CPHS Volleyball: Devree Youngblood signs with Oklahoma Baptist University

Charles Page High School senior Devree Youngblood signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play volleyball at Oklahoma Baptist University. Youngblood was a four-year starter at outside hitter/middle blocker.

Youngblood led her team to an 18-14 season this year and the team put up two winning records in her career. She got an All-Conference Honorable Mention as a sophomore and made the All-Conference first team and Academic All-Conference teams the past two seasons. She made the All-Tournament teams at the 2018 Union and Broken Arrow Tournaments, and the 2019 Sand Springs, Mustang, and Union tournaments.

In her senior year Youngblood accounted for 260 kills, 12 assists, 6 solo blocks, 48 assisted blocks, 326 digs, and 38 aces. She led the team in kills and digs.

OBU is a private Baptist school in Shawnee, competing in the NCAA Division 2 level and Great American Conference. The Bison went 16-17 last season and 9-7 in conference, but are currently 24-5 and 13-2. They are led by twelfth-year head coach Anna Howle, who owns a 312-137 record.

CPHS Softball: Sabrina Usher signs with Rogers State University

Charles Page High School senior catcher Sabrina Usher signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball for Rogers State University.

Usher is a two-time Academic All-State, three-time All-District, All-Region, and All-State selection. She earned District Offensive Player of the Year for leading the Sandites to a 23-13 record and fifth-straight Regional Championship.

The team-leading hitter was .490 at the plate this year with a 1.07 slugging average and .586 on-base percentage. In her career, Usher accounted for 125 runs, 173 hits, 96 singles, 45 doubles, 6 triples, 25 home runs, 1 grand slam, 144 RBI, 5 sacrifices, 28 steals, and 5 double plays.

RSU is a public university in Claremore, Oklahoma competing at the NCAA Division 2 level in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Hillcats went 33-23 last season under fifth-year head coach Andrea Vaughan.

CPHS Softball: Makenna Skaggs signs with Rose State College

Charles Page High School senior Makenna Skaggs signed a letter of intent Wednesday morning to play softball at Rose State College.

Skaggs is a four-year Academic All-Conference selection, and two-time All-District Honorable Mention. She made the All-District first team as a junior and took home All-Region honors this past season after helping her team to a 23-13 record and fifth-consecutive Regional Championship.

The outfielder and third baseman was .289 at the plate this year with a .412 slugging average and .379 on-base percentage. In her four-year varsity career she accounted for 91 runs, 89 hits, 64 singles, 18 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs, 56 RBI, 33 sacrifices, 10 steals, and 4 double plays. She also threw 2 strikeouts in 2 innings as a freshman.

Rose State is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma, competing in the National Junior College Athletics Association Division 1. The Raiders went 21-27 last season and 25-24 in 2018 under ninth-year head coach Nickie Madden.

CPHS Basketball: Davon Richardson signs with University of Central Oklahoma

Charles Page High School senior point guard Davon Richardson signed a letter Wednesday morning to play basketball for the University of Central Oklahoma.

Richardson was named to the Frontier Valley All-Conference third team as a sophomore and first team as a junior. He also made the All-Vype and All-Region teams both years.

Richardson has started 50 games for the Sandites and has scored 718 points, leading his team on 21 occasions with 9 double-doubles and a career high 44-point performance.

Last season he averaged 8.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, and 15.7 points per game while shooting 48.9% on field goals, 29.0% on three-pointers, and 69.2% at the charity stripe.

UCO is a public university in Edmond, competing in the NCAA Division 2 level and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The Bronchos went 11-17 last season and 4-15 in conference, but were 20-10, 12-7 the year prior. They are in their first season under legendary Head Coach Bob Hoffman

Richardson will join former teammate Colt Savage, who is a sophomore at UCO, but first he has unfinished business on the Sandite court. Richardson has helped lead the Sandites to a Regional Championship and State Tournament appearance over the past two years, and the team holds a 37-16 record in that span.

The 2019-2020 season will tip off Tuesday, November 26th at 6:30 p.m. with a non-conference home game against Ponca City.

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.