CPHS Basketball: Kersgieter scores 29 in 74-62 loss at Ponca City

The Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team entered the season ranked first in Class 6A under first-year Head Coach Tobey Nightingale, thanks to a strong core unit of four returning starters, all signed to play collegiate sports. The Lady Sandites have won and lost the No. 1 ranking two seasons straight, but this year they got the target off their back early after a 74-62 season-opening loss to No. 18 Ponca City.

The loss couldn’t have come at a more opportune time as the Sandites can now identify their weaknesses and prepare for the conference games that are far more important in the scope of the season.

Free throws were the defining aspect of the game, as the two teams combined for 51 penalties. While the Wildcats were a deadly 33-of-37 at the charity stripe, the Sandites ended with 24 free throws on 35 attempts.

The two teams were evenly matched in the field. Sand Springs was better from outside the arc, while Ponca was better in the paint. The Sandites had the edge in offensive rebounds, but the Wildcats more than doubled their visitors in blocks and had the edge on steals as well.

University of Kansas-signed senior Holly Kersgieter led the Sandites with 29 points and ten rebounds, while sophomore standout Baylee Fincher led all scorers with 32 points. Reagan Padilla scored thirteen for Sand Springs, while Ponca had three players in double digits with eighteen from Ryley Beard and sixteen from Madison Birnbaum.

Kersgieter scored the first five points on a free throw and two layups. Ponca retaliated with a six point run, thanks to a six foul run from the Sandites, but Padilla hit the first three-pointer of the season to reclaim the lead. Destiny Johnson made her way into the scorebook for a 10-6 lead, the Wildcats tied it, then freshman Mikah Hampton made a pair of free throws followed by a Padilla layup.

Fincher tipped the tide in the Wildcats’ favor with a five point run to close the first period up 15-14. She hit a buzzer beater to end the stanza and started the second quarter with another deep three. The Lady Sandites held close throughout the remainder of the half and cut the deficit to 25-24 with a pair of free throws from Isabella Regalado, but Fincher continued her onslaught with five points on two field goals. The game tied once more at 30-30 but Beard finished the half with a deep ball.

The Wildcats forced their lead into double digits with a seven-point run to start the second half, but Kersgieter was a machine with twelve points in the quarter to cut it back to 49-44. She went on a seven point run in the fourth quarter to make it 54-53, but the Wildcats surged ahead with fourteen free throws for the double-digit win.

The Lady Sandites will look for redemption Friday night at 6:00 p.m. in their home debut against Frontier Valley Conference foe Muskogee High School.

PoHi 74 CPHS 62
1Q: PoHi 15-14
2Q: PoHi 18-16
3Q: PoHi 16-14
4Q: PoHi 25-18
Free Throws: PoHi 33-of-37, CPHS 24-of-35.
Field Goals: PoHi 17-of-45, CPHS 16-of-44.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, PoHi 6.
Defensive Rebounds: PoHi 17, CPHS 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 27, PoHi 23.
Steals: PoHi 17, CPHS 12.
Blocks: PoHi 7, CPHS 3.
Fouls: PoHi 28, CPHS 23.

Sand Springs Stats
Scoring: Kersgieter 29, Padilla 13, Regalado 7, Hampton 6, Johnson 4, Taber 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Padilla 4, Taber 1, Regalado 1, Hampton 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 6, Taber 3, Burris 2, Padilla 2, Johnson 1, Regalado 1, Hampton 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 10, Padilla 6, Taber 4, Regalado 2, Burris 2, Hampton 2, Johnson 1.
Steals: Johnson 3, Hampton 3, Kersgieter 2, Taber 1, Regalado 1, Burris 1, Padilla 1.
Assists: Burris 2, Kersgieter 1, Johnson 1.
Blocks: Regalado 2, Kersgieter 1.
Fouls: Kersgieter 5, Regalado 5, Taber 4, Johnson 4, Padilla 2, Burris 2, Hampton 1.

Ponca City Scoring: Fincher 32, Beard 18, Birnbaum 16, Regnier 2, Wetzel 2, #22 2, Badley 2.

CPHS Basketball: Richardson scores 25 in 68-46 victory at Ponca

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School basketball team handily won their season-opener Tuesday night at Allen Robson Field House, rolling past the Ponca City Wildcats 68-46.

The Sandites had three scorers in double digits, led by 6’4” junior standout Davon Richardson with 25 points and thirteen rebounds. Senior Cole Durkee and sophomore Marlo Fox each posted thirteen points apiece, while Durkee had ten rebounds. Nine players got to see court time, while seven made their way into the scorebook.

The visitors wasted no time in jumping out to a 6-0 lead with baskets from Richardson, Durkee, and Josh Minney before Ponca’s Justin Thompson hit a three. Durkee made a long goal of his own, then Chase Matson and Fox exchanged layups. Anthony Gazaway was next in on the action with five points on two field goals to cut it to a one-point game. Sophomore Jaeden Hurd went three-of-four from the charity stripe, followed by two freebies from Sheldon Tawkoyty, and the Sandites took a 14-12 lead into the second period.

Steven Faulkner tied it at 17-17, Minney hit two free balls, then Tawkoyty tied it again. Fox regained the lead, Tawkoyty tied it at 21-21, then Luke Seals gave the Wildcats their first lead of the night. Minney tied it and Fox reclaimed it, then Thompson took it right back on a deep ball. Richardson got the Sandites back out front with a five point run to close the half and that was the last time the Wildcats would lead.

Cale Savage scored his lone basket of the evening for a 35-27 third-quarter lead, Tawkoyty hit a three, then Richardson scored five for the Sandites’ first double-digit advantage. Richardson scored fifteen of the Sandites’ eighteen points in that period.

The fourth quarter was the highest-scoring for the victors, kicked off by a five-point run from Fox. Ponca retaliated with six of their own, then Durkee, Fox, and Richardson combined for the longest streak of the night at ten points and a 24-point lead.

The Sandites were strong on free throws, going fourteen-of-eighteen from the charity stripe. They also more than doubled the Wildcats on offensive rebounds and blocks.

Sand Springs will make its home debut Friday night against the Muskogee Roughers.

CPHS 68 PoHi 46
1Q: CPHS 14-12
2Q: CPHS 16-15
3Q: CPHS 18-16
4Q: CPHS 20-13
Free Throws: CPHS 14-of-18, PoHi 12-of-22.
Field Goals: CPHS 23-of-56, PoHi 14-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 12, PoHi 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 26, PoHi 18.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 38, PoHi 23.
Steals: CPHS 7, PoHi 4.
Blocks: CPHS 5, PoHi 2.
Fouls: CPHS 18, PoHi 14.

Sand Springs Stats
Scoring: Richardson 25, Fox 13, Durkee 13, Minney 6, Hurd 5, Hawkins 3, Savage 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 3, Durkee 3, Hawkins 3, Minney 1, Savage 1, Hurd 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 10, Durkee 7, Hurd 4, Quier 2, Hawkins 1, Savage 1, Fox 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 13, Durkee 10, Hurd 5, Hawkins 4, Quier 2, Savage 2, Fox 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Minney 2, Fox 2, Richardson 1, Durkee 1, Quier 1.
Assists: Minney 2, Hurd 2, Richardson 1, Savage 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Durkee 2, Minney 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Minney 4, Fox 4, Hurd 2, Hughes 2, Durkee 1, Savage 1.

Ponca City Scoring: Tawkoyty 13, Gazaway 11, Thompson 10, Faulkner 6, Matson 4, Seals 2.

OSSAA Rankings: 6A Week 1 Basketball and Wrestling

OSSAA 6A Boys’ Basketball Rankings

1. Booker T. Washington (2-0)

2. Putnam City West (2-0)

3. Putnam City North (0-0)

4. Edmond Santa Fe (0-0)

5. Edmond Memorial (0-0)

6. Midwest City (0-0)

7. Union (0-0)

8. Sapulpa (0-0)

9. Norman North (0-0)

10. Putnam City (0-0)

11. Broken Arrow (0-0)

12. Sand Springs (0-0)

13. Owasso (0-0)

14. Norman (0-0)

15. Southmoore (0-0)

16. Deer Creek (0-0)

17. Stillwater (0-0)

18. Jenks (0-0)

19. Edmond North (0-0)

20. Westmoore (0-0)

OSSAA 6A Girls’ Basketball Rankings

1. Sand Springs (0-0)

2. Putnam City West (0-0)

3. Edmond Memorial (0-0)

4. Edmond Santa Fe (0-0)

5. Moore (0-0)

6. Choctaw (0-0)

7. Bartlesville (0-0)

8. Norman (0-0)

9. Shawnee (0-0)

10. Bixby (0-0)

11. Booker T. Washington (0-0)

12. Norman North (0-0)

13. Sapulpa (0-0)

14. Midwest City (0-0)

15. Deer Creek (0-0)

16. Mustang (0-0)

17. Union (0-0)

18. Ponca City (0-0)

19. Owasso (0-0)

20. Jenks (0-0)

OSSAA 6A Dual Rankings

1. Choctaw (0-0)

2. Broken Arrow (0-0)

3. Mustang (0-0)

4. Edmond North (0-0)

5. Deer Creek (0-0)

6. Ponca City (0-0)

7. Edmond Memorial (0-0)

8. Yukon (0-0)

9. Sand Springs (0-0)

10. Jenks (0-0)

11. Owasso (0-0)

12. Union (0-0)

13. Stillwater (0-0)

14. Norman (0-0)

15. Bartlesville (0-0)

OSSAA 6A Tournament Rankings

1. Broken Arrow

2. Choctaw

3. Mustang

4. Edmond North

5. Sand Springs

6. Deer Creek

7. Edmond Memorial

8. Yukon

9. Ponca City

10. Jenks

11. Union

12. Owasso

13. Stillwater

14. Bartlesville

15. Ponca City

Youth Wrestling: Seven Sandites snag titles at Coweta Tournament

Seven Sandites brought home first-place medals from the Coweta Oklahoma USA Wrestling Tournament this past weekend.

Division 5

Hayden Ostrowski placed second at 155 pounds, falling to Mason Wood, but majoring Colton Ingram 12-3.

Division 4

Robert Burke won the 92-pound bracket easily with a 16-1 technical fall against Mia Adams and pins of Wiley Welch and Skyler Wood in 0:19 and 1:08, respectively. Carter Wood came in runner-up, pinning Welch in 2:31 and Adams in 3:45, and majoring Skyler Wood 11-2. Skyler Wood placed third, pinning Welch in 1:28 and Adams in 2:16.

Jace Simms won the 76-pound division with a pin of Gavin Pettit in 2:51.

Matthew Moore came in runner-up at 73 pounds, defeating teammate Colt Cothran 8-3, but falling 4-2 to Hunter Knox. Ayreson Reiss placed third with a 1:36 pin of Sage Thorn, a 46-second pin of Christopher Hodges, and a 7-5 decision over Cothran. Cothran placed fourth, majoring Thorn 15-4 and defeating Hodges 11-6.

Division 3

Kasen McAffrey won the 76-pound bracket with three first-period falls. He pinned Jack Kinkaid in 0:34, Brice Lozinsky in 1:54, and Logan Gray in 0:51.

Carter Wood won the 90-pound bracket by pinning Malakai Agnew in 1:48 and Austin Freisberg in 2:52, and defeated Riley Hicks 6-4.

Skyler Wood came in runner-up at 80 pounds. He fell 6-0 to Blake Parmley in the opening round but pinned Ethan Oglesbee in 4:07 and Jaxon Rice in 1:02 and topped John Max Carter Harland 5-3 in sudden-victory overtime.

Division 2

Samuel Moore placed second at 61 pounds, pinning Bradley Vargas in 1:08 and majoring Bryson Hodges 13-0. He was defeated 16-0 by Maddox Moore in the finals.

Beginner 4

Aiden Wilkerson came in runner-up at 120 pounds. He pinned Redus Bowman in 0:58, Halle Sampson in 0:37, and Kylar Rogers in 0:52, but fell to Dillon Blundell.

Beginner 2

Aiden Rhine won the 90-pound bracket, pinning Crew Kaser in 0:36 and Ty Holly in 0:45.

Aaerick Collins placed third at 67 pounds, pinning Jaxson Paschall in 0:29, Isaac Oelke in 1:28, and Owen Hughes in 2:49. He fell 17-2 to Ponca City’s Westin Day.

Beginner 1

Wes Wilson won the 43-pound bracket with three falls, taking down Liam Keene in 1:00, James Simmons in 2:32, and Kellan Hayes in 2:28.

Ryder Black won the 49-pound bracket, defeating Reid Alexander 8-5, Kaseton Dean 18-2, and pinning Max Bozone in 1:19.

Girls 9&Under

Isabella Perea came in runner-up at 60 pounds, pinning Abby Chambers in 0:26, but fell to McAlester’s Jaylianna James.

CPHS Wrestling: Brendon Wiseley and Hayli Jeffries win IceFighter Open

Several members of the Sand Springs wrestling team competed in the Union/Pryor IceFighter Open this weekend in Tulsa. The Sandites sent nine to the finals across three age divisions and four brought home gold medals.

High School

Brendon Wiseley won the 113-pound bracket, pinning John Goodyear in 51 seconds, defeated Grant Edwards 3-2 and State Qualifier David Boucher 3-0.

Hayli Jeffries drew only one opponent in the girls’ 113-pound division and pinned Warner’s Merci Swimmer in 0:48 and 2:00 in a best-of-three series for first place.

Defending two-time State Champion Riley Weir came in runner-up at 126 pounds. He pinned Shayden Trant in 2:58, teched Bronner Bessette 21-4, and defeated Kaden Stanley 6-1 before falling 9-2 to Bartlesville State Champion Laif Jones in the finals.

Caleb Phillips placed second at 138 pounds. He pinned Sam Harris in 4:24 and Brayden Strachan in 3:44 and majored Jared Davis 13-0 before falling 4-2 to Enid’s Hunter McGee in sudden victory overtime.

Christian Forbes placed third at 106 pounds. He defeated Christian Patrick-Leal 6-0 in the quarterfinals before falling 1-0 to Bartlesville’s Colby Strachan. In consolation he defeated Suan Sang 7-3 and repeated his 6-0 win over Patrick-Leal in the finals.

Returning State Qualifier Scott Patton placed third at 152. He pinned Jakob Hammock in 3:07 but fell to Union State Qualifier Ja’len Hernandez in the quarterfinals. In consolation he pinned Chris Cox in 0:26 and majored Cody Peters 12-2.

State Qualifier Chris Kirby placed third at 160 with an 18-2 technical fall against Vincent Christy and a 42-second pin of Robert Dora before falling 9-0 to Cushing State QualifierState Jacob Ahrberg. In consolation he pinned Johnny Villa in 1:07.

State Qualifier Dayvon Taylor placed third at 182, pinning Tyler Holland in 0:46 and majoring Brett San Miguel 14-0 before falling 2-1 to Vinita State Qualifier Zach Wattenbarger. In consolation he defeated State Qualifier Landon Brown 3-0 and Jacob Wood 11-4.

Junior High

Mitchell Smith breezed through the 89-pound bracket with four falls. He took down Matthew Kara in 0:39, Ryan Fortney in 0:17, Tucker Collinsworth in 0:30, and Bradly Vanblaricom in 2:46.

Chase White came in runner-up at 140 pounds. He pinned Andrew Henson in 1:50 and Jacob Diacon in 1:21, then defeated Trey Thomas 8-3 and Nick Schultz 11-9 before falling to Ponca City’s Rayden Agee in the finals.

Ethan Norton placed third at 113 pounds. He pinned Colin Young in 1:08 and majored Evan Gunter 9-1 before falling to Ponca City’s Ryker Agee in the semifinals. In consolation he majored Alden Garriott 14-0 and Andrew Lollis 10-0.

Carter Goodman placed third at 120, rattling off five-straight wins after falling 1-0 to Broken Arrow’s Preston Baker in the opening round. He pinned Jordan Hiser in 0:40, Chase Byam in 1:34 and Isaac Xiong in 2:18, defeated Eric Olenberger 2-0, and teched Bryson Sisco 16-0.

6th & 7th Grade

Mason Harris won the heavyweight bracket and spent only thirty seconds on the mat. He pinned Kasey Minakhom in seventeen seconds and pinned Andrew Terrell in thirteen.

Eli Buxton placed second at 126 pounds, falling to Broken Arrow’s Keshawn Guillory, but pinning Adan Ayala in 45 seconds.

Malachi Wilson came in Runner Up at 162 pounds, pinning Kane Neill in 34 seconds, but falling to Oologah’s Ryan Wells in the finals.

NCAA Wrestling: Undefeated Daton Fix upsets National Runner-Up in second collegiate dual

Oklahoma State redshirt freshman Daton Fix, a Charles Page High School Class of 2017 graduate, extended his undefeated college win streak to 9-0 after a pair of dominant wins in his collegiate dual debut.

The No. 4 ranked cowboys (2-0) steamrolled No. 22 South Dakota State (0-2) 45-6 and topped No. 13 Minnesota (1-1) 23-9.

Fans hoped to see Fix take on defending NCAA Champion Seth Gross Saturday, but the top-ranked Jackrabbit backed out of the lineup for medical reasons and instead it was Spencer Huber on the losing end of a 19-1 technical fall. Fix needed only 4:43 to rack up three takedowns and three nearfalls.

Ninth-ranked Fix got a far closer matchup against No. 6 ranked Ethan Lizak on Sunday, but easily handled the 2017 NCAA Finalist 6-1 with two takedowns and a reversal.

Fix went undefeated at 168-0 for four State Titles during his time in Sand Springs and was the top-ranked recruit in the country pound-for-pound. He is a Junior Freestyle World Champion and Youth Olympic Silver Medalist. He holds the all-time Sand Springs records for wins, technical falls, and takedowns.

The Cowboys will host No. 20 Wyoming (2-1) in their home debut Sunday, November 25th at 2:00 p.m. in their second Big 12 dual.