CPHS Cross Country: First Boys' Team in School History Qualifies for State

The past weekend saw a historic performance by the Charles Page High School varsity Cross Country team. For the first time in school history, the boys' squad qualified as a team for the State Championship meet. Individual Sandites have made the trip in the past, but the Sandites' fourth place performance at the 6A East Regional in Broken Arrow earned the whole team the right to compete.

Aden Baughman cracked the top-twenty with a 17:31 performance, closely followed by Ian Baustert in 21st. Bartlesville won the Regional crown, led by James Martinez. 

The Lady Sandites finished in fourteenth place out of sixteen teams, led by Sara Abbet in 66th place. The Lady Bruins won their race with a Regional Champion in Rilee Rigdon. 

The State Championship meet will be held October 28th at Edmond Santa Fe High School at 1901 West 15th Street. The boys' team will run at 10:45 a.m.

10.21.2017 6A-East Regional - Girls 5K

24:20 Sara Abbet - 66th
25:15 Chezney Kelley - 84th
25:26 Elizabeth Watts - 85th
26:31 Erika Baker - 91st
28:06 Kaitlyn Walden - 95th
29:08 Wanageeska Williams - 101st

10.21.2017 6A-East Regional - Boys 5K

17:31 Aden Baughman - 19th
17:37 Ian Baustert - 21st
17:54 Jaelyn Jackson - 30th
18:20 Jacob Smith - 40th
18:30 Nelson Yazzie - 44th
18:52 Landin Green - 54th
19:23 Danny Murray - 66th

The girls' team had a rough time at the Frontier Valley Conference Championship, finishing ninth of nine, led by Sara Abbet in 37th place. The boys' team finished middle of the pack at fifth of eight teams. Aden Baughman took twelfth place in 16:09. Bartlesville's Rilee Rigdon was the girls' champion, finishing in 17:45. Nathan Lauritsen, also a Bruin, won the boys' race in 15:08. The JV boys finished seventh of eight teams.

10.10.2017 FVC Championship - Girls (Less than 5K)

21:15 Sara Abbet - 37th
22:48 Elizabeth Watts - 58th
23:22 Erika Baker - 60th
24:35 Chezney Kelley - 61st
25:07 Tiqvah Soap - 62nd
25:45 Wanageeska Williams - 48th JV
26:22 Stephanie Genn - 65th
26:26 Madelynn Adams - 66th
27:19 Kaitlyn Walden - 58th JV
29:38 Adrianna Tapp - 67th JV

10.10.2017 FVC Championship - JH Boys (Less than 2 miles)

14:45 Zac Davis - 133rd

 

10.10.2017 FVC Championship - Boys (Less than 5K)

16:09 Aden Baughman - 12th
16:30 Jaelyn Jackson - 19th
16:38 Ian Baustert - 25th
16:43 Nelson Yazzie - 29th
16:57 Jacob Smith - 34th
17:35 Danny Murray - 46th
17:55 Kaegan Murray - 51st
17:59 Cameron Mccrary - 18th JV
18:07 Phillip Elleman - 20th JV
19:50 Chance Powell - 81st JV
20:05 Nathan McKnight - 88th JV
20:28 Alex Newport - 98th JV
20:59 Caleb James - 105th JV
22:38 Jacob Baker - 127th JV
23:01 Colton Sanders - 131st JV
23:52 Nicholas Sango - 13th JV

At the crowded Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree the Sandites took seventh place among 24 teams in the 5A/6A division. Jaelyn Jackson led his team with a 32nd place finish in 17:34.2. Sara Abbet led the girls team with a 41st place finish in 23:14.4. The Lady Sandites placed thirteenth of fifteen schools. Cameron Mccrary paced the JV boys with a 36th place finish in 19:49.6, leading his team to a thirteenth place finish among nineteen teams. 

9.30.2017 Cowboy Jamboree - Boys 5K

17:34.2 Jaelyn Jackson - 32nd
17:44.2 Aden Baughman - 40th
17:57.9 Ian Baustert - 48th
18:02.8 Nelson Yazzie - 55th
18:13.5 Jacob Smith - 61st
18:52.7 Landin Green - 86th
18:56.2 Danny Murray - 94th
19:18.7 Kaegan Murray - 106th
19:49.6 Cameron Mccrary - 36th JV
20:41.7 Phillip Elleman - 76th JV
21:42.8 Alex Newport - 118th JV
22:20.6 Nathan Mcknight - 145th JV
22:33.1 Chance Powell - 153rd JV
24:16.9 Caleb James - 214th JV
24:35.0 Jacob Baker - 220th JV
25:33.4 Colton Sanders - 241st JV
 

9.30.2017 Cowboy Jamboree - Girls 5K

23:14.4 Sara Abbet - 41st
25:12.9 Elizabeth Watts - 78th
25:19.6 Erika Baker - 80th
25:58.2 Chezney Kelley - 87th
38:09.8 Ayden Meade - 110th
 

The Holland Hall Invitational was a victory for the future of Sand Springs athletics as the elementary boys swept the contest for a first-place finish with three top-ten runners. 48 runners competed from Coach Chris Corbin's popular after-school program. The girls took second place with three top-ten runners, led by runner-up Ava Watts who was a mere six seconds behind the winner.

The varsity boys' team placed fourth of 21 teams with three top-twenty finishers, led by Aden Baughman in eleventh place in 17:29. Danny Murray finished ninth in the JV run, leading the B team to an eighth place finish among fifteen teams. Tiqvah Soap was the top Lady Sandite, placing 35th in 24:24. The team finished tenth among fourteen teams. 

9.23.2017 Holland Hall - Elementary Boys 1600M

6:19 Clayton Giddens - 5th
6:20 Michael Johnson - 7th
6:32 Joseph Clayton - 9th
6:40 Jakob Skipper - 13th
6:42 Griffin Sensintaffa - 15th
6:44 Cooper Macdonald - 17th
6:52 Dawson Briscoe - 20th
7:29 Gavin Corbin - 39th
7:32 David King - 40th
7:34 Hudson Gregory - 43rd
7:49 Braden Gregory - 48th
7:50 Brody Carter - 49th
7:52 Ryder Gregory - 51st
7:58 Dado Phillips - 58th
8:02 Connor Beals - 61st
8:21 Asher Giddens - 69th
8:40 Noah Higgins - 77th
9:30 Kaizen Freese - 89th
9:37 Kenton Freese - 91st
9:38 Noah Watkins - 92nd
9:39 Grady Harris - 93rd
10:09 Dallas Duffy - 99th
10:27 Canyon Carnahan - 103rd
10:49 Sutton Corbin - 104th
10:55 Brayden Grimes - 105th
11:21 Josh Looney - 107th
11:44 Mason Boyman - 108th

10.23.2017 Holland Hall - Junior High Boys 1600M

7:08 Kodah Gregory - 113th
7:32 Zac Davis - 141st

10.23.2017 Holland Hall - Boys 5K

17:29 Aden Baughman - 11th
17:35 Jaelyn Jackson - 12th
17:49 Ian Baustert - 18th
17:59 Nelson Yazzie - 24th
18:36 Jacob Smith - 33rd
19:04 Kaegan Murray - 47th
19:33 Danny Murray - 9th JV
20:20 Phillip Elleman - 17th JV
20:46 Cameron Mccrary - 83rd
22:12 Alex Newport - 68th JV
23:06 Chance Powell - 96th JV
25:50 Caleb James - 155th JV
29:40 Nicholas Sango - 195th JV
30:16 Zac Counts - 199th JV

9.23.2017 Holland Hall - Elementary Girls 1600M

6:23 Ava Watts - 2nd
6:50 Brynlee Durborrow - 7th
6:52 Morgan Rector - 10th
7:23 Sydney Noel - 20th
7:46 Lainey Stanfill - 28th
7:49 Emily Kubiak - 32nd
7:56 Abby Martin - 35th
8:44 Josie Myers - 58th
8:55 Hannah Mckelvey - 60th
9:39 Julia Myers - 69th
9:39 Alexis Stull - 70th
9:40 Faith Mckelvey - 72nd
9:51 Izzi Larkin - 73rd
10:18 Declyn Beals - 76th
10:21 Scout Mushrush - 78th
10:30 Gracie Graham - 80th
11:58 Rylee Skipper - 83rd
11:59 Sophie Watkins - 84th
13:05 Brie Blair - 86th
13:10 Nola Chambers - 87th
14:54 Peyton Burkle - 88th

10.23.2017 Holland Hall - Girls 5K

24:24 Tiqvah Soap - 35th
24:44 Sara Abbet - 42nd
25:40 Elizabeth Watts - 61st
25:44 Chezney Kelley - 62nd
26:07 Erika Baker - 66th
28:11 Stephanie Genn - 87th
28:13 Madelynn Adams - 88th
30:52 Mackenzie Burks - 44th JV
33:18 Wanageeska Williams - 63rd JV
40:14 Ayden Meade - 88th JV

Both teams had solid showings at last month's Booker T. Washington 5K. Sara Abbet led the girls' team with a 15th place finish in 23:05. Owasso's Katie Booth took first place in 20:09, helping her team to a first-place finish. The Lady Sandites finished sixth of ten teams. Jaelyn Jackson took first place in the boys' 5K, finishing in 17:03 with a 24 second lead on the runner up from Bishop Kelley. Ian Baustert and Aden Baughman also made the top ten, followed by Nelson Yazzie in eleventh. The boys placed second of fourteen teams, a mere nine-second average time behind Owasso. 

9.14.2017 Hornet Classic - Girls 5K

23:05 Sara Abbet - 15th
24:51 Chezney Kelley - 32nd
25:10 Elizabeth Watts - 36th
27:24 Madelynn Adams - 47th
27:24 Erika Baker - 48th
28:49 Wanageeska Williams - 26th JV
37:47 Adrianna Tapp - 58th JV

9.14.2017 Hornet Classic - Middle School Girls 3200M

4:19 Ava Watts - 9th
 

9.14.2017 Hornet Classic - Boys 5K

17:03 Jaelyn Jackson - 1st
17:41 Ian Baustert - 6th
17:52 Aden Baughman - 8th
18:05 Nelson Yazzie - 11th
18:45 Jacob Smith - 18th
19:00 Kaegan Murray - 20th
19:30 Cameron McCrary - 11th JV
19:41 Danny Murray - 28th
19:58 Phillip Elleman - 15th JV
21:35 Nathan McKnight - 49th JV
21:50 Cooper Lynch - 52nd JV
22:53 Alex Newport - 68th JV
24:10 Caleb James - 86th JV
24:28 Mason Hamel - 91st JV
25:02 Jacob Baker - 99th JV
26:04 Josh Ivy - 107th JV
31:10 Zac Counts - 128th JV
35:11 Nicholas Sango - 132nd JV
37:04 Jonathon Taylor - 133rd JV

 

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

No. 1 Booker T. Washington Hornets (Last Week No. 1) vs. No. 4 Bixby Spartans (3)* District 2

The Hornets (7-1, 4-0) reaffirmed their number one rank with a 40-0 shut out of Sand Springs (4-4, 2-2). They outperformed 450 yards to 155, with a 20-34-196-0 passing performance from Phillip Wheatley and a 24-164 ground game from Thomas Grayson. Dewanye Cooks Jr. recorded a 98-yard kickoff return to set the tone for the night. Defensively they recorded six tackles for loss, five sacks, and two fumble recoveries.

The three-time defending State Champions (5-3, 4-0) came out on top of a surprisingly close 37-21 battle in Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3). The Spartans had their lowest-scoring win since the season-opener against Jenks (4-4) despite recording a safety and two interceptions. 

The pick: BTW 39 Bixby 33.

No. 2 Midwest City Bombers (2) vs. No. 11 Enid Plainsmen (11)* District 1

The District One favorites continued their dominating and undefeated district streak with a 32-14 win at Putnam City (6-2, 3-2). Midwest City (7-1, 5-0) was up 26-0 at halftime and 32-0 in the fourth quarter before allowing the Pirates to score. Preston Colbert was 15-18-329-0 passing and the Bombers added another 167 yards on the ground.

Enid (3-5, 1-4) fell in a 20-0 deficit against Stillwater (7-1, 4-1) before getting on the scoreboard and finishing 53-34. Mason Skrimager passed for 247 yards and ran for 69 yards with a combined four touchdowns. 

The pick: MWC 53 Enid 16.

No. 3 Lawton Wolverines (4) vs. No. 12 Putnam City West Patriots (12)* District 1

Lawton (6-2, 4-1) put a 41-17 hammering on Choctaw (4-4, 1-4) and shouldn't have too much difficulty closing out the season for a second place finish in the district. Next up they'll take on Putnam City West (1-7, 0-5) who fell 34-7 to Deer Creek (4-4, 2-3) on Thursday. 

The pick: Lawton 50 PCW 18.

No. 5 Stillwater Pioneers (5) vs. No. 7 Putnam City Pirates (8)* District 1

Stillwater (7-1, 4-1) is still shooting for a district title after their 53-34 win in Enid (3-5, 1-4). If they can win out their next two games they can force a three-way tie for the title and the spot will be awarded on point differential. First they have to get past Putnam City (6-2, 3-2) who is coming off a 32-14 defeat against Midwest City. 

Gunnar Gundy was 7-12-89 passing while the Pioneer running backs did most of the work, racking up 422 yards in their win. Putnam City was held to 89 yards on 28 carries in their loss, and A.J. Newsome passed 18-40-191-2.

The pick: SHS 39 PHS 26.

No. 6 Muskogee Roughers (6)* vs. No. 15 Sapulpa Chieftains (15)* District 2

Muskogee (3-4, 2-2) took a bye week to recover after their close 40-34 shootout win with Sand Springs (4-4, 2-2) and will next have to get past Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4). In their game with the Sandites the Roughers gave up four fumbles and an interception but still managed to come out on top thanks to an 18-25-381-1 passing performance by Jacob Medrano. They were held to 91 yards on 28 carries. 

After falling 9-2 to previously winless Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3), the Sapulpa Chieftains rebounded with a vengeance in a 42-14 battle with Ponca City (1-7, 1-4). Eli Williams ran eleven times for 126 yards while three running backs combined for 149 yards. 

The pick: MHS 49 SHS 12.

No. 8 Sand Springs Sandites (7) vs. No. 13 Bartlesville Bruins (13)* District 2

Sand Springs (4-4, 2-2) lost their first shutout since 2011, 40-0 at Booker T. Washington (7-1, 4-0). Caden Pennington was 6-10-53-0 and Payton Scott was held to 96 yards on 20 carries. 

Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3) lost a surprisingly close 37-21 bout with Bixby (5-3, 4-0) despite giving up two interceptions and a safety. Noah Sunday was 22-45-236-2, and teams that pass that well have done fairly against Sand Springs well this season. 

The pick: CPHS 35 BHS 26.

No. 9 Choctaw Yellowjackets (9) vs. No. 10 Deer Creek Antlers (10)* District 1

Choctaw (4-4, 1-4) kept up with Lawton (6-2, 4-1) for most of the game, leading 17-14 in the third quarter before the Wolverines pulled ahead for a 41-17 win. Deer Creek (4-4, 2-3) hammered Putnam City West (1-7, 0-5) 34-7, jumping out to a 34-0 lead before letting their foes on the board. 

The pick: CHS 35 DC 28.

No. 14 Ponca City Wildcats (14) vs. Norman Tigers

Ponca City (1-7, 1-4) will play an unusual late season non-district game at 6A-I Norman (0-8) where they'll hope to snap back from a 42-14 upset in Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4). Double-threat Ponca QB Justin Andrews was 15-31-195-0 passing and 23-146 rushing.

Norman is coming off a 59-7 loss to Broken Arrow (4-4) where they were held to 100 rushing yards on 25 carries and a 3-14-25-3 passing performance. 

The pick: PoHi 24 NHS 21.

Scott Emigh
Editor-in-Chief
Overall: 53-17 (.757)
Last Week: 6-1 (.857)
Last Year: 48-21 (.695)

Virgil Noah
Staff Writer
Overall: 42-15* (.737)
Last Week: 6-1 (.857)
Last Year: 43-26 (.623)

*Virgil missed the first week of picks.

CPHS Football Preview: Bartlesville at Sand Springs

Braden Millican hauls in a radical catch in a 40-0 loss to Booker T. Washington. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

It's make or break for the Sandite post-season dream in the coming weeks. The No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School football team (4-4, 2-2) needs one more win to make the playoffs, and they'll have a tough (though not impossible) regular-season finale when they host No. 4 Bixby (5-3, 4-0) two Fridays from now. Their best hope is to take down No. 13 Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3) this week, though even the one-win Bruins have been highly competitive in recent weeks. 

Eleventh-year Head Coach Dustin Kinard has amassed a 59-58 record with the Sandites and is 5-5 against the Bruins. This year the Sandites started with a pair of non-district losses, then won four-straight before dropping their last two games. They came up short in a 40-34 shootout with No. 6 Muskoge (3-4 2-2) and received their first shutout since 2011 at the hands of No. 1 Booker T. Washington (7-1, 4-0), 40-0. 

Interim Head Coach Kyle Ppool took over the Bruin program after John McKee was suspended for unknown reasons earlier this season. Ppool was an assistant coach at Bartlesville from 2003-2005 and was defensive coordinator from 2013-2016. He was not currently on staff at the time of McKee's resignation in week three and is 1-4 since taking over the program. The Bruins have gone 4-5 against the Sandites during his stents as an assistant.

The Bruins started the season with a 30-25 field victory against 5A McAlester (1-7) but later forfeited due to an ineligible player. They fell 56-14 to 6A-I Owasso (7-1), 48-29 to 4A Cascia Hall (5-3), 71-6 to Muskogee, and 14-12 to No. 14 Ponca City (1-7, 1-4) before topping No. 15 Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4) 9-2. Last week they put up a surprisingly close effort against Bixby, falling 37-21.

The Sand Springs-Bartlesville rivalry is a difficult one to assign numbers to. The current Bartlesville High School was called College High School from 1939 till 1982, due to housing a junior college in its early years. College High unified with the town's other school, Sooner High, in 1982.

Bartlesville leads the series 38-23 overall. The Sandites lead 9-8 over the last 17 contiguous meetings, Bartlesville leads the series 19-14 since the merger of their two high schools. Sand Springs High School and the long-gone Bartlesville Central High School split their series 3-3. College High led their series 10-4, and Sooner High led their series 6-2.

Bartlesville Avg. Box Score

Points: 17
First Downs: 11
Rushing: 33-93
Passing: 15-32-175-2
Plays-Yards: 65-268
Penalties: 6-54

Allowed: 36
First Downs: 14
Rushing: 38-194
Passing: 10-18-156-1
Plays-Yards: 56-350
Penalties: 7-70
 

Sand Springs Avg. Box Score

Points: 25
First Downs: 13
Rushing: 43-249
Passing: 6-12-75-1
Plays-Yards: 54-324
Penalties: 3-28

Allowed: 27
First Downs: 16
Rushing: 37-202
Passing: 14-23-178-1
Plays-Yards: 60-380
Penalties: 7-53

Sand Springs vs. Bartlesville History

2016: Sand Springs 47-28 (A)
2015: Bartlesville 24-7 (A)
2014: Sand Springs 28-27 (Homecoming)
2013: Bartlesville 40-27 (A)
2012: Sand Springs 27-25 (H)
2011: Sand Springs 34-0 (Homecoming)
2010: Bartlesville 48-16 (A)
2009: Bartlesville 45-14 (H)
2008: Sand Springs 52-24 (A)
2007: Bartlesville 27-26 (H)
2006: Bartlesville 24-14 (A)
2005: Sand Springs 22-3 (A)
2004: Sand Springs 28-18 (H)
2003: Bartlesville 35- (A)
2002: Bartlesville 34-7 (H)
2001: Sand Springs 13-8 (H)
2000: Sand Springs 21-0 (A)

1997: Sand Springs 31-0
1996: Bartlesville 20-16
1995: Sand Springs 28-12
1994: Sand Springs 27-7
1993: Sand Springs 28-6
1992: Bartlesville 40-33
1991: Bartlesville (21-0 according to Sandite Yearbook, 28-0 according to Tulsa World)
1990: Bartlesville 7-0
1989: Bartlesville 23-20 OT
1988: Bartlesville 27-7
1987: Bartlesville 28-27 OT (Shared District Title)
1986: Bartlesville 20-6
1985: Sand Springs 35-15
1984: Bartlesville 17-6
1983: Bartlesville 24-21
1982: Bartlesville 14-0

1979: Sand Springs 8-0 (College)
1978: College High 20-15
1977: Sand Springs 21-0 (Sooner)
1976: Sooner High 6-0
1975: College High 21-0
1975: Sooner High 28-6
1974: College High 14-7
1974: Sooner High 28-9
1973: Sand Springs 14-7 (College)
1973: Sand Springs 34-22 (Sooner)
1972: College High 43-15
1972: Sooner High 41-7
1971: Sooner High 21-6
1970: Sooner High 29-0

1960: College High 48-14
1959: College High 16-6
1958: College High 30-0
1957: College High 19-0
1956: Sand Springs 6-0 (College)
1955: College High 19-0
1954: College High 28-6
1953: Sand Springs 13-7 (College)

1930: Central High 20-6
1929: Sand Springs 12-0 (Central)

1922: Central High 6-0
1921: Sand Springs 22-6 (Central)
1920: Central High 43-7
1919: Sand Springs 19-7

CPHS Volleyball: Final Season Statistics and Season Rewind

Another year is in the history books for the Charles Page High School Sandite Volleyball team. The talented squad finished the season ranked twelfth in Class 6A with a 15-18 record in one of their toughest schedules in program history. After a 24-14 campaign in 2016, the Lady Sandites scheduled far tougher foes this season and despite the losing record, they were arguably one of the best teams in school history.

The Lady Sandites upset No. 5 Edmond Memorial 3-2 and swept No. 11 Owasso en route to a third-place finish at the tough Broken Arrow tournament. They swept 5A No. 7 Coweta, 5A No. 5 Victory Christian and their Highway 97 foes from Sapulpa before their season came to a close at No. 5 Stillwater in the Regional Championship finals. 

The season included thirteen sweeps and 52 set wins to 58 losses. Fourth-year Head Coach Janna Green's career record stands now at 123-113 (.521) overall and 65-76 (.460) in her time at Sand Springs. She took two of her three Owasso teams to the State Tournament but has yet to make the trip from Sand Springs.

Sixteen Lady Sandites saw action this season, and nine will graduate this spring. The varsity squad didn't contain a single junior. The six varsity sophomores will lead the team for the next two seasons.

The Sandites will graduate 76% of their scoring power, including team kill-leader and Kansas State University-commit Gloria Mutiri. She leaves a talented star to pick up where she left off in sophomore Devree Youngblood. Youngblood played only 47 sets this year due to injury but still managed 94 kills for the second-best performance on the team. Sophomore Madison Burris led the team with 595 assists and was the only player besides Mutiri to play every single set. 

Defensively the girls will lose 85% of their blocking and 77% of their digging power. Mutiri led the team in blocks with 79, while Madison Ward led in digs with 108 to Mutiri's 106. Ward saw the third-most action of the team with 106 sets played. Mutiri also led in aces with 39, while Makenzie Ward scored 28 and Madison Ward added 26. 

Sets Played

107 Burris
107 Mutiri
106 Madison Ward
102 Neely
102 Taylor
98 Makenzie Ward
95 Cypert
93 Campfield
78 Bradshaw
75 Wise
64 Johnson
47 Youngblood
38 Wyrick
25 Mong
18 Blaylock
2 Henry

Kills

524 Mutiri
94 Youngblood
63 Burris
72 Cypert
49 Bradshaw
49 Campfield
38 Neely
12 Johnson
11 Wyrick
6 Taylor
6 Madison Ward
4 Wise
1 Blaylock
1 Mong

Assists

595 Burris
99 Makenzie Ward
15 Mutiri
12 Bradshaw
11 Mong
8 Cypert
5 Johnson
3 Campfield
3 Neely
3 Taylor
3 Madison Ward
1 Youngblood

Blocks

79 Mutiri
27 Neely
11 Cypert
9 Burris
7 Bradshaw
7 Wyrick
4 Youngblood
3 Campfield
2 Johnson

Digs

108 Madison Ward
106 Mutiri
91 Taylor
60 Burris
33 Campfield
28 Makenzie Ward
12 Wise
6 Cypert
5 Mong
5 Youngblood
4 Bradshaw
3 Blaylock
2 Neely
1 Wyrick

Aces

39 Mutiri
28 Makenzie Ward
26 Madison Ward
24 Taylor
19 Campfield
14 Burris
13 Wise
9 Cypert
8 Youngblood
1 Blaylock
1 Neely
1 Wyrick

*Statistics do NOT include a 3-0 (25-12, 26-24, 25-18) win over the Stillwater Junior Varsity squad at the Stillwater Tournament due to equipment failure. 

Seniors

#4 Chelsea Neely
#6 Kylie Taylor
#8 Kallie Johnson
#14 Makenna Cypert
#17 Makenzie Ward
#18 Madison Ward
#21 Gloria Mutiri
#22 Kenzie Bradshaw
#28 Kendall Wise

Sophomores

#1 Cloe Campfield
#5 Madison Burris
#9 Devree Youngblood
#11 Vanessa Wyrick
#24 Raylynn Mong
#26 Cheyenne Henry

Freshmen

#15 Madison Blaylock

CPHS Football: Sandites suffer 40-0 shutout at No. 1 Booker T. Washington

When the No. 7 ranked Sand Springs Sandites (4-4 overall, 2-2 district) traveled to No. 1 Booker T. Washington (7-1, 4-0), they knew they were in for a tough night. Tough was an understatement as the Hornets dealt the visitors their biggest loss since 2013 and their first shutout since 2011. The Hornets took a 14-7 series lead in the 21st meeting between the two teams. 

BTW 40 CPHS 0

1Q BTW 9-0
2Q BTW 17-0
3Q BTW 7-0
4Q BTW 7-0

Passing: BTW 20-34-196-0, CPHS 6-11-53-0.
Rushing: BTW 38-254, CPHS 34-102.
Plays-Offense: BTW 72-450, CPHS 45-155.
First Downs: BTW 18, CPHS 8.
Penalties: CPHS 2-16, BTW 6-65.
Fumbles/Lost: BTW 0/0, CPHS 3/2. 

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It was a harsh night right out the gate as Dewanye Cooks Jr. returned Kaiden Cox’s opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. The two point-play fell apart, but the Hornets wouldn’t be sweating that any time soon. An onside kick recovered at the 46-yard line set up Washington for an eleven-play drive capped by a 35-yard field goal from Joshua McSoud less than halfway through the first quarter.

The Sandites’ first drive was turned over on downs at their own 44, and they forced a turnover from the Hornets six plays later at their 26 thanks to a quick tackle from Miron Krotzer. They failed to convert once again, however, and kicked their first of four punts in a half that didn’t yield a single first down.

The Hornets went on to rack up a 26-0 lead thanks to a 51-yard carry from Thomas Grayson, a fourth-down eight-yard pass from Philip Wheatley to Mahcel Johnson, and a 21-yard field goal from McSoud.

After some halftime adjustments the Sandites converted on their opening possession thanks to a nine-yard pass from Caden Pennington to Garrett McCallie and a three yard run from Payton Scott. Two plays later and the Sandites fumbled the ball away at their own 43. Washington took only four plays to find the endzone on a 28-yard run from Grayson who stumbled into the endzone after breaking three tackles. 

The next Sandite drive was practically identical. Pennington hit Garrett Goins this time for 17 yards and a first down, then Scott picked up his longest run of the night on the next play for 27 yards. Two plays later Pennington fumbled the ball away at the Hornet 21. 

The teams exchanged punts and the Sandites forced a turnover on downs before working up their most successful drive of the night. Pennington and Scott took turns converting and marched as far as the Hornet 33. On a crucial fourth and three the play fell apart and Pennington was sacked for the turnover. 

The home team put together one more scoring drive, connecting on a fourteen-yard pass to Javian Hester for the final points of the game. Trailing 40-0 with six minutes to play, the Sandites sent in the backups for some valuable varsity experience. Sophomore quarterback Braden Foster took five snaps and made one pass attempt, while sophomore running back Seth Jones carried four times for fifteen yards. 

The Sandites were held to their lowest offensive output of the season with only 155 total yards. Scott carried twenty times for 96 yards, marking his first time since the season opener that he failed to break triple digits. Pennington finished the evening 6-10-53-0. He was perfect on short screen passes, but the Hornet defense was always ready with a quick tackle for little gain. On the deep ball he usually three to five yards past his receivers. 

Wheatley finished the night 20-34-196-0 with two touchdowns while Grayson led the ground game with 24 carries for 164 yards and two more touchdowns. Defensively, Hayden Cramer was public enemy number one for the Hornets. The junior Sandite racked up ten tackles against the home team and recorded one pass breakup.

The last time Sand Springs failed to put points on the board was in a 3-0 loss to Coweta in week two of what would become a 3-7 season. That was also the last year they would fail to compile a winning record, and the last time they would fail to make a playoff appearance. The Sandites have had their fair share of good teams in years past, but the last five seasons have been their longest continuous success streak in program history.

The current team has never known anything but success, and the upperclassmen have even been as far as the State Finals in 2015. Thursday's devastating loss isn't likely indicative of any change in the Sandites' success. The Hornets had already scored a pair of 63-0 shutouts in prior weeks, and the Sandites still have a two more games left to try and snap back before the playoffs. They'll only need to win one game to make the playoffs for the sixth-straight year. 

The Sandites will finish out the year with a pair of home games. Next up will be No. 13 Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3) who made a surprising effort in a 37-21 loss to No. 3 Bixby (5-3, 4-0) on Thursday. 

Sand Springs Individual Statistics

Passing: Pennington 6-10-53-0. Foster 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: McCallie 3-26. Goins 1-17. Millican 1-10. Scott 1-0.
Rushing: Scott 20-96. Jones 4-16. Nortey 1-1. Pennington 9-(-10).
Punt-Avg: Pennington 1-48. Smith 5-25.
Kick-Avg: Cox 1-58.
Kick Return: Bratcher 1-17. McCallie 2-5. Millican 1-2. 
Tackles: Cramer 10. Haley 5. Bratcher 4. Fleischman 4. Finch 3. Lyons 3. Fain 3. Krotzer 3. Denton 3. Cartwright 2. Mock 2. Smith 2. Adcock 1. Askew 1. Moyer 1. Rutledge 1. Courville 1. Wright 1. Brown 1.
Break-Ups: Cramer 1. Bratcher 1. Mackey 1. Edwards 1. 

Booker T. Washington Individual Statistics

Passing: Wheatley 20-34-196-0, 2TD.
Receiving: Hester 7-62, 1TD. McQuarters 4-29. Cooks 2-27. Potter 3-25. Johnson 2-25, 1TD. Brown 1-17. Grayson 1-11.
Rushing: Grayson 24-167, 2TD. McQuarters 4-39. Welch 6-31. Wheatley 4-20.
PAT: McSoud 4/4.
Field Goals: McSoud 2/2.
Punt Return: McQuarters 1-19.
Kick Return: Cooks 1-98, 1TD.
Fumble Recovery: Jackson 1. Brown 1. 

CPHS Football Preview: No. 1 Booker T. Washington hosts No. 7 Sand Springs

In what may prove to be their toughest match of the season, the No. 7 ranked Sand Springs Sandites (4-3 overall, 2-1 district) will travel to No. 1 Booker T. Washington (6-1, 3-0) for a Fall Break battle this Thursday. 

The Sandites are coming off a 40-34 shootout loss to No. 6 Muskogee (3-4, 2-2) that ended a four-straight win streak over lower-ranked teams. The Hornets are coming off a bye week after hammering Muskogee 42-21 for their fourth-straight win. Their only loss this season was 30-21 to Louisiana 5A No. 1 West Monroe (7-0). They scored 63 points in all three of their wins before Muskogee, including shutouts against 5A Shawnee (4-3) and No. 15 Sapulpa (0-7, 0-4).

Sand Springs and Booker T. first met in 1986. L.D. Baines's Sandites fell 42-21, but their three touchdowns was the most anyone scored against the Hornets all season. They met contiguously through 1997 and the Hornets led the series 8-4. Washington scored the lone shutout of the series in 1989, 35-0. 

The two teams have been rather back-and-forth in recent years. They met from 2006-2007 after a nine-year hiatus and the Hornets won both games. From 2008-2011 Sand Springs was 6A and Washington was 5A so they didn't play each other during that span. The Hornets moved up to the top class in 2012 and the Sandites won two-straight encounters.

From 2014 onward, the two teams have competed in the newly-created Class 6A-II. The Hornets repaid the two-straight losses with a pair of close wins, but the teams split 2015 as the Sandites won a 30-23 playoff battle to advance to the State Finals. Last year the Hornets came out on top of a close 17-12 match on the Sandites' turf, so now the Sandites will be out for payback. 

Washington is in their second year under College Football Hall of Fame member Brad Calip. Calip took the Hornets to a 6-5 season last year, falling 21-20 to Lawton, who went on to lose a close 39-31 Championship bout with Bixby. Calip has one other Head Coaching stent under his belt, taking Bishop Kelley to an 8-4 record in 5A in 2004 before moving on to assistant positions at various high schools and colleges. His all-time head coaching record is 20-10.

Sand Springs is led by Dustin Kinard in his eleventh year as the second-longest tenured coach in town history. He holds a career record of 59-57. He led the Sandites to their first winning season in over a decade in 2008 and is 26-17 since the 6A split. The Sandites are currently in their longest playoff run in school history, qualifying five-straight years with a high probability of doing so again this season. 

Washington Avg. Box Score

Points: 45
First Downs: 17
Rushing: 33-189
Passing: 12-20-210
Plays-Yards: 53-399
Penalties: 11-82

Allowed: 17
First Downs: 10
Rushing: 28-104
Passing: 13-26-131-1
Plays-Yards: 54-235
Penalties: 6-57

Sand Springs Avg. Box Score

Points: 29
First Downs: 14
Rushing: 44-270
Passing: 5-12-78-1
Plays-Yards: 56-348
Penalties: 4-30

Allowed: 25
First Downs: 16
Rushing: 36-194
Passing: 14-22-176-1
Plays-Yards: 58-370
Penalties: 7-51. 

Sand Springs vs. Booker T. Washington History

2016: Booker T. Washington 17-12 (H)
2015: Sand Springs 30-23 (Playoff Semifinals)
2015: Booker T. Washington 17-14 (A)
2014: Booker T. Washington 42-35 (H)
2013: Sand Springs 42-38 (H)
2012: Sand Springs 21-7 (A)

2007: Booker T. Washington 23-7 (H)
2006: Booker T. Washington 62-28 (A)

1997: Sand Springs 23-15
1996: Booker T. Washington 34-7
1995: Sand Springs 14-10
1994: Booker T. Washington 28-7
1993: Booker T. Washington 21-14
1992: Booker T. Washington 48-7
1991: Sand Springs 15-14
1990: Booker T. Washington 31-17
1989: Booker T. Washington 35-0
1988: Booker T. Washington 28-14
1987: Sand Springs 15-12
1986: Booker T. Washington 42-21