CPHS Baseball: Sandites fall 7-5 to Coweta in season-opener

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Ty Steelman scored two runs and one RBI in the 7-5 loss to Coweta. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team dropped its season-opener Thursday evening, falling 7-5 in a non-district game at Coweta. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the first inning and were 7-1 after four innings before the Sandites made a comeback.

Coweta scored two on the first hit of the game as Seth Marrujo homered in Logan Vaughan. JD Geneva singled and courtesy runner Cash Singleton scored on an error soon after.

Sand Springs got their feet wet in the second inning with doubles from Riley Rutledge and Tyler Ash, the latter scoring the former. 

The home team jumped further out front in the third thanks to a pair of walks, four singles, and an error. Ty Decker, Reed Gaddy, and Jesse McDermott all singled on loaded bases for the 6-1 advantage. Reid Stockman scored the Tigers' final run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from Geneva.

Ty Steelman got the Sandites back on track in the fifth, singling in Malachi Burks, then scored on a sacrifice by Rutledge. Cal Watkins and Steelman drew walks to start the sixth. Braden Askew doubled in Watkins and Steelman scored on a single from Rutledge for the final runs of the game.

Brock Youngblood (0-1, 6-9) got the start and the loss on the mound, giving up five hits and three walks with one strikeout over two innings. Steelman took over and pitched four strikeouts and two walks in three innings, while Ash pitched cleanup. 

The Sandites will look to get in the win column Saturday in their home debut against Midwest City at 1:00 p.m.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites headed to State after win over undefeated Bartlesville

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CLAREMORE - The undefeated Class 6A No. 2 ranked Bartlesville High School Girls' Basketball team (25-1) is undefeated no more. The Sand Springs Sandites repaid a 53-42 regular season loss with a 52-40 Area Championship win to clinch their spot on the State Tournament bracket.

No. 13 Charles Page High School (18-7) will play the OSSAA 6A State Tournament for the second-straight year after topping the Frontier Valley Conference Champions. Bartlesville will have to beat the winner of No. 11 Norman North (17-8) vs. No. 14 Shawnee (21-4) Saturday afternoon at Daniel Webster High School if they want to make the State Tournament. 

It took Bartlesville half a minute to find a lane on their opening drive. They didn’t find the basket, however, and Destiny Johnson took the rebound to the house. The Bruins missed three field goal attempts and gave up two free throws to Jacie Taber before finding their rhythm with layups from Jena Williams and Erin Shoemaker.

Johnson made two more layups for an 8-4 lead before Avery Allen hit the first three-pointer of the night. Taber hit another from the charity stripe and Holly Kersgieter made a two for an 11-7 lead before Shoemaker completed a three-point play to close the first quarter.

Isabella Regalado and Shoemaker traded threes to start the second period. Regalado went to the line and made one free throw, then Johnson rebounded the second for a 17-14 advantage. Williams made a free throw, then Shoemaker and Williams hit back-to-back threes for the first Bruin lead of the game with two minutes left on the half. Bartlesville held a 24-19 lead to end the period.

The Sandites were explosive in the second half, kicking things off with a three-point play from Kersgieter. Destiny Harris made a three, then the Sandites went on a six-point run. Shoemaker iced another three then Regalado scored five and Kersgieter made three more for the biggest lead of the game at 36-30 before Vivian Culver scored three to end the period.

The Bruins battled back early in the fourth to tie it at 39-39, but Sand Springs ran away with a ten-point streak from there for a double-digit lead with 42 seconds left. 

Kersgieter, a University of Kansas-committed junior, led all scorers with nineteen points, followed by Johnson with twelve, Regalado with eleven, and Taber with eight. Shoemaker led the Bruins with eighteen and Williams contributed thirteen. Johnson had a double-double with twelve rebounds.

CPHS 50 BHS 42

1Q CPHS 11-10
2Q BHS 14-8
3Q CPHS 17-9
4Q CPHS 14-9

Free Throws: CPHS 15-of-21, BHS 7-of-12. 
Field Goals: CPHS 16-of-35, BHS 14-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: BHS 6, CPHS 2.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 34, BHS 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 36, BHS 22.
Steals: BHS 7.
Blocks: CPHS 3.
Fouls: BHS 15, CPHS 13.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 19, Johnson 12, Regalado 11, Taber 8.
Offensive Rebounds: Johnson 1, Kersgieter 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 11, Kersgieter 8, Regalado 7, Taber 5, Presnell 2, Berge 1.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 12, Kersgieter 9, Regalado 7, Taber 5, Presnell 2, Berge 1. 
Assists: Johnson 2, Kersgieter 1.
Blocks: Johnson 2, Taber 1.
Fouls: Taber 5, Johnson 2, Presnell 2, Kersgieter 2, Regalado 1, Padilla 1.

(Bartlesville Stats)
Scoring: Shoemaker 18, Williams 13, Allen 3, Harris 3, Culver 3, Parker 2.
Fouls: Shoemaker 5, Harris 4, Parker 3, Allen 2, Williams 1.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites top Jenks 55-47, fall 70-56 to Putnam City West at Regionals

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The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School boys' basketball team (17-7) split wins at the Regional Tournament, topping Jenks 55-47 before falling 70-56 to the host team from No. 7 Putnam City West (19-5).

The Sandite post-season is still alive, but the Regional loss made it a lot tougher. Had they defeated the Patriots, they would only have to win one more game to make it to the State Tournament. Now they'll have to get past No. 20 Bartlesville (9-16) and the loser of No. 8 Owasso (21-4) vs. No. 4 Union (21-4). The first Area playoff game will be Friday at 8:00 p.m. at Tulsa Memorial High School.

Then-unranked Bartlesville upset the Sandites 59-52 last month. Sand Springs split wins with Owasso, winning 72-64 in December but falling 97-77 earlier this month. Union won both regular-season meetings with the Sandites, 60-45 in December and 53-34 a few weeks ago. 

Putnam West will play No. 1 Broken Arrow (23-2) Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Bixby High School. If they win they'll punch their ticket to State. A loss will pit them against the winner of No. 9 Norman (15-7) vs. No. 18 Westmoore (13-12).

On Saturday the Sandites overcame a rough start against the Trojans (8-16), winning by eight after trailing by eight in the first quarter. The Sandites went on a seven-point run to close the half with a 29-27 lead and won each of the next two periods as well. Senior University of Central Oklahoma-commit Colt Savage scored a game-high 25 points, followed by sophomore standout Davon Richardson with eighteen and brother Cale Savage with ten.

Monday night was a lot closer than the final score indicated. Despite falling by fourteen points, the Sandites only trailed by one after the third quarter. Putnam led 17-16 after the first and 37-29 at halftime, but the Sandites battled back in the third to win 19-12. 

Greg Thomas scored double-digits in the final stanza with three threes and a free throw to single-handedly outscore the whole Sandite team after a quiet game with only two points prior to that quarter. 

Colt Savage, who led all scorers with sixteen points over the first three quarters, came up with only two in the final stretch. The Sandites went one-of-six on crucial free throws in that period.

Savage's eighteen was closely followed by Richardson with twelve and Cole Durkee with eleven. 

CPHS 55 Jenks 47

1Q Jenks 18-10
2Q CPHS 19-9
3Q CPHS 15-13
4Q CPHS 11-7

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Colt Savage 25, Richardson 18, Cale Savage 10, Price 2. (Jenks) Harris 12, Seacat 12, Jansen 8, Hines 7, Woods 6, Houston 2.

 

PCW 70 CPHS 56

1Q PCW 17-16
2Q PCW 20-13
3Q CPHS 19-12
4Q PCW 21-8

Scoring: (Sand Springs) Colt Savage 18, Richardson 12, Durkee 11, Cale Savage 9, Fox 4, Williams 2. (Putnam West) Walker 13, Thomas 12, Sampleton 12, Gatewood 10, Wade 10, Roland 7, Warrior 3, Rainey 3.

CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandites win Regional Championship 60-51 over Bixby

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Third quarters haven't been kind to the Sand Springs Lady Sandites this season, and Monday night was no exception. But after blowing an eight-point halftime lead against the Lady Spartans, they doubled down and finished strong, winning their Regional Tournament bracket 60-51 over Class 6A No. 10 ranked Bixby (18-8).

The No. 13 Charles Page High School girls' basketball team improved to 17-7 and advanced to the Area playoffs. They will travel to Claremore Thursday at 6:30 p.m. to take on undefeated Frontier Valley Conference Champion, No. 2 Bartlesville (25-0).

University of Kansas-commit Holly Kersgieter, and Destiny Johnson, who also has Division One offers, recorded a team-high nineteen points apiece for the Lady Sandites, while freshman standout Landry Williams posted a game-high 23 for the host team. 

Maddie Bittle scored first, stealing the Sandites’ opening possession. Jacie Taber responded, then both teams traded turnovers before Johnson made a three-point play. Williams and Isabella Regalado traded threes and the Sandites went on a seven-point run for a 12-5 lead. The Spartans wouldn’t go down without a fight, however, and rattled off eight of their own. Three-pointers from Williams and Dariann Myles gave the host team a 13-12 advantage to close the first period.

Sarah Tyree kicked off the second period with two, Holly Kersgieter retaliated, then Tyree hit a pair of free throws. Taber and Johnson made back-to-back threes and the Sandites took a 20-17 lead. Kersgieter went on a six point run for the Sandites with three steals to make it 29-20 before Tyree hit a three. Johnson scored a free throw to close the half 30-23.

The Spartans used lethal three-point accuracy to chip away at their deficit, ultimately taking the lead with back-to-back deep balls from Williams in the third period. Johnson scored on a throw in from Kersgieter with a second left to tie it at 42-all.

The basket spit out a jump shot from Johnson in the final stanza, then Williams hit another three to retake the lead. Bree Berge scored on a putback. Myles, Madison Burris, and Bittle exchanged threes, then Kersgieter went on a five point run to jump out front once and for all.

Jacie Taber missed most of the third and fourth quarters after getting into foul trouble, but came back in for a steal and a layup to make it 54-51. It was all desperation fouls from there, and unfortunately for the Spartans the Sandites were 86% from the charity stripe, finishing the game on a thirteen-point streak.

The win gives Sand Springs a little bit of security as they head to the next round of the playoffs. If they lose to Bartlesville, they will get a redemption match against the winner of No. 11 Norman North (17-8) vs. No. 14 Shawnee (21-4). Bixby will have a harder path to the State Tournament, needing to win two more games. First they will play No. 16 Deer Creek (16-9), and if they win that game they will play the loser of No. 3 Owasso (22-3) vs. No. 5 Westmoore (21-4).

CPHS 60 Bixby 51

1Q Bixby 13-12
2Q CPHS 18-10
3Q Bixby 19-12
4Q CPHS 18-9

Free Throws: CPHS 18-of-21, Bixby 5-of-12.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-41, Bixby 17-of-46.
Offensive Rebounds: Bixby 9, CPHS 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, Bixby 13.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 23, Bixby 22.
Steals: CPHS 11, Bixby 9.
Blocks: CPHS 4.
Fouls: Bixby 17, CPHS 18.

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

(Bixby Stats)
Scoring: Williams 23, Bittle 10, Myles 6, Tyree 6, Schovanec 3, #33 3.
Fouls: Schovanec 4, Myles 3, Tyree 3, Williams 2, Bittle 2, Bradley 1, Stout 1, #33 1. 

Sandite of the Week: Carter Young wins State Championship as freshman

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Sand Springs freshman Carter Young was selected as our Sandite of the Week for his 106-pound State Championship win this past weekend at the OSSAA 6A State Tournament.

Young completed a nearly perfect season, losing only one match en route to his first high school State Championship title. He won the Westmoore Open, the Perry Tournament of Champions, the Kansas City Stampede, the Bobby Lyons Invitational, and the 6A-East Regional along the way. He went undefeated in duals and lost only one match, falling 4-2 in overtime to nationally-ranked Ryan Miller in the Geary Invitational finals. He ends the season on a 23-straight win streak with fifteen pins, twelve tech falls, and five major decisions.

At the State Tournament he pinned Jason Gilbert in 2:37, then defeated Keegan Luton 7-1 and West Regional Champion Studd Morris 3-0.

 

CPHS Wrestling: 2017-2018 Season wrap-up

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Freshman Carter Young (40-1) completed a nearly perfect season, losing only one match en route to a 106-pound State Championship title. He won the Westmoore Open, the Perry Tournament of Champions, the Kansas City Stampede, the Bobby Lyons Invitational, and the 6A-East Regional along the way. He went undefeated in duals and lost only one match, falling 4-2 in overtime to nationally-ranked Ryan Miller in the Geary Invitational finals. He ends the season on a 23-straight win streak with fifteen pins, twelve tech falls, and five major decisions.

Junior Riley Weir (29-7, 91-25) became the tenth wrestler in Sandite history to win two State titles, ending the year on a seven-straight win streak with the 113 title. He won the Glenpool Warrior Classic, the Lyons Invitational and the 6A-East Regional, and placed third at Perry and twelfth at Kansas City. He finished the season with seventeen pins, two tech falls, and three major decisions.

Sophomore Chris Kirby (22-10) placed second at Inola, third at Sand Springs, second at Regionals, and fourth at State at 145 pounds. He went 13-4 in duals every single victory came by pin, a team-best.

Junior Kaleb Tabor (26-12) placed twelfth at Kansas City, then came in runner-up at Sand Springs, Regionals, and State at 152 pounds. He went 14-3 in duals and totaled nineteen pins.  

Blake Sargent (16-8, 105-33) concluded his high school career with a 126-pound third place finish at State. He placed third at the Union IceFighter Open, third at Sand Springs, and fifth at Regionals. He finished the season with three pins and two major decisions.

Gage Fain (20-10, 59-48) concluded his high school career with a 220-pound State Tournament appearance. He placed second at Perry, thirteenth at Kansas City, and third at Regionals. He went undefeated 12-0 in duals and recorded thirteen pins.

Junior Irwin Portillo (31-19, 37-24) placed sixth at Perry, 23rd at Kansas City, fifth at Geary, fourth at Sand Springs, and third at Regionals to qualify for State at 132 pounds. He went 13-5 in duals, recording two pins and seven major decisions.

Sophomore Seth Jones (26-16, 28-19) placed fifth at Perry, 24th at Kansas City, second at Sand Springs, and fourth at Regionals to qualify for the State Tournament at 120 pounds. He went 14-2 in duals and recorded fourteen pins, one tech fall, and three major decisions.

Sophomore Brendon Wiseley (13-9) placed fifteenth at Kansas City and went undefeated 8-0 in duals. He recorded four pins, one tech fall, and one major decision.

Junior Scott Patton (27-20, 34-22) placed sixth at Perry, twentieth at Kanas City, fourth at Sand Springs, and fourth at Regionals to qualify for State at 138 pounds. He went 13-5 in duals and recorded nine pins, two techs, and five major decisions.

Riley Magee (5-5) placed fifth at Sand Springs and went 3-3 in duals with four pins and a major decision.

Junior Dayvon Taylor (20-21) placed sixth at Perry, eighteenth at Kansas City, second at Sand Springs, and fifth at Regionals, qualifying for State at 170. He went 11-7 in duals and recorded twelve pins, one tech fall, and two major decisions.

Senior Colby Heckencamp (3-4) finished his career with two pins and a sixth place finish at Sand Springs.

Sophomore Josh Fincannon (13-18) placed sixth at Perry, ninth at Sand Springs, and sixth at Regionals. He went 8-9 in duals with five pins and one major decision.

Colten Roberts (3-6) went 3-4 in duals with one pin and one tech fall.

Jasanee Harjo (3-7) placed fourth at Sand Springs with one pin.

Braden Dahl (1-3) went 1-3 in duals with one pin.

Caleb Phillips (2-7) recorded one pin.

Robert Parrish (3-12) went 3-9 in duals with one pin.

Caden Vaughn (0-1), Jacob Rampy (0-1), and James Anderson (0-2) all saw varsity action.

The Sandites went 13-4 in duals and placed third at the Ram Duals, eighth at Perry, 29th at Kansas City, fourteenth at Geary, second at their home tournament,