Oklahoma High School Football Rankings: Class 6A-II Week One

1. Bixby (1-0).

   • The defending State Champions went 12-1 last season for their fourth title in the past five years and are riding a thirteen-game win streak after a Week Zero 77-44 shootout at Mansfield Timberview. The Spartans won three fumbles and an interception for a 49-26 first-half lead. Mason Williams threw eight touchdowns with six to Brennan Presley, and totaled 435 yards passing.

   • Bixby will travel to Jenks (1-0) Friday night at 6:30 p.m. Last year they were defeated 28-14 by the Trojans.

2. Stillwater (0-0).

   • Coming off a 12-1 season that ended in the State Finals, last year’s top offense is led by returning star quarterback Gunnar Gundy who passed for 2,420 yards and 25 touchdowns with only five interceptions.

   • Stillwater will travel to Edmond Memorial (0-0) Friday at 7:00 p.m. They rolled over the Bulldogs 61-18 last season.

3. Midwest City (0-1).

   • The Bombers went 9-3 last year and were riding a six-game win streak before falling to Bixby in the semifinals. They took an early lead in their Week Zero matchup with Bentonville but were left in the dust after the second quarter, falling 54-21.

   • Midwest City will host their cross-town rivals, the defending 5A Champs from Carl Albert (0-0) Friday at 7:00 p.m.

4. Booker T. Washington (0-1).

   • As a freshman Gentry Williams took his team to an 8-4 record and a six-game win streak before falling to Stillwater in last season’s semifinals. In Week Zero they were shutout for the first time in three years, 19-0 by North Little Rock and held to only 100 yards of offense.

   • The Hornets will travel to Bishop Kelley (0-0) Friday at 7:00 p.m. They topped the Comets 24-14 last season.

5. Del City (0-0).

   • Del City was solid in its move-up to 6A last season, going 7-4 and qualifying for the playoffs.

   • The Eagles will host Bishop McGuinness (0-0) Friday at 7:00 p.m. They rolled the Irish 47-7 last year.

6. Lawton (0-0).

   • The Wolverines went 6-5 last season with the third-best offense in the division, but gave up more than 30 points a game.

   • Lawton will travel to Burkburnett, Texas (1-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m.

7. Sapulpa (0-0).

   • The Chieftains earned their first winning record since 2013, going 7-4 last year behind Texas Christian University-commit Eli Williams who had 1200 yards passing and 900 on the ground.

   • Sapulpa will travel to Edison Friday at 7:00 p.m. They defeated the Eagles 34-13 last year.

8. Muskogee (0-0).

   • The Roughers went 6-5 last season and had a top ten offense, but gave up as many points as they scored.

   • Muskogee will travel to McAlester Friday at 7:00 p.m. They beat the Buffalo 35-14 last year.

9. Choctaw-Nicoma (1-0).

   • The Yellowjackets missed the playoffs last year with a 4-6 record but started the new season strong with a 49-21 win over Shawnee. Choctaw led 28-0 by halftime and used an onside kick to score twice before the Wolves’ Offense ever took the field. Thad Williams was 14-26-287 with two touchdowns.

   • Choctaw will take a bye week before traveling to Lawton Eisenhower.

10. Bartlesville (0-0).

    • The Bruins went 4-6 last year and are rebuilding under their fourth head coach in as many years. Senior Ben Winters passed for 1500 yards last season.

    • Bartlesville will host Claremore Friday at 7:00 p.m. They defeated the Zebras 21-14 last season.

11. Edmond Deer Creek (0-0).

    • The Antlers went 4-6 last year and are still looking for their first winning record in 6A. They will host Southmoore Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Sabercats won that game 27-10.

12. Sand Springs (0-1).

    • The Sandites went 3-7 last season after six-straight years of playoff berths. They have yet to name QB1 for the season, and fell 41-7 at Mansfield Summit.

    • Sand Springs will take a bye before hosting Putnam City.

13. Shawnee (0-1).

    • Shawnee went 2-8 in their first season of 6A-II. In Week Zero they fell 49-21 to Choctaw and were held to only 56 rushing yards. Dre Evans passed 17-33-172-3.

    • The Wolves will host Guthrie (1-0) Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Blue Jays won last year’s game 42-7.

14. Putnam City West (0-0).

    • The Patriots won only one game last season. They will travel to Duncan Friday at 7:00 p.m. The Demons won 31-7 last year.

15. Ponca City (0-0).

    • The Wildcats are riding a fifteen-game losing streak and haven’t had a winning season since 2005. Scott Harmon is in his second year at the helm.

    • Ponca will travel to Enid (0-1) Friday at 7:00 p.m.. The Plainsmen beat Ponca 20-13 last year.

16. Putnam City (0-0).

    • The Pirates went 0-10 last year and averaged only 5 points per game. They will play their cross-town rivals from Putnam North Friday at 7:00 p.m. North won a 33-0 shutout last season.

CPHS Football: Pennington scores lone touchdown in 41-7 rout at Mansfield

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The Charles Page High School varsity football team (0-1) took a solid thumping Saturday night in Mansfield, Texas, falling 41-7 to Summit High School in the second annual Border Brawl interstate showcase.

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Five members of the Frontier Valley Conference spent their opening weekend in Texas, taking on the five high schools of the Mansfield School District. Jenks, Broken Arrow and Bixby came away with wins, while Sand Springs and Union took losses, marking the second year with another Oklahoma victory.

The Sandites haven’t won an opening weekend game since 2015 after beginning a recent tradition of battling out-of-state powerhouses to start the season. Last year they hosted Mansfield Summit and fell 41-28.

The Jaguars pummeled their visitors in the first half, jumping out to a 27-0 lead with 327 yard of total offense, while holding the Sandites to only 86. Sand Springs scored its lone touchdown in the third quarter, and the Jags scored fourteen points before a scoreless fourth stanza.

The game pitted three first-year quarterbacks, each trying to fill the shoes of college-bound stars. Junior Jaguar Kainen McKinney went 14-18-219-1 with two touchdowns, while Sand Springs split time between two players.

Senior Braden Foster was given the start for Sand Springs, but wasn’t named the starter for the season. He went 7-15-46-2 and was replaced at halftime by sophomore Ty Pennington, who went 6-14-45-0 for the only Sandite touchdown.

Mansfield forced a turnover on downs on the Sandites’ first possession, and McKinney threw a 28-yard pass to Jaelon Travis to cap an eight-play 48 yard drive. Sand Springs responded by marching all the way to the Jaguar four-yard line before turning the ball over once again.

Travis had another successful drive with a 6-yard scoring pass to Hal Presley, then the Jaguars got fancy with an onside kick and a trick play for yet another score. McKinney tossed a lateral to Presley who hoofed it downfield to Travis for the 21-0 lead.

David Cottrell picked off Foster two plays later, setting up a nine-play 49-yard drive and a 2-yard keeper. This time Koby Russel missed the PAT, but he was 6-of-7 for the night.

Sand Springs found the red zone once again, but Foster was picked off by Xavier Toliver. Bryson Chase snagged the first Sandite interception of the season shortly before halftime.

The home team kicked off the second half with a 6-yard touchdown run from McKinney. The teams traded punts till Mansfield got the ball back for an 8-yard scoring run by Calvion Porter. Russel’s kick gave the Jaguars their final point of the night and a 41-0 lead.

The Sandites averted the shutout on their final possession of the third quarter, marching 70 yards in six plays, thanks to a 50-yard run from Tyyee Atkison. Pennington connected with Keaton Campbell from five yards out with seven seconds left in the quarter.

Presley ended with 120 yards on six receptions for Mansfield, and Jaydon Lott was the leading rusher with nine carries for 96 yards. Zach Heinen handled kicking and punting duties for the Sandites and made his first varsity PAT with ease. Senior captain Jerret Haley led the Sandite defense with ten tackles and two pass breakups.

Sand Springs will take a bye week before hosting Putnam City Friday the 13th at 7:00 p.m. Summit will travel to Seguin High School (0-1) Thursday in Arlington.

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Jenks 38-0 Mansfield Legacy
Broken Arrow 42-13 Mansfield High
Mansfield Lake Ridge 47-44 Union
Bixby 77-44 Mansfield Timberview
Mansfield Summit 41-7 Sand Springs

MSHS 41 CPHS 7
First Downs: MHS 22, CPHS 13.
Fumbles/Lost: MHS 3/0, CPHS 1/0.
Penalties: MHS 17-205, CPHS 8-90.
C-A-Y-I: MHS 15-21-264-1, CPHS 13-29-91-2.
Rushes-Yards: MHS 32-197, CPHS 30-112.
Plays-Offense: MHS 53-461, CPHS 59-203.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Passing: Foster 7-15-46-2, Pennington 6-14-45-0, 1TD.
Receiving: Campbell 6-38, 1TD, Roe 2-22, Snodgrass 3-19, Atkison 1-7, Jones 1-5.
Rushing: Atkison 10-63, Wilkerson 8-34, Turner 2-16, Mattison 5-12, Pennington 2-(-5), Foster 3-(-8).
Tackles: Haley 10, Dudley 6, Fain 6, Magee 5, Harris 5, Sartin 4, Chase 4, Light 3, Webster 3, Turner 3, Beard 2, Calico 2, Shelton 1, Whitehorn 1, Naugle 1, White 1, Brown 1, Favela 1, Tavaglione 1.
Tackles For Loss: Harris 1-13, Webster 1-13, Brown 1-4, Tavaglione 1-2.
Sacks: Harris 1-13, Webster 1-13, Tavaglione 1-13.
Interceptions: Chase 1.
Pass Breakups: Haley 2.

(Mansfield Summit Stats, Offense Only)
Passing: McKinney 14-18-219-1, 2TD, Presley 1-1-45-0, 1TD, Khaliq 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: Presley 6-120, 1TD, Travis 3-87, 2TD, Black 1-14, Sirls 2-14, Aldridge 1-4, Porter 1-2.
Rushing: Lott 9-96, McKinney 5-43, 1TD, Porter 7-37, 1TD, Duvall 2-22, Owoyele 5-19, Sirls 1-8, Khaliq 3-(-25).

CPHS Softball: Sandites beat Shawnee 7-1 in district action, Usher hits home run

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team (8-7, 4-1) got back to a winning record Thursday evening in Shawnee with a 7-1 district victory over the Wolves (6-9, 2-2). Sabrina Usher hit her sixth home run of the season and scored three runs. 

The Sandites only outhit their hosts 7-4 but benefited from four errors and five walks. Aliyah Taff (4-4, 8-10) got the win in the circle with no walks, no earned runs,  and four strikeouts. 

Felicity Horn scored the first run of the evening on an error in the second inning thanks to an overthrown pickoff attempt by the catcher. Madison Lee reached on an error in the third inning and scored on Usher’s home run for the 3-0 lead. Horn and Makenna Skaggs both hit doubles, but Skaggs was caught advancing to home on Horn’s hit to end the inning. 

Usher was hit by pitch in the fifth and came in on a sacrifice hit from Skaggs. Taff hit a 2RBI single in the sixth to score Lee and Rachel Jones, then Usher scored the final run on an error to make it 7-0.

Shawnee averted the shutout in the bottom of the sixth when Oklahoma State University-commit Tatum Sparks reached on an error and scored on a sacrifice from Carly Torbett. 

Anneca Anderson got the loss for the Wolves with four hits, four walks, and five strikeouts in four innings. Stormee Reed also saw action, tossing three hits and two walks in three innings. 

Sand Springs will return to action Thursday at 5:00 p.m. with a district road game against their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa (4-9, 1-4). Shawnee will host Jenks (7-4, 2-1) Tuesday.

District 6A-3 Standings
4-0 Owasso (10-4)
4-1 Sand Springs (8-7)
2-1 Jenks (7-4)
2-2 Shawnee (6-9)
2-3 Muskogee (2-5)
1-4 Ponca City (4-9)
1-4 Sapulpa (4-9)

Upcoming 6A-3 Games
9.3 Jenks @ Shawnee.
9.3 Sapulpa @ Muskogee.
9.5 Sand Springs @ Sapulpa.
9.5 Muskogee @ Jenks.
9.9 Ponca City @ Jenks.
9.10 Owasso @ Muskogee.
9.10 Ponca City @ Sand Springs.
9.10 Jenks @ Sapulpa.

CPHS Volleyball: Lincoln Christian snaps Sandite winning streak 3-2

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (9-7) had an eight-match win streak snapped Thursday evening at Lincoln Christian School (6-5) as the Bulldogs overcame early errors for a 3-2 non-conference victory.

Five Sandites recorded kills and five posted blocks in the first set, holding strong for a 25-19 win, capped by a tipped ball from Vanessa Wyrick. The Bulldogs never led, but also never fell far behind, trailing by only six points at their worst.

Lincoln came out hard in round two, winning five straight rallies after an ace from Raylynn Mong. A kill and an ace from Wyrick cut it to 6-5 but Micah Clayton got hot with three kills in a 6-1 run for the Bulldogs. Bayleigh Smith was big at the net with four kills and three blocks, while Hope Keltner had a kill, a block, and three aces. The home team ended on a ten-point streak for the dominant 25-11 win.

Game three was closely fought with seven lead changes and ten tie scores. Sand Springs took its final lead with a four-point run at 14-11. After a kill from Devree Youngblood at 15-13 the Bulldogs went on a seven-point streak with three kills from Keltner that the Sandites never recovered from. The visitors won four of the final six rallies, but couldn’t quite tie it and Smith attacked the 25-23 game-winner.

Sand Springs stormed back in the fourth set to tie the match. Raena Marrick was first on the board, but the visitors won the next six rallies, capped by back-to-back aces from Youngblood. The Sandites took their biggest lead at 16-7 before the Bulldogs tried to stage a comeback. Katie Gleason aced to cut it to 21-19, but the visitors won four of the final five rallies with an ace from Wyrick and a kill from Youngblood.

The home team jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the final game and never gave it up, finishing on a five-rally streak for the 15-6 victory.

Clayton led all scorers with sixteen kills. Youngblood had a team-high fourteen kills, seventeen digs, and three aces. Madison Burris led the Sandites in assists with fourteen, and Jacelyn Smith had a team-high four blocks.

Lincoln Christian will return to action Tuesday in Coweta (6-4) at 6:00 p.m. Sand Springs will host Muskogee (4-4, 1-2) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in a return to conference action.

LCS 3 CPHS 2 (19-25, 25-11, 25-23, 20-25, 15-6)
Kills: LCS 50,
Blocks: CPHS 7, LCS 5.
Aces: LCS 14, CPHS 10.
Service Errors: CPHS 3, LCS 16.
Total Errors: LCS 38, CPHS 40.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Youngblood 14, Campfield 6, Wyrick 6, Burris 5, Smith 2, Harris 1, Mong 1.
Assists: Burris 14, Mong 11, Blaylock 3, Wyrick 1.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 4, Wyrick 3, Burris 2, Campfield 2, Youngblood 2, Harris 1.
Digs: Youngblood 17, Mong 16, Burris 12, Blaylock 12, Campfield 10, Wicker 5, Harris 3, Wyrick 1.
Aces: Youngblood 3, Wyrick 2, Mong 2, Burris 2, Campfield 1.
(Lincoln Christian Scoring Stats Only)
Kills: Clayton 16, Keltner 9, Smith 9, Marrick 7, Riley 5, Gleason 3, Cunningham 1.
Aces: Keltner 4, Trompler 4, Gleason 2, Clayton 2, Bustamante 1, Cunningham 1.
Solo Blocks: Smith 2.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 2, Keltner 2, Marrick 1, Clayton 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
3-0 Broken Arrow (13-1)
3-0 Jenks (7-2)
2-1 Owasso (6-4)
2-1 Sand Springs (9-7)
1-2 Sapulpa (5-4)
1-2 Muskogee (4-4)
1-2 Union (3-9)
1-2 Bixby (1-9)
0-3 Bartlesville (1-9)

Upcoming Conference Matches
9.3 Booker T. Washington @ Bartlesville.
9.3 Muskogee @ Sand Springs.
9.3 Union @ Sapulpa.
9.10 Sand Springs @ Jenks.
9.10 Union @ Bartlesville.
9.10 Booker T. Washington @ Muskogee.
9.10 Bixby @ Broken Arrow.
9.10 Sapulpa @ Owasso.

CPHS Cross Country: Sandites struggle in season debut at Deer Creek

The Charles Page High School cross country teams picked a tough first competition for the season, competing against a crowded field at the Deer Creek Field Run Classic last Saturday. The Antlers are the defending State Champions in both boys and girls action.

Jenks High School won the girls’ race with an average time of 20:03.08, and the Lady Sandites finished 18th out of 18 with an average time of 27:02.07. The boys fared slightly better, finishing 19th out of 21 teams in 20:00.44. The host team won it in 16:41.55.

Senior Erika Baker was the top runner for the Lady Sandites, finishing in 82nd place in 23:58.83. Jenks sophomore Avery Mazzei won the run in 18:11.97. The Sand Springs squad is mostly young this year, with two seniors, one sophomore, and two freshmen.

Mustang junior Gabe Simonsen won the boys’ race in 15:45.19. Sandite junior Caleb James led his team in 19:12.01 for 90th place. Titus Wright is the lone senior on the team, which will be in good shape for the coming seasons with one junior and five sophomores.

The Sandite teams will return to action Saturday, August 31st at the Sapulpa Chieftain Meet.

Lady Sandite Results
23:58.83 Erika Baker - 82nd
24:24.31 Jazmin Lopez - 93rd
26:36.26 Wanageeska Williams - 120th
29:49.58 Ty Davis - 132nd
30:21.38 Madison Chambers - 133rd

Sandite Results
19:12.01 Caleb James - 90th
19:17.25 Alejandro Lopez - 94th
19:50.78 Noah Hanlon - 110th
20:25.72 Sam English - 122nd
21:16.48 Dalton Wilcox - 132nd
23:05.93 Titus Wright - 146th
23:29.21 David Rigsby - 147th

Also last Saturday, Sand Springs’s Landon Durburow took 14th out of nearly 70 runners in the Elementary Boys 1.2 mile run at Claremore Sequoyah in 8:50 and Brynlee Durburow won the Elementary Girls run in 7:38.

CPHS Softball: Sandites top Muskogee 7-2, Usher hits two triples

Rogers State University-committed senior Sabrina Usher was the bread and butter for the Sandite offense Tuesday afternoon, hitting two triples and a single to score one run and two RBI in a 7-2 win over Muskogee (2-5, 2-3). The Charles Page High School softball team (7-7, 3-1) got back to a .500 record and reclaimed the second-place spot in district standings with the win.

Sand Springs had zero difficulty in getting on base with fourteen hits, one walk, and three reaches on error. They stranded nine runners, however. Senior pitcher Mackenzie Bechtold (2-1, 6-1) got the win in the circle, throwing four hits, two strikeouts, and no walks with only one earned run.

Madison Lee scored on an RBI-single from Makenna Skaggs in the first inning but a pop fly to second base stranded loaded bases for the Sandites. Lee batted in Jaden Jordan with a single in the second inning, then Aliyah Taff scored on an error. Lee and Jolee McNally made it 5-0 on Usher’s first triple of the evening.

The visiting Roughers got on the board in the third thanks to errors at short and second, and a pair of singles. Hannah Cawthon and Isyss Patton scored on a 2RBI single from Karsyn York to avert the shutout.

Sand Springs loaded the bases again in the bottom of the third with two singles and an error. Hawkins managed to score on a fly out from McNally, but Mya Gaulden made the double play to third to end the inning.

Usher’s second triple was fruitless after three quick infield flies left her stranded, but she singled in the sixth and scored the final run on a hit from Avery Tanner.

Meadow Million took the loss for the Roughers with fourteen hits, no strikeouts, and one walk.

The Sandites will play a district game in Shawnee (6-8, 2-1) Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Muskogee will travel to Fenton, Missouri for the Rockwood Summit Tournament Friday and Saturday.

District 6A-3 Standings
4-0 Owasso (10-4)
3-1 Sand Springs (7-7)
2-1 Jenks (7-4)
2-1 Shawnee (6-8)
2-3 Muskogee (2-5)
1-4 Sapulpa (4-8)
1-5 Ponca City (4-10)

District 6A-3 Schedule
8.29 Sand Springs @ Shawnee.
9.3 Sapulpa @ Muskogee.
9.3 Jenks @ Shawnee.
9.5 Owasso @ Union.
9.5 Sand Springs @ Sapulpa.
9.5 Muskogee @ Jenks.