CPHS Basketball: Boys throttle Ponca City 83-40, Girls fall 65-55

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The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (11-2, 4-1) took a break from tough Frontier Valley Conference play and traveled to Ponca City (2-11) Friday night for a staggering 83-40 victory, their biggest win since the 77-34 season-opener, also against Ponca.

University of Central Oklahoma-commit Colt Savage led all scorers with 25 points, but three other Sandites also broke double digits. Davon Richardson scored sixteen, Cole Durkee scored fourteen, and Matt Price had ten. Nine total Sandites made their way into the scorebook and fifteen saw action.

The visiting Sandites jumped out to a quick 21-11 lead in the first quarter, led by Durkee and Richardson with six points apiece. By halftime they were up 37-20 thanks to a seven-point second-quarter from Savage. Sand Springs led 57-30 after the third quarter and had their most explosive period in the fourth with 26 points, including eight from Savage.

CPHS: Colt Savage 25, Richardson 16, Durkee 14, Price 10, Cale Savage 8, Williams 3, Fox 3, Minney 2, Anderson 2.

POHI: Shymansky 13, Matson 9, Thompson 7, Seals 4, Gazaway 3, Crandall 2, Tawkawty 2.

Varsity Girls’ action was a far different story as the No. 20 ranked Ponca City underdogs (9-4) upset No. 8 Sand Springs (9-4) 65-55 to avenge a 77-61 loss in the season-opener. The Wildcats won their fifth-straight game while dealing the Lady Sandites their fourth loss in the past five games.

The Sandites started out well, leading 17-10 after the first quarter thanks to an eight-point performance from Destiny Johnson. The second quarter was a total reversal, however, and the home team flipped the script for a 28-24 halftime lead.

The Sandites fought hard in the third quarter with eighteen points, but it was also the Wildcats’ best quarter of the game with twenty. Ponca won the final stanza as well, 17-13.

University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter led all scorers with seventeen points, closely followed by Johnson with sixteen. Isabella Regalado had eleven to put three Sandites in double digits. Ponca City was led by Baylee Fincher with fifteen, while Madison Birnbaum and Julissa Garcia had fourteen apiece.

POHI: Fincher 15, Birnbaum 14, Garcia 14, Jennings 9, Crowder 5, Beard 3, Branstetter 3, Badley 2.

CPHS: Kersgieter 17, Johnson 16, Regalado 11, Taber 7, Burris 3, Berge 1.

The Sandites will return to conference action Tuesday when they host the Broken Arrow Tigers. The Broken Arrow girls’ team is 2-8 overall, 1-3 in FVC. The boys, however, will be the Sandites’ toughest match of the season. Ranked first in Class 6A, the Tigers are 10-1 overall and 5-0 in the FVC.

CPHS Wrestling: Young, Weir win Bobby Lyons Invitational, Sandites place second

The defending State Champions from Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School hosted the 53rd Annual Bobby Lyons Invitational Friday and placed second in their home tournament with two champions and five total finalists.

Standout freshman Carter Young (22-1) breezed through his opponents at 106 pounds, scoring a 21-5 technical fall against Martezz Carnes (Ponca City) in only 3:03, majoring Garrett Strickland (Collinsville) 17-4, and pinning Jared Hill (Broken Arrow) in only 31 seconds.

Defending State Champion Riley Weir (11-6 season, 73-24 career) cut to 113 pounds for the first time after spending most of the season at 120, and it paid off. After receiving a bye in the opening round, he scored a 7-0 decision over State Qualifier Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville) and won a 4-2 sudden victory decision over State Qualifier Rocky Stephens (Collinsville) in the finals.

Seth Jones (13-10, 15-13) made it to the tournament finals with a 9-7 sudden victory decision over Caron Watson (Union) but fell 5-0 to State Qualifier Laif Jones (Bartlesville). In the quarterfinals he pinned Chase Linder (Ponca City) in only 44 seconds.

Kaleb Tabor (11-7) was runner-up at 152 pounds, pinning Jake Weller (Cascia Hall) in 1:25 and winning a 4-2 sudden victory decision over State Qualifier Bailey Clampitt (Sperry) before falling 11-6 to Tony Connor (Collinsville).

Dayvon Taylor (13-11) pinned Hayden Knight (Collinsville) in 4:23 and Joey Cook (Sperry) in 2:37 before falling 9-1 to Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow) in the 170-pound finals.

Blake Sargent (8-3, 97-28) suffered a 7-4 defeat at the hands of State Runner-Up Reece Witcraft (Broken Arrow) but did well in consolation, defeating Cooper Park (Sperry) 5-2 and State Qualifier Brayden Strachan (Bartlesville) 2-0 in sudden victory for third place.  

Chris Kirby (8-3) pinned Nathan Waldrop (Sapulpa) in 3:44 but fell 14-3 to Blake Ramos (Union), whom he had just defeated in a dual the night before. The Sandite bounced back in consolation, pinning Kailieb Ruff (Ponca City) in 3:16 and Hunter Skaggs (Sapulpa) in 2:09 for third place at 145 pounds. Preston Medlin took fifth place on the junior varsity squad, pinning Waldrop and Ryan Primicias (Broken Arrow).

Irwin Portillo (16-13, 22-18) won a 3-1 decision over Tanner Frew (Sapulpa) to avenge a 9-6 dual meet defeat just three days prior. He was pinned by tournament champion State Qualifier Dylan Schickram (Ponca City) in the semifinals, but won a 6-4 sudden victory decision over Verdell Schoats (Union) in the consolation semis before forfeiting the placement match due to injury and settling for fourth place.

Scott Patton (14-14, 21-16) majored Diego Maturino (Broken Arrow) 12-4 before falling 5-2 to State Runner-Up Xavear Cullors (Collinsville) in the semifinals. In consolation he defeated junior varsity teammate Colby Heckenkamp 10-4 before falling 5-4 to Jalen Hernandez (Union) in the finals. Heckenkamp placed sixth.

Jasanee Harjo (3-3) lost his first 160-pound match 6-5 to Grayson White (Ponca City). From there he pinned Bryce Burdick (Union) in 1:29 and won a 4-3 decision over Laken Clowdus (Bartlesville) before meeting White once again in the consolation finals and falling 5-2 for fourth place.

Riley Magee (4-4) fell 5-1 to State Qualifier DJ Boone (Union) in the opening round at 182, pinned Dylan Thompson (Sperry) in 37 seconds, fell 3-1 to Grant Baber (Cascia Hall), then majored Blake Buoy (Bartlesville) 11-1 for fifth place.

Nationally ranked No. 24 Broken Arrow, first in Oklahoma Class 6A, took first place with 285 points, nine finalists, and four champions. The Sandites’ five finalists and two champions were enough for 210.5 points and second place. 5A No. 2 Collinsville came in third with 189 points and 6A No. 7 Ponca City had 161.5 points. The Sandite junior varsity placed tenth.

Sand Springs will return to action Tuesday when they host Broken Arrow in their toughest dual of the season. The Sandites are 5-0 this season with a 25-straight winning streak dating back to 2016. Broken Arrow is 5-1 with their lone loss coming 33-27 at the hands of Park Hill, Missouri.

CPHS Wrestling: Carter Young places second at prestigious Geary Invitational

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Freshman standout Carter Young may not be the best in the country. At least, not yet anyways. But after starting his varsity career with seventeen-straight wins, he is definitely on everyone's radar. 

In the 106-pound finals of the 74th Annual Geary Invitational, the winningest athlete on the Charles Page High School wrestling team suffered his first defeat, ending his shot at an undefeated season. But it may well be his only loss. Young, who has won National Championship titles in Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, is currently ranked seventeenth in the country by FloWrestling. His defeat came at the hands of nationally ranked No. 7 Ryan Miller, a sophomore from New Jersey's prestigious Blair Academy. It was a 4-2 decision in overtime and could easily have gone either way.

Young is unlikely to face such stiff competition again this season. He is the only Oklahoma wrestler nationally ranked at 106 pounds. And even if he does suffer a few more losses along the way, he's only a freshman. A freshman with the potential to be a permanent fixture in Sand Springs lore. Prior to his loss he won a 5-2 decision over Dominic Chavez (Arlington Martin) and a 17-5 major decision over Cruz Aguilar (Edmond Memorial). 

Irwin Portillo (14-11 season, 20-16 career) won a 3-1 decision over Ethan Martin (Norman North) but was pinned by nationally-ranked No. 17 Travis Mastrogiovanni of Blair Academy who went on to win the bracket. In consolation he majored KJ Wolford (Del City) 9-1, and defeated Logan Farrell (Tuttle) 5-4 before falling 3-1 to Ty Lutze (Edmond Memorial). In the placement round he scored an 8-7 decision over Juan Centeno (Altus) for fifth place.

Brendon Wiseley (8-7, 9-7) won a 4-3 decision over Blazik Perez (Broken Arrow) but was pinned by 113 runner-up Tucker Owen (Mustang) in the quarterfinals. In consolation he was pinned by Class 6A No. 1 ranked Jackson Oplotnik (Edmond Memorial).

Blake Sargent (6-2, 95-27) won a 7-0 decision over Blake Gonzalez before falling 5-0 to 126-pound champion Chris Cannon of Blair Academy. In consolation he defeated three-time State Qualifier Logan Chappell (Piedmont) 4-2 in overtime before falling 6-1 to State Qualifier Ryder Ramsey (Tuttle) one round short of placement.

Scott Patton (12-12, 19-14) won a 9-7 overtime decision against Brett Pinkston (Edmond Memorial) but fell 9-4 to Pete Rolle (Edmond Memorial) in the quarterfinals. In consolation he majored Kellen Wilson (Rio Rancho) 12-1 but fell 2-1 to Jalen Hernandez (Union) one round short of placement.

Kaleb Tabor (9-6) gave two-time State Qualifier Jeff Speer (Choctaw) a run for his money, but was edged out 7-6 in the opening round. In consolation he pinned Levi Self (Tascosa) in 3:47 and Carson Brawley (Tuttle) in 1:52 before falling 5-2 to Eric Two Lance (Arlington Martin). 

Nationally ranked No. 1 Blair Academy handily won the tournament with nine champions and 246 points to No. 11 Tuttle's two champions and 132 points. No. 24 Broken Arrow placed third and No. 14 Choctaw placed fourth, each with one individual champion. Choctaw had three finalists while Broken Arrow had three consolation winners.

The Sandites placed fourteenth overall and sixth among Oklahoma Class 6A teams despite only competing in nine of fourteen weight classes due to an injury-ridden lineup. They will host their own tournament, the 53rd Annual Bobby Lyons Invitational, Friday and Saturday at the Ed Dubie Field House. 

CPHS Wrestling: Undefeated Sandites win 25th-straight dual 48-15 at Union

 Injuries continue to hamper the defending State Champion wrestling team from Class 6A No. 5 ranked Sand Springs, but that hasn’t stopped them from starting 2018 with a trio of dual wins to extend their streak to 25-straight.

Last week the Sandites overcame No. 9 ranked Ponca City (2-2) with bonus points, splitting the matches 7-7, but recording six pins in route to a 39-31 victory. Carter Young, Seth Jones, Blake Sargent, Chris Kirby, Kaleb Tabor, and Gage Fain all recorded falls for the Sandites, while the Wildcats managed only two.

Sand Springs took the lead right out of the gate as Young improved to 15-0 with a first-period pin of Martezz Carnes, and the reigning State Champs never trailed. The Wildcats won three-straight matches to tie it at 18-18 before Kirby broke the streak with a pin of Jalen Haley. Ponca stayed well within reach until the 220-pound match when Fain pinned his foe for a 39-25 lead to clinch the dual.

On Tuesday the Sandites hosted their rivals, the Sapulpa Chieftains (1-4), and easily defended their longstanding Highway 97 Rivalry crown.

The visitors forfeited the opening match to Young, then made their way onto the scoreboard with a 6-0 decision from John Warford over Jacob Rampy in the Sandite’s varsity debut. Defending State Champion Riley Weir was next up, pinning his foe in 52 seconds, then Sargent got a forfeit at 126 for the 18-3 advantage.

Tanner Frew and Nathan Waldrop won decisions for Sapulpa while Scotty Patton won a 9-2 bout with Hunter Skaggs, Tabor pinned Colton Konell in 2:00 to make it 27-9. The Chieftains quickly retaliated, however, as Dylan Jones pinned Jasanee Harjo in 3:18 to keep the dual somewhat close.

Dayvon Taylor pinned Noah Alexander in 2:27 and Riley Magee pinned Aaron Lytle in 1:20 to clinch the dual at 39-15. Fain pinned Braden Birdsong in 43 seconds at 220. Keland Bearpaw and Tyler Jay both picked up wins for the Chieftains, but it was too late to make a comeback.

On Thursday the Sandites headed to Union High School in Tulsa to take on the Redskins (0-4) and throttled their opponents 48-15, winning nine matches and losing three. Both teams forfeited one weight class apiece.

Starting off at heavyweight, Fain pinned Zoen Shannon in a mere fifty seconds to kick off a fall-heavy night for the Sandites. Young easily recorded five takedowns in the first minute against Tayton Gwaltney before sticking his foe at 1:35. Brendon Wiseley received a forfeit and just like that the Sandites were up 18-0.

Jones took on a tough competitor in Caron Watson and scored a takedown at the one-minute mark, but Watson reversed twenty seconds later and rode out the first period. Jones picked up two points in the second period and held on for a 4-3 decision.

Sargent made quick work of Verdell Shoats, pinning the Redskin at 1:52 for a 27-0 team lead.

Irwin Portillo survived a ten-second stretch on one leg before taking down his foe and starting the second period up 2-1. Portillo recorded four total takedowns and an escape for the 9-3 decision.

Jalen Hernandez came up strong for Union with a takedown for a pair of back points against Patton at 138 pounds. The Sandite managed a late escape in the first period and another early in the second, but Hernandez was relentless and ultimately prevailed 11-5 to put points on the board for the home team.

Kirby’s matchup with Blake Ramos was a total shootout from the beginning. Ramos scored an early takedown, Kirby reversed for back points, then Ramos scored a reverse of his own. Kirby added a second reversal and started the second period on top with a 7-4 lead. But lo and behold, Ramos had yet another reversal and cut it back to a one-score deficit. Kirby started the third period on bottom, gave up nearfall points, then reversed for back points of his own for a 12-9 lead before finally pinning the Redskin at 4:54.

Tabor clinched the dual at 152 by pinning Avante Wilkins in 2:41. He actually had him pinned earlier in the match, but the call came half a second after the clock ran out and the buzzer failed to sound. After starting the second period on bottom, Tabor quickly escaped and scored back points for a 9-0 lead. The third time was the charm and Sandites sealed the deal with their fifth fall.

Harjo gave up two takedowns to Bryce Burdick, but after two escapes and a penalty made it a 4-3 deficit he scored his first offensive points with forty seconds remaining to take the lead. Burdick escaped to tie it at 5-5, but Harjo added a second takedown and a trio of back points for the 10-5 decision and his first dual win.

Taylor and Jake Rogers were well matched at 170. Taylor was first on the board with a second-period escape, but Rogers had the first takedown. The Sandite added another escape and they started the third period all tied up. Midway through, Taylor scored a pair of nearfall points and added three more as time ran out for the 7-2 decision.

After trailing 48-3, the Redskins won the last two matches and received a forfeit at 220. Magee fell 10-4 to Darius Boone and Elijah Tomlin won an 8-2 decision over Josh Fincannon.

Both teams will return to action first thing in the morning at the Sandites’ home tournament as they host Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Cascia Hall, Collinsville, Plainview, Ponca City, Sapulpa, Sperry, and Union in the 53rd Annual Bobby Lyons Invitational.

CPHS Basketball: Davon Richardson posts 24 points in 64-45 win at Jenks

Davon Richardson has been a consistent top-scorer for Sand Springs since transferring from Tulsa Central this year, but until Tuesday night he had yet to crack the twenty-point personal record he set as a freshman. The 6'4" sophomore finally had his breakout game in black and gold, tallying a game-high 24 points and ten rebounds in a 64-45 victory at Jenks.

The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School varsity basketball team improved to 10-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play with the dominant win over the Trojans (4-6, 0-4). 

The Sandites jumped out to a quick double-digit lead with baskets from Cale and Colt Savage, Richardson, and Matthew Price to make it 11-0 before the Trojans used a timeout to get their heads in the game. Richardson took a steal to the house to make it 13-0 before the home team closed out the first period with four-straight free throws from Eli Harris.

Harris continued to cut into the deficit with back-to-back layups in the second quarter and set the tone for an 18-17 Trojan win that still left the visitors with a 30-22 advantage to start the second half. That would be the only quarter the home team would win.

The Trojan offense stalled out in the third quarter, tallying only ten points, while Cale Savage scored seven and Richardson added four. Gage Fisher came off the bench to score two, and Josh Minney added one in the stanza.

The fourth quarter belonged wholly to Richardson and Colt Savage. The University of Central Oklahoma-committed elder son of Head Coach Eric Savage scored six points to finish the night with eighteen total, as well as five rebounds, five steals, and two assists. Richardson added ten points in that stanza alone and put the cap on his first double-double of the season.

Harris had the team-high for Jenks with nineteen points and was the only Trojan in double digits. Cale Savage scored eleven for the Sandites. 

Sand Springs will take a break from conference action Friday at 8:00 p.m. when they travel to Ponca City (1-9), who they devastated 77-34 in the season opener. Jenks will host No. 7 Sapulpa (8-2, 2-2) as they look for their first conference win. 

CPHS 64 JHS 45

1Q CPHS 13-4
2Q JHS 18-17
3Q CPHS 18-10
4Q CPHS 16-13

Free Throws: JHS 11-of-15, CPHS 15-of-22.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-48, JHS 15-of-47.
Offensive Rebounds: JHS 8, CPHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 20, JHS 13.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 26, JHS 21.
Steals: CPHS 10, JHS 6.
Blocks: JHS 4, CPHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 16, JHS 18.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Richardson 24, Colt Savage 18, Cale Savage 11, Price 5, Durkee 3, Fisher 2, Minney 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 4, Colt Savage 1, Minney 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 6, Colt Savage 4, Price 3, Durkee 2, Williams 2, Fisher 2, Cale Savage 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 10, Colt Savage 5, Price 3, Durkee 2, Williams 2, Fisher 2, Cale Savage 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Colt Savage 5, Richardson 2, Durkee 2, Cale Savage 1.
Assists: Colt Savage 2, Richardson 2, Williams 1.
Blocks: Durkee 1.
Fouls: Minney 4, Cale Savage 3, Durkee 3, Price 2, Richardson 2, Williams 1, Fox 1.

CPHS Basketball: Regalado and Kersgieter score 23 apiece, girls beat Jenks 67-45

Isabella Regalado and University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter scored 23 points apiece Tuesday night to start off the new year with a bang. The Class 6A No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School girls' basketball team (9-3) continued their undefeated start to conference play with a 67-45 win at No. 19 Jenks (6-4).

After starting the season 8-0 and claiming the top-spot in the top class, the Lady Sandites suffered three-straight losses at their Tournament of Champions debut to end 2017. They took their first step in the right direction by improving to 5-0 in the Frontier Valley Conference with a win at the Frank Herald Fieldhouse. 

Sand Springs jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead with points from Jacie Taber, Regalado, Destiny Johnson, and Kersgieter before Sydney Ellis scored the Trojans’ lone basket of the first quarter. By the start of the second stanza the Sandites were up 16-3.

The home team won the second quarter, barely, as the Lady Sandites turned to the bench and gave ten players solid game time. By the end of the half, Kersgieter had scored nearly as many baskets as the entire Jenks team with sixteen points and five rebounds. The Trojans went to the locker room trailing 31-20. 

The visitors won both periods in the second half, led by Regalado with eighteen points. After going one-of-seven from three-point range in the first half, Regalado flipped the script and went six-for-nine to tie Kersgieter and lead all scorers. Kersgieter had nine rebounds and Regalado was right behind her with seven. 

The Sandites scored seven points from the bench as Bree Berge hit two three-pointers and Darrian Jordan sank a free throw in her varsity debut. 

Haley Meely and Emma Wasson led the Trojans with eleven points apiece.

Sand Springs will travel to No. 20 Ponca City (7-4) Friday at 6:00 p.m. in a non-conference rematch of their Game One 77-61 victory. Jenks will host No. 15 Sapulpa (7-6) Friday. Both teams are 2-2 in conference action.

CPHS 67 JHS 45

1Q CPHS 16-3
2Q JHS 17-15
3Q CPHS 16-12
4Q CPHS 20-13

Free Throws: CPHS 12-of-16, JHS 9-of-14.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-53, JHS 15-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: JHS 10, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 25, JHS 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 34, JHS 25.
Steals: CPHS 7, JHS 6.
Blocks: JHS 3, CPHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 14, JHS 11.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 23, Regalado 23, Johnson 9, Berge 6, Taber 5, Jordan 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Taber 2, Regalado 2, Berge 2, Johnson 1, Kersgieter 1, Burris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 8, Regalado 5, Taber 3, Burris 3, Bunch 2, Johnson 2, Presnell 2.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 9, Regalado 7, Taber 5, Burris 4, Johnson 3, Presnell 2, Berge 2, Bunch 2.
Steals: Johnson 2, Taber 2, Kersgieter 1, Presnell 1, Burris 1.
Assists: Johnson 2, Taber 2, Kersgieter 1, Presnell 1.
Blocks: Kersgieter 2.
Fouls: Johnson 4, Taber 3, Presnell 2, Regalado 2, Kersgieter 1, Jordan 1, Bunch 1.

(Jenks Stats)
Scoring: Meely 11, Wasson 11, Church 8, Burch 6, Gilford 5, Watson 4.
Fouls: Sango 3, Meely 2, Wasson 2, Burch 1, Watson 1, Church 1, Brass 1.