first four-time State Champion in Sand Springs history.

Senior Jack Karstetter (29-1, 102-16) won his third-straight Regional Championship, qualifying for State for the third time. He pinned Norman North Conner Mares-Ballard in the quarterfinal, then served up an 11-3 major decision against Ponca City senior Dawson Hunt. In the finals he was pitted against three-time State Qualifier Tyler Dieringer of Stillwater. The two were equally matched throughout and neither was able to score a takedown. After neither took a lead through the sudden victory round or the tie breaker period, Karstetter won with an escape in the first ultimate tie-breaker period. He failed to place at State as a sophomore, but came in Runner-Up last year.

Senior Delvin Jordan (42-2, 73-14) won his second-straight Regional Championship, qualifying for State for the third time. He breezed through his first three foes, pinning Booker T. Washington’s Cameron Douglass in 1:22, Enid’s Brock Anderson in 0:42, and Ponca City’s Austin Fry in 2:34. In the finals he took on defending State Champion Skyler Haynes, of Broken Arrow, and prevailed 3-2 in tie-breaker overtime. He was a Regional Runner-Up as a freshman, but didn’t place at State. He missed most of his sophomore year with an injury. Last year he won the Regional Championship by pinning the defending State Champion from Bixby, but was unable to compete at State.

Senior Tanner Ward (32-10, 108-22) qualified for State for the fourth-straight year, coming in Runner-Up at Regionals. He pinned Jenks’s Jared Miller in 1:52 in the quarterfinals and Norman North’s Yves Worou in the semis before falling 11-8 to three-time State Qualifier Brandon Blose, of Sapulpa. A transfer from Berryhill, Ward placed third at 3A State as a freshman and was a State Runner-Up the past two years.

Senior Michael Ritchey (35-10, 64-34) qualified for State for the second-straight year, coming in Runner-Up at Regionals. He pinned Bixby’s Ainslie Lane and Enid’s Hunter McGee in the first two rounds, then prevailed 5-1 over Laif Jones of Bartlesville in the semifinals. In the final round he was pitted against Broken Arrow two-time State Qualifier Tyler Lawley in a rematch of their Dual State bout. The two were perfectly matched throughout and finished the third period without a single point scored. They went through the sudden victory round still neutral, but Lawley got the upper hand in the first tie-breaker period and prevailed by 2-0 decision. Ritchey won Regionals last year but didn’t place at State.

Senior Beau Bratcher (43-6, 134-29) qualified for State for the fourth-straight year, coming in Runner-Up at Regionals. He pinned Bartlesville senior Jeremy Wingate in 0:33 and Sapulpa sophomore Colton Konell in 1:32, then topped Broken Arrow freshman Brady Mattioda 8-1. In the finals he was pitted against three-time State Qualifier and former Louisiana State Champion Kendon Lee of Stillwater. Neither scored a takedown in regulation, but Lee got the upper hand in sudden victory overtime and prevailed 3-1. Bratcher placed third at Regionals as a freshman and took first place the past two years. He failed to place at State the first two years, but was last year’s Runner-Up.

Junior Payton Scott (38-2, 59-10) qualified for State for the second-straight year, coming in Runner-Up at Regionals. He pinned Stillwater’s Parker Nicholas in 0:33, Jenks’s Colt Freeman in 0:55, and Owasso’s Richie Lee in 0:56. In the finals he was pitted against Ezequiel Rubio of Ponca City, but was upset 7-5 in sudden victory overtime. Scott won Regionals as a sophomore and placed fourth at State.

Senior Zane Basma (26-3, 88-28) qualified for State for the third-straight year, coming in Runner-Up at Regionals. He made quick work of his first three opponents, pinning Bixby’s Christian Shubert in 0:49, Owasso’s Brandon Dugan in 1:38, and Union’s Darius Boone in 1:51. In the finals he took on defending State Champion Christian Bahl, of Stillwater. The Pioneer got the upper hand with a 3-0 decision. Basma also placed second at last year’s Regional and placed third at State.

Junior Blake Sargent (37-9, 89-23) qualified for State for the second-straight year, placing third at Regionals. He won his first two matches by fall, pinning Enid’s Logan Herell in 1:23 and Booker T. Washington’s Elijah Harrigan in 1:19, before falling 3-1 in sudden victory overtime to Bixby’s two-time State Qualifier Easton Hudson. In the consolations he defeated Owasso senior Wyatt Johnson by 4-3 decision, then topped Broken Arrow sophomore Blake Gonzalez 7-3. Last year he won his bracket at Regionals and placed third at State.

Sophomore Noah Almy (24-18) qualified for State for the first time, placing fourth at Regionals. He won his first two matches by fall, pinning Bixby’s Owen DeWoody in 0:38 and Bartlesville’s Austin Manley in 2:40. In the quarterfinals he was forced to forfeit to Broken Arrow’s Caleb Wise with a minor injury, but he came back on day two and topped Owasso junior Nolan Miller 12-10 in sudden victory overtime to make the consolation finals. Already guaranteed a spot at State, he forfeited his final match against Stillwater’s Connor Wilcoxen to avoid aggravating his injury.

Sophomore Luke Bratcher (5-4) won his first match by fall, taking down Jenks’s Naimul Islam in 1:49, but suffered a concussion against Broken Arrow’s Gavin Potter and forfeited his remaining match.

Junior Kris Edwards (5-6) fell to Muskogee’s Jacob Wood in 3:57 in his first round match, but rebounded with a pin of Southmoore’s Jose Ruiz in 1:50. He lost his third match in a close 4-3 decision to Sam Smith of Stillwater.

Junior Gage Fain (26-15, 39-37) went the distance in both of his matches, falling 8-6 to Southmoore’s Jordan Reel in sudden victory overtime, and 4-3 to Stillwater’s Aaron Veselak in the tie-breaker period.

Kyle Keener scores 19 in Sandites' 58-54 loss at Bixby

Kyle Keener led all scorers with 19 points Friday night in Bixby. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

BHS 58 CPHS 54

1Q Sand Springs 15-10
2Q Sand Springs 12-9
3Q Bixby 14-13
4Q Bixby 25-14

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Keener 19, Colt Savage 18, Cale Savage 6, Taber 6, Garbey 4, Golightly 1. (Bixby) Homan 18, Waggnor 14, Fiser 13, King 6, Hink 3, York 2, Moore 2.

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

By: Virgil Noah, Staff Writer

University of Central Oklahoma-signed senior Kyle Keener scored a team-high 19 points and collected 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season in Charles Page High School's attempt to spoil Bixby High School's Senior Night on Friday. The Sandites (11-12 overall, 5-9 conference) led for almost the entirety of the game but were unable to secure the victory and were defeated 58-54 after a late rally. 

The Spartans (11-12, 6-8) raced out to a 7-0 lead in the opening moments of the game getting layups from Sam Hink and Joey Homan, while Tre Waggnor knocked down a three-pointer. The Sandites then closed out the first quarter on a 15-3 scoring run. Keener knocked down a free throw, followed by baskets from Colt Savage and Jacob Garbey. Colt and younger brother Cale Savage both drained threes and Josh Taber got on the board with a layup to close out the opening stanza with the visitors up by five.

The second quarter saw more of the same as the Sandites outscored Bixby 12-9 in the quarter. Keener and Colt combined for all 12 of those points, and the Sandites headed into halftime leading 27-19.

Taber got the second half going with a layup and Waggnor answered with a conventional three-point play. Spartan Senior Forward Will Fiser got things going as well as Homan to score Bixby's last nine straight points in the quarter, while Colt did damage from the field and the charity stripe. Cale sank another triple and Keener scored in the post to send Sand Springs into the final eight minutes of play with a seven point advantage. 

Keener and Homan traded baskets to start the fourth followed by Fiser and Garbey. Homan then scored despite a foul and converted the and-one opportunity. A layup by Staton King trimmed the lead to just two points. Keener would score ten of his team-high 19 points in the fourth, the last of which gave the Sandites a 54-50 advantage. Bixby would hold Sand Springs off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game though, as Waggnor made back-to-back trifectas to seal the win for the Spartans. 

The Sandites will return to action next Friday at 6:30 p.m. when they play No. 9 Yukon (14-6) in the first round of the Norman North Regional playoff.

Lady Sandite Basketball wins Frontier Valley Conference Championship

Sophomore Holly Kersgieter led all scorers with 17 points Friday night at Bixby. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

CPHS 59 BHS 46

1Q Sand Springs 12-5
2Q Sand Springs 17-9
3Q Sand Springs 17-13
4Q Bixby 19-13

Scoring: (CPHS) Kersgieter 17, Johnson 14, McGee 13, Regalado 9, Pennington 6. (BHS) Tyree 16, Bittle 15, Myles 9, Fuhr 3, King 1, Stout 1, Brown 1.

(CPHS only)
Offensive Rebounds: McGee 3, Kersgieter 2, Pennington 1, Grant 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Pennington 3, Taber 3, Johnson 2, Collins 2, Grant 2, McGee 1.
Steals: Pennington 3, Kersgieter 2, Johnson 2.
Assists: Johnson 3, McGee 3, Pennington 2, Collins 1, Kersgieter 1.
Blocks: Kersgieter 2, Regalado 2, Pennington 1, Johnson 1.
Fouls: Regalado 5, Kersgieter 3, Taber 3, Pennington 2, Johnson 2, Grant 1, Boaz 1.

The No. 3 ranked Charles Page High School girls basketball team (20-1) pulled off a nearly perfect regular season to wrap up their first Frontier Valley Conference Championship in recent memory. Three Lady Sandites doubled in a 59-46 victory at Bixby to clench the title with a 13-1 record. The lone blemish on the girls' season was a 61-57 loss at No. 9 Owasso when starting center Gloria Mutiri was out with an ankle injury. Mutiri was absent from this game as well, playing club volleyball out of town, but it didn't affect the girls this time.

The girls took first place at both the Bishop Kelley Invitational and the Coffeyville Interstate Classic, and earned the right to host a Regional Tournament. Unfortunately the Ed Dubie Field House sustained water damage and the Regional was moved to Broken Arrow. The first game will be played this upcoming Thursday at 8:00 p.m. against Stillwater (5-18).

Sophomore Holly Kersgieter led all scorers Friday night at Bixby with 17 points, followed by Destiny Johnson with 14 and Kierra McGee with 13 for the Sandites. Sarah Tyree was top-dog for the Lady Spartans with 16, closely followed by Maddie Bittle with 15. This was Kersgieter's seventh time leading her team this season.

The visitors got off to a fast start as Johnson scored the opening points with a layup and free throw. Tyree retaliated in similar form to tied it at 3-3, but the Sandites took the lead from there and never looked back. McGee hit a three-pointer, Johnson added back-to-back twos, then Kersgieter scored her first points of the night to make it 12-3. Tyree had the final say of the first quarter with a layup and was the only Lady Spartan to score in the stanza.

Sand Springs doubled down on their host in the second quarter as Kersgieter posted eight points, aided by Johnson with five, McGee with two, and Sydney Pennington with two. Bittle and Dariann Myles both got in on the action for Bixby, but they trailed 29-14 going into halftime.

The third quarter was less of a blowout, though the Sandites did increase their lead to 46-27. The Spartans finally caught a break in the final stretch as Coach Dustin Morrow ran the bench on the Spartans. The home team scored the final eleven points of the game and won the period 19-13.