OSSAA 6A Basketball Week 7 Rankings

OSSAA 6A Boys’ Basketball Rankings

1. Edmond Memorial (12-1)

2. Booker T. Washington (9-1)

3. Edmond Santa Fe (11-1)

4. Sand Springs (12-2)

5. Midwest City (10-2)

6. Sapulpa (7-2)

7. Jenks (10-1)

8. Norman North (8-4)

9. Putnam City West (9-6)

10. Deer Creek (9-4)

11. Edmond North (8-5)

12. Union (6-4)

13. Southmoore (8-4)

14. Stillwater (7-5)

15. Putnam City North (6-6)

16. Putnam City (9-6)

17. Owasso (6-5)

18. Shawnee (7-5)

19. Norman (7-8)

20. Bartlesville (5-6)

SPN Conference Strength Ratings
53.4 Frontier Valley
50.5 Central Oklahoma
45.0 Big Ten
34.1 Suburban
29.7 All-City

Top Boys’ Offenses (Point Average)
81.6 Sapulpa
76.8 Midwest City
76.6 Booker T. Washington
69.4 Putnam City
68.9 Putnam City West
68.1 Sand Springs
67.3 Union
66.2 Putnam City North
65.8 Edmond Memorial
65.8 Norman North

Top Boys’ Defenses
45.4 Edmond Memorial
49.8 Jenks
51.8 Edmond Santa Fe
52.1 Norman North
52.9 Shawnee
53.4 Sand Springs
54.0 Deer Creek
54.0 Bartlesville
54.3 Owasso
55.2 Lawton

Highest Avg Margin of Victory
20.5 Edmond Memorial
15.9 Midwest City
14.6 Sand Springs
14.3 Sapulpa
14.0 Booker T. Washington
13.7 Norman North
13.5 Jenks
12.0 Union
11.6 Edmond Santa Fe
10.2 Deer Creek

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OSSAA 6A Girls’ Basketball Rankings

1. Putnam City West (13-1)

2. Shawnee (11-0)

3. Norman North (11-1)

4. Edmond Memorial (10-3)

5. Union (10-1)

6. Edmond North (9-4)

7. Sand Springs (9-2)

8. Moore (9-2)

9. Edmond Santa Fe (9-3)

10. Bartlesville (11-2)

11. Mustang (13-2)

12. Choctaw (9-2)

13. Deer Creek (10-4)

14. Booker T. Washington (7-3)

15. Midwest City (11-4)

16. Norman (7-5)

17. Ponca City (6-5)

18. Bixby (10-5)

19. Sapulpa (6-6)

20. Jenks (6-5)

SPN Conference Strength Ratings
55.0 Central Oklahoma
46.4 Suburban
39.5 Big Ten
38.4 Frontier Valley
12.5 All-City

Top Girls’ Offenses
73.0 Putnam City West
67.5 Sand Springs
62.9 Booker T. Washington
62.7 Mustang
62.3 Moore
61.7 Choctaw
61.7 Jenks
60.2 Ponca City
59.5 Broken Arrow
57.9 Bartlesville

Top Girls’ Defenses
33.0 Union
33.6 Shawnee
38.8 Norman North
39.0 Edmond Memorial
41.8 Moore
42.0 Bixby
42.5 Choctaw
42.5 Bartlesville
44.0 Mustang
46.0 Sapulpa

Top Avg. Margin of Victory
24.1 Putnam West
24.1 Shawnee
20.5 Moore
19.3 Choctaw
18.8 Sand Springs
18.7 Mustang
16.4 Booker T. Washington
15.5 Bartlesville
15.1 Norman North
14.6 Union

NCAA Wrestling: Undefeated Daton Fix wins controversial OT match against No. 2 Nick Suriano

Who’s number one? The two have tried to settle that question more than once, and for many fans the third match between No. 6 Daton Fix (19-0, 24-0) and No. 2 Nick Suriano (14-1, 55-5) was a bit of a letdown.

No. 3 Oklahoma State University (7-0) made a weekend trip to the East Coast for a pair of program-first duals against No. 25 Princeton (4-4) and No. 24 Rutgers (7-3).

On Saturday Fix rolled to his eleventh technical fall of the season, 22-7 against Jonathan Gomez (5-8, 17-19) in 6:38. The Pokes won that dual 27-12 with six wins and four losses.

On Sunday OSU won even more handily, 26-5, with only two losses.

Both Fix and Suriano entered Sunday’s dual with undefeated records for the season, and a lot of history. Both were undefeated four-time State Champions in high school, and the two hold the record for longest match ever at 32:12. They met once in the 2014 Cadet National finals, where Fix prevailed in an ultimate tie-breaker. And at the 2014 Who’s Number One event Suriano scored a takedown more than 26 minutes into overtime.

Fix, a redshirt freshman, has earned four tournament titles in his two seasons at OSU and has been steadily working his way up the rankings this year. Suriano, a junior, is a two-time NCAA qualifier. He suffered a first-round injury as a freshman and medical forfeited the remainder of the tournament. He was a national runner-up as a sophomore and holds four tournament titles in his three seasons.

Needless to say, there was a lot of hype in the weeks preceding their meeting.

The third meeting between the elite athletes went the way of the previous matches. An escape point apiece and a trip to overtime. In the first tie-breaker round Rutgers challenged for a locked hands call on Fix, but the refs sided with the Cowboy. Suriano did, however, record an escape.

In the second tie-breaker Suriano was called for locked hands and Fix escaped for a 3-2 lead. Rutgers challenged that call also, and both were overturned after a long video review process. Fix escaped again and sent the two into another sudden victory period tied at 2-2.

Finally, Fix was awarded the victory after Suriano was called for hands to the face. An anticlimactic finish for those who have been waiting all year for the heavily-anticipated meeting.

With no more tournaments on the schedule till the post-season, Fix and Suriano will have to wait till late March for the NCAA Tournament before they get the chance to meet again.

The Cowboys will return to Big 12 action Friday, January 18th when they take on West Virginia (2-9). OSU is 4-0 in conference duals while the Mountaineers are 2-2 riding a three-dual losing streak. Fix could get a ranked match against No. 18 Matt Schmidt (11-0, 40-15).

There are numerous other quality opponents on the horizon for Fix. With eight duals left he could meet No. 4 Micky Phillippi (12-1, 54-12), No. 9 Austin Gomez (12-1, 20-1), No. 10 Austin DeSanto (11-1, 39-8), No. 11 John Erneste (11-3, 96-26), and No. 17 Brandon Paetzell (6-7, 37-21).

OSU Schedule
1.18 @ West Virginia
1.19 @ No. 18 Pittsburgh
1.27 vs. No. 21 Iowa State
2.1 vs. No. 14 Northern Iowa
2.3 vs No. 28 Lehigh
2.8 vs. Air Force
2.16 @ No. 5 Missouri
2.24 vs. No. 4 Iowa
3.9 Big 12 Championship
3.21 NCAA Championship

CPHS Wrestling: Kirby and Patton win Sapulpa Tournament, Sandites place fourth

Chris Kirby became the second Sandite of the season to win a tournament title.

The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team placed fourth out of fourteen teams this weekend at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa. They finished with eight placers, three finalists, and two champions in Scott Patton and Chris Kirby.

Nationally ranked No. 18 Broken Arrow won the tournament with 329 points, ten finalists, and seven champions. 5A No. 1 Collinsville came in runner-up with 202 points, four finalists, and one champion. 3A No. 2 Comanche placed third with 176 points, five finalists, and one champion. Sand Springs scored 158 points.

Click here for Day One results.

Scott Patton (18-1, 53-23) recorded two pins and a decision en route to the 152 pound finals, where he knocked off previously undefeated Comanche State Qualifier Gage Miller (13-1) with a 2-1 decision. This is his second-straight tournament title.

Chris Kirby (18-6, 40-16) pinned his way to the 160 title, taking down undefeated Comanche State Qualifier Ethon Hamrick (13-1) for his first gold medal of the season.

Kaden Glass (15-6) earned his spot in the 195 finals with two first-period falls and a 6-1 decision over Union State Qualifier Elijah Tomlin 6-1. In the finals he managed to score an early takedown against two-time Broken Arrow State Champion Gavin Potter before the Tiger rolled him for a fall at 4:15.

Brendon Wiseley (16-8, 30-16) placed third at 106 pounds. He recorded a pin and a tech fall on day one before falling to Collinsville freshman standout Cameron Steed (20-3) in the semifinals. He pinned Ethan Kemble in 1:45 in consolation, then majored Bartlesville’s Colby Strachan 9-0. He scored a takedown for nearfall points in the first period, and notched reversals in the second and third.

Defending tournament champion Riley Weir (13-5, 104-32) had to settle for third after dropping a semifinal loss to undefeated Bixby freshman Zach Blankenship (24-0). He recorded two first-period pins on day one, including a seven-second school record for fastest fall at 113 pounds. In consolation he scored a 6-0 decision over Broken Arrow’s Jared Hill and a 6-2 decision over Bartlesville’s Corwin Strachan.

Seth Jones (11-6, 33-20) lost a 6-3 decision to Broken Arrow State Qualifier Blazik Perez in the 126 quarterfinals, majored Ponca City State Qualifier Kristopher Humble 12-2 in consolation, then fell 10-7 to Collinsville’s Eli Benham. He won the fifth-place match by pinning Comanche State Qualifier Jaxon Miller in 2:35.

Josh Fincannon (15-10, 29-27) recorded a pair of falls at 220 before falling 13-1 to three-time Broken Arrow State Champion, nationally-ranked No. 9 Zach Marcheselli. In consolation he pinned Bryce Drummond in 0:35 but fell to Union State Qualifier Micah Walker and settled for fourth place.

Santana Naugle (4-7) went 1-1 on day one with a fall at 182. On Saturday he earned a placement match with a 3-1 sudden victory decision over Gabe Lyons, but lost 5-2 to Union Jake Rogers. He settled for sixth place after getting pinned by Comanche’s Broedy Jessen.

Caleb Phillips (3-7, 5-14) was eliminated one round short of placement at 138. He recorded two first-period falls and was only defeated by a pair of State Qualifiers.

Kaden Clark (0-2), Hayli Jeffries (0-2), and Thomas Naugle (1-2) went winless. Braden Dahl (3-3, 4-6), Sango Whitehorn (1-3), and Riley Magee (6-5, 11-10) earned one win apiece. The Sandites voided 132, 145, and 285.

The undefeated dual team will return to action Tuesday with a road battle against No. 1 Broken Arrow (5-1).

Finals Matches:
106: Jackson Cockrell (BAHS) 3-2 Cameron Steed (Collinsville)
113: Jordan Williams (Collinsville) 23-5 (3:50) Kaleb Harris (Sallisaw)
120: Zach Blankenship (Bixby) fall (1:43) Rocky Stephens (Collinsville)
126: Blazik Perez (BAHS) 1-0 Laif Jones (Bartlesville)
132: Reece Witcraft (BAHS) 3-2 Caleb Tanner (Collinsville)
138: Spencer Schickram (Ponca City) 11-3 Blake Gonzales (BAHS)
145: Jalen Hernandez (Union) 10-1 Chris Moores (BAHS)
152: Scott Patton (CPHS) 2-1 Gage Miller (Comanche)
160: Chris Kirby (CPHS) fall (2:25) Ethon Hamrick (Comanche)
170: Bryce Mattioda (BAHS) 5-3 Cade Cook (Comanche)
182: Emmanul Skillings (BAHS) 21-10 Abram Arechiga (Ponca City)
195: Gavin Potter (BAHS) fall (4:15) Kaden Glass (CPHS)
220: Konner Doucet (Comanche) 4-3 UTB Zach Marcheselli (BAHS)
285: Noah Cortes (BAHS) fall (0:44) Ethan Bacon (Comanche)

Team Scores
329.0 6A No. 1 Broken Arrow
202.0 5A No. 1 Collinsville
176.0 3A No. 2 Comanche
158.0 6A No. 5 Sand Springs
133.0 6A No. 13 Union
123.0 6A No. 14 Bartlesville
111.0 Bixby
93.5 6A No. 11 Ponca City
76.0 3A No. 6 Sperry
71.5 Muskogee
70.0 Pawhuska
22.0 Sallisaw
15.0 Ft. Smith Southside
12.0 Sapulpa

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites sitting fourth at Sapulpa with three finalists

The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in fourth place at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa after the first day of competition. The Sandites sent three to the finals, have six guaranteed placers, and have ten wrestlers still in contention headed into Saturday.

Nationally ranked No. 18 Broken Arrow has the tournament title clinched with 254.5 points and ten finalists. A distant second is 5A No. 1 Collinsville with 152.5 points and four finalists, followed by 3A No. 2 Comanche with 144 points and five finalists. Sand Springs has 114 points.

Scott Patton (17-1, 52-23) is headed to the 152 finals after pinning Spencer Shook in 2:31 and Stormy Weathers in 1:02, and a 10-4 decision over Broken Arrow’s William Martin. The only Sandite to win a tournament this season, he will look for his second straight title against undefeated Comanche State Qualifier Gage Miller (13-0).

Chris Kirby (18-6, 40-16) made his way to the finals at 160 with three falls. He pinned Elijah Baker in 2:00, Seth Jackson in 0:49, and Mason Seth in 3:58. Against Baker he worked up a 17-3 first period lead before pinning the Bruin. His match with Seth was a wild offensive shootout as the two combined for 35 points before Kirby came out on top. He will wrestle undefeated Comanche State Qualifier Ethon Hamrick (13-0) Saturday evening.

Kaden Glass (15-5) earned his spot in the 195 finals with relative ease, pinning Joseph Williams in 0:43 and Brady Neasby in 0:41. In the semifinals he topped Union State Qualifier Elijah Tomlin 6-1. His finals match will be against Broken Arrow two-time State Champion Gavin Potter.

Sango Whitehorn (0-2) also competed at 195 and is still alive in consolation. He received a first round bye, was pinned by Potter, then defeated Williams 5-2. He can clinch a placement match with a win over Pawhuska’s Bryce Drummond, with Tomlin waiting for the winner in the semis.

Brendon Wiseley (14-8, 28-16) kicked off the 106 event by pinning Gunnor Yates in 1:34 then racked up a 15-0 technical fall against Tayton Gwaltney before falling to Collinsville freshman standout Cameron Steed (20-2) in the semifinals.

Defending tournament champion Riley Weir (11-5, 102-32) breezed through his first two contests at 120, pinning Dominic Maj in seven seconds and Karson Cervantez in 33 seconds before being pinned by undefeated Bixby freshman Zach Blankenship (22-0) in the semifinals. His pin of Maj shattered the school record for fastest fall at 113 pounds, and it is fourth in the school at any weight class.

Seth Jones (9-5, 31-19) received a first round bye at 126 and was defeated 6-3 by Broken Arrow State Qualifier Blazik Perez at 126 pounds in the quarterfinals. He will take on Ponca City State Qualifier Kristopher Humble Saturday morning.

Caleb Phillips (3-6, 5-13) suffered a first round fall at 138 at the hands of Pawhuska State Qualifier Price Perrier, but snapped back in consolation. He rebounded from a 3-0 second-period deficit to Caleb Rogers with a pair of takedowns before sticking the Redskin in 1:59, then pinned Alec Capehart in 1:40. He will take on Muskogee State Qualifier Christian Webb Saturday morning.

Josh Fincannon (15-10, 29-27) had an impressive showing at 220, pinning Brandon Holland in 0:53 and Torry Thrower in 2:23. In the semifinals he was defeated 13-1 by three-time Broken Arrow State Champion, nationally-ranked No. 9 Zach Marcheselli.

Three Sandites competed at 182. Thomas Naugle (1-2) and Riley Magee (6-5, 11-10) were both eliminated, though Magee won a 9-1 major decision against Sperry’s Joey Cook in the first round. Santana Naugle (2-4) is still alive thanks to a first round bye. He was teched by Broken Arrow’s Emmanuel Skillings, but snapped back with a 2:38 pin of Muskogee’s Mikel Swain. He will wrestle Gabe Lyon of Collinsville Saturday morning.

KJ Clark (0-2) and Hayli Jeffries (0-2) competed at 113 but were both eliminated. Braden Dahl (3-3, 4-6) was eliminated at 170, but not before pinning Sawyer Dorl in 0:58. The Sandites voided 132, 145, and 285.

Saturday’s matches will begin at 11:00 a.m and will run straight through to the finals with no midday break.

Finals Matches:
106: Jackson Cockrell (BAHS) vs. Cameron Steed (Collinsville)
113: Jordan Williams (Collinsville vs. Kaleb Harris (Sallisaw)
120: Zach Blankenship (Bixby) vs. Rocky Stephens (Collinsville)
126: Blazik Perez (BAHS) vs. Laif Jones (Bartlesville)
132: Reece Witcraft (BAHS) vs. Caleb Tanner (Collinsville)
138: Blake Gonzales (BAHS) vs. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City)
145: Jalen Hernandez (Union) vs. Chris Moores (BAHS)
152: Gage Miller (Comanche) vs. Scott Patton (CPHS)
160: Chris Kirby (CPHS) vs. Ethon Hamrick (Comanche)
170: Cade Cook (Comanche) vs. Bryce Mattioda (BAHS)
182: Abram Arechiga (Ponca City) vs. Emmanul Skillings (BAHS)
195: Kaden Glass (CPHS) vs. Gavin Potter (BAHS)
220: Zach Marcheselli (BAHS) vs. Konner Doucet (Comanche)
285: Noah Cortes (BAHS) vs. Ethan Bacon (Comanche)

Team Scores
254.5 6A No. 1 Broken Arrow
152.5 5A No. 1 Collinsville
144.0 3A No. 2 Comanche
114.0 6A No. 5 Sand Springs
75.0 6A No. 14 Bartlesville
70.5 6A No. 11 Ponca City
68.0 Bixby
61.0 6A No. 13 Union
41.0 3A No. 6 Sperry
40.0 Pawhuska
37.5 Muskogee
22.0 Sallisaw
15.0 Ft. Smith Southside
4.0 Sapulpa

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites rout Union 55-18, Weir picks up 100th career win

The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team improved to a 5-0 record Thursday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, dominating No. 11 Union (3-2).

The Sandites won ten out of fourteen matches, nine of which came with bonus points. Sand Springs recorded six falls, two technical falls, and received a forfeit in the 55-18 smackdown.

Freshman Christian Forbes (11-5) made quick work of Tayton Gwatney at 106 pounds, scoring a takedown just ten seconds into the match. One more takedown late in the first and Forbes rolled the Redskin for a pair of back points and a 6-1 lead. He started the second period with an easy escape and added five more back points, then secured the 17-1 technical fall with a takedown at 4:26.

Brendon Wiseley (12-7, 26-15) was next up with a takedown in only twelve seconds against Jarrod Gilliam. He racked up a 13-0 first period lead with eleven back points before reversing for the tech fall at 2:21. The win shattered the previous school record for fastest tech fall at 113 pounds.

Two-time State Champion Riley Weir (9-5, 100-31) received a forfeit at 120 for his 100th career win.

Seth Jones (9-4, 31-18) was first to score in his 126 match against Verdell Schoats, but Schoats escaped and scored his team’s first takedown soon after. By the end of the first period they were tied 3-3, but Jones came up with a 10-5 lead in the second before sticking his foe at 3:57.

Blake Jones (10-7) took a 3-0 lead with a reversal early in the third period against Caleb Rogers before pinning the Redskin at 5:30 for a 28-0 team lead.

Preston Medlin (7-11) battled Chris Dugger at 138 and took a 2-1 lead in the first period. Dugger started the second on top and earned a pair of back points late in the period. Medlin looked to have a reversal shortly before the third period buzzer but Coach Jarrod Patterson’s argument fell on deaf ears and Dugger was awarded the 3-2 decision to put Union on the board.

Scott Patton (14-1, 49-23) worked up a 6-0 lead against Cooper Gibson in the first period at 152. Patton reversed to start the second, gave up a reversal, then reversed again for back points. He led 15-4 before finally pinning the Redskin at 3:57.

Chris Kirby (15-6, 37-16) gave up an early reversal to Shane Fields at 160 but quickly jumped out to a 9-3 lead before notching his eleventh pin of the season at 1:47. The win put Kirby at the front of the team in falls.

Gavin Koehler took control of Braden Dahl (2-1, 3-4) early in their match at 160, but the Sandite reversed for his first pin of the season at 1:48.

Riley Magee (5-3, 10-8) let Jake Rogers score first at 182, but made it 2-2 with a second period escape. Rogers brought down Magee with an inside trip late in the period but the two traveled out of bounds and started the third all tied up. Rogers reversed, Magee escaped, and it came down to the wire, but he couldn’t get a shot off in the final seconds and Rogers held on for the 4-3 decision.

Freshman standout Kaden Glass (12-5) upset State Qualifier Elijah Tomlin at 195. Glass scored takedowns in the first and third periods for a 5-2 decision.

Josh Fincannon (13-9, 27-26) had the biggest win of the dual, pinning State Qualifier Darius Booner in only 35 seconds.

Union’s only bonus points of the night came from State Qualifiers Jalen Hernandez and Micah Walker. Hernandez pinned Caleb Phillips (1-5, 3-12) in 2:26, and Walker pinned Justin Smith (0-1) in the Sandite’s varsity debut. Smith shocked the crowd with a big throw early in the match that briefly put the Redskin in hot water, but the more experienced wrestler came out on top and ultimately pinned Smith in 2:30.

The junior high won their dual 55-19.

The Sandites will return to action Friday morning at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa. Top teams at the event include nationally-ranked No. 18 Broken Arrow, 5A No. 1 Collinsville, and 3A No. 2 Comanche.

Weir is a defending two-time tournament champion and the only returning champion on the Sand Springs squad. Last year Seth Jones came in runner-up, Kirby took third, Patton placed fourth, Riley Magee finished fifth, and Fincannon placed ninth. The team came in second last year and won the tournament the year before.

9X State Champion Cheyenne Walden transfers from OSU to Grand Canyon University

Cheyenne Walden, the most decorated athlete in Charles Page High School history, recently announced her decision to transfer from Oklahoma State University to Grand Canyon University for the Spring 2019 semester. She will be immediately eligible to compete in the Spring season.

Walden won nine individual State Championships in her time at Sand Springs. She won the State Cross Country meet from 2013 through 2016, the 3200-meter track meet from 2015 through 2017, and the 1600-meter track meet in 2016 and 2017.

Walden signed with the OSU Cowgirls in high school and immediately began competing as a true freshman. She ran in five cross country meets, finished fifteenth at the Big 12 Championships, and 27th in the NCAA Midwest Regional. She earned All-Big 12 honors and was an NCAA qualifier.

In the Spring track season she placed third in the one-mile run at the Texas Tech Corky Classic and competed in the one-mile and 3,000 meter runs at the Big 12 Championships.

Walden also took up steeplechase this past season and won 2,000 meter title at the Tulsa Duels. She placed top ten in six races and earned All-Big 12 honors in the 3,000 meter race.

Grand Canyon University is a private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona. The Antelopes compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Western Athletic Conference. They are the defending WAC Outdoor Track Champions, and have won three straight WAC Indoor Championships. They finished sixth in the WAC Cross Country Championships.

Walden Personal Records:
800 meters - 2:17
1,500 meters - 4:38.10
1 Mile - 5:00.48
3,000 meters - 9:49.34
5,000 meters (XC) - 17:31
6,000 meters (XC) - 20:49
10,000 meters (XC) - 38:00
2,000 meters (steeple) - 7:02.64
3,000 meters (steeple) - 10:28.95