NCAA Wrestling: Undefeated freshman Daton Fix wins Southern Scuffle, Cowboys place 2nd

Charles Page High School alumnus Daton Fix improved his collegiate record to 22-0 Saturday evening in Chattanooga as one of four Oklahoma State University wrestlers to win the Sixteenth Annual Southern Scuffle.

The No. 3 ranked Cowboys finished in second place with 188.5 points, behind No. 1 Penn State (216.5) who had six champions, eight finalists, and three consolation champions. Oklahoma State put five in the finals.

Fix outscored his five opponents 92-21 at 133 pounds, giving up nothing but escape points. He scored a 19-3 technical fall against Rider freshman Chris Wright in 5:57 with five takedowns and eight nearfall points, then recorded his first collegiate pin against Air Force senior John Twomey. He scored four takedowns and four nearfall points before sticking his foe in 5:28.

In the quarterfinals Fix teched NC State freshman Jarrett Trombley, a four-time Michigan State Champion, 25-10 with twelve takedowns in 6:47. Fix took on Cal State Bakersfield senior Sean Nickell, who is ranked twentieth in the nation by InterMat Wrestling, in the semis. The Cowboy scored four takedowns, a reversal, and eight nearfall points for the 18-3 victory in only 3:58.

In the finals Fix met No. 9 ranked Iowa State freshman Austin Gomez, a three-time Illinois State Champion. Fix dealt Gomez (18-1) his first collegiate loss with a 6-3 decision, scoring takedowns in the first and third periods with a second-period escape.

Saturday was the Cowboys’ second-best performance in tournament history, trailing only a 198-point team title in 2017. They have come in runner-up four times. Nicki Piccininni, Kaden Gfeller, and Derek White also won titles for the Pokes.

Oklahoma State (5-0, 4-0) will return to action with a four-dual road stretch, beginning on the 12th at No. 27 Princeton (3-3). They will travel to No. 25 Rutgers (6-1) on the thirteenth, West Virginia (2-7, 2-1) on the eighteenth, and No. 24 Pittsburgh (4-0) on the nineteenth.

Possible ranked foes for Fix include 125 No. 12 Pat Glory (Princeton), 133 No. 2 Nick Suriano (Rutgers), 133 No. 18 Matt Schmitt (West Virginia), and 133 No. 4 Micky Phillippi (Pittsburgh).

Southern Scuffle Champions
125: Nick Piccininni (OSU)
133: Daton Fix (OSU)
141: Nick Lee (PSU)
149: Kaden Gfeller (OSU)
157: Jason Nolf (PSU)
165: Vincenzo Joseph (PSU)
174: Mark Hall (PSU)
184: Shakur Rasheed (PSU)
197: Bo Nickal (PSU)
285: Derek White (OSU)

Team Scores
216.5 Penn State
188.5 Oklahoma State
104 Iowa State
82.5 Stanford
75.5 U.S. Naval Academy
71.5 Lock Haven
70 Duke
54.5 Ohio University
48.5 Virginia Tech
46.5 Cal State Bakersfield

OSSAA Wrestling Week 5 Team and SPN Individual Rankings

OSSAA 6A Dual Rankings

1. Broken Arrow (4-1)

2. Choctaw (1-1)

3. Mustang (8-0)

4. Edmond North (2-0

5. Sand Springs (3-0)

6. Deer Creek (2-2)

7. Jenks (2-0)

8. Edmond Memorial (1-1)

9. Ponca City (2-2)

10. Stillwater (2-3)

11. Union (2-0)

12. Owasso (1-4)

13. Yukon (2-3)

14. Norman North (2-0)

15. Bartlesville (4-1)

OSSAA 6A Tournament Rankings

1. Broken Arrow (310)

2. Choctaw (297)

3. Mustang (277)

4. Edmond North (229)

5. Sand Springs (201)

6. Deer Creek (197)

7. Edmond Memorial (185)

8. Jenks (147)

9. Ponca City (115)

10. Owasso (106)

11. Stillwater (97)

12. Union (93)

13. Yukon (85)

14. Bartlesville (75)

15. Del City (58)

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106

1. Jason Gilbert (Deer Creek Junior) - State Qualifier

2. Brendon Wiseley (Sand Springs Junior) - Union Open Champion

3. Colby Strachan (Bartlesville Junior) - Union Takedown Champion

4. Bryce Cockrell (Broken Arrow Junior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

5. Cruz Aguilar (Edmond Memorial Junior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

113

1. Tucker Owens (Mustang Sophomore) - State Finalist

2. Jackson Oplotnik (Edmond Memorial Junior) - State Qualifier

3. Caleb Nahmahpeah (Shawnee Senior) - State Qualifier

4. Ayden Little (Edmond North Freshman) - Mid America Runner-Up

5. David Boucher (Bartlesville Senior) - State Qualifier

6. Cooper Evans (Westmoore Sophomore) - Blanchard Champion

7. Jackson Cockrell (Broken Arrow Junior) - Broken Arrow Champion

120

1. Riley Weir (Sand Springs Senior) - State Champion

2. Zach Blankenship (Bixby Freshman) - Perry Champion

3. Garrett Johnson (Edmond Memorial Junior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

4. Hudson Neeley (Deer Creek Sophomore) - State Qualifier

5. Corwin Strachan (Bartlesville Senior) - Union Open Champion

6. Caleb Williams (Choctaw Sophomore) - Westmoore Open Champion

7. Nate Becker (Edmond North Sophomore) - State Qualifier

126

1. Laif Jones (Bartlesville Junior) - Union Open Champion

2. Carter Young (Stillwater Sophomore) - State Champion

3. John Wiley (Mustang Freshman) - Tuttle Pre-Turkey Champion

4. Cade Manion (Deer Creek Sophomore) - State Qualifier

5. Branden Elrod (Jenks Junior) - State Qualifier

6. Blazik Perez (Broken Arrow Sophomore) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

7. Shawn Muse (Choctaw Freshman) - Perry Champion

8. Seth Jones (Sand Springs Junior) - State Qualifier

132

1. Reece Witcraft (Broken Arrow Senior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

2. Irwin Portillo (Sand Springs Senior) - State Qualifier

3. Cade Evans (Westmoore Senior) - Blanchard Champion

4. Jake Wright (Southmoore Sophomore) - Westmoore Open Champion

5. Keegan Luton (Mustang Sophomore) - State Qualifier

6. Carson Trindle (Edmond North Senior)

138

1. Peter Rolle (Edmond Memorial Senior) - Perry Runner-Up

2. Zeke Washington (Owasso Senior) - State Finalist

3. Cameron Picklo (Mustang Senior) - Mid America Champion

4. Josh Parks (Edmond North Junior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Runner-Up

5. Blake Gonzalez (Broken Arrow Senior) - State Qualifier

6. Colt Newton (Choctaw Senior) - Westmoore Open Champion

7. Parker Wright (Deer Creek Senior) - State Qualifier

8. Kylon Burgert (Yukon Senior) - State Qualifier

145

1. Gabe Johnson (Choctaw Junior) - Perry Champion

2. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City Senior) - Perry Champion

3. Roarke Simpson (Southmoore Junior) - State Qualifier

4. Enrie Chavez (Jenks Senior) - Broken Arrow Champion

5. Chance Davis (Enid) - Mid America Runner-Up

6. Ja’len Hernandez (Union Senior) - Union Open Champion

152

1. Drake Vannoy (Jenks Junior) - Chuck West Champion

2. Landis Scoon (Yukon Junior) - State Qualifier

3. Bryce Coronoa (Westmoore Junior) - State Qualifier

4. Scott Patton (Sand Springs Senior) - Union Takedown Champion

5. Micah Lugafet (Deer Creek Junior) - State Qualifier

160

1. Tate Picklo (Mustang Sophomore) - Mid America Champion

2. Killian McGrew (Jenks Junior) - State Qualifier

3. Kyle Knowles (Edmond Memorial Senior) - Perry Runner-Up

4. Chandler Holman (Choctaw Sophomore) - Westmoore Open Champion

5. Chris Kirby (Sand Springs Junior) - Broken Arrow Champion

6. Diego Maturino (Broken Arrow Senior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

170

1. Bryce Mattioda (Broken Arrow Junior) - State Finalist

2. JT Stambeck (Norman North Senior) - Mid America Runner-Up

3. Rene Martinez (Putnam City Senior) - State Qualifier

4. Neko Macias (Southmoore Junior) - State Qualifier

5. Kruz Simons (Edmond North Senior) - State Qualifier

6. Christian McCutcheon (Stillwater Senior) - Perry Champion

7. Mason Seth (Muskogee Senior) - Union Open Champion

8. Taylor Fleming (Owasso Junior) - Perry Runner-Up

182

1. Zane Coleman (Choctaw Senior) - Perry Champion

2. Darius Boone (Union Senior) - State Qualifier

3. Emmanuel Skillings (Broken Arrow Sophomore) - Broken Arrow Open Champion

4. Trey Bowman (Edmond North Junior) - State Qualifier

5. Abram Arechiga (Ponca City Senior) - State Qualifier

6. Riley Magee (Sand Springs Junior)

195

1. Gavin Potter (Broken Arrow Senior) - State Champion

2. Judson Rowland (Mustang Junior) - Mid America Runner-Up

3. Elijah Tomlin (Union Senior) - State Qualifier

4. Carson Savage (Deer Creek Senior) - Tuttle Pre-Turkey Champion

5. Blake Minnick (Edmond North Senior) - State Qualifier

6. Carson Denwalt (Southmoore Junior) - Westmoore Open Champion

7. Dylan Ward (Choctaw Junior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

8. Brooks Dudley (Sand Springs Freshman)

220

1. Zach Marcheselli (Broken Arrow Senior) - State Champion

2. Micah Walker (Union Junior) - Mid-America Champion

3. Jared Galli (Jenks Senior) - State Qualifier

4. Jake McCoy (Edmond North Senior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

5. Tony Opichka (Choctaw Senior)

6. Kaden Glass (Sand Springs Freshman)

285

1. Samontai Scott (Midwest City Senior) - State Qualifier

2. Juan Macedo (Putnam North Senior) - State Qualifier

3. Marquon Journey (Choctaw Junior) - Edmond Memorial Pre-Turkey Champion

4. Sam Smith (Stillwater Senior) - State Qualifier

5. Ashton Aldridge (Yukon Senior) - State Qualifier

6. Josh Fincannon (Sand Springs Junior)

OSSAA 6A Basketball Week 5 Rankings

OSSAA 6A Boys’ Basketball Rankings

1. Edmond Santa Fe (8-0)

2. Midwest City (8-0)

3. Sapulpa (7-1)

4. Booker T. Washington (7-1)

5. Edmond Memorial (7-1)

6. Norman North (6-1)

7. Sand Springs (9-2)

8. Putnam City West (7-5)

9. Deer Creek (7-1)

10. Jenks (7-1)

11. Union (3-2)

12. Edmond North (5-3)

13. Putnam City (7-4)

14. Southmoore (5-3)

15. Stillwater (4-3)

16. Putnam City North (4-4)

17. Owasso (3-3)

18. Norman (4-6)

19. Shawnee (4-4)

20. Bartlesville (3-3)

SPN Conference Strength Ratings
52.8 Big Ten
51.0 Frontier Valley
50.0 Central Oklahoma
33.3 Suburban
32.3 All-City

Top Boys’ Offenses (Point Average)
83.8 Sapulpa
79.9 Midwest City
75.5 Booker T. Washington
72.1 Norman North
70.5 Enid
69.8 Edmond Memorial
69.5 Putnam City West
68.9 Putnam City North
67.4 Putnam City
67.1 Deer Creek

Top Boys’ Defenses
45.1 Edmond Memorial
47.6 Norman North
48.8 Deer Creek
50.1 Jenks
50.5 Bartlesville
52.9 Edmond Santa Fe
53.5 Shawnee
53.6 Bixby
54.3 Sand Springs
55.2 Lawton

Highest Avg Margin of Victory
24.6 Edmond Memorial
24.6 Norman North
22.8 Midwest City
18.4 Deer Creek
16.9 Sapulpa
14.0 Edmond Santa Fe
13.9 Jenks
12.3 Booker T. Washington
10.7 Sand Springs
8.2 Union

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OSSAA 6A Girls’ Basketball Rankings

1. Edmond Memorial (10-1)

2. Putnam City West (11-1)

3. Norman North (10-0)

4. Shawnee (10-0)

5. Edmond Santa Fe (9-2)

6. Deer Creek (6-2)

7. Edmond North (7-4)

8. Sand Springs (6-2)

9. Union (6-0)

10. Moore (4-2)

11. Ponca City (4-2)

12. Bartlesville (7-2)

13. Midwest City (8-3)

14. Choctaw (5-2)

15. Booker T. Washington (6-3)

16. Mustang (8-2)

17. Norman (4-3)

18. Bixby (6-3)

19. Sapulpa (5-3)

20. Jenks (4-4)

SPN Conference Strength Ratings
57.5 Central Oklahoma
48.3 Suburban
37.7 Big Ten
33.6 Frontier Valley
11.5 All-City

Top Girls’ Offenses
74.7 Putnam City West
71.8 Sand Springs
64.0 Mustang
63.5 Ponca City
62.1 Booker T. Washington
62.0 Choctaw
61.1 Norman
59.7 Midwest City
58.5 Jenks
57.9 Shawnee

Top Girls’ Defenses
31.7 Union
34.6 Shawnee
37.6 Edmond Memorial
38.0 Norman North
39.1 Bartlesville
39.7 Bixby
41.5 Deer Creek
42.1 Choctaw
42.9 Mustang
43.5 Moore

Top Avg. Margin of Victory
26.2 Putnam West
23.3 Shawnee
21.1 Mustang
20.6 Sand Springs
19.9 Choctaw
17.7 Norman North
16.6 Booker T. Washington
16.1 Edmond Memorial
15.7 Bixby
14.9 Norman

CPHS Basketball: Sandites place second at Duncan Invitational, Heritage Hall wins 26th-straight

Class 4A No. 2 ranked Heritage Hall (8-0) won their 26th-straight game Saturday night at the Duncan Holiday Invitational, edging out 6A No. 8 Sand Springs 64-57 in the tournament finals. The Sandites dropped to 9-2 on the season and came in Runner-Up for the second time in three years.

Sand Springs led by one at the half and only trailed by two to start the final stretch before the defending State Champions finally pulled away.

Both of the Sandites’ losses this season came with missing starters against Championship-caliber teams, and they are undefeated in both Frontier Valley Conference and Class 6A action. Josh Minney was absent during Saturday’s seven-point loss. The 6’4” junior averages 9.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest this season and is a crucial cog in the vertically-challenged Sand Springs machine.

The Chargers took a 12-10 lead in the first quarter with eight points from Trey Alexander, a sophomore with more than a dozen NCAA Division I offers. Senior forward Will McDonald contributed four points in the stanza. Four Sandites made it on the board in that period.

The Heritage offense stalled out in the second period with only three field goals, while junior standout Davon Richardson scored eight points for a thirteen-point first half. Cale Savage scored a three-pointer and Daren Hawkins added two for the 23-22 advantage.

Sand Springs scored seventeen points in both the third and fourth periods, but the Chargers scored twenty in the third and 22 in the fourth. Jack Spanier got hot in the third with two three-pointers, but McDonald and Alexander were the bulk of the Charger offense, combining for 49 points.

Foul trouble was a heavy contributor to the loss as the Sandites out-fouled the Chargers 24-17. Both Richardson and 6’6” sophomore Jaeden Hurd fouled out in the fourth period, but not before scoring seven points apiece in the second half.

Alexander led all scorers with 25, followed by McDonald with 24, but only five Chargers made their way into the scorebook. Six Sandites put points on the board, led by Richardson with twenty and Savage with fourteen.

Sand Springs will kick off the new year with a return to Conference action, taking on Bixby (1-4, 0-3) Friday at 8:00 p.m. at the Ed Dubie Field House. The Sandites lead the Frontier at 4-0 thus far.

HH 64 CPHS 57
1Q: HH 12-10
2Q: CPHS 13-10
3Q: HH 20-17
4Q: HH 22-17
Free Throws: CPHS 15-of-20, HH 20-of-28.
Fouls: HH 17, CPHS 24.

Scoring:
(Sand Springs) Richardson 20, Savage 14, Fox 8, Hurd 7, Durkee 6, Hawkins 2.
(Heritage Hall) Alexander 25, McDonald 24, Spanier 6, McLaughlin 5, Swingle 4.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites upset No. 4 Northwest Classen 83-69, Richardson scores 26

The Class 6A No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (9-1) is headed to the Duncan Holiday Tournament finals for the second time in three years after knocking off 5A No. 4 Northwest Classen (7-3) Friday evening.

Junior standout Davon Richardson scored a season-best 26 points in the 83-69 victory. The game was the Sandites’ biggest offensive output of the season and four players scored in double digits.

The Sandites held a close 19-17 lead after the first quarter but blew the game wide open in the second period for a 42-29 halftime advantage. Richardson scored fourteen points in the first half and Cale Savage got hot with three three-pointers in the second period alone.

The Knights scored nearly as many points in the third period as they did in the entire first half, but could only close the deficit by a single point. Jaeden Hurd led the Sandites with seven points in that stanza and Marlo Fox added six. Richardson had another double-digit quarter with ten points in the fourth.

Savage scored nineteen in the game with five three-pointers and a four-for-four performance at the charity stripe. Fox finished with a career-high fourteen points and Cole Durkee added eleven.

The Sandites were over 80% at the free throw line for the third-straight game and were 17 of 21 on Friday. They also got in foul trouble in the fourth period with both Savage and Hurd fouling out.

Sand Springs has won four-straight games since their only loss of the season, which came at the hands of an internationally-recruited private school with an average height of 6’6”. They were also without Richardson during that game. The team wins by an average margin of sixteen when all five starters are healthy and they are undefeated in the Frontier Valley Conference.

Sandite Basketball will return to action Saturday at 8:30 p.m. against the winner of 4A No. 2 Heritage Hall (6-0) vs. 5A No. 10 Santa Fe South (8-1). No. 5 Heritage Hall beat Sand Springs 54-48 last season in the semifinals. The Sandites made it to the finals in 2016 but fell 62-47 to No. 6 Westmoore.

CPHS 83 NWC 69
1Q: CPHS 19-17
2Q: CPHS 23-12
3Q: NWC 24-23
4Q: CPHS 18-16

Scoring:
(CPHS) Richardson 26, Savage 19, Fox 14, Durkee 11, Hurd 9, Hawkins 2, Minney 2.
(NWC) Warden 20, Wiggins 19, Elliott 12, Moore 9, Patton 7, Cyrus 2.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites throttle Altus 78-36 at Duncan tournament

The Class 6A No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (8-1) won their third-straight game Thursday afternoon in Duncan with a brutal 78-36 pummeling of Altus High (2-6) in the first round of the Duncan Holiday Classic.

The game was the highest-scoring of the season for Sand Springs and they had their biggest margin of victory in nearly a year at 42 points. Six Sandites got on the board in their biggest first period of the season, led by Davon Richardson with six points in a 21-5 rout.

Things slowed down in the second period, with Sand Springs edging out the Bulldogs 11-10 for a 32-15 lead, their best first half of the season. Altus did their best to keep up in the third period with three pointers from Carson Pickett and Tyler Bush, but still trailed 47-27 at the buzzer.

The final stanza was the highest-scoring period of the season with eight Sandites combining for 31 points. Kason Hughes scored a career-high eleven points, all in the fourth quarter, with three three-pointers.

Davon Richardson led the Sandites for the fourth time this season with seventeen points. Marlo Fox scored twelve, Cole Durkee added eleven. Jaeden Hurd recorded his first double-double with a career high ten points and fifteen rebounds.

The Sandites will return to action Friday against the winner of 5A No. 4 Northwest Classen (6-2) vs. Classen SAS (3-6). Sand Springs placed third in the tournament last season and were runners-up two years ago.

Scoring:
(Sand Springs) Richardson 17, Fox 12, Durkee 11, Hughes 11, Hurd 10, Cale Savage 5, Minney 5, Cason Savage 3, Hawkins 2, Quier 2.
(Altus) Filer 12, Bush 10, Pickett 5, Bostic 4, Olivas 3, Shenz 2.