CPHS Basketball: Sandites brutalize Ponca City 84-44, Fox scores 15

The Class 6A No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team improved to 11-2 on the season with their second-straight forty-point victory Saturday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House. The Sandite juggernaut overcame a slow start and powered forward for an 84-44 win over Ponca City.

The Sandites were commanding in the first quarter, jumping out to a 14-3 advantage, but Ponca rattled off thirteen straight and took their first lead at 20-18 with a steal and layup from Justin Thompson. Cale Savage and Travaughn Tupton traded three-pointers and Marlo Fox hit a pair of free throws to tie it at 23-23. 

Anthony Gazaway put the visitors back out front one last time, but Jaden Hurd kicked off a 22-point run and Coke Durkee sank a buzzer beater to close the half at 40-23. The streak was aided by a pair of technical fouls and the ejection of second-year Ponca Head Coach Keenan Curry. Davon Richardson scored ten points in the first half alone. 

Sand Springs pushed their lead to 57-35 by the end of the third, riding another impressive run of fifteen points into the fourth quarter. Tupton scored on a steal, but Fox responded, Quier driller a three, and Daren Hawkins scored on another steal to make it 73-37. Kason Hughes scored on back to back possessions from both two and three point range, then Hawkins hit back-to-back layups from there.

Fox scored a career-high fifteen points and led his team for the first time. Richardson finished with fourteen, Minney scored twelve, and Cale Savage added ten to put four players in double digits. All ten Sandites who played made their way into the scorebook.

The game was the Sandites’ second-straight forty-point win and their second straight 84-point performance. They also had their best field goal percentage of the season at 66%.

Sand Springs will put its undefeated 5-0 Conference record on the line Tuesday when they travel to No. 3 Sapulpa (7-1, 3-0) in the Chieftains’ first game of the new year. Tip off will follow the girls’ varsity game at approximately 8:00 p.m.

CPHS 84 PoHi 44
1Q: CPHS 18-10
2Q: CPHS 22-14
3Q: CPHS 17-11
4Q: CPHS 27-9
Free Throws: CPHS 13-of-17, PoHi 10-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 31-of-47, PoHi 16-of-44.
Offensive Rebounds: PoHi 8, CPHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, PoHi 9.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 29, PoHi 17.
Steals: PoHi 8, CPHS 7.
Blocks: CPHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 13, PoHi 17.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
5-0 No. 7 Sand Springs
3-0 No. 3 Sapulpa
3-1 No. 4 Booker T. Washington
3-1 No. 11 Union
3-1 No. 10 Jenks
1-2 No. 20 Bartlesville
1-3 No. 17 Owasso
1-4 Muskogee
0-4 Bixby
0-4 Broken Arrow

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Fox 15, Richardson 14, Minney 12, Cale Savage 10, Durkee 9, Hurd 8, Hawkins 6, Hughes 5, Quier 3, Cason Savage 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 2, Minney 2, Fox 1, Durkee 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 5, Durkee 5, Minney 4, Cason Savage 3, Hawkins 2, Cale Savage 1, Hurd 1, Quier 1, Hughes 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 7, Durkee 6, Minney 6, Cason Savage 3, Hawkins 2, Cale Savage 1, Fox 1, Hurd 1, Quier 1, Hughes 1.
Steals: Richardson 2, Cale Savage 2, Fox 2, Hawkins 1.
Assists: Richardson 3, Minney 2, Durkee 2, Cale Savage 1, Fox 1, Cason Savage 1, Quier 1.
Blocks: Hurd 1, Hawkins 1.
Fouls: Fox 3, Hurd 3, Richardson 1, Cale Savage 1, Minney 1, Durkee 1, Cason Savage 1, Hawkins 1, Quier 1.

(Ponca City)
Scoring: Seals 13, Gazaway 11, Tupton 10, Tonkoyty 4, Thompson 4, Matson 2.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites send four to semifinals at Cushing Tournament

The Charles Page High School wrestling team sent a depleted roster to the Cushing Tiger Invitational Friday and is sitting in seventh place out of 29 teams. Four Sandites went undefeated on day one, three more are alive in the consolation bracket, and five were eliminated from contention.

Scott Patton (10-1, 45-23) scored a 19-3 technical fall against Blanchard State Qualifier Dillon Berry, then pinned Trey Hudgens in 4:40 at 152 pounds. He will take on Wagoner’s Kane Bowman Saturday.

Chris Kirby (12-5, 34-15) received a first round bye at 160 and pinned Keedin Crockett in 3:30. On Saturday he will wrestle Perry’s Brody Harbour.

Kaden Glass (9-4) competed at 195 and recorded two falls. He pinned Daxx Arnold in 0:26 and Karson Austin in 1:03. He will have a tough opponent Saturday in Cushing State Qualifier Eriq Simpson.

Josh Fincannon (10-7, 24-24) pinned Shawn Graham in 1:31 and scored a 7-2 decision over Keegan Bradley at 220. He will meet Salina State Qualifier Bobby Goins in Saturday’s semifinal.

Christian Forbes (8-3) won a 9-6 decision against Antonio Rizzi but fell 5-0 to Cushing State Qualifier Luke Ahrberg at 106 pounds. He will wrestle Blackwell’s Aiden O’Dell in consolation.

Blake Jones (8-6) won his opening match 4-1 against Dylan Brown at 132 pounds, but was pinned by State Champion Dylan Avery. Next up for Jones is Salina’s Dathan Leach.

Brooks Dudley (3-1) pinned Cameron Haling in 2:00 and recorded a 7-3 decision against Grant Baber but fell 6-2 to Robert Woltkamp at 195. He will take on Blanchard’s Zack Bosse in consolation.

Preston Medlin (6-10) defeated David Schoen 9-0 at 145 pounds but lost 7-5 to Jared Thompson and 9-8 to Tyler Arnold.

Joseph Mattison (1-7) won a 6-0 decision against Gus Wood but fell to Logan Patton and Tristen Butler at 126.

Ethan Norton (0-2) was defeated 3-0 by Haven Pennington and pinned by Junior High State Champion Jordan Williams at 113 pounds.

Chase White (0-2) was pinned by Gavin Wood and Joshua Kime at 138 pounds.

Santana Naugle (0-3) fell 3-0 to Jimmy Phillips and was pinned by Lesharo Wildcat at 182 pounds.

The Sandites voided 120, 170, and heavyweight. They were also without regular starters Brendon Wiseley, Riley Weir, Seth Jones, Dayvon Taylor, and Riley Magee.

Team Standings

130.0 3A No. 1 Perry
102.0 4A No. 3 Wagoner
95.5 5A No. 1 Collinsville
72.5 4A No. 2 Cushing
66.5 3A No. 4 Bridge Creek
62.5 4A No. 8 Blanchard
58.5 6A No. 5 Sand Springs
57.5 Belton
57.5 3A No. 9 Blackwell
55.0 4A No. 13 Ft. Gibson
54.0 5A No. 15 Grove
52.0 4A No. 5 Catoosa
46.0 Pawhuska
46.0 3A No. 15 Salina
42.0 4A No. 4 Bristow
41.0 Newkirk
36.0 4A No. 11 Cascia Hall
36.0 Cleveland
31.0 3A No. 6 Sperry
25.0 Weatherford
19.0 McLain
19.0 Sallisaw
17.0 4A No. 7 Heritage Hall
17.0 Mangum
16.0 Miami
15.0 Berryhill
15.0 Stilwell
11.0 Morrison
10.0 Prague

CPHS Basketball: Boys hammer Bixby 84-43, Savage scores 22

A fourteen-point streak in the first quarter and a 22-point performance from Cale Savage led to a dominant 84-43 victory for the Sand Springs Sandites Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. The Class 6A No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (10-2, 5-0) rolled over Bixby (1-5, 0-4) to remain undefeated in Frontier Valley Conference action with their second-biggest win of the season.

Braden Weaver was first on the board, but Savage hit a three to tie it and Davon Richardson dunked for the lead. Marlo Fox was next to score, followed by Josh Minney with a pair of free throws and Savage with another three. Minney drained two more free throws before Connor Schiffli broke up the fourteen point run. Cole Durkee hit back to back threes for Sand Springs, but Sean Carter scored in the paint to end the quarter 20-7.

Savage continued his onslaught in the second period, scoring the Sandites’ first three goals of the stanza. He ended the first half six-for-six from three-point range with eighteen points. The Sandites had their best first half lead of the season at 46-24 and their second highest-scoring period of the season with 26 points in the second.

Sand Springs used a six-point run in the third to push their advantage to 59-28 before the Spartans got hot with six of their own. Daren Hawkins scored next and Richardson dunked to end the period 63-34.

Five Sandites finished in double digits. Richardson, Durkee, and Hawkins scored eleven apiece, a career-high for Hawkins. Minney finished with his third double-double of the season with ten points and eleven rebounds. Jaeden Hurd scored eight points all in the fourth quarter, and Jonathan Quier posted a career-high seven points.

The Sandites will return to action Saturday at the Ed Dubie Field House at 6:30 p.m. against Ponca City (2-5), who they throttled 68-46 in their season opener.

CPHS 84 BHS 84
1Q: CPHS 20-7
2Q: CPHS 26-17
3Q: CPHS 17-10
4Q: CPHS 21-9
Free Throws: BHS 9-of-13, CPHS 7-of-11.
Field Goals: CPHS 33-of-59, BHS 16-of-48.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, BHS 3.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 30, BHS 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 36, BHS 20.
Steals: CPHS 12, BHS 3.
Blocks: CPHS 6, CPHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 13, BHS 11.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
5-0 No. 7 Sand Springs
3-0 No. 3 Sapulpa
3-1 No. 4 Booker T. Washington
3-1 No. 11 Union
3-1 No. 10 Jenks
1-2 No. 20 Bartlesville
1-3 No. 17 Owasso
1-4 Muskogee
0-4 Bixby
0-4 Broken Arrow

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Cale Savage 22, Richardson 11, Hawkins 11, Durkee 11, Minney 10, Hurd 8, Quier 7, Fox 4.
Offensive Rebounds: Hawkins 2, Richardson 1, Durkee 1, Savage 1, Quier 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 11, Richardson 5, Hurd 4, Hawkins 3, Quier 2, Fox 2, Durkee 1, Cale Savage 1, Cason Savage 1.
Total Rebounds: Minney 11, Richardson 6, Hawkins 5, Hurd 4, Quier 3, Fox 2, Durkee 2, Cale Savage 2, Cason Savage 1.
Steals: Richardson 5, Fox 2, Quier 2, Minney 1, Cale Savage 1, Hughes 1.
Assists: Minney 3, Cason Savage 2, Hawkins 1, Cale Savage 1, Fox 1, Richardson 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2, Durkee 2, Minney 1, Cale Savage 1.
Fouls: Richardson 2, Minney 2, Hawkins 2, Quier 2, Fox 1, Durkee 1, Cale Savage 1, Cason Savage 1, Hurd 1.

Bixby Scoring: Glenn 20, Schiffli 6, Bresee 5, Weaver 3, Loney 3, Surman 2, Carter 2, Crites 2.

CPHS Basketball: Girls throttle Bixby 58-35, improve to 5-0 in conference play

From the final score, you wouldn’t think the No. 8 ranked Lady Sandites had a rough start to the night, but Charles Page High School girls played three quarters of excellent basketball for a 58-35 victory over No. 18 Bixby (6-4, 2-2) Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. The girls improved to a 7-2 record overall and are undefeated at 5-0 in conference play.

The Sandites trailed 6-5 late in the first quarter, but finished it 11-8 and improved in every subsequent period. By halftime they were up 27-15 and in the third period they held their foes to only four points, their best period of the season defensively. 

Destiny Johnson scored back to back threes for a 20-11 lead early in the second, then Reagan Padilla hit a three to push the advantage to double digits. Darrian Jordan and Holly Kersgieter scored back to back to take a 27-15 lead to the locker room. 

Kersgieter put back a three-point attempt from Isabella Regalado to kick off the second half, then Johnson scored on a steal. Kersgieter drained a three, sent an assist to Johnson, then Regalado scored a two to make it 38-15. Sydnee Shovanec broke up the fifteen point run, but the Sandites went on a six point run before Dariann Myles closed out the period at 44-19. 

The Spartans won the fourth against the Sand Springs backups. Kersgieter made a three-point play, Regalado hit two from the stripe, then Burris drained a three to make it 52-19 before Coach Tobey Nightingale pulled her starters. The Spartans went on an eleven point run to even things out. Daniella Solis made a three point play and Ashlee Bunch hit a three in the final minutes. 

The 23-point victory was the Sandites’ fourth-largest win of the season and it came with their highest shooting percentages of the season as well. Kersgieter, a Kansas-commit, led all scorers with 21 points and nine rebounds, followed by Johnson with thirteen points.

The Lady Sandites will return to action Saturday at home at 5:00 p.m. against No. 11 Ponca City (4-2). The Wildcats upset the top-ranked Sandites 74-62 in the season-opener.

CPHS 58 BHS 35
1Q: CPHS 11-8
2Q: CPHS 16-7
3Q: CPHS 17-4
4Q: BHS 16-14
Free Throws: CPHS 7-of-8, BHS 1-of-4.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-of-38, BHS 16-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: BHS 9, CPHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, BHS 5.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 24, BHS 14.
Steals: CPHS 12, BHS 9.
Blocks: BHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 9, BHS 11.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
5-0 No. 8 Sand Springs
4-0 No. 9 Union
2-1 No. 12 Bartlesville
2-1 No. 15 Booker T. Washington
2-1 No. 19 Sapulpa
2-2 No. 18 Bixby
2-2 No. 20 Jenks
0-3 Broken Arrow
0-4 Muskogee
0-4 Owasso

(CPHS Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 21, Johnson 13, Jordan 8, Regalado 4, Padilla 3, Burris 3, Solis 3, Bunch 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Jordan 2, Solis 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 6, Taber 6, Regalado 5, Padilla 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 9, Taber 6, Regalado 5, Jordan 2, Padilla 1, Solis 1.
Steals: Johnson 3, Kersgieter 3, Padilla 2, Taber 2, Burris 1, Shrum 1.
Assists: Johnson 2, Kersgieter 1.
Fouls: Taber 3, Burris 2, Jordan 2, Kersgieter 1, Regalado 1, Johnson 1.

Bixby Scoring: Myles 10, Page 8, Stout 6, Monarty 4, Schovanec 4, Bradley 3.

CPHS Wrestling: Junior Varsity places third at Cleveland, and other results

College Reports

Blake Sargent won his dual debut with Newman University, decisioning Blayne Harris 10-3 in a 37-6 team victory over Cloud County Community College.

Cody Karstetter won his dual debut with the University of Central Oklahoma with an 8-3 decision against Conrad Cole. The Bronchos won 35-5 over Fort Hays State.

Daton Fix won the Southern Scuffle and is undefeated at 22-0. Click here for full story.

Cleveland Joe Cole Classic - High School

Dylan Luker won the 113 pound bracket handily. He pinned Carson Auschwitz in 0:26 and Karson Cue in 0:12, and scored a 6-0 decision against Ryan McClary.

Preston Medlin won at 145, pinning Tyson Rivas in 5:29, Jacob Hightower in 5:51, and Cobe Meyer in 3:09.

Kaden Glass was first at 195, pinning Camron Timmons in 1:07 and Tegan Campbell in 1:21.

Javon Querns placed second at 106 pounds, pinning Skiatook’s Brayden Davis in 3:24.

Santana Naugle came in runner-up at 182, defeated Deaken Lile 4-2 and Austyn Brooks 2-1 before falling to Tyler Johnson.

Tegan Campbell finished second at 195, pinning Hudson Moudy in 0:56.

Ethan Norton placed third at 113 with three wins. He lost his opening match to Cue, but teched Blake Roberts 15-0 in 3:00 and decision Ryan McClary 2-0 and Jax Ward 8-3.

Joseph Mattison placed third at 132, losing his opening match 9-6 to Blake Hall. He rebounded with three-straight falls against Kevin Ordorica in 2:24, Gage Hopper in 1:46, and Ivan Long in 4:23.

Braden Dahl finished fourth at 160 with three falls. He pinned Kendal Owens in 1:42, Jack Rucker in 1:29, and Shane Fields in 3:24, but fell to Joseph Smith and Trenton Richardson.

KJ Clark came in fourth at 120 with one DQ and a 4:40 pin against Jordan Retke.

Chase White failed to place at 138, but pinned Dylan Chrisman in 2:29.

Team Scores
159 Cleveland
149.5 McLoud
141 Sand Springs JV
132.5 Barnsdall
99 Morrison
48 Coweta
45 Chandler
45 Skiatook
40 Union JV
38 Daniel Webster
32 Glenpool
3 Sapulpa

Cleveland Joe Cole Classic - Junior High

Colton Luker came in runner-up at 106, with a 6-4 decision against Ryder Bennett, an 8-6 sudden-victory decision against Rye Henley, and a pin of Max Knight in 0:32.

Zane Sheppard placed second at 132, pinning Xander Konell in 3:25 and Josh Wilson in 3:00.

James Robey placed second at 150, pinning Andrew Freppon in 1:06 and Kade Rush in 3:10.

Jayden Pait placed fourth at Eighty pounds with a pin of Troy Gillette in 2:21 and a 10-1 major decision against Dylan Leverich.

Sammy Naugle was fourth at 106 with three pins. He defeated Garrett Munson 8-5 and pinned Daniel Gough in 1:41, Ryder Bennett in 3:55, and Max Knight in 1:18.

Zack Bitsko placed fourth at 285, pinning Jacob McDade in 0:45, Tyler Smith in 0:37, and Xavier Tillis in 1:25.

Ryder Barnes didn’t place at 120, but pinned Elihu Davis in 0:43 and Stella Edison in 1:34.

Mike Prock didn’t place at 126, but majored Stran Messer in 12-2 and pinned Derrick Kersey in 3:33.

Michael Johnson didn’t place at Eighty pounds, but pinned Troy Gillette.

Team Scores
209 Chandler
201 Cleveland
152 Cushing
100 Union
97 Glenpool
88 Sand Springs
76.5 Skiatook
71 Mannford
63 Sapulpa
42 Barnsdall
36 McLoud
17 Daniel Webster
12 Morrison

Collinsville Christmas Classic

Jordan Satoe placed second at 55 pounds in the Beginner Two division. He pinned Abby Chambers in only fifteen seconds, but fell to Caidon Holland of Sperry.

Pryor Gage Underwood Memorial Tournament

Robert Burke placed second at 84 pounds in Division Four. He defeated Sonny Bullett 17-0 and Garrett Salt 10-2 before falling 6-2 to Dariuz Black.

Roughneck Rumble

10&U

Jayden Bussell won the 84-pound bracket, defeating Noah Boulware 4-0 and 5-0 in a best-of-three series.

Hunter Fields won the 76 pound bracket, pinning Parker Peaster in 0:50 and scoring a 4-0 decision against Mason Denison.

Aiden Rhine placed first at 96 pounds, pinning Sabila Ayers in 0:16 twice.

12&U

Kaden Pope placed second at 67 pounds, defeating Van Smith 13-4, Kael Davis 7-0, and Noah Knight 9-2.

Jace Simms placed fourth at 78 pounds with a 3-2 decision over teammate Kaden McAffrey. McAffrey placed fifth with a 7-2 decision over Julian Valdez.

Middle School

Aiden Wilkerson won at 110, defeating Breanna Gordon 10-2 and 4-0.

Cameron White placed second at 118, pinning Jadin Howard in 0:49.

Team Scores
132 Broken Arrow
110 Cleveland
103.5 Oklahoma Wrestling Academy
73 Chickasha
65 Cushing
56 Cowboy Wrestling Club
56 Lexington
54.5 Threestyle
54 Ouachita
54 Team IceFighter
52 Sand Springs
51 Bearcat Takedown Club
48.5 Golden Eagle
43 Lady Outlaws
39 Sapulpa
38 Team Maccabees
36.5 Bayou Elite
36 McAlester
36 Tahlequah
35 Wildcat Takedown Club
30 Weatherford
28 Roller Academy
27 Caney
27 Pryor
26 Texas
25.5 Owasso
25 Team Tulsa
22 Honey Badger
21 Catoosa
21 Terminator Wrestling
19 Pistol Wrestling Club
18 Brushy
17 Ada
16 Glenpool
16 Prodigy
14 Moore
9 NexGen Bombers
7 Lofton
6 Newcastle
6 Southmoore
5 Bandits
4 Quinter
4 Team Jones
4 Warner-Northwestern
2 Mat Demon WC
2 Team Machine

NCAA Wrestling: Undefeated freshman Daton Fix wins Southern Scuffle, Cowboys place 2nd

Charles Page High School alumnus Daton Fix improved his collegiate record to 22-0 Saturday evening in Chattanooga as one of four Oklahoma State University wrestlers to win the Sixteenth Annual Southern Scuffle.

The No. 3 ranked Cowboys finished in second place with 188.5 points, behind No. 1 Penn State (216.5) who had six champions, eight finalists, and three consolation champions. Oklahoma State put five in the finals.

Fix outscored his five opponents 92-21 at 133 pounds, giving up nothing but escape points. He scored a 19-3 technical fall against Rider freshman Chris Wright in 5:57 with five takedowns and eight nearfall points, then recorded his first collegiate pin against Air Force senior John Twomey. He scored four takedowns and four nearfall points before sticking his foe in 5:28.

In the quarterfinals Fix teched NC State freshman Jarrett Trombley, a four-time Michigan State Champion, 25-10 with twelve takedowns in 6:47. Fix took on Cal State Bakersfield senior Sean Nickell, who is ranked twentieth in the nation by InterMat Wrestling, in the semis. The Cowboy scored four takedowns, a reversal, and eight nearfall points for the 18-3 victory in only 3:58.

In the finals Fix met No. 9 ranked Iowa State freshman Austin Gomez, a three-time Illinois State Champion. Fix dealt Gomez (18-1) his first collegiate loss with a 6-3 decision, scoring takedowns in the first and third periods with a second-period escape.

Saturday was the Cowboys’ second-best performance in tournament history, trailing only a 198-point team title in 2017. They have come in runner-up four times. Nicki Piccininni, Kaden Gfeller, and Derek White also won titles for the Pokes.

Oklahoma State (5-0, 4-0) will return to action with a four-dual road stretch, beginning on the 12th at No. 27 Princeton (3-3). They will travel to No. 25 Rutgers (6-1) on the thirteenth, West Virginia (2-7, 2-1) on the eighteenth, and No. 24 Pittsburgh (4-0) on the nineteenth.

Possible ranked foes for Fix include 125 No. 12 Pat Glory (Princeton), 133 No. 2 Nick Suriano (Rutgers), 133 No. 18 Matt Schmitt (West Virginia), and 133 No. 4 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh).

Southern Scuffle Champions
125: Nick Piccininni (OSU)
133: Daton Fix (OSU)
141: Nick Lee (PSU)
149: Kaden Gfeller (OSU)
157: Jason Nolf (PSU)
165: Vincenzo Joseph (PSU)
174: Mark Hall (PSU)
184: Shakur Rasheed (PSU)
197: Bo Nickal (PSU)
285: Derek White (OSU)

Team Scores
216.5 Penn State
188.5 Oklahoma State
104 Iowa State
82.5 Stanford
75.5 U.S. Naval Academy
71.5 Lock Haven
70 Duke
54.5 Ohio University
48.5 Virginia Tech
46.5 Cal State Bakersfield