CPHS Volleyball: Sandites headed to tournament finals with 2-1 win over Booker T. Washington

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (7-6) earned their first winning record of the season and punched their ticket to the Sandite Invitational finals with a 2-1 victory over Booker T. Washington (5-3) Saturday afternoon at the Ed Dubie Field House.

Sand Springs won the first and third sets 26-24 and 15-7. They are on a six-match winning streak, and won twelve-straight sets before falling 25-22 to the Hornets in game two.

Oklahoma Baptist University-commit Devree Youngblood led all scorers with ten kills in the best-of-three match. Raylynn Mong had a team-high sixteen assists and three aces.

Washington went on a six point run for an early 9-5 lead thanks to powerful hitting from Andrea Hernandez and Makenzie Johns. Sand Springs played from the hole for the majority of the set, but tied it at 11-11 with a block from Youngblood and Vanessa Wyrick, and at 22-22 on an error. 

Mong recorded nine assists in the game, with four going to Madison Burris and four to Youngblood. Burris paced the team, but Youngblood came up clutch at the end of the set, scoring three of her kills in the final six rallies. Youngblood gave her team the 23-22 lead, Lexa Turner tied it, Youngblood responded, Tia Gripado tied it, then Youngblood scored once again. Finally, Wyrick served an ace to secure the victory..

The second set went much the same as the first, with Washington taking an early lead and Sand Springs staging a late rally. This time, however, the Hornets held strong. A four-point run with a kill and an ace from Sydney Thompson gave Washington the lead from 11-8 till 20-20 when the Sandites went on a five-point run with three kills from Youngblood. The visitors won five of the final seven rallies and Gripado hit the game winner. 

Game three was a whole different story, with Sand Springs taking a commanding 5-0 lead right out of the gate thanks to three-straight aces from Mong. Emma Pappas aced to cap a three-point run for Washington, then the Sandites rattled off four more. Gripado and Hernandez tried to keep their team alive, but a 6-1 run sealed their fate after back-to-back kills from Jacelyn Smith. 

The Sandites will play the winner of Booker T. Washington vs. Tecumseh (7-4) for the tournament title at approximately 3:00 p.m. They previously beat Tecumseh 2-0 (25-22, 25-15) in pool play. If the winner of the loser’s bracket beats the undefeated Sandites, a tie-breaker round will be played.

CPHS 2 BTW 1 (26-24, 22-25, 15-7)
Kills: CPHS 27, BTW 27.
Blocks: CPHS 3, BTW 1.
Aces: CPHS 6, BTW 5.
Service Errors: CPHS 7, BTW 6.
Total Errors: CPHS 23, BTW 27.
(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Youngblood 10, Burris 5, Wyrick 5, Campfield 3, Smith 3, Blaylock 1.
Assists: Mong 16, Burris 6.
Assisted Blocks: Wyrick 3, Youngblood 2, Burris 1.
Digs: Blaylock 3, Youngblood 1, Mong 1, Campfield 1, Burris 1.
Aces: Mong 3, Wyrick 2, Blaylock 1.
(Booker T. Washington stats)
Kills: Gripado 9, Johns 5, Hernandez 4, Thompson 4, Stephens 2, McIntosh 2, Turner 1.
Aces: Pappas 3, Turner 1, Thompson 1.
Assisted blocks: Gripado 1, Hernandez 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites sweep Bishop Kelley JV 2-0 in home tournament

Sand Springs is on a roll and back to a .500 record after picking up their fifth-straight win Saturday morning in the gold bracket of the Sandite Invitational. The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (6-6) won a 2-0 sweep against the Bishop Kelley Junior Varsity team with sets of 25-21 and 25-19 to remain undefeated on their home court.

Don’t let the JV tag fool you, the Bishop Kelley Red team is no slouch. The girls finished second in their pool on Friday and are the backups to a defending State Championship team.

Cloe Campfield led all scorers with six kills and three aces in the two-set match, followed by Vanessa Wyrick with five kills and two aces. Six Sandites combined for twelve aces in the match.

Sand Springs trailed only twice in the first set, riding a six-point run to a 9-4 lead and never looking back. Caroline Mosier broke up the streak with a kill and an ace, but Campfield responded with three-straight aces. The Sandites led by as much as 22-10 before putting in the second string, and the Comets quickly took advantage with an 11-3 run before a Mosier service error secured the Sandite win.

The home team trailed only twice in the second set as well, with Jessica Flusche scoring an ace for a 9-8 Comet advantage. Jacelyn Smith tied it up and Madison Blaylock aced in a five-point run that the visitors never recovered from.

Sand Springs will get a conference preview game in their next match when they take on Booker T. Washington (5-2) at 12:00 p.m. The Sandites beat Washington 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-22) when they met last year in conference action, but the Hornets are riding a four-game streak as the winners of Friday’s A Pool. The loser of that match will play at 1:00 p.m. and the winner will play at 2:00 p.m. in the Championship finals. An if-needed match will be played at 3:00 p.m.

CPHS 2 BKJV 0 (25-21, 25-19)
Kills: CPHS 19, BKJV 16.
Blocks: CPHS 2, BKJV 0.
Aces: CPHS 12, BKJV 4.
Service Errors: CPHS 6, BKJV 8.
Total Errors: CPHS 20, BKJV 17.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Campfield 6, Wyrick 5, Smith 3, Burris 2, Harris 2, Youngblood 1.
Assists: Mong 7, Burris 6, Blaylock 1.
Assisted Blocks: Burris 1, Campfield 1, Wyrick 1, Smith 1.
Digs: Burris 2, Mong 2, Wicker 1.
Aces: Campfield 3, Burris 2, Mong 2, Wyrick 2, Blaylock 2, Wicker 1.
(Bishop Kelley Stats)
Kills: Mosier 5, Holdgrafer 4, Flusche 3, #3 1, Ross 1, Busch 1, Perkins 1.
Aces: Mosier 1, Flusche 1, Enzbrenner 1, Payne 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites sweep Tecumseh 2-0, go undefeated on first day of tournament

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (5-6) breezed through its first two matches Friday morning at the Sandite Invitational, and survived a tough Tecumseh team (3-4) to win their pool and advance to Saturday’s gold bracket.

The Lady Sandites won their fourth-straight match 25-22 and 25-15 in the best-of-three tournament. Oklahoma Baptist University-commit Devree Youngblood led Sand Springs with eight kills and an ace, while Bailey Swanner scored eight kills and a block for Tecumseh.

The first set was a back-and-forth affair from the very beginning with Sand Springs not taking the final lead till 22-21. The upper hand changed eight times and the match tied eleven times. Five of Youngblood’s kills came in that game.

Sand Springs secured things much earlier in game two, taking the lead at 8-7 and running it up to 14-8 with kills from Youngblood and Vanessa Wyrick, and Mackenzie Harris scored the game-winner.

Cloe Campfield finished the match right behind Youngblood with seven kills and a team-high five digs. Madison Burris had a team-high nine assists, followed by Raylynn Mong with eight. Madison Blaylock recorded four digs.

The Sandites will return to action Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. against the Bishop Kelly Junior Varsity. They will play against at 11:00 a.m. with a loss or 12:00 p.m. with a win.

CPHS 2 THS 0 (25-22, 25-15)
Kills: CPHS 26, THS 14.
Blocks: THS 2, CPHS 0.
Aces: THS 3, CPHS 2.
Service Errors: CPHS 3, THS 4.
Total Errors: CPHS 18, THS 22.
(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Youngblood 8, Campfield 7, Burris 3, Wyrick 2, Mong 2, Smith 2, Harris 2.
Assists: Burris 9, Mong 8, Blaylock 2.
Digs: Campfield 5, Blaylock 4, Mong 2.
Aces: Youngblood 1, Mong 1.
(Tecumseh stats)
Kills: Swanner 8, Keel 2, Jones 2, Walker 1, #15 1.
Assisted Blocks: Keel 1, Garcia 1, Swanner 1, Ridley 1.
Aces: Keel 1, Branham 1, Garcia 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites sweep Will Rogers 2-0 at home tournament

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (4-6) improved to 4-0 on their home court Friday afternoon, easily defeating Will Rogers High School (4-5) in the second round of pool play at the Sandite Invitational.

After steamrolling McLain 25-4 and 25-4 in the first match of the tournament, the Sandites defeated Rogers 25-6 and 25-10 in a match that was only slightly less lopsided.

Sand Springs only needed sixteen kills to beat the Ropers, led by McKenzie Harris and Vanessa Wyrick with five apiece. The team combined for ten aces with four from Raylynn Mong and three from Madison Burris. Burris led the team in assists with five.

The girls started game one on a nine-rally win streak and went on an eleven-point streak in game two. In the first match of the day, against McLain, they won a season-best 23-straight rallies.

The Sandites will return to action at 5:00 p.m. against Tecumseh (3-3) in the final round of pool play. Bracketed matches will be played Saturday morning beginning at 9:00 a.m.

CPHS 2 WRHS 0 (25-6, 25-10)
Kills: CPHS 16, WRHS 5.
Blocks: CPHS 2, WRHS 0.
Aces: CPHS 10, WRHS 2.
Service Errors: CPHS 3, WRHS 2.
Total Errors: CPHS 8, WRHS 22.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Kills: Harris 5, Wyrick 5, Campfield 3, Burris 1, Smith 1, Robbins 1.
Assists: Burris 5, Blaylock 3, Mong 2.
Assisted Blocks: Mong 1, Youngblood 1, Singleton 1, Smith 1.
Digs: Blaylock 1.
Aces: Mong 4, Burris 3, Wicker 1, Fahland 1.

CPHS Volleyball: Sand Springs hammers McLain 25-4 and 25-4 at Sandite Invitational

The Charles Page High School varsity volleyball team (3-6) picked up its biggest win in years Friday morning, with a 2-0 sweep of Raymond S. McLain High School (0-2) in the first round of the Sandite Invitational.

The Lady Sandites rolled past the Titans 25-4 and 25-4 in a best-of-three series in their inaugural home tournament. Senior standout Madison Burris led all scorers with ten aces and two kills in the match.

In game one the Sandites got off to an 8-0 lead with four aces from Raylynn Mong before a pair of errors let the Titans on the board. They then won twelve-straight rallies to make it 24-3, and Sophie Singleton scored the game-winning kill.

In the second set they came very near to recording a shutout, which is practically unheard of in volleyball. The girls took a 23-0 lead with twelve aces, including all ten of Burris’s, before giving up a series of errors. That match ended with a McLain service error.

Cloe Campfield had a team-high four kills for the Sandites and Mong had a team-high four assists. Fifteen players saw action for Sand Springs and eleven scored points.

Sand Springs will return to action against Will Rogers High School (4-4) at 3:00 p.m. and against Tecumseh (4-3) at 5:00 p.m.

CPHS 2 MHS 0 (25-4, 25-4)
Kills: CPHS 12, MHS 0.
Blocks: CPHS 1, MHS 0.
Aces: CPHS 20, MHS 0.
Service Errors: CPHS 2, MHS 1.
Total Errors: CPHS 8, MHS 17.
(Sandite Stats)
Kills: Campfield 4, Burris 2, Singleton 2, Harris 1, Wyrick 1, Smith 1, Robbins 1.
Assists: Mong 4, Blaylock 2, #13 1, #10 1.
Blocks: Smith 1.
Aces: Burris 10, Mong 4, Youngblood 2, Blaylock 2, #13 2.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites sweep Sapulpa 3-0 in rivalry match, 7th straight win in series

Jacelyn Smith (left) and Cloe Campfield (right) combine on a block against Sapulpa.

After a five-loss performance at the prestigious Union Tournament this past weekend, the Charles Page High School volleyball team (2-6, 1-1) got back in the win column with their first conference victory of the season. The Sandites swept their Highway 97 rivals from Sapulpa (1-1, 1-1) in straight sets to remain undefeated on their home court.

The Sandites won sets of 25-15, 25-16, and 25-20. This was their fourth-straight 3-0 sweep of the Cheiftains, who they haven’t lost to since 2012.

They will return to action Friday at noon when they host their inaugural home tournament. Sand Springs will play McLain (0-0) at 12:00 p.m., Will Rogers (4-4) at 3:00 p.m. and Tecumseh (3-3) at 5:00 p.m.

Frontier Valley Conference Standings
2-0 Broken Arrow (7-0)
2-0 Jenks (2-0)
1-1 Owasso (2-1)
1-1 Union (2-6)
1-1 Bixby (1-7)
1-1 Sand Springs (2-6)
1-1 Sapulpa (1-1)
1-1 Muskogee (1-1)
0-2 Booker T. Washington (1-2)
0-2 Bartlesville (0-3)