CPHS Baseball: Sandites split district games with Jenks, Banker remains undefeated on the mound

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (17-6, 6-2) split a district home-and-home this week against Jenks (17-10, 8-2). They defeated the Trojans 5-1 Monday on the road, but fell 11-3 Tuesday on their home turf.

The teams managed ten hits apiece on Monday. Both gave up a mess of walks and reaches-on-errors. Sand Springs stranded nine and the Trojans stranded eleven.

Cal Watkins scored the opening run on an RBI double from Cale Savage in the top of the first. Kiefer Massey stole home in the second, then Jenks stranded loaded bases in the third and fourth innings.

Malachi Burks and Brycen Peterman hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the sixth, scoring runs from Massey and Burks for a 4-0 lead before the home team averted the shutout. Jake Lamar reached on an error and scored on a single from Bryson Diener to get Jenks on the board, then Keaton Campbell scored the final run on a ground ball from Massey.

Undefeated senior Ben Banker (6-0, 7-0) got the win on the mound, throwing nine hits, three strikeouts, and three walks in five innings. John Miller (2-1, 7-2) pitched relief and recorded his first save of the year, throwing one hit and one walk in two innings.

Four Sandites saw pitching duty on Tuesday, and none managed to find their rhythm. The Trojans already lead 7-2 before recording their best inning in the seventh. They outhit the Sandites twelve to eight and benefited from four Sandite errors and seven walks.

Oklahoma State University-commit Bryce Osmond scored the first run of the game on a double from Geo Blackshaw in the top of the first. Osmond had an exception night for Jenks. He went four-for-four at the plate with three runs and three RBI. He also got the win on the mound, throwing five hits, two walks, and nine strikeouts.

Lamar scored on a sacrifice fly in the second inning, then Osmond hit an RBI single to bring in Eli Bilgrien. Osmond scored Jack Harding with a double in the fourth, then scored on a passed ball for a 5-1 lead. Bilgrien and Diener scored on an error in the fifth. Jenks loaded the bases and Bilgrien scored on another Osmond single in the seventh. Josh Cozzoni and Diener scored on a single from Blackshaw, then Osmond scored the final Trojan run on an error.

Savage scored on a fielder’s choice in the second inning, Seth Villines batted in Jacob Snodgrass with a single in the fifth, and Ryan Seabolt hit a double to score Massey in the seventh.

Sebastian Cassity (3-2) got the start and the loss on the mound, throwing three hits and three walks. Preston Berg (0-1) took over midway through the second, throwing four hits and a walk. Peterman (0-1) was sent to the mound in the fourth and threw one hit, two strikeouts, and a walk. Finally, Michael Miller pitched the final two innings and threw four hits, two strikeouts, and two walks.

The District Title is still wide open, with Jenks, Broken Arrow, and Sand Springs all holding two losses. The Sandites will host Union (10-15) Friday at 7:00 p.m. and will travel to Sapulpa (16-14) Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in a break from district action.

CPHS Season Stats

Batting Avg.
(Min. 20 AB)
.397 Burks
.395 Watkins
.344 Copeland
.339 Snodgrass
.333 Massey
.323 Savage
.323 Murray
.278 Sartin
.276 Villines
.212 Ash
.190 Peterman

Slugging Avg.
.500 Watkins
.475 Snodgrass
.466 Burks
.452 Murray
.391 Copeland
.387 Savage
.333 Massey
.310 Villines
.306 Sartin
.250 Ash
.214 Peterman

On-Base %
.520 Burks
.486 Massey
.469 Sartin
.453 Watkins
.444 Savage
.432 Copeland
.418 Snodgrass
.417 Murray
.400 Villines
.354 Ash
.286 Peterman

Hits
30 Watkins
23 Burks
22 Copeland
20 Snodgrass
20 Savage
11 Ash
10 Sartin
10 Murray
9 Massey
8 Villines
8 Peterman
5 Campbell
4 Seabolt
2 Berg
1 J. Miller
1 M. Miller
1 Blair

Singles
21 Watkins
19 Burks
19 Copeland
15 Snodgrass
14 Savage
9 Ash
9 Massey
7 Peterman
7 Murray
7 Villines
6 Sartin
5 Campbell
2 Seabolt
2 Berg
1 J. Miller
1 Blair

Doubles
9 Watkins
5 Savage
4 Sartin
4 Burks
3 Snodgrass
3 Copeland
2 Murray
2 Ash
2 Seabolt
1 Villines
1 M. Miller
1 Peterman

Triples
1 Murray
1 Snodgrass
1 Savage

Home Runs
1 Snodgrass

Sacrifices
5 Peterman
5 Murray
3 Burks
3 Savage
3 Copeland
2 Ash
1 Watkins
1 Snodgrass
1 Massey

Runs
22 Watkins
19 Murray
18 Burks
18 Savage
14 Ash
12 Snodgrass
10 Peterman
10 Campbell
10 Massey
8 Villines
7 Sartin
5 M. Miller
3 J. Miller
1 Seabolt

RBI
27 Watkins
14 Savage
14 Snodgrass
10 Peterman
8 Sartin
7 Ash
7 Burks
6 Copeland
6 Massey
5 Murray
5 Seabolt
4 Campbell
3 J. Miller
2 Villines
1 Blair
1 Cassity
1 B. Banker

Stolen Bases
18 Watkins
15 Burks
7 Snodgrass
7 Savage
5 Peterman
4 Murray
4 Ash
3 Sartin
3 Campbell
3 Massey
1 M. Miller
1 Seabolt
1 J. Miller
1 Villines

Double Plays
13 Savage
9 Watkins
8 Villines
3 Campbell
1 M. Miller
1 Sartin
1 Peterman

ERA
*Minimum 15 IP
1.20 B. Banker
1.54 Villines
1.95 J. Miller
3.79 Cassity
4.57 Skaggs

Win-Loss Record
6-0 B. Banker
3-0 Villines
3-2 Cassity
2-1 J. Miller
2-1 Skaggs
1-0 Watkins
0-1 Peterman
0-1 Berg

Saves
2 M. Miller
2 Watkins
1 Peterman
1 J. Miller

WHIP
1.37 Villines
1.38 Cassity
1.40 B. Banker
1.63 Skaggs
1.67 J. Miller

Strike %
65.3 Skaggs
63.4 Villines
63.4 B. Banker
61.8 Cassity
61.5 J. Miller

Strikeouts
30 B. Banker
22 J. Miller
21 Cassity
16 Villines
13 Skaggs
8 Peterman
4 Ash
4 M. Miller
3 Watkins
3 Berg
2 Massey
1 J. Banker

Average Team Box Score

CPHS
Batting: .316
Runs: 7
Hits: 8
Slugging: .382
BB: 4
HBP: 2
Strikeouts: 5
OBP: .428
Stolen Bases: 3
Errors: 1
ERA: 2.96
WHIP: 1.65
K: 62%

Opponents
Batting: .263
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Slugging: .337
BB: 3
HBP: 1
Strikeouts: 6
OBP: .364
Stolen Bases: 0
Errors: 2
ERA: 4.90
WHIP: 2.07
K: 59%

CPHS Softball: Luttrell hits walk-off grand slam in 18-17 win over Jenks

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School softball team (11-5) got into a home run derby with No. 12 Jenks (18-16) Tuesday afternoon as the two teams combined for 35 runs on 35 hits in the eight-inning affair.

The Trojans led for the entire game till Rachael Jones tied it at 13-13 with a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jenks responded by scoring four runs on two homers in the top of the eighth, but the Sandites loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, scored one on an intentional walk, and secured the victory with a grand slam from Cowley County Community College-signed senior Elizabeth Luttrell.

Jenks scored six runs right out of the gate with a four-hit, two-walk, two-error first inning. Sand Springs loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning, but stranded three and scored only one run on a single from Makenna Skaggs.

Freshman Natalie Rodman hit a solo homer for Jenks in the second inning, then Raegan Rector went yard for the Sandites to make it 9-6 in the fourth. Chaney Hupp and Luttrell both smashed three-run dingers in the sixth, and Skaggs had a solo shot to make it 13-12. Golliday kicked off the extra inning with a solo blast, then Rodman scored three more.

Leading Sandite slugger Sabrina Usher never got to swing, receiving five intentional walks, but recorded three runs and the eighth-inning walk-in RBI. Luttrell led the Sandites in scoring with two runs and eight RBI. Rector went a perfect five-for-five at the plate, scoring five runs and two RBI.

Batting Average
(Minimum 30 at-bats)
.638 Usher
.563 Horn
.562 Luttrell
.533 Rector
.524 Bechtold
.522 Skaggs
.481 Tanner
.426 Hawkins
.424 Jones
.387 Lee
.289 Taff

.400 Smith
.333 Burks

Slugging Average
1.29 Usher
1.27 Luttrell
.855 Skaggs
.853 Rector
.803 Horn
.788 Jones
.667 Bechtold
.648 Tanner
.468 Lee
.352 Hawkins
.333 Taff

.400 Smith
.333 Burks

On Base %
.716 Usher
.600 Horn
.578 Rector
.571 Luttrell
.557 Bechtold
.553 Skaggs
.548 Tanner
.530 Hawkins
.433 Lee
.423 Jones
.333 Taff

.400 Smith
.333 Burks

Runs
37 Horn
35 Rector
33 Usher
24 Luttrell
24 Skaggs
22 Tanner
22 Lee
20 Jones
18 Hawkins
17 Bechtold
11 Taff
10 Burks
2 Smith
1 Harper

RBI
47 Luttrell
38 Usher
29 Lee
26 Horn
25 Rector
24 Tanner
24 Jones
23 Skaggs
18 Bechtold
11 Taff
7 Hawkins
2 Burks
1 Smith

Hits
41 Luttrell
40 Horn
40 Rector
37 Usher
36 Skaggs
33 Bechtold
28 Jones
26 Tanner
24 Lee
23 Hawkins
13 Taff
2 Smith
2 Burks

Singles
29 Horn
28 Bechtold
26 Rector
23 Skaggs
21 Luttrell
21 Hawkins
20 Usher
18 Lee
16 Jones
16 Tanner
11 Taff
2 Smith
2 Burks

Doubles
7 Skaggs
6 Horn
6 Jones
5 Tanner
4 Rector
2 Lee
2 Luttrell
2 Taff
2 Usher
1 Bechtold

Triples
2 Horn
2 Skaggs
2 Rector
1 Tanner
1 Usher
1 Lee

Home Runs
17 Luttrell
14 Usher
6 Rector
6 Jones
4 Skaggs
3 Bechtold
3 Horn
2 Tanner
2 Lee

Grand Slams
3 Luttrell
1 Usher

ERA
7.44 Taff
10.33 Luttrell

W-L Record
3-0 Taff
11-9 Luttrell

WHIP
2.50 Taff
2.99 Luttrell

K%
58.5% Luttrell
50.8% Taff

K
27 Luttrell
3 Taff

Average Box Score

CPHS
Runs: 12
Hits: 15
Walks: 3
Strikeouts: 1
Errors: 0
Batting: .481
Slugging: .763
ERA: 10.24
WHIP: 2.95
K: 58%

Opponent
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Walks: 3
Strikeouts: 1
Errors: 2
Batting: .440
Slugging: .723
ERA: 14.26
WHIP: 3.57
K: 58%

CPHS Track: Sandites win five events at Hornet Track Classic

The Charles Page High School Track and Field teams brought home five gold medals from the Hornet Track Classic at Booker T. Washington Friday. The boys won four events and placed seventh as a team, while the girls had one champion and placed tenth.

Mackenzie Rader won her first gold medal in the 100 meter hurdles, finishing in 17.59. Erika Baker placed sixth in the 3200 run in 13:27.08.

Joel Mackey won his first gold medal of the season in the 100 dash in 10.91. He also won his third gold of the season in the 200 in 22.21. Aden Baughman won his fifth 800-meter race of the year in 1:56.75.

Mitchell Mefford won the discus throw for the second time this season with a distance of 147’07.00”, followed by Riley Magee in fourth place at 129’08.50”.

Jaelyn Jackson placed third in the 400 in 52.62. Matt Wilkerson set a personal record in the 110 hurdles for the second-straight week, placing fifth in 17.88. The boys 4x100 relay team placed sixth in 45.40.

Danny Murray set a new 3200 PR in 10:55.83. Davina Green and Joselyn Schinnerer set 200 PRs in 29.80 and 32.36, respectively. Dalton Wilcox set a 400 PR in 58.53.

Both teams will return to action Friday at the Bravado Wireless Track Classic in Muskogee.

Sandite Results
4x100 - 6th - 45.40
110H
5th - Matt Wilkerson - 17.88
10th - Alex Newport - 19.54
12th - Knox Goggins - 21.06
300H
12th - Matt Wilkerson - 47.55
13th - Alex Newport - 48.04
100M
1st - Joel Mackey - 10.91
14th - Joseph Mattison - 11.85
20th - Morgan Lockhart - 21.08
200M
1st - Joel Mackey - 22.21
8th - Joseph Mattison - 24.16
27th - Jonathon Taylor - 27.40
28th - Asher Beard - 27.44
400M
3rd - Jaelyn Jackson - 52.62
14th - Dalton Wilcox - 58.53
800M
1st - Aden Baughman - 1:56.75
10th - Nelson Yazzie - 2:13.60
1600M
7th - Nelson Yazzie - 4:57.01
3200M
11th - Danny Murray - 10:55.83
Discus
1st - Mitchell Mefford - 147’07.00”
4th - Riley Magee - 129’08.50”

Male Team Scores
108.5 Bartlesville
87.0 Booker T. Washington
85.5 Enid
78.0 Claremore
73.0 Collinsville
62.0 Stillwater
54.0 Sand Springs
27.0 Coweta
21.0 Okmulgee
16.0 Union
15.0 Will Rogers
8.0 Nathan Hale
8.0 Jenks

Boys Champions
4x100 - Stillwater - 43.63
4x200 - Stillwater - 1:32.39
4x400 - Bartlesville - 3:36.00
4x800 - Bartlesville - 8:11.86
110H - Malcolm Tillman - 15.96
300H - Malcolm Tillman - 41.83
100M - Joel Mackey - 10.91
200M - Joel Mackey - 22.21
400M - Gentry Williams - 49.62
800M - Aden Baughman - 1:56.75
1600M - Jack Vincent - 4:28.49
3200M - Ruben Sandoval Daniels - 10:03.34
Long Jump - Will Phillips - 20’09.00”
High Jump - Ethan Sorrels - 6’02.00”
Pole Vault - Taylor Olinghouse - 14’00.00”
Shot Put - Zac Robbins - 51’07.00”
Discus - Mitchell Mefford - 147’07.00”

Lady Sandite Results
100H
1st - Mackenzie Rader - 17.59
8th - Elizabeth Watts - 18.70
300H
11th - Haylee Alford - 58.23
100M
21st - Davina Green - 17.92
200M
13th - Davina Green - 29.80
29th - Joselyn Schinnerer - 32.36
31st - Kaitlyn Converse - 32.95
400M
13th - Wanageeska Williams - 1:11.69
3200M
6th - Erika Baker - 13:27.08
High Jump
5th - Mackenzie Rader - 4’08.00”

Female Team Scores
104.5 Claremore
100.0 Booker T. Washington
98.0 Okmulgee
90.0 Bartlesville
68.5 Stillwater
64.0 Collinsville
40.0 Enid
23.0 Will Rogers
16.0 McLain
13.0 Sand Springs
11.0 Coweta
4.0 Nathan Hale

Girls Champions
4x100 - Okmulgee - 50.30
4x200 - Okmulgee - 1:47.74
4x400 - Claremore - 4:22.01
4x800 - Enid - 10:38.47
100H - Mackenzie Rader - 17.59
300H - Sydney Callender - 49.01
100M - Morgan James - 12.71
200M - Mckenzie James - 26.88
400M - Devin Wright - 1:02.32
800M - Jillian Skalicky - 2:29.00
1600M - Liza Williams - 5:44.88
3200M - Liza Williams - 12:11.84
Long Jump - Natasha Stocks - 15’09.50”
High Jump - Jazymne Hoke - 4’08.00”
Pole Vault - Ramsey Keim - 9’06.00”
Shot Put - Machenzie Robinson - 36’10.00”
Discus - Kacey Holt - 107’00.50”

CPHS Soccer: Sandites fall 4-0 to nationally-ranked State Champions from Union

The last time the Union High School boys’ soccer team visited Veterans Memorial Stadium, it was in last season’s 6A State Finals when they blanked Jenks 4-0 for the Championship. They returned Friday and did the same to Charles Page High School (10-2, 3-2), holding the Sandites to their first scoreless match of the season.

The nationally-ranked No. 12 Redskins (9-3, 5-0) completely stymied a historically potent Sandite offense that averages three goals per game to remain perfect in district action with only a week left in the regular season.

Standout Sandite sophomore Fernando Saldana came out eager, taking a gorgeous shot in the first minute that Union keeper Miguel Bustos barely tipped out, but that was about as close as the Sandites would get. Bustos saved a Saldanda header in the 15th minute, and Jack Bratcher nearly deflected one in off the keeper in the 23rd.

The Redskins tallied seven shots on goal in the first half. Ethan Tippit saved one, one bounced one off the post, and Johnny Rodriguez put the team on the board in the 22nd minute for a 1-0 halftime lead.

Bustos managed to deflect a shot from Luke Jeffus in the 47th minute and saved the corresponding corner kick from Bratcher. Tippit made three more saves but gave up two more goals and Xander Quiroga relieved him in the box.

Anthony Reyes and Isaias Anaya notched goals for Union in the second half. Bratcher made one last run on goal as time expired but his shot was deflected out of bounds as time expired.

Union only needs to win one more match to clinch the district title and their post season berth is secure. They will host Capitol Hill (5-7, 2-3) Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The Sandites will travel to Owasso (8-5, 4-1) Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.

District 6A-4 Standings
4-0 Union (6-1)
3-1 Owasso (7-5)
3-4 Sand Springs (11-1)
2-2 Edmond Santa Fe (5-7)
2-2 Capitol Hill (5-6)
1-3 Norman (7-3)
1-3 Sapulpa (5-7)
0-4 Shawnee (8-4)

Goals
10 Fernando Saldana
4 Jeffus
4 Bratcher
4 Gustavo Saldana
1 Munoz
1 Cox
1 Esparza
1 Franco
1 Quinton
1 Brooks

Penalty Kicks
3 Fernando Saldana
3 Fancher
2 Jeffus
2 Gustavo Saldana
1 Cox
1 Summerton

Total Scores
13 Fernando Saldana
6 Jeffus
6 Gustavo Saldana
4 Bratcher
3 Fancher
2 Cox
1 Munoz
1 Esparza
1 Franco
1 Quinton
1 Summerton
1 Brooks

CPHS Baseball: Sandites suffer Spartan walkoff, tournament finals rained out

The Charles Page High School varsity baseball team (16-5, 5-1) suffered a 3-2 walk-off loss to Bixby (20-5) in the third round of the Spartan-Tiger Turf War Friday night after leading for the entire game.

Junior Kiefer Massey got his first varsity start on the mound, throwing two hits, two strikeouts, and eight walks in six innings. The Sandites led 2-1 when he was relieved by John Miller (2-1, 7-2).

Miller took over in the bottom of the sixth and threw a strikeout to strand two runners, but things came unglued in the seventh. Luke Creeger tied the night with an RBI double and Trenton Dale scored the game-winning run on a single from Barrett Daniel.

Both Sandite runs came in the top of the third. Cal Watkins hit an RBI single to bring in Seth Villines, and in turn scored on a single from Jacob Snodgrass. Bixby’s first run came in the fifth after Jaxson Crull singled, advanced on an error and a balk, and scored on a sacrifice fly.

Crull and Blake Williams combined for eleven strikeouts, the most the Sandites have suffered all season.

The Sandites were scheduled to play Sapulpa in the 5th/6th Place game on Saturday but it was canceled due to weather. They will travel to Jenks (16-9, 7-1) Monday at 6:00 p.m. in a return to district action.

Pool A
Bixby 18-3 Booker T. Washington
Bixby 9-5 Jenks
Bixby 3-2 Sand Springs
Jenks 12-4 Booker T. Washington
Jenks 7-4 Sand Springs
Sand Springs 9-0 Booker T. Washington
Pool B
Broken Arrow 8-0 Ponca City
Broken Arrow 10-2 Union
Broken Arrow 10-9 Sapulpa
Union 11-3 Sapulpa
Union 6-3 Ponca City
Sapulpa 9-0 Ponca City

District 6A-3
8-2 Broken Arrow (15-7)
7-1 Jenks (16-9)
5-1 Sand Springs (16-5)
3-3 Enid (16-8)
2-6 Southmoore (4-19)
1-5 Ponca City (7-16)
0-8 Muskogee (6-13)

CPHS Season Stats

Batting Avg.
(Min. 20 AB)
.426 Watkins
.415 Burks
.358 Snodgrass
.345 Copeland
.308 Murray
.300 Massey
.298 Savage
.278 Sartin
.240 Villines
.212 Ash
.171 Peterman

Slugging Avg.
.559 Watkins
.509 Snodgrass
.472 Burks
.462 Murray
.404 Savage
.397 Copeland
.389 Sartin
.300 Massey
.280 Villines
.250 Ash
.171 Peterman

On-Base %
.529 Burks
.500 Massey
.487 Watkins
.469 Sartin
.433 Snodgrass
.433 Copeland
.419 Murray
.419 Savage
.367 Villines
.354 Ash
.286 Peterman

Hits
29 Watkins
22 Burks
20 Copeland
19 Snodgrass
17 Savage
11 Ash
10 Sartin
8 Murray
6 Villines
6 Massey
6 Peterman
5 Campbell
3 Seabolt
2 Berg
1 J. Miller
1 M. Miller
1 Blair

Singles
20 Watkins
19 Burks
17 Copeland
14 Snodgrass
12 Savage
9 Ash
6 Sartin
6 Massey
6 Peterman
5 Murray
5 Campbell
5 Villines
2 Seabolt
2 Berg
1 J. Miller
1 Blair

Doubles
9 Watkins
4 Savage
4 Sartin
3 Burks
3 Snodgrass
3 Copeland
2 Murray
2 Ash
1 Villines
1 Seabolt
1 M. Miller

Triples
1 Murray
1 Snodgrass
1 Savage

Home Runs
1 Snodgrass

Sacrifices
4 Peterman
3 Burks
3 Savage
3 Copeland
3 Murray
2 Ash
1 Watkins
1 Snodgrass
1 Massey

Runs
21 Watkins
19 Murray
17 Burks
17 Savage
14 Ash
11 Snodgrass
10 Peterman
9 Campbell
8 Villines
7 Sartin
7 Massey
5 M. Miller
3 J. Miller
1 Seabolt

RBI
27 Watkins
13 Savage
13 Snodgrass
9 Peterman
8 Sartin
7 Ash
6 Burks
6 Copeland
5 Murray
5 Massey
4 Seabolt
4 Campbell
3 J. Miller
1 Blair
1 Cassity
1 B. Banker
1 Villines

Stolen Bases
18 Watkins
15 Burks
7 Snodgrass
6 Savage
5 Peterman
4 Murray
4 Ash
3 Sartin
3 Campbell
2 Massey
1 M. Miller
1 Seabolt
1 J. Miller

Double Plays
9 Savage
7 Watkins
5 Villines
3 Campbell
1 M. Miller
1 Sartin

ERA
*Minimum 15 IP
1.42 B. Banker
1.54 Villines
2.15 J. Miller
3.09 Cassity
4.57 Skaggs

Win-Loss Record
5-0 B. Banker
3-0 Villines
3-1 Cassity
2-1 J. Miller
2-1 Skaggs
1-0 Watkins
0-1 Peterman
0-1 Berg

Saves
2 M. Miller
2 Watkins
1 Peterman

WHIP
1.19 Cassity
1.25 B. Banker
1.37 Villines
1.63 Skaggs
1.72 J. Miller

Strike %
65.3 Skaggs
63.4 Villines
63.3 B. Banker
62.6 Cassity
62.1 J. Miller

Strikeouts
27 B. Banker
22 J. Miller
21 Cassity
16 Villines
13 Skaggs
6 Peterman
4 Ash
3 Watkins
3 Berg
2 M. Miller
2 Massey
1 J. Banker

Average Team Box Score

CPHS
Batting: .314
Runs: 7
Hits: 8
Slugging: .393
BB: 4
HBP: 2
Strikeouts: 4
OBP: .437
Stolen Bases: 3
Errors: 1
ERA: 2.90
WHIP: 1.57
K: 62%

Opponents
Batting: .251
Runs: 3
Hits: 6
Slugging: .324
BB: 3
HBP: 1
Strikeouts: 6
OBP: .341
Stolen Bases: 0
Errors: 2
ERA: 5.10
WHIP: 2.10
K: 59%

CPHS Soccer: Sandites fall 2-1 to Union in OT, Esparza ends team scoring drought

Three nights after snapping a four-game losing streak in an overtime shootout, the Charles Page High School girls’ soccer team (6-6, 1-4) snapped yet another streak, scoring their first goal in a month. Though the Lady Sandites fell 2-1 in sudden victory overtime to Union (6-7, 2-3) and were eliminated from playoff contention, they got a moral victory when Ari Esparza ended a five-match scoring drought.

The visitors were the aggressors for most of the night, outshooting the Sandites sixteen to four. But all those shots amounted to only two goals. Germari Harris had a close call in the 7th minute that barely caught the post and spat out. Sophomore goalie Ali Day recorded ten saves, and a few other shots were just a hair wide or high.

Rachel Wheeler scored the lone regulation goal for Union in the 57th minute with an assist from Mackenzie Malham, but Esparza sent one just over the Redskin keeper’s fingertips to tie it in the 68th minute.

Union loaded the Sandite box during a hectic 77th minute and took a pair of shots, but both bounced off Sandite defenders. Day saved a shot from Holli Meyer in the 78th and deflected a corner kick from Raquel Fanelli with just nine seconds left. Malham took one last shot as time expired that traveled a hair wide to the left.

The Redskins came ready to rumble in overtime, however, and needed only eighteen seconds to score the golden goal on a double-assist that had Day trying to cover three directions at once.

Sand Springs has only two matches left, both on the road. The girls will travel to Owasso (12-1, 5-0) Tuesday and Capitol Hill (3-6, 0-3) Thursday.

District 6A-4 Standings
5-0 Sapulpa (12-1)
5-0 Owasso (12-1)
3-1 Norman (5-5)
2-3 Edmond Santa Fe (3-7)
2-3 Union (6-7)
1-4 Sand Springs (6-6)
0-3 Capitol Hill (3-6)
0-4 Shawnee (3-7)

CPHS Season Stats

Goals
6 Horn
4 Esparza
3 Metcalfe
2 Lynch
1 Watts
1 Deshazo
1 Patton
1 Burgess
1 Horton
1 Lee
1 Slankard
1 Poletek

PKs
3 Horn
2 Lynch
2 Deshazo
1 Watts
1 Gelsthorpe
1 Esparza
1 Horton
1 Perry

Total Scoring
9 Horn
5 Esparza
4 Lynch
3 Metcalfe
3 Deshazo
2 Watts
2 Horton
1 Gelsthorpe
1 Patton
1 Burgess
1 Lee
1 Slankard
1 Poletek
1 Perry