CPHS Volleyball: Sandites beat Rejoice Christian 2-0, place 5th at Holland Hall

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The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (7-8) hit a hiccup this weekend at the Holland Hall Invitational, going 2-4 for fifth place out seven teams.

On Friday they beat Okay 3-1 before falling 3-0 to Holland Hall and Cascia Hall. On Saturday they lost 3-2 to Claremore and 3-0 to Christian Heritage before rallying with a 2-0 sweep of Rejoice Christian in the final round.

SEE RELATED: Sandites go 1-2 at Holland Hall Friday, beat Okay 3-1.

Against Claremore they barely lost the first set 25-23 in a back and forth affair that saw twelve tie scores and seven lead changes. Jacelyn Smith and Payton Robbins scored three kills apiece in the set but took their last lead at 21-19 before the Zebras surged ahead for the win.

The Sandites won the next set 25-22. They jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead before Claremore went on a five-point run to make it 8-6. The Zebras stayed out front till 14-14 and the set tied six times before Sand Springs took the lead for good at 18-17. Layla Lenex and Sophie Singleton capped the win with a block.

Sand Springs won nine-straight rallies in set three for a 9-1 lead and though the Zebras cut it as close as 16-10, they never managed to tie it up and the Sandites coasted to a 25-16 win.

Game four was another close one at 25-23. Claremore won six in a row for the 7-4 lead and the Sandites didn’t tie it up again till 21-21 with a kill from Lenex. They traded blows till 23-23 before the Zebras secured the win. They only led twice in the tie-breaker set and after tying it at 12-12, Claremore won the final three points.

Smith and Robbins led the Sandites with 14 kills apiece in the first five-set match of the season for Sand Springs. Lenex was close behind with 11 kills, Jentry Hughes had 31 assists, and Madison Blaylock had 24 digs.

Match two was a clean sweep for Christian Heritage, who won sets of 25-10, 25-11, and 25-19. Smith served a pair of aces for the 3-1 lead in game one, but the Crusaders battled back and never again gave up the lead. The first two sets both ended on seven-point runs for Heritage. Game three was more competitive as the Sandites opened on a 4-0 run with an ace from Hughes and kills from Smith and Robbins, but the Crusaders responded with a six-point run and never trailed again. Robbins led the team with seven kills, Hughes had 11 assists, and Blaylock made 20 digs in the loss.

The final match of the round-robin tournament was delayed nearly two hours on Saturday so the teams agreed to play a best-of-three match instead of best-of-five. The Sandites won sets of 27-25 and 25-22 against Rejoice Christian (4-15) in the de facto fifth place match.

After Singleton scored the opening point of the match, Rejoice went on a four-point run and didn’t give up the lead till the very end. The Eagles scored five in a row for their biggest lead at 21-16, but the Sandites battled back to tie it three times before taking the lead at 25-24. Robbins scored back-to-back kills for the win.

The Sandites led for the majority of the second set, but both teams had their hot streaks. Olivia Dewitt scored a pair of aces in a six-point run for the Sandites at 12-6, but the Eagles had a five-point streak of their own to tie it at 14-14. It was back and forth from there but the Eagles took their last lead at 22-21 before Robbins scored a kill and Singleton made a block en rout to the win.

Robbins led the way yet again with nine kills, followed by Lenex with six. Blaylock had 12 digs and Hughes had 14 assists.

Sandite Volleyball will look to get back to a .500 record when they visit Sapulpa (7-9) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. They previously beat the Chieftains 2-1 at the Sandite Invitational, but this match will count towards Frontier Valley Conference standings. Both teams are 0-2 in league play.

Tournament Results
Cascia Hall 3-0 Claremore
Cascia Hall 3-0 Rejoice Christian
Cascia Hall 3-0 Sand Springs
Cascia Hall 3-0 Holland Hall
Cascia Hall 3-0 Okay
Cascia Hall 3-2 Christian Heritage
Christian Heritage 3-0 Claremore
Christian Heritage 3-0 Rejoice Christian
Christian Heritage 3-0 Sand Springs
Christian Heritage 3-0 Okay
Christian Heritage 3-1 Holland Hall
Holland Hall 3-0 Okay
Holland Hall 3-0 Rejoice Christian
Holland Hall 3-0 Sand Springs
Holland Hall 3-0 Claremore
Claremore 3-1 Rejoice Christian
Claremore 3-1 Okay
Claremore 3-2 Sand Springs
Sand Springs 2-0 Rejoice Christian
Sand Springs 3-1 Okay
Rejoice Christian 3-0 Okay

Team Standings
6-0 Cascia Hall (11-2)
5-1 Christian Heritage (10-3)
4-2 Holland Hall (9-5)
3-3 Claremore (3-5)
2-4 Sand Springs (7-8)
1-5 Rejoice Christian (4-15)
0-6 Okay (2-9)

Claremore 3-2 CPHS (25-23, 22-25, 16-25, 25-23, 15-12)
Kills: Claremore 54, CPHS 47.
Blocks: Claremore 4, CPHS 5.
Aces: Claremore 5, CPHS 8.
Errors: Claremore 48, CPHS 40.

Kills: Smith 14, Robbins 14, Lenex 11, Singleton 4, Hughes 2, Blaylock 1, Holland 1.
Assists: Hughes 26, Blaylock 3.
Assisted Blocks: Singleton 5, Smith 3, Lenex 2.
Digs: Blaylock 24, Fahland 15, Hughes 10, Smith 8, Robbins 7, Dewitt 5, Richey 2, Singleton 2, Morrow 1, Holland 1.
Aces: Hughes 4, Blaylock 2, Fahland 1, Smith 1.

Christian Heritage 3-0 CPHS (25-10, 25-11, 25-19)
Kills: Heritage 39, CPHS 19.
Blocks: Heritage 8.
Aces: Heritage 8, CPHS 7.
Errors: Heritage 14, CPHS 20.

Kills: Robbins 7, Lenex 4, Smith 4, Dewitt 1, Holland 1, Morrow 1, Singleton 1.
Assists: Hughes 11, Wright 3, Blaylock 2.
Digs: Blaylock 20, Robbins 8, Hughes 6, Fahland 5, Dewitt 4, Holland 1, Smith 1.
Aces: Smith 2, Dewitt 1, Fahland 1, Hughes 1, Beckner 1, Robbins 1.

CPHS 2-0 Rejoice Christian (27-25, 25-22)
Kills: CPHS 26, Rejoice 21.
Blocks: CPHS 6, Rejoice 2.
Aces: CPHS 5, Rejoice 3.
Errors: CPHS 21, Rejoice 15.

Kills: Robbins 9, Lenex 6, Singleton 3, Smith 3, Holland 3, Dewitt 1, Hughes 1.
Assists: Hughes 14, Wright 3, Lenex 1, Blaylock 1.
Solo Blocks: Smith 1, Lenex 1, Singleton 1.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 2, Holland 1, Smith 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1.
Digs: Blaylock 12, Fahland 8, Dewitt 4, Hughes 4, Smith 2, Robbins 2.
Aces: Dewitt 2, Fahland 1, Smith 1, Robbins 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites go 1-2 at Holland Hall Friday, beat Okay 3-1

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (6-6) went 1-2 Friday at the Holland Hall Tournament, winning their first match 3-1 against Okay (2-4) before falling 3-0 to Holland Hall (6-2) and Cascia Hall (8-2).

In the match against Okay, the Mustangs won the first set 25-21, thanks in part to twelve errors from the Sandites, who struggled with mistakes throughout the tournament. The game was competitive with four lead changes and five tie-scores, but the Mustangs pulled ahead for good after a four-rally run gave them the 16-13 advantage. Payton Robbins kept the Sandites alive with five kills and two aces in the set.

In game two the Mustangs surged back from a 5-1 deficit to a 9-7 lead before Sand Springs won five-straight rallies and Jacelyn Smith scored a kill to make it 12-9. Robbins and Smith scored four kills apiece in the set and Madison Blaylock had two aces in the 25-17 victory.

Game three was another back and forth affair early on before the Sandites pulled ahead with a five-rally run at 21-15. Layla Lenex showed off with four kills in the 25-18 win. The final game was a blowout for the Sandites who took a 22-10 lead and sent in the backups to coast to a 25-14 win. Charley Fahland served up three aces and Lenex had three more kills in the final set. Robbins led all scorers with 16 kills and two aces in the match.

Holland Hall capitalized on Sandite errors for a pair of 25-12 wins, and looked like they might run away with the third set as well, but Sand Springs battled back to force a close one. After losing eight-straight rallies to trail 12-5, the Sandites buckled down and tied it up at 24-24 with a four-point streak capped by a block from Sophie Singleton before falling 26-24. Robbins led the Sandites with seven kills and Lenex had six.

Cascia Hall won sets of 25-15, 25-21, and 25-10 to wrap up the day. Robbins once again led the Sandites with five kills. The Commandos posted 41 kills in the dominant win.

Jentry Hughes had one of the most impressive Sandite performances of the day. Hughes took over setting duties after Tehya Johnson suffered an injury in the Sandite Invitational. Hughes recorded 24 assists against Okay, 10 against Holland Hall, and 12 against Cascia, along with 21 digs and nine kills in the tournament so far.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action Saturday with a 10:30 a.m. match against Claremore (0-4), followed by matches against Christian Heritage (7-2) at 1:30 p.m. and Rejoice Christian (2-10) at 3:00 p.m. The first match will be played in the middle school gym, and the other two will be in the upper school gym.

CPHS 3-1 Okay
(21-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-15)
Kills: CPHS 44, Okay 29.
Blocks: CPHS 4, Okay 2.
Aces: CPHS 16, Okay 3.
Errors: CPHS 41, Okay 32.

Kills: Robbins 16, Lenex 8, Smith 6, Singleton 5, Hughes 4, Holland 4, Blaylock 1.
Assists: Hughes 24, Wright 3, Lenex 2, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Holland 3, Lenex 3, Smith 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1.
Digs: Blaylock 13, Robbins 9, Hughes 7, Fahland 7, Dewitt 5, Smith 2, Lenex 1, Holland 1, Wright 1, Horton 1.
Aces: Fahland 4, Blaylock 3, Smith 3, Dewitt 3, Robbins 2, Hughes 1.

Holland Hall 3-0 CPHS
(25-12, 25-12, 26-24)
Kills: Holland 32, CPHS 18.
Blocks: CPHS 7, Holland 3.
Aces: Holland 9, CPHS 3.
Errors: CPHS 32, Holland 20.

Kills: Robbins 7, Lenex 6, Smith 2, Holland 2, Hughes 1.
Assists: Hughes 10, Wright 3, Blaylock 1, Singleton 1.
Solo Blocks: Singleton 2, Lenex 1.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 3, Singleton 2, Hughes 1, Robbins 1, Horton 1.
Digs: Blaylock 19, Hughes 6, Dewitt 6, Fahland 5, Robbins 3, Singleton 1, Lenex 1, Horton 1.
Aces: Blaylock 2, Singleton 1.

Cascia Hall 3-0 CPHS
(25-15, 25-21, 25-12)
Kills: Cascia 41, CPHS 18.
Blocks: CPHS 4, Cascia 3.
Aces: Cascia 5, CPHS 3.
Errors: CPHS 26, Cascia 23.

Kills: Robbins 5, Hughes 4, Singleton 3, Holland 3, Lenex 2, Smith 1.
Assists: Hughes 12, Fahland 1.
Solo Blocks: Smith 1, Lenex 1.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 2, Singleton 1, Holland 1.
Digs: Blaylock 20, Dewitt 11, Hughes 8, Robbins 4, Smith 2, Holland 1.
Aces: Hughes 1, Blaylock 1, Fahland 1.

CPHS Softball: Sandites beat Stillwater 12-2 and Fort Gibson 11-3

Madison Lee was a perfect 7-for-7 at the plate on Friday.

The Charles Page High School varsity fast pitch team (11-1) snapped back from its first loss of the season with a pair of easy wins over Stillwater (6-3) and Fort Gibson (0-6) Friday at the Stillwater Festival. The girls batted well over .500 in both games to run-rule both opponents in under seven innings.

Against Stillwater they took an 8-0 lead before allowing the host team on the board, and ultimately racked up 14 hits, six of which earned extra bases. Madison Lee and Drew Hawkins were a perfect three-for-three at the plate.

Jaden Jordan kicked things off with an RBI double in the first, then came in on a single from Aliyah Taff. Hawkins and Nataley Crawford scored on sacrifice bunts from Lee and Avery Tanner in the second inning, then Raegan Rector hit an RBI double to make it 5-0.

The Sandites loaded the bases in the third. Crawford hit a two-run single and Tanner had an RBI double to make it 8-0 before the Pioneers finally got on the board in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single from Addyson Brown.

Lee scored Hawkins with a double in the fifth, and Alex Griffin responded for Stillwater by scoring on an error. The Sandites had another explosive inning in the sixth, capitalizing on a pair of walks. Kelsi Hilton doubled then Hawkins tripled and scored on an error for the ten-run lead. Stillwater managed two hits in the bottom of the inning, but Taff threw a pair of strikeouts and Olivia Alexander made the throw to second to catch Makenzi Swick on an attempted steal.

Taff (7-1, 24-15) got the win in the pitcher’s circle with six hits, four strikeouts, one walk, and no earned runs. Kendyl Prichard received the loss with eight hits, five strikeouts, and three walks in four innings, while Swick threw six hits and one walk in two innings.

The Sandites repeated their 14-hit performance against Fort Gibson, and this time they did it in only five innings. Lee had yet another perfect game, this time going four-for-four with two doubles. A six-run first inning left the Tigers in the dust.

Lee singled for the first hit of the game, then scored on a triple from Tanner, who in turn scored on a ground out from Rector. Hawkins hit an RBI double, Mackenzie Burks and Hilton hit RBI singles, then Lee rounded out the batting order with an RBI double to make it 6-0.

Hawkins brought in Rector with an RBI single in the second, then it was the Tigers’ turn to shine. Kelly Hanna drew a walk and scored on a ground out from Erica Hornback. Graci Williams doubled and scored on a home run from Baleigh James to cut the score to 7-3, but those would be the only runs of the game for Fort Gibson.

Lee, Rector, and Jordan all doubled in the bottom of the third, and Tanner had a single as the Sandites pushed their lead to 10-3. Crawford scored the final run in the bottom of the fifth, coming in on a ground out from Rector on the last play of the game.

Crawford (4-0, 7-2) continued her undefeated season in the circle with four hits, five strikeouts, and two walks in five innings. Nia Polzin took the loss with 14 hits, two strikeouts, and three walks.

Sandite softball will return to action Monday at 5:30 p.m. with a district home game against Jenks (2-3, 1-0). Sand Springs is 2-0 in district play.

CPHS Softball: Sandites roll Lincoln Christian 11-1, lose to Coweta in extra inning

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (9-1) started its season on the best undefeated run in many years, but after beating Lincoln Christian 11-1 in the first game of the Rogers State University festival, they fell 5-4 to Coweta in an international tiebreaker Thursday afternoon.

Against Lincoln Christian (2-7) they needed only four innings to secure the win. Nataley Crawford (3-0, 6-2) got the start and win in the pitcher’s circle, throwing four hits, four strikeouts, and two walks in three innings. Raegan Rector made her season pitching debut with two strikeouts in relief.

The girls wasted no time in jumping out to a commanding lead, scoring six runs in the bottom of the first inning. Madison Lee capitalized on a walk with two stolen bases and scored the first run on an error. Rector and Jaden Jordan also drew walks and came in on a double from Aliyah Taff, who went on to score on a wild pitch. Drew Hawkins singled, Lauren Hammock walked, and Nately Crawford brought them both in on a single before the inning came to a close.

The Bulldogs put two runners on base in the second, but both were stranded after Crawford struck out the next three batters. Rector hit a double in the bottom of the inning, then scored on a triple from Taff. Taff scored on an error to make it 8-0.

Adyson Roberts hit a single in the third, took third on a double from Mackenzie Kelley, then stole home to avert the shutout, but Sand Springs went right back to scoring in the bottom of the inning. Lee scored on a single from Avery Tanner, who came in on a passed ball to make it 10-1. Lee finished the game off with an RBI single to score Lauren Hammock and the game ended mid-inning.

Roberts got the loss for the Bulldogs, throwing eight hits, four strikeouts, and eight walks in 3.1 innings.

The loss to Coweta was nearly a come-from-behind victory as the girls scored three runs in the top of the seventh for a 4-3 advantage. The Tigers forced extra innings, however, and won it in an international tiebreaker.

Lee and Jordan hit a pair of doubles in the top of the first for the 1-0 lead, but Kayley Lott doubled in Chaney Helton to tie it. The Sandites stranded seven runners over the next four innings and Coweta took the lead in the bottom of the fifth with three singles and a pair of runs from Helton and Sherri Mason.

Lee kicked off a Sandite rally in the seventh with a single, then Tanner hit a double to put the team in scoring position. Rector hit a two-run double, then scored on a single from Jordan for the lead. Coweta wouldn’t go down without a fight, however, and put together four singles with a run from Karley Mcnamee to force an extra inning.

In the tiebreaker inning, both teams started their at-bats with a runner on second. The Sandites failed to land a hit and left Kelsi Hilton stranded on third, while Holcomb tagged up on a line out from Denton to secure the win.

Taff (6-1, 23-15) took her first loss of the season with twelve hits, no walks, and seven strikeouts. Braedyn Sheofee got the win with ten hits, two walks, and two strikeouts.

Sandite softball will look to kick off a new win streak Friday at 10:00 a.m. when they play Stillwater (6-2) in the first round of the Stillwater Festival. They will also play Deer Creek (4-2) at 12:00 p.m.

CPHS Softball: Sandites throttle Sapulpa 15-2, Kelsi Hilton hits home run

Jaden Jordan went five-for-five at the plate Tuesday against Sapulpa. Click here to view full photo gallery.

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (8-0, 2-0) continued its undefeated start to the season with a 15-2 trouncing of Highway 97 rival Sapulpa (0-3, 0-3) Tuesday afternoon on the road. The Chieftains led 2-1 after four innings, but the Sandites found their rhythm in the fifth and exploded to a dominant win. Sand Springs is one of only three undefeated teams left in Class 6A, and leads the class in wins.

Sand Springs recorded 24 hits in the district win, with a perfect five-for-five performance from sophomore Jaden Jordan. Raegan Rector was a perfect four-for-four, and freshman Kelsi Hilton hit her first high school home run.

The Sandites loaded the bases in the top of the first but Rector was called out for offensive interference, bringing the Chieftains to bat. Sierra Hughes hit an RBI double and Hailey Dye scored on a sacrifice. In the top of the second Drew Hawkins tagged up on a fly ball from Olivia Alexander to get the visitors on the board.

The teams went scoreless till the top of the fifth when Rector and Jordan singled, then both came home on a double from Aliyah Taff. Hilton hit an RBI single and scored on an error, then Madison Lee hit an RBI double to score Lauren Hammock for the 6-2 advantage.

Jordan hit an RBI triple in the sixth, followed by an RBI double from Taff. Taff scored on a ground out from Hilton to make it 9-2. Rector added a two-run double in the seventh, Jordan hit an RBI single, then Hilton smacked the three-run dinger over the center field fence for the final runs of the game.

Taff (6-0, 23-14) got the win in the pitcher’s circle with five hits, four walks, and ten strikeouts. Dye got the loss with 24 hits, four walks, and no strikeouts.

Sandite Softball will return to action Thursday at 1:30 p.m. when they take on Coweta (3-2) at the Rogers State University festival in Claremore. Sapulpa will travel to Owasso (5-1, 2-0) Thursday at 6:00 p.m. for a district match-up.

CPHS Volleyball: Broken Arrow sweeps Sandites 3-0

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (5-4, 0-2) is still looking for its first win in the Frontier Valley Conference after dropping a 3-0 decision to Broken Arrow Tuesday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House. The Tigers (5-2, 2-0) won sets of 25-12, 25-13, and 25-20.

The first two sets were runaway victories for the visiting Tigers, who jumped out to an 8-0 lead in game one. The Sandites committed fourteen errors in the set and only recorded five offensive scores. Jacelyn Smith served up a pair of aces at 8-4, Madison Blaylock had one ace, and Sophie Singleton and Allie Wright had a kill apiece.

Payton Robbins scored the opening kill of set two, but the Tigers won seven straight rallies and never looked back. Singleton, Jentry Hughes, and Kasidy Holland scored kills and Olivia Dewitt served an ace.

Sand Springs tried to get back into contention in game three and gave their guests a run for their money. Hughes served an ace to start the set, then scored a kill for the 4-2 lead. Mackenzie McGuire scored two aces and a kill for the 9-5 tiger advantage and Sand Springs never took the lead again, but they did come close to tying it at 20-19 when Smith and Robbins hit back to back kills. Hughes posted a block at 22-20, but Broken Arrow finished strong and Callie Mullins served an ace for the win.

Broken Arrow will take a week off before traveling to Booker T. Washington (0-0) Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Sand Springs will play at the Holland Hall Tournament this Friday, with matches at 10:30 a.m. against Okay (2-2), 12:00 p.m. against Holland Hall (5-2), and 3:00 p.m. against Cascia Hall (5-2).

CPHS: 14 kills, 3 blocks, 5 aces, 31 errors.
Kills: Robbins 4, Smith 2, Singleton 2, Hughes 2, Holland 2, Lenex 1, Wright 1.
Assists: Hughes 6, Blaylock 1.
Solo Blocks: Hughes 1.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 2, Robbins 2.
Digs: Blaylock 15, Fahland 7, Robbins 5, Hughes 4, Smith 3, Dewitt 2, Singleton 1.
Aces: Smith 2, Blaylock 1, Hughes 1, Dewitt 1.

BAHS: 29 kills, 1 block, 14 aces, 23 errors.
Kills: Boss 8, Mullins 7, McGuire 7, Day 3, Murray 2, Buenzow 1, Brown 1.
Aces: McGuire 6, Mullins 4, Bullen 2, Alexander 1, Jones 1.
Assisted Blocks: Boss 1, Brown 1.