CPHS Wrestling: Sandites sitting fourth at Sapulpa with three finalists

The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in fourth place at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa after the first day of competition. The Sandites sent three to the finals, have six guaranteed placers, and have ten wrestlers still in contention headed into Saturday.

Nationally ranked No. 18 Broken Arrow has the tournament title clinched with 254.5 points and ten finalists. A distant second is 5A No. 1 Collinsville with 152.5 points and four finalists, followed by 3A No. 2 Comanche with 144 points and five finalists. Sand Springs has 114 points.

Scott Patton (17-1, 52-23) is headed to the 152 finals after pinning Spencer Shook in 2:31 and Stormy Weathers in 1:02, and a 10-4 decision over Broken Arrow’s William Martin. The only Sandite to win a tournament this season, he will look for his second straight title against undefeated Comanche State Qualifier Gage Miller (13-0).

Chris Kirby (18-6, 40-16) made his way to the finals at 160 with three falls. He pinned Elijah Baker in 2:00, Seth Jackson in 0:49, and Mason Seth in 3:58. Against Baker he worked up a 17-3 first period lead before pinning the Bruin. His match with Seth was a wild offensive shootout as the two combined for 35 points before Kirby came out on top. He will wrestle undefeated Comanche State Qualifier Ethon Hamrick (13-0) Saturday evening.

Kaden Glass (15-5) earned his spot in the 195 finals with relative ease, pinning Joseph Williams in 0:43 and Brady Neasby in 0:41. In the semifinals he topped Union State Qualifier Elijah Tomlin 6-1. His finals match will be against Broken Arrow two-time State Champion Gavin Potter.

Sango Whitehorn (0-2) also competed at 195 and is still alive in consolation. He received a first round bye, was pinned by Potter, then defeated Williams 5-2. He can clinch a placement match with a win over Pawhuska’s Bryce Drummond, with Tomlin waiting for the winner in the semis.

Brendon Wiseley (14-8, 28-16) kicked off the 106 event by pinning Gunnor Yates in 1:34 then racked up a 15-0 technical fall against Tayton Gwaltney before falling to Collinsville freshman standout Cameron Steed (20-2) in the semifinals.

Defending tournament champion Riley Weir (11-5, 102-32) breezed through his first two contests at 120, pinning Dominic Maj in seven seconds and Karson Cervantez in 33 seconds before being pinned by undefeated Bixby freshman Zach Blankenship (22-0) in the semifinals. His pin of Maj shattered the school record for fastest fall at 113 pounds, and it is fourth in the school at any weight class.

Seth Jones (9-5, 31-19) received a first round bye at 126 and was defeated 6-3 by Broken Arrow State Qualifier Blazik Perez at 126 pounds in the quarterfinals. He will take on Ponca City State Qualifier Kristopher Humble Saturday morning.

Caleb Phillips (3-6, 5-13) suffered a first round fall at 138 at the hands of Pawhuska State Qualifier Price Perrier, but snapped back in consolation. He rebounded from a 3-0 second-period deficit to Caleb Rogers with a pair of takedowns before sticking the Redskin in 1:59, then pinned Alec Capehart in 1:40. He will take on Muskogee State Qualifier Christian Webb Saturday morning.

Josh Fincannon (15-10, 29-27) had an impressive showing at 220, pinning Brandon Holland in 0:53 and Torry Thrower in 2:23. In the semifinals he was defeated 13-1 by three-time Broken Arrow State Champion, nationally-ranked No. 9 Zach Marcheselli.

Three Sandites competed at 182. Thomas Naugle (1-2) and Riley Magee (6-5, 11-10) were both eliminated, though Magee won a 9-1 major decision against Sperry’s Joey Cook in the first round. Santana Naugle (2-4) is still alive thanks to a first round bye. He was teched by Broken Arrow’s Emmanuel Skillings, but snapped back with a 2:38 pin of Muskogee’s Mikel Swain. He will wrestle Gabe Lyon of Collinsville Saturday morning.

KJ Clark (0-2) and Hayli Jeffries (0-2) competed at 113 but were both eliminated. Braden Dahl (3-3, 4-6) was eliminated at 170, but not before pinning Sawyer Dorl in 0:58. The Sandites voided 132, 145, and 285.

Saturday’s matches will begin at 11:00 a.m and will run straight through to the finals with no midday break.

Finals Matches:
106: Jackson Cockrell (BAHS) vs. Cameron Steed (Collinsville)
113: Jordan Williams (Collinsville vs. Kaleb Harris (Sallisaw)
120: Zach Blankenship (Bixby) vs. Rocky Stephens (Collinsville)
126: Blazik Perez (BAHS) vs. Laif Jones (Bartlesville)
132: Reece Witcraft (BAHS) vs. Caleb Tanner (Collinsville)
138: Blake Gonzales (BAHS) vs. Spencer Schickram (Ponca City)
145: Jalen Hernandez (Union) vs. Chris Moores (BAHS)
152: Gage Miller (Comanche) vs. Scott Patton (CPHS)
160: Chris Kirby (CPHS) vs. Ethon Hamrick (Comanche)
170: Cade Cook (Comanche) vs. Bryce Mattioda (BAHS)
182: Abram Arechiga (Ponca City) vs. Emmanul Skillings (BAHS)
195: Kaden Glass (CPHS) vs. Gavin Potter (BAHS)
220: Zach Marcheselli (BAHS) vs. Konner Doucet (Comanche)
285: Noah Cortes (BAHS) vs. Ethan Bacon (Comanche)

Team Scores
254.5 6A No. 1 Broken Arrow
152.5 5A No. 1 Collinsville
144.0 3A No. 2 Comanche
114.0 6A No. 5 Sand Springs
75.0 6A No. 14 Bartlesville
70.5 6A No. 11 Ponca City
68.0 Bixby
61.0 6A No. 13 Union
41.0 3A No. 6 Sperry
40.0 Pawhuska
37.5 Muskogee
22.0 Sallisaw
15.0 Ft. Smith Southside
4.0 Sapulpa

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites rout Union 55-18, Weir picks up 100th career win

The Class 6A No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team improved to a 5-0 record Thursday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, dominating No. 11 Union (3-2).

The Sandites won ten out of fourteen matches, nine of which came with bonus points. Sand Springs recorded six falls, two technical falls, and received a forfeit in the 55-18 smackdown.

Freshman Christian Forbes (11-5) made quick work of Tayton Gwatney at 106 pounds, scoring a takedown just ten seconds into the match. One more takedown late in the first and Forbes rolled the Redskin for a pair of back points and a 6-1 lead. He started the second period with an easy escape and added five more back points, then secured the 17-1 technical fall with a takedown at 4:26.

Brendon Wiseley (12-7, 26-15) was next up with a takedown in only twelve seconds against Jarrod Gilliam. He racked up a 13-0 first period lead with eleven back points before reversing for the tech fall at 2:21. The win shattered the previous school record for fastest tech fall at 113 pounds.

Two-time State Champion Riley Weir (9-5, 100-31) received a forfeit at 120 for his 100th career win.

Seth Jones (9-4, 31-18) was first to score in his 126 match against Verdell Schoats, but Schoats escaped and scored his team’s first takedown soon after. By the end of the first period they were tied 3-3, but Jones came up with a 10-5 lead in the second before sticking his foe at 3:57.

Blake Jones (10-7) took a 3-0 lead with a reversal early in the third period against Caleb Rogers before pinning the Redskin at 5:30 for a 28-0 team lead.

Preston Medlin (7-11) battled Chris Dugger at 138 and took a 2-1 lead in the first period. Dugger started the second on top and earned a pair of back points late in the period. Medlin looked to have a reversal shortly before the third period buzzer but Coach Jarrod Patterson’s argument fell on deaf ears and Dugger was awarded the 3-2 decision to put Union on the board.

Scott Patton (14-1, 49-23) worked up a 6-0 lead against Cooper Gibson in the first period at 152. Patton reversed to start the second, gave up a reversal, then reversed again for back points. He led 15-4 before finally pinning the Redskin at 3:57.

Chris Kirby (15-6, 37-16) gave up an early reversal to Shane Fields at 160 but quickly jumped out to a 9-3 lead before notching his eleventh pin of the season at 1:47. The win put Kirby at the front of the team in falls.

Gavin Koehler took control of Braden Dahl (2-1, 3-4) early in their match at 160, but the Sandite reversed for his first pin of the season at 1:48.

Riley Magee (5-3, 10-8) let Jake Rogers score first at 182, but made it 2-2 with a second period escape. Rogers brought down Magee with an inside trip late in the period but the two traveled out of bounds and started the third all tied up. Rogers reversed, Magee escaped, and it came down to the wire, but he couldn’t get a shot off in the final seconds and Rogers held on for the 4-3 decision.

Freshman standout Kaden Glass (12-5) upset State Qualifier Elijah Tomlin at 195. Glass scored takedowns in the first and third periods for a 5-2 decision.

Josh Fincannon (13-9, 27-26) had the biggest win of the dual, pinning State Qualifier Darius Booner in only 35 seconds.

Union’s only bonus points of the night came from State Qualifiers Jalen Hernandez and Micah Walker. Hernandez pinned Caleb Phillips (1-5, 3-12) in 2:26, and Walker pinned Justin Smith (0-1) in the Sandite’s varsity debut. Smith shocked the crowd with a big throw early in the match that briefly put the Redskin in hot water, but the more experienced wrestler came out on top and ultimately pinned Smith in 2:30.

The junior high won their dual 55-19.

The Sandites will return to action Friday morning at the Jerry Billings Invitational in Sapulpa. Top teams at the event include nationally-ranked No. 18 Broken Arrow, 5A No. 1 Collinsville, and 3A No. 2 Comanche.

Weir is a defending two-time tournament champion and the only returning champion on the Sand Springs squad. Last year Seth Jones came in runner-up, Kirby took third, Patton placed fourth, Riley Magee finished fifth, and Fincannon placed ninth. The team came in second last year and won the tournament the year before.

9X State Champion Cheyenne Walden transfers from OSU to Grand Canyon University

Cheyenne Walden, the most decorated athlete in Charles Page High School history, recently announced her decision to transfer from Oklahoma State University to Grand Canyon University for the Spring 2019 semester. She will be immediately eligible to compete in the Spring season.

Walden won nine individual State Championships in her time at Sand Springs. She won the State Cross Country meet from 2013 through 2016, the 3200-meter track meet from 2015 through 2017, and the 1600-meter track meet in 2016 and 2017.

Walden signed with the OSU Cowgirls in high school and immediately began competing as a true freshman. She ran in five cross country meets, finished fifteenth at the Big 12 Championships, and 27th in the NCAA Midwest Regional. She earned All-Big 12 honors and was an NCAA qualifier.

In the Spring track season she placed third in the one-mile run at the Texas Tech Corky Classic and competed in the one-mile and 3,000 meter runs at the Big 12 Championships.

Walden also took up steeplechase this past season and won 2,000 meter title at the Tulsa Duels. She placed top ten in six races and earned All-Big 12 honors in the 3,000 meter race.

Grand Canyon University is a private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona. The Antelopes compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Western Athletic Conference. They are the defending WAC Outdoor Track Champions, and have won three straight WAC Indoor Championships. They finished sixth in the WAC Cross Country Championships.

Walden Personal Records:
800 meters - 2:17
1,500 meters - 4:38.10
1 Mile - 5:00.48
3,000 meters - 9:49.34
5,000 meters (XC) - 17:31
6,000 meters (XC) - 20:49
10,000 meters (XC) - 38:00
2,000 meters (steeple) - 7:02.64
3,000 meters (steeple) - 10:28.95

Youth Wrestling: Sandites crown one champion and one runner-up at US Junior Open Championship

Thirteen members of the Sand Springs Team Big wrestling program competed at last weekend’s U.S. Junior Open Championship and seven earned medals in the tough youth event. The Sandites crowned one National Champion and one Runner-Up, and tied for 53rd place out of 193 clubs.

Kason Waag won the Novice A division at 37 pounds. He pinned Ike Payne in 2:00, majored Kolton Drew 11-1, and decisioned Anthony Salazar 6-4 and Channing Bowman 5-4.

Adrian Flores came in runner-up at 140 pounds in Open Division 4. He pinned Kayson Smith in 2:37, Tucker Winkle in 2:18, and Beck Danielson in 4:07. His second match was a 6-0 loss to Jacob Cook, but he won out with a 12-4 major decision against Chase Graham, an 11-3 major decision against Larry Cole, and a 7-0 decision against JD Sigman.

Jayden Bussell placed fifth at seventy pounds in Open Division 2. He pinned Eli Cadena in 3:35 and defeated Bryar Hooks 4-3 before dropping a pair of close decisions. In the placement round he pinned Taven Thrash in only 25 seconds.

Jaxon Grigsby placed fifth at 61 pounds in Open Division 3. He pinned Kamdon Von Holten in 1:57, Zechariah Tecumseh in 1:24 and Sam White in 0:34. He lost a 6-4 decision to Jace Reed and a 3-2 tie-breaker to Revin Flipps, but topped Randen Wright 1-0 in placement.

Zander Grigsby placed fifth at 73 pounds in Open Division 4. He lost decisions of 3-0 to Cori Brown and 4-0 to Dylan Bratt, but defeated Brynton Handshy 12-3, Toby Shipman 5-1, and pinned Max McDaniel in 2:33.

Aiden Rhine placed fifth in Novice B at ninety pounds with a 6-2 decision over Aiden Young and a pin of Ace Coker in 0:17.

Ethan White placed sixth at 140 pounds in Open Division 5. He majored Tyler Gibson 9-1 and Tanner Jones 11-1, and pinned Benjamin Mower in 0:51 before dropping his final three matches.

Jaxon Trotter failed to place in Open Division 4, but won his first two matches 14-4 against Matthew Snyder and 5-0 against Mason Armstrong before dropping a pair of close decisions.

Nah Denison came up short of placing in Novice A, but pinned Mason Clemons in 0:47 and Tj Keenom in 1:52.

Tyler Feigenbaum competed in Novice C and recorded a 16-0 technical fall against Austin Steffler before being eliminated.

Five Team Big wrestler’s skipped the USJOC and competed at the Catoosa Tournament, bringing home five medals with one champion and two runners-up.

Cameron White placed first at 113 pounds in Division 5. He pinned Andrew Lollis in 3:00 and majored Zander Payne 20-6.

Ethan Williams came in runner-up at 49 pounds in Beginner 1, pinning Max Bozone in 2:42 and defeating Brayden Otero 8-6 in sudden victory overtime. He lost to Catoosa’s Reid Alexander in the finals.

Cooper Nicholas placed second at 105 pounds in Beginner 2. He pinned Tad Dillard in 0:37 and Grant Riley in 1:53, but fell 4-2 to Kage Gorczynski. He also placed fourth in Beginner 3, pinning Titus Mitchell in 1:51.

Jordan Satoe failed to place in Beginner 2, but did pick up an impressive 41-second pin against Ben Brady.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites steamroll Sapulpa 69-6, Junior High beats Bixby 43-31

While the Sandite basketball teams were battling out a couple of hard-fought barn burners in the field house next door, the Sandite wrestling team secured their Highway 97 Rivalry win with ease Tuesday evening at the Sapulpa High School gym.

All three Charles Page High School teams won their bouts with the Cheiftains, but the No. 5 ranked wrestling team absolutely dominated Sapulpa 69-6 to improve to 4-0 on the season, while their foes fell to 0-5.

Sapulpa voided five weight classes, giving up thirty free points to their rivals. Colton Luker (106), Brendon Wiseley (113), Seth Jones (126), Braden Dahl (160), and Thomas Naugle (195) all received forfeits.

Sand Springs won eight of the remaining nine matches, including four first-period falls. Riley Weir (120) pinned Colton Parrish in 0:19, Chris Kirby (170) pinned Tanner Boren in 0:47, Riley Magee (220) pinned Brandon Holland in 1:37, and Josh Fincannon (285) pinned Blake Brooks in 1:17.

Joseph Mattison won a 14-6 major decision over Justin Campbell at 132 pounds for a 28-0 lead before the Chieftains put their first and only points on the board. Luke Young pinned Jared Jenkins in 1:53 in the Sandite’s varsity debut to avert the Sandite shutout.

Preston Medlin (145) decisioned Simon Young 9-2, Scott Patton (152) majored Colt Konell 13-4, and Santana Naugle (182) majored Payton Malone 8-0.

Sand Springs will return to action Thursday at 7:00 p.m. when they host No. 11 Union (3-1). The Sandites and Chieftains will meet again Friday at the Jerry Billings Invitational.

The Junior High squad also won their Tuesday night dual 43-31 against Bixby. Kaden Glass, Brooks Dudley, Cody Cramer, Chase White, Blake Jones, Carter Goodman, Cameron White, and Mitchell Smith all picked up wins.

CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandites win Highway 97 Rivalry 45-43, improve to 6-0 in conference

The Highway 97 Rivalry never fails to thrill, and the Class 6A No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School girls basketball team (9-2, 6-0) played a barn burner against No. 19 Sapulpa (5-4, 2-2) Tuesday evening on the Chieftains’ home court. 

Sand Springs won only one period against their arch rivals, but that first period lead was just enough to keep the Sandites undefeated in conference action with a 45-43 victory. The teams tied in the second and fourth periods, and the Chieftains won the third, but came just a hair short of the upset. 

The Sandites struck first, scoring on a three-pointer from Madison Burris on their second possession. Isabella Regalado scored in the paint on a pass from Jacie Taber and the visitors were up 5-0 before the Chieftains ever left their half of the court. 

Taylor Dement kickstarted the Sapulpa offense, scoring three of the Chieftains’ first four field goals, and the home team hung close till the end of the first period. Taber made a three-point play on a foul, Holly Kersgieter scored on a layup, and the Sandites ended the quarter 20-12.

The second period wasn’t even half as explosive as the first, and the two teams tied 7-7. Johnson and Kersgeiter scored back to back to start the stanza, expanding their streak to nine, before Ray Osborn and De’Asia Thomas undid that damage. Kersgeiter responded with her first three-pointer of the night, then De’Shawnti Thomas scored in the paint and Dement hit a free throw to end the half 27-19. 

The Chieftains came out hot in the second half with a ten point run for their first lead of the game. Kersgieter tied it with a pair of free throws and Regalado hit her first three for the lead, but Zoey Mason and Temire Poindexter put the Chieftains back out front. Johnson and Dement traded layups and the lead, but Burris sank a three moments before the buzzer to start the final stretch 37-35. 

Both teams gave up three straight turnovers to start the period before Kersgeiter scored two. Dement drilled a three to make it a one-point game, but Burris and Johnson hit back-to-back deep balls for a seven-point cushion with 2:37 to play. That advantage wouldn’t last for long. 

Osborn scored two, Dement iced a long three, and the Sandites only led by two. They ran two minutes off the clock in a game of keep-away, but Johnson missed a free throw and the Chieftains rebounded with 24 seconds left to keep the game alive. Dement shot a long three with ten seconds left, but Johnson came up with the rebound to secure the win. 

Kersgieter led all scorers with seventeen points, closely followed by Dement with sixteen. They were the only players from either team to score in double digits. The game was the second-lowest scoring of the season for Sand Springs, and the lowest scoring win.  

Sand Springs will return to action next Tuesday at No. 9 Union (8-0, 5-0). The Chieftains will compete in the Westmoore Jaguar Classic, beginning with a Thursday battle against No. 17 Ponca City (4-3).

CPHS 45 SHS 43
1Q: CPHS 20-12
2Q: All 7-7
3Q: SHS 16-10
4Q: All 8-8
Free Throws: SHS 5-of-8, CPHS 3-of-6.
Field Goals: CPHS 18-of-46, SHS 18-of-47.
Offensive Rebounds: SHS 10, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 17, SHS 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 26, SHS 25.
Steals: SHS 9, CPHS 5.
Blocks: SHS 6, CPHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 7, SHS 9.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
6-0 No. 8 Sand Springs
5-0 No. 9 Union
3-1 No. 11 Bartlesville
3-1 No. 14 Booker T. Washington
3-3 No. 20 Jenks
2-2 No. 18 Bixby
2-2 No. 19 Sapulpa
0-4 Owasso
0-4 Muskogee
0-5 Broken Arrow

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Kersgieter 17, Johnson 9, Burris 9, Regalado 7, Taber 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Johnson 3, Regalado 3, Kersgieter 2, Burris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Johnson 4, Taber 4, Kersgieter 3, Regalado 2, Jordan 2, Burris 2.
Total Rebounds: Johnson 7, Regalado 5, Kersgieter 5, Taber 4, Burris 3, Jordan 2.
Steals: Taber 2, Jordan 2, Kersgieter 1.
Assists: Taber 3, Johnson 3, Kersgieter 2, Burris 1.
Blocks: Regalado 2.
Fouls: Taber 3, Kersgieter 1, Johnson 1, Regalado 1, Burris 1.

(Sapulpa)
Scoring: Dement 16, De’Asia Thomas 8, Osborn 7, De’Shawnti Thomas 6, Poindexter 4, Mason 2.