CPHS Volleyball: To the Ship! Sandites upset No. 6 Carl Albert 2-0 in tournament semifinals

Mustang, OK - In ancient Greek mythology the Titans were the supreme race. That is, until they were overthrown by a supposedly lesser set of deities. It’s fitting then that the lesser ranked Sandites pulled off a 2-0 upset against a team of Titans at the Mustang Volleyball Tournament Saturday afternoon.

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (16-9) defeated 5A No. 6 Carl Albert (19-6) 25-15 and 25-19 in the Gold Bracket semifinals to advance to their second Tournament Championship this year. The Sandites will play the winner of 6A No. 6 Mustang (19-4) vs. 4A No. 2 Oklahoma Christian (17-2) in the championship round as they look for their second tournament title of the season.

The Carl Albert Titans won their pool earlier that day and were riding a four-match win streak before falling to the Sandites. Senior Cloe Campfield scored 8 kills in the win and sophomore standout Jacelyn Smith had a team-high 4 blocks. Madison Burris led in assists with 10 and Devree Youngblood had a team-high 7 digs.

Sand Springs only trailed once in either set, both times after the opening point. Izzy Brown struck first for the Titans, Sand Springs took the lead, then Abby Boyer tied it at 2-2. That was the closest they would come. McKenzie Harris kicked off a seven-point run for the Sandites and Carl Albert never recovered. The Titans rattled off four straight wins to cut their deficit to 17-12, but Sand Springs won eight of the final eleven rallies to secure the win, capped by an ace from Youngblood.

Boyer scored the first point of set two for the Titans, but Youngblood scored a kill and an ace in a five-point run for the lead. Kaylee Goggans tied it at 6-6 but Sand Springs won four more and led for the remainder of the match. Carl Albert committed only one more error than the Sandites, but trailed in kills, blocks, and aces.

CPHS 2 CAHS 0 (25-15, 25-19)
Kills: CPHS 23, CAHS 15.
Blocks: CPHS 4, CAHS 2.
Aces: CPHS 6, CAHS 3.
Service Errors: CPHS 3, CAHS 4.
Total Errors: CPHS 15, CAHS 16.
(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Campfield 8, Youngblood 6, Burris 3, Harris 3, Robbins 2, Smith 1.
Assists: Burris 10, Mong 9, Blaylock 2.
Solo Blocks: Smith 1.
Assisted Blocks: Burris 3, Smith 3.
Digs: Youngblood 7, Blaylock 5, Burris 5, Campfield 3, Harris 2, Mong 1, Wicker 1.
Aces: Mong 2, Youngblood 2, Blaylock 1, Robbins 1.
Carl Albert partial stats)
Kills: Boyer 5, Jones 3, Goggans 3, Smith 2, Brown 1, Heater 1.
Aces: Roe 2, LaValley 1.
Assisted Blocks: Goggans 2, Boyer 1, Jones 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites beat Choctaw and Enid, headed to Gold Bracket at Mustang Tourney

Mustang, OK - The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (15-9) went 2-1 in Mustang Tournament pool play to earn their way into the Gold Bracket Saturday afternoon at the Mustang Event Center. The Sandites fell 2-1 to the host team, but beat Choctaw 2-1 and Enid 2-0 to place second in their pool.

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No. 16 Choctaw (8-7) stole the second set 25-22 from Sand Springs, but fell 25-18 in game one and 15-12 in the tie-breaker. The vertically gifted Yellowjackets were tough at the net with 8 blocks to the Sandites’ 3, but the Sand Springs serving game was remarkable with 12 aces that proved to be the deciding factor in an otherwise well-balanced match.

Choctaw only led for the first two rallies of the first set. Oklahoma Baptist University-commit Devree Youngblood put the Sandites out front with a kill and three aces for a single-handed four-point run, and her team never trailed again. The Yellowjackets only tied it twice, at 4-4 and 6-6, and the Sandites handily coasted ahead to the win.

In game two the Sandites took a 7-4 lead thanks to a six-point run with two kills each from McKenzie Harris and Cloe Campfield, and two more aces from Youngblood. They held their lead till a five-point Choctaw streak at 17-17, and soon fell behind. They trailed 23-20 till Madison Blaylock and Youngblood knocked down kills to make it a one-point match, but Kenzie Stover notched a kill for the Yellowjackets and Youngblood’s next attack traveled OB to end the set.

Game three was closely fought, but the Sandites never once trailed, and the only tie was 0-0. Youngblood ended the match with her fourth double-double of the season, scoring 12 kills with 10 digs and 6 aces. Madison Burris had a team-high 9 assists, and Blaylock had a team-high 14 digs. Tana Bateson and Eliya Jennings led the Yellowjackets with 7 kills apiece.

No. 20 Enid (8-11) caught the Sandites off guard in the next match. After beating the Pacers 25-12, 25-6, and 25-13 just two weeks ago, Sand Springs wasn’t expecting to have such difficulty this time around. They still got the 2-0 sweep, but by much closer scores of 26-24 and 25-19.

Enid led for much of the first set after a five-point run and Gabi Cotarelo ace gave them a 7-4 advantage. The Sandites couldn’t get out of their own way with errors, and didn’t reclaim the lead till the second-to-last rally of the game. Campfield tied it at 21-21 with an ace, but followed it with a service error, then D’Sani Levy aced for the Pacers. A kill from Hanna Brinley left the Pacers needing only one more point for the win, but Youngblood and Payton Robbins scored kills to tie it and a couple of Enid errors secured the Sandite victory.

The Pacers took an early lead in set two as well, but this time the Sandites tied it much earlier after a three-score run from Youngblood at 11-11. Cotarelo hit back-to-back kills for Enid, but Harris and Youngblood scored for the 15-13 lead. The set tied at 15-15 and 16-16 before Sand Springs won eight of the final eleven rallies.

Youngblood had yet another double-double, once again with 12 kills and 10 digs. Raylynn Mong had a team-high 13 assists. Levy and Cotarelo led the Pacers with 3 kills apiece.

Sand Springs will play Class 5A No. 6 Carl Albert (19-5) in the first round of the Gold Bracket while No. 6 Mustang (19-4) will take on 4A No. 2 Oklahoma Christian (17-2).

Pool A Results
Carl Albert 2-0 Oklahoma Christian
Carl Albert 2-0 Putnam City
Carl Albert 2-1 Moore
Oklahoma Christian 2-1 Moore
Oklahoma Christian 2-0 Putnam City
Moore Putnam City

Pool B Results
Mustang 2-0 Choctaw
Mustang 2-0 Enid
Mustang 2-1 Sand Springs
Sand Springs 2-0 Enid
Sand Springs 2-1 Choctaw
Choctaw Enid

CPHS 2 CHS 1 (25-18, 22-25, 15-12)
Kills: CPHS 25, CHS 24.
Blocks: CPHS 3, CHS 8.
Aces: CPHS 12, CHS 2.
Service Errors: CPHS 7, CHS 6.
Total Errors: CPHS 21, CHS 22.
Sand Springs Stats
Kills: Youngblood 12, Harris 5, Campfield 4, Burris 2, Blaylock 1, Robbins 1.
Assists: Burris 9, Mong 7, Blaylock 5, Harris 1, Youngblood 1.
Assisted Blocks: Youngblood 3, Robbins 2, Burris 1.
Digs: Blaylock 14, Youngblood 10, Robbins 8, Burris 7, Campfield 5, Wicker 5, Mong 2.
Aces: Youngblood 6, Mong 5, Blaylock 1, Burris 1.
Choctaw Partial Stats
Kills: Bateson 7, Jennings 7, Stover 4, Waxenfelter 3, Butler 2, Thomas 1.
Aces: Butler 1, Thomas 1.
Solo Blocks: Bateson 2, Waxenfelter 1.
Assisted Blocks: Waxenfelter 3, Stover 2, Butler 2, Bateson 1, Jennings 1, Thomas 1.

CPHS 2 EHS 0 (26-24, 25-19)
Kills: CPHS 28, EHS 11.
Blocks: CPHS 3, EHS 4.
Aces: CPHS 6, EHS 4.
Service Errors: CPHS 7, EHS 5.
Total Errors: CPHS 24, EHS 14.
Sand Springs Stats
Kills: Youngblood 12, Burris 5, Campfield 5, Harris 3, Robbins 3.
Assists: Mong 13, Burris 7, Youngblood 1.
Solo Blocks: Youngblood 1.
Assisted Blocks: Campfield 1, Harris 1, Youngblood 1, Smith 1.
Digs: Youngblood 10, Blaylock 9, Campfield 7, Burris 4, Mong 2, Wicker 1, Smith 1.
Aces: Campfield 3, Youngblood 2, Mong 1.
Enid Partial Stats
Kills: Levy 3, Cotarelo 3, Cunningham 2, Brinley 2, Whitehead 1.
Aces: Levy 1, Cotarelo 1, Wilson 1, Lofton 1.
Solo Blocks: Brinley 2, Levy 1.
Assisted Blocks: Levy 1, Cotarelo 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Running with the best, Sandites fall 2-1 in thriller with No. 6 Mustang

Mustang, OK - The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team went 0-5 at their first tournament this season, but since then they have gone 12-3 to prove they are capable on running with the best teams the state has to offer. Although they have yet to secure an upset this season, they’re keeping the top dogs on their toes and making their foes fight hard for every win.

On Saturday the Class 6A No. 12 ranked Sandites (13-9) stole a set from No. 6 Mustang (17-4) on the Broncos’ home court in the first round of the Broncos’ home tournament, falling 2-1 in a down to the wire thriller. It was their first set won against a 6A top-ten opponent this season, though they do have wins over a few top-five teams in smaller classifications.

The home team won the first set 25-15, but let their guard down from there and dropped game two 25-23 before securing the match 15-11 in the best-of-three tie-breaker.

The Broncos jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in game two and led till the Sandites went on a six-point run with kills from Devree Youngblood and Raylynn Mong. An ace from Madison Burris made it 15-13. Sage McCaskill notched a pair of kills to tie it, but Sand Springs quickly reclaimed the lead and never gave it up. The Sandites led by as much as 24-17 before Madelyn Booth scored two kills and Annabeth Fehrle served two aces in a six-point run. The Broncos surrendered the set on a consecutive contact call to force game three.

Kills from Burris and Madison Blaylock gave the Sandites their last lead at 4-2 in set three before a pair of Fehrle kills and a series of errors gave the Broncos an insurmountable 8-4 advantage. Payton Robbins, Mong, Jacelyn Smith, and Burris combined for blocks and Burris notched the final Sandite kill before Ruby Kelley pounded in the game-winner.

Sand Springs will get a two-round bye before playing No. 16 Choctaw (8-6) and No. 20 Enid (8-9) to finish Pool Play. The Sandites previously swept Enid 3-0 earlier this month, but they have yet to meet the Yellowjackets this season. The top two teams in each four-team pool will advance to the Gold Bracket, and the entire tournament will be played Saturday.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites remain undefeated at home, beat Booker T. Washington 3-1

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (13-8, 4-2) won its tenth home game of the season Tuesday evening against No. 17 Booker T. Washington (8-12, 1-5) to remain undefeated in the Ed Dubie Field House. Sand Springs won 3-1 in a Frontier Valley Conference match-up with sets of 25-23, 22-25, 27-25, and 25-14.

It looked like Sand Springs would run away with the first set on two different occasions, but both times the Hornets came buzzing back. Cloe Campfield and Jacelyn Smith scored kills and Campfield added an ace for a 4-1 lead that the visitors quickly negated. Then Campfield and Vanessa Wyrick scored kills in a five-point run and Wyrick combined on a block with McKenzie Harris to make it 12-7 before the Hornets rattled off five of their own to tie it again. The set tied ten times and the Hornets led by as much as 15-13, but their last advantage came at 18-17. Sand Springs held their visitors at bay in a close exchange for a 25-23 win, capped by Madison Burris’s first kill of the night. 

Game two was total Hornet domination right out of the gate, but ended in a valiant comeback attempt. Wyrick and Raylynn Mong combined on a block to start the set, then Wyrick and Campfield blocked to tie it at 3-3, but things quickly unraveled from there. Tia Gripado served three aces in a five-point run before Burris broke it up with a kill, then Ruby Vance added two more aces. Emma Pappas aced for a 16-7 lead, Burris recorded another kill, then Leia Turner and Senna Stephens hit kills for a ten-point lead. 

A Gripado kill made it 22-12 for the visitors, and most teams would have given up by that point. But Sand Springs won ten of the next thirteen rallies and only lost 25-22. Burris scored two kills, Mong scored one, and Campfield aced before Makenzie Johns killed to make it 24-17. The home team went on a five-point run from there with kills from Wyrick and Devree Youngblood and an ace from Madison Blaylock before Gripado secured the victory. 

Set three started the way of the second, with the visitors storming out to a 12-3 advantage with aces from Vance, Gripado, and Bridget Johnson. The Sandites had to play from the hole till Burris tied it at 18-18 after a 10-2 run by the home team. Burris gave her team their first lead at 20-19 with an ace, Taryn McIntosh put the visitors back up 23-21, then the two teams exchanged errors till a Campfield kill and a Hornet error ended the 27-25 Sandite victory.

Set four was a breeze for the Sandites, who jumped out to a 4-0 lead with kills from Wyrick and Youngblood and an ace from Mong. They went on a seven-point run for a 20-9 lead and led by as much as 23-10 before the Hornets won four of the final six against the Sandite second string.

Burris recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 13 assists, both team-highs. Youngblood and Campfield led the Sandites in digs with 21 apiece. Gripado was the top-scorer for the Hornets with 13 kills and four aces, while Vance had a match-high six aces.

Sand Springs will return to action Saturday at the Mustang Tournament against No. 6 Mustang (16-3), No. 16 Choctaw (8-5), and No. 20 Enid (7-9). The Hornets will host 5A No. 8 Bishop Kelley (10-7) Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

CPHS 3 BTW 1 (25-23, 22-25, 27-25, 25-14)
Kills: CPHS 39, BTW 31.
Blocks: CPHS 8, BTW 4.
Aces: CPHS 9, BTW 13.
Service Errors: CPHS 6, BTW 11.
Total Errors: CPHS 39, BTW 43.
(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Burris 11, Wyrick 8, Youngblood 8, Campfield 6, Harris 2, Smith 2, Singleton 1, Mong 1.
Assists: Mong 17, Burris 13, Youngblood 3, Blaylock 3.
Solo Blocks: Burris 1.
Assisted Blocks: Wyrick 7, Harris 3, Youngblood 2, Mong 1, Campfield 1.
Digs: Campfield 21, Youngblood 21, Blaylock 15, Mong 9, Burris 8, Wyrick 5, Harris 2, Wicker 2, Smith 1.
Aces: Burris 2, Campfield 2, Mong 2, Blaylock 2, Youngblood 1.
(Booker T. Washington partial stats)
Kills: Gripado 13, Thompson 6, Johns 5, McIntosh 3, Turner 2, Stephens 1, Johnson 1.
Aces: Vance 6, Gripado 4, Turner 1, Pappas 1, Johnson 1.
Solo Blocks: Turner 1.
Assisted Blocks: Thompson 2, Hernandez 2, Turner 1, McIntosh 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
5-0 No. 2 Broken Arrow (16-1)
4-1 No. 5 Jenks (12-6)
4-1 No. 9 Owasso (11-8)
4-2 No 15 Union (7-15)
4-2 No. 12 Sand Springs (13-8)
2-3 Bixby (4-15)
2-4 No. 20 Muskogee (6-7)
1-5 No. 19 Bartlesville (6-13)
1-5 No. 17 Booker T. Washington (8-12)
1-5 Sapulpa (5-14)

Upcoming FVC Matches
9.24 Jenks @ Booker T. Washington.
9.24 Sand Springs @ Union.
9.24 Bixby @ Bartlesville.
9.24 Sapulpa @ Broken Arrow.
9.26 Broken Arrow @ Owasso.
10/1 Muskogee @ Bixby.
10/1 Bartlesville @ Broken Arrow.
10/1 Jenks @ Sapulpa.
10/1 Owasso @ Sand Springs.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites beat Berryhill 3-1, Burris, Mong, and Youngblood post double-doubles

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (12-8) took a five minute trip down 41st Street Thursday evening to battle the Berryhill Maidens (13-8) and walked away with a 3-1 non-conference win. The Sandites won sets of 25-19, 25-15, and 25-17, and gave up a 29-27 thriller in game two.

Oklahoma Baptist University-commit Devree Youngblood led the Sandites with twelve kills and twelve digs, while Anna Nelson had a match-best thirteen kills for the Maidens. Raylynn Mong led the Sandites in assists with sixteen, and Cloe Campfield led in digs with thirteen. Madison Burris was one kill away from a triple double with nine kills, fourteen assists, and ten digs.

Berryhill jumped out to a huge 9-2 lead in game one, but the visitors slowly worked their way back into contention and Mackenzie Harris tied it at 13-13 before Vanessa Wyrick served back-to-back aces for the lead. Sand Springs went on a six-point run from there, with two aces from Mong, and coasted to a 25-19 victory.

Game two saw seven lead changes and twelve tie scores, with the home team holding the edge for most of the set. Burris aced to tie it at 16-16, Berryhill won five straight then Sand Springs won four straight to keep it close. Youngblood killed to tie it at 23-23 and 25-25, Burris tied it at 26-26, and Campfield tied it at 27-27 before a pair of errors gave the home team the win.

The third set was a blowout following a ten-point run from Sand Springs for a 12-3 lead that the Maidens never recovered from. A Youngblood kill iced the win. The visitors never trailed in the final game and won eight of the final eleven rallies, capped by a kill from Sophie Singleton.

Berryhill will host Verdigris (17-9) Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Sand Springs will host Booker T. Washington (7-9, 1-4) Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in conference action. They previously beat the Hornets 2-0 and 2-1 at the Sandite Invitational. The Sandites are 10-0 undefeated on their home court this season.

CPHS 3 BHS 1 (25-19, 27-29, 25-15, 25-17)
Kills: CPHS 41, BHS 27.
Blocks: CPHS 7, BHS 1.
Aces: CPHS 14, BHS 7.
Service Errors: CPHS 7, BHS 7.
Total Errors: CPHS 45, BHS 40.
(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Youngblood 12, Burris 9, Campfield 9, Wyrick 5, Harris 4, Singleton 1, Smith 1.
Solo Blocks: Burris 1, Wyrick 1.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 3, Burris 2, Wyrick 2, Youngblood 2, Harris 1, Campfield 1.
Digs: Campfield 13, Mong 12, Youngblood 12, Blaylock 12, Burris 10, Wyrick 3, Fahland 2, Smith 2, Wicker 1.
Aces: Mong 4, Wyrick 3, Burris 2, Campfield 2, Youngblood 2, Blaylock 1.
(Berryhill partial stats)
Kills: Nelson 13, Inhofe 5, Young 4, Mathews 2, Burgess 2, Clark 1.
Aces: Nelson 3, Burgess 3, Clark 1.
Blocks: Nelson 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
4-0 Broken Arrow (14-1)
4-0 Jenks (11-5)
3-1 Owasso (10-8)
3-2 Union (6-15)
3-2 Sand Springs (12-8)
2-3 Muskogee (5-5)
1-3 Bixby (3-15)
1-4 Bartlesville (2-11)
1-4 Sapulpa (5-7)
1-4 Booker T. Washington (7-9)

Upcoming Conference Matches
9.17 Bartlesville @ Owasso.
9.17 Sapulpa @ Bixby.
9.17 Booker T. Washington @ Sand Springs.
9.17 Broken Arrow @ Jenks.
9.17 Union @ Muskogee.

Jenks Volleyball sweeps Sand Springs 3-0, Youngblood scores 15

Jenks High School (10-5, 4-0) swept the Sand Springs Volleyball team (11-8, 3-2) in straight sets Tuesday night at Frank Herald Field House to remain undefeated in Frontier Valley Conference action with scores of 25-17, 25-21, and 25-19.

The Sandites kept pace with Jenks through most of the first set, despite never leading, and didn’t slip too far behind till a four point run at 15-10. The Trojans only committed two errors in the set, with fourteen kills, three blocks, and three aces. Mikiah Perdue scored six points in the set and Emma Rhodes secured the win on a tipped ball.

Game two was far closer and Sand Springs led early on. Vanessa Wyrick, Madison Burris, and Raylynn Mong rattled off three straight kills to open the set. Cloe Campfield scored two kills and Madison Blaylock had two aces in a four point run for the 8-3 lead, then Jenks responded with a seven point streak for the 10-8 advantage.

A pair of kills from Savannah Labishe made it 14-9 for the biggest lead of the set, but Sand Springs rallied and tied it at 16-16 with a kill from Wyrick. Wyrick tied it again at 17-17, Mackenzie Harris tied it at 18-18 and Burris tied it at 21-21 before the home team rattled off four points for the win, capped by back-to-back aces from Sophie Bufogle.

The Trojans never trailed in the final set and took their biggest lead at 21-12 after a kill form Bufogle. Sand Springs won seven of the next eight rallies but the home team finished strong with back-to-back kills from Addison Morgan.

Oklahoma Baptist University-committed senior Devree Youngblood led all scorers with fourteen kills for the Sandites and also had a team-high thirteen digs. Mong led her team in assists with thirteen. Sydney Williams was the top scorer for Jenks with ten kills.

Jenks 3 CPHS 0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-19)
Kills: Jenks 39, CPHS 35.
Blocks: Jenks 4, CPHS 3.
Aces: Jenks 9, CPHS 4.
Service Errors: Jenks 4, CPHS 6.
Total Errors: Jenks 15, CPHS 23.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Youngblood 14, Campfield 6, Burris 5, Harris 4, Wyrick 4, Mong 2.
Assists: Mong 13, Burris 9, Blaylock 5, Campfield 2.
Solo Blocks: Youngblood 1.
Assisted Blocks: Campfield 1, Harris 1, Wyrick 1, Smith 1.
Digs: Youngblood 13, Blaylock 12, Burris 9, Campfield 9, Mong 7, Smith 2, Harris 1.
Aces: Blaylock 3, Smith 1.
(Jenks Partial Stats)
Kills: Williams 10, Labishe 7, Bufogle 6, Morgan 6, Perdue 6, Wicker 3, Johnson 1.
Aces: Bufogle 3, Figueroa 2, Burge 2, Rhodes 1, Montes 1.
Assisted Blocks: Perdue 3, Morgan 2, Bufogle 2, Labishe 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
4-0 Broken Arrow (14-1)
4-0 Jenks (10-5)
3-1 Owasso (10-7)
3-2 Sand Springs (11-8)
2-2 Union (5-13)
1-3 Bixby (3-14)
1-3 Muskogee (4-5)
1-3 Bartlesville (2-10)
1-3 Booker T. Washington (7-8)
1-4 Sapulpa (5-7)

Upcoming Conference Schedule
9.17 Bartlesville @ Owasso.
9.17 Broken Arrow @ Jenks.
9.17 Sapulpa @ Bixby.
9.17 Union @ Muskogee.
9.17 Booker T. Washington @ Sand Springs.