CPHS Wrestling: Scott Patton wins Cushing Tournament, Sandites place 7th

Sand Springs sent a depleted roster to a loaded tournament this weekend, but still managed a seventh place finish out of 29 teams at the Cushing Tiger Invitational. Scott Patton won his first high school tournament title, Chris Kirby came in runner-up, and Kaden Glass won the consolation bracket.

The storied program from 3A No. 1 Perry put five in the finals and won their second team title of the season with 209 points despite not crowning any champions. 5A No. 1 Collinsville placed second with three finalists, two champions, and 170 points.

Patton (12-1, 47-23) dominated the first three rounds of competition at 152 pounds and outscored his foes 49-15. He scored a 19-3 technical fall against Blanchard State Qualifier Dillon Berry, pinned Trey Hudgens in 4:40, and majored Wagoner State Qualifier Kane Bowman 15-4.

In the finals Patton won a 9-7 shootout with defending Perry State Champion Hadyn Redus. Redus scored a takedown midway through the first period, but Patton reversed for back points to take a 4-2 lead into the second and never trailed. He led by as much as 9-4 before Redus scored a last second takedown, but the Sandite held on for the two-point decision.

Kirby (13-6, 35-16) drew a first round bye at 160 pounds. He pinned Keedin Crockett in 3:30 and Brody Harbour in 2:23, but fell 21-6 to two-time Missouri State Champion Andrew Gamble in the finals.

Freshman standout Kaden Glass (11-5) placed third at 195 with four first-period falls. He pinned Daxx Arnold in 0:26 and Karson Austin in 1:03 before falling 4-2 to Cushing State Qualifier Eriq Simpson. In consolation he set the Sand Springs 195-pound pin record, defeating Zack Bosse in only thirteen seconds, then felled Robert Woltkamp in 0:56 in the finals.

Josh Fincannon (11-9, 25-26) placed fourth at 220 pounds. He pinned Shawn Graham in 1:31 and defeated Missouri State Qualifier Keegan Bradley 7-2 before falling 6-0 to Salina State Qualifier Bobby Goins. In consolation he defeated Grove State Qualifier Dawson Tanner 5-1 but fell 5-0 to Perry State Qualifier Brandon Speikers.

Freshman Christian Forbes (10-5) placed sixth at 106 pounds with three wins and three losses, all decisions. He defeated Antonio Rizzi 9-6, Aiden O’Dell 11-4, and Braven Bowman 6-3. In the placement round he fell 1-0 to Stilwell’s Cutter Sheets, giving up a second period escape.

The 6A No. 5 Charles Page High School team voided 120, 170, and 285 and was without starters Brendon Wiseley (10-7, 24-15), Riley Weir (7-4, 98-31), Seth Jones (7-4, 29-18), and Dayvon Taylor (6-2, 29-22). They finished with 109.5 points in their first ever trip to the tournament.

Blake Jones (9-7) went 2-2 at 132 but failed to place. His only losses were to Perry State Champion Dylan Avery and Miami State Qualifier Cooper Stone. In the first round he scored a 4-1 decision over Cleveland State Qualifier Dylan Brown and in consolation he defeated Dathan Leach 9-4.

Brooks Dudley (3-2) also failed to place despite picking up two wins at 195. He pinned Cameron Haling in 2:00 and scored a 7-3 decision over Grant Baber.

Ethan Norton (0-2) and Chase White (0-2) made their varsity debuts at 113 and 138, respectively.

Sand Springs will return to action Tuesday on the road at 7:00 p.m. in Sapulpa (0-4). The Sandites have won their last three dual meetings with their Highway 97 rivals.

Team Scores
209.0 3A No. 1 Perry
170.0 5A No. 1 Collinsville
149.0 4A No. 3 Wagoner
141.0 MO No. 10 Belton
137.5 4A No. 2 Cushing
120.5 3A No. 4 Bridge Creek
109.5 6A No. 5 Sand Springs
90.5 4A No. 8 Blanchard
89.5 3A No. 9 Blackwell
87.0 4A No. 4 Bristow
82.5 4A No. 13 Ft. Gibson
81.0 3A No. 15 Salina
80.0 5A No. 15 Grove
78.0 Pawhuska
69.0 Newkirk
62.0 4A No. 11 Cascia Hall
54.0 4A No. 5 Catoosa
48.0 3A No. 6 Sperry
45.0 Cleveland
36.5 McLain
32.0 Sallisaw
27.0 4A No. 7 Heritage Hall
26.0 Weatherford
24.0 Miami
23.5 Stilwell
17.0 Mangum
15.0 Berryhill
11.0 Morrison
10.0 Prague

Cushing Champions
106 - Eli Griffin (Cascia Hall)
113 - Jordan Williams (Collinsville)
120 - Brayden Bradley (Belton)
126 - Thaddeus Long (McLain)
132 - Caleb Tanner (Collinsville)
138 - Price Perrier (Pawhuska)
145 - Kolby DePron (Bridge Creek)
152 - Scott Patton (Sand Springs)
160 - Andrew Gamble (Belton)
170 - Robert Weber (Belton)
182 - Gage Hockett (Cushing)
195 - Eriq Simpson (Cushing)
220 - Luke Fortney (Bristow)
285 - Ryder Wiese (Blanchard)

CPHS Basketball: Sandites avenge season-opening loss 65-48 against Ponca City, Kersgieter scores 21

The Class 6A No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School girls basketball team (8-2) earned a quality payback win Saturday afternoon at the Ed Dubie Field House, avenging their season-opening loss to No. 11 Ponca City (4-3). The Wildcats looked to be on their way to another upset after the first quarter, but Sand Springs closed the half on a nineteen-point run and never looked back.

Ponca jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Jacie Taber made a three point play on a layup. Seven more points for the Wildcats and the home team trailed by double digits before Madison Burris sank a three and Destiny Johnson scored on a steal. Holly Kersgeiter closed the first quarter with a layup, trailing 18-11.

A three-pointer from Ashlynn Fincher gave the Wildcats a ten-point lead to start the second period, but Isabella Regalado kicked off a 22-point streak for the Sandites in their best defensive quarter of the season. Kersgeiter scored ten point in a row during the onslaught and the Sandites led 30-21 at the half.

Regalado kicked off the third quarter with a three-pointer, Madison Birnbaum put back a pair of field goals for Ponca, then Darrian Jordan scored back to back followed by a Taber three-point play to make it 42-25. Sand Springs took a loss midway through the period when Johnson went down with an ankle injury, but she returned to the court four minutes later.

Ponca rode an eight-point streak across two quarters to cut their deficit to 42-33 early in the fourth, but Sand Springs rattled off nine to answer before Taylor Wetzel broke it up with a layup to kick off a six-point streak. Leading 51-39, Kersgieter got triple-manned at half court and sent a desperate long pass to a wide open Taber for two. Taber fouled out shortly after that with 2:59 left to play, but the game was too far gone for Ponca by that point.

Kersgieter led all scorers with 21 points, followed by Taber with thirteen, Regalado with eleven, and Johnson with ten. Kersgieter, a University of Kansas-commit, also led the Sandites in three other categories with nine rebounds, five steals, and five assists.

Sand Springs will look to extend their five-game winning streak Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when they travel to No. 19 Sapulpa (5-3, 2-1) for a Highway 97 Rivalry matchup. The Sandites are undefeated at 5-0 in conference action.

CPHS 65 PoHi 48
1Q: PoHi 18-11
2Q: CPHS 19-3
3Q: CPHS 12-11
4Q: CPHS 23-17
Free Throws: CPHS 19-of-29, PoHi 13-of-21.
Field Goals: CPHS 22-51, PoHi 15-of-44.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 10, PoHi 4.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 20, PoHi 16.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 30, PoHi 20.
Steals: CPHS 13, PoHi 3.
Blocks: CPHS 3, PoHi 1.
Fouls: CPHS 20, PoHi 24.

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

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 21, Taber 13, Regalado 11, Johnson 10, Jordan 7, Burris 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 3, Regalado 3, Burris 2, Taber 1, Jordan 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 6, Jordan 5, Regalado 3, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Burris 2.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 9, Jordan 6, Regalado 6, Burris 4, Taber 3, Johnson 2.
Steals: Kersgieter 5, Regalado 3, Johnson 2, Taber 2.
Assists: Kersgieter 5, Johnson 2, Taber 2, Jordan 1.
Blocks: Johnson 2, Taber 1.
Fouls: Taber 5, Kersgieter 3, Johnson 3, Regalado 3, Jordan 3, Burris 2, Padilla 1.

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.