Sandites sitting at 4th with 6 Sandites in the finals at Bobby Lyons Invitational

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

There's fifteen minutes left till the finals kick off at Ed Dubie Fieldhouse in the Sand Springs Bobby Lyons Invitational. The Sandites are sitting out several key wrestlers to allow them to rest and heal for upcoming duals, but despite the losses, the host team is still sitting at 4th behind Broken Arrow, Union, and Collinsville. Sand Springs only trails Collinsville by 1.5 and Broken Arrow by 37, and still have 6 Sandites wrestling for first place and 1 Sandite wrestling for third. The cost is only $5 so come on down and support your sandites at 4:00 PM!

113 Michael Ritchey

• defeated Laif Jones (Bartlesville) 3-1
• lost to Mason Naifeh (Union) 11-3
• defeated John Warford (Sapulpa) 11-3

120 Blake Sargent

• defeated Cameron Clark (Sapulpa) by 3:37 fall
• defeated Devon Ball (Sperry) 6-3
• defeated Cordney Chairs (Union) 1-0

126 Jack Karstetter

• pinned Tanner Frew (Sapulpa) in 1:12
• pinned Kyle Jones (Oologah) in 0:33
• defeated Louden Akin (Sperry) 6-3

132 Daton Fix

• pinned Ian Hallaway (Bartlesville) in 1:01
• received a forfeit from Chandler Bryant (Barnsdall)
• defeated Dillon Wingo (Broken Arrow) by 26-11 tech fall in 4:15

138 Beau Bratcher

• pinned Miles Waller (Cascia Hall) in 2:37
• pinned Nenebah Biggoose (Ponca City) in 1:05
• defeated Blake Mattioda (Broken Arrow) 4-1

152 Payton Scott

• defeated Wesley Yarber (Barnsdall) 9-3
• pinned Jonah Ott (Grapevine, TX) in 1:31
• defeated Christian Mayhue (Union) 5-3

160 Zane Basma

• pinned Seth Steinke (Cascia Hall) in 3:01
• pinned Alec Puckett (Bixby) in 2:29
• defeated Brady Jones (Broken Arrow) 6-0

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113 Kenny Daniels (Unattached) - Did Not Place

• pinned in 1:37 by Logan Bryant (Barnsdall)
• pinned in 2:45 by John Warford (Sapulpa) 

126 Ian Baustert (Unattached) - Did Not Place

• pinned in 3:27 by Samuel Hodges (Grapevine, TX)
• lost to Kyle Jones (Oologah) 6-2

138 Sage Singleton (Unattached) - Did Not Place

• pinned in 1:02 by Brody Perciful (Ponca City)
• lost to Wyatt Coffman (Oologah) 5-4

145 Cody Mathis - Placed 5th

• defeated Colten Allen (Barnsdall) 17-14
• pinned Jimi Cerre (Ponca City) in 4:53
• lost to Justin Walker (Collinsville) 5-0
• lost by 9-2 to decision to Gabe Evans (Union)
• defeated Jacob Waits (Sperry) 3-2

145 Gavin Garcia - Did Not Place

• lost to Gabe Evans (Union) by 16-1 tech fall in 4:58
• lost to Jimi Cerre (Ponca City) 5-0

170 Bryton Beck - Did Not Place

• pinned by Brad Bell (Okmulgee) in 3:46
• pinned by Stephen Shibley (Sapulpa) in 2:16

182 Mike Brown - Did Not Place

• pinned in 1:30 by Jared Kerr (Bixby)
• lost to Chris Connor (Bixby) 14-5

182 Mike Martinez - Did Not Place

• pinned in 0:41 by Zach Wellman (Bartlesville)
• pinned in 1:54 by Paul Fleming (Cascia Hall)

195 Zach Sims - Placed 5th

• pinned by Roc Robbins (Collinsville) in 1:55
• received forfeit from Skyler Haynes (Broken Arrow)
• pinned Hunter Hedrick (Cascia Hall) in 1:48
• lost 7-2 to Cody Adams (Bixby) 
• defeated Bradyn Pressnall (Ponca City) 4-3

220 Gage Fain - Placed 6th

• pinned by Alex Cantu (Grapevine, TX) in 2:26
• pinned Blake Buoy (Bartlesville) in 2:29
• pinned Dylan Dobbs (Collinsville) in 0:59
• pinned by Baylee Perigo (Barnsdall) in 3:46
• lost by 7-3 decision to Alex Cantu (Grapevine) 

285 Jace Anderson - Did Not Place 

• forfeited to Daylan Durham (Sapulpa)
• pinned by Derek Bay (Sperry) in 0:11

285 Dom Pipes - Did Not Place

• pinned in 2:25 by Trenton Lieurance (Broken Arrow)
• pinned in 4:52 by Jackson Wilson (Collinsville)

#20 Jenks Trojans upset #10 Sandites

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The Charles Page High School varsity dribblers still hold their #10 ranking, but have been going in the opposite direction from where they started.  

After starting the season 7-0, the boys have given up four straight and gave up a close loss to the #20 Jenks Trojans whom they should have handled easily. 

The Sandites got on the board first with a layup by Arvionte Nichols, but TJ Washington shot three from three-point range, broken up by a Kyle Keener free throw, to make the score 9-3. Once more it would appear the Trojans were having difficulty at the score table, however, and the score was only updated to 7-3--a mistake that would not be corrected.  

The Trojan scoring frenzy continued till they had worked up a 22-9 first quarter lead.

The second quarter belonged to Sand Springs, however, as the Sandites found their mojo and doubled the home team 16-8 by half time. The visitors still trailed by 5 (three according to the scoreboard) but they were clearly on the up-and-up.  

The Sandites won the third quarter as well, but only by 12-11 and still trailed by four going into the final period.  

Both teams battled valiantly but ultimately it came down to a series of desperation fouls and the Trojans came out on top for a 53-48 finish with Washington sinking a pair of freebies for an incredible 28 point game high. 

Keener and Haddock both doubled but it was a shortage of rebounds that ultimately did the Sandites in.  

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Gloria Mutiri scores 20 in 64-43 rout of Jenks

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The #14 Charles Page High School varsity girls (8-2) had no problem running up the scoreboard against the unranked Jenks Lady Trojans (4-8) Friday night at Frank Herald Gym, emerging to a swift 9-2 lead before allowing the host team to catch back up 16-15 by the end of the first. 

The home team took a brief 3 point lead to start the second quarter but the Sandites responded with an 11 point streak and held a 34-25 lead at halftime.  

The second half was no better for the home team despite the Sandite starters being benched early in the fourth. In the third period the Lady Sandites outscored Jenks 19-6 and 11-10 in the final quarter for a commanding 64-43 victory. 

Gloria Mutiri stole the show scoring 20 points with 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 steal and 1 assist.  It was Jenks's Jensen Price with the game-high 22, however. 

All the Sandites were impressive and Destiney Johnson and Sydney Pennington each doubled with 11.  

In JV action, the Lady Sandites improved to 5-1 with a 46-45 victory. 

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Jacob Garbey scores 21 in JV loss to Jenks

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

The JV Sandite boys got off to a great start against the Jenks junior Trojans Friday night at Frank Herald Stadium, battling back and forth before taking a 19-17 lead at the end of the first.

The boys led by as much as 27-19 at one point before the home team went on a scoring streak nearly catching up 29-27 at the half.  

At some point during halftime the score was changed to 27-27 and the opposing teams were unable to reach a consensus on the score and the home team had their way. 

Not that those two points mattered in the end however, as the Trojans out scored the Sandites 23-8 in the third with 16 unanswered points before Josh Taber sank a pair of free throws.

Riding a 13 point advantage into the final period, the Trojans added another 11 to finish 61-44, or 61-42 according to the scoreboard. 

The boys fall to 1-5 on the season, despite a great performance from Jacob Garbey who scored an outstanding 21 points. 

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Sandite Wrestling dominates Broken Arrow to earn #1 rank in Oklahoma

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

It was a battle of the undefeateds Thursday night at Ed Dubie Fieldhouse as the #2 Charles Page Sandites challenged the defending state champions, the #1 Broken Arrow Tigers. Both teams went into the dual 4-0 for the season.

The Sandites started off at 126 with #3 Jack Karstetter (17-6) scoring a 14-4 major decision over Brady Mattioda for a 4-0  team lead. Karstetter had multiple takedowns and a near fall, but was unable to get the pin.

At 132 Derek Davis (5-2) got off to a great start against #10 Dylan Wingo, scoring a 2-pt takedown in the first minute. Davis expanded that lead to 4-0 by the end of the first period, and rode for nearly the entire match, but was unable to score again and ended with a 4-0 decision for a 7-0 team lead.

Next up was the #1 wrestler in the state, #3 in the nation, the undefeated 2X State Champion Daton Fix (22-0) against (145 #5) Blake Mattioda. Fix exploded on to the mat with a somersault and flip to great crowd applause. In typical fashion it was cat and mouse as Fix outscored his opponent 10-4 in the first period and the only points Mattioda scored were escape points that Fix handed him. Ultimately Fix ended with a win by technical fall for a 12-0 lead.

At 145 both Beau Bratcher (22-4) and Caleb Wise wrestled up from their usual 138. Bratcher is currently ranked #3 in 138, Wise is ranked #4, and the two had met twice already this week. Bratcher defeated Wise 6-5 at the start of the Geary Invitational, then beat him 2-1 later on in the tournament. Bratcher wrestled his way up through the consolation bracket at Geary for a second place finish and is currently Sandite of the Week. This time Bratcher would edge Wise out even more for a 3-0 finish and a 15-0 Sandite lead. 

152 #3 Payton Scott (8-2) immediately made a statement with a takedown of #4 Blake Warren barely 8 seconds into the match. Warren got the escape point, however, and Scott gave him another escape to start the second period. The two were tied throughout the entire second period, but Scott scored a 2pt reversal early in the third for the 4-2 lead. With 9 seconds left Scott slammed Warren and looked like he would get a pin, but ultimately only got a 6-3 decision for an 18-0 Sandite lead.

For the third time this dual, it was the #3 wrestler in 160 versus the #4. Zane Basma (13-9), the underdog, scored a 2:32 upset pin over Brady Jones for the 24-0 lead

At 170, Gavin Potter scored the first win of the night for the Tigers over Bryton Beck (5-9). The Sandite Senior was filling in for Trace Fleischman (3-2) who is nursing an ankle injury, and battled valiantly before giving up an 11-2 major decision.

At 182 it was #6 Lane Lettich (4-3) against #1 Isaiah Page and the two had a perfect repeat of their 170 pound match at last year's dual. The Geary Champion from Broken Arrow beat Lettich 7-2 for the second year in a row, but the Sandites still led 24-7. 

195 #10 Zack Sims (11-13) had a David vs Goliath matchup against #1 State Runner-Up Skylar Haynes but managed to avoid bonus points, going down 13-6 and holding the team lead 24-10.

At 220 came standout linebacker Delvin Jordan, Jr. (5-2) against #9 Gage Kaiser. The Sandite scored first on a second period escape, and nearly got a takedown in the third but Kaiser battled it out for a match-tying escape. Jordan was outstanding, clearly wrestling through some major pain from a still-recovering leg injury. The match went into overtime and Jordan narrowly worked his way through a near-takedown and reversed it for the 3-1 sudden victory decision and a 27-10 lead.

The Sandites are lacking in the heavyweight department, and Gage Fain (3-11) has been having to wrestle up against much larger opponents such as #3 Trenton Lieurance who had more than 50 pounds on Fain and won by pin in 3:27 to keep the Tigers' hopes alive.

Circling back to the light weights, it was 106 #8 freshman Riley Weir (14-8) wrestling against junior state-placer Tyler Lawley who is ranked #5 in 113. Weir is nursing a majorly strained ligament in his arm and overcame a near fall for a pin in an inspiring match against Union Tuesday night. Weir wasn't able to pull off the win, but he battled it out to a 7-1 decision, preventing bonus points as the Sandites led 27-19.

All 113 #6 Michael Ritchey (9-9) had to do was win by simple decision to cinch the dual for the Sandites, but he made it clear he was looking for the pin, and nearly got it at the end of the first. Instead, the Junior had to settle for near-fall points and a 5-0 lead. Ultimately Ritchey would settle for the 7-0 shutout decision over Blake Gonzalez, but he had all the riding time and wrapped up the upset win for the Sandites.

The last match was merely a formality as Sand Springs already had an 11-point lead with only 6 points left, but 120 #9 Blake Sargent (17-7) went above and beyond in his battle against the #5 wrestler in 126. TaJuan Daniels is an incredible athlete, but Sargent worked it over on him for most of the regular match. Daniels wouldn't go down without a fight, however, and escaped with 10 seconds left to tie things up 2-2 and force overtime. Sargent got the 2-pt sudden victory takedown and the Sandites ended things with a 33-19 victory to unofficially claim the #1 rank in the state.

Broken Arrow won the Junior High dual 36-26. The Sandites will next see action tomorrow at the Bobby Lyons Invitational Tournament at Ed Dubie Field House.

#10 Sandites unable to overcome #9 Owasso's Kinzer Lambert

By: Scott Emigh, Editor-in-Chief

Photo: Morgan Miller, Staff

The Charles Page High School varsity basketball team fell to 7-3 after a disappointing loss at Owasso Tuesday night. The boys trailed by as much as 11 at one point before rallying for a 35-34 midway through the third. It was back and forth from there, exchanging the lead five more times before the Rams (8-3) were finally able to pull away thanks to a series of free throws. 

Colt Savage and Mack Thompson each scored a team-high 14 points, followed closely by Brooks Haddock with 12. It was Kinzer Lambert, however, with the game-high 25, shooting 11-of-12 from the charity stripe.

Early in the fourth, Savage went two-for-two on free throws for a 43-42 advantage and Thompson iced the cake with a three-pointer for a 45-42 lead. Kinzer was right behind him though, shooting a pair of free throws and a three of his own for a 47-45 lead, then Thompson retaliated with yet another long-shot to make it 48-47.

Kyle Keener dropped a pair of freebies late in the fourth to get the Sandites within a single point of the Rams, but by then time was nearly out and the boys were forced to commit a series of desperation fouls that failed to pay off. 

The Rams move up to the #1 spot in Frontier Valley standings with a 4-1 conference record, while the Sandites drop to fifth with a 2-2 record.

Sand Springs will next take on #20 Jenks (4-6) Friday night in an away conference game.

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The JV boys have had a tough last few games, falling 51-12 to the Green Country Defenders last week, and 49-36 to Owasso. The boys are 1-4 for the season.

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