CPHS Basketball: Colt Savage scores 21, Sandites knock off No. 8 Bishop Kelley

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Colt Savage led all scorers with 21 points in a 45-44 victory over Bishop Kelley. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys basketball team won a thriller against 5A No. 8 Bishop Kelley Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House to kick off conference play in style. 

Colt Savage scored the first two points of the game from the charity stripe, Zachary Coffman hit a three for the Comets, Cale Savage scored two, then the visitors went on an eight-point run to take the lead for the duration of the first period.

Matt Price made a three point play off a fouled layup to start the second quarter down 13-11, Coffman hit another three, then Price tacked on two more free throws. The eldest Savage hit back to back threes at the end of the half to take the lead 25-24 and Josh Minney rebounded the Comets' next shot and drained the clock for the halftime advantage.

The Sandites pushed their advantage to 33-29 in the third quarter, kicked off by a two point basket from Davon Richardson. Ryan Gendron and Anthony Bomprezzi tied it up at 27-27, but Richardson scored a pair of free throws and sent a rebound to Colt Savage for a dunk and 31-27 lead. Michael Pynn added two free throws, but Colt undid them with a two for the 33-29 lead to start the final stretch.

Coffman hit two from the charity stripe, Richardson scored two for the Sandites, then Cale Savage gave his team their biggest lead of the game at 38-31 with a three-point basket. The visitors went down swinging, however, fighting back for a 44-43 lead behind Bomprezzi and Garrett Salyer. 

Colt Savage scored a pair of free throws for the lead and Richardson snagged a steal, but the Comets sent Savage to the line again and this time he missed and was rebounded by Gendron with seven seconds left. Both teams exchanged timeouts and the Comets took one last shot with a little more than a second remaining. The shooter went down in a pile of bodies, however, and the Sandites came up with the win. 

Sand Springs will continue conference play Tuesday with a trip to No. 17 Sapulpa for a Highway 97 Rivalry matchup and the Chieftains' season-opener. Bishop Kelley will host unranked Bartlesville for the Bruins' season-opener. 

CPHS 45 BKHS 44

1Q BKHS 13-8
2Q CPHS 17-11
3Q CPHS 8-5
4Q BKHS 15-12

Free Throws: CPHS 11-of-14, BKHS 13-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 15-of-39, BKHS 13-of-35. 
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, BKHS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: BKHS 18, CPHS 16.
Total Rebounds: BKHS 23, CPHS 21.
Steals: CPHS 7, BKHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 1, BKHS 0.
Fouls: BKHS 17, CPHS 14.

(Sand Springs Individual Statistics)
Scoring: Colt Savage 21, Price 9, Richardson 8, Cale Savage 7.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 2, Minney 1, Cale Savage 1, Price 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Durkee 5, Colt Savage 4, Price 2, Richardson 2, Minney 2, Cale Savage 1.
Steals: Richardson 3, Colt Savage 2, Price 1, Williams 1.
Assists: Richardson 1, Colt Savage 1.
Blocks: Colt Savage 1, Richardson 1.
Fouls: Durkee 4, Colt Savage 3, Richardson 3, Price 2, Cale Savage 2.

(Bishop Kelley Individual Statistics)
Scoring: Gendron 12, Coffman 11, Pynn 7, Salyer 7, Bomprezzi 6, Collins 1.
Fouls: Pynn 4, Bomprezzi 4, Lewis 2, Alonso 2, Coffman 1, Salyer 1, Collins 1, Hatfield 1, Gibson 1.

Frontier Valley Standings

1. Sand Springs (1-0)
2. Owasso (0-0)
2. Bartlesville (0-0)
2. Broken Arrow (0-0)
2. Sapulpa (0-0)
2. Union (0-0)
2. Jenks (0-0)
2. Muskogee (0-0)
2. Bixby (0-0
10. Bishop Kelley (0-1)

CPHS Basketball: Holly Kersgieter scores 20 as Sandites top Bishop Kelley 64-43

Junior guard Holly Kersgieter recorded her first double-double of the season with twenty points and ten rebounds in a game against Bishop Kelley. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

After a slow start against Class 5A No. 17 ranked Bishop Kelley (0-1 overall, 0-1 conference) the 6A No. 3 Charles Page High School Lady Sandites (2-0, 1-0) surged ahead in the second quarter for the 64-43 win to kick off conference play. 

The visiting Comets jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead against the defending Frontier Valley Champions after a steal and layup by sophomore Meaghan Cyr and a pair of free throws by Macy Craig. Much of the first half was spent at the charity stripe as the two teams combined for thirty free throw attempts before halftime.

Jacie Taber scored four points for the Lady Sandites, the Comets jumped back out to an 11-5 lead, then the home team went on a ten-point run for the lead with four free throws from Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter, a two-pointer from Madison Burris, and a three from Taber. Grace Ritchie hit a layup for the Comets shortly before the buzzer and narrowed the game to 15-13.

Cyr scored the first basket of the second quarter, but the home team scored eight in a row for their first big lead. Destiny Johnson scored six, Kimi Presnell had four, and the Sandites were up 32-18 before Craig scored on a steal to end the half.

The Sandites put the game in the bag by winning the third quarter 21-7 and pushed their lead as far as 58-28 in the fourth before sending in the backups and allowing the Comets to cut the gap to a final score of 64-43.

Twelve Sandites got to see action, eight made their way in the scorebook, and Kersgieter led all scorers with twenty points and ten rebounds. Presnell added thirteen points and Johnson scored twelve. Two Lady Comets scored double digits: Craig led with thirteen followed by Cyr with eleven.

Sand Springs will return to action when they travel to No. 19 Sapulpa next Tuesday for a Highway 97 Rivalry matchup. The Comets will host No. 7 Bartlesville Tuesday for the Bruins' season opener.

CPHS 64 BKHS 43

1Q CPHS 15-13
2Q CPHS 17-7
3Q CPHS 21-7
4Q BKHS 16-11

Free throws: CPHS 27-of-38, BKHS 15-of-26.
Field Goals: CPHS 16-of-35, BKHS 14-of-47.
Offensive Rebounds: BKHS 10, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 24, BKHS 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 31, BKHS 27.
Steals: CPHS 10, BKHS 9.
Blocks: CPHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 19, BKHS 23.

(Sand Springs Individual Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 20, Presnell 13, Johnson 12, Taber 5, Burris 5, Berge 3, Regalado 5, Harris 1. 
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Taber 3, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 7, Regalado 5, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Presnell 2, Webster 2, Harris 1, Solis 1, Berge 1, Burris 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 3, Regalado 3, Presnell 2, Taber 1, Johnson 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 2, Taber 1, Johnson 1.
Blocks: Regalado 1, Mong 1.
Fouls: Taber 4, Johnson 3, Kersgieter 3, Presnell 3, Regalado 2, Berge 2, Mong 1, Webster 1.

(Bishop Kelley Stats)
Scoring: Craig 13, Cyr 11, Davie 6, West 3, Ritchie 3, Poleman 3, Leslie 2, #21 1, Niver 1. 
Fouls: West 4, Ritchie 4, Craig 3, Poleman 3, Niver 2, Cyr 2, #21 2, Davie 2, Flusche 1.

Frontier Valley Standings

1. Sand Springs (1-0)
2. Owasso (0-0)
2. Bartlesville (0-0)
2. Broken Arrow (0-0)
2. Sapulpa (0-0)
2. Union (0-0)
2. Jenks (0-0)
2. Muskogee (0-0)
2. Bixby (0-0
10. Bishop Kelley (0-1)

CPHS Basketball: No. 12 Sandites throttle Ponca City 77-34 behind Colt Savage's 23 points

Colt Savage directs his teammates in a game against Jenks during the 2015-2016 season. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team had zero difficulty in their season-debut, throttling Ponca City 77-34 Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. Three players scored in the double digits, led by senior standout Colt Savage with 23.

CPHS 77 PoHi 34

1Q CPHS 23-2
2Q CPHS 21-13
3Q CPHS 16-9
4Q CPHS 17-10

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Colt Savage 23, Price 16, Richardson 11, Fox 5, Cale Savage 5, Durkee 5, Boyles 4, Williams 4, Anderson 2, Minney 2.
Rebounds: Colt Savage 8, Richardson 6, Price 5, Cale Savage 5, Minney 4, Durkee 3, Boyles 3, Fisher 2, Anderson 1, Cason Savage 1, Williams 1, Fox 1.
Steals: Price 5, Colt Savage 2, Durkee 1, Fox 1, Boyles 1, Fisher 1. 
Assists: Price 4, Cale Savage 2, Richardson 2, Colt Savage 1, Minney 1, Cason Savage 1, Quier 1, Hughes 1.
Blocks: Boyles 2, Richardson 1.
Fouls: Richardson 2, Fox 2, Colt Savage 1, Price 1, Cale Savage 1, Minney 1, Williams 1, Cason Savage 1.

The home team jumped out to an incredible 23-2 lead in the first quarter, kicked off by back-to-back three-pointers from Cale Savage and Cole Durkee. Matt Price made a three-point play off a fouled layup then Davon Richardson scored four-straight for a 15-0 lead before the visitors got on the board. The eldest Savage brother notched his first points of the evening with a steal and a dunk shortly before the end of the first.

The Wildcats fared slightly better in the second stanza but the Sandites won the quarter 21-13 for a 44-15 halftime advantage, led by Colt Savage with eight points. Freshman Marlo Fox and sophomore Josh Minney made their varsity debuts with two points apiece.

Colt Savage ran laps around the visitors in the third quarter for eleven points and Fox drilled a three for a 60-24 lead to start the final stretch. Price scored seven in a row to start the fourth, Brett Boyles and freshman Kendrick Williams scored four points apiece, and Sam Anderson scored the final Sandite goal of the evening.

Fifteen total Sandites got in on the action, including all four varsity freshmen, and ten made their way onto the scoreboard. Colt Savage led in rebounds with eight, Price snagged a team-high five steals and a team-high four assists. Boyles led the Sandites in blocks with two. 

The Sandites will return to action Friday when they host 5A No. 8 Bishop Kelley in their first Frontier Valley Conference matchup at 8:00 p.m. It will be the first game of the season for the Comets. Last year the Sandites fell 45-42 to Bishop Kelley in week two but prevailed 46-43 later in the season. Sand Springs finished seventh in the conference last season and the Comets were ninth.

Ponca City will take on 5A No. 7 El Reno (1-0) who hammered No. 16 Piedmont 81-52 in their season-opener.

CPHS Basketball: Destiny Johnson scores 31 points to knock off No. 11 Ponca City

Destiny Johnson guards a Shawnee player during the 2016-2017 season. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

The No. 3 ranked Charles Page High School Lady Sandite basketball team jumped out to an early lead over No. 11 Ponca City in their season-debut Tuesday night, and the Wildcats were never able to bounce back. The Sandites prevailed 77-61 over their visitors at the Ed Dubie Field House. 

CPHS 77 PoHi 61

1Q CPHS 22-10
2Q All 21-21
3Q PoHi 16-15
4Q CPHS 19-14

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Johnson 31, Regalado 18, Kersgieter 16, Burris 7, Presnell 3, Taber 2.
Rebounds: Johnson 7, Regalado 7, Kersgieter 6, Taber 4, Burris 3, Berge 2, Presnell 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 4, Johnson 1, Regalado 1, Presnell 1, Berge 1. 
Assists: Taber 5, Regalado 3, Johnson 2, Berge 2, Burris 1, Kersgieter 1. 
Blocks: Johnson 1, Regalado 1.
Fouls: Kersgieter 5, Taber 5, Johnson 4, Regalado 3, Burris 3, Presnell 2, Berge 1.

Three Lady Sandites scored in double figures led by Destiny Johnson's 31 points. Holly Kersgieter and Isabella Regalado contributed sixteen points and eighteen points respectively. Regalado tied her previous best performance, while Johnson surged past her prior record of twenty. 

Johnson's big night got off to a fast start as she scored the first six points of the game for Sand Springs. The two teams traded baskets for a few possessions before the Lady Sandites went on a 14-2 run to end the first quarter, sparked by a pair of three-pointers by Regalado. Sand Springs held a 22-10 lead to end the first quarter and saw their lead cut to single digits only once for the remainder of the game.

The second quarter was a dead draw 21-21 with both squads alternating baskets for much of the quarter. Ponca forward Jalissa Garcia scored eleven of her team high 22 points in the second to keep things close and send the Lady Sandites to the half leading 43-31. 

The third quarter turned into the Johnson and Kersgieter show, as the two combined to score all fifteen Sand Springs points. Kersgieter scored nine points in the stanza, seven of them coming from the foul stripe. Ponca trimmed a single point off the lead heading into the final period. 

Kersgieter was called for her fifth personal foul early in the fourth quarter leaving the majority of the scoring duties to Johnson who was more than capable, scoring eleven points to seal the win for her squad. 

Both teams are coming off State Tournament appearances in their prior season, and the game was reminiscent of the Lady Sandites' season-debut in 2016 when they easily handled a top-ten ranked Bartlesville 51-34 and went on to win fourteen-straight.

Sand Springs will host 5A No. 17 Bishop Kelley for the Comets' season-debut Friday at 6:00 p.m. The game will mark the kickoff of Frontier Valley Conference play, and the Lady Sandites are the defending FVC Champions. Ponca City will travel to 5A No. 3 El Reno (1-0) who knocked off No. 8 Piedmont 44-29.

Two Sandites Win Divisions at Springdale Disc Golf Tournament

Richard Why (right) took first place in the Inaugural J. Beast Fall Classic earlier this month. (Courtesy photo).

Two Sand Springs disc golfers won their divisions at the Inaugural J. Beast Fall Classic in Springdale, Arkansas recently.

The Springdale Parks and Recreation department hosted the tournament at J.B. Hunt Park. Springdale mayor Doug Sprouse was on hand to kick the park's first event off with a ceremonial first throw. Charles Page librarian Richard Why and Sandite Pride Staff Writer Virgil Noah traveled to the event and both came home with victories in their respective divisions.

Why shot back-to-back rounds of six under par to win by a stroke in the Men's Professional Open division. Why defeated a field of seven other professional disc golfers and it is the eleventh professional win of his career. He is sponsored by FOSSA Disc Golf and WhyDry Chalk Bags. 

Noah and Tyler Thomason, both 2012 graduates of Charles Page High School, competed in the Men's Recreational division. Noah shot the low score in Rec during Round One with a one-under-par and had a three-stroke lead going into the final round. Thomason shot three over and was in a tie for third. Noah and Thomason shot four over and ten over respectively in the second round to finish First and Fifth in a field of eighteen. The victory was the third amateur win in Noah's career. 

Complete results of the tournament can be viewed below:  https://www.pdga.com/tour/event/33802

CPHS Girls' Basketball Preview: No. 3 Sandites host No. 9 Ponca City Tuesday

Charles Page High School junior Holly Kersgieter is one of the highest-recruited players in the state with Division One offers from more than half a dozen schools. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The Charles Page High School varsity basketball season will kick off this Tuesday at the Ed Dubie Field House as the Sandites host the Ponca City Wildcats in a non-conference matchup.

The Lady Sandites enter the year ranked third in 6A after a 24-2 season, Frontier Valley Championship, and State Semifinal appearance. They handily defeated No. 13 Mustang 42-24 in the quarterfinals before falling 64-54 to No. 4 Deer Creek. 

No. 9 Ponca City is coming off a 16-8 season, Regional Championship, and State Tournament appearance. They were defeated 58-43 by No. 1 Edmond Santa Fe in the quarterfinals. They are also the only team in 6A without a conference. 

Sand Springs lost their top scorer in Oklahoma State University freshman softball standout Sydney Pennington, who averaged 10.8 points per game. They also lose Kansas State University volleyball-commit Gloria Mutiri who will be graduating early, and Redlands Community College freshman Kierra McGee. Mutiri averaged 10 points per game and McGee had 8.7. Mutiri and Pennington led the team in rebounds and Mutiri led in blocks. 

The deep Sandite bench retains Destiny Johnson and University of Kansas commit Holly Kersgieter who averaged 10.2 points apiece. Johnson has received offers from Pittsburg State University, the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Tulsa, and the University of Texas at El Paso. 

Kersgieter and Johnson will be joined by Kimi Presnell, Jacie Taber, and Isabella Regalado as the projected starters for Tuesday's game.

Taber, a University of Northern Iowa softball-commit, averaged two points per game last year and scored a career-high seven points on four occasions. Presnell didn't see any varsity action last year, but scored 21 points her freshman year. She led the Sandite Fast Pitch Softball team this fall in batting. 

Bella Regalado started six times last year, but was always first off the bench and saw nearly as many game minutes as the regular starters. She averaged 6.8 points per game and scored a career-high eighteen against Bishop Kelley. 

The biggest weakness for the Lady Sandites, according to Head Coach Dustin Morrow, is height with the tallest player a mere 5'10". Team strengths include overall athleticism with several division-one talents. 

The team doesn't have a single senior and Morrow will be looking to his eight juniors to step up and be leaders. "Madison Burris (sophomore) and Bree Berge (freshman) will make a big difference off the bench," says Morrow. "Madison has a high basketball IQ and is long and athletic. She's a monster on the boards. Bree can really handle the ball and knows how to play. She lives in the gym." 

Last season's success has left high hopes behind and Morrow doesn't shy from setting his expectations high. "Our goals are to win the conference, host a regional, and compete for the State Championship."

The girls' first conference game will be Friday when they host 5A No. 17 Bishop Kelley. They will play the first installment of the Highway 97 Rivalry series next Tuesday at No. 18 Sapulpa.

2017-2018 Week 1 Girls Rankings

1. Putnam City West (8)
2. Choctaw (7)
3. Owasso (3)
4. Sand Springs (1)
5. Deer Creek (1)
6. Edmond Santa Fe (3)
7. Bartlesville (2)
8. Westmoore 
9. Ponca City
10. Edmond North
11. Edmond Memorial
12. Norman North
13. Midwest City
14. Mustang
15. Moore
16. Shawnee
17. Broken Arrow
18. Sapulpa
19. Norman
20. Yukon

()*First Place Votes

Girls 2016-2017 FVC Standings
1. Sand Springs (13-1)
2. Owasso (11-3)
3. Bartlesville (10-3)
4. Broken Arrow (8-6)
5. Union (8-6)
6. Sapulpa (6-7)
7. Jenks (5-9)
8. Muskogee (4-10)
9. Bishop Kelley (2-12)
10. Bixby (2-12)