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

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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 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.

Volleyball, Softball, Football Rankings, League Standings

OSSAA District 6A-3 Fast Pitch Softball Standings

4-0 Owasso (11-1)
4-0 Shawnee (16-0)
4-1 Jenks (7-4)
3-2 Sand Springs (12-3)
2-4 Ponca City (3-12)
0-4 Sapulpa (1-5)
0-6 Muskogee (1-8)

OSSAA Class 6A Week 2 Volleyball Rankings

1. Edmond Santa Fe (12-1)
2. Jenks (10-1)
3. Edmond Memorial (8-2)
4. Bishop Kelley (6-3)
4. Deer Creek (7-2)
4. Norman North (10-3)
7. Mustang (13-3)
8. Broken Arrow (9-6)
9. Bishop McGuinness (9-0)
10. Owasso (9-5)
11. Edmond North (5-4)
12. Bixby (9-2)
13. Union (4-6)
14. Enid (9-3)
15. Moore (5-4)
16. Bartlesville (7-4)
17. Southmoore (3-6)
18. Sand Springs (10-9)

Frontier Valley Conference Volleyball Standings

3-0 Broken Arrow (9-6)
3-0 Jenks (10-1)
3-1 Owasso (9-5)
2-1 Bartlesville (7-4)
1-1 Bixby (9-2)
1-2 Union (4-6)
1-2 Muskogee (7-5)
1-3 Sand Springs (10-9)
0-2 Booker T. Washington (2-6)
0-3 Sapulpa (8-10)

Class 6A-II Sandite Pride Week 2 Football Rankings

1. Bixby (1-0)
2. Stillwater (0-0)
3. Del City (0-0)
4. Choctaw (0-0)
5. Booker T. Washington (1-0)
6. Muskogee (0-1)
7. Putnam City North (0-0)
8. Midwest City (1-0)
9. Edmond Deer Creek (0-0)
10. Lawton (0-0)
11. Bartlesville (0-0)
12. Ponca City (0-0)
13. Sand Springs (1-0)
14. Putnam City West (0-0)
15. U.S. Grant (0-0)
16. Northwest Classen (0-0)

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites topple undefeated North Rock Creek 3-0

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (10-9) got back to a winning record Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 sweep of North Rock Creek High School (6-1), earning their way into their opponent’s history books in the process. The Sandites are the first team to ever defeat the Cougars, who are in their first ever season. 

North Rock Creek is a 3A dependent school district in Shawnee, whose 9-10th grade high school has only existed for a few years. Although their undefeated start to the year came to a close at the Sandites’ hands, the six-straight wins to launch the program was undeniably impressive. 

The Cougars were riding high after a dominant 3-0 sweep of 5A No. 14 McAlester (5-11) in the previous match, but the Sandites caught them off guard and rolled to a 25-6 win in game one. Payton Robbins’s first attack traveled just a hair out of bounds on the opening volley, but she made up for it on the very next play to kick off a nine-point run that saw three aces from Jacelyn Smith. Robbins, Olivia Dewitt, and Charley Fahland also served aces in the set, and the team only committed two errors compared to the Cougars’ 13. 

The visitors settled down in set two, and the Sandites committed 11 errors, six of which came on the serve. Although things were definitely more competitive than game one, the Sandites still pulled off a 25-17 win behind a four-kill performance from Smith and an excellent blocking record from the whole team. 

Hope Hannah scored the opening kill for Rock Creek in set three, but Smith and Robbins tied it with a block and Smith scored an ace for the lead. Hannah tied it at 3-3 with an ace, but the Sandites won six in a row with two aces and a kill from Robbins. Fahland scored two more aces in a seven-point run for the 18-7 lead. Smith had a hot streak with a kill and back-to-back aces as the home team coasted to the 25-11 win.

Robbins scored eight kills, three aces, and three blocks, and Smith had five kills, six aces, and three blocks. Teyha Johnson recorded ten assists, and Madison Blaylock made nine digs. Chloe Kasterke paced the Cougars with five kills, and Abigail Smith scored four kills and a block.

Sandite Volleyball will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when they host No. 17 Bartlesville (7-4, 2-1) in Frontier Valley Conference action. The Sandites are 1-3 in league play. North Rock Creek will travel to Oklahoma Christian Academy (0-2) Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

CPHS 3-0 NRC (25-6, 25-17, 25-11)
Kills: CPHS 24, NRC 12.
Blocks: CPHS 7, NRC 1.
Aces: CPHS 13, NRC 2.
Errors: CPHS 19, NC 31.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Robbins 8, Smith 5, Singleton 4, Holland 3, Horton 2, Hughes 1, Lenex 1.
Assists: Johnson 10, Hughes 3, Wright 3, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 4, Singleton 4, Smith 3, Robbins 3.
Digs: Blaylock 9, Fahland 7, Dewitt 6, Johnson 5, Robbins 2, Holland 2, Smith 1, Morrow 1, Hughes 1.
Aces: Smith 6, Fahland 3, Robbins 3, Dewitt 1.

(North Rock Creek)
Kills: Kasterke 5, Abigail Smith 4, Balmes 1, Hanna 1, Molly Smith 1.
Solo Blocks: Abigail Smith 1.
Aces: Terrell 1, Hanna 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites and North Rock Creek both sweep McAlester 3-0

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (9-9) got back to a .500 record Saturday afternoon at the Ed Dubie Field House, beating 5A No. 14 McAlester (5-11) in straight sets.

The Sandites won sets of 25-9, 25-19, and 25-11 against McAlester, and the second set was only close because of a mess of Sandite mistakes. They dominated the Buffaloes offensively with 29 kills and 19 aces, and only allowed nine kills from their competitors.

McAlester’s Dayana Wright scored a kill and an ace en rout to a 4-3 Buffalo lead in set one, but Layla Lenex kicked off a seven-point run for the Sandites that their visitors never recovered from. Sand Springs’s biggest scoring streak was twelve-straight rallies for the 23-6 advantage, and the home team capped the win with an ace from Charley Fahland.

Sand Springs committed nine errors in the second set, and Wright added three kills and an ace to pace McAlester. Even after taking a 15-6 lead, the Buffaloes were no match for the Sandites once the home team settled down and focused. Sand Springs went on runs of seven and five, and Teyha Johnson gave her team the lead at 17-16 on a tipped ball. Lenex and Sophie Singleton scored kills in a final three-point run for the 25-19 win.

Game three was almost as lopsided as the first set, and the Sandites went on streaks of five, five, and eight, for a 22-6 advantage before letting the Buffaloes even things up. McAlester went on a five point run late in the game with a pair of aces from Brooke Jacobs before the Sandites rallied to the win. Madison Fowler, Blaylock, and Smith scored a trio of kills for the final score of 25-11.

Smith led all scorers with eight kills and six aces, followed by Lenex with six kills, and Kasidy Holland with five. Johnson led the Sandites in assists with 14, and Blaylock had five digs. Wright was McAlester’s top scorer with five kills and two aces, while Jacobs served four aces.

McAlester lost their second match of the day, also in straight sets, to North Rock Creek High School (6-0) out of Shawnee. The Cougars are in their first ever season and remain undefeated after taking sets of 25-16, 25-10, and 25-23. Chloe Kasterke led all scorers with nine kills, a block, and two aces. Wright led the Buffaloes with five kills and two aces.

Sand Springs will play North Rock Creek at 3:00 p.m. Matches are open to the public, but masks are required.

CPHS 3-0 McAlester (25-9, 25-19, 25-11)
Kills: CPHS 29, McAlester 9.
Blocks: CPHS 1, McAlester 1.
Aces: CPHS 19, McAlester 6.
Errors: CPHS 23, McAlester 26.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Smith 8, Lenex 6, Holland 5, Blaylock 3, Johnson 3, Robbins 2, Singleton 1, Fowler 1.
Assists: Johnson 14, Hughes 4, Smith 1, Blaylock 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1.
Assisted Blocks: Singleton 1, Lenex 1.
Digs: Blaylock 5, Fahland 3, Robbins 3, Dewitt 3, Fowler 1.
Aces: Smith 6, Blaylock 4, Robbins 4, Dewitt 3, Fahland 2.

(McAlester)
Kills: Wright 5, Monks 2, Moore 1, Lopez 1.
Solo Blocks: Moore 1.
Aces: Jacobs 4, Wright 2.

NRC 3-0 McAlester (25-16, 25-10, 25-23)
Kills: NRC 27, McAlester 13.
Blocks: NRC 1, McAlester 1.
Aces: NRC 11, McAlester 6.
Errors: NRC 29, McAlester 36.

(North Rock Creek)
Kills: Kasterke 9, Hanna 6, Herron 4, Abigail Smith 3, Balmes 2, Molly Smith 2, Terrell 1.
Solo Blocks: Kasterke 1.
Aces: Balmes 3, Kasterke 2, Abigail Smith 2, Hanna 2, Terrell 1, Herron 1.

(McAlester)
Kills: Wright 5, Monks 4, Upton 2, Moore 1, Wilkinson 1.
Solo Blocks: Moore 1.
Aces: Monks 2, Wright 2, Martinez 1, Jacobs 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites fall 3-0 to Owasso

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (8-9, 1-3) traveled to No. 9 Owasso (7-2, 3-1) Thursday and lost 3-0 in Frontier Valley Conference action. The Sandites nearly stole set two against the Rams, but were handily defeated in the first and third games.

Olivia Dewitt scored the opening kill for Sand Springs, but the visitors quickly fell behind after giving Owasso six of their first seven points on errors. Then the Rams got hot on offense and surged to a 14-4 lead behind a trio of kills from Madi Mercer, two from Sabrina Green, and an ace from Stella Franklin.

The Sandites scored four in a row with a pair of hard-hit kills from Jacelyn Smith, a tipped ball from Jentry Hughes, and another kill from Madison Blaylock. Rylee Martin broke up the run, but Payton Robbins and Sophie Singleton responded with kills. Sand Springs cut it as close as 20-14 but Owasso closed on another hot streak for the 25-15 win.

In game two the Sandites surged back from a 7-5 deficit to a 21-14 lead before Owasso scored six in a row. Layla Lenex and Kasidy Holland combined on a block at 23-20, but the Rams rattled off five more points and Gabby Guerrero served an ace for the come-from-behind win.

Game three was the most lopsided defeat of the season for the Sandites, who initially took a 5-2 lead with an ace from Smith before Owasso went on a 14-1 run to make it 16-6. Sand Springs was awarded three points on Owasso errors, but the home team closed on a nine-point run to end the match.

Sandite Volleyball will aim to get back to a winning record Saturday when they host 5A No. 14 McAlester (5-8) at noon and North Rock Creek (4-0) at 3:00 p.m. Owasso will travel to No. 12 Bixby (8-2, 1-1) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Owasso 3-0 CPHS (25-15, 25-23, 25-9)
Kills: OHS 35, CPHS 17.
Blocks: OHS 3, CPHS 4.
Aces: OHS 9, CPHS 4.
Errors: OHS 24, CPHS 28.

(Sand Springs)
Kills: Robbins 4, Smith 3, Holland 2, Lenex 2, Singleton 2, Dewitt 1, Johnson 1, Blaylock 1, Hughes 1.
Assists: Hughes 6, Johnson 4, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 3, Holland 2, Lenex 1, Singleton 1, Robbins 1.
Digs: Blaylock 15, Robbins 8, Dewitt 5, Fahland 5, Johnson 3, Hughes 3, Smith 2, Richey 2, Holland 1, Lenex 1, Morrow 1.
Aces: Blaylock 1, Smith 1.

(Owasso)
Kills: Franklin 8, Martin 6, Walters 5, Butler 4, Bishop 3, Mercer 3, Green 3, Hendricks 3.
Solo Blocks: Butler 1.
Assisted Blocks: Butler 2, Berry 1, Mercer 1.
Aces: Franklin 2, Martin 2, Guerrero 2, Williams 2, Hendricks 1.

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