NCAA Wrestling: Daton Fix wins first tournament over two conference finalists

Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate and Oklahoma State University freshman Daton Fix won his first collegiate title last month at the prestigious Reno Tournament of Champions. 

After going undefeated for four-straight State Titles in high school, Fix is off to a great start in his college career with a 5-0 record. Despite being the number-one recruit in the country, Fix took a redshirt his freshman year, leaving the 125-pound spot to All-American No. 8 ranked Nick Piccininni. However, he was able to wrestle unattached at the RTOC.

In the first round he scored an 18-2 technical fall against Highline College sophomore Jacob Mendoza in 2:45, then followed it up with a 17-2 tech against Eastern Oregon sophomore Caballa Mhar in 4:24. In the quarterfinals Fix majored Wyoming sophomore Drake Foster 19-5 with seven takedowns, giving up only escape points.

The semifinals were a close one as Fix went head to head with two-time Pac 12 finalist Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State. Neither scored on offense, remaining neutral throughout the first period. Fix escaped 27 seconds into the second, Bresser escaped with 28 seconds left in the third, and Fix was awarded the win on riding time. 

In the finals the young Sandite went up against ACC-finalist No. 3 ranked Sean Fausz from North Carolina State. The two stayed neutral through the first period but Fausz escaped twelve seconds into the second. Fix elected to start the third period neutral and scored a takedown with ten seconds left for the 2-1 decision. 

The Cowboys are currently ranked fifth in the country by the NCAA and hold an 8-1 dual record. They will return to action Saturday in a home non-conference dual against undefeated No. 3 Missouri (15-0).

Sandite of the Week: Carter Young wins 14-straight, named Ram Duals Outstanding Wrestler

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Central Ninth Grade Center freshman Carter Young has sustained only one loss this season on the Class 6A No. 5 ranked Sand Springs Varsity Wrestling Team. Not only is he the winningest member of the team with a record of 31-1, he also has the longest active streak at fourteen.

The defending Dual State Champions (12-3) had a busy schedule this past week, wrestling ten duals in four days. Young went 9-0 during that period and was named the Outstanding Wrestler for the entire tournament at the Third Annual Ram Duals. On Tuesday the Sandites were defeated 43-25 by No. 1 Broken Arrow (7-1), but Young did his part for the team by pinning Jared Hill in 4:58.

On Thursday Young went two-for-two, teching David Boucher 21-6 in 3:39 in the district dual against Bartlesville. He also pinned Muskogee's Rashaan Brownlee in 1:36 to help the Sandites qualify for the Dual State Championship.

The Sandites headed to Owasso Friday for the Ram Duals and while the team went 2-1, Young went 3-0. He pinned State Qualifier Josiah Scates (Bentonville) in 2:42, teched Leyton Warne (Owasso) 15-0, and pinned Logan Fisher (Lebanon) in 59 seconds. 

On Saturday the Sandites took fifth place with a 2-1 record and Young came up strong for the team. He won a 6-0 decision over State Qualifier Jason Henschel (Goddard), teched State Qualifier Tate Sauder (Manhattan) 18-3, and pinned Lake Epperson (Comanche) in 1:53. 

Young averaged 5.33 points per dual for the Sandites against some of the toughest teams in the midwest, in duals where every point mattered. The 2017 Cadet Freestyle and Greco Roman National Champion is currently ranked fourteenth in the country by FloWrestling. His only high school loss was in overtime in the Geary Invitational finals against No. 8 ranked Ryan Miller from Blair Academy. 

The Sandites will return to action Thursday at 7:00 p.m. when they travel to No. 8 Jenks (9-1).

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CPHS Basketball: Undefeated Bartlesville tops Sand Springs 53-42, Kersgieter scores 19

Class 6A No. 2 ranked Bartlesville High School (16-0) took singular control of the Frontier Valley Conference Tuesday night, improving to 7-0 in league play with a 53-42 win over the defending champions from No. 10 Charles Page High School (10-5, 6-1).

Jena’ Williams drew first blood with a three-point basket for the Lady Bruins. Both teams came up short on their next few possessions, then Williams scored again on a putback. Williams gave the Sandites their first score, sending Destiny Johnson to the charity stripe for one, then Avery Allen got on the board with a layup and a free throw to to make it 8-1. Holly Kersgieter got competitive and scored once on a putback and once on a steal to end the period 8-5.

Erin Shoemaker and Trinity Parker kicked off the second quarter for Bartlesville with layups then Shoemaker drilled a three to triple the Sandites before Kersgieter scored a layup and a three of her own.

Williams was next from three-point range, Kersgieter retaliated with a two, then Jacie Taber made her way into the books with a steal. Vivian Culver scored two for the Bruins, but Kimi Presnell made a three-point play to cut it to 20-19 before the half.

Allen and Williams scored back-to-back to start the second period then Isabella Regalado made her way into the scoreboard with a three. Allen scored on a steal, Williams and Shoemaker hit threes, and the Bruins were back in front of a double-digit lead. Things only got worse for the Sandites and by the end of the period they were outscored 21-8.

Trailing 48-35, the Sandites mounted a comeback attempt, scoring seven straight before Shoemaker scored two from the stripe. The Bruins sealed the victory with a Parker steal and Williams three-point play with twenty seconds left.

Williams led all scorers with 26 points, while Kersgieter led the Sandites with nineteen. Shoemaker scored twelve and Allen had eleven for the Bruins, while Regalado added ten for Sand Springs.

The Sandites will return to action Friday with a road game at Muskogee (2-13, 0-7). Bartlesville will travel to No. 13 Bixby (13-3, 6-1).

BHS 53 CPHS 42

1Q BHS 8-5
2Q CPHS 14-12
3Q BHS 21-8
4Q CPHS 15-12

Field Goals: BHS 19-of-45, CPHS 15-of-42.
Free Throws: BHS 8-of-12, CPHS 8-of-13.
Offensive Rebounds: BHS 11, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: BHS 18, CPHS 10.
Total Rebounds: BHS 29, CPHS 19.
Steals: BHS 10, CPHS 7.
Blocks: BHS 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 10, BHS 8.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 19, Regalado 10, Johnson 5, Taber 5, Presnell 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Taber 2, Presnell 2, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 4, Regalado 4, Presnell 2.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 5, Kersgieter 4, Regalado 4, Presnell 4, Taber 2.
Steals: Taber 3, Johnson 2, Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1.
Assists: Johnson 1.
Blocks: Kersgieter 1.
Fouls: Taber 3, Johnson 2, Kersgieter 2, Regalado 2, Berge 1.

(Bartlesville Stats)
Scoring: Williams 26, Shoemaker 12, Allen 11, Parker 2, Culver 2.
Fouls: Parker 2, Shoemaker 2, Culber 2, Williams 1, Harris 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings:

No. 2 Bartlesville (16-0, 7-0)
No. 10 Sand Springs (10-5, 6-1)
No. 12 Bixby (13-3, 6-1)
No. 4 Owasso (13-3, 4-3)
No. 20 Sapulpa (9-7, 4-3)
No. 19 Jenks (8-8, 3-4)
Broken Arrow (4-12, 2-5)
Union (5-10, 2-5)
5A No. 20 Bishop Kelley (4-10, 1-6)
Muskogee (2-13, 0-7)

CPHS Basketball: Bartlesville upsets No. 10 Sand Springs 59-52, Savage scores 20

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (11-4 overall, 4-3 conference) suffered their first upset of the season Tuesday night, falling 59-52 to unranked Bartlesville (6-10, 2-5). Previously the Sandites had only dropped games to top-five teams.

The Sandites pulled away from the Bruins only one time in the first quarter, briefly taking a 10-5 lead before Jaylin Oliver hit a three point basket. Cale Savage hit a three of his own, then DeAndre Young hit another tre for the Bruins. Davon Richardson scored in the paint, then Andrew Gronigan cut it to 15-14 to end the stanza.

Shane Simpson gave the home team their second lead of the game to start the second period, Colt Savage and Matthew Price scored back-to-back to make it 19-16, then Tayo Dina and Oliver scored back-to-back to reclaim the lead. Colt Savage put the Sandites back out front one last time, then Bartlesville ran the rest of the half by as much as 28-23 before Cale Savage hit a deep two before the end of the period.

Dina came out hot in the second half and scored from both two and three-point range. The teams traded blows throughout the period but neither got much of a run. The Sandites scored only five points, all from Colt Savage, and trailed 39-30 to start the fourth.

Things improved from there as Richardson and Cole Durkee scored back-to-back to open up the stanza. The Bruins still led 46-38 with 3:35 to play when Bilger fouled out. Richardson and Colt Savage both scored free throws, Dina hit a two, then Savage scored his first three of the night for the closest score of the second half, 48-44, with 1:50 to play. That was as close as it would get.

Dina made a three-point play, then Dina and Oliver both added two apiece from the stripe to put the game in the bag. Jonathan Quier came in and scored three off a rebound, Dina added two more, Gage Fisher scored three, Oliver scored two more, then Josh Minney posted the last points of the night for Sand Springs.

Dina led all scorers with 22 points, twenty of which came in the second half. Colt Savage scored twenty for Sand Springs. Richardson and Oliver had thirteen apiece for their teams. 

Sand Springs will look to get back on track with a road game at Muskogee (7-9, 4-3) this Friday. The Roughers are coming off a 68-62 upset win over No. 9 Sapulpa (12-4, 4-3). Bartlesville will look to repeat their success at Bixby (6-10, 1-6) this Friday.

BHS 59 CPHS 52

1Q CPHS 15-14
2Q BHS 14-10
3Q BHS 11-5
4Q CPHS 22-20

Field Goals: BHS 18-of-36, CPHS 22-of-49.
Free Throws: BHS 17-of-24, CPHS 4-of-11.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 7, BHS 1.
Defensive Rebounds: BHS 21, CPHS 14.
Total Rebounds: BHS 22, CPHS 21.
Steals: BHS 6, CPHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 3, BHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 19, BHS 13.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Colt Savage 20, Richardson 13, Cale Savage 5, Minney 4, Fisher 3, Quier 3, Durkee 2, Price 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 2, Minney 2, Price 1, Williams 1, Quier 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 4, Colt Savage 3, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 2, Price 1, Fisher 1, Minney 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 6, Colt Savage 3, Minney 3, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 2, Price 2, Williams 1, Fisher 1, Quier 1.
Steals: Colt Savage 2, Cale Savage 1, Durkee 1.
Assists: Colt Savage 1, Cale Savage 1, Fisher 1.
Blocks: Durkee 2, Richardson 1.
Fouls: Colt Savage 4, Price 4, Richardson 3, Williams 3, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 2, Fox 1.

(Bartlesville Stats)
Scoring: Dina 22, Oliver 13, Gronigan 9, Young 5, Bilger 4, Simpson 3, Bryant 3.
Fouls: Bilger 5, Oliver 4, Simpson 2, Beard 2.

Frontier Valley Standings

No. 1 Broken Arrow (15-1, 7-0)
No. 7 Union (12-4, 5-2)
No. 11 Owasso (13-3, 5-2)
No. 10 Sand Springs (11-4, 4-3)
Muskogee (7-9, 4-3)
No. 9 Sapulpa (12-4, 4-3)
5A No. 8 Bishop Kelley (9-6, 3-4)
Bartlesville (6-10, 2-5)
Bixby (6-10, 1-6)
Jenks (5-11, 0-7)

Week 9 High School 6A Basketball Rankings

Girls Rankings

1. Putnam City West (13-2)
2. Bartlesville (16-0
3. Edmond Santa Fe (13-3
4. Owasso (13-3)
5. Choctaw (13-4)
6. Edmond Memorial (12-4)
7. Westmoore (12-4)
8. Norman North (12-4)
9. Mustang (11-5)
10. Sand Springs (10-5)
11. Norman (13-3)
12. Bixby (13-3)
13. Edmond North (12-4)
14. Midwest City (10-7)
15. Shawnee (13-3)
16. Deer Creek (10-6)
17. Ponca City (12-5)
18. Yukon (10-6)
19. Jenks (8-7)
20. Sapulpa (9-7)

Conference Strength Ratings

Central Oklahoma (55)
Suburban (46.1)
Big Ten (44.5)
Frontier Valley (41.8)
All-City (8.7)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

1. Putnam City West (75.0)
2. Westmoore (64.1)
3. Yukon (59.3)
4. Edmond Santa Fe (58.2)
5. Choctaw (57.3)
6. Sand Springs (56.8)
7. Ponca City (55.7)
8. Norman (55.4)
9. Jenks (54.9)
10. Bartlesville (54.4)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

1. Shawnee (31.4)
2. Bartlesville (31.6)
3. Mustang (37.9)
4. Edmond North (37.9)
5. Moore (38.0)
6. Owasso (39.5)
7. Bixby (40.9)
8. Choctaw (41.5)
9. Edmond Memorial (42.3)
10. Ponca City (42.4)

Avg. Margin of Victory

1. Putnam City West (27.3)
2. Bartlesville (22.8)
3. Westmoore (17.6)
4. Choctaw (15.8)
5. Shawnee (14.4)
6. Edmond North (13.6)
7. Ponca City (13.4)
8. Yukon (13.2)
9. Owasso (11.9)
10. Norman (10.4)

Boys Rankings

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

Conference Strength Ratings

Big Ten (59.2)
Frontier Valley (52.6)
Central Oklahoma (45)
Suburban (39.9)
All-City (23.1)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

1. Midwest City (76.2)
2. Putnam City West (73.4)
3. Sapulpa (73.3)
4. Edmond Santa Fe (71.3)
5. Putnam City North (70.6)
6. Broken Arrow (70.1)
7. Capitol Hill (69.2)
8. Union (68.8)
9. Norman North (67.9)
10. Choctaw (67.5)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

1. Stillwater (48.1)
2. Broken Arrow (49.1)
3. Edmond Memorial (51.0)
4. Owasso (53.3)
5. Union (53.4)
6. Sand Springs (53.4)
7. Westmoore (54.6)
8. Edmond North (54.8)
9. Mustang (55.3)
10. Norman (55.6)

Avg. Margin of Victory

1. Broken Arrow (21.0)
2. Union (15.4)
3. Putnam City West (13.5)
4. Edmond Santa Fe (12.9)
5. Sand Springs (12.6)
6. Putnam City North (12.2)
7. Owasso (11.1)
8. Sapulpa (10.7)
9. Norman North (10.3)
10. Midwest City (9.7)

Youth Wrestling: Kaden Glass wins Flo National Championship

Pictured: Clayton Giddens took fourth place at the Flo Tulsa Nationals.

Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club member Kaden Glass (8-0) picked up his second National Championship title of the month this past weekend. After going 4-0 in the U.S. Junior Open Championship, he repeated the feat at the Flo Tulsa Nationals, winning the 200-pound bracket in the fifteen-and-under division.

After scoring a 17-2 technical fall against Frank Lucero (Albuquerque) in 1:44, Glass’s next three matches were a lot closer. He defeated Nathan Wemstrom (Buffalo Grove) 7-2, only giving up escape points, but he had to come from behind in his next match. He scored first on Kyle Hobill (Chandler), but Hobill reversed to tie it up, then took a 5-2 lead in the second period with an escape and a takedown. Glass reversed with only five seconds left in the second period, then scored a takedown midway through the third to secure the 6-5 decision.

In the finals Glass scored first against KJ Miley (House Springs) and gave up an escape to start the second period up 2-1. Miley reversed for the lead and stayed out front till fifteen seconds before the end of the match when Glass scored a takedown for the 4-3 decision.

Clayton Giddens (15-2) placed fourth at seventy pounds in the twelve-and-under division. He pinned Joey Hutchins (Medford) in 1:18 and Cole Frost (Gilbertville) in 41 seconds, then defeated DJ Bonam (Omaha) 5-2 before falling 2-1 to Jackson Blum (Otsego) in an ultimate tie-breaker. In consolation he defeated Sam Herring (Memphis) 4-3 but fell 2-0 to Davis Motyka (Kingston) in the finals.

Jaxon Trotter (18-6) placed fourth at 100 pounds in the ten-and-under division. He lost his opening match to Kyle Harrall (Geary), but won five-straight in consolation. He pinned Gregory Moore (Omaha) in 0:57 and Daxton Williams (Omaha) in 1:00, then won a 6-1 decision over Percie Hatfield (Moyock), a 2-0 decision over Gabriel Goode (Paola), and a 4-1 decision over Devan Parn (Brookfield) before falling to Danny Zmorowski (Twinsburg) in the finals.

Asher Giddens (14-4) took fifth place at 46 pounds in the six-and-under division. He fell 13-7 to Casey Bittner (Salinas) in the opening round, but worked his way through the consolation bracket by defeating Andres Esparza (Commerce City) 10-1, Easton Rodgers (Bixby) 6-2, and Cru Foster (Chickasha) 2-1 before falling 5-0 to Elias Faith (Evansville) in the consolation semifinals. In the placement round he defeated Santino Martinez (Albuquerque) 6-3.