CPHS Volleyball: Sandites place second at Mustang Tournament, Youngblood named All-Tournament

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School (16-10) varsity volleyball team took second place at the Mustang High School Tournament Saturday evening, falling 3-0 to the host team. No. 6 Mustang (21-4) lost only one set in the tournament, to Sand Springs during pool play, to win the tournament for the second-straight year.

Sand Springs was hard on the Broncos’ heels during their first meeting of the tournament, but had a tougher time in the Championship match, falling 25-14, 25-15, and 25-20.

Sand Springs committed as many errors as it scored points in the first set, giving the Broncos an easy 25-14 victory.

They cleaned things up big time in the second game, committing only five errors, but the Broncos also upped their game with an impressive sixteen kills, three aces, and a block. Despite the improved performance, the Sandites were still outmatched 25-15.

Game three was closely contested as the Sandites scored ten kills with aces from Madison Blaylock and Raylynn Mong. They also committed eleven errors to the Broncos’ eight. Those three extra points, together with Mustang’s two blocks, were the deciding factor in the 25-20 loss.

Prior to the Championship match the Sandites beat No. 20 Enid 2-0, No. 16 Choctaw 2-1, and 5A No. 6 Carl Albert 2-0, but fell 2-1 to Mustang in the first match of the tournament.

Oklahoma Baptist University-commit Devree Youngblood led the Sandites with nine kills and was named to the All-Tournament team. She averaged 3.7 kills and 3.5 digs per set over the course of the tournament. Mong led the team in assists against Mustang with twelve. Blaylock and Madison Burris led the team in digs with 13.

6’0” junior standout Ruby Kelley led the Broncos against Sand Springs with twelve kills, and Sage McCaskill, Madelyn Booth, and Annabeth Fehrle were also dominant at the net.

The Broncos will return to action Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. with a conference home match against No. 11 Stillwater (13-12). Sand Springs will travel to conference foe No. 15 Union (8-18, 3-2) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The Redskins beat Sand Springs 3-0 a month ago at the Union Invitational.

MHS 3 CPHS 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-20)
Kills: MHS 37, CPHS 24.
Blocks: MHS 3, CPHS 2.
Aces: MHS 5, CPHS 3.
Service Errors: MHS 10, CPHS 9.
Total Errors: MHS 20, CPHS 30.
(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Youngblood 9, Campfield 7, Burris 4, Smith 2, Robbins 1, Harris 1.
Assists: Mong 12, Burris 6, Campfield 1, Blaylock 1.
Solo Blocks: Robbins 1.
Assisted Blocks: Youngblood 1, Robbins 1.
Digs: Burris 13, Blaylock 13, Youngblood 10, Campfield 6, Mong 6, Wicker 3, Robbins 3, Harris 2, Fahland 2, Smith 2.
Aces: Blaylock 2, Mong 1.
(Mustang partial stats)
Kills: Kelley 12, Booth 9, McCaskill 5, Fehrle 5, McKinney 2, Hajek 1, Everhart 1, Korstjens 1, Brown 1.
Aces: McCaskill 2, Barbee 2, Fehrle 1.
Solo Blocks: Booth 1.
Assisted Blocks: Kelley 1, McCaskill 1, Fehrle 1, Korstjens 1.

Bracket Results
Championship: Mustang 3-0 Sand Springs.
Gold Semis: Mustang 2-0 Oklahoma Christian.
Gold Semis: Sand Springs 2-0 Carl Albert.
Silver Finals: Moore 2-1 Enid.
Silver Semis: Moore 2-0 Choctaw.
Silver Semis: Enid 2-0 Putnam City.
Pool A Results
Carl Albert 2-0 Oklahoma Christian.
Carl Albert 2-0 Putnam City.
Carl Albert 2-1 Moore.
Oklahoma Christian 2-1 Moore.
Oklahoma Christian 2-0 Putnam City.
Moore 2-1 Putnam City.
Pool B Results
Mustang 2-0 Choctaw.
Mustang 2-0 Enid.
Mustang 2-1 Sand Springs.
Sand Springs 2-0 Enid.
Sand Springs 2-1 Choctaw.
Enid 2-1 Choctaw.

CPHS Softball: Mid-season statistics

The Charles Page High School fast pitch softball team is 15-9 overall and 7-3 in district action to start Week 7.

The team holds a .350 batting average, .512 slugging average, .408 on-base percentage, 2.40 earned run average, and 1.34 WHIP. They average 7 runs, 9 hits, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, 1 sacrifice, 1 steal, 1 error, and 1 double play per game. The pitching crew averages 6 hits, 3 strikeouts, and 1 walk per game.

The Lady Sandites will play a pair of crucial home games this week: Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. against Owasso (18-8, 8-1), who currently leads the district standings, and Thursday at 5:00 p.m. against Jenks (17-7, 8-1), who is second in the district. Sand Springs is third in the district with losses to Owasso, Jenks, and Shawnee.

Batting Average
.551 Usher
.514 Lee
.373 Horn
.327 McNally
.326 Taff
.292 Skaggs
.265 Jones
.262 Tanner
.260 Hawkins
.250 Jordan
.241 Bechtold

Slugging Average
1.20 Usher
.657 Lee
.597 Horn
.442 Taff
.431 Skaggs
.379 Bechtold
.345 McNally
.300 Hawkins
.295 Tanner
.294 Jones
.250 Jordan

On-Base Percentage
.631 Usher
.552 Lee
.463 Horn
.397 Skaggs
.348 McNally
.333 Hawkins
.329 Tanner
.327 Taff
.323 Jordan
.279 Jones
.241 Bechtold

Runs
34 Lee
29 Usher
20 Horn
13 McNally
13 Skaggs
13 Tanner
13 Hawkins
9 Jones
9 Taff
5 Jordan
4 Bechtold
2 Crawford
2 Hammock
2 Burks
1 Pearson

Runs Batted In
43 Usher
16 McNally
15 Lee
14 Horn
10 Skaggs
10 Tanner
8 Taff
7 Bechtold
7 Hawkins
5 Jones
3 Crawford
2 Pearson
2 Jordan
1 Hammock

Hits
38 Usher
36 Lee
25 Horn
19 Skaggs
18 McNally
16 Tanner
14 Taff
13 Hawkins
9 Jones
7 Bechtold
7 Jordan
3 Crawford
1 Pearson

Singles
31 Lee
17 Usher
17 McNally
15 Horn
14 Skaggs
14 Tanner
11 Hawkins
8 Taff
8 Jones
7 Jordan
5 Bechtold
1 Crawford
1 Pearson

Doubles
7 Usher
6 Horn
5 Taff
3 Skaggs
2 Crawford
2 Hawkins
2 Tanner
1 Lee
1 McNally
1 Bechtold
1 Jones

Triples
4 Usher
3 Horn
3 Lee

Home Runs
10 Usher
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Lee
1 Bechtold

Grand Slams
1 Bechtold

Sacrifices
8 McNally
6 Jones
5 Hawkins
5 Lee
4 Taff
4 Tanner
1 Crawford
1 Skaggs
1 Horn

Stolen Bases
10 Lee
6 Horn
5 Usher
4 McNally
3 Skaggs
3 Hawkins
2 Jordan
1 Jones
1 Tanner

Doubles Plays
7 Tanner
6 Lee
4 Jordan
3 Bechtold
2 Usher
2 Skaggs
1 Horn
1 Jones

Win-Loss Record
7-5 Taff
5-2 Bechtold
3-2 Crawford

Earned Run Average
1.05 Taff
3.10 Bechtold
6.06 Crawford

Walks+Hits/Innings Pitched
1.07 Taff
1.48 Bechtold
1.99 Crawford

Strikeouts
41 Taff
18 Crawford
18 Bechtold
1 Rector

CPHS Fishing: Cole Scott and Seth Kearns win Texoma Tournament

Charles Page High School anglers Cole Scott and Seth Kearns recently took first place out of more than seventy teams at the Oklahoma Bass Nation season opener, catching four fish for a total of 13.18 pounds at Lake Texoma.

On Sunday Scott and Kearns finished 19th with two fish weighing 6.48 pounds. They are 4th out of 72 teams on the yearly trail standings and are automatic State Qualifiers thanks to their win on Saturday.

Mack Taylor and Reese David placed 13th on Saturday with four fish totaling 8.7 pounds. They improved to 7th on Sunday with four fish weighing 9.88 pounds and are 5th overall on the trail standings.

Jerret Haley and Dalton Duvall placed 11th on Saturday with two fish weighing 8.81 pounds, the highest two-catch weight of the tournament. They tallied 6.55 pounds between two fish on Sunday for 18th place and are 9th on the trail standings.

Austin Smith and Joe Nelson caught a 2.5 pounds bass on Saturday for 44th place. They caught two fish weighing 3.42 pounds on Sunday for 34th place and are 34th on the trail standings.

Cruz Norris and Gunnar Casey placed 39th on Saturday with two fish totaling 2.89 pounds. They were 42nd on Sunday with a 2.04 pound bass and are 37th on the trail standings.

Kyle and Kale Hilligoss caught a 2.66 pound bass on Sunday for 40th place and are 56th in trail standings.

Corbin Williams and Lane Webster caught a 1.87 pound bass on Sunday for 45th place and are 58th in trail standings.

OBN High School Fishing is an unofficial sport that receives no funding from the school. The two-man teams are coached by parents or volunteer pilots on privately owned vessels and expenses are paid through sponsorships by local businesses.

The trail season consists of two fall events and three spring events, plus a State Championship. The top-two finishers at the Championship, as well as one out of every 25 teams to participate in the season will advance to the National Championship.

Individuals with children who would like to compete, or individuals who would like to co-sponsor a team or volunteer as pilots/captains can attend the monthly team meeting at the CPHS Library September 25th at 6:00 p.m.

CPHS Volleyball: To the Ship! Sandites upset No. 6 Carl Albert 2-0 in tournament semifinals

Mustang, OK - In ancient Greek mythology the Titans were the supreme race. That is, until they were overthrown by a supposedly lesser set of deities. It’s fitting then that the lesser ranked Sandites pulled off a 2-0 upset against a team of Titans at the Mustang Volleyball Tournament Saturday afternoon.

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (16-9) defeated 5A No. 6 Carl Albert (19-6) 25-15 and 25-19 in the Gold Bracket semifinals to advance to their second Tournament Championship this year. The Sandites will play the winner of 6A No. 6 Mustang (19-4) vs. 4A No. 2 Oklahoma Christian (17-2) in the championship round as they look for their second tournament title of the season.

The Carl Albert Titans won their pool earlier that day and were riding a four-match win streak before falling to the Sandites. Senior Cloe Campfield scored 8 kills in the win and sophomore standout Jacelyn Smith had a team-high 4 blocks. Madison Burris led in assists with 10 and Devree Youngblood had a team-high 7 digs.

Sand Springs only trailed once in either set, both times after the opening point. Izzy Brown struck first for the Titans, Sand Springs took the lead, then Abby Boyer tied it at 2-2. That was the closest they would come. McKenzie Harris kicked off a seven-point run for the Sandites and Carl Albert never recovered. The Titans rattled off four straight wins to cut their deficit to 17-12, but Sand Springs won eight of the final eleven rallies to secure the win, capped by an ace from Youngblood.

Boyer scored the first point of set two for the Titans, but Youngblood scored a kill and an ace in a five-point run for the lead. Kaylee Goggans tied it at 6-6 but Sand Springs won four more and led for the remainder of the match. Carl Albert committed only one more error than the Sandites, but trailed in kills, blocks, and aces.

CPHS 2 CAHS 0 (25-15, 25-19)
Kills: CPHS 23, CAHS 15.
Blocks: CPHS 4, CAHS 2.
Aces: CPHS 6, CAHS 3.
Service Errors: CPHS 3, CAHS 4.
Total Errors: CPHS 15, CAHS 16.
(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Campfield 8, Youngblood 6, Burris 3, Harris 3, Robbins 2, Smith 1.
Assists: Burris 10, Mong 9, Blaylock 2.
Solo Blocks: Smith 1.
Assisted Blocks: Burris 3, Smith 3.
Digs: Youngblood 7, Blaylock 5, Burris 5, Campfield 3, Harris 2, Mong 1, Wicker 1.
Aces: Mong 2, Youngblood 2, Blaylock 1, Robbins 1.
Carl Albert partial stats)
Kills: Boyer 5, Jones 3, Goggans 3, Smith 2, Brown 1, Heater 1.
Aces: Roe 2, LaValley 1.
Assisted Blocks: Goggans 2, Boyer 1, Jones 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites beat Choctaw and Enid, headed to Gold Bracket at Mustang Tourney

Mustang, OK - The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (15-9) went 2-1 in Mustang Tournament pool play to earn their way into the Gold Bracket Saturday afternoon at the Mustang Event Center. The Sandites fell 2-1 to the host team, but beat Choctaw 2-1 and Enid 2-0 to place second in their pool.

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No. 16 Choctaw (8-7) stole the second set 25-22 from Sand Springs, but fell 25-18 in game one and 15-12 in the tie-breaker. The vertically gifted Yellowjackets were tough at the net with 8 blocks to the Sandites’ 3, but the Sand Springs serving game was remarkable with 12 aces that proved to be the deciding factor in an otherwise well-balanced match.

Choctaw only led for the first two rallies of the first set. Oklahoma Baptist University-commit Devree Youngblood put the Sandites out front with a kill and three aces for a single-handed four-point run, and her team never trailed again. The Yellowjackets only tied it twice, at 4-4 and 6-6, and the Sandites handily coasted ahead to the win.

In game two the Sandites took a 7-4 lead thanks to a six-point run with two kills each from McKenzie Harris and Cloe Campfield, and two more aces from Youngblood. They held their lead till a five-point Choctaw streak at 17-17, and soon fell behind. They trailed 23-20 till Madison Blaylock and Youngblood knocked down kills to make it a one-point match, but Kenzie Stover notched a kill for the Yellowjackets and Youngblood’s next attack traveled OB to end the set.

Game three was closely fought, but the Sandites never once trailed, and the only tie was 0-0. Youngblood ended the match with her fourth double-double of the season, scoring 12 kills with 10 digs and 6 aces. Madison Burris had a team-high 9 assists, and Blaylock had a team-high 14 digs. Tana Bateson and Eliya Jennings led the Yellowjackets with 7 kills apiece.

No. 20 Enid (8-11) caught the Sandites off guard in the next match. After beating the Pacers 25-12, 25-6, and 25-13 just two weeks ago, Sand Springs wasn’t expecting to have such difficulty this time around. They still got the 2-0 sweep, but by much closer scores of 26-24 and 25-19.

Enid led for much of the first set after a five-point run and Gabi Cotarelo ace gave them a 7-4 advantage. The Sandites couldn’t get out of their own way with errors, and didn’t reclaim the lead till the second-to-last rally of the game. Campfield tied it at 21-21 with an ace, but followed it with a service error, then D’Sani Levy aced for the Pacers. A kill from Hanna Brinley left the Pacers needing only one more point for the win, but Youngblood and Payton Robbins scored kills to tie it and a couple of Enid errors secured the Sandite victory.

The Pacers took an early lead in set two as well, but this time the Sandites tied it much earlier after a three-score run from Youngblood at 11-11. Cotarelo hit back-to-back kills for Enid, but Harris and Youngblood scored for the 15-13 lead. The set tied at 15-15 and 16-16 before Sand Springs won eight of the final eleven rallies.

Youngblood had yet another double-double, once again with 12 kills and 10 digs. Raylynn Mong had a team-high 13 assists. Levy and Cotarelo led the Pacers with 3 kills apiece.

Sand Springs will play Class 5A No. 6 Carl Albert (19-5) in the first round of the Gold Bracket while No. 6 Mustang (19-4) will take on 4A No. 2 Oklahoma Christian (17-2).

Pool A Results
Carl Albert 2-0 Oklahoma Christian
Carl Albert 2-0 Putnam City
Carl Albert 2-1 Moore
Oklahoma Christian 2-1 Moore
Oklahoma Christian 2-0 Putnam City
Moore Putnam City

Pool B Results
Mustang 2-0 Choctaw
Mustang 2-0 Enid
Mustang 2-1 Sand Springs
Sand Springs 2-0 Enid
Sand Springs 2-1 Choctaw
Choctaw Enid

CPHS 2 CHS 1 (25-18, 22-25, 15-12)
Kills: CPHS 25, CHS 24.
Blocks: CPHS 3, CHS 8.
Aces: CPHS 12, CHS 2.
Service Errors: CPHS 7, CHS 6.
Total Errors: CPHS 21, CHS 22.
Sand Springs Stats
Kills: Youngblood 12, Harris 5, Campfield 4, Burris 2, Blaylock 1, Robbins 1.
Assists: Burris 9, Mong 7, Blaylock 5, Harris 1, Youngblood 1.
Assisted Blocks: Youngblood 3, Robbins 2, Burris 1.
Digs: Blaylock 14, Youngblood 10, Robbins 8, Burris 7, Campfield 5, Wicker 5, Mong 2.
Aces: Youngblood 6, Mong 5, Blaylock 1, Burris 1.
Choctaw Partial Stats
Kills: Bateson 7, Jennings 7, Stover 4, Waxenfelter 3, Butler 2, Thomas 1.
Aces: Butler 1, Thomas 1.
Solo Blocks: Bateson 2, Waxenfelter 1.
Assisted Blocks: Waxenfelter 3, Stover 2, Butler 2, Bateson 1, Jennings 1, Thomas 1.

CPHS 2 EHS 0 (26-24, 25-19)
Kills: CPHS 28, EHS 11.
Blocks: CPHS 3, EHS 4.
Aces: CPHS 6, EHS 4.
Service Errors: CPHS 7, EHS 5.
Total Errors: CPHS 24, EHS 14.
Sand Springs Stats
Kills: Youngblood 12, Burris 5, Campfield 5, Harris 3, Robbins 3.
Assists: Mong 13, Burris 7, Youngblood 1.
Solo Blocks: Youngblood 1.
Assisted Blocks: Campfield 1, Harris 1, Youngblood 1, Smith 1.
Digs: Youngblood 10, Blaylock 9, Campfield 7, Burris 4, Mong 2, Wicker 1, Smith 1.
Aces: Campfield 3, Youngblood 2, Mong 1.
Enid Partial Stats
Kills: Levy 3, Cotarelo 3, Cunningham 2, Brinley 2, Whitehead 1.
Aces: Levy 1, Cotarelo 1, Wilson 1, Lofton 1.
Solo Blocks: Brinley 2, Levy 1.
Assisted Blocks: Levy 1, Cotarelo 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Running with the best, Sandites fall 2-1 in thriller with No. 6 Mustang

Mustang, OK - The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team went 0-5 at their first tournament this season, but since then they have gone 12-3 to prove they are capable on running with the best teams the state has to offer. Although they have yet to secure an upset this season, they’re keeping the top dogs on their toes and making their foes fight hard for every win.

On Saturday the Class 6A No. 12 ranked Sandites (13-9) stole a set from No. 6 Mustang (17-4) on the Broncos’ home court in the first round of the Broncos’ home tournament, falling 2-1 in a down to the wire thriller. It was their first set won against a 6A top-ten opponent this season, though they do have wins over a few top-five teams in smaller classifications.

The home team won the first set 25-15, but let their guard down from there and dropped game two 25-23 before securing the match 15-11 in the best-of-three tie-breaker.

The Broncos jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in game two and led till the Sandites went on a six-point run with kills from Devree Youngblood and Raylynn Mong. An ace from Madison Burris made it 15-13. Sage McCaskill notched a pair of kills to tie it, but Sand Springs quickly reclaimed the lead and never gave it up. The Sandites led by as much as 24-17 before Madelyn Booth scored two kills and Annabeth Fehrle served two aces in a six-point run. The Broncos surrendered the set on a consecutive contact call to force game three.

Kills from Burris and Madison Blaylock gave the Sandites their last lead at 4-2 in set three before a pair of Fehrle kills and a series of errors gave the Broncos an insurmountable 8-4 advantage. Payton Robbins, Mong, Jacelyn Smith, and Burris combined for blocks and Burris notched the final Sandite kill before Ruby Kelley pounded in the game-winner.

Sand Springs will get a two-round bye before playing No. 16 Choctaw (8-6) and No. 20 Enid (8-9) to finish Pool Play. The Sandites previously swept Enid 3-0 earlier this month, but they have yet to meet the Yellowjackets this season. The top two teams in each four-team pool will advance to the Gold Bracket, and the entire tournament will be played Saturday.