CPHS Soccer: Lady Sandites place fifth at Edison Tournament, beat East Central 6-0

The Charles Page High School girls’ soccer team (5-1) suffered their first loss of the season Thursday in the first round of the Edison Green and White Tournament, but snapped back with three-straight wins since then. They won the consolation bracket for a fifth place finish at the tournament, then shut out East Central 6-0 on Tuesday.

Bixby (2-1) beat the Sandites 3-1 in the first round of the tournament, with Elizabeth Watts scoring the lone goal for Sand Springs.

Nathan Hale (0-2) was no match for the resurgent Lady Sandites in the second round of the tournament. Elizabeth Horn scored four goals and Baylee Metcalfe had a brace in the team’s first 10-0 mercy rule victory since 2016. Ari Esparza, Demi Deshazo, Jade Patton, Kasandra Burgess, and Kaslynn Horton all netted goals.

In the finals they won a 2-1 overtime shootout against Edison (1-4). Horn scored the lone goal in regulation, but Karsyn Lynch, Horn, and Deshazo made PKs for the win.

On Tuesday they won their fourth shutout of the season against East Central (1-4). Freezing rain and a steady headwind held the Sandites to a single goal in the first half. Horn netted the only point of the half. The sky cleared up in the second period and the girls brought their own rain with the wind at their backs.

Amrey Lee kicked off second half scoring with an assist from Morgan Poletek. Esparza and Lynch both scored headers off of corner kicks from Horn. Brynlee Slankard knocked one in with four minutes to play, and Poletek scored exactly one minute later. Esparza nearly scored a brace in the 78th minute and got a shot off past the goalie, but just barely caught the post and had it spit back out.

The Lady Sandites’ 5-1 start is their best since 2016. They will return to action Thursday at 6:00 p.m. when they host Enid (1-2) in their final non-district match.

CPHS Season Stats

Goals
6 Elizabeth Horn
3 Ari Esparza
3 Baylee Metcalfe
2 Karsen Lynch
1 Elizabeth Watts
1 Demi Deshazo
1 Jade Patton
1 Kasandra Burgess
1 Kaslynn Horton
1 Amrey Lee
1 Brynlee Slankard
1 Morgan Poletek

Overtime PKs
3 Elizabeth Horn
2 Karsen Lynch
1 Elizabeth Watts
1 Josie Gelsthorpe
1 Demi Deshazo

Total Scores
9 Elizabeth Horn
4 Karsen Lynch
3 Ari Esparza
3 Baylee Metcalfe
2 Elizabeth Watts
2 Demi Deshazo
1 Josie Gelsthorpe
1 Jade Patton
1 Kasandra Burgess
1 Kaslynn Horton
1 Amrey Lee
1 Brynlee Slankard
1 Morgan Poletek

CPHS Track: Sandites place fourth at Bartlesville, win four gold medals

The Charles Page High School boys’ Track and Field team had one of their best finishes in recent years at last weekend’s Bartlesville Bruin Classic. They brought home four gold medals for the first time since the 2018 Owasso Invitational and finished fourth in an eighteen-team field.

For comparison, the boys placed seventh of eighteen two weeks ago in Owasso. They have only finished top-four three times in the past three seasons, and this is the first time they’ve done so in a field of ten or more teams. They sent a total of 24 athletes to Bartlesville, their deepest roster in the past three seasons, and competed in twelve of seventeen events.

The girls settled for seventeenth place out of nineteen teams, sending only nine competitors. They only entered six events and voided eleven.

Aden Baughman won both the 400 meter dash and the 800 meter run. He made his 400 debut in 51.41, the best time for a Sandite in the past three seasons. He finished the 800 in 1:57.73. Joel Mackey won the 200 in 22.60 and placed third in the 100 with a time of 11.29. Mitchell Mefford won the Discus throw with a PR distance of 148’02”.

The boys’ relay team took third place in the 4x800, finishing 30 seconds behind Bartlesville in 8:50.81. Jacob Smith placed fourth in the 1600 with a PR 4:47.32.

Mackenzie Rader had several impressive performances. She placed sixth in the 100 hurdles with a career-best 18.17 finish, sixth in the high jump at 4’06”, and fourth in long jump with a PR 15’09.5”. Her long jump was the best Sandite jump in the past three season.

Erika Baker set a PR of 6:30.4 in the 1600. Sara Abbet set a PR of 6:44.82 in the 1600. Matt Wilkerson set two personal records: 18.45 in the 110, and 46.33 in the 300. Alex Newport ran a PR 46.85 in the 300, and Knox Goggins ran a PR of 53.61. Nicholas Sango set a PR of 12.14 in the 100. Caleb James ran a PR 5:35.36 in the 1600. Alejandro Lopez had a PR long jump of 18’04.00”, the best Sandite jump since State Qualifier Colton Washington in 2017. Knox Goggins had a PR long jump of 16’02.00”. Riley Magee threw a PR 107.08” in discus.

Sand Springs Individual Results
4x100 Relay: 12th - 46.65.
4x800 Relay: 3rd - 8:50.81.
110H:
Matt Wilkerson (7th) - 18.45.
Alex Newport (12th) - 19.34.
Knox Goggins (18th) - 20.72.
David Rigsby (20th) - 21:47.
300H:
Matt Wilkerson (15th) - 46.33.
Alex Newport (19th) - 46.85.
Knox Goggins (30th) - 53.61.
David Rigsby (31st) - 53.91.
100M:
Joel Mackey (3rd) - 11.29.
Nicholas Sango (24th) - 12.14.
Joseph Mattison (27th) - 12.17.
Aaron King (52nd) - 13.02.
Daren Hawkins (56th) - 13.29.
Justis Myers (58th) - 13.38.
200M:
Joel Mackey (1st) - 22.60.
Joseph Mattison (9th) - 24.34.
Morgan Lockhart (14th) - 24.94.
Nicholas Sango (31st) - 27.71.
Titus Wright (33rd) - 28.87.
400M:
Aden Baughman (1st) - 51.41.
Jaelyn Jackson (4th) - 52.78.
Daren Hawkins (22nd) - 58.72.
800M: Aden Baughman (1st) - 1:57.73.
1600M:
Jacob Smith (4th) - 4:47.32.
Nelson Yazzie (10th) - 4:58.73.
Danny Murray (25th) - 5:21.22.
Caleb James (29th) - 5:35.36.
3200M:
Danny Murray (17th) - 11:13.35.
Caleb James (20th) - 11:27.60.
Sam English (32nd) - 12:30.88.
Long Jump:
Alejandro Lopez (12th) - 18’04.00”.
Matt Wilkerson (14th) - 17’10.00”.
Josh Minney (16th) - 17’08.00”.
Knox Goggins (22nd) - 16’02.00”.
Discus:
Mitchell Mefford (1st) - 148’02.00”.
Riley Magee (6th) - 107’08.00”.
Terrance Golden (7th) - 89’09.00”.
Josh Minney (8th) - 69’03.00”.

Male Owasso Invitational Champions
4x100: Bixby - 43.84.
4x200: Bixby - 1:32.33.
4x400: Bixby - 3:31.26.
4x800: Bartlesville - 8:20.95.
110H: Malcom Tillman - 16.19.
300H: Nick Fisher - 41.59.
100m: Makai Blades - 11.16.
200m: Joel Mackey - 22.60.
400m: Aden Baughman - 51.41.
800m: Aden Baughman - 1:57.73.
1600m: Jack Vincent - 4:42.24.
3200m: Spencer Hales - 10:10.46.
High Jump: Quentin Skinner - 5’10.00”.
Pole Vault: Kai Faulkner - 14’06.00”.
Long Jump: Brennan Presley - 22’00.50”.
Shot Put: Zac Robbins - 49’02.00”.
Discus: Mitchell Mefford - 148’02.00”.

Male Team Scores
117.5 Owasso
101.5 Bixby
101.0 Bartlesville
75.0 Sand Springs
64.0 Collinsville
62.0 Broken Arrow
61.0 Claremore
45.0 Stillwater
45.0 Booker T. Washington
35.0 Putnam City West
24.0 Glenpool
21.0 Catoosa
20.0 Sapulpa
15.0 Grove
10.0 Tulsa Memorial
7.0 Checotah
2.0 Dewey
2.0 Metro Christian

Lady Sandite Individual Results
4x800 Relay: 10th - 12:47.58.
100H: Mackenzie Rader (6th) - 18.17.
100M:
Davina Green (48th) - 14.73.
Joselyn Schinnerer (62nd) - 15.95.
Kristen Fields (64th) - 16.19.
1600M:
Erika Baker (19th) - 6:32.40.
Jazmin Lopez (21st) - 6:35.42.
Sara Abbet (26th) - 6:44.82.
Annaston Wiseley (27th) - 6:48.05.
Victoria Baker (29th) - 6:58.40.
High Jump: Mackenzie Rader (6th) - 4’06.00”.
Long Jump:
Mackenzie Rader (4th) - 15’09.50”.
Jazmin Lopez (28th) - 11’09.00”.

Female Owasso Invitational Champions
4x100: Owasso - 50.86.
4x200: Owasso - 1:46.06.
4x400: Owasso - 4:10.50.
4x800: Owasso - 10:01.35.
100H: Jayme Guilfoyle - 16.98.
300H: Kennedy Smith - 48.78.
100m: Karondria Fults - 13.10.
200m: Sydney Roth - 26.94.
400m: Jacy Rule - 1:04.55.
800m: Megan Moeller - 2:31.90.
1600m: Maya Boschee - 5:30.63.
3200m: Julia Thigpen - 11:49.52.
High Jump: Deshawnti Thomas - 5’00.00”
Pole Vault: Katie Henry - 9’06.00”
Long Jump: India Morgan - 17’11.00”.
Shot Put: Deirjaye Davis - 35’10.00”.
Discus: Deirjaye Davis - 108’01.00”.

Female Team Scores
169.0 Owasso
98.0 Bixby
95.5 Bartlesville
49.0 Collinsville
49.0 Grove
43.5 Stillwater
42.0 Claremore
39.0 East Central
35.0 Dewey
35.0 Metro Christian
33.0 Broken Arrow
30.0 Glenpool
29.0 Sapulpa
22.0 Putnam West
20.0 Booker T. Washington
15.0 Tulsa Memorial
10.0 Sand Springs
4.0 Catoosa
1.0 Nathan Hale

CPHS Tennis: Bateman places sixth at Union, McGeehee takes eighth

Both Charles Page High School tennis teams had solid outings at last weekend’s Union tournament. The girls placed twelfth out of seventeen teams in their season debut, while the boys tied for thirteenth out of fifteen with several solid improvements over the prior week.

Logan Bateman, who placed twelfth last week, improved to sixth in No. 1 Singles with wins over Carson Thomas (Broken Arrow) and Avery Walton (Bixby). He lost to both Thomas and Walton at the Jenks tournament.

Colby Williams improved from thirteenth to twelfth in No. 2 Singles, defeating Thomas Alvarado (Enid). Aries Howard and Tanner Burgess placed fifteenth in No. 1 Doubles, defeating the team from Stillwater. Dylan Warren and Hayden Ashcroft placed fourteenth in No. 2 Doubles, winning their first match of the season against the Union JV team.

Abigail McGehee placed eighth in No. 1 Singles for the Lady Sandites, defeating Brooklyn Sanders (Stillwater). Betsy Almaraz defeated Kaitlynn Miller (Enid) for twelfth in No. 2 Singles. Rilee Buchanan and Alesha Milsap defeated Riverfield and Union JV for thirteenth place in No. 1 Doubles. Loghan Adams and Makayla Tucker placed sixteenth in No. 2 Doubles.

The boys will return to action March 29th at 8:00 a.m. in Muskogee and the girls will play there on the 30th.

CPHS Baseball: Sandites run-rule Shawnee and Memorial to start season 2-0

After a week of weather delays the Charles Page High School varsity baseball team finally got to kick off their season this weekend, and they did it with a bang.

The Sandites run-ruled Shawnee 12-1 Friday and shut out Tulsa Memorial 18-0 on Saturday.

Ben Banker (1-0, 2-0) got the win against Shawnee (0-3), pitching the entirety of the five-inning game. He threw seven hits, five strikeouts, and two walks with no earned runs. Cal Watkins, Ethan Sartin, and Cale Savage scored two runs apiece. Watkins and Ryan Seabolt batted in three each.

The Sandites only outhit the Wolves nine to seven, but benefited from a handful of Shawnee errors. They scored four runs in both the first and second innings, one in the third, and three in the fourth for a 12-0 lead before letting their visitors on the board.

Saturday was a breeze for the Sandites, who buried the Chargers under eleven runs in the second inning for an insurmountable 12-0 lead. The six runs they added in the fourth were just the icing on top of the cake.

Memorial (0-4) never stood a chance, pitching fourteen walks and committing six errors. Watkins and Brycen Peterman had two runs and two RBI apiece, and Tyler Ash scored three runs and one RBI.

Seth Villines (1-0, 2-0) got the win on the mound, pitching one strikeout, one walk, and no hits in three innings. Jaxon Skaggs threw three strikeouts, two hits, and one walk in relief.

Sand Springs baseball will return to action Monday when they travel to Bixby (4-1) at 5:00 p.m.

CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandite Season Rewind

The Class 6A No. 6 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (21-5) racked up three trophies this season, ending the year with their fourth-straight winning record and third-straight State Tournament appearance.

Sand Springs went on an eight-game win streak before falling 59-52 to No. 12 Norman (23-7) at Tulsa Memorial High School in the State Tournament Quarterfinals. Norman went on to win the Championship.

The Lady Sandites won the Frontier Valley Conference, their third-straight Regional Championship, and their third-straight Area Championship. They were undefeated in a loaded conference that featured two additional Regional Champions, and one additional Area Champion.

The Sandites endured only five losses, all to quality opponents. They lost to Ponca, but paid it back twice. They lost to Shawnee, who made it State. They lost to Choctaw, who fell one round short of State. And they lost to the two State finalists, Norman and Norman North.

In the second game of the season, the Sandites dominated Muskogee 109-39. It was the highest-scoring performance of any 6A team all season, and was one of only two 100-point games by a 6A team all season.

They beat fourteen ranked opponents, four top-ten opponents, and two top-five opponents. They beat their rivals from Sapulpa twice, they beat the defending Conference Champs from Bartlesville twice, and they beat the defending State Champs from Owasso twice.

University of Kansas-signed senior Holly Kersgieter led the team in scoring on seventeen occasions with nine double-doubles and a career-high performance of 38 points in a 75-62 overtime victory against Jenks. She led the team in numerous statistical categories with 19.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game with a 37.8% three-point percentage and 76.1% free throw percentage.

University of Tulsa-signee Destiny Johnson led the team in ten games with one double-double. She scored a season-best 29 points in back-to-back games against Sapulpa and Owasso. She averaged 16.6 points per game and led the team with 2.8 steals and the best overall field goal percentage at 48.3%.

Northeastern State University-signed senior Isabella Regalado never led the team, but had seven double-digit performances, including a double-double against Jenks and a season-best eighteen points against Broken Arrow.

Jacie Taber, a Missouri State Softball-signee, recorded one double-double and a career-best fifteen points against Bartlesville. She led the team in two-point percentage at 54.4%.

Several underclassmen had remarkable performances over the course of the season, showing their potential in the years to come when they no longer have to share the ball with a handful of Division One talents.

Madison Burris scored a career-high fourteen points against Moore, Reagan Padilla scored a career-high fourteen against Owasso, and Darrian Jordan scored a career-high sixteen against Ponca City. The team will return a total of ten players with varsity experience, including Mikah Hampton who was the only freshman to see action this season.

Head Coach Tobey Nightingale improved her career coaching record to 30-21 in her first season as a Sandite and second year leading a varsity program.

Charles Page High School Girls Team Stats

Average Box Score
CPHS 60 Opponent 48
1Q: CPHS 16-11.
2Q: CPHS 13-11.
3Q: CPHS 14-12.
4Q: CPHS 16-13.
(OT: CPHS 16-3).
Free Throws: CPHS 15-of-21, Opp 9-of-14.
2-pt Shooting: CPHS 16-of-33, Opp 12-of-28.
3-pt Shooting: CPHS 5-of-15, Opp 5-of-19.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-48, Opp 17-of-48.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, Opp 8.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 20, Opp 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 30, Opp 23.
Steals: CPHS 10, Opp 8.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Opp 2.
Fouls: CPHS 14, Opp 16.

Individual Stats

Points Per Game
19.2 Kersgieter
16.6 Johnson
7.2 Regalado
4.4 Burris
4.3 Taber
3.7 Padilla
3.4 Jordan
1.6 Harris
1.3 Hampton
1.3 Bunch
1.2 Cheney
0.8 Solis
0.4 Hughes
0.4 Shrum

Field Goal Percentage*
(Minimum 15 attempts, both ranges)
48.3% Johnson
46.5% Kersgieter
35.4% Burris
32.1% Regalado
30.6% Padilla

Three-Point Percentage*
(Minimum 15 attempts)
37.8% Kersgieter
32.9% Burris
28.6% Regalado
25.8% Padilla
23.7% Johnson

Two-Point Percentage*
(Minimum 15 attempts)
54.4% Taber
53.9% Johnson
50.8% Jordan
48.4% Kersgieter
40.0% Burris
36.8% Regalado
33.3% Padilla

Free-Throw Percentage*
(Minimum 15 attempts)
76.1% Kersgieter
75.9% Johnson
75.6% Padilla
72.0% Regalado
66.0% Taber
56.4% Jordan
52.9% Burris

Offensive Rebounds
3.5 Kersgieter
1.8 Regalado
1.6 Taber
1.2 Johnson
0.9 Jordan
0.9 Burris
0.8 Solis
0.5 Padilla
0.3 Hampton
0.3 Bunch
0.2 Shrum
0.2 Cheney
0.1 Harris
0.1 Hughes

Defensive Rebounds
5.7 Kersgieter
3.4 Regalado
3.1 Taber
2.5 Johnson
2.0 Padilla
1.9 Burris
1.0 Jordan
0.8 Cheney
0.8 Solis
0.3 Shrum
0.3 Hughes
0.2 Harris
0.2 Hampton
0.2 Brown
0.1 Bunch

Total Rebounds
9.2 Kersgieter
5.2 Regalado
4.6 Taber
3.7 Johnson
2.8 Burris
2.4 Padilla
2.0 Jordan
1.6 Solis
1.0 Cheney
0.5 Hampton
0.5 Shrum
0.4 Bunch
0.3 Harris
0.3 Hughes
0.2 Brown

Assists
1.4 Kersgieter
1.3 Johnson
0.7 Taber
0.7 Burris
0.4 Padilla
0.4 Regalado
0.2 Jordan
0.2 Hampton
0.2 Hughes
0.1 Shrum

Steals
2.8 Johnson
2.0 Kersgieter
1.5 Taber
1.2 Regalado
1.0 Burris
0.7 Padilla
0.6 Jordan
0.6 Solis
0.5 Cheney
0.3 Hampton
0.3 Shrum
0.3 Hughes
0.3 Bunch
0.1 Harris

Blocks
0.5 Regalado
0.5 Burris
0.5 Johnson
0.4 Kersgieter
0.2 Taber
0.2 Padilla
0.1 Solis
0.1 Hughes
0.1 Hampton

Fouls
2.8 Taber
2.6 Regalado
2.2 Johnson
1.9 Kersgieter
1.9 Burris
1.5 Padilla
1.4 Jordan
0.5 Cheney
0.3 Hampton
0.3 Shrum
0.2 Harris
0.2 Brown
0.1 Bunch
0.1 Solis

Boys Basketball: Booker T. Washington wins 16th State Title, Phipps scores 42

The Class 6A No. 2 ranked Booker T. Washington High School boys’ basketball (26-2) claimed their first State Title since 2011 Saturday night at the Mabee Center, setting the new state record at sixteen total. They were previously tied with Millwood for most Oklahoma basketball titles.

The win also gave the Frontier Valley Conference the lead in top-classification State Titles at nineteen, surpassing the Green Country Conference.

The Hornets knocked off the defending State Champions, No. 16 Putnam City North (16-14), in their first season back in 6A. They won a 6A title in 1996, then dropped to the 5A level for their next six titles.

Trey Phipps scored 42 points, followed by Seth Hurd with 22 in the 82-70 victory. Phipps totaled 65 and Hurd had 59 over the course of the tournament.

The Hornets were a heavy favorite from the very beginning, coming off a pair of finals appearances in 5A. They had a mid-season twelve-game win streak and ended the season on a twelve-game streak as well.

Top-ranked Edmond Memorial had the longest win streak of the season at nineteen before being upset by Putnam North in the semifinals. The Panthers may have been the defending Champions, but they were a dark horse entering the post-season with a break-even record.

Edmond Memorial had the biggest win of the season at 87-17 over Capitol Hill. Midwest City had the highest-scoring game, 107-59 against Enid.

State Tournament Results
Finals: Booker T. Washington 82-70 Putnam North.
SF: Booker T. Washington 61-59 Southmoore.
SF: Putnam North 74-70 Edmond Memorial.
QF: Booker T. Washington 64-58 Putnam West.
QF: Southmoore 65-49 Putnam City.
QF: Edmond Memorial 61-50 Sapulpa.
QF: Putnam North 68-57 Midwest City.

6A Teams by win/loss record
Booker T. Washington (26-2)
Edmond Memorial (26-3)
Sapulpa (21-5)
Midwest City (20-7)
Edmond Santa Fe (20-7)
Putnam West (20-8)
Norman North (18-8)
Jenks (18-8)
Southmoore (20-9)
Stillwater (16-8)
Sand Springs (17-9)
Owasso (16-10)
Union (15-10)
Shawnee (14-10)
Deer Creek (15-11)
Putnam City (15-12)
Lawton (13-11)
Putnam City North (16-14)
Edmond North (12-12)
Norman (12-14)
Bartlesville (11-13)
Yukon (10-12)
U.S. Grant (10-13)
Ponca City (7-16)
Enid (7-16)
Broken Arrow (7-16)
Westmoore (6-17)
Moore (6-18)
Mustang (5-19)
Bixby (3-20)
Muskogee (2-19)
Choctaw (2-20)

Top Boys’ Offenses (Point Average)
75.3 Booker T. Washington
74.7 Sapulpa
74.1 Putnam City West
73.9 Midwest City
67.6 Putnam City North
66.2 Norman North
66.0 Putnam City
65.4 Edmond Memorial
63.2 Jenks
63.0 Union

Top Boys’ Defenses
47.7 Edmond Memorial
51.3 Bartlesville
52.3 Edmond Santa Fe
52.3 Shawnee
52.6 Jenks
54.2 Southmoore
54.3 U.S. Grant
54.5 Norman
54.6 Deer Creek
54.7 Norman North
54.7 Sand Springs

Highest Avg Margin of Victory
17.7 Edmond Memorial
14.5 Booker T. Washington
13.0 Midwest City
12.0 Sapulpa
11.6 Norman North
10.6 Jenks
9.8 Putnam West
8.7 Edmond Santa Fe
7.7 Southmoore
7.3 Shawnee

6A Conference Post-Season Records
14-9 Big Ten - 2 Regional Champs, 2 Area Consolation Champs, 2 Area Champs.
15-13 Frontier Valley - 4 Regional Champs, 2 Area Champs, State Champs.
14-18 Central Oklahoma - 2 Regional Champs, 2 Area Consolation Champs.
0-1 Suburban
0-1 All-City