CPHS Football Preview: Sandites host No. 2 Bixby Thursday

Hunter Greathouse leads the Sandites in a 2016 State Title game against the Bixby Spartans. (Photo: Austin Evans).

The Class 6A-II No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School football team (2-5, 1-3) notched their first district win 35-14 at Ponca City last week. The Sandites are all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, though they could technically still make it if they win out.

To do so they’ll need three-straight upsets, starting with No. 2 Bixby (6-1, 4-0) this Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

Memorial Stadium
600 North Adams Road
Sand Springs, OK 74063

OSSAA 6A-II District 2 Standings
4-0 Bixby (59 district points)
3-1 Muskogee (32)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (31)
2-2 Shawnee (-18)
2-2 Sapulpa (-24)
1-3 Bartlesville (-33)
1-3 Sand Springs (-3)
0-4 Ponca City (-44)

Last Week

The Sandites snapped a four-game losing streak with a dominant 35-14 performance in Ponca City (0-7, 0-4). Caden Pennington was 14-22-165-1 passing and 8-64 on the ground for four total touchdowns. Trey Wilkerson led the rush with eight carries for 75 yards and a score. Jacob Snodgrass and Braden Foster each had five receptions for 51 yards, with Snodgrass hauling in a touchdown. Jaden Weiser went 5/5 on PATs.

Hayden Cramer and JT Bristow led a successful defense that racked up 29 yards on eight tackles for loss with four zero-gain stops. The Wildcats managed only 3.5 yards per play and 2.7 yards per carry, while Luke Bratcher and Lucas Adcock provided excellent pass coverage, limiting Justin Andrews to six completions on eighteen attempts. Ponca was forced to punt four times, gave up four turnovers on downs, and was limited to only six plays and eighteen yards per possession.

The Spartans thumped Sapulpa 65-6 in their second-biggest win of the season with a 30-0 first half shutout.

This Season

The Sandites started strong, despite an opening week loss to a tough Texas program. They easily handled a still winless Putnam City team, but things took a downward turn from there. After an unsurprising loss to a powerhouse Arkansas team they suffered three come-from-behind losses. They have no problem scoring and no problem getting stops, but both sides of the ball have a hard time finishing. The Sandites own the No. 9 offense in Class 6A-II.

Bixby is riding a six-game win streak after a 28-14 season-opening loss to Jenks. Since then they’ve recorded two shutouts and hung half a hundred on three different opponents.

No. 11 Sand Springs (2-5, 1-3)

28-41 vs. Mansfield Summit (3-2)
45-24 @ Putnam City (0-6)
13-49 @ Greenwood (5-1)
23-23, OT @ Shawnee (2-4)
27-45 vs. Muskogee (4-2)
27-29 vs. Bartlesville (2-4)
35-14 @ Ponca City (0-7)

No. 2 Bixby (6-1, 4-0)

14-28 vs. Jenks (6-1)
36-33 vs. Mansfield Timberview (3-3)
64-0 vs. Putnam City (0-7)
45-0 @ Sapulpa (5-2)
21-7 vs. Booker T. Washington (4-3)
57-20 @ Ponca City (0-7)
65-6 vs. Bartlesville (2-5)

Average Sandite Box Score
Opponent 32 CPHS 28
First Downs: Opp 17, CPHS 16.
Fumbles/Lost: Opp 2/1, CPHS 2/1.
Penalties: Opp 8-80, CPHS 7-58.
Passing: Opp 11-18-151-0, CPHS 9-17-130-0.
Rushing: Opp 41-213, CPHS 39-237.
Offense: Opp 59-363, CPHS 56-368.

The Programs

Sand Springs is coming off a 5-6 season, led by twelfth year Head Coach Dustin Kinard with a 62-65 record. They are riding an all-time program best streak of six-straight seasons with playoff berths. They have been in Class 6A-II since its inception in 2014. The Sandites hold one gold ball, winning the 2A State title in 1966.

The Spartans are coming off an 8-5 season, led by ninth-year Head Coach Loren Montgomery (72-39), a product of Sand Springs during the L.D. Baines era. The Spartans won their first three State Titles in 2014, 2015, and 2016 and came in runner-up last year, all at the 6A-II level.

The Series (Bixby 16-12)

The two teams first met in 1922 during the fourth year of Sandite football when Bixby edged out A.R. Bateman’s Sandites 19-14. Sand Springs won the next two meetings in 1926 and 1927 and the schools didn’t battle again till 1980.

Sand Springs and Bixby split a six-year series in the 1980s, with the lowest-scoring game occurring in 1984 with a 5-3 Sandite victory.

Sand Springs won a 5-3 series in the 1990s. The only overtime game came in 1992 with the Spartans winning 20-17, then Sand Springs notched the first shut out in 1997 at 19-0.

The Spartans have dominated the modern era 9-2 since the series was resurrected in 2010, when the Spartans won a 48-35 shootout in the highest-scoring affair yet.

Things have been particularly competitive since the inception of 6A-II and the teams have met three times in the post-season. The Sandites made their first Semifinal appearance since 1997 in 2014 but were missing their starting kicker, starting quarterback, leading receiver, and the two leading tacklers. They were knocked out 41-14 by the Spartans after losing only 34-31 two weeks prior.

The Sandites shocked the Spartans in 2015 with a 20-0 senior night shutout, their first shutout loss since 2008. They got payback in the post season with a 38-28 State Championship win in the Sandites’ first title game since 1966.

Bixby won the next three meetings after that and their four-straight win streak is the longest streak in the series. They knocked Sand Springs out of the semifinals again in 2016 and won last year’s match 41-21.

1922: Bixby 19-14
1926: Sand Springs 30-12
1927: Sand Springs 20-6
1980: Sand Springs 10-7
1981: Bixby 14-12
1982: Bixby 32-6
1983: Bixby 21-4
1984: Sand Springs 5-3
1985: Sand Springs 14-3
1992: Bixby 20-17, OT
1993: Sand Springs 26-20
1994: Sand Springs 33-7
1995: Bixby 17-10
1996: Sand Springs 28-7
1997: Sand Springs 19-0
1998: Sand Springs 30-6
1999: Bixby 23-7
2010: Bixby 48-35
2011: Bixby 43-23
2012: Sand Springs 21-7
2013: Bixby 35-21
2014: Bixby 34-31
2014: Bixby 41-14 (State Semifinals)
2015: Sand Springs 20-0
2015: Bixby 38-28 (State Finals)
2016: Bixby 35-19
2016: Bixby 35-21 (State Semifinals)
2017: Bixby 41-21

2018 Stat Leaders

Passing
65-116-872-3, 11TD Pennington
1-1-41-0 Foster

Receiving
16-276, 5TD Hawkins
20-224, 3TD Snodgrass
10-153, 1TD Foster
5-74, 1TD Roberts
2-70, 1TD Roe

Rushing
103-805, 7TD Mackey
82-414, 6TD Pennington
66-340, 4TD Wilkerson
11-68 McCallie
7-23 Jones

Kick Returns
9-132 Snodgrass
2-59 Mackey
2-38 McCallie
2-26 Jones
2-22 Roe

Kick-Avg
36-34 Weiser

Punt-Avg
2-39 Pennington
10-33 Smith
1-16 Weiser

PAT
21/24 Weiser

Field Goals
1-26 Weiser

Tackles
83 Cramer
36 Bratcher
29 Haley
24 Peterman
22 Adcock

For Loss
8-17 Cramer
5-9 Glass
5-9 Bratcher
5-9 Peterman
2-10 Myers

Sacks
1-6 Myers
1-5 Bratcher
1-3 Cramer
1-3 Peterman

Breakups
4 Adcock
3 Bratcher
1 Dudley
1 Haley
1 Jones
1 Mackey

Interceptions
1 Dudley

Forced Fumbles
1 Bratcher
1 Cramer

Fumble Recoveries
2 Glass
1 Peterman
1 Rutledge

Blocked Kicks
1 Mackey

High School 6A-2 Football Rankings: 10/14/2018

Class 6A-II Football Week 8 - Sandite Pride News Rankings

1. Stillwater (7-0)
   Defeated Lawton 23-20, hosts Putnam West Thursday.

2. Bixby (6-1)
   Defeated Bartlesville 65-6, travels to Sand Springs Thursday.

3. Booker T. Washington (4-3)
   Defeated Sapulpa 20-3, hosts Muskogee Thursday.

4. Del City (6-1)
   Defeated Putnam City 46-7, hosts Midwest City Friday.

5. Midwest City (5-2)
   Defeated Deer Creek 35-9, travels to Del City Friday.

6. Lawton (4-3)
   Lost 23-20 to Stillwater, travels to Choctaw Thursday.

7. Sapulpa (5-2)
   Lost 20-3 to Booker T. Washington, travels to Shawnee Thursday.

8. Muskogee (5-2)
   Defeated Shawnee 35-26, travels to Booker T. Washington Thursday.

9. Choctaw (4-3)
   Defeated Putnam West 35-7, hosts Lawton Thursday.

10. Bartlesville (2-5)
    Lost 65-6 to Bixby, hosts Ponca City Thursday.

11. Sand Springs (2-5)
    Defeated Ponca City 35-14, hosts Bixby Thursday.

12. Shawnee (2-5)
    Lost 35-26 to Muskogee, hosts Sapulpa Thursday.

13. Deer Creek (1-6)
    Lost 35-9 to Midwest City, hosts Putnam City Thursday.

14. Putnam West (1-6)
    Lost 35-7 to Choctaw, travels to Stillwater Thursday.

15. Ponca City (0-7)
    Lost 35-14 to Sand Springs, travels to Bixby Thursday.

16. Putnam City (0-7)
    Lost 46-7 to Del City, travels to Deer Creek Thursday.

OSSAA 6A-II District Standings

District I
4-0 Stillwater (48)
4-0 Del City (47)
3-1 Midwest City (26)
2-2 Lawton (16)
2-2 Choctaw (13)
1-3 Putnam West (-30)
0-4 Deer Creek (-60)
0-4 Putnam City (-60)

District II
4-0 Bixby (59)
3-1 Muskogee (32)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (31)
2-2 Shawnee (-18)
2-2 Sapulpa (-24)
1-3 Bartlesville (-33)
1-3 Sand Springs (-3)
0-4 Ponca City (-44)

Top Offense
(Points Scored per game)
43.1 Bixby
42.7 Stillwater
37.6 Del City
37.0 Lawton
32.4 Muskogee
32.1 Sapulpa
31.0 Choctaw
29.3 Midwest City
27.9 Sand Springs

Top Defense
(Points Allowed)
13.1 Del City
13.4 Bixby
15.6 Booker T. Washington
19.6 Stillwater
21.7 Midwest City
24.0 Muskogee
24.6 Choctaw
29.0 Sapulpa
29.6 Lawton

Margin of Victory
29.7 Bixby
24.4 Del City
23.1 Stillwater
10.6 Booker T. Washington
8.4 Muskogee
7.6 Midwest City
7.4 Lawton
6.4 Choctaw
3.1 Sapulpa

CPHS Football: Sandites roll Ponca 35-14, Pennington scores four TDs

(Ponca City) - The Class 6A-II No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School football team (2-5, 1-3) picked up their first district win against No. 15 Ponca City (0-7, 0-4) Friday night at Sullins Stadium.

Both of the Wildcats’ touchdowns came in the final seconds of the halves, and the Sandites dominated on all fronts.

Sand Springs scored on five of nine possessions with an average drive of 43 yards in only six plays. They only punted once and gave up a turnover on downs, a fumble, and an interception that resulted in a scoring drive from Ponca. The Wildcats only mustered six plays for eighteen yards per possession, scoring twice on ten drives with four punts and three turnovers on downs. The Sandite defense allowed only 3.5 yards per play, while the offense racked up 7.2 in a balanced offense.

Ponca punted their first two drives and the Sandites gave up a turnover on downs before scoring on a twenty-yard quarterback keeper from Caden Pennington. Jaden Weiser made the extra point kick for a 7-0 first quarter lead.

Ponca almost had a successful drive early in the second quarter, making it as far as third-and-two at the Sandite thirteen-yard line, but a fumbled handoff resulted in a scoring Sandite possession. Sand Springs marched seventy yards and scored on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Pennington to Jacob Snodgrass.

The Wildcats made the mistake of going for a fourth-and-one from their own 46, and Jerret Haley bagged the quarterback for a turnover at the Ponca 40-yard line. Pennington made a forty-yard pass to Justin Roe on the first play and Weiser put the visitors up 21-0 with 4:36 in the half.

Sand Springs’s stellar defense gave up only three yards before forcing another punt, and the Sandites marched 35 yards before Pennington threw an interception to Justin Andrews.

Ponca City averted the first-half shutout with a six-play 53-yard march and scored on a thirteen-yard keeper from Andrews. Spencer Ball kicked the PAT for the final points of the half.

Trey Wilkerson scored on the opening drive of the second half with a 32-yard run, then Pennington scored on a one-play, one-yard drive after a muffed punt for a 35-7 lead to end the third quarter.

Ponca once again scored in the final moments of the half, traveling 53 yards in nine plays, capped by a one-yard keeper.

Pennington led the offense with a 14-22-165-1 passing performance and 8-64 ground game for four total touchdowns. Wilkerson was the leading rusher with eight carries for 75 yards. Snodgrass and Braden Foster both had five catches for 51 yards each. Hayden Cramer and JT Bristow led the defense in tackles.

The win was the Sandites’ seventh-straight against Ponca City and they hold a 26-18-1 series record. In the last seven meetings they’ve won by an average score of 45-15, including a 42-7 drubbing last year.

The Sandites will return to action with a Thursday home game against No. 2 Bixby (6-1, 4-0). The Sandites are all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs after a rough 0-3 start, but can technically still make it to the post-season if they win out. They’ll need a pair of big upsets against the top-ranked team in the district and the defending State Champions to do so, however.

Week 7 Class 6A-2 Results
Del City 46-7 Putnam City
Muskogee 35-26 Shawnee
Sand Springs 35-14 Ponca City
Stillwater 23-20 Lawton
Midwest City 35-9 Deer Creek
Bixby 65-6 Bartlesville
Booker T. Washington 20-3 Sapulpa
Choctaw 35-7 Putnam West

District 2 Standings
4-0 Bixby (59 district points)
3-1 Muskogee (32)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (31)
2-2 Shawnee (-18)
2-2 Sapulpa (-24)
1-3 Bartlesville (-33)
1-3 Sand Springs (-3)
0-4 Ponca City (-44)

CPHS Football Halftime Report: Sandites lead Ponca City 21-7 at halftime

The Class 6A-II No. 11 ranked Charles Page High School football team (1-5, 0-3) is off to a hot start against No. 15 Ponca City (0-6, 0-3) with a 21-7 halftime lead.

The Wildcats didn’t score their first touchdown till there was only twenty seconds left in the half, set up by a Caden Pennington interception.

Sand Springs gave up only four yards on the home team’s opening drive and marched their corresponding possession to the Wildcat 31-yard line before giving up a turnover on downs. Ponca once again recorded only four yards on their second possession, and this time the Sandites hit pay dirt on their next drive.

Pennington and Trey Wilkerson put together a seven-play 76-yard drive and scored on a twenty-yard keeper with 2:21 in the first quarter. Jaden Weiser kicked the point-after for a 7-0 lead.

The Wildcats put together their first semi-successful drive spanning the first two quarters, marching 49 yards in twelve plays to the Sandite red zone before an unsportsmanlike penalty pushed them back to fourth and fifteen at the 27. A fumbled handoff resulted in a turnover on downs at the 30.

Sand Springs made another triumphant trip to the end zone, traveling seventy yards in ten plays, capped by a 23-yard touchdown pass from Pennington to Jacob Snodgrass. Weiser’s kick made it 14-0 with 6:02 to play.

The Wildcats made the mistake of going for a fourth-and-one from their own 46, and Jerret Haley bagged the quarterback for a turnover at the Ponca 40-yard line. Pennington made a forty-yard pass to Justin Roe on the first play and Weiser put the visitors up 21-0 with 4:36 in the half.

Sand Springs’s stellar defense gave up only three yards before forcing another punt, and the Sandites marched 35 yards before Pennington threw an interception to Justin Andrews.

Ponca City averted the first-half shutout with a six-play 53-yard march and scored on a thirteen-yard keeper. Spencer Ball kicked the PAT for the final points of the half.

Snodgrass made an incredible 42-yard kick return on the next play, but the Sandites were pushed back to their own 33 on a holding call and ended the half without a snap.

Pennington was 8-15-114-1 in the first half and led the ground game with four carries for 47 yards.

The Sandites are riding a six-year win streak against Ponca City and hold a 25-18-1 series record. In the last six meetings they’ve won by an average score of 46-16, including a 42-7 drubbing last year.

Skordle Halftime Scores from across 6A-2.
Muskogee 14-0 Shawnee
Midwest City 28-6 Deer Creek
Lawton 7-6 Stillwater
Del City 34-0 Putnam City
Bixby 30-0 Bartlesville
Booker T. Washington 7-3 Sapulpa

CPHS Softball: Sandites fall to Edmond North at State Tournament, but win Academic State Title

(Shawnee) - The No. 4 offense in the state was too much for the Charles Page High School softball team (23-9), though they held their own for eight innings before falling 10-5 to Edmond North (28-3). The Lady Sandites were eliminated in the first round of the OSSAA Class 6A State Tournament, but won the Academic State Title with the best cumulative GPA of any of the State-qualifying teams.

The Lady Sandites took an early lead with a 2RBI double from Cameron Clemons in the bottom of the second inning, scoring Madelyn Blair and Felicity Horn, but Emily Demarus tied it up in the top of the third with a home run.

The Huskies jumped out front in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with a double and two walks. Kaitlyn Jones scored Kamri Heath on a single and Rachel Matthews walked in before Blair caught a pair of pop flies, throwing one to second for a double play.

Drew Hawkins scored on a single from Sabrina Usher in the fifth and caught a fly ball to strand loaded bases in the sixth. The Sandites stranded loaded bases in the bottom of the sixth, but got another shot in the seventh and made the most of it. Usher drew a walk, stole second, and scored on an error to force extra innings.

The Huskies stranded a walk in the eighth but went to town in the top of the ninth with six singles, a walk, and a double for the 10-4 lead.

Usher, Blair, and Jacie Taber retaliated with three-straight singles in the bottom of the inning, and Taber scored Usher for the final run of the game before the Huskies sealed the victory with a pair of fly outs.

Taber (6-1, 35-11) picked up her first loss of the season, throwing fourteen hits, five strikeouts, and seven walks in nine innings.

Edmond North will play the winner of Yukon (22-8) vs. Broken Arrow (32-5) Friday. Deer Creek (28-3) won 6-5 over Stillwater (21-11) and Westmoore (30-5) prevailed 5-3 against Owasso (25-10) on the north side of the bracket. Both semifinal games will be played at 1:30 p.m. The Championship game will be played at 6:30 p.m. The Tournament is held at the Ballfields at Firelake in Shawnee.

EDN 10 CPHS 5
Hits: EDN 14, CPHs 10.
Walks: EDN 7, CPHS 5.
Strikeouts: CPHS 3, EDN 5.
Stolen Bases: CPHS 2.
Errors: EDN 2, CPHS 2.
Double Plays: CPHS 1.
Left on Base: EDN 11, CPHS 11.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites end season 7-18 with Regional loss to Broken Arrow

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (7-18) took on the Frontier Valley Conference Champions from No. 9 ranked Broken Arrow (20-13) Tuesday evening at Owasso High School.

The Lady Sandites fell in sets of 25-23, 25-11, and 25-12 in the first round of the Regional Championship to end their season.

Macy Blackburn scored the first kill for Broken Arrow, the Tigers made a service error, then scored on a kill from Mackenzie McGuire. The Sandites rattled off four straight wins from there for a 5-2 lead. Madison Blaylock made an impressive dig that the Tigers let fall undefended. Cheyenne Henry made a kill, then combined on a block with Rachel Hines.

The teams traded blows till the Tigers dug themselves into an 11-7 deficit with three-straight errors. A quick timeout to adjust and they rattled off five straight points with four kills. Devree Youngblood tied it at 12-12, Cloe Campfield tied it at 13-13, and Henry tied it at 14-14 before the Sandites put together a three point run for the 18-15 lead with a kill from Henry and a block from Henry and Youngblood.

Sand Springs stayed out front till 20-17, then the Tigers rattled off four straight. The set tied three more times before Kiana Clark and Gracie Daniels combined on a block for the 25-23 victory. Henry was the star of the game with five kills and two blocks.

Broken Arrow buried Sand Springs in an early 13-5 deficit in set two with a 10-1 run and the Sandites never recovered. Sand Springs committed ten errors with only three kills, and the Tigers cleaned up their serve game with four aces and half as many service errors in the 25-11 beat down.

Game three started as another back and forth affair. Broken Arrow started to pull ahead at 8-5, then committed four errors to give the Sandites the lead. Olivia Boss tied it at 9-9, Vanessa Wyrick killed for the lead, then the Tigers got back into their groove with eight straight rallies to knock the Sandites out of contention.

The Tigers, who went undefeated in conference action this season, were defeated 3-0 by the hosting Rams in the Regional finals. Owasso and Jenks are the lone FVC teams to advance to the State Tournament.

BAHS 3 CPHS 0
(25-23, 25-11, 25-12)
Kills: BAHS 35, CPHS 15
Blocks: BAHS 5, CPHS 3.
Aces: BAHS 6.
Service Errors: CPHS 3, BAHS 8.
Total Errors: BAHS 28, CPHS 29.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Henry 6, Youngblood 4, Campfield 3, Burris 1, Wyrick 1.
Assists: Burris 11, Mong 3.
Assisted Blocks: Henry 3, Hines 1, Youngblood 1, Burris 1.
Digs: Blaylock 12, Burris 2, Youngblood 1, Mong 1, Hines 1.

Regional Champions
No. 1 Edmond Santa Fe (29-3)
No. 2 Stillwater (26-5)
No. 3 Edmond Memorial (24-8)
No. 4 Deer Creek (23-7)
No. 5 Norman North (25-8)
No. 6 Jenks (21-15)
No. 7 Edmond North (22-10)
No. 8 Owasso (25-9)