Youth Wrestling: Sandites crown six champions at Ponca City tournament

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The Sand Springs Team Big wrestling club recently crowned six champions and seven runners-up at the Blubaugh/Wilson Battle for Gold in Ponca City.

Division 4

Clayton Giddens-Buttram (21-2) won the seventy-pound bracket handily. After winning a 4-0 decision over teammate Grady Mittasch, he pinned Madden Smith in 2:09 and Devon Miller in 2:35. Mittasch (10-4) was runner-up, defeating Miller 2-1, and pinning Smith in 1:02.

Balance Johnson (7-2) came in runner-up at 130 pounds, pinning Hunter Degraffenreid in 1:16, but falling 13-10 to William Shoemaker.

Division 3

Jaxon Trotter (26-6) won the hundred-pound bracket handily, majoring Cale McPeek 17-6 in the opening round before rattling off three falls. He pinned Evan Hoopingarner in 3:56, Lance Arbona in 2:29, and Jaxon Goddard in 57 seconds. He also wrestled up to Division 4 (6-4) at 96 pounds and came in runner up. He pinned Braden Henry in 2:15 and Wyatt Cargill in 3:33, but fell 9-2 to Braden Hall.

Nation Johnson (8-5) came in runner-up at ninety pounds. He lost his opening match in a close 10-8 decision to Garritt Hunt, but rebounded with a 19-4 technical fall against Ayden Allison, then pinned John Allen in 2:10.

Henry Hill (2-2) placed third at 61 pounds. He pinned Julian Aguilar in 3:39 and defeated Kason Delgado 7-0, but fell to Blake Cooper and Kason Delgado.

Division 2

Promised Johnson (10-3) came in runner-up at 76 pounds, defeating Peyton Heuer 10-5, but was pinned in the finals by Jakoby Petree.

Kasen McAffrey (13-2) placed second at seventy pounds, pinning Daxton Adams in 1:19 and Barrett Blakemore in 0:51, but falling 12-1 to Jaedan Adams.

Division 1

Asher Giddens (20-4) won the 46-pound division, pinning Rocco Esposito in 1:58, and defeating Braxton Johnson 4-0.

Novice 3

Isaac Sensintaffar (5-0) won his second-straight tournament at 76 pounds, pinning David Hornbeck in 1:16 and Isaiah Ochoa in 0:26. He also placed third in Open (1-5), pinning Gavin Pettit in 4:04.

Novice 2

Griffin Sensintaffer (8-2) won the 49-pound bracket with a pair of decisions, defeating Hunter Leverich 7-5 and Buddy Fitzgerald 10-7. He also placed third in the Open division (2-2). He dropped a pair of decisions, but he received a forfeit and pinned Leverich in 56 seconds.

Legend Johnson (6-4) came in runner-up at 61 pounds, pinning Austin Peterson in 2:08 and CJ Allee in 2:59 before falling to Mikaili Lee.

Novice 1

Cooper Ellenburg (15-8) won the 52-pound bracket, pinning Zayden Gray in 2:42 and Samual Finton in fourteen seconds.

NJCAA Wrestling: Karstetters qualify for National Championship

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Jack Karstetter competes at the OSSAA 6A State Championship in 2017.

Charles Page High School graduates Jack and Cody Karstetter recently qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship after making the finals in the West Central District Championship.

Cody, a redshirt sophomore, won the championship. Jack, a freshman, came in runner-up. Both wrestle for Northern Oklahoma A&M in Miami. Jack is currently ranked fourth in the country at 133 pounds, while Cody is ranked third at 141.

Jack Karstetter (27-3) recently came in fifth at the Roger Denker Open, pinning Von Gray in twelve seconds before falling 13-6 to Isaac Jacquez. In consolation he defeated Corey Muniz 11-5 and pinned Weston Cronan in 49 seconds. He took first place at the Golden Norsemen Open, pinning Chris Hansen in 4:38 and Terrell Banuelos in 2:36, then defeating Jet Taylor 13-6 and Corbin Nirschl 12-4. At the West Central District Championship he majored Garret Wild 12-4 and pinned Ottis Rollins in sixteen seconds before falling 8-7 to Gage Gomez in the finals.

Cody Karstetter (26-5, 33-10) won both of his matches at the recent UNK Midwest Duals, pinning Conner Mares-Ballard in 5:36 and topping Scott Cook 4-3. At the District Championship he received a forfeit in the first round, then defeated Alec Castillo 11-3 and Keaton Sander 6-4 for first place.

The Norsemen took first place at the UNK Duals, the Golden Norsemen Open, and the District Championship. They placed third at the Roger Denker Open behind the Universities of Missouri and Nebraska. They claimed the No. 1 ranking in the latest NJCAA poll.

The Karstetters will return to action Friday, February 23rd at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jack will rematch Garrett Wild in the first round, while Cody will take on Tre Pone.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites qualify ten for State with two Regional Champions

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The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team will send ten wrestlers to the State Tournament next week after placing third at the 6A-East Regional Championship in Broken Arrow Saturday night. 

The defending Regional and State Champions were unable to replicate their last year's successful outing, but crowned two tournament champions out of four finalists, finishing a mere 9.5 points behind No. 4 Mustang. The host team won the tournament handily by a 61 point margin with six champions.

Carter Young (106) and Riley Weir (113) won their brackets, Chris Kirby (145) and Kaleb Tabor (152) were runners-up, Irwin Portillo (132) and Gage Fain (220) took third, Seth Jones (120) and Scott Patton (138) placed fourth to qualify for State outright. Blake Sargent (126) and Dayvon Taylor (170) came in fifth and will have the chance to wrestle the fourth-place finisher from the opposite region in a wrestle-in match at the State Tournament. Josh Fincannon (195) took sixth and will participate in the wrestle-in match only if one of the top five place-winners cannot participate.

Freshman standout Carter Young (37-1) breezed through his first two rounds at with a pair of technical falls, defeating Leyton Warne 19-4 in 2:51 and David Boucher 24-9 in 3:53. In the finals he took on Broken Arrow freshman Jared Hill and won a shutout, scoring a reversal in the third period for a 9-0 major decision and his nineteenth-straight victory.

Defending State Champion Riley Weir (26-7, 88-25) pinned his first three competitors, taking down Garrett Johnson in 2:51, Henry Warren in 2:24, and Blazik Perez in 5:16. In the finals he battled Mustang freshman Tucker Owens and took a 2-0 lead with a first period takedown. He added a reversal in the second period, then rode out the third for a 4-0 decision.

Kaleb Tabor (24-11) pinned Ryan Stetler in 36 seconds, then defeated Christian McCutcheon 4-0 and Richie Lee 6-3. In the finals he stayed neutral through the first period against Broken Arrow senior Brady Mattioda. Mattioda got a second period reversal and rode out the final stretch for a 2-0 decision.

Chris Kirby (20-8) pinned his way to the finals, taking down Derek VanDyke in 1:35, Johnny Villa in 0:49, and Austin Daniels in 0:54, but gave up a technical fall to top-seeded Mustang freshman Tate Picklo.

Irwin Portillo (30-17, 36-22) won 5-2 decisions over Verdell Schoats and Tanner Frew before falling to Dylan Schickram. In consolation he defeated John Ritchey 3-1 to clinch his spot at state. In the finals he scored a first period takedown, Brayden Strachan escaped in the first and second, then Portillo jumped back out front with an escape and a takedown in the third for the 5-2 decision.

Gage Fain (19-8, 58-46) pinned Adam Denham in 2:20, but was in-turn pinned by defending State Champion Zach Marcheselli. In consolation he pinned Jared Galli in 2:00 and won a 3-2 ultimate tie-breaker over Stillwater senior Kameron Linsenmeyer.

Scott Patton (26-18, 33-20) defeated Enrie Chavez 7-4, fell 13-5 to Baylor Smith, then pinned Christian Webb in 3:10. In the consolation finals Union junior Jaylin Hernandez scored a takedown in the first and picked up a pair of penalty points before Patton escaped. In the third Patton cut it to a one-point deficit but couldn’t find a takedown and fell 4-3.

Seth Jones (26-14, 28-17) defeated Jackson Cockrell 3-2, fell 3-1 to Joseph Lupton, then pinned Caron Watson in 1:34. In the consolation finals he took on Owasso junior Zeke Washington. Washington scored first, both reversed, and the Ram rode out the third period for a 4-2 decision.

Senior State Qualifier Blake Sargent (12-7, 101-32) won his first match 6-3 over Tanner Robinson, but fell 11-8 to Reece Witcraft and 4-2 to Kyrie Beasley in sudden-victory overtime. In placement he rematched Robinson and scored takedowns in each period, an escape in the second, a second takedown in the third, and rode to a 9-1 major decision.

Dayvon Taylor (20-20) pinned Spencer Shook in 3:43 and won a 10-7 decision against Brannigan Reyes before falling 9-0 to top-seeded Broken Arrow sophomore Bryce Mattioda. He fell 7-6 to Kaleb Mertz in consolation and took on Jenks junior Colt Freeman in placement. Taylor scored first, Freeman reversed, then Taylor escaped and started the second period on top. Taylor cut the Trojan, who scored with twenty seconds left and took a 5-3 advantage into the third. Taylor escaped quickly and scored with nine seconds left for a 6-5 decision.

Josh Fincannon (13-18) pinned Lukas Hammack in 3:54 then dropped a 5-2 decision to Elijah Tomlin. In consolation he defeated Tanner Haskins 4-2 in sudden-victory overtime and won a 3-1 decision over Noah Hernandez before falling 5-0 to Judson Rowland. The Sandite wrestled Sapulpa senior Keland Bearpaw in placement and fell by 5-0 decision.

The Sandites didn’t wrestle anybody at 160, 182, or heavyweight, while both Broken Arrow and Mustang had full lineups. 

The State Tournament will kick off Friday, February 23rd at State Fairgrounds Arena in Oklahoma City. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., Wrestle-In matches will be held at 9:30 a.m., and the first round will begin at 11:00 a.m. 

The semifinals and first round of consolations will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Consolation semifinals will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, consolation finals will be at 12:45 p.m., and finals will be at 5:45 p.m.. 

6A-East Regional Champions

106: Carter Young (Sand Springs)
113: Riley Weir (Sand Springs)
120: Laif Jones (Bartlesville)
126: Reece Witcraft (Broken Arrow)
132: Dylan Schickram (Ponca City)
138: Baylor Smith (Owasso)
145: Tate Picklo (Mustang)
152: Brady Mattioda (Broken Arrow)
160: Caleb Wise (Broken Arrow)
170: Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow)
182: J.D. Johnson (Owasso)
195: Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow)
220: Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow)
285: Sam Smith (Stillwater)

6A-East Regional Team Scores

258.5 Broken Arrow
197.5 Mustang
188 Sand Springs
137.5 Ponca City
128 Owasso
124 Jenks
115.5 Union
99 Bartlesville
77.5 Stillwater
74 Muskogee
66 Sapulpa
35 Enid
31.5 Midwest City
26 Putnam City West
21 U.S. Grant
3 Bixby

CPHS Wrestling ends season 13-4 at Dual State

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The defending 6A Dual State Champions didn't get to retain their title last week in Shawnee. The No. 5 ranked Sandites (13-4) from Charles Page High School were eliminated in the first round of the tournament, 34-29 by No. 4 Mustang (18-3).

The Sandites started in the hole as Chris Kirby (17-7) fell in 1:25 to Tate Picklo. They got on the board at 152 as Kaleb Tabor (21-10) won a 3-0 decision against Jojo Sylvester with an escape and two caution points.

Jasanee Harjo (3-7) had a close match against Joey Carter. He scored an escape to start the second but the Bronco took him down soon after. Harjo broke loose but was scored on again and entered the third period trailing 4-3. Mustang got an escape and stayed neutral for a 5-3 decision.

Dayvon Taylor (17-18) gave up takedowns in the first two periods against Brannigan Reyes but scored one of his own in the third to tie it at 5-5, then cut the Bronco loose. He was unable to score again, however, and gave up a 6-5 decision.

Noah Almy (4-7, 28-27) fell in the first period to Cooper Meadows, Josh Fincannon (10-15) dropped a 12-0 major decision to Judson Rowland and the Broncos took a 22-3 lead.

Gage Fain (17-7, 56-45) got the Sandites back in contention with his ninth-straight victory, pinning Adam Denham in 1:19, but Blake Russell took the points right back by pinning Robbie Parrish (3-12) at heavyweight.

Freshman Carter Young (34-1) kept the Sandites alive, working up a 5-0 first period lead against Keegan Luton and reversing in the second for a trio of back points. He continued to work and ultimately secured a 16-1 technical fall with only nine seconds left for his seventeenth-straight victory.

Defending State Champion Riley Weir (22-7, 84-25) had a tough competitor in Tucker Owens. The two went neutral through the first and Weir rode the whole second period before escaping with fifty seconds left. The Bronco scored the go ahead takedown soon after, however, and won the 2-1 decision.

Seth Jones (24-12, 26-15) scored a takedown on Joe Lupton but gave up a reversal in the second period. He escaped late in the third and scored a last second takedown for a 5-2 decision.

Blake Sargent (10-5, 99-30) suffered a 4-2 decision to Cam Picklo, Irwin Portillo (26-16, 32-21) received a forfeit, and Scott Patton pinned Mark Boyd in 25 seconds to bring the dual to a close.

The Broncos were eliminated 35-26 by eventual State Champion No. 2 Choctaw (8-1) who defeated No. 1 Broken Arrow (9-1) 29-20 in the finals.

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

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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

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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)