CPHS Football: Sandites lose 28-24 thriller to No. 3 Bishop Kelley, Pennington scores 3 touchdowns

View fullsize

The Class 6A-II No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team (1-1) nearly pulled off a major upset of 5A No. 3 Bishop Kelley (2-0) Friday night at Memorial Stadium, but after leading for nearly the entire game, they gave up the go-ahead touchdown to Owen Heinecke on a three-yard wildcat run with 59.5 seconds left to play.

Heinecke, a 6’2, 200-pound senior, ran for 151 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries, and also hauled in three passes for 48 yards. Grayson Hall also had a hot night for the Comets with seven receptions for 170 yards and a score to go with his five carries and 81 yards on the ground.

The Comets picked up three first downs and 39 yards on their opening possession before Brooks Dudley made a fourth down stop. Ty Pennington hooked up with Jamon Sisco on a 70-yard pass to the one-yard line, but a pair of Comet tackles for loss and a penalty backed the Sandites up to the 9 and Jonathan Daniels kicked a 26-yard field goal for the lead.

Kelley’s next drive ended after three plays when Gabe Harju’s intended receiver tipped the pass into the hands of Micah Calico for a 15-yard return. Pennington found Keaton Campbell on a fourth-down 29-yard score and Daniels made the PAT for the 10-0 advantage.

The Comets wouldn’t suffer a first quarter shutout, however, and Harju responded by airing out an 85-yard touchdown pass to Hall. The Sandites retaliated with a four-play drive and scored on a 54-yard pass from Pennington to Campbell.

Dudley had an interception early in the second quarter, and Bryson Chase had a strip and recovery, but the offense failed to capitalize on either turnover. Pennington found Jacob Blevins for 52 yards in the final seconds of the half, but only had time for one play. He connected with Campbell in the corner of the endzone, but the receiver failed to get a foot down before falling out of bounds, and the Sandites took a 17-7 lead into the locker room.

Bishop Kelley marched 69 yards in ten plays on their first drive of the second half and Heinecke scored on a four-yard run. The Sandites kicked off the fourth quarter with a four-yard run from Pennington to make it 24-14, but the Comets scored fourteen unanswered points to end the game.

Heinecke scored on a seven-yard wildcat run with 7:45 left to play, the Sandites punted their next possession, then he scored the go-ahead touchdown. Sand Springs earned two first downs on their final drive and made it to the Comet 22-yard line with a 45-yard pass from Pennington to Blevins. With no timeouts left, Pennington had to spike the ball to stop the clock. His next three passes fell incomplete and the Comet defense secured the comeback win.

Pennington finished the evening 10-32-315-0 passing with two touchdowns and was 11-36 rushing for another score. Campbell was the top receiver with six catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Harju finished the evening 11-20-218-2 with one score for the Comets.

The Sandite depth chart took another blow at running back after Tyyee Atkison went down in the third quarter. They lost Blake Jones to injury last week against Sapulpa, and Atkison had to be carried out on a stretcher.

Sandite Football will take next week off before hosting Shiloh Christian (1-0) from Springdale, Arkansas. Bishop Kelley will host 5A No. 2 Bishop McGuinness (1-0) in a rivalry game next Friday.

BK 28-24 CPHS
1Q: CPHS 17-7.
2Q: 0-0.
3Q: BK 7-0.
4Q: BK 14-7.

First Downs: BK 15, CPHS 13.
Fumbles/Lost: BK 2/1, CPHS 1/0.
Penalties: BK 7-45, CPHS 6-40.
Passing: BK 11-20-208-2, CPHS 10-32-315-0.
Rushing: BK 45-243, CPHS 31-98.
Total Offense: BK 65-451, CPHS 63-413.

(Sand Springs)
Passing: Pennington 10-32-315-0, 2TD.
Receiving: Campbell 6-136, 2TD. Blevins 2-97. Sisco 2-82.
Rushing: Pennington 11-36, 1TD. Cramer 5-28. Atkison 11-19. Sisco 2-10. Campbell 2-5.
PAT: Daniels 3/3.
FG: Daniels 1/1.
Punt-AVG: Campbell 5-31.
Kick-AVG: Reed 6-58.
Kick Return: Blevins 2-29.
Punt Return: Dudley 1-8.
Tackles: Whitehorn 13, Hendricks 9, Dudley 8, Fain 7, Light 5, Brown 3, Chase 2, Turner 2, Harris 2, Webster 2, Evans 1, Britt 1, Blevins 1, Hawkins 1, Peterman 1, Calico 1, Ornelas 1.
Tackles For Loss: Hendricks 3-9, Whitehorn 2-8, Webster 2-5, Light 1-15, Dudley 1-5.
Sacks: Light 1-15, Hendricks 1-5.
Interceptions: Calico 1, Dudley 1.
Forced Fumbles: Chase 1.
Fumble Recoveries: Chase 1.

(Bishop Kelley)
Passing: Harju 11-20-218-2, 1TD.
Receiving: Hall 7-170, 1TD. Heinecke 3-48. Besses 1-0.
Rushing: Heinecke 27-151, 3TD. Hall 5-81. Besses 2-7. Whorton 5-3. Harju 6-1.
PAT: Molinar 4/4.
Punt-AVG: Davis 3-15.
Kick-AVG: Butler 4-58.
Kick Return: Hall 1-7.
Punt Return: Hall 2-4.
Tackles: Whorton 5, Sorenson 4, Pickard 3, Livesay 3, Kosir 3, Benton 2, Kidd 1, Forsberg 1, Griggs 1, Hudson 1, Hall 1.
Tackles For Loss: Sorenson 2-6, Livesay 1-2, Kosir 1-2, Forsberg 1-1.
Sacks: Livesay 1-2
Pass Breakups: Heinecke 3, Benton 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites top Enid 3-2, Lenex scores 16 kills

Click here to view full photo gallery.

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (11-10) hosted No. 14 Enid (10-4) Thursday night at the Ed Dubie Field House and won a 3-2 non-conference upset. The Sandites have only taken three matches to a full five sets this season, and this is the first time they pulled off the win.

Enid’s Lauren Powell scored an ace on the opening rally, Jacelyn Smith retaliated with a kill, then Enid went on a four point run with an ace from Evencilla Malolo and kills from Catherine Cunningham and Hanna Brinley. Layla Lenex entered the game and scored three straight kills for the Sandites, then added a fourth to cut their deficit to 8-7 before Enid had another four-point run. A Sandite hot streak evened it out at 13-13 after kills from Kasidy Holland, Teyha Johnson, and Payton Robbins, and it tied three more times before the visitors went on a five point streak that the Sandites never recovered from. Enid closed a three-point run with an ace from Cunningham to win 25-18.

Sand Springs tied the match with a 25-19 win in game two. They opened 5-0 with a kill from Smith and a pair from Robbins. Jackie Camerena tied it at 11-11, but Holland, Smith, and Robbins scored three straight kills and never again gave up the lead. They closed on 6-1 run and Smith scored a kill for the game winner. Robbins and Holland scored four kills apiece in the set.

Game three was a lopsided Enid victory that saw the visitors lead by as much as 22-10 before the Sandites tried to rally. Robbins scored a kill and an ace in a five point run late in the set but the deficit was insurmountable and the Pacers won 25-17. The Sandites managed only seven offensive points in the game and got most of their points on Pacer mistakes. 

Layla Lenex scored two kills and a block in a five-point run for the 10-6 lead in game four. Robbins scored two kills in a five-point run at 20-13 and the Sandites won 25-19 after a Pacer service error. Lenex and Robbins had three kills apiece in the set and Johnson served two aces. 

Robbins scored a kill to start the tie-breaker round and Johnson followed it with an ace, but the Sandites committed a pair of errors to tie it up. Sophie Singleton and Lenex scored a pair of kills to regain the lead and the Pacers never again caught up.

Lenex led the Sandites with 16 kills and four blocks, followed by Robbins with 11 kills and three aces. Johnson recorded 35 assists and three aces, and Madison Blaylock had 20 digs. Cunningham scored a game-high 22 kills and two aces, and Kyleigh Whitehead added 14 kills and three aces for the Pacers.

Sandite Volleyball will take a week off before hosting Will Rogers (1-3) next Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Enid will travel to Lawton (2-9) Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

CPHS 3-2 Enid (18-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-19, 25-13)
Kills: CPHS 50, Enid 56.
Blocks: CPHS 6, Enid 4.
Aces: CPHS 8, Enid 11.
Errors: CPHS 30, Enid 36.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Lenex 16, Robbins 11, Holland 9, Smith 8, Singleton 4, Johnson 2.
Assists: Johnson 35, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 4, Johnson 2, Smith 2, Robbins 2, Holland 1, Singleton 1.
Digs: Blaylock 20, Dewitt 9, Robbins 9, Johnson 5, Singleton 5, Fahland 3, Smith 3.
Aces: Johnson 3, Robbins 3, Smith 1, Fahland 1.

(Enid)
Kills: Cunningham 22, Whitehead 14, Powell 7, Camerena 6, Brinley 3, Jackson 2, Zhuang 2.
Solo Blocks: Camerena 2, Brinley 1.
Assisted Blocks: Camerena 1, Jackson 1.
Aces: Whitehead 3, Malolo 3, Powell 2, Cunningham 2, Brinley 1.

CPHS Softball: Sandites shut out Sapulpa 19-0, Hawkins and Lee hit home runs

Click here to view full photo gallery.

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (14-3, 5-2) earned their biggest win since 2014 Thursday evening at the Sandite Softball Complex, 19-0 against their district rivals from Sapulpa (1-6, 0-5). Junior Aliyah Taff (9-3, 26-17) has won back-to-back games in the pitcher’s circle, both by shutout, and she threw seven strikeouts Thursday with no walks and only two hits.

The Sandites amassed 20 hits. Madison Lee, JoLee McNally, Raegan Rector, Taff, and Avery Tanner had three hits apiece, and Lee and Drew Hawkins both hit home runs.

Lee’s solo home run came in the bottom of the first on the first Sandite at-bat of the day. Nataley Crawford, Taff, and Rector hit RBI singles in the second and McNally had a two-run single for the 6-0 lead.

Hawkins hit a double to start the third inning and scored on a ground out from Crawford. Lee and McNally singled and both scored on a double from Rector. Jordan hit an RBI single, Taff hit an RBI triple, and Tanner hit an RBI single to make it 12-0.

Lee smacked an RBI double in the fourth and scored on a ground out from McNally. Rector hit a triple and scored on a double from Jordan, Tanner hit an RBI single, and Hawkins hit a three-run homer for the final runs of the day.

Hailey Dye took the loss for the Chieftains, throwing 20 hits, no strikeouts, and six walks in four innings.

Sandite Softball will take a week off before hosting Owasso (13-1, 4-0) next Thursday. Sapulpa will travel to Jenks (7-4, 4-1) on Tuesday.

CPHS Football: Sand Springs to host Bishop Kelley Friday

The Class 6A-II No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School football team (1-0) will host 5A No. 3 Bishop Kelley (1-0) in their first home game of the season Friday night at Memorial Stadium. It will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1979, and they are tied 5-5 in the series.

The Comets won the first four games of the series, but the Sandites won the last four. Bishop Kelley has shut out the Sandites three times, including their biggest win at 56-0 in 1970. Sand Springs has shut out the Comets twice, including their biggest win of 19-0 in 1978. Both programs own a single gold ball. The Sandites won State in 1966 and Bishop Kelley won in 1981.

Sand Springs went 2-8 last season but hired a new Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Defensive Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator, and several other assistant coaches to turn the program around. It paid off in last week’s season opener as they edged out 5A No. 10 rival Sapulpa 21-17.

Bishop Kelley went 8-5 last season, winning a pair of playoff games before falling to Bishop McGuinness in the semifinals. In their season-opener last week they won 28-7 against 4A No. 3 Poteau. The Comets scored 28 unanswered points against the defending State Champs. Quarterback Gabe Harju was 9-13-74-1 passing and Owen Heinecke was 13-115 on the ground with two TDs.

In the Sandites’ season opener they showed improvements in many aspects, most notably special teams. They didn’t block a single kick last season, but blocked a punt, a field goal, and a PAT last Friday. The defense also made a statement with three fumble recoveries, four pass breakups, two sacks, and five tackles for loss.

Junior quarterback Ty Pennington, in his tenth career start, was 10-17-185-0 passing with one touchdown and was 17-57 rushing for another. Blake Jones was 10-62 on the ground with a touchdown, but went down 10 minutes into the third quarter and never rejoined the game. Jamon Sisco was 6-137 receiving with a touchdown.

Sand Springs has several areas to clean up going forward in the season. They had several fumbles against Sapulpa, but only lost one. Several bad snaps resulted in lost yardage and even a safety. They also had a dozen penalties. The offense had three false starts, a holding call, a delay of game, and an ineligible receiver. The defense had three pass interference calls, an offsides call, and two personal fouls.

The game will kick off at 7:00 p.m. at 600 North Adams Road. The district will not be limiting attendance, but facemasks will be required. Fans are invited to attend the first ever Sandite Spirit Walk at 5:00 p.m. in front of the CPHS Fine Arts Building, which will be led by the marching band, dance team, and cheer squad. Church That Matters will be hosting a tailgate party and grilling out at 6:00 p.m. as a fundraiser for the dance team.

Series History
1968: Bishop Kelley 20-0 (A).
1969: Bishop Kelley 42-6 (H).
1970: Bishop Kelley 56-0 (A).
1971: Bishop Kelley 35-0 (H).
1974: Sand Springs 19-6 (A).
1975: Bishop Kelley 34-6 (H).
1976: Sand Springs 17-6 (A).
1977: Sand Springs 14-0 (H).
1978: Sand Springs 19-0 (H).
1979: Sand Springs 10-7 (A).

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites lose 3-2 thriller against Bartlesville

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (10-10, 1-4) lost a 3-2 Frontier Valley Conference heart-breaker to No. 16 Bartlesville (8-4, 3-1) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House.

The Sandites actually won more rallies than the Bruins, at 110-104. Bartlesville was more aggressive on offense with 62 kills to the Sandites’ 49, but the Sandites had more blocks, more aces, and less errors.

Bartlesville led by as much as 15-8 in the first set, but the Sandites battled back to tie it at 20-20 before the visitors pulled ahead for the 25-22 win. Jacelyn Smith scored three kills for the Sandites and Tati Flores had five for the Bruins.

Sand Springs led for most of game two and took its biggest lead at 23-17 thanks to a pair of aces from Madison Blaylock. The Sandites committed seven service errors in the set to help keep the Bruins afloat, but it was a Bartlesville service error that capped the home team’s victory at 25-20. Layla Lenex had three kills for Sand Springs while Mia Otten scored four for Bartlesville.

The Sandites committed only five total errors in a dominant game three. Lenex and Payton Robbins scored four kills apiece in the 25-17 win. Teyha Johnson scored an ace in a five-point run for the 9-8 lead and the Bruins never tied it or led again. Smith served back-to-back aces during a four-point run and added a third during a five-point run to close the game. Robbins scored back-to-back kills for the final points.

The Bruins were the aggressors in game four, but Sand Springs held close till 16-15. Bartlesville scored five in a row from there, but the Sandites battled back again at 24-23 before Kelsey Ward scored the final point on a tip. Bartlesville funneled the bulk of their attacks through Otten, a 6’3” junior All-Conference selection and nationally-recognized recruit, who scored 11 kills in the set.

It looked like Sand Springs would run away with the tie-breaker round, taking a 5-0 lead with two kills from Kasidy Holland, an ace from Olivia Dewitt, and a kill from Lenex. Bartlesville battled back with a five-point streak for the 9-8 lead thanks to a pair of aces from Hannah Lindsly. The game tied seven times from there, and Holland scored the final Sandite point to tie it at 15-15, but a service error and a kill from Otten gave the visitors the win.

Otten led all scorers with 27 kills, two blocks, and an ace, while Lenex led the Sandites with 13 kills and six blocks. Johnson had 39 assists and Blaylock made 23 digs for the Sandites.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action Thursday at 6:00 p.m. with a non-conference home match against No. 14 Enid (10-3). Bartlesville will take a week off before playing at the Bishop Kelley Tournament on the 11th.

BHS 3-2 CPHS (25-22, 20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 17-15)
Kills: BHS 62, CPHS 49.
Blocks: BHS 3, CPHS 9.
Aces: BHS 5, CPHS 9.
Errors: BHS 43, CPHS 34.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Lenex 13, Robbins 9, Smith 9, Holland 9, Singleton 6, Johnson 2, Dewitt 1.
Assists: Johnson 39, Blaylock 2.
Solo Blocks: Lenex 2.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 4, Robbins 3, Smith 3, Singleton 2, Johnson 1, Holland 1.
Digs: Blaylock 23, Fahland 8, Johnson 6, Robbins 5, Dewitt 4, Smith 1, Singleton 1.
Aces: Smith 3, Blaylock 2, Johnson 1, Dewitt 1, Fahland 1, Robbins 1.

(Bartlesville)
Kills: Otten 27, Flores 10, Ward 8, Wood 5, Lindsly 3, Collins 3, Walker 3, Jones 1, Johnson 1, Brewster 1.
Solo Blocks: Flores 1.
Assisted Blocks: Otten 2, Flores 1, Ward 1.
Aces: Lindsly 2, Otten 1, Collins 1, Lauritsen 1.

CPHS Softball: Aliyah Taff shuts out Ponca City with 8 strikeouts

The Charles Page High School varsity softball team (13-3, 4-2) rolled to a 9-0 district shut out of Ponca City (4-13, 2-5) Tuesday evening on the road behind a three-hit, eight-strikeout pitching effort from Aliyah Taff (8-3, 25-17). The potent Sandite offense amassed 13 hits, paced by three-hit performances from both Avery Tanner and Jaden Jordan.

Madison Lee led off with a single, then scored on a single from JoLee McNally. Raegan Rector hit an RBI double to make it 2-0 but was left stranded in the top of the first. Rector hit another double in the third inning and scored on a single from Jordan.

Nataley Crawford doubled to score Tanner in the fourth, but the visitors’ biggest effort came in the sixth. Tanner doubled and scored on an error, then Drew Hawkins scored on a sacrifice bunt from Kelsi Hilton. Lee hit an RBI single, Rector walked, and Jordan hit a two-run triple for the final runs of the game.

Libby Clark got the loss for the Wildcats, tossing 13 hits, two strikeouts, and one walk in seven innings.

Ponca City will take a week off before playing at the Bethany Tournament next weekend. Sand Springs will host a district rivalry game Thursday at 5:30 p.m. against Sapulpa (1-5, 0-4).