CPHS Soccer: Sandites' historic ten win streak ends in PK shootout with Norman

The Charles Page High School boys’ soccer team (9-1, 2-1) suffered their first loss of the season Friday night in an overtime shootout against Norman (7-2, 1-2). The Sandites kicked off a ten-match win streak in the 2018 season finale and were undefeated for the first five weeks of the 2019 season in what could very likely be a record-setting run for the program.

It’s hard to say for certain that it hasn’t been done because historic records haven’t been properly kept in decades past. But since Sandite Pride News launched in 2014, their best record has been the 5-9 tally they reached in the past two consecutive seasons. Since then they haven’t won two district matches in a season till now.

The team that finally beat them is 16th in the United Soccer Coaches national rankings.

If the Sandites continue winning the way they have been, they could easily qualify for the State Tournament. Regardless of how the final three weeks shake out, this team has already left its mark as one of the most successful teams in program history.

On Tuesday the boys notched their ninth win of the season in an overtime shootout against Edmond Santa Fe (4-7, 1-2). Jack Bratcher notched the lone goal in regulation, and neither team scored in the two overtime periods. In the shootout Luke Jeffus, Fernando Saldana, David Fancher, and Cameron Summerton made penalty kicks to secure the win.

The team lost Saldana, their leading scorer, after he drew his third yellow card in nine games and was forced to sit out Friday.

The match went scoreless till the 67th minute of regulation when Sandite goalkeeper Ethan Tippit fouled Leyton Lawter and the Tigers were awarded a penalty kick. Jackson Kim put the visitors on the board and things looked bleak for the home team.

Kaleb Brooks came up clutch for the Sandites, netting his first goal of the season with only three minutes remaining. A yellow card was issued to a Norman player after Bratcher was fouled with six seconds left to play and Kaiden Cox took a free kick, but time ran out and the boys went to overtime for the second time this week.

Following two scoreless overtime periods and a hundred minutes of game time, the match came down to a penalty kick shootout. Sophomore Xander Quiroga took over at goalie for Sand Springs and University of North Carolina Asheville-commit Nate Holladay played defense for the Tigers.

Jeffus and Grady Wade made the first kick for each team, but Gustavo Saldana caught the top post on the second kick and Griffin Storm gave the Tigers the lead. Fancher got the Sandites back on track, Jackson Kim retaliated, then Summerton and Ted Foster missed wide.

Trailing 3-2, it came down to Bratcher. The standout sophomore was right on target, but Holladay made the save to knock off one of only two undefeated teams remaining in Class 6A. The only remaining undefeated is nationally-ranked No. 5 Jenks (7-0).

The Lady Sandites (5-6, 0-3) suffered their fourth-straight shutout loss and are still looking for their first district win. Since defeating East Central 6-0 in mid-March, the girls have fallen 0-2 to Enid, 0-7 to Sapulpa, 0-2 to Edmond Santa Fe, and 0-4 to Norman.

Sophomore forward Brooke Goodman scored the first two goals for Norman, putting the Tigers on the board in the 11th minute and notching a brace just 80 seconds later. Aly Burkhart made a penalty kick six minutes into the second half and Megan Jones scored a header in the 67th minute. Despite the loss, sophomore goalie Ali Day was exception with numerous saves against the potent Tiger offense.

Sand Springs Soccer will return to action Tuesday with a district trip to Shawnee. Norman will travel to Edmond Santa Fe on Tuesday. Girls will play at 6:00 p.m. followed by boys at 8:00 p.m.

OSSAA District 6A-4 Girls Standings
3-0 Owasso (10-1)
3-0 Sapulpa (10-1)
2-1 Norman (5-5)
2-1 Edmond Santa Fe (3-5)
1-2 Union (2-4)
0-2 Shawnee (3-5)
0-2 Capitol Hill (3-5)
0-3 Sand Springs (5-6)

OSSAA District 6A-4 Boys Standings
3-0 Owasso (7-4)
3-0 Union (5-1)
2-1 Sand Springs (9-1)
1-2 Edmond Santa Fe (4-7)
1-2 Norman (7-2)
1-2 Sapulpa (5-6)
1-2 Capitol Hill (4-6)
0-3 Shawnee (8-3)

CPHS Boys Stats

Goals
7 Fernando Saldana
4 Jeffus
4 Bratcher
4 Gustavo Saldana
1 Munoz
1 Cox
1 Esparza
1 Franco
1 Quinton
1 Brooks

PKs
3 Fancher
2 Fernando Saldana
2 Jeffus
2 Gustavo Saldana
1 Cox
1 Summerton

Total Scoring
9 Fernando Saldana
6 Gustavo Saldana
6 Jeffus
4 Bratcher
3 Fancher
2 Cox
1 Munoz
1 Esparza
1 Franco
1 Quinton
1 Summerton
1 Brooks

CPHS Girls Stats

Goals
6 Horn
3 Esparza
3 Metcalfe
2 Lynch
1 Watts
1 DeShazo
1 Patton
1 Burgess
1 Horton
1 Lee
1 Slankard
1 Poletek

PKs
3 Horn
2 Lynch
1 Watts
1 Gelsthorpe
1 DeShazo

Total Scoring
9 Horn
4 Lynch
3 Esparza
3 Metcalfe
2 Watts
2 DeShazo
1 Gelsthorpe
1 Patton
1 Burgess
1 Horton
1 Lee
1 Slankard
1 Poletek

High School 6A-2 Football Rankings: 10/14/2018

Class 6A-II Football Week 8 - Sandite Pride News Rankings

1. Stillwater (7-0)
   Defeated Lawton 23-20, hosts Putnam West Thursday.

2. Bixby (6-1)
   Defeated Bartlesville 65-6, travels to Sand Springs Thursday.

3. Booker T. Washington (4-3)
   Defeated Sapulpa 20-3, hosts Muskogee Thursday.

4. Del City (6-1)
   Defeated Putnam City 46-7, hosts Midwest City Friday.

5. Midwest City (5-2)
   Defeated Deer Creek 35-9, travels to Del City Friday.

6. Lawton (4-3)
   Lost 23-20 to Stillwater, travels to Choctaw Thursday.

7. Sapulpa (5-2)
   Lost 20-3 to Booker T. Washington, travels to Shawnee Thursday.

8. Muskogee (5-2)
   Defeated Shawnee 35-26, travels to Booker T. Washington Thursday.

9. Choctaw (4-3)
   Defeated Putnam West 35-7, hosts Lawton Thursday.

10. Bartlesville (2-5)
    Lost 65-6 to Bixby, hosts Ponca City Thursday.

11. Sand Springs (2-5)
    Defeated Ponca City 35-14, hosts Bixby Thursday.

12. Shawnee (2-5)
    Lost 35-26 to Muskogee, hosts Sapulpa Thursday.

13. Deer Creek (1-6)
    Lost 35-9 to Midwest City, hosts Putnam City Thursday.

14. Putnam West (1-6)
    Lost 35-7 to Choctaw, travels to Stillwater Thursday.

15. Ponca City (0-7)
    Lost 35-14 to Sand Springs, travels to Bixby Thursday.

16. Putnam City (0-7)
    Lost 46-7 to Del City, travels to Deer Creek Thursday.

OSSAA 6A-II District Standings

District I
4-0 Stillwater (48)
4-0 Del City (47)
3-1 Midwest City (26)
2-2 Lawton (16)
2-2 Choctaw (13)
1-3 Putnam West (-30)
0-4 Deer Creek (-60)
0-4 Putnam City (-60)

District II
4-0 Bixby (59)
3-1 Muskogee (32)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (31)
2-2 Shawnee (-18)
2-2 Sapulpa (-24)
1-3 Bartlesville (-33)
1-3 Sand Springs (-3)
0-4 Ponca City (-44)

Top Offense
(Points Scored per game)
43.1 Bixby
42.7 Stillwater
37.6 Del City
37.0 Lawton
32.4 Muskogee
32.1 Sapulpa
31.0 Choctaw
29.3 Midwest City
27.9 Sand Springs

Top Defense
(Points Allowed)
13.1 Del City
13.4 Bixby
15.6 Booker T. Washington
19.6 Stillwater
21.7 Midwest City
24.0 Muskogee
24.6 Choctaw
29.0 Sapulpa
29.6 Lawton

Margin of Victory
29.7 Bixby
24.4 Del City
23.1 Stillwater
10.6 Booker T. Washington
8.4 Muskogee
7.6 Midwest City
7.4 Lawton
6.4 Choctaw
3.1 Sapulpa

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites end season 7-18 with Regional loss to Broken Arrow

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (7-18) took on the Frontier Valley Conference Champions from No. 9 ranked Broken Arrow (20-13) Tuesday evening at Owasso High School.

The Lady Sandites fell in sets of 25-23, 25-11, and 25-12 in the first round of the Regional Championship to end their season.

Macy Blackburn scored the first kill for Broken Arrow, the Tigers made a service error, then scored on a kill from Mackenzie McGuire. The Sandites rattled off four straight wins from there for a 5-2 lead. Madison Blaylock made an impressive dig that the Tigers let fall undefended. Cheyenne Henry made a kill, then combined on a block with Rachel Hines.

The teams traded blows till the Tigers dug themselves into an 11-7 deficit with three-straight errors. A quick timeout to adjust and they rattled off five straight points with four kills. Devree Youngblood tied it at 12-12, Cloe Campfield tied it at 13-13, and Henry tied it at 14-14 before the Sandites put together a three point run for the 18-15 lead with a kill from Henry and a block from Henry and Youngblood.

Sand Springs stayed out front till 20-17, then the Tigers rattled off four straight. The set tied three more times before Kiana Clark and Gracie Daniels combined on a block for the 25-23 victory. Henry was the star of the game with five kills and two blocks.

Broken Arrow buried Sand Springs in an early 13-5 deficit in set two with a 10-1 run and the Sandites never recovered. Sand Springs committed ten errors with only three kills, and the Tigers cleaned up their serve game with four aces and half as many service errors in the 25-11 beat down.

Game three started as another back and forth affair. Broken Arrow started to pull ahead at 8-5, then committed four errors to give the Sandites the lead. Olivia Boss tied it at 9-9, Vanessa Wyrick killed for the lead, then the Tigers got back into their groove with eight straight rallies to knock the Sandites out of contention.

The Tigers, who went undefeated in conference action this season, were defeated 3-0 by the hosting Rams in the Regional finals. Owasso and Jenks are the lone FVC teams to advance to the State Tournament.

BAHS 3 CPHS 0
(25-23, 25-11, 25-12)
Kills: BAHS 35, CPHS 15
Blocks: BAHS 5, CPHS 3.
Aces: BAHS 6.
Service Errors: CPHS 3, BAHS 8.
Total Errors: BAHS 28, CPHS 29.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Henry 6, Youngblood 4, Campfield 3, Burris 1, Wyrick 1.
Assists: Burris 11, Mong 3.
Assisted Blocks: Henry 3, Hines 1, Youngblood 1, Burris 1.
Digs: Blaylock 12, Burris 2, Youngblood 1, Mong 1, Hines 1.

Regional Champions
No. 1 Edmond Santa Fe (29-3)
No. 2 Stillwater (26-5)
No. 3 Edmond Memorial (24-8)
No. 4 Deer Creek (23-7)
No. 5 Norman North (25-8)
No. 6 Jenks (21-15)
No. 7 Edmond North (22-10)
No. 8 Owasso (25-9)

High School 6A-2 Football Rankings: 10/8/2018

Class 6A-II Football Week 7 - Sandite Pride News Rankings

1. Stillwater (6-0)
   Defeated Choctaw 42-22, travels to Lawton Friday.

2. Bixby (5-1)
   Defeated Ponca City 57-20, hosts Bartlesville Friday.

3. Booker T. Washington (3-3)
   Shutout Shawnee 54-0, travels to Sapulpa Friday.

4. Midwest City (4-2)
   Shutout Putnam City 36-0, hosts Deer Creek Friday.

5. Lawton (4-2)
   Defeated Putnam West 42-21, hosts Stillwater Friday.

6. Del City (5-1)
   Defeated Deer Creek 35-6, travels to Putnam City Friday.

7. Sapulpa (5-1)
   Defeated Muskogee 49-48 in OT, hosts Booker T. Washington Friday.

8. Muskogee (4-2)
   Lost 49-48 to Sapulpa in OT, hosts Shawnee Friday.

9. Choctaw (3-3)
   Lost 42-22 to Stillwater, travels to Putnam West Thursday.

10. Bartlesville (2-4)
    Defeated Sand Springs 29-27, travels to Bixby Friday.

11. Sand Springs (1-5)
    Lost 29-27 to Bartlesville, travels to Ponca City Friday.

12. Deer Creek (1-5)
    Lost 35-6 to Del City, travels to Midwest City Friday.

13. Putnam West (1-5)
    Lost 42-21 to Lawton, hosts Choctaw Thursday.

14. Shawnee (2-4)
    Lost 54-0 to Booker T. Washington, travels to Muskogee Friday.

15. Ponca City (0-6)
    Lost 57-20 to Bixby, hosts Sand Springs Friday.

16. Putnam City (0-6)
    Shutout 36-0 by Midwest City, hosts Del City Friday.

OSSAA 6A-II District Standings

District I
3-0 Stillwater (45)
3-0 Del City (32)
2-1 Midwest City (11)
2-1 Lawton (19)
1-2 Choctaw (-2)
1-2 Putnam West (-15)
0-3 Deer Creek (-45)
0-3 Putnam City (-45)

District II
3-0 Bixby (44)
2-1 Booker T. Washington (16)
2-1 Sapulpa (-9)
2-1 Muskogee (23)
2-1 Shawnee (-9)
1-2 Bartlesville (-18)
0-3 Sand Springs (-18)
0-3 Ponca City (-29)

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites finish season 5th in FVC with 3-1 win at Booker T. Washington

(Tulsa) - The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (7-17) got off to a rough start in their final match of the regular season Monday, but ultimately prevailed 3-1 against Booker T. Washington (5-12).

The first set was a sloppy mess for both teams as the two combined for only thirteen kills against thirty errors. Sand Springs started 3-0 before giving up five straight. They trailed till 12-11 when Devree Youngblood capped a four-point run with a kill.

The Hornets quickly reclaimed their advantage and didn’t relinquish it again till another four-point run at 20-19. Jackie Patton gave her team the 22-20 lead, the Sandites tied it, then Patton scored a kill and a block en route to the 25-22 victory.

Game two was much cleaner for both teams and the visitors prevailed 25-19 despite committing eleven total errors with five on the serve. The set started with a rocky exchange but the Hornets took their only lead at 3-2 before Sand Springs surged ahead to a 13-5 advantage.

The teams exchanged kills till 16-8, then the Hornets rattled off four straight, capped by Kaya Neal to make it 16-12. It was a tight back-and-forth from there with neither team winning more than two rallies in row, and Youngblood sealed the win with an assist from Madison Burris. Vanessa Wyrick led all scorers with four kills.

The Sandites played their smoothest game in set three, winning 25-11 despite only scoring eight kills. Youngblood, Gillian Wicker, and Cheyenne Henry scored aces, Youngblood had a block, and the team committed only three errors.

Booker T rallied from a 4-2 deficit to a 7-4 lead in game four and held the frontline till a block from Henry and Burris made it 17-16. Henry and Cloe Campfield notched kills to cap a five point run with a 19-16 lead before the teams traded service errors.

Four-straight Sandite errors let the Hornets back into the game with a 21-20 home lead, Wyrick tied it, then the Hornets got their last point on a Sandite error before their visitors rattled off four points for the win. Burris iced the cake on a tipped ball.

The Sandites will either end their season or punch their ticket to State tomorrow at Owasso in a single elimination Regional Tournament. The No. 8 ranked Rams (23-9) will take on Muskogee (17-13) at 4:00 p.m. Sand Springs will play No. 9 Broken Arrow (19-12) at 6:00 p.m. The Championship round will be played at 7:30 p.m.

Sand Springs is 0-2 against the Tigerettes, falling 3-1 at the Broken Arrow Invitational in August and 3-0 last Tuesday. The Sandites averaged 15.3 points per set against Broken Arrow, who went 8-0 for an undefeated Frontier Valley Conference Championship this season. Sand Springs finished fifth of ten teams in conference standings.

Owasso won their lone meeting with Sand Springs 3-0, giving up an average of 14 points per set, and finished third in conference. Muskogee lost 3-0 to Owasso, Broken Arrow, and Sand Springs and placed seventh in the conference.

CPHS 3 BTW 1
(22-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-22)
Kills: CPHS 37, BTW 31.
Blocks: CPHS 4, BTW 2.
Aces: BTW 5, CPHS 4.
Service Errors: BTW 8, CPHS 11.
Total Errors: CPHS 39, BTW 52.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Wyrick 7, Henry 6, Harris 5, Burris 5, Youngblood 5, Campfield 4, Hines 4, Rice 1.
Assists: Burris 18, Mong 9, Wicker 1, Youngblood 1, Hines 1.
Solo Blocks: Youngblood 1.
Assisted Blocks: Henry 3, Burris 2, Campfield 1.
Digs: Campfield 9, Blaylock 6, Burris 1, Youngblood 1, Mong 1, Rice 1.
Aces: Wicker 1, Youngblood 1, Wyrick 1, Hines 1.

Frontier Valley Conference Final Results
8-0 Broken Arrow (19-12)
7-1 Jenks (19-15)
7-2 Owasso (23-9)
6-3 Bixby (16-14)
5-4 Sand Springs (6-17)
5-5 Union (13-19)
3-6 Bartlesville (6-26)
2-7 Muskogee (17-13)
0-7 Booker T. Washington (5-11)
0-8 Sapulpa (3-15)

High School 6A Football and Volleyball Rankings: 10/1/2018

Class 6A Volleyball Week 7 - OSSAA Rankings

1. Edmond Santa Fe (25-2)

2. Edmond Memorial (23-5)

3. Deer Creek (17-5)

4. Stillwater (16-6)

5. Norman North (21-8)

6. Jenks (18-15)

7. Edmond North (17-10)

8. Owasso (21-9)

9. Broken Arrow (18-11)

10. Yukon (19-9)

11. Mustang (20-8)

12. Shawnee (22-8)

13. Southmoore (12-17)

14. Bixby (16-13)

15. Choctaw (18-11)

16. Westmoore (10-20)

Class 6A-II Football Week 6 - Sandite Pride News Rankings

1. Stillwater (5-0)
   Defeated Midwest City 31-13, travels to Choctaw Friday.

2. Bixby (4-1)
   Defeated Booker T. 21-7, travels to Ponca City Friday.

3. Booker T. Washington (2-3)
   Lost 21-7 to Bixby, hosts Shawnee Friday.

4. Midwest City (3-2)
   Lost 31-13 to Stillwater, hosts Putnam City Friday.

5. Lawton (3-2)
   Defeated Deer Creek 34-17, travels to Putnam West Friday.

6. Del City (4-1)
   Defeated Putnam West 49-13, travels to Deer Creek Friday.

7. Muskogee (4-1)
   Defeated Sand Springs 45-27, travels to Sapulpa Friday.

8. Choctaw (3-2)
   Defeated Putnam City 49-7, hosts Stillwater Friday.

9. Sand Springs (1-4)
   Lost 45-27 to Muskogee, hosts Bartlesville Friday.

10. Sapulpa (4-1)
    Defeated Bartlesville 63-58, hosts Muskogee Friday.

11. Deer Creek (1-4)
    Lost 34-17 to Lawton, hosts Del City Friday.

12. Bartlesville (1-4)
    Lost 63-58 to Sapulpa, travels to Sand Springs Friday.

13. Putnam West (1-3)
    Lost 49-13 to Del City, hosts Lawton Friday.

14. Shawnee (2-3)
    Defeated Ponca City 32-27, travels to Booker T. Friday.

15. Ponca City (0-5)
    Lost 27-32 to Shawnee, hosts Bixby Friday.

16. Putnam City (0-5)
    Lost 49-7 to Choctaw, travels to Midwest City Friday