CPHS Football: Payton Scott runs for school-record 507 yards in 55-13 victory over Bartlesville

CPHS senior running back Payton Scott set a school record with 507 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns in the 55-13 win over Bartlesville. (Photo: Morgan Miller).

The No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School football team (5-4, 3-2) needed just one more win to make the playoffs, and they found it with style in a 55-13 performance against No. 13 Bartlesville (1-7, 1-4). 5'5" senior running back Payton Scott had already set the school's single-game rushing record with 352 yards in a week-four bout with Sapulpa. He completely shattered his own record against Bartlesville with 47 carries for 507 yards and seven touchdowns. 

CPHS 55 BHS 13

1Q CPHS 14-0
2Q CPHS 21-13
3Q CPHS 20-0
4Q All 0-0

Passing: BHS 22-36-227-1, CPHS 1-1-11-0.
Rushing: CPHS 61-555, BHS 25-77.
Plays-Offense: CPHS 62-566, BHS 61-304.
First Downs: CPHS 21, BHS 14.
Penalties: CPHS 3-26, BHS 3-25.
Fumbles/Lost: CPHS 1/0, BHS 2/1.

The Sandites got off to a great start thanks to their powerful run game and a fumble recovery from Luke Bratcher. Both teams exchanged punts on their opening possessions, then the Sandites went to work. Scott carried eight times for 74 yards, aided by a facemask penalty, and scored the opening points on a five-yard run. Jaden Weiser kicked the point-after and the Sandites were up 7-0.

Bartlesville would have to wait another 53 seconds before bringing out their offense. Kaiden Cox’s kick was muffed by Will Walton and recovered by Bratcher for another Sandite possession. This time they needed only three plays to score. Ben Nortey took it eighteen yards for a first down and eight more yards for the touchdown, his second of the season.

The Bruins marched as far as the Sandite 40 before Gage Fain wrapped up Deandre Young at the line of scrimmage for a turnover on downs two plays into the second quarter. Scott came back to the field for three more plays and 55 yards, scoring on a 23-yard run for the 21-0 advantage.

Bartlesville made their way onto the scoreboard on their next possession with a 48-yard pass from Noah Sunday to John Cone, but the Sandites responded with yet another Scott-dominated drive, scoring on a 22-yard run thanks to a big block from Dash Fleischman.

Bartlesville looked threatening to start their next drive, kicking things off with a 22-yard pass to Young, but Kris Edwards and Jerry Lyons teamed up for a thirteen-yard sack to push them right back into their territory. Fain drilled Cone on a short screen and Joel Mackey broke up a deep ball to force a punt.

Once again the Sandites were insatiable as the two running backs traded off runs to combine for a 75-yard drive capped by a 32-yard touchdown carry from Scott through a hole created by Cameron Lierly and Nicolas Hancock. 

The Sandite Defense did their best to stave off the Bruins’ next possession but the visitors ate up the last 3:20 and scored an eleven-yard pass to Bradley Crawford as time expired. After a bad snap forced a two-point pass attempt, Bratcher picked it off in the endzone to end the half 35-13.

The second half didn’t start off any better for the Bruins, who threw an interception to Hyatt Cartwright on the third play of the opening drive. Scott made the most of it, driving 70 yards in eight plays for a five-yard touchdown run and 42-13 lead. 

Bartlesville was held to a quick three-and-out and Scott broke his previous record on an eight-yard run. Three carries later and he scored his sixth touchdown on a nine-yard carry. 

Another unsuccessful drive from the Bruins and Scott went right back to work with a 67-yard drive in five carries to end the third quarter with the final points of the game and 195 yards in that stanza alone. 

Even the Sandite JV was too much for the Bruins and time ran out with Bartlesville held at the Sandite sixteen yard line. 

The Sandites will next host No. 4 Bixby (5-4, 4-1) who was shut out 21-0 by No. 1 Booker T. Washington (8-1, 5-0), clinching the District Two Championship for the Hornets. The three-time defending State Champions will roll into Sand Springs Friday at 7:00 p.m. 

Sand Springs Individual Statistics

Passing: Pennington 1-1-11-0.
Receiving: Scott 1-11.
Rushing: Scott 47-507, 7TD. Nortey 5-53, 1TD. Jones 2-1. Wilkerson 1-0. Pennington 6-(-6). 
PAT: Weiser 7/8.
Punt-Avg: Smith 3-33. 
Kick-Avg: Cox 8-27. Weiser 1-30.
Kick Return: Denton 2-31. 
Tackles: Bratcher 7, Lyons 5, Fain 5, Haley 3, Cramer 3, Brown 3, Rutledge 2, Fleischman 2, Moyer 2, Wakefield 2, Edwards 2, Anderson 2, Denton 2, Courville 1, Mock 1, Wright 1, Mackey 1, Finch 1, Smith 1, Davis 1.
For Loss: Fain 3-11, Edwards 2-14, Lyons 1-13, Denton 1-2.
Sacks: Lyons 1-13, Edwards 1-13, Fain 1-8.
Interceptions: Cartwright 1. 
Breakups: Bratcher 2, Cramer 1, Denton 1, Mackey 1, Askew 1. 
Fumble Recoveries: Bratcher 1.

Bartlesville Individual Statistics

Passing: Sunday 22-36-227-1, 2TD.
Receiving: Cone 11-122, 1TD. Crawford 4-35, 1TD. Young 2-27. Jones 2-18. Gulledge 1-11. Clowdus 1-10. Mantooth 1-4. 
Rushing: Young 7-35, Clowdus 8-29, Brady 7-25, Sunday 3-(-12).
PAT: Hopkins 1/1.
Punt-Avg. Unknown#82 5-33. 
Kick-Avg: Unknown#82 1-52.
Kick Return: Clowdus 4-8, Cone 1-6, Walton 1-0.
Sacks: Gilette 1-7.

Sandite Baseball wins 2nd Annual Monster Ball 8-7 over Sandite Softball

Sand Springs Assistant Coach Scott Watkins hit a home run for the Baseball team in the second annual Monster Ball. (Photo: Scott Emigh).

The Charles Page High School baseball and softball teams came together Thursday evening at the Sandite Sports Complex for a friendly game of slow pitch to raise money for Sandite Special Olympics. The teams played in full costume, causing lots of errors and lots of entertainment.

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Officer Riley Rutledge got the first hit for the boys and took second on a ground out from the Hulk. Cal Watkins, professional skater, hit a single and a poop emoji hit a 2RBI triple for the lead. The poop scored on a banana single and the inning came to a close as Minnie Mouse put out Guy Fawkes at first.

Adrian Sarasua reached second on an error and made third on a ground out from Felicity Horn in the third inning. An error from the third base lumberjack gave the girls their first run of the evening and Coach Brooke Smart sneaked into the batting order for a game-tying homer over the centerfield fence. A throwing error from the short stop gave the Ladies the one-run lead.

The Sandites brought out the major leagues in former Minnesota Twin Scott Watkins for a home run, followed by yet another homer from a small baby. The softballers made an error on what should have been an easy tag on a slow T-Rex, allowing a sumo wrestler to take the 6-4 lead.

Madison "Bambi" Lee got the girls back on the scoreboard. Aliyah "Netflix" Taff had no chill, reaching first on a fielder's choice, but was left stranded as the girls trailed 6-5 to start the seventh.

After a seventh-inning stretch and Adams-Family performance from the middle school cheerleaders, the baseball team came out to try and further their lead. Godzilla hit a quick pop fly but Napoleon Dynamite got on base with a bunt single and was joined by a sumo wrestler soon after. Both were left stranded, however.

A chicken-suited Jensen Arnold caught a line drive from Rutledge to bring in the Lady Sandites in the bottom of the ninth for one last hurrah. Despite having 34 men on the field, the Sandites still gave up a single. A dropped catch on a hit from Coach Smart tied things up. With the bases loaded and Kimi Presnell at bat, the unicorn hit a line drive to James P. Sullivan on third to force extra innings.

The Hulk hit a two-run homer early in the tenth for the 8-6 lead and the girls got another try to save the game. Bambi hit a sacrifice to score Sarasua and the girls needed just one more run, but they came up short after a fly out from Jacie Taber.

The boys won the Golden Pumpkin for the first time, tying the series 1-1.

Sandite Fishing sees success at Grand Lake tournaments

Three Charles Page High School fishing teams spent the weekend at Grand Lake competing in back-to-back tournaments. 

On Saturday morning Reese David and Mack Taylor took 39th place in the Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Oklahoma Open with a two-pound, three-ounce bass. Braden Millican and Ty Steelman weren't far behind in 45th place with a one-pound, fourteen-ounce catch. 

Sunday was the Quantum NextGen Open and the Taylor-David combo brought in four fish weighing 7.66 pounds for ninth place. MIllican and Steelman caught a pair of bass for 5.12 pounds and nineteenth place. Caden Pennington and John Miller caught a 1.49-pound fish for 48th place. 

The high school fishing teams do not receive funding from the school, are sponsored by private contribution, and coached by volunteer boat captains. 

Sandite of the Week Hayden Cramer leads Sandite defense in total tackles

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Charles Page High School junior Hayden Cramer was selected as our Sandite of the Week for his consistent outstanding performance on the Sandite defense this season. The 5'10" 200-pound linebacker has led his team in total tackles in seven of eight games this season and has 76 for the season.

In the first game of the season the Sandites were trounced 59-21 by nationally-ranked No. 45 Pulaski Academy (8-0). Cramer led the team with eight tackles and two pass breakups. 

In week two the Sandites were upset 21-20 No. 9 Choctaw (4-4). Cramer recorded eight tackles, one for a loss of three yards. He also had a six-yard interception return and one pass breakup.

In week three the Sandites notched their first win 28-14 over No. 12 Putnam City West (1-7), led by Cramer with eleven tackles. In week four they recorded a 31-16 rivalry win over No. 15 Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4) led by Cramer with nine tackles and one tackle for a loss of three yards. 

Week five was another double-digit effort from Cramer, who recorded ten tackles in a 26-21 victory at 6A-1 Yukon (4-4). In week six he recorded seven tackles, including a twelve-yard sack, in a 41-7 beatdown of No. 14 Ponca City (1-7, 1-4). 

Two weeks ago the Sandites fell off their winning streak in a 40-34 shootout against No. 6 Muskogee (3-4, 2-2) despite a season-best thirteen-tackle performance from Cramer that included one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. Last week the Sandites were shut out 40-0 by No. 1 Booker T. Washington (7-1) and Cramer recorded ten tackles, one for loss, and one pass breakup. 

The Sandites are currently ranked No. 8 in Class 6A-II with a 4-4 record overall and a 2-2 district record. They are fourth in district standings with two games left. The three teams behind Sand Springs are Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3), Sapulpa, and Ponca.

Only No. 13 Bartlesville has the potential to knock Sand Springs out of the post-season, and they will get their chance this Friday at Memorial Stadium at 7:00 p.m. If the Sandites win against the Bruins they'll clinch a playoff game. If they lose to Bartlesville they'll have to upset No. 4 Bixby (5-3, 4-0) in the regular-season finale to secure their spot. 

CPHS Cross Country: First Boys' Team in School History Qualifies for State

The past weekend saw a historic performance by the Charles Page High School varsity Cross Country team. For the first time in school history, the boys' squad qualified as a team for the State Championship meet. Individual Sandites have made the trip in the past, but the Sandites' fourth place performance at the 6A East Regional in Broken Arrow earned the whole team the right to compete.

Aden Baughman cracked the top-twenty with a 17:31 performance, closely followed by Ian Baustert in 21st. Bartlesville won the Regional crown, led by James Martinez. 

The Lady Sandites finished in fourteenth place out of sixteen teams, led by Sara Abbet in 66th place. The Lady Bruins won their race with a Regional Champion in Rilee Rigdon. 

The State Championship meet will be held October 28th at Edmond Santa Fe High School at 1901 West 15th Street. The boys' team will run at 10:45 a.m.

10.21.2017 6A-East Regional - Girls 5K

24:20 Sara Abbet - 66th
25:15 Chezney Kelley - 84th
25:26 Elizabeth Watts - 85th
26:31 Erika Baker - 91st
28:06 Kaitlyn Walden - 95th
29:08 Wanageeska Williams - 101st

10.21.2017 6A-East Regional - Boys 5K

17:31 Aden Baughman - 19th
17:37 Ian Baustert - 21st
17:54 Jaelyn Jackson - 30th
18:20 Jacob Smith - 40th
18:30 Nelson Yazzie - 44th
18:52 Landin Green - 54th
19:23 Danny Murray - 66th

The girls' team had a rough time at the Frontier Valley Conference Championship, finishing ninth of nine, led by Sara Abbet in 37th place. The boys' team finished middle of the pack at fifth of eight teams. Aden Baughman took twelfth place in 16:09. Bartlesville's Rilee Rigdon was the girls' champion, finishing in 17:45. Nathan Lauritsen, also a Bruin, won the boys' race in 15:08. The JV boys finished seventh of eight teams.

10.10.2017 FVC Championship - Girls (Less than 5K)

21:15 Sara Abbet - 37th
22:48 Elizabeth Watts - 58th
23:22 Erika Baker - 60th
24:35 Chezney Kelley - 61st
25:07 Tiqvah Soap - 62nd
25:45 Wanageeska Williams - 48th JV
26:22 Stephanie Genn - 65th
26:26 Madelynn Adams - 66th
27:19 Kaitlyn Walden - 58th JV
29:38 Adrianna Tapp - 67th JV

10.10.2017 FVC Championship - JH Boys (Less than 2 miles)

14:45 Zac Davis - 133rd

 

10.10.2017 FVC Championship - Boys (Less than 5K)

16:09 Aden Baughman - 12th
16:30 Jaelyn Jackson - 19th
16:38 Ian Baustert - 25th
16:43 Nelson Yazzie - 29th
16:57 Jacob Smith - 34th
17:35 Danny Murray - 46th
17:55 Kaegan Murray - 51st
17:59 Cameron Mccrary - 18th JV
18:07 Phillip Elleman - 20th JV
19:50 Chance Powell - 81st JV
20:05 Nathan McKnight - 88th JV
20:28 Alex Newport - 98th JV
20:59 Caleb James - 105th JV
22:38 Jacob Baker - 127th JV
23:01 Colton Sanders - 131st JV
23:52 Nicholas Sango - 13th JV

At the crowded Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree the Sandites took seventh place among 24 teams in the 5A/6A division. Jaelyn Jackson led his team with a 32nd place finish in 17:34.2. Sara Abbet led the girls team with a 41st place finish in 23:14.4. The Lady Sandites placed thirteenth of fifteen schools. Cameron Mccrary paced the JV boys with a 36th place finish in 19:49.6, leading his team to a thirteenth place finish among nineteen teams. 

9.30.2017 Cowboy Jamboree - Boys 5K

17:34.2 Jaelyn Jackson - 32nd
17:44.2 Aden Baughman - 40th
17:57.9 Ian Baustert - 48th
18:02.8 Nelson Yazzie - 55th
18:13.5 Jacob Smith - 61st
18:52.7 Landin Green - 86th
18:56.2 Danny Murray - 94th
19:18.7 Kaegan Murray - 106th
19:49.6 Cameron Mccrary - 36th JV
20:41.7 Phillip Elleman - 76th JV
21:42.8 Alex Newport - 118th JV
22:20.6 Nathan Mcknight - 145th JV
22:33.1 Chance Powell - 153rd JV
24:16.9 Caleb James - 214th JV
24:35.0 Jacob Baker - 220th JV
25:33.4 Colton Sanders - 241st JV
 

9.30.2017 Cowboy Jamboree - Girls 5K

23:14.4 Sara Abbet - 41st
25:12.9 Elizabeth Watts - 78th
25:19.6 Erika Baker - 80th
25:58.2 Chezney Kelley - 87th
38:09.8 Ayden Meade - 110th
 

The Holland Hall Invitational was a victory for the future of Sand Springs athletics as the elementary boys swept the contest for a first-place finish with three top-ten runners. 48 runners competed from Coach Chris Corbin's popular after-school program. The girls took second place with three top-ten runners, led by runner-up Ava Watts who was a mere six seconds behind the winner.

The varsity boys' team placed fourth of 21 teams with three top-twenty finishers, led by Aden Baughman in eleventh place in 17:29. Danny Murray finished ninth in the JV run, leading the B team to an eighth place finish among fifteen teams. Tiqvah Soap was the top Lady Sandite, placing 35th in 24:24. The team finished tenth among fourteen teams. 

9.23.2017 Holland Hall - Elementary Boys 1600M

6:19 Clayton Giddens - 5th
6:20 Michael Johnson - 7th
6:32 Joseph Clayton - 9th
6:40 Jakob Skipper - 13th
6:42 Griffin Sensintaffa - 15th
6:44 Cooper Macdonald - 17th
6:52 Dawson Briscoe - 20th
7:29 Gavin Corbin - 39th
7:32 David King - 40th
7:34 Hudson Gregory - 43rd
7:49 Braden Gregory - 48th
7:50 Brody Carter - 49th
7:52 Ryder Gregory - 51st
7:58 Dado Phillips - 58th
8:02 Connor Beals - 61st
8:21 Asher Giddens - 69th
8:40 Noah Higgins - 77th
9:30 Kaizen Freese - 89th
9:37 Kenton Freese - 91st
9:38 Noah Watkins - 92nd
9:39 Grady Harris - 93rd
10:09 Dallas Duffy - 99th
10:27 Canyon Carnahan - 103rd
10:49 Sutton Corbin - 104th
10:55 Brayden Grimes - 105th
11:21 Josh Looney - 107th
11:44 Mason Boyman - 108th

10.23.2017 Holland Hall - Junior High Boys 1600M

7:08 Kodah Gregory - 113th
7:32 Zac Davis - 141st

10.23.2017 Holland Hall - Boys 5K

17:29 Aden Baughman - 11th
17:35 Jaelyn Jackson - 12th
17:49 Ian Baustert - 18th
17:59 Nelson Yazzie - 24th
18:36 Jacob Smith - 33rd
19:04 Kaegan Murray - 47th
19:33 Danny Murray - 9th JV
20:20 Phillip Elleman - 17th JV
20:46 Cameron Mccrary - 83rd
22:12 Alex Newport - 68th JV
23:06 Chance Powell - 96th JV
25:50 Caleb James - 155th JV
29:40 Nicholas Sango - 195th JV
30:16 Zac Counts - 199th JV

9.23.2017 Holland Hall - Elementary Girls 1600M

6:23 Ava Watts - 2nd
6:50 Brynlee Durborrow - 7th
6:52 Morgan Rector - 10th
7:23 Sydney Noel - 20th
7:46 Lainey Stanfill - 28th
7:49 Emily Kubiak - 32nd
7:56 Abby Martin - 35th
8:44 Josie Myers - 58th
8:55 Hannah Mckelvey - 60th
9:39 Julia Myers - 69th
9:39 Alexis Stull - 70th
9:40 Faith Mckelvey - 72nd
9:51 Izzi Larkin - 73rd
10:18 Declyn Beals - 76th
10:21 Scout Mushrush - 78th
10:30 Gracie Graham - 80th
11:58 Rylee Skipper - 83rd
11:59 Sophie Watkins - 84th
13:05 Brie Blair - 86th
13:10 Nola Chambers - 87th
14:54 Peyton Burkle - 88th

10.23.2017 Holland Hall - Girls 5K

24:24 Tiqvah Soap - 35th
24:44 Sara Abbet - 42nd
25:40 Elizabeth Watts - 61st
25:44 Chezney Kelley - 62nd
26:07 Erika Baker - 66th
28:11 Stephanie Genn - 87th
28:13 Madelynn Adams - 88th
30:52 Mackenzie Burks - 44th JV
33:18 Wanageeska Williams - 63rd JV
40:14 Ayden Meade - 88th JV

Both teams had solid showings at last month's Booker T. Washington 5K. Sara Abbet led the girls' team with a 15th place finish in 23:05. Owasso's Katie Booth took first place in 20:09, helping her team to a first-place finish. The Lady Sandites finished sixth of ten teams. Jaelyn Jackson took first place in the boys' 5K, finishing in 17:03 with a 24 second lead on the runner up from Bishop Kelley. Ian Baustert and Aden Baughman also made the top ten, followed by Nelson Yazzie in eleventh. The boys placed second of fourteen teams, a mere nine-second average time behind Owasso. 

9.14.2017 Hornet Classic - Girls 5K

23:05 Sara Abbet - 15th
24:51 Chezney Kelley - 32nd
25:10 Elizabeth Watts - 36th
27:24 Madelynn Adams - 47th
27:24 Erika Baker - 48th
28:49 Wanageeska Williams - 26th JV
37:47 Adrianna Tapp - 58th JV

9.14.2017 Hornet Classic - Middle School Girls 3200M

4:19 Ava Watts - 9th
 

9.14.2017 Hornet Classic - Boys 5K

17:03 Jaelyn Jackson - 1st
17:41 Ian Baustert - 6th
17:52 Aden Baughman - 8th
18:05 Nelson Yazzie - 11th
18:45 Jacob Smith - 18th
19:00 Kaegan Murray - 20th
19:30 Cameron McCrary - 11th JV
19:41 Danny Murray - 28th
19:58 Phillip Elleman - 15th JV
21:35 Nathan McKnight - 49th JV
21:50 Cooper Lynch - 52nd JV
22:53 Alex Newport - 68th JV
24:10 Caleb James - 86th JV
24:28 Mason Hamel - 91st JV
25:02 Jacob Baker - 99th JV
26:04 Josh Ivy - 107th JV
31:10 Zac Counts - 128th JV
35:11 Nicholas Sango - 132nd JV
37:04 Jonathon Taylor - 133rd JV

 

Week Nine 6A-II rankings and predictions; a look at this weekend's games

No. 1 Booker T. Washington Hornets (Last Week No. 1) vs. No. 4 Bixby Spartans (3)* District 2

The Hornets (7-1, 4-0) reaffirmed their number one rank with a 40-0 shut out of Sand Springs (4-4, 2-2). They outperformed 450 yards to 155, with a 20-34-196-0 passing performance from Phillip Wheatley and a 24-164 ground game from Thomas Grayson. Dewanye Cooks Jr. recorded a 98-yard kickoff return to set the tone for the night. Defensively they recorded six tackles for loss, five sacks, and two fumble recoveries.

The three-time defending State Champions (5-3, 4-0) came out on top of a surprisingly close 37-21 battle in Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3). The Spartans had their lowest-scoring win since the season-opener against Jenks (4-4) despite recording a safety and two interceptions. 

The pick: BTW 39 Bixby 33.

No. 2 Midwest City Bombers (2) vs. No. 11 Enid Plainsmen (11)* District 1

The District One favorites continued their dominating and undefeated district streak with a 32-14 win at Putnam City (6-2, 3-2). Midwest City (7-1, 5-0) was up 26-0 at halftime and 32-0 in the fourth quarter before allowing the Pirates to score. Preston Colbert was 15-18-329-0 passing and the Bombers added another 167 yards on the ground.

Enid (3-5, 1-4) fell in a 20-0 deficit against Stillwater (7-1, 4-1) before getting on the scoreboard and finishing 53-34. Mason Skrimager passed for 247 yards and ran for 69 yards with a combined four touchdowns. 

The pick: MWC 53 Enid 16.

No. 3 Lawton Wolverines (4) vs. No. 12 Putnam City West Patriots (12)* District 1

Lawton (6-2, 4-1) put a 41-17 hammering on Choctaw (4-4, 1-4) and shouldn't have too much difficulty closing out the season for a second place finish in the district. Next up they'll take on Putnam City West (1-7, 0-5) who fell 34-7 to Deer Creek (4-4, 2-3) on Thursday. 

The pick: Lawton 50 PCW 18.

No. 5 Stillwater Pioneers (5) vs. No. 7 Putnam City Pirates (8)* District 1

Stillwater (7-1, 4-1) is still shooting for a district title after their 53-34 win in Enid (3-5, 1-4). If they can win out their next two games they can force a three-way tie for the title and the spot will be awarded on point differential. First they have to get past Putnam City (6-2, 3-2) who is coming off a 32-14 defeat against Midwest City. 

Gunnar Gundy was 7-12-89 passing while the Pioneer running backs did most of the work, racking up 422 yards in their win. Putnam City was held to 89 yards on 28 carries in their loss, and A.J. Newsome passed 18-40-191-2.

The pick: SHS 39 PHS 26.

No. 6 Muskogee Roughers (6)* vs. No. 15 Sapulpa Chieftains (15)* District 2

Muskogee (3-4, 2-2) took a bye week to recover after their close 40-34 shootout win with Sand Springs (4-4, 2-2) and will next have to get past Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4). In their game with the Sandites the Roughers gave up four fumbles and an interception but still managed to come out on top thanks to an 18-25-381-1 passing performance by Jacob Medrano. They were held to 91 yards on 28 carries. 

After falling 9-2 to previously winless Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3), the Sapulpa Chieftains rebounded with a vengeance in a 42-14 battle with Ponca City (1-7, 1-4). Eli Williams ran eleven times for 126 yards while three running backs combined for 149 yards. 

The pick: MHS 49 SHS 12.

No. 8 Sand Springs Sandites (7) vs. No. 13 Bartlesville Bruins (13)* District 2

Sand Springs (4-4, 2-2) lost their first shutout since 2011, 40-0 at Booker T. Washington (7-1, 4-0). Caden Pennington was 6-10-53-0 and Payton Scott was held to 96 yards on 20 carries. 

Bartlesville (1-6, 1-3) lost a surprisingly close 37-21 bout with Bixby (5-3, 4-0) despite giving up two interceptions and a safety. Noah Sunday was 22-45-236-2, and teams that pass that well have done fairly against Sand Springs well this season. 

The pick: CPHS 35 BHS 26.

No. 9 Choctaw Yellowjackets (9) vs. No. 10 Deer Creek Antlers (10)* District 1

Choctaw (4-4, 1-4) kept up with Lawton (6-2, 4-1) for most of the game, leading 17-14 in the third quarter before the Wolverines pulled ahead for a 41-17 win. Deer Creek (4-4, 2-3) hammered Putnam City West (1-7, 0-5) 34-7, jumping out to a 34-0 lead before letting their foes on the board. 

The pick: CHS 35 DC 28.

No. 14 Ponca City Wildcats (14) vs. Norman Tigers

Ponca City (1-7, 1-4) will play an unusual late season non-district game at 6A-I Norman (0-8) where they'll hope to snap back from a 42-14 upset in Sapulpa (1-7, 1-4). Double-threat Ponca QB Justin Andrews was 15-31-195-0 passing and 23-146 rushing.

Norman is coming off a 59-7 loss to Broken Arrow (4-4) where they were held to 100 rushing yards on 25 carries and a 3-14-25-3 passing performance. 

The pick: PoHi 24 NHS 21.

Scott Emigh
Editor-in-Chief
Overall: 53-17 (.757)
Last Week: 6-1 (.857)
Last Year: 48-21 (.695)

Virgil Noah
Staff Writer
Overall: 42-15* (.737)
Last Week: 6-1 (.857)
Last Year: 43-26 (.623)

*Virgil missed the first week of picks.