CPHS Basketball: Boys win Highway 97 Rivalry 62-59 over No. 11 Sapulpa, Savage scores 25

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The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (14-4, 7-3) put on a thriller Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, overcoming their arch rivals from No. 11 Sapulpa (12-7, 4-6) in a down-to-the-wire shootout. 

The Sandites came out on top of a wild first quarter, taking the lead out of the gate with back-to-back field goals from Matt Price and Davon Richardson, and only allowing the visitors to tie it up once. They led by as many as seven points before the visitors rallied to tie it at 15-15, then rattled off eight straight to reclaim the lead. Matt Price started off the second period 23-15 but the Chieftains slowly whittled away the deficit to 30-28 before Richardson got the final say of the half.

Richardson scored two more to kick off the second half, but the Cheiftains won the third period 14-10 and briefly took the lead before Cole Durkee hit a three to tie it up at 42-all.

Eli Williams kicked off the fourth with five points for a Cheiftain advantage. Cale and Colt Savage scored back-to-back to make it a one-point game but Hunter Hoggatt drilled a three and scored on a steal to keep the visitors out front.

The Sandites went on a seven-point run with five of those from Colt Savage to take the 53-52 edge. Hayden Casey tied it with a free throw, Richardson scored two more, Hoggatt tied it with a field goal, then Colt Savage scored four more from the stripe to take lead for the final time. Price, Casey, and Richardson exchanged free throws, but the Chieftains never again tied the game.

Colt Savage led all scorers with 25 points and seven rebounds. Price finished with twelve points and five rebounds and Richardson had eleven points and seven rebounds. Casey led the Chieftains with eighteen points, Hoggatt had thirteen, and LaJuan Hughes added twelve. 

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday in a rematch at No. 6 Union (15-4, 8-2). They previously fell 60-45 to the Redskins in December. Sapulpa will next take on Bixby (7-12, 2-8) who they previously defeated 73-64. 

CPHS 62 SHS 59

1Q CPHS 21-15
2Q SHS 13-11
3Q SHS 14-10
4Q CPHS 20-17

Free Throws: CPHS 23-of-25, SHS 13-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 18-of-42, SHS 22-of-53.
Offensive Rebounds: SHS 7, CPHS 4.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, SHS 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 27, SHS 22.
Steals: SHS 8, CPHS 3.
Blocks: CPHS 3, SHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 15, SHS 19.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Colt Savage 25, Price 12, Richardson 11, Durkee 8, Cale Savage 4, Fisher 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Durkee 2, Price 1, Richardson 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Colt Savage 7, Richardson 6, Price 4, Durkee 2, Fisher 2, Cale Savage 1, Williams 1.
Total Rebounds: Colt Savage 7, Richardson 7, Price 5, Durkee 4, Fisher 2, Williams 1, Cale Savage 1.
Steals: Colt Savage 1, Price 1, Cale Savage 1.
Assists: Richardson 1, Price 1, Durkee 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Cale Savage 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Colt Savage 3, Price 2, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 1, Williams 1, Fisher 1, Minney 1.

(Sapulpa Stats)
Scoring: Casey 18, Hoggatt 13, Hughes 12, Checotah 9, Williams 7.
Fouls: Taft 4, Williams 3, Checotah 3, Hoggatt 2, Casey 2, Sanders 2, Hughes 2, Cheng 1.

Frontier Valley Standings
9-0 No. 1 Broken Arrow (17-1)
8-2 No. 6 Union (15-4)
7-3 No. 10 Sand Springs (14-4)
7-3 No. 8 Owasso (15-4)
4-5 5A No. 9 Bishop Kelley (9-7)
4-6 No. 20 Muskogee (7-12)
4-6 Bartlesville (7-11)
4-6 No. 11 Sapulpa (12-7)
2-8 Bixby (7-12)
1-9 Jenks (6-13)

Sandite of the Week: Holly Kersgieter scores 19 points in back-to-back games

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Charles Page High School junior standout Holly Kersgieter was selected as our Sandite of the Week for her team-leading performances in back-to-back games last week.

On Tuesday the Sandites took on the undefeated Class 6A No. 2 ranked Bartlesville Bruins (18-0) and fell 53-42, despite a nineteen-point performance from the University of Kansas-commit. Kersgieter shot 69% on field goals and snagged four rebounds, plus a steal and a block.

She repeated her nineteen points in a 67-27 rout of Muskogee (2-16), shooting 55% on field goals and 88% on free throws. She also picked up six rebounds, one steal, and one block.

Kersgieter has averaged 18.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, one assist, and 2.3 steals per game this season to lead the Lady Sandites to a 12-5 record. They are currently ranked 11th in Class 6A and are second in the Frontier Valley Conference with an 8-1 record. 

Week 10 High School 6A Basketball Rankings

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Girls Rankings

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

Conference Strength Ratings

Central Oklahoma (55.5)
Suburban (46.3)
Big Ten (42.8)
Frontier Valley (41.3)
All-City (8.4)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

  1. Putnam City West (74.6)
  2. Westmoore (63.5)
  3. Sand Springs (58.1)
  4. Edmond Santa Fe (58)
  5. Choctaw (57.4)
  6. Yukon (56.9)
  7. Ponca City (55.7)
  8. Jenks (55.2)
  9. Deer Creek (54.1)
  10. Putnam City North (53.6)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

  1. Shawnee (30.7)
  2. Bartlesville (32.4)
  3. Mustang (38.9)
  4. Owasso (39.4)
  5. Moore (39.4)
  6. Edmond North (40.2)
  7. Choctaw (41.3)
  8. Broken Arrow (41.4)
  9. Edmond Memorial (41.5)
  10. Ponca City (42.4)

Avg. Margin of Victory

  1. Putnam City West (27.1)
  2. Bartlesville (21)
  3. Choctaw (16.2)
  4. Westmoore (15.9)
  5. Shawnee (14.6)
  6. Ponca City (13.4)
  7. Owasso (12.8)
  8. Edmond North (11.8)
  9. Sand Springs (11.8)
  10. Yukon (11.1)

Boys Rankings

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

Conference Strength Ratings

Big Ten (59.2)
Frontier Valley (53.9)
Central Oklahoma (43.5)
Suburban (40.2)
All-City (24.5)

Top Offenses - Avg. Points Scored

  1. Midwest City (76.4)
  2. Putnam City West (72.1)
  3. Putnam City North (71.5)
  4. Sapulpa (71)
  5. Edmond Santa Fe (70.7)
  6. Broken Arrow (70.1)
  7. Norman North (68.1)
  8. Union (67.4)
  9. Putnam City (66.5)
  10. Capitol Hill (65.6)

Top Defenses - Avg. Points Allowed

  1. Broken Arrow (49.5)
  2. Stillwater (50.2)
  3. Edmond Memorial (50.8)
  4. Sand Springs (51.6)
  5. Union (53.5)
  6. Owasso (53.6)
  7. Norman (54)
  8. Edmond North (55)
  9. Deer Creek (55.3)
  10. Westmoore (55.3)

Avg. Margin of Victory

  1. Broken Arrow (20.5) 
  2. Union (13.9)
  3. Putnam City North (13)
  4. Sand Springs (12.8)
  5. Midwest City (12.6)
  6. Edmond Santa Fe (12.4)
  7. Norman North (12.1)
  8. Owasso (10.7)
  9. Putnam City West (10.4)
  10. Sapulpa (8.3)

CPHS Basketball: No. 10 Sandites hold off Bixby 60-42, Savage scores 31

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Sand Springs - The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School Boys' Basketball Team (13-4, 6-3) overcame a feisty Bixby squad Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, pummeling their foes 19-7 in the final stanza after a relatively close affair. 

Noah Love and Sam Hink scored on the Spartans’ opening possessions before Colt Savage got the Sandites on the board with a pair of free throws. Xavier Glenn scored one of his own, then Matt Price hit a three to tie it up. Hink got a putback on his own shot, but the Sandites rattled off seven-straight and never surrendered the lead. Glenn scored back-to-back to make it a one-point game, but Savage hit a buzzer beater for the 15-11 advantage.

Cale Savage scored his second three of the night to kick off the second period. Glenn and Richardson exchanged twos, then the Spartans cut it to 20-18 before Marlo Fox,  Cole Durkee, and Colt Savage scored back-to-back-to-back. Hink and Love combined for five, but once again Colt Savage had a buzzer-beater, this time a layup, to make it 28-23.

Colt Savage picked up where he left off in the second half, making a three-point play and a three-point field goal for the double-digit lead. Glenn cut it right back down with a three of his own, but Durkee was next up with a deep ball. Neither team scored back-to-back till Glenn sank a buzzer-beater three to make it 41-35.

Price scored two to start the final period, Hink retaliated, then Colt Savage scored five. Love and Brennan Breese tried to get the Spartans back in contention, cutting it to 48-40, but the Sandites ran away with it, only giving up one more basket for an eighteen-point win. 

Colt Savage, a University of Central Oklahoma-committed senior, led all scorers with 31 points and was the only Sandite in the double digits. Hink and Glenn scored sixteen apiece for the visiting Spartans. 

The Sandites will return to action Friday with a Highway 97 Rivalry rematch with No. 11 Sapulpa (12-6, 4-5), who they previously defeated 73-64 in week two. The Spartans will take on No. 8 Owasso (14-4, 6-3) and try to avenge a 72-46 season-opening loss. 

CPHS 60 BHS 42

1Q CPHS 15-11
2Q CPHS 13-12
3Q CPHS 13-12
4Q CPHS 19-7

Free Throws: CPHS 8-of-9, BHS 4-of-9.
Field Goals: CPHS 23-of-46, BHS 17-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, BHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 13, BHS 13.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 24, BHS 22.
Steals: BHS 6, CPHS 2.
Blocks: BHS 3, CPHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 10, BHS 13.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Colt Savage 31, Richardson 8, Durkee 8, Cale Savage 6, Price 5, Fox 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 5, Price 2, Durkee 2, Colt Savage 1, Cale Savage 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 4, Colt Savage 3, Cale Savage 2, Durkee 2, Price 1, Williams 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 9, Colt Savage 4, Durkee 4, Cale Savage 3, Price 3, Williams 1.
Steals: Colt Savage 2.
Assists: Colt Savage 1, Richardson 1. 
Blocks: Cale Savage 1, Williams 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Price 4, Colt Savage 1, Fox 1.

(Bixby Stats)
Scoring: Hink 16, Glenn 16, Love 8, Breese 2.
Fouls: Breese 3, Davis 3, Love 3, Glenn 2, #20 2. 

Frontier Valley Standings
8-0 No. 1 Broken Arrow (16-1)
7-2 No. 6 Union (14-4)
6-3 No. 10 Sand Springs (13-4)
6-3 No. 8 Owasso (14-4)
4-5 No. 11 Sapulpa (12-6)
4-5 No. 20 Muskogee (7-11)
3-5 5A No. 9 Bishop Kelley (9-7)
3-6 Bartlesville (6-11)
2-7 Bixby (7-11)
1-8 Jenks (6-12)

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

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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

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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.