CPHS Basketball: Girls knock off No. 8 Bixby 69-56, Johnson scores 26

Sand Springs - The Class 6A No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School Girls’ Basketball Team (12-5) improved to 8-1 in Frontier Valley Conference standings Tuesday night, fending off No. 8 Bixby 69-56 at the Ed Dubie Field House. Junior standout Destiny Johnson led all scorers with 26 points, followed by University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter with twenty. Senior Maddie Bittle led the Spartans with twenty.

The Spartans (13-5, 6-3) came away with a steal for their first possession and drew first blood on a layup from Sarah Tyree, but Johnson was quick to give Sand Springs the lead with back-to-back two-pointers, followed by a three from Jacie Taber. Johnson scored her sixth point, then Taber logged her second assist on a three from Isabella Regalado for the double-digit lead.

Dariann Myles broke up the Sandites’ sixteen-point streak, but by the end of the first period the home team was up 19-10, led by Johnson with eleven.

The throttling continued in the second period as Johnson scored on a steal and Regalado rattled off three deep balls for a twenty-point advantage. The game evened out from there, and the teams maintained their distance till close to the end of the half. After trailing 40-16, the Spartans scored eight in a row to narrow the gap.

Tyree made a pair of free throws to kick off the second half. Madison Burris scored with an assist from Holly Kersgieter, Kersgieter scored four with an assist from Burris to make it 46-26, then the Spartans went on a run.

Sydney Page, Sydnee Schovanec, Myles, and Maddie Bittle scored fifteen in a row to make it a single-digit deficit for the first time since the first quarter.

Kersgieter drained a three to kick off the fourth period. Schovanec made a three-point play, then fouled out and sent Johnson to the line for a three-point play and a seven-point run that put the Sandites back in front a double-digit lead at 60-44 before Bittle scored on a layup. By then it was too late for a comeback, and the Sandites and Spartans exchanged blows till the clock ran out at 69-56.

Sand Springs will return to action Friday when they host No. 20 Sapulpa (10-8, 5-4) in the second installment of Highway 97 Rivalry. In December the Sandites trumped the Chieftains 60-48 in the third game of the season. 

Bixby will have another tough competitor Friday when they host No. 4 Owasso (15-3, 6-3). The Spartans previously topped the Rams 52-36 in the season-opener. The Spartans are coming off back-to-back losses, however, while Owasso has won their last five games.

Undefeated No. 2 Bartlesville (18-0, 9-0) continues to rest atop the conference after knocking off both Sand Springs and Bixby last week.

CPHS 69 BHS 56

1Q CPHS 19-10
2Q CPHS 21-14
3Q BHS 17-10
4Q CPHS 19-15

Free Throws: CPHS 14-of-17, BHS 9-of-13.
Field Goals: CPHS 24-of-49, BHS 21-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, BHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, BHS 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 29, BHS 23.
Steals: BHS 8, CPHS 7.
Fouls: CPHS 12, BHS 15.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Johnson 26, Kersgieter 20, Regalado 12, Taber 7, Burris 2, Berge 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Taber 6, Kersgieter 2, Regalado 2, Johnson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 7, Johnson 4, Burris 3, Regalado 2, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 9, Taber 7, Johnson 5, Regalado 4, Burris 3, Presnell 1.
Steals: Johnson 4, Taber 2, Kersgieter 1.
Assists: Taber 5, Kersgieter 4, Johnson 1, Burris 1.
Fouls: Taber 5, Kersgieter 3, Regalado 3, Pidilla 1.

(Bixby Stats)
Scoring: Bittle 20, Page 10, Schovanec 9, Myles 8, Tyree 6, Bradley 3.
Fouls: Schovanec 5, Bradley 3, Bittle 2, Tyree 2, Stout 2, Myles 1.

Frontier Valley Standings
9-0 No. 2 Bartlesville (17-0)
8-1 No. 11 Sand Springs (12-5)
6-3 No. 8 Bixby (13-5)
6-3 No. 4 Owasso (15-3)
5-4 No. 20 Sapulpa (10-8)
4-5 Jenks (9-9)
3-6 Broken Arrow (5-13)
3-6 Union (6-12)
1-8 Bishop Kelley (4-13)
0-10 Muskogee (2-17)

CPHS Basketball: Girls pummel Muskogee 67-27, Kersgieter scores 19

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School Girls’ Basketball team (11-5) snapped back from a loss to undefeated Bartlesville with a resounding Friday night victory in Muskogee. The Lady Sandites throttled the Lady Roughers (2-13) 67-27 to improve to 7-1 in the Frontier Valley Conference. 

Sand Springs came out aggressive and picked up three offensive rebounds and two steals in the first minute. They had trouble finding the net, however, and missed their first six shots before Isabella Regalado hit pay dirt.

University of Kansas-committed junior Holly Kersgieter scored three baskets in a row for the Sandites plus a free throw, broken up by a goal from Taylor Myers. Lonnesha Hill scored a pair of free throws for Muskogee, then the Sandites rattled off eleven points before Grace Whitaker iced the first three-pointer of the night to end the first period 20-7. Kersgieter had twelve points in the first stanza alone.

The second quarter was a lot slower as Johnson didn’t score the first points till a minute and a half into the period. The Roughers scored only six points in the period, but held the visitors to thirteen.

Regalado connected on a deep three to kick off the third period, D’Asia Brown hit a two, then the Sandites scored ten in a row to triple the Roughers at 46-15 before Hill and Myers broke up the run. Kimi Presnell made her way into the score book, Myers scored a free throw for Muskogee, Madison Burris scored a three for the Sandites, and the home team trailed 51-19 to start the final period.

Presnell added five more points in the third period, then the Sandites ran the bench on Muskogee. Fourteen saw action, ten made their way onto the scoreboard, and the visitors ended the night with nine straight for the forty-point victory.

Kersgieter led all scorers with nineteen points and six rebounds, followed by Johnson with fourteen points and seven rebounds. Myers paced the Roughers with nine points.

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in a home game against No. 12 Bixby (13-4, 6-2), while the Roughers will look to pick up their first conference win against No. 19 Jenks (8-9, 3-5).

CPHS 67 MHS 27

1Q CPHS 20-7
2Q CPHS 13-6
3Q CPHS 18-6
4Q CPHS 16-8

Free Throws: CPHS 11-of-12, MHS 6-of-14.
Field Goals: CPHS 26-of-55, MHS 10-of-49.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 14, MHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 30, MHS 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 44, MHS 27.
Steals: CPHS 11, MHS 7.
Blocks: CPHS 3, MHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 12, MHS 9.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 19, Johnson 14, Taber 8, Presnell 7, Regalado 5, Bunch 4, Burris 3, Harris 3, Webster 2, Jordan 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Taber 3, Presnell 3, Kersgieter 2, Burris 2, Harris 2, Johnson 1, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 6, Burris 6, Regalado 5, Kersgieter 4, Taber 3, Jordan 2, Presnell 1, Pidilla 1, Webster 1, Harris 1.
Total Rebounds: Burris 8, Johnson 7, Regalado 6, Taber 6, Kersgieter 6, Presnell 4, Harris 3, Jordan 2, Pidilla 1, Webster 1.
Steals: Taber 4, Johnson 1, Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Presnell 1, Burris 1, Pidilla 1, Harris 1.
Assists: Johnson 2, Taber 2, Burris 2, Berge 1. 
Blocks: Kersgieter 1, Bunch 1, Webster 1.
Fouls: Taber 4, Regalado 2, Pidilla 2, Johnson 1, Bunch 1, Jordan 1, Webster 1.

(Muskogee Stats)
Scoring: Myers 9, D'Asia Brown 7, Hill 6, Whitaker 5.
Fouls: Richardson 3, D'Asia Brown 3, Myers 2, D'India Brown 1.

CPHS Basketball: Richardson's double-double leads Sandites past Muskogee 44-34

6'4" sophomore Davon Richardson recorded fourteen points and fifteen rebounds Friday night, pacing the Sandites to a 44-34 victory over the Muskogee High School Roughers (7-10). Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School improved to 12-4 overall and 5-3 in the Frontier Valley Conference, while Muskogee dropped to 4-4 in conference. 

C.J. Parks started the game off on fire for the Roughers, scoring three baskets for a 6-0 lead before Richardson got the Sandites on the board with a free throw. Xavier Brown hit a three for Muskogee, Richardson and Kendrick Williams hit twos, then Brooks Haddock hit another three for a 12-5 Rougher lead.

Sand Springs took control of the game from there, ending the first period with five-straight. Kaunor Ashley started the second period with a two for the Roughers, but Cale Savage hit the first three for the Sandites then Colt Savage scored four and Richardson added two for a 19-14 advantage. The home team went back to their bread and butter with a layup from Parks, then Brian McVay scored two from the charity stripe and hit a layup to reclaim the lead before the half.

Cameron Clemons hit a three to start the third, but Richardson, Colt Savage, and Cole Durkee combined for eight to reclaim the lead. It didn’t last long, however, as McVay hit back-to-back jump shots to tie it at 27-27. Cale Savage had the final say, however, and Sand Springs started the final stanza up by two.

Richardson scored the first basket of the fourth period, Parks retaliated, then Haddock hit a deep three for the lead. Brown scored a free throw, Richardson made a three-point play, Colt Savage scored two, and the Sandites held the lead for the duration. Richardson scored two, Parks made one, Cale Savage scored two, then Matt Price scored a pair of free throws to make it 42-34 with 28 seconds left. Colt Savage had a buzzer beater to finish the game with twelve points.

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. with a conference home game against Bixby (7-10, 2-6). Muskogee will take on Jenks (5-12, 0-8) Tuesday.

CPHS 44 MHS 34

1Q MHS 12-10
2Q CPHS 9-8
3Q CPHS 10-7
4Q CPHS 15-7

Free Throws: MHS 4-of-6, CPHS 7-of-12.
Field Goals: CPHS 18-of-48, MHS 13-of-45.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, MHS 3.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 25, MHS 21.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 36, MHS 24.
Steals: CPHS 8, MHS 6.
Blocks: CPHS 1, MHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 7, MHS 14.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Richardson 14, Colt Savage 12, Cale Savage 9, Williams 4, Durkee 2, Price 2, Minney 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 7, Colt Savage 2, Durkee 2.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 8, Colt Savage 5, Durkee 4, Cale Savage 4, Williams 2, Price 1, Minney 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 15, Colt Savage 7, Durkee 6, Cale Savage 4, Williams 2, Price 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Colt Savage 3, Richardson 2, Durkee 1, Price 1, Fox 1.
Assists: Richardson 1, Cale Savage 1, Price 1.
Blocks: Colt Savage 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Price 2, Cale Savage 1.

(Muskogee Stats)
Scoring: Parks 11, McVay 8, Haddock 6, Brown 4, Clemmons 3, Ashley 2.
Fouls: McVay 4, Clemmons 3, Parks 2, Haddock 2, Brown 2, Ashley 1.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites top No. 8 Jenks 38-23

Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School (10-1) improved to 4-1 in Frontier Valley Conference wrestling with a 38-23 Thursday night victory over No. 8 Jenks (9-2). The Sandites won eight matches to six and picked up bonus points in several.

Davon Taylor (16-17) started off the night at 170 pounds and scored first with a takedown, but Colt Freeman quickly reversed and ran the match till the third period. Trailing 7-5 in the final stretch, Taylor escaped and took a shot with ten seconds left, but Freeman came out on top with a 9-6 decision.

Noah Almy (4-6 season, 28-26 career) took on Jaylon Pitts and scored first with a second period takedown. Pitts escaped and scored on the Sandite, then Almy escaped to tie it up. Pitts took the lead with a third period escape and scored a pair of takedowns for the 9-5 decision.

Josh Fincannon (9-14) scored on Ethan Felts immediately and added a trio of back points before the buzzer. He added escapes in the second and third periods and scored a takedown with 45 seconds left for the 9-1 major decision to get the Sandites on the board.

Gage Fain (15-7, 54-45) easily took down Jared Galli twice in the first period and added nearfall points for a 6-1 lead. He picked up two more takedowns in the second period for an 11-3 advantage before sticking his foe for the 10-6 team lead.

Caleb Orr took a 4-1 first period lead against Robbie Parrish (2-11) and rode it out for the duration.

Carter Young (32-1) won his fifteenth-straight match by pinning Sian Suan in 1:13, then State Champion Riley Weir (22-6, 84-24) won his fourteenth-straight by pinning Jonathan Kelvington in 2:14 after taking a 10-3 first period lead. Seth Jones (22-12) scored immediately on Matt Ruley and pinned the Trojan in fifty seconds and the Sandites pushed their lead to 28-9.

Blake Sargent (9-4, 98-29) returned to the lineup for the first time since the Broken Arrow dual to take on Branden Elrod. Sargent scored early in the first and started the second on top with a 2-0 lead. Elrod reversed to tie it up and started the third period on top, but Sargent reversed again for a 4-3 decision.

Irwin Portillo (24-16, 30-21) took a 2-0 first period lead on Garrett Weis, then added a reversal, takedown, and nearfall points in the second. A takedown in the third period gave Portillo the 14-4 major decision to clinch the dual at 35-9.

Scott Patton (22-16, 29-18) was well matched against Enrie Chavez and the two went scoreless till the third period when Patton got a point on a penalty. The Sandite escaped soon after but Chavez scored the lone takedown of the match to tie it up. Patton escaped again and survived a pair of shots for the 3-2 decision.

Austin Daniels took a 5-0 first period lead on Chris Kirby (16-6) and ultimately prevailed 16-0 in 4:00 technical fall.

Kaleb Tabor (19-10) had an equally tough competitor in Drake Vannoy and gave up a pair of takedowns before reversing late in the second period. Vannoy scored again in the third, then gave up a penalty for a 6-3 decision.

The dual wrapped up at 160 as Jasanee Harjo (3-6) fell in 51 seconds to Killian McGrew

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday, February 6th with a 7:00 p.m. home dual against Bixby (0-6). Jenks won’t dual again till Dual State in February, but they will travel to the Pryor Tournament Friday morning.

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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