CPHS Basketball: Kersgieter/Regalado score 17 apiece, Girls top Bishop Kelley 53-40

Juniors Holly Kersgieter and Isabella Regalado scored seventeen points apiece Friday night to lead Charles Page High School (15-7, 11-3) past the Bishop Kelley Comets (5-17, 2-12). Even missing one of their top scorers, the Class 6A No. 13 ranked Sandites managed a 53-40 victory over the private Catholic school. 

Kersgieter hit a pair from the charity stripe to start the night. Kirstyn Stecker tied it up, then the Sandites went on a nine-point run before Ellie Davie broke it up. Kersgieter, Meaghan Cyr, and Isabella Regalado exchanged three-point baskets, then the Comets went on a six-point run before Madison Burris made a three.

Trailing 17-13 after the first, the home team went on an eight-point run and took the lead with a basket from Cyr. Regalado scored from deep to briefly reclaim the advantage, Halle Poleman tied it with a free throw, then Kersgieter made it 25-23 at halftime.

The Sandites took charge in the third period, jumping out to a double-digit lead. Regalado and Grace Ritchie exchanged threes, then Kersgieter and Taber got in the action to make it 36-26. Amy West made a three-point play, Sand Springs went on a seven-point run, then Poleman made a two to end the quarter 43-31.

Raegan Padilla started the fourth with a three, Bree Berge made a two, Kelley rattled off six, the Sandites returned five, then Ritchie made the final points of the night from three-point range. Ritchie led the Comets with ten points on the evening. 

The Lady Sandites finished the season 11-3 for third place in the Frontier Valley Conference after winning it 13-1 last season. Bishop Kelley finished 2-12 for ninth place for the third-straight season.

The Sandites will return to action Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Bixby when they play Stillwater (7-16) in the first round of the Regional playoffs. The Comets will travel to East Central and take on No. 9 Coweta (11-12) Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

At halftime the school held a recognition of John Heckenkemper and officially named the new school track after the former coach.

CPHS 53 BKHS 40

1Q CPHS 17-13
2Q BKHS 10-8
3Q CPHS 18-8
4Q CPHS 10-9

Free Throws: CPHS 6-of-8, BKHS 6-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-49, BKHS 15-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: BKHS 15, CPHS 8.
Defensive Rebounds: BKHS 19, CPHS 16.
Total Rebounds: BKHS 34, CPHS 24.
Steals: CPHS 11, BKHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 4, BKHS 2.
Fouls: BKHS 10, CPHS 12.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 17, Regalado 17, Presnell 6, Taber 4, Burris 3, Padilla 3, Berge 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Burris 2, Regalado 1, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Regalado 3, Taber 3, Burris 3, Presnell 2, Padilla 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 7, Burris 5, Regalado 4, Taber 4, Presnell 3, Padilla 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 6, Regalado 3, Taber 1, Presnell 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Presnell 1.
Blocks: Regalado 2, Kersgieter 1, Presnell 1.
Fouls: Regalado 3, Kersgieter 2, Taber 2, Presnell 2, Burris 2, Padilla 1.

(Bishop Kelley) 
Scoring: Ritchie 10, West 7, Cyr 7, Davie 4, Easterling 4, Stecker 4, Poleman 4.
Fouls: West 3, Cyr 3, Davie 2, Stecker 2.

FINAL Frontier Valley Conference Standings
14-0 No. 2 Bartlesville (22-0)
11-3 No. 3 Owasso (20-3)
11-3 No. 13 Sand Springs (15-7)
10-4 No. 10 Bixby (17-6)
7-7 No. 19 Sapulpa (12-11)
6-8 Jenks (11-12)
5-9 Union (8-15)
4-10 Broken Arrow (6-17)
2-12 Bishop Kelley (5-17)
0-14 Muskogee (2-21)

CPHS Basketball: Boys top Bishop Kelley 52-50, Richardson scores 25

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (16-6, 9-5) was without their leading scorer, but that didn't stop them from closing conference play with a 52-50 win over 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-12, 4-10) in the final game of the regular season. 6'4" sophomore standout Davon Richardson took charge with a game-high 25 points to sabotage the Comet Senior Night.

Matthew Gibson kicked things off with a triple for the home team, but the visitors went on a nine-point run with seven from Richardson before Anthony Bomprezzi hit a pair from the charity stripe. Richardson, Gage Fisher, and Cale Savage each scored threes to double the Comets at 18-9 before Michael Pynn scored to end the quarter.

Matthew Price scored a triple to start the second period then Richardson added four more points for a double-digit advantage before the Comets went on a fourteen-point run to tie it at 25-25. Cole Durkee hit a last minute layup for the halftime advantage.

Garrett Salyer tied it up to start the third period then Durkee hit a three and Richardson scored in transition to get back out front. Richardson added two more layups, then it was Ryan Gendron’s turn to score back-to-back on steals, the latter with a dunk. Price got in on the action, Salyer added a free throw, and the Sandites led 38-32.

Salyer made a three to start the final stanza, Savage retaliated and the teams traded blows around a five-six point difference for most of the quarter. Gendron made a three-point play to cut it to four but Kendrick Williams hit a layup right after. Richardson, Zach Coffman, and Williams each hit a pair from the stripe, then Gendron hit a layup. He followed it with a free throw soon after, then hit a three-pointer with ten seconds left to make it a two-point game.

Richardson and Coffman each made a free throw in the final ten seconds. Matt Price missed two, Gendron got a rebound, but hit Price on his long shot and came up short at the buzzer.

Richardson was the only Sandite in double figures, also collecting team highs of seven rebounds, three steals, and two blocks. Gendron led the Comets with seventeen points, followed by Coffman with fourteen.

The Sandites will take on Jenks (8-14) in the first round of the Regional playoffs at Putnam City West next Friday at 6:30 p.m. They previously defeated the Trojans 64-45 in January and 65-52 on Tuesday. Kelley will play Skiatook (10-12) in their Regional at Claremore, also Friday at 6:30 p.m. 

Both teams improved on their previous year's performance. The Sandites finished fourth in the Frontier Valley Conference with a 9-5 record, flipping the script from a 5-9 record last season. The Comets finish seventh at 4-10, improving from 3-11 and ninth last season. 

CPHS 52 BKHS 50

1Q CPHS 18-11
2Q BKHS 14-9
3Q CPHS 11-7
4Q BKHS 18-14

Free Throws: BKHS 11-of-15, CPHS 6-of-12.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-38, BKHS 16-of-50.
Offensive Rebounds: BKHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: BKHS 20, CPHS 17.
Total Rebounds: BKHS 26, CPHS 17.
Steals: BKHS 8, CPHS 8.
Blocks: CPHS 5.
Fouls: CPHS 16, BKHS 17.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Richardson 25, Savage 8, Price 7, Durkee 5, Williams 4, Fisher 3.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 7, Durkee 4, Price 3, Savage 3.
Steals: Richardson 3, Savage 2, Price 1, Fox 1, Williams 1.
Assists: Price 4, Savage 2, Richardson 1, Williams 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Price 2, Durkee 1.
Fouls: Savage 3, Price 3, Durkee 3, Williams 3, Richardson 2, Fisher 2.

(Bishop Kelley Stats)
Scoring: Gendron 17, Coffman 14, Salyer 6, Pynn 5, Gibson 3, Bomprezzi 3, Alonso 2.
Fouls: Pynn 4, Alonso 3, Bomprezzi 3, Coffman 3, Gendron 2, Gibson 1, Collins 1.

FINAL Frontier Valley Conference Standings
13-1 No. 1 Broken Arrow (21-2)
12-2 No. 4 Union (19-4)
11-3 No. 8 Owasso (19-4)
9-5 No. 10 Sand Springs (16-6)
6-8 Muskogee (9-14)
6-8 No. 13 Sapulpa (13-9)
4-10 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-12)
4-10 No. 20 Bartlesville (8-15)
3-11 Jenks (8-15)
2-12 Bixby (7-16)

Youth Wrestling: Sand Springs places third at State Tournament with 7 Champions

The Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club sent thirty athletes to compete at the Oklahoma USA Youth Wrestling League State Championship in Norman last weekend and seven brought home first-place medals in their divisions.

The Sandites placed third out of 87 teams, trailing Edmond's Oklahoma Wrestling Academy (OWA), and the Cowboy Wrestling Club from Stillwater. Team Big placed second in Open Division One and third in Open Division Four.

The YWL offers five Open age divisions and four Novice divisions, each with several weight classes amounting to 129 total brackets. The Sandites competed in only 27 of these and still amassed 168 points. OWA sent 93 competitors and finished with 355 points. Stillwater also sent thirty and had 203 points. Sand Springs placed higher than eight other teams with equal or larger teams. 

Division 4

Michael Jones (6-2) won the 64-pound bracket and needed only two points to do it. After getting a bye in the quarterfinals, he won 1-0 decisions against Iziah Tusler and teammate Zander Grigsby (10-7). Grigsby defeated Max McDaniel 11-3 and Jason Goodin 2-1 before falling to Jones, then won a 2-0 decision against Tusler. 

Clayon Gidens-Buttram (17-2) took first place at seventy pounds, pinning Damon Ingram in 1:07 and majoring Gage Walker 9-0. 

Grady Mittasch (7-3) won the 73-pound bracket entirely by fall, pinning Madden Smith in 0:39, Cason Rumley in 0:24, and Andrew Havens in 2:53.

Division 3

Jaxon Grigsby (14-5) won the 52-pound bracket with two decisions and two major decisions. He defeated Parker Warren 12-2, Jake Noble 14-1, Cooper Jackson 4-2, and Devin McCarty 5-2.

Jaxon Trotter (22-6) won the hundred-pound bracket by defeating Gunner Tate 9-0, Gavin Salt 3-0, Cale McPeek 8-3, and pinning Braedyn Markel in 27 seconds. 

Nation Johnson (6-4) placed fourth at 85 pounds, defeating Danny Robinson and Skylar Redelk 6-4, but falling 5-2 to Brady Brewer and 14-0 to Ty Thrasher. 

Division 2

Kasen McAffrey (11-1) came in runner-up at seventy pounds, pinning Payson Robinson in 0:13 and Blaze Black (Duncan) in 2:05, but falling in 0:52 to Jaedan Adams.

Promised Johnson (9-2) defeated Colten Stevens 10-3 before falling 2-1 to Berryhill’s Carter Wood. He worked his way through consolation by defeating Maddox Riffe 9-5 and pinning Colton Flynt in 1:20, then pinned Jakiyas Peterson in 2:36 in the second-place challenge match. 

Jayden Bussell (16-10) placed third at 64 pounds. He defeated Maddix Wooten 4-0 and pinned Elijah Davis in 2:05, but lost a 2-2 ultimate tie-breaker to Sonny Hicks. In consolation he majored Cooper Miller 9-0 and pinned Gage Goodwin in 1:00, but lost his second-place challenge match to Levi Dicksion. 

Division 1

Asher Giddens (18-4) won the 46-pound bracket with three decisions and a 41-second fall against Landon Hodge. He defeated Shawn Ware 5-2, Maddox Masters 9-4, and Parker Ingram 3-0 in the finals.

Bentley Cole (5-4) placed second at 43 pounds, defeating Landon Goodgion 4-3 and Rowden Benavidez 8-7 before falling 11-0 to Jaegar RomanNose in the finals.

Novice 4

Jesse Moore (4-7) placed second at 84 pounds, defeating Adyson Lewis 7-0 and Braden Pride 6-2 before falling 2-1 to Tod Brakebill in the finals.

Novice 3

Lane Bailey (12-1) won the 61-pound division, pinning Uriah Hooks in 0:55 and Jake Montetathchi in 2:35, and winning a 9-4 decision over Julian Aguilar.

Henry Hill (7-2) came in runner-up at 64 pounds with two 10-0 major decisions and a 6-1 decision over Marshal Mansfield before falling to Harrah’s John Barker in the finals. Tanner Copeland (6-3) placed third, falling to Barker in the opening round, but rebounded with four-straight wins. He pinned Marshal Mansfield in fifteen seconds, Kolby Robertson in 27, and Garrett Justice in 41, and won a 3-0 decision over Ava Granados. 

Novice 2

Griffin Sensintaffar (6-2) placed fourth at 52 pounds, falling 4-0 to Tommy Parker in the consolation finals. He previously majored Parker 17-8 in the second round after pinning his first opponent, but fell 5-3 to Alanzo Rigal in the semifinals. He majored Tucker Daniels 13-3 in the consolation semis.

CPHS Basketball: Johnson/Kersgieter combine for 48 in 64-51 win over Jenks

Charles Page High School junior standouts Destiny Johnson and Holly Kersgieter combined for 48 points Tuesday night to help the Class 6A No. 13 ranked Lady Sandites (14-7, 10-3) overcome a feisty opponent in the Jenks Trojans (11-11, 6-7).

Sand Springs got off to a rough start and struggled with both height deficit and turnovers, giving up a season-worst 43 rebounds and sixteen steals, but out-shot their foes 51% to 24% to secure the 64-51 Frontier Valley Conference victory.

Jenks came ready to play, scoring first on a Haley Meely layup. Johnson responded two possessions later, but Emma Wasson hit a free throw. Johnson made one of her own to tie it, then Jacie Taber added another to take the lead once and for all.

Taber followed it up with a field goal and a steal to create momentum for the Sandites who went on a nine-point run before Meely hit a three. Madison Burris immediately returned the favor, and Taber made it 16-6 to close the first period.

Meely kicked off the second period, the Sandites rattled off five, Rylie Watson made two, then Kersgieter hit her first field goal of the night. By the end of the half the Sandites held a double-digit lead at 29-17.

The Trojans cut it back to manageable with a putback from Watson and a three pointer from Meely. Johnson scored four to sandwich a pair of Kersgieter free throws, but Trinity Jackson went on a three-point run and Meely posted two more to keep it close.

The Trojans won the third quarter 14-10 to stay in contention. The final stanza was the highest scoring for both teams, but Kersgieter led the way with twelve points for the thirteen point victory.

Johnson led all scorers with 26 points and twelve rebounds, followed by Kersgieter with 22 points and eleven rebounds. Meely led the Trojans with sixteen points, followed by Jackson with eleven and Makenna Burch with ten.

The Sandites will close Frontier Valley Conference action Friday at 6:30 p.m. against Bishop Kelley High School (5-16, 2-11) who they topped 64-43 in the season-opener. Jenks will try to repeat a January 64-53 win over No. 19 Sapulpa (11-11, 6-7).

CPHS 64 Jenks 51

1Q CPHS 16-6
2Q CPHS 13-11
3Q Jenks 14-10
4Q CPHS 25-20

Free Throws: CPHS 22-of-35, Jenks 9-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-39, Jenks 17-of-75.
Offensive Rebounds: Jenks 22, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 31, Jenks 21.
Total Rebounds: Jenks 43, CPHS 38.
Steals: Jenks 16, CPHS 8.
Blocks: CPHS 5, Jenks 1.
Fouls: CPHS 11, Jenks 18.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Johnson 26, Kersgieter 22, Taber 9, Burris 4, Regalado 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 10, Kersgieter 9, Regalado 5, Taber 5, Presnell 1, Burris 1.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 12, Kersgieter 11, Taber 7, Regalado 6, Prensell 1, Burris 1.
Steals: Kersgieter 4, Johnson 2, Taber 1, Burris 1.
Assists: Kersgieter 2, Johnson 2.
Blocks: Johnson 2, Regalado 2, Taber 1.
Fouls: Taber 4, Johnson 2, Regalado 2, Presnell 2, Burris 1.

(Jenks Stats)
Scoring: Meely 16, Jackson 11, Burch 10, Watson 7, Church 5, Wasson 1.
Fouls: Burch 5, Wasson 4, Gilford 3, Meely 3, Jackson 2, Watson 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
13-0 No. 2 Bartlesville (22-0)
10-3 No. 3 Owasso (19-3)
10-3 No. 13 Sand Springs (14-7)
9-4 No. 10 Bixby (16-6)
6-7 Jenks (11-11)
6-7 No. 19 Sapulpa (11-11)
5-8 Union (8-14)
4-9 Broken Arrow (6-16)
2-11 Bishop Kelley (5-16)
0-13 Muskogee (2-20)

CPHS Basketball: Sandites top Jenks 65-52 on Senior Night, Savage scores 25

University of Central Oklahoma-committed senior Colt Savage scored 25 points to lead the Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (15-6, 8-5) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. The home team overcame a rough start and first-quarter deficit to hand Jenks (8-14, 3-10) a 65-52 loss on Sandite Senior Night. 

The unranked Trojans jumped out to an 8-0 lead with a handful of offensive rebounds and a pair of steals before Savage got the Sandites on the scoreboard. Eli Harris scored six en rout to a 10-2 lead before the Sandites found their mojo.

Cole Durkee drilled a three, Savage scored five more, and the Sandites trailed 13-10 to start the second quarter. The Trojans pushed their advantage to 23-16 before Savage hit a two and Durkee scored eight-straight to end the half with back-to-back threes and back-to-back free throws.

The third period was another Sandite win as they pushed their lead to 43-38, but the Trojans actually tied it up at 35-all midway through before Savage went on a five-point run. Ike Houston made a free throw and Jalen Woods hit a three, but Durkee closed out the period with a three-point play.

The game stayed close through most of the fourth until Cale Savage got hot with seven of his nine points in the final minutes. The Sandites ended on a six-point run to notch their second victory of the season over the Trojans. 

Colt Savage led all scorers, followed by Durkee with sixteen points and a team-high eight rebounds. Three Trojans made double digits. Harris and Blake Seacat posted twelve apiece, closely followed by Woods with eleven. 

Sand Springs will return to action Friday at 8:00 p.m. when they wrap up Frontier Valley Conference play at 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-11, 4-9), who they previously defeated 45-44 in the season-opener. The Trojans will travel to No. 13 Sapulpa (13-9, 5-8) to try and avenge an 84-70 January loss. Jenks and Sand Springs will meet again on the 23rd in the first round of the Regional Playoffs at Putnam City West.

CPHS 65 Jenks 52

1Q Jenks 13-10
2Q CPHS 16-10
3Q CPHS 17-15
4Q CPHS 22-14

Free Throws: CPHS 21-of-27, Jenks 8-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-43, Jenks 20-of-52.
Offensive Rebounds: Jenks 13, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 16, Jenks 15.
Total Rebounds: Jenks 28, CPHS 25.
Steals: CPHS 7, Jenks 6.
Blocks: CPHS 4, Jenks 2.
Fouls: CPHS 13, Jenks 24.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Colt Savage 25, Durkee 16, Richardson 9, Cale Savage 9, Price 6.
Offensive Rebounds: Colt Savage 2, Durkee 2, Richardson 1, Williams 1, Cale Savage 1, Boyles 1, Fisher 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Durkee 6, Price 3, Richardson 3, Colt Savage 2, Cale Savage 1, Boyles 1.
Total Rebounds: Durkee 8, Colt Savage 4, Richardson 4, Price 3, Cale Savage 2, Boyles 2, Fisher 1, Williams 1.
Steals: Richardson 2, Williams 2, Fisher 2, Cale Savage 1.
Assists: Richardson 2, Cale Savage 2, Williams 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Cale Savage 1, Boyles 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Price 3, Colt Savage 2, Boyles 2, Williams 1, Cale Savage 1.

(Jenks Stats)
Scoring: Harris 12, Seacat 12, Woods 11, Houston 7, Bell 6, Hines 2, Estes 2.
Fouls: Harris 4, Bell 4, Jensen 4, Hines 3, Woods 3, Seacat 2, Houston 1, Nissley 1, Darr 1, Palmer 1.

Frontier Valley Standings:
12-1 No. 1 Broken Arrow (20-2)
11-2 No. 4 Union (18-4)
10-3 No. 8 Owasso (18-4)
8-5 No. 10 Sand Springs (15-6)
6-7 Muskogee (9-13)
5-8 No. 13 Sapulpa (13-9)
4-9 5A No. 10 Bishop Kelley (10-11)
4-9 No. 20 Bartlesville (8-14)
3-10 Jenks (8-14)
2-11 Bixby (7-15)

Sandite of the Week: Davon Richardson scores 44 at No. 8 Owasso

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6'4" Charles Page High School sophomore Davon Richardson pulled off one of the most remarkable performances in school history Friday night in Owasso, recording 44 points in a 97-77 loss to the eighth-ranked Rams (17-4, 9-3).

The tally was the first forty-point performance for a Sandite in several years and left his previous career best (24) in the dust. 

What's more impressive than the points is how he got them. Only four came from free throws and he scored forty on field goals while shooting 70.8%. He started even hotter than he finished, going 17-of-20 before missing his final four attempts of the night. He also secured three offensive rebounds, five defensive rebounds, and two blocks. 

Richardson paced the tenth-ranked Sandites (14-6, 7-5) with nine points in each of the first two periods, eleven in the third, and fifteen in the final stanza. He was 6-of-8 from three-point range with four of those coming in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter. At the rate he was playing he could easily have posted fifty, but came out of the game halfway through the fourth to give the second string minutes. 

The Sandites will return to action Tuesday with an 8:00 p.m. home game against Jenks (8-13, 3-9) in their final appearance of the season at the Ed Dubie Field House. They will play Jenks again on Friday the 23rd in the first round of the Regional Playoffs at Putnam City West.