CPHS Wrestling: Scott Patton named to All-State East Team, Sand Springs to host

Charles Page High School senior Scott Patton was named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All State Wrestling Team Tuesday. He will compete on the Large East team in a dual on July 24th.

Patton went 7-2 as a freshman and placed fifth at the Jay Hancock Memorial. He didn’t compete his sophomore year but earned a starting spot and a 28-20 record as a junior. That year he placed sixth at the Perry Tournament of Champions, 20th at the Kansas City Stampede, fourth at the Bobby Lyons Invitational, and fourth at the Regional Championship.

Patton’s senior year was a dream. He had the best record on the team at 31-2 and won thirty-consecutive matches. He led the team in reversals, was second in takedowns and match points, and fourth in team points. He placed third at Perry, won the Cushing Tiger Invitational, the Jerry Billings Invitational, and the Regional Championship, and placed second at the State Tournament.

His only losses this season were to two-time Kansas State Champion Montez Robinson and two-time Oklahoma State Champion Drake Vannoy. He went 2-1 against Vannoy this season, beating him in a dual and in the Regional finals.

In his career Patton went 66-24 with 24 falls, 3 tech falls, 15 major decisions, 124 takedowns, 175 nearfall points, 61 reversals, and 622 match points.

The All State dual will be held Wednesday, July 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Ed Dubie Field House in Sand Springs. Patton will meet Duncan’s Hunter Jump (137-15), a two-time State Champion and four-time Finalist at the 5A level.

Large East Roster
Head Coach: Jim Taylor (Durant)
113: David Boucher (Bartlesville)
120: Laif Jones (Bartlesville)
126: Ty Nohelty (McAlester)
132: Reece Witcraft (Broken Arrow)
138: Spencer Schickram (Ponca City)
145: Gage Hight (Glenpool)
152: Ja’Len Hernandez (Union)
160: Scott Patton (Sand Springs)
170: Isaac Strain (Tahlequah)
182: Talon Borror (Coweta)
195: Elijah Tomlin (Union)
220: Korbin McLaughlin (Skiatook)
285: Caleb Orr (Jenks)

Large West Roster
Head Coach: Bobby Cook (Duncan)
113: Dominic Derr (Westmoore)
120: Jayston Cato (Carl Albert)
126: Mitchell Lance (Piedmont)
132: Colt Newton (Choctaw)
138: Cameron Picklo (Mustang)
145: Kobi Gomez (Altus)
152: Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial)
160: Hunter Jump (Duncan)
170: Zane Coleman (Choctaw)
182: Christian Maldonado (Lawton MacArthur)
195: Carson Savage (Deer Creek)
220: Jake McCoy (Edmond North)
285: Josh Heindselman (Piedmont)

NCAA Wrestling: Daton Fix wins Big 12 Championship, earns No. 1 seed at NCAAs

Charles Page High School graduate and Oklahoma State University red-shirt freshman Daton Fix (30-1) is headed to the NCAA National Wrestling Championship next week in Pittsburgh, and he got a huge vote of confidence from the seeding committee on Wednesday.

Fix earned the No. 1 seed after winning the Big 12 Conference Championship last weekend in Tulsa. The Big 12 is the second-best represented conference at the tournament with 62 qualifiers.

The Sandite pinned Rylee Molitor in 6:01, and defeated No. 16 Matthew Schmitt 6-1, No. 12 Montorie Bridges 4-2, and No. 29 Gary Joint 7-3 at the Big 12 Tournament, helping the Pokes to their seventh-straight team title. He was one of six Cowboys to earn individual gold.

The NCAAs are a double-elimination tournament with 33 qualifiers per weight class. The top eight finishers will earn All-American status. The first two rounds of the tournament will be held Thursday, followed by the quarterfinals and semis on Friday, and the Championship rounds Saturday night.

In his first match, Fix will take on the winner of No. 32 Devan Turner vs. No. 33 Zack Trampe. He already has wins over eleven 133-pound NCAA Qualifiers, including the defending Champ, No. 3 Nick Suriano (24-3).

Fix’s biggest challengers are both on the opposite side of the bracket. He only beat Suriano in an overtime tie-breaker with a controversial hands-to-the-face penalty. No. 2 Stevan Micic (14-0) is undefeated and also has a 3-2 win over Suriano but is wrestling injured and defaulted his last three matches of the Big Ten Tournament.

No. 7 Austin DeSanto (18-4), No. 13 Austin Gomez (21-5), and Bridges (29-8) are all tough competitors who lost to Fix by two points or less. Gomez and Bridges are both on Fix’s side of the bracket, as is No. 4 Mickey Phillipi (19-2) who upset Fix 3-1 and Suriano 11-3.

Fix’s ranked wins include:

• No. 3 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) 3-2 TB.

• No. 6 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) 6-1.

• No. 7 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) 2-0.

• No. 8 John Erneste (Missouri) 9-2.

• No. 12 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) 4-2, 3-0.

• No. 14 Austin Gomez (Iowa State) 5-4, 6-3.

• No. 16 Matthew Schmitt (West Virginia) 6-1, 8-2.

• No. 17 Sean Nickel (CSU Bakersfield) 18-3, 3:56.

• No. 18 Gary Wayne Harding (North Carolina) 10-2.

• No. 20 Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) 7-1.

• No. 29 Gary Joint (Fresno State) 7-3.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites fall 6-1 to Bixby, Burks scores lone run

After run-ruling their first two opponents by a combined 30-1, the Charles Page High School varsity baseball team suffered its first loss of the season Monday, 6-1 to Bixby (5-1).

The Spartans took the lead right out of the gate, loading the bases in the bottom of the first with two singles and a walk before Jaxson Crull scored on a line out from Blake Nichols.

Sebastian Cassidy (0-1) threw two strikeouts to strand two in the first, but the Spartans went right back to work in the second inning. Barrett Daniel and Kyle Bass hit singles, Daniel scored on a ground out from Mason Williams, and Bass scored on a triple from Blake Williams for the 3-0 lead.

Malachi Burks scored the lone Sandite run in the top of the fourth, coming in on a single from Cale Savage.

Bixby loaded the bases again in the bottom of the fourth with two singles and a walk, then walked in free run and scored another on a sacrifice fly. Seth Villines brought the inning to an end with a double play to first.

The Spartans tacked on one last run in the bottom of the sixth with Luke Creeger singling in Blake Williams on loaded bases. Tyler Ash caught a line drive to center field to strand three runners.

Savage and Kyler Copeland were the only Sandites to land hits, and Copeland had a double in the fifth but was left stranded.

Cassidy received the loss on the mound, throwing eight hits, three strikeouts, and two walks in three innings. John Miller pitched three hits, three strikeouts, and three walks in two and two-thirds innings. Michael Miller pitched a third of an inning and tossed one hit.

Sand Springs baseball will return to action Thursday, March 14 at 5:00 p.m. when they travel to a non-district battle with Bartlesville (1-5).

CPHS Soccer: Undefeated boys win Edison Tournament, improve to 6-0

The Charles Page High School boys’ soccer team is off to its best start of the decade, riding a six-game win streak to start the season. They won the Edison Green and White Tournament this past weekend and defeated East Central 2-0 Tuesday at the Eastside Sports Complex.

Four of the Sandites’ six wins have come by shutout and they have outscored their opponents 20-2 thus far.

On Thursday they won 2-1 against Nathan Hale and 3-1 against the Jenks Junior Varsity Team No. 2. Fernando Saldana and Luke Jeffus were the only scorers in those two games. They scored one apiece against Hale, and Saldana had a brace against the Trojans.

In the Saturday finals they took on the Jenks Junior Varsity Team No. 1 and prevailed 1-0 with Saldana scoring the lone goal. Don’t let the “junior varsity” tag fool you. The Trojan varsity is ranked eighth in the nation by USA Today, and their JV unit is enough to give most Oklahoma teams a run for their money.

On Tuesday they prevailed 2-0 against a previously undefeated East Central (3-1). Fernando Saldana made an impressive run at goal seven minutes into the match, but the Cardinal goalie had an equally impressive save. Instead it was Gustavo Saldana with the first goal of the night with an assist from Kaleb Brooks. Jack Bratcher netted the second goal in the seventeenth minute, and the teams went scoreless for the remainder of the match.

The Sandites have already scored as many goals in six games as they scored in their first ten games last season. They will play their last non-district match Thursday at 8:00 p.m. when they host Enid (3-2).

CPHS Season Goals
6 Fernando Saldana
3 Luke Jeffus
3 Gustavo Saldana
2 Jack Bratcher
1 Miguez Munoz
1 Kaiden Cox
1 Angel Esparza
1 Gustavo Franco

CPHS Soccer: Lady Sandites place fifth at Edison Tournament, beat East Central 6-0

The Charles Page High School girls’ soccer team (5-1) suffered their first loss of the season Thursday in the first round of the Edison Green and White Tournament, but snapped back with three-straight wins since then. They won the consolation bracket for a fifth place finish at the tournament, then shut out East Central 6-0 on Tuesday.

Bixby (2-1) beat the Sandites 3-1 in the first round of the tournament, with Elizabeth Watts scoring the lone goal for Sand Springs.

Nathan Hale (0-2) was no match for the resurgent Lady Sandites in the second round of the tournament. Elizabeth Horn scored four goals and Baylee Metcalfe had a brace in the team’s first 10-0 mercy rule victory since 2016. Ari Esparza, Demi Deshazo, Jade Patton, Kasandra Burgess, and Kaslynn Horton all netted goals.

In the finals they won a 2-1 overtime shootout against Edison (1-4). Horn scored the lone goal in regulation, but Karsyn Lynch, Horn, and Deshazo made PKs for the win.

On Tuesday they won their fourth shutout of the season against East Central (1-4). Freezing rain and a steady headwind held the Sandites to a single goal in the first half. Horn netted the only point of the half. The sky cleared up in the second period and the girls brought their own rain with the wind at their backs.

Amrey Lee kicked off second half scoring with an assist from Morgan Poletek. Esparza and Lynch both scored headers off of corner kicks from Horn. Brynlee Slankard knocked one in with four minutes to play, and Poletek scored exactly one minute later. Esparza nearly scored a brace in the 78th minute and got a shot off past the goalie, but just barely caught the post and had it spit back out.

The Lady Sandites’ 5-1 start is their best since 2016. They will return to action Thursday at 6:00 p.m. when they host Enid (1-2) in their final non-district match.

CPHS Season Stats

Goals
6 Elizabeth Horn
3 Ari Esparza
3 Baylee Metcalfe
2 Karsen Lynch
1 Elizabeth Watts
1 Demi Deshazo
1 Jade Patton
1 Kasandra Burgess
1 Kaslynn Horton
1 Amrey Lee
1 Brynlee Slankard
1 Morgan Poletek

Overtime PKs
3 Elizabeth Horn
2 Karsen Lynch
1 Elizabeth Watts
1 Josie Gelsthorpe
1 Demi Deshazo

Total Scores
9 Elizabeth Horn
4 Karsen Lynch
3 Ari Esparza
3 Baylee Metcalfe
2 Elizabeth Watts
2 Demi Deshazo
1 Josie Gelsthorpe
1 Jade Patton
1 Kasandra Burgess
1 Kaslynn Horton
1 Amrey Lee
1 Brynlee Slankard
1 Morgan Poletek

CPHS Track: Sandites place fourth at Bartlesville, win four gold medals

The Charles Page High School boys’ Track and Field team had one of their best finishes in recent years at last weekend’s Bartlesville Bruin Classic. They brought home four gold medals for the first time since the 2018 Owasso Invitational and finished fourth in an eighteen-team field.

For comparison, the boys placed seventh of eighteen two weeks ago in Owasso. They have only finished top-four three times in the past three seasons, and this is the first time they’ve done so in a field of ten or more teams. They sent a total of 24 athletes to Bartlesville, their deepest roster in the past three seasons, and competed in twelve of seventeen events.

The girls settled for seventeenth place out of nineteen teams, sending only nine competitors. They only entered six events and voided eleven.

Aden Baughman won both the 400 meter dash and the 800 meter run. He made his 400 debut in 51.41, the best time for a Sandite in the past three seasons. He finished the 800 in 1:57.73. Joel Mackey won the 200 in 22.60 and placed third in the 100 with a time of 11.29. Mitchell Mefford won the Discus throw with a PR distance of 148’02”.

The boys’ relay team took third place in the 4x800, finishing 30 seconds behind Bartlesville in 8:50.81. Jacob Smith placed fourth in the 1600 with a PR 4:47.32.

Mackenzie Rader had several impressive performances. She placed sixth in the 100 hurdles with a career-best 18.17 finish, sixth in the high jump at 4’06”, and fourth in long jump with a PR 15’09.5”. Her long jump was the best Sandite jump in the past three season.

Erika Baker set a PR of 6:30.4 in the 1600. Sara Abbet set a PR of 6:44.82 in the 1600. Matt Wilkerson set two personal records: 18.45 in the 110, and 46.33 in the 300. Alex Newport ran a PR 46.85 in the 300, and Knox Goggins ran a PR of 53.61. Nicholas Sango set a PR of 12.14 in the 100. Caleb James ran a PR 5:35.36 in the 1600. Alejandro Lopez had a PR long jump of 18’04.00”, the best Sandite jump since State Qualifier Colton Washington in 2017. Knox Goggins had a PR long jump of 16’02.00”. Riley Magee threw a PR 107.08” in discus.

Sand Springs Individual Results
4x100 Relay: 12th - 46.65.
4x800 Relay: 3rd - 8:50.81.
110H:
Matt Wilkerson (7th) - 18.45.
Alex Newport (12th) - 19.34.
Knox Goggins (18th) - 20.72.
David Rigsby (20th) - 21:47.
300H:
Matt Wilkerson (15th) - 46.33.
Alex Newport (19th) - 46.85.
Knox Goggins (30th) - 53.61.
David Rigsby (31st) - 53.91.
100M:
Joel Mackey (3rd) - 11.29.
Nicholas Sango (24th) - 12.14.
Joseph Mattison (27th) - 12.17.
Aaron King (52nd) - 13.02.
Daren Hawkins (56th) - 13.29.
Justis Myers (58th) - 13.38.
200M:
Joel Mackey (1st) - 22.60.
Joseph Mattison (9th) - 24.34.
Morgan Lockhart (14th) - 24.94.
Nicholas Sango (31st) - 27.71.
Titus Wright (33rd) - 28.87.
400M:
Aden Baughman (1st) - 51.41.
Jaelyn Jackson (4th) - 52.78.
Daren Hawkins (22nd) - 58.72.
800M: Aden Baughman (1st) - 1:57.73.
1600M:
Jacob Smith (4th) - 4:47.32.
Nelson Yazzie (10th) - 4:58.73.
Danny Murray (25th) - 5:21.22.
Caleb James (29th) - 5:35.36.
3200M:
Danny Murray (17th) - 11:13.35.
Caleb James (20th) - 11:27.60.
Sam English (32nd) - 12:30.88.
Long Jump:
Alejandro Lopez (12th) - 18’04.00”.
Matt Wilkerson (14th) - 17’10.00”.
Josh Minney (16th) - 17’08.00”.
Knox Goggins (22nd) - 16’02.00”.
Discus:
Mitchell Mefford (1st) - 148’02.00”.
Riley Magee (6th) - 107’08.00”.
Terrance Golden (7th) - 89’09.00”.
Josh Minney (8th) - 69’03.00”.

Male Owasso Invitational Champions
4x100: Bixby - 43.84.
4x200: Bixby - 1:32.33.
4x400: Bixby - 3:31.26.
4x800: Bartlesville - 8:20.95.
110H: Malcom Tillman - 16.19.
300H: Nick Fisher - 41.59.
100m: Makai Blades - 11.16.
200m: Joel Mackey - 22.60.
400m: Aden Baughman - 51.41.
800m: Aden Baughman - 1:57.73.
1600m: Jack Vincent - 4:42.24.
3200m: Spencer Hales - 10:10.46.
High Jump: Quentin Skinner - 5’10.00”.
Pole Vault: Kai Faulkner - 14’06.00”.
Long Jump: Brennan Presley - 22’00.50”.
Shot Put: Zac Robbins - 49’02.00”.
Discus: Mitchell Mefford - 148’02.00”.

Male Team Scores
117.5 Owasso
101.5 Bixby
101.0 Bartlesville
75.0 Sand Springs
64.0 Collinsville
62.0 Broken Arrow
61.0 Claremore
45.0 Stillwater
45.0 Booker T. Washington
35.0 Putnam City West
24.0 Glenpool
21.0 Catoosa
20.0 Sapulpa
15.0 Grove
10.0 Tulsa Memorial
7.0 Checotah
2.0 Dewey
2.0 Metro Christian

Lady Sandite Individual Results
4x800 Relay: 10th - 12:47.58.
100H: Mackenzie Rader (6th) - 18.17.
100M:
Davina Green (48th) - 14.73.
Joselyn Schinnerer (62nd) - 15.95.
Kristen Fields (64th) - 16.19.
1600M:
Erika Baker (19th) - 6:32.40.
Jazmin Lopez (21st) - 6:35.42.
Sara Abbet (26th) - 6:44.82.
Annaston Wiseley (27th) - 6:48.05.
Victoria Baker (29th) - 6:58.40.
High Jump: Mackenzie Rader (6th) - 4’06.00”.
Long Jump:
Mackenzie Rader (4th) - 15’09.50”.
Jazmin Lopez (28th) - 11’09.00”.

Female Owasso Invitational Champions
4x100: Owasso - 50.86.
4x200: Owasso - 1:46.06.
4x400: Owasso - 4:10.50.
4x800: Owasso - 10:01.35.
100H: Jayme Guilfoyle - 16.98.
300H: Kennedy Smith - 48.78.
100m: Karondria Fults - 13.10.
200m: Sydney Roth - 26.94.
400m: Jacy Rule - 1:04.55.
800m: Megan Moeller - 2:31.90.
1600m: Maya Boschee - 5:30.63.
3200m: Julia Thigpen - 11:49.52.
High Jump: Deshawnti Thomas - 5’00.00”
Pole Vault: Katie Henry - 9’06.00”
Long Jump: India Morgan - 17’11.00”.
Shot Put: Deirjaye Davis - 35’10.00”.
Discus: Deirjaye Davis - 108’01.00”.

Female Team Scores
169.0 Owasso
98.0 Bixby
95.5 Bartlesville
49.0 Collinsville
49.0 Grove
43.5 Stillwater
42.0 Claremore
39.0 East Central
35.0 Dewey
35.0 Metro Christian
33.0 Broken Arrow
30.0 Glenpool
29.0 Sapulpa
22.0 Putnam West
20.0 Booker T. Washington
15.0 Tulsa Memorial
10.0 Sand Springs
4.0 Catoosa
1.0 Nathan Hale