CPHS Wrestling: Sandites sneak past Claremore 39-30 at Ram Duals

The Sandites are nursing a depleted roster with four missing starters, but they still managed to beat out Class 5A No. 8 ranked Claremore (12-9) in the consolation semifinals of the Fourth Annual Ram Duals. 6A No. 5 Charles Page High School (12-3) won seven matches, lost five, and both teams forfeited one weight class apiece Saturday afternoon in Owasso.

Christian Forbes (19-7) won a 4-3 decision over Kai Shultz in the first match and Brendon Wiseley (24-10, 38-18) received a forfeit for a 9-0 Sandite lead. Dylan Luker (6-8) fell 6-2 to Aidan Boyd and the Sandites forfeited 126 to tie the dual at 9-9.

Blake Jones (18-9) pinned Brett Peters in 1:22 but State Qualifier Dylan Priddy tied it again by pinning Caleb Phillips (5-14, 7-21). Preston Medlin (12-16) scored a 7-0 decision against Gage Wilson, but the Zebras took their only lead of the dual at 152 when Ashton Stevenson pinned Dakota Taylor (0-6) for a 21-18 advantage.

Sand Springs didn’t stay down for long. Braden Dahl (8-8, 9-11) pinned Jakoby Banks in 3:02 and Chris Kirby (27-8, 49-18) pinned Cole Mallory in 1:12 for the final lead. Brooks Dudley (7-4) pinned Dakota Martin in 3:18 and Josh Fincannon (22-15, 36-32) won a 3-0 decision against Ryan Cochran for the Sandites. State Qualifier Isaac Guinn won 8-4 against Riley Magee (12-10, 17-15) and State Finalist Seth Seago pinned Kaden Glass (23-8) for the Zebras.

The Sandites will take on Kansas 5A No. 1 Goddard in the finals. The Lions are 3-2 in the tournament and boast a loaded roster with ten returning State Qualifiers, State Runner-Up Lucas Glover, State Champion Jason Henschel, and No. 7 nationally-ranked State Champion Troy Fisher.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites breeze past No. 12 Coweta with six falls

Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School (11-3) kicked off the second day of the Owasso Ram Duals with a 45-25 victory over 5A No. 12 Coweta (4-6). The Sandites won nine weight classes and forfeited one, recording six falls.

Caleb Phillips (5-13, 7-20) kicked off the dual with a pin of Hank Searcy in 2:34 and the Sandites never once trailed. Preston Medlin (11-16) won a 4-0 decision against Cole Stevens before Dillon Hooper pinned Dakota Taylor (0-5) to get the Tigers on the board.

Chris Kirby (26-8, 48-18) took a 10-3 lead against Zach Dodson with two sets of nearfall points before sticking his foe in 2:10. Braden Dahl (7-8, 8-11) followed that match with a defensive fall against Caleb Foster in 0:40.

No. 13 nationally ranked two-time State Champion Talon Borror pinned Riley Magee (12-9, 17-14) and Piper Pennington won a 5-2 decision over Brooks Dudley (6-4), but the Sandites rattled off four straight wins from there.

Kaden Glass (23-7) defeated Caleb Phillips 5-0, Josh Fincannon (21-15, 35-32) decisioned State Qualifier Zane Collinsworth 6-2, Christian Forbes (18-7) pinned Brody Gee in 4:00, and Brendon Wiseley (23-10, 37-18) pinned State Qualifier Bronson Burcham in 2:19 to clinch the victory at 39-15.

Wesley Spohn broke up the run with a 14-5 major decision over Dylan Luker (6-7) and the Sandites forfeited 126, but Blake Jones (17-9) ended the dual with a Sandite victory, pinning Kam Chrisman in 0:42.

Sand Springs is 3-2 overall in the two day Owasso tournament.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites bury Berryhill 45-20 at Ram Duals

The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (10-3) went 2-2 Friday at the Fourth Annual Ram Duals tournament in Owasso. The Sandites defeated McAlester and Berryhill but lost to Texas 6A No. 1 Allen and 3A No. 2 Comanche.

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Sand Springs won 45-20 against Berryhill (2-10) in the final dual of the day with five match wins and four losses. Berryhill forfeited three weights to Sand Springs and the teams double forfeited two weights.

Blake Jones (16-9) kicked off the dual at 126 pounds by pinning Dakota Richards in 1:42. The teams double forfeited 132 and Caleb Phillips (4-13, 6-20) received a forfeit for a 12-0 Sandite lead.

The Chiefs battled back as Tristan Bradley won a 4-3 decision over Preston Medlin (10-16), Dehney Partin pinned Dakota Taylor (0-4), and Tyler Stevens scored a 17-1 technical fall against Braden Dahl (6-8, 7-11) for a 14-12 Berryhill lead.

Sand Springs ran away with it from there. Chris Kirby (25-8, 47-18) pinned Dayton Marshall in 1:06, and Riley Magee (12-8, 17-13) and Sango Whitehorn (2-2) received forfeits. Kaden Glass (22-7) won a 7-4 decision against Nico Lopez, the teams double forfeited 285, Christian Forbes (17-7) pinned Noah Dolan in 1:29, and Brendon Wiseley (22-10, 36-18) pinned Mac Inhofe in 0:24.

Berryhill wrapped up the dual with a victory at 120 as State Qualifier Saige Martin pinned Dylan Luker (6-6) in 1:08.

Sand Springs wrestling will return to action Saturday in the consolation bracket against 5A No. 12 Coweta (4-5) who went 0-3 on the first day of the tournament. The Tigers return three State Qualifiers from last season in Bronson Burcham, Zane Collinsworth, and nationally-ranked No. 13 two-time State Champion Talon Borror.

Following that dual they will wrestle either Berryhill or 5A No. 11 Claremore (11-9). Claremore also went 2-2 on day one with wins over Springdale and Deer Creek, and losses to Perry and Manhattan. The Zebras return three State Qualifiers in Dylan Priddy, Isaac Guinn, and State Runner-Up Seth Seago.

On the opposite side of the bracket are Kansas 5A No. 1 Goddard, Arkansas 7A No. 5 Springdale, No. 6 Deer Creek (7-6), and McAlester (3-9).

CPHS Basketball: Rams upset Sandites 57-56, Kersgieter named Homecoming Queen

Homecoming was spoiled Friday night at Charles Page High School as the Class 6A No. 4 Sandites (12-4, 6-2) were upset 57-56 by No. 17 Owasso (8-5, 4-3).

The Sandites led by eight to start the fourth quarter, but Owasso surged ahead in the final minute.

At halftime Holly Kersgieter was named Homecoming Queen and Kissing Captain Cole Durkee presented her with her robe, crown, bouquet, and kiss. Both are senior starters on their teams.

Hayden Peterson was the star of the first quarter, scoring nine points to give his team a 15-13 lead over the Sandites. The game tied three times in the first period with the Sandites leading for much of it, but Owasso scored five in a row to close the stanza.

Cole Durkee sank a three in the second period to tie it at 20-20 then Marlo Fox scored a two and Davon Richardson iced a buzzer beater for the five-point halftime advantage.

The third quarter was the best for the Sand Springs and they took a 42-34 lead into the fourth quarter. Fox scored six in that period and Jaden Hurd added four.

Owasso went on a nine-point run early in the fourth to make it a one-point game, then took the lead with a four-point run at the charity stripe. Durkee hit a three for the 48-47 lead, Seth Pomeroy sank a three in retaliation, then Hurd scored his third basket of the night to tie it at 50-50.

Pomeroy took the lead at with a pair of free throws at 1:21 as Josh Minney fouled out. Savage made a three-point play, but the Rams took the final lead with twenty seconds left and pushed it to 57-53. Richardson sank a buzzer-beater from half court, but the Sandites came up one point shy.

Pomeroy led all scorers with 22 points followed by Peterson with nineteen. Richardson had the team high for Sand Springs with fifteen points and Fox added twelve.

The Sandites will look to get back in the win column Tuesday at No. 7 Jenks (10-2, 5-2).

OHS 57 CPHS 56
1Q: OHS 15-13
2Q: CPHS 12-5
3Q: CPHS 17-14
4Q: OHS 23-14
Free Throws: OHS 17-of-21, CPHS 14-of-20.
Field Goals: OHS 17-of-37, CPHS 19-of-44.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 7, OHS 3.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 16, OHS 14.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 23, OHS 17.
Steals: CPHS 2, OHS 2.
Blocks: CPHS 1.
Fouls: OHS 16, CPHS 19.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
6-1 No. 2 Booker T. Washington
6-2 No. 4 Sand Springs
5-1 No. 6 Sapulpa
5-2 No. 12 Union
5-2 No. 7 Jenks
4-3 No. 17 Owasso
2-4 No. 20 Bartlesville
1-6 Muskogee
0-6 Bixby
0-7 Bixby

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

(Owasso scoring): Pomeroy 22, Peterson 19, Hendrick 6, Reed 4, Ellison 3

CPHS Basketball: Sandites overcome resurgent Owasso with fourth-quarter shutout on Homecoming

After more than doubling their opponents 28-12 in the first half, the Class 6A No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (11-2, 8-0) probably didn’t expect to find themselves leading by a single point to start the fourth quarter.

The unranked Owasso Rams (2-11, 0-7) won the third quarter 18-3 to keep the Sandites on their toes, but the home team rallied with a 15-0 shutout in the final period to win Homecoming and remain undefeated in the Frontier Valley Conference.

The Sand Springs basket seemed to have a lid on it in the first few minutes as the home team’s first five shots came up dry. Owasso’s Kianna Cunningham was first on the board with a three pointer but Holly Kersgieter responded with two baskets and a free throw for their first lead of the game.

Rylie Boone briefly tied it, but Kersgieter rebounded for two, Regan Padilla laid up, and Madison Burris scored back to back for a 14-5 advantage. Nylia Finch broke up that run, but the Sandites had their foes doubled at the end of the period.

Destiny Johnson scored four, and Jacie Taber and Darrian Jordan scored two apiece in the second period to triple the Rams at 21-7. Kersgieter went down on a foul with just under four minutes in the half and Mika Hampton came into shoot Kersgieter’s free throws. She hit one and Isabella Regalado scored a goal to make it 24-7 before Finch broke up the ten-point run.

Jordan and Leyshia Morris traded field goals and Padilla drained two from the charity stripe for a 28-12 halftime lead.

Paige Knight kicked off a big second half comeback with a three-point play on a putback followed by a layup from Cunningham. Kersgieter made a bucket for the Sandites and Johnson added a free throw, but the Rams closed the period with a thirteen-point run and trailed only 31-30 entering the final stanza.

The Sandites didn’t allow their nerves to get the better of them and rattled off fifteen straight points for the win.

Kersgieter led all scorers with sixteen points and nine rebounds, followed by Johnson with ten points. Morris had the team-high for Owasso with nine points.

Sand Springs will return to action Tuesday on the road at No. 20 Jenks (7-5, 4-3). The Sandites previously needed overtime to beat the Trojans 75-62 at the Bishop Kelley Invitational in December.

CPHS 46 OHS 30
1Q: CPHS 14-7
2Q: CPHS 14-5
3Q: OHS 18-3
4Q: CPHS 15-0
Free Throws: OHS 1-of-2, CPHS 7-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 19-of-43, OHS 12-of-41.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, OHS 11.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 14, OHS 11.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 25, OHS 22.
Steals: CPHS 16, OHS 3.
Blocks: OHS 1.
Fouls: CPHS 9, OHS 14.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
7-0 No. 7 Sand Springs
6-1 No. 5 Union
4-1 No. 10 Bartlesville
4-2 No. 14 Booker T. Washington
4-3 No. 20 Jenks
3-3 No. 19 Sapulpa
3-4 No. 18 Bixby
2-5 Broken Arrow
0-7 Owasso
0-8 Muskogee

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Kersgeiter 16, Johnson 10, Burris 5, Jordan 4, Regalado 4, Padilla 4, Taber 2, Hampton 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 4, Taber 3, Johnson 2, Regalado 1, Burris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kersgieter 5, Regalado 4, Taber 2, Padilla 2, Burris 1.
Total Rebounds: Kersgieter 9, Taber 5, Regalado 5, Johnson 2, Padilla 2, Burris 2.
Steals: Burris 4, Taber 3, Johnson 3, Kersgieter 2, Jordan 2, Regalado 1, Padilla 1.
Assists: Taber 2, Kersgieter 1, Burris 1, Jordan 1.
Fouls: Jordan 3, Taber 2, Johnson 2, Burris 1, Padilla 1.

(Owasso scoring): Morris 9, Finch 6, Cunningham 5, Knight 3, Vancuren 3, Korb 2, Boone 2.

CPHS Wrestling: No. 2 Comanche tops Sand Springs 39-31 at Ram Duals

Class 3A No. 2 Comanche was a hair more than the Sandites could handle Friday evening at the Owasso Ram Duals, and the undefeated Indians improved to 12-0 with a 39-31 victory over 6A No. 5 Sand Springs (9-3).

Both teams won seven matches apiece, but six of Comanche’s battles were won by fall. The Sandites were without two of their best wrestlers in Scott Patton and Riley Weir, both taking recovery time after suffering injuries at their District Dual Championship Thursday.

Seth Jones (13-11, (35-25) and State Qualifier Jaxon Miller were tied up 4-4 late in the second when Miller added a trio of back points. Jones managed to stay alive till the buzzer and added a takedown in the third to keep things close, but Miller reversed with ten seconds left for the 10-6 decision.

Freshman standout Blake Jones (15-9) worked over Kanyn Allen for a 12-0 major decision, but State Qualifier Trevor Cusumano retaliated by pinning Caleb Phillips (3-13, 5-20) in 1:30.

Jordan Duncan scored first on Preston Medlin (10-15), but the Sandite escaped and scored a takedown of his own seconds before the end of the first period. Duncan escaped in the second to tie it, but Medlin escaped in the third for the lead and scored with eight seconds left for the 6-3 decision.

State Qualifier Gage Miller pinned Dakota Taylor (0-3), State Qualifier Ethon Hamrick pinned Chris Kirby (24-8, 46-18), and State Champion Cade Cook pinned Braden Dahl (6-7, 7-10) in 0:33 for a 27-7 Comanche lead.

Riley Magee (11-8, 16-13) and Broedy Jessen went scoreless through the first period but Magee snagged an escape and a takedown in the second and rode out the third for a 3-0 decision.

Kaden Glass (21-7) had little difficulty with Rowdy Rhone, taking a 6-1 lead into the second period before pinning the Indian in 3:39.

The Indians came back with a vengeance as nationally ranked No. 4 State Champion Konner Doucet stuck Justin Smith (1-2) in 0:38 and Ethan Bacon pinned Josh Fincannon (20-15, 34-32) in 0:36 to clinch the dual.

Christian Forbes (16-7) won the 106 match with a 16-1 technical fall against Gunnor Yates in 4:22. Brendon Wiseley (21-10, 35-18) won a 5-0 decision against Lake Epperson, and Dylan Luker (6-5) received a forfeit in the final match.

The Sandites have one dual left Thursday against Berryhill (1-10).