CPHS Softball: Felicity Horn signs with Grayson College

Charles Page High School senior Felicity Horn signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Grayson College.

Horn was an All-District Honorable Mention and Academic All-State selection as a freshman, All-District as a sophomore, and All District and Academic All-State as a junior. She was named to the All-District and All-Region teams this year, and picked up District Defensive Player of the Year for helping the Sandites to a 23-13 record and fifth-straight Regional Championship title. She is also an All-State Alternate.

In her senior year Horn was .375 batting and .538 slugging for a .451 on-base percentage. In her career she amassed 103 runs, 114 hits, 80 singles, 25 doubles, 8 triples, 1 home run, 69 RBI, 19 sacrifices, 18 steals, and 4 double plays.

Grayson is a two-year public community college in Denison, Texas. The Vikings compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association and North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference. Grayson went 23-24 last year under Michael McBrayer.

CPHS Softball: Jordyn Pearson signs with Missouri Baptist University

Charles Page High School senior Jordyn Pearson signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball at Missouri Baptist University.

Pearson was .500 batting and slugging in her senior year, with 1 run, 2 hits, and 2 RBI on 4 at-bats, helping her team to their fifth-straight Regional Championship title.

MBU is a private Southern Baptist school in Creve Coeur, Missouri. The Spartans compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and American Midwest Conference. They went 21-22 last season and 31-22 in 2018. They have posted back-to-back 13-11 conference records. Kenneth Messer-Brooks is in his third season as head coach.

CPHS Softball: Mackenzie Bechtold signs with Connors State College

Charles Page High School senior Mackenzie Bechtold signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball at Connors State College.

Bechtold earned an All-District Honorable Mention this fall, helping the Sandites to a 23-13 record and Regional Championship title. The pitcher/first-baseman was 8-3 in the pitcher’s circle with a 3.24 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .241 batting average, .379 slugging average, and .241 on-base percentage.

In her three-year varsity career, Behctold amassed 4 runs, 7 hits, 5 singles, 1 double, 1 home run, 1 grand slam, and 7 RBI on 30 at-bats. She was in on 9 double plays and tossed 52 strikeouts in 89 innings for a career record of 12-3.

In addition to her athleticism, Bechtold also picked up accolades for her academic prowess. The Sandite made the Academic All-State team in 2018 and was Academic All-Conference this year.

Connors State is a two-year public school located in Warner, Oklahoma. The Cowgirls compete at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 level in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Connors went 16-31 last season and was 11-22 in conference play., but are only a year removed from a 36-18, 20-12 campaign. They are led by Bryan Howard in his first year. Howard owns an 89-64 collegiate coaching record with head coaching stents at Tabor College, Northern Oklahoma College at Enid, Mustang High School, and Washington High School.

CPHS Football Rewind: 2019 sees improved defense and young but talented offense

The Charles Page High School varsity football team ended their season in a 34-7 loss to No. 5 Booker T. Washington Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

The Sandites closed out the year with the No. 13 ranking in the 16-team Class 6A-II. They were 2-8 overall and 1-6 in district action, their worst marks since 2010 when they were 1-9, 1-6.

The team’s 163 points scored were their fewest since 2004, when they put up 161 in an 0-10 campaign. Their 382 points allowed were the most since that same season.

The team failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year.

The season had its high points. Daren Hawkins snapped a 33-game scoreless dry spell for the Sandite defense, scoring on an 83-yard pick six. The defense also snapped a 37-game streak without a shutout. The team came up with fourteen turnovers this year, compared to eight in 2018. They also matched last season’s tackles for loss, sacks, and pass breakups.

The team is also only graduating a handful of impact players and will return a lot of experience.

The senior class only accounted for 20% of the team’s passing yardage, 37% of receiving yards, 28% of rushing yards, 29% of kick return yards, 37% of tackles, 15% of tackles for loss, 13% of sacks, and 18% of turnovers.

The biggest losses will be Jerret Haley at defensive back, Jacob Snodgrass at wide receiver, and linemen Riley Magee and Josh Fincannon.

Recap

The Sandites kicked off the season with a 41-7 loss to Mansfield Summit High School, who is 7-3 and headed to the Texas 6A playoffs. The game marked the second installment of what organizers hope to be an annual Border Brawl between the Mansfield School District’s five high school, and the Frontier Valley Conference teams based around Tulsa.

The team bounced back against Putnam City (1-9) with a 35-0 shutout. Pennington earned his first career start and was 13-21-184-0 with four touchdowns. Game three was another loss, 50-20 to Greenwood (9-1), the No. 1 team in Arkansas 6A who is looking for their third-straight State title.

Sand Springs picked up their second and final win of the year on Homecoming, 21-19 against Shawnee. Although the Wolves only ended the season 2-8, one of those wins was an upset of undefeated eventual District Runner-Up Muskogee.

The Sandites ended the year on a six-game losing streak 54-6 to Muskogee (8-2), 54-34 to Bartlesville (3-7), 24-14 to Ponca City (5-5), 75-0 to Bixby (10-0), 31-19 to Sapulpa (6-4), and 34-7 to Washington (6-4).

Of the eight teams to beat the Sandites, only one ended the year with a losing record, and only two failed to make the playoffs.

Stats

The Sandites averaged 6.2 yards per pass attempt, 12.7 yards per completion, 2.6 yards per carry, and 4.3 yards per play. They converted on 34% of third down attempts and 47% of fourth downs. They scored on 21% of possessions and 59% of red zone penetrations, and were 0-for-4 on two-point plays.

The Sandite Defense held its foes to 8.7 yards per pass, 13.7 yards per completion, 4.8 yards per carry, and 6.2 yards per play. They prevented scores on 52% of their opponents’ possessions and 24% of red zone penetrations. They stopped 52% of third downs attempts and 44% of fourth downs. Their opponents were 3-of-7 on two-point conversions. They also gave up less yards per play than last season.

Sand Springs struggled with penalties on all three sides of the ball, giving up 300 more yards than last year, but cleaned it up a bit later in the season. The offense averaged 4 penalties for 32 yards, defense was 4-46, and special teams were 1-12 for 90 yards per game. The defense gave up 22 first-downs this season on penalties.

The Sandites averaged a solid 19.8 yards per kick return and 9.7 per punt return, both of which are improvements over last year. They struggled in kick coverage, giving up 19.1 yards per kick return and 22.7 yards per punt return.

Sand Springs finished with the No. 13 offense, No. 10 scoring defense, and No. 14 defense in points allowed. They have the No. 14 point differential in Class 6A-II.

Average Sandite Box Score
Points: CPHS 16, Opponents 38.
First Downs: CPHS 13, Opp 16.
Fumbles/Lost: CPHS 2/1, Opp 2/1.
Penalties: CPHS 9-90, Opp 10-92.
C-A-Y-I: CPHS 13-27-170-1, Opp 14-22-191-1.
Rushing: CPHS 31-79, Opp 36-175.
Offense: CPHS 58-249, Opp 59-366.

Final District 6A-II-2 Standing
7-0 Bixby (+105)
5-2 Muskogee (+43)
5-2 Booker T. Washington (+59)
3-4 Sapulpa (-9)
3-4 Bartlesville (-24)
3-4 Ponca City (-25)
1-6 Sand Springs (-80)
1-6 Shawnee (-68)

Season Statistics

Passing
Ty Pennington 115-231-1435-3, 13TD, Long 73.
Braden Foster 19-43-260-3, 1TD, Long 41.

Receiving
Keaton Campbell 45-693, 3TD, Long 73.
Jacob Snodgrass 38-466, 6TD, Long 41.
Jamon Sisco 15-238, 4TD, Long 36.
Justin Roe 6-64, Long 35.
Braden Foster 8-56, Long 15.
Daren Hawkins 6-47, 1TD, Long 17.
Jacob Blevins 5-46, Long 22.
Trey Wilkerson 6-44, 1TD, Long 15.
Blake Jones 3-38, Long 22.
Tyyee Atkison 2-3, Long 7.

Rushing
Blake Jones 106-385, 1TD, Long 24.
Trey Wilkerson 61-202, 2TD, Long 16.
Tyyee Atkison 47-162, Long 50.
Alex Turner 6-63, 1TD, Long 39.
Jacob Snodgrass 13-30, 3TD, Long 16.
Jamon Sisco 3-16, Long 19.
Joseph Mattison 4-12, Long 5.
Cody Ross 4-1, Long 2.
Braden Foster 10-(-14), Long 8.
Ty Pennington 52-(-33), 1TD, Long 14.

PAT
Zach Heinen 19/20.

Punt-AVG
Zach Heinen 45-30.7, Long 38.

Kick-AVG
Zach Heinen 34-35.2, Long 56.

Punt Return
Keaton Campbell 3-29, Long 17.

Kick Return
Keaton Campbell 19-340, Long 30.
Jacob Snodgrass 9-190, Long 39.
Jamon Sisco 5-163, Long 59.
Justin Roe 3-36, Long 22.
Blake Jones 1-11, Long 11.

Interceptions
Jerret Haley 2-50.
Bryson Chase 2.
Daren Hawkins 1-83, 1TD.

Pass Breakups
Jerret Haley 8.
Bryson Chase 5.
Caden Harris 2.
Landon Hendricks 2.
Drake Fain 1.
Brooks Dudley 1.
Riley Magee 1.
Ethan Sartin 1.

Fumble Recoveries
Bryson Chase 2.
Brooks Dudley 1.
Caden Harris 1.
Landon Hendricks 1.
Jacinto Rodriguez 1.

Forced Fumbles
Jerret Haley 2.
Landon Hendricks 1.

Tackles
Jerret Haley 65 solo, 20 assisted, 85 total.
Brooks Dudley 18 solo, 34 assisted, 52 total.
Lane Webster 21 solo, 11 assisted, 32 total.
Sango Whitehorn 20 solo, 11 assisted, 31 total.
Caden Harris 20 solo, 10 assisted, 30 total.
Trey Wilkerson 18 solo, 8 assisted, 26 total.
Drake Fain 11 solo, 14 assisted, 25 total.
Ethan Sartin 9 solo, 13 assisted, 22 total.
Riley Magee 11 solo, 10 assisted, 21 total.
Landon Hendricks 18 solo, 2 assisted, 20 total.
Conner Light 12 solo, 7 assisted, 19 total.
Alex Favela 10 solo, 8 assisted, 18 total.
Bryson Chase 10 solo, 6 assisted, 16 total.
Braden Foster 10 solo, 5 assisted, 15 total.
Daren Hawkins 8 solo, 3 assisted, 11 total.
Gabe Brown 6 solo 4 assisted, 10 total.
Jamon Sisco 7 solo, 1 assisted, 8 total.
Micah Calico 4 solo, 3 assisted, 7 total.
Jaiden Wheeler 3 solo, 3 assisted, 6 total.
Thomas Naugle 2 solo, 2 assisted, 4 total.
Asher Beard 2 solo 1, assisted, 3 total.
Chase White 3 solo.
Zach Heinen 1 solo, 2 assisted, 3 total.
Keaton Campbell 1 solo, 1 assisted, 2 total.
Blake Jones 2 assisted.
Nicolas Hancock 2 solo.
Jose Gurrero 1 solo, 1 assisted, 2 total.
Jacob Snodgrass, 1 solo.
Nate Caseboldt 1 solo.
Ryder Barnes 1 solo.
Isaac Euler 1 solo.
Zach Bitsko 1 solo.
Matthew Smith 1 assisted.
Hudson Shelton 1 solo.
Nathan Tavaglione 1 solo.
Caleb Woodmansee 1 solo.
Terik Meschkat 1 assisted.

Tackles For Loss
Lane Webster 10-50.
Alex Favela 7-13.
Drake Fain 3-9.
Riley Magee 3-9.
Landon Hendricks 3-7.
Brooks Dudley 3-5.
2-4 Jerret Haley.
Ethan Sartin 2-2.
Caden Harris 1-13.
Gabe Brown 1-4.
Terik Meschkat 1-4.
Bryson Chase 1-3.
Ryder Barnes 1-3.
Conner Light 1-2.
Chase White 1-2.
Nathan Tavaglione 1-2.
Jamon Sisco 1-1.
Jaiden Wheeler 1-1.

Sacks
Lane Webster 4-34.
Caden Harris 1-13.
Drake Fain 1-4.
Terik Meschkat 1-4.
Nathan Tavaglione 1-2.
Conner Light 1-1.

Senior Career Stats

Passing
Cody Ross 249-418-4443-16, 45TD.*
Braden Foster 21-46-346-3, 3TD, Long 45.

Receiving
Jacob Snodgrass 58-690, 9TD, Long 41.
Braden Foster 19-222, 1TD, Long 44.
Justin Roe 8-134, 1TD, Long 40.
Trey Wilkerson 9-66, 1TD, Long 15.

Rushing
Cody Ross 242-1445, 29TD.*
Trey Wilkerson 163-677, 6TD, Long 42.
Jacob Snodgrass 15-49, 3TD, Long 16.
Braden Foster 10-(-14), Long 8.

Kick Return
Jacob Snodgrass 22-386, Long 39.
Justin Roe 6-67, Long 22.
Cody Ross 1-46.*

Interceptions
Jerret Haley 2-50.
Ethan Sartin 1-0.

Pass Breakups
Jerret Haley 14.
Riley Magee 2.
Ethan Sartin 1.

Tackles
Jerret Haley 110 solo, 41 assisted, 151 total.
Trey Wilkerson 22 solo, 10 assisted, 32 total.
Riley Magee 15 solo, 17 assisted, 32 total.
Ethan Sartin 9 solo, 13 assisted, 22 total.
Cody Ross, 19 solo.*
Braden Foster 10 solo, 5 assisted, 15 total.
Thomas Naugle 2 solo, 2 assisted, 4 total.
Jacob Snodgrass 2 solo.
Nicolas Hancock 2 solo.
Nathan Tavaglione 1 solo.
Matthew Smith 1 assisted.

Tackles For Loss
Riley Magee 7-20.
Jerret Haley 3-10.
Ethan Sartin 2-2.
Nathan Tavaglione 1-2.

Sacks
Nathan Tavaglione 1-2.

Forced Fumbles
Jerret Haley 2.

Fumble Recoveries
2 Cody Ross.*

*Cody Ross transferred from Berryhill for his senior season.

Sandite Resume under Coach Kinard (2007-2019)

Record: 65-75 (with three forfeited wins).
District Record: 42-47 (with one forfeited win).
Playoff Record: 4-7.
Home Record: 34-30.
Best Record: 8-3 (2012), went 7-5 in 2015 with two forfeited wins and one game canceled with an 18-7 Sandite lead due to weather. Sand Springs made the State Finals that season.
Worst Record: 1-9 (2010).
Highest-scoring team: 38.8 PPG (2008).
Lowest-scoring team: 16.3 PPG (2019).
Least points allowed: 14.9 PPG (2015).
Most points allowed: 38.2 PPG (2019).
Shutout wins: 5.
Biggest Win: 63-6 vs. Nathan Hale (9/5/2014).
Biggest Loss: 75-0 vs. Bixby (10/25/2019).

Sandite Alumni Report: Fall sports wrapping up, lots of Sandites see action

Gloria Mutiri was the No. 2 scorer on her team in a 3-0 loss to Iowa State.

Volleyball

Kansas State University (8-15, 3-8) fell 3-0 to Iowa State (16-8, 7-5) last week in sets of 25-21, 25-20, and 25-18. Sophomore Gloria Mutiri played all three sets and recorded 5 kills, 1 solo block, and 2 digs as the second-highest scoring player on her team. The Wildcats will travel to No. 1 Texas (17-2, 11-0) Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Men’s Golf

University of Denver sophomore Carson Griggs finished the fall season with an even performance for 31st place at the Hoakalei Country Club Invitational in Hawaii, helping his team to a ninth-place finish. The Pioneers will return to action in the spring at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate tournament in Mobile Alabama on February 10th.

Men’s Soccer

Former Sandite and Men’s Head Coach at Oral Roberts University, Ryan Bush has led the No. 20 ranked Golden Eagles to a 13-3 record thus far in the season. ORU will play at Denver in the first round of the Summit League Championship Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University (16-3) won a KCAC Conference Quarterfinal match 9-1 against Southwestern (10-9). Next up is fourth-seeded York College (13-6) Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in Wichita. Sandite Ignacio Garcia is a freshman on the team.

Women’s Soccer

The Oral Roberts University soccer team coached by former Sandite Roger Bush ended the season with a 6-9-4 record following a 1-0 loss to South Dakota State in the Summit League Championship semifinals. Sandite Brooklyn Eardley started sixteen games this season, primarily as a defender.

Southwestern Christian University finished the year 6-9-1 following a 4-0 loss to Texas Wesleyan (13-5). Junior Megan Deshazo finished the season with 9 goals and 3 assists.

Northern Oklahoma College at Tonkawa ended its season with an 8-8-2 record last weekend after a 1-0 loss to Seminole State College (19-0-3) in the first round of the NJCAA Region 2 Tournament. Sophomore Emma Peak scored two goals and one assist on the season, with a brace against the University of Arkansas at Rich Mountain (2-12-3).

Oklahoma City University (9-9) was eliminated in the first round of the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament with a 1-0 loss to Mid-American Christian University (12-4-1) to end the season. Sophomore goalie Abigail Banks saw action in two matches this season.

Missouri University of Science and Technology senior Kayla Foster ended the season with a bang, scoring both goals in a 2-1 upset at Southern Indiana (10-6-1). The Miners went 6-8-3 this year, and Foster scored 6 goals and 1 assist with 17 starts.

Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field

Colby Community College placed tenth at the NJCAA National Championships Saturday, and crowned a national champion. Ian Baustert is a sophomore on the team, but hasn’t seen action this year. He is also on the Track and Field team, which has not released its spring schedule yet.

The Oral Roberts University Track and Field team will kick off the season Friday, December 6th at the Bob Timmons Challenge in Lawrence, Kansas. Freshman Mitchell Mefford will throw discus and shot put for the Golden Eagles.

The Savannah College of Art and Design won its fifth-straight Sun Conference Championship Saturday. Freshman Jacob Smith placed 47th in the 8-kilometer run in 29:22.58. SCAD will return to action at the NAIA National Championships Friday, November 22nd in Vancouver.

The U.S. Air Force Academy placed fifth at the Mountain West Conference Championships. Freshman Aden Baughman did not see action. The Falcons will compete at the NCAA Mountain Regional Friday in Salt Lake City.

Women’s Cross Country / Track and Field

Grand Canyon University placed third at the Western Athletic Conference Championships, but junior Cheyenne Walden did not see action. The Antelopes will compete at the NCAA West Regional Friday in Colfax, Washington.

Southern Nazarene University placed 31st at the NCAA Division 2 Central Regional Championship, ending their season. Sara Abbet ran her last race at the Great American Conference Championship, in which SNU finished eighth. The Sandite was 118th in the run with a 5K time of 24:47.1.

Baseball

Seminole State College broke ground on a new athletic facility recently. The $7.25 million Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex will eventually be home to the Trojan Baseball team, featuring freshman Cal Watkins. Seminole Baseball will kick off Monday, February 3rd at Bacone College.

Freshman Kyler Copeland will make his college debut at the College of the Ozarks this spring. The Bobcats have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Eastern Oklahoma State College will begin their 2020 season Tuesday, February 11th at Carl Albert State College. John Miller will be in his freshman season with the Mountaineers.

The Northern Oklahoma College Enid Jets will start the 2020 season Saturday, February 1st with a double-header against Northeast Community College. The Jets feature freshman Cale Savage.

The University of Central Oklahoma picked up two Sandite transfers for the coming season. Junior pitcher Jake Terry from the University of Oklahoma, and Jacob Bailey from Seminole State College. The Bronchos have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Softball

Kennedy “Goose” Salyers is in her senior year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The Savage Storm will kick off the season February 1st at Texas Women’s University.

Jacie Taber will kick off her freshman campaign at Missouri State University on Friday, February 7th against Mississippi State in the NFCA Lead-Off Classic at Clearwater, Florida.

Destanie Garrett will be a freshman at Southwestern Christian University this spring. The Eagles have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma has yet to release its 2020 schedule. Madelyn Blair will be a freshman this year.

Jessica Schuler is in her senior year at Northeastern State University, and Cameron Clemons is a freshman. The RiverHawks will begin their season Friday, February 7th at the Harding Invitational against Harding and Midwestern State.

Oklahoma State University went 7-0 in the fall season and junior Sydney Pennington was on fire offensively. The Cowgirls have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Rogers State University will travel to Gulf Shores Alabama to start their season Friday, January 31st. Sandite All-State selection Kimi Presnell will be a freshman this year.

Freshman Elizabeth Luttrell will play for Cowley County Community College this spring. The Tigers have yet to release their 2020 schedule.

Former All-State Sandite Joely Rogers is entering her second season as the Coffeyville Community College pitching coach. The Red Ravens will take on North Arkansas College in a double-header Saturday, February 8th.

Men’s Tennis

Oklahoma Baptist University will feature freshman Logan Bateman this coming season. Bateman saw action in one pre-season tournament. The 2020 schedule has yet to be released.

Sandite Alumni Report: Riley Weir and Cody Karstetter medal at first tournaments

Sand Springs State Champion Riley Weir took bronze in his collegiate debut with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College freshman Riley Weir (5-1) made his college debut with a third-place performance in the freshman/sophomore 125-pound bracket at the University of Central Oklahoma Open.

Weir recorded two falls, a major decision, and a decision in the tournament, outscoring his foes 48-20. His only loss was a semifinal pin by eventual champion Dallas Wilson. The former Sandite only trailed 4-3 going into the third period before getting stuck on a reversal.

No. 6 ranked NEO will return to action at the Grand View Open in Des Moines Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Weir has earned the No. 8 spot in the 125-pound NJCAA rankings from Intermat Wrestling.

University of Central Oklahoma senior Cody Karstetter (3-1, 41-11) placed second in the 125-pound Open bracket at the UCO Open. He outscored his first two opponents 17-0 with a pin and a major decision before falling 10-1 to Oklahoma State Senior and three-time Big 12 Champion Nick Piccininni.

Karstetter also picked up an 8-3 decision in No. 13 UCO’s 41-3 win over Drury (0-1) in the first dual of the season. The Bronchos will compete at the Lindenwood Open Saturday, November 23rd.

Oklahoma State University sophomore and Big 12 Champion Daton Fix (40-2) is taking an Olympic Redshirt this season to focus on his freestyle development. The Olympic Trials will be held April 4-5 in University Park, Pennsylvania.