The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School football team (4-1, 2-0) posted a 28-0 second-half shutout against No. 11 Muskogee (0-4, 0-1) and rolled to a 45-14 win Friday night on Homecoming. Bobby Klinck’s Sandites snapped a three-year losing streak against Muskogee, where Klinck formerly served as Defensive Coordinator.
Prior to the game, Corri Evans was crowned Homecoming Queen, and the Church That Matters Tailgate Party raised $3,016 for Sandite Wrestling.
The Sandites had a lot to be happy about with their performance. The defense continued to shine, forcing two turnovers and only allowing two scores on ten Rougher possessions. The offense had their best rushing performance of the season with 199 yards.
Blake Jones led the home team on the ground with 13 carries for 104 yards and a score, followed by quarterback Ty Pennington with nine carries for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Pennington also carved up the Rougher defense through the air, completing 20 of 32 passes for 251 yards and two more touchdowns.
Sand Springs received the ball to start the game and marched 75 yards on 13 plays to score on a one-yard run from Pennington. Ryan Shoemaker set up the score with a 30-yard catch and run to enter the red zone and Zach Heinen kicked the PAT to make it 7-0.
The two teams exchanged punts before Muskogee got on the board with an eight-play 93-yard march, paced by Isaiah Givens with three runs for 44 yards, and a 43-yard pass from Walker Newton to Jayden Bell. TK Thompson ran in the score from two yards out and Carter Stewart tied it with the PAT.
On the first drive of the second quarter Jones made a 21-yard carry to set up Drake Fain for the four-yard rushing score, and the home team retained their lead for the remainder of the game. Brycen Peterman recovered a Rougher fumble and Heinen kicked a 28-yard field goal on the ensuing possession. Muskogee had the final say of the half with a one-yard run from Givens to make it 17-14.
The first half may have been a slugfest, but the second half was all Sand Springs. Peterman recovered a muffed kick and Pennington scored another one-yard run on the opening possession, then Keaton Campell caught a 60-yard strike to make it 31-14.
Brooks Dudley forced a fumble and Peterman recovered. Then on Muskogee’s next possession the Sandites held strong for a turnover on downs. With 7:21 to play, Pennington found Jacob Blevins for a 26-yard scoring pass, and with 3:16 left Jones ran in a 35-yard touchdown.
Heinen was a perfect six-for-six on PATs and is 14-of-14 on the season. Shoemaker had a career-best eight catches for 104 yards to lead the receiving corps. Pennington had ample time behind his experienced offensive line, and the Sandites only gave up three plays for negative yardage.
Newton posted a 7-11-123-0 passing performance for the Roughers and Givens led them on the ground with 19 carries for 119 yards. Antonio Zapata was the top receiver with five catches for 70 yards.
The Sandites are now 4-1 for the first time since 2014, and Muskogee is 0-4 for the first time since 2013. Sand Springs will take to the road next Friday against No. 5 Booker T. Washington (3-2, 1-0), while Muskogee will host No. 12 Bartlesville (1-4, 0-2).
CPHS 45 MHS 14
First Downs: CPHS 16, MHS 14.
Fumbles/Lost: CPHS 1/1, MHS 3/2.
Penalties: CPHS 3-25, MHS 6-36.
Passing: CPHS 20-33-251-0, MHS 8-14-131-0.
Rushing: CPHS 31-199, MHS 42-140.
Offense: CPHS 63-450, MHS 56-271.
