CPHS Basketball: Sandites whip Wichita 64-48, Fox scores 17

Coming off a huge conference upset of Union, the Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (3-0) rode that momentum into a mostly easy win against the Wichita Defenders (3-3) Thursday night in the first round of the Memorial Veterans Arena Invitational.

Jaeden Hurd and Marlo Fox kicked off the night with a pair of twos, and the Sandites never trailed. Hurd, Fox, Cason Savage, and Josh Minney combined for an 11-point run and 15-2 advantage before the Defenders finally found some rhythm.

The two teams kept pace with each other from there, and Sand Springs only led 21-11 after the first quarter and 37-25 at the half. Davon Richardson picked up a technical foul late in the second, setting up David Brown for a pair of free throws to cut it to 34-25, but Daren Hawkins hit a three just seconds before the buzzer to reclaim the double-digit advantage.

Wichita won the third quarter 12-8 and only trailed by six early in the fourth quarter before Sand Springs hit the gas and scored ten-straight. The Sandites won the fourth 19-11 for a comfortable 16-point win.

Wichita’s Jonah Wolters led all scorers with 19 points, closely followed by Fox with 17. Minney and Hawkins both scored 12 for the Sandites, while Kip Ammons tallied 10 for the Defenders.

Sand Springs will play the Hoops For Christ (HFC) Warriors (6-4) Friday at 5:30 p.m., while Wichita will play 5A No. 10 Collinsville (2-1) at 7:00 p.m. The festival-style invitational is not bracketed, and no first-place trophy is awarded.

CPHS 64 Wichita 48
1Q: CPHS 21-11.
2Q: CPHS 16-14.
3Q: Wichita 12-8.
4Q: CPHS 19-11.

Free Throws: CPHS 10-of-17, Wichita 5-of-7.
Field Goals: CPHS 24-of-50, Wichita 18-of-54.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, Wichita 11.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 22, Wichita 19.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 27, Wichita 30.
Steals: CPHS 7, Wichita 1.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Wichita 1.
Fouls: CPHS 10, Wichita 13.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Fox 17, Hawkins 12, Minney 12, Richardson 8, Hurd 8, Savage 5, Oakley 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Hurd 2, Richardson 1, Minney 1, Hawkins 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 6, Fox 5, Hurd 3, Richardson 2, Savage 2, Hawkins 2, Clark 1, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Minney 7, Fox 5, Hurd 5, Richardson 3, Hawkins 3, Savage 2, Clark 1, Oakley 1.
Steals: Hawkins 3, Minney 2, Fox 2.
Assists: Savage 3, Fox 3, Clark 2, Brockman 1, Minney 1, Richardson 1.
Blocks: Richardson 1, Hurd 1.
Fouls: Richardson 2, Minney 2, Savage 2, Fox 1, Hurd 1, Brockman 1, Hawkins 1.

(Wichita Partial Stats)
Scoring: Wolters 19, Ammons 10, Brown 8, Addison 5, Cooley 2, Beuogher 2, Rackley 2.

CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandites beat Edison 57-40 at BK Tournament, Armstead scores 24

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School girls basketball team (2-1) overcame a rocky start against 5A No. 15 Edison Prep (1-2) Thursday morning in the first round of the Bishop Kelley Invitational, finishing strong with a 21-12 fourth quarter after leading by only 3 late in the third.

Their 57-40 win over Edison advances them to the semifinals against the winner of 4A No. 16 Ada (2-0) vs. 5A No. 18 Claremore (0-1) Friday at 4:00 p.m. The Lady Sandites are coming off a third-place performance in the tournament last season, but won three-straight titles from 2015-2017.

First-year head coach Joshua Berry switched up his starters from the first two games, and nine players saw action in the first half, but the team failed to find much traction outside of sophomore standout Journey Armstead.

Armstead scored seven of the Sandites’ first quarter points, and they trailed 11-9 going into the second period. Sophia Regalado and Madison Burris tallied free throws to briefly regain the advantage, but Destiny Smith hit a three to tie it at 14-14, and another for the 19-16 lead. Mikah Hampton and Darrian Jordan also hit layups in a nine-point run in the closing minutes, and the Sandites took a 25-21 lead into the locker room behind a 17-point performance from Armstead.

Sandite foul trouble helped the Eagles crawl back into contention with a six-point run in the third quarter to cut it to 31-28, but a three pointer and a steal and score from Armstead made it 36-28 at the buzzer.

A thirteen-point run spanning two periods put the Sandites up 44-28 before Taniya Tease broke it up. Mariah Smith added another Eagle score, but Sand Springs went on a nine-point run for a 21-point advantage and sent in the third string for the final minutes.

Armstead led all scorers for the third time this season, tallying 24 for the winning team. Mariah Smith led the Eagles with 11, and they were the only two to score double digits. Burris and Jackson were each only a basket away from double-doubles, with Burris snagging a career-high 13 rebounds and Jackson with 11. Fifteen Sandites saw action in the game.

Edison will play the loser of the Ada vs. Claremore match-up Friday at 10:00 a.m.

CPHS 57 Edison 39
1Q: Edison 11-9.
2Q: CPHS 16-10.
3Q: CPHS 11-7.
4Q: CPHS 21-11.

Free Throws: CPHS 13-of-24, Edison, 11-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-52, Edison 12-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 13, Edison 12.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 31, Edison 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 44, Edison 29.
Steals: CPHS 13, Edison 8.
Blocks: CPHS 1, Edison 4.
Fouls: CPHS 13, Edison 17.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Armstead 24, Jackson 9, Burris 8, Padilla 7, Hampton 4, Brown 2, Jordan 2, Regalado 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 6, Burris 4, Shrum 1, Jordan 1, Padilla 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Burris 9, Jackson 5, Padilla 4, Armstead 4, Regalado 3, Jordan 2, Cheney 2, Hampton 1, Shrum 1.
Total Rebounds: Burris 13, Jackson 11, Padilla 5, Armstead 4, Regalado 3, Jordan 3, Cheney 2, Hampton 1.
Steals: Armstead 4, Jackson 4, Burris 3, Shrum 1, Walker 1.
Assists: Armstead 2, Burris 1.
Blocks: Burris 1.
Fouls: Shrum 3, Armstead 2, Burris 2, Jackson 1, Jordan 1, Padilla 1, Cheney 1, Hampton 1, Brown 1.

(Edison Partial Stats)
Scoring: M. Smith 11, Tease 9, D. Smith 7, Williams 4, Malone 3, Parras, 2, Davis 2, Closslin 2.

CPHS Basketball: Union snaps Sandites' 16-game conference win streak

A sixteen-game conference win streak came to an end Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House as the No. 3 ranked Union Redskins (6-0, 3-0) rolled to a convincing 39-25 victory over No. 12 Charles Page High School (1-1, 0-1), the defending Frontier Valley Champions.  

Out-rebounded 14-2 in the first quarter, the undersized Sandites found themselves down 14-7. Journey Armstead scored the opening layup, Jayla Burgess tied it, and Darrian Jordan sank a three for the home team’s final lead of the night. Darian Carr gave Union its first advantage with a three, then ended the quarter with one as well. The Redskins blanked the Sandites 6-0 in a low-scoring second period, with a basket from TaKyla Pitts and two from Burgess to make it 20-7. 

Armstead hit a pair of threes in the third period and Sophia Regalado also got on the board, but Union continued to roll and was 30-15 going into the home stretch. The fourth quarter was the only stanza the Sandites would win, with baskets from Armstead, Hailie Jackson, and Reagan Padilla. 

Armstead was the only player from either team to hit double digits, scoring 16 points, while Pitts and Burgess had 8 apiece for the visitors. Carr and Burgess had 8 apiece for the Redskins.

The Lady Sandites will return to action Thursday at 10:00 a.m. against 5A No. 15 Edison Prep (1-1) in the first round of the Bishop Kelley Invitational. They have won the tournament three of the last four years, but settled for third place last season. Union will take a week off before hosting No. 6 Sapulpa (3-1, 1-0) next Tuesday.

Union 39 CPHS 25
1Q: Union 14-7.
2Q: Union 6-0.
3Q: Union 10-8.
4Q: CPHS 10-9.

Free Throws: CPHS 0-of-3, Union 4-of-8.
Field Goals: CPHS 11-of-40, Union 16-of-44.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, Union 16.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 11, Union 22.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 17, Union 38.
Steals: CPHS 9, Union 8.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Union 2.
Fouls: CPHS 11, Union 7.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Armstead 16, Jordan 3, Padilla 2, Jackson 2, Regalado 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Padilla 2, Jackson 2, Burris 1, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Armstead 2, Padilla 2, Burris 2, Jordan 2, Shrum 1, Jackson 1, Cheney 1.
Total Rebounds: Padilla 4, Burris 3, Jackson 3, Armstead 2, Jordan 2, Shrum 1.
Steals: Armstead 3, Padilla 1, Shrum 1, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Jackson 1, Cheney 1.
Assists: Armstead 1, Shrum 1, Burris 1, Jackson 1.
Blocks: Burris 1, Jackson 1.
Fouls: Jackson 3, Armstead 2, Padilla 2, Shrum 2, Burris 1, Jordan 1.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites upset No. 6 Union 75-74, Marlo Fox scores 26

The Class 6A No. 12 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (2-0, 1-0) pulled off a 75-74 upset of No. 6 Union (2-1, 2-1) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House behind a 26-point career-high performance from Marlo Fox. The Redskins beat their first two opponents by an average margin of 30 points before falling in Sand Springs.

Union took an early lead thanks to Sandite fouls, but the home team settled down and battled back to their first lead at 10-9 thanks to a pair of threes from Fox and a long two from Cason Savage. The teams traded punches till Union went on a six-point run to close the quarter 20-16. 

A Josh Minney free throw set up Fox for the game-tying three early in the second. Union responded by taking their biggest lead yet at 30-22, but Fox hit yet another three, Daren Hawkins scored two from the charity stripe, and Minney added a layup to make it a one-score game. The Redskins held a narrow 35-34 lead going into the locker room. 

Sand Springs pulled ahead in the third quarter behind a seven-point performance from Richardson and they held a 51-49 advantage going into the final stanza. They hit the gas in the home stretch, jumping out to a 68-60 lead before getting into foul trouble in the final minute.

With only seconds remaining AJ Reed hit a free throw to make it 75-73, but missed the second and Jaeden Hurd rebounded. It looked like the Sandites had the game on lock, but Hurd’s pass was picked off and Minney had to foul Da’Yan Aromaye to prevent a game-tying layup with less than a second remaining. Fortunately for the Sandites, Aromaye missed his first shot, making the second irrelevant.

Fox’s 26 points led all scorers, followed by Richardson with 21 and Minney with 15. Five Redskins posted double-digits, led by Reed and RJ Forney with 15 apiece. Nehemiah Boykins contributed 11 and Micah Lovett and Seth Chargois had 10 each.

Sand Springs will return to action Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Tulsa Memorial Veterans Arena Invitational against the Wichita Defenders (3-2). They will play Friday at 5:30 p.m. against the HFC Warriors (6-2) and Saturday at 11:00 a.m. against the Northwest Arkansas Hornets (1-4). Union will play 3A No. 7 Hugo (3-1) Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the first round of the Durant Tournament.

CPHS 75 Union 74
1Q: Union 20-16.
2Q: CPHS 18-15.
3Q: CPHS 17-14.
4Q: Union 25-24.

Free Throws: CPHS 26-of-33, Union 15-of-23.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-38, Union 25-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 5, Union 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 23, Union 17.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 28, Union 27.
Steals: CPHS 9, Union 11.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Union 0.
Fouls: CPHS 18, Union 22.

(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Fox 26, Richardson 21, Minney 15, Hawkins 5, Savage 5, Hurd 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Hawkins 2, Hurd 2, Fox 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 9, Hurd 7, Minney 3, Savage 2, Hawkins 1, Fox 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 9, Hurd 9, Minney 3, Hawkins 3, Fox 2, Savage 2.
Steals: Fox 3, Savage 2, Richardson 1, Hawkins 1, Minney 1, Hurd 1.
Assists: Minney 2, Fox 2, Hurd 1, Richardson 1.
Blocks: Minney 1, Fox 1.
Fouls: Richardson 4, Hawkins 4, Fox 4, Hurd 3, Minney 2, Savage 1.

OSSAA 6A Boys Basketball Week 2 Rankings

Class 6A Rankings (First Place Votes) - Record.
1. Booker T. Washington (23), 1-1.
2. Southmoore (3), 1-0.
3. Edmond Memorial (1), 3-1.
4. Putnam City North, 4-1.
5. Midwest City, 1-0.
6. Union, 2-0.
7. Edmond North, 3-1.
8. Norman North, 3-1.
9. Jenks, 1-0.
10. Lawton, 3-0.
11. Putnam City West, 1-4.
12. Sand Springs, 1-0.
13. Putnam City, 1-1.
14. Edmond Santa Fe, 2-2.
15. Sapulpa, 0-0.
16. Broken Arrow, 0-0.
17. Owasso, 0-0.
18. Deer Creek, 2-2.
19. Northwest Classen, 1-2.
20. Norman, 1-3.

Conference Strength
55.5 Big Ten
48.6 Frontier Valley
43.5 Central Oklahoma
27.0 All-City

Top Offenses
(Avg. Points Scored)
82.5 Union
81.0 Midwest City
75.0 Sand Springs
69.0 Booker T. Washington
67.3 Yukon
65.0 Southmoore
62.5 Putnam City
62.3 Norman North
62.0 Jenks
62.0 Mustang
62.0 Choctaw
61.8 Edmond Memorial
61.0 Bixby
59.3 Norman
57.8 Putnam North
56.7 Ponca City
55.5 Lawton
55.5 Edmond North
55.5 Westmoore
54.7 Enid
54.5 Moore
54.0 Putnam West
52.0 Deer Creek
51.0 Northwest Classen
49.8 Edmond Santa Fe
44.0 Bartlesville
37.0 Stillwater
36.0 U.S. Grant

Top Defenses
(Avg. Points Allowed)
31.0 Midwest City
36.0 Jenks
46.0 Edmond Memorial
48.5 Moore
48.8 Edmond Santa Fe
49.3 Northwest Classen
50.2 Putnam North
50.5 Deer Creek
52.5 Union
53.5 Edmond North
53.8 Lawton
54.0 Westmoore
55.0 Putnam City
57.6 Putnam West
58.0 Norman
59.0 Norman North
59.0 Enid
59.2 U.S. Grant
59.5 Yukon
62.0 Southmoore
63.0 Mustang
64.0 Sand Springs
64.0 Ponca City
64.0 Stillwater
69.0 Choctaw
71.0 Booker T. Washington
75.0 Bartlesville
90.0 Bixby

Avg. Point Differential
50.0 Midwest City
30.0 Union
26.0 Jenks
15.8 Edmond Memorial
11.0 Sand Springs
7.8 Yukon
7.6 Putnam North
7.5 Putnam City
6.0 Moore
3.3 Norman North
3.0 Southmoore
2.0 Edmond North
1.8 Lawton
1.7 Northwest Classen
1.5 Deer Creek
1.5 Westmoore
1.3 Norman
1.0 Edmond Santa Fe
-1.0 Mustang
-2.0 Booker T. Washington
-3.6 Putnam West
-4.3 Enid
-7.0 Choctaw
-7.3 Ponca City
-23.2 U.S. Grant
-27.0 Stillwater
-29.0 Bixby
-31.0 Bartlesville

Conference Standings

All-City
1-0 Douglass
1-0 John Marshall
1-0 Classen SAS
0-0 Northwest Classen
0-0 Star Spencer
0-0 Capitol Hill
0-1 Southeast
0-2 U.S. Grant

Big Ten
1-0 Putnam City
1-0 Lawton
1-0 Putnam North
1-0 Midwest City
1-2 Enid
0-0 Putnam West
0-1 Choctaw
0-2 Eisenhower

Central Oklahoma
1-0 Deer Creek
1-0 Edmond North
1-0 Edmond Santa Fe
1-0 Norman North
1-0 Southmoore
1-1 Moore
0-1 Edmond Memorial
0-1 Mustang
0-1 Norman
0-1 Stillwater
0-1 Westmoore
0-1 Yukon

Frontier Valley
2-0 Union
0-0 Booker T. Washington
0-0 Broken Arrow
0-0 Jenks
0-0 Muskogee
0-0 Owasso
0-0 Sand Springs
0-0 Sapulpa
0-1 Bixby
0-1 Bartlesville

OSSAA 6A Girls Basketball Week 2 Rankings

Class 6A Rankings (First Place Votes) - Record.
1. Moore (9), 2-0.
2. Norman (7), 5-1.
3. Union (2), 5-0.
4. Edmond North (6), 4-0.
5. Deer Creek (3), 3-1.
6. Booker T. Washington (2), 0-0.
7. Sapulpa, 2-1.
8. Choctaw, 1-0.
9. Norman North, 3-1.
10. Midwest City, 4-0.
11. Putnam North, 2-0.
12. Sand Springs, 1-0.
13. Edmond Memorial, 2-2.
14. Bixby, 2-2.
15. Mustang, 1-3.
16. Putnam West, 2-2.
17. Edmond Santa Fe, 0-1.
18. Jenks, 1-0.
19. Bartlesville, 2-1.
20. Westmoore, 1-1.

Conference Strength
57.5 Central Oklahoma
46.8 Frontier Valley
43.3 Big Ten
14.1 All-City

Top Offenses
(Avg. Points Scored)
84.0 Choctaw
74.0 Jenks
66.2 Norman
62.0 Deer Creek
62.0 Sand Springs
60.8 Edmond North
60.0 Putnam North
58.8 Midwest City
58.5 Moore
56.3 Yukon
56.0 Putnam West
53.0 Sapulpa
52.3 Edmond Memorial
50.7 Northwest Classen
49.8 Putnam City
49.8 Ponca City
49.3 Mustang
48.0 Bartlesville
47.3 Norman North
45.3 Bixby
44.5 Westmoore
44.0 Edmond Santa Fe
43.4 Union
39.5 Lawton
37.0 Stillwater
36.7 Enid
36.3 Owasso
32.3 Southmoore
25.0 U.S. Grant

Top Defenses
(Avg. Points Allowed)
14.0 Jenks
26.0 Choctaw
26.7 Yukon
33.0 Moore
34.3 Norman North
34.8 Union
36.0 Putnam North
37.8 Edmond North
38.5 Bixby
39.0 Midwest City
42.7 Bartlesville
43.5 Edmond Memorial
44.8 Ponca City
46.0 Stillwater
46.3 Sapulpa
47.0 Sand Springs
49.0 Westmoore
49.3 Mustang
50.0 Northwest Classen
51.0 Edmond Santa Fe
51.8 Norman
52.0 Owasso
53.4 Putnam City
54.0 U.S. Grant
54.5 Lawton
57.0 Putnam West
57.7 Deer Creek
58.3 Southmoore
61.0 Enid

Avg. Point Differential
60.0 Jenk
58.0 Choctaw
29.7 Yukon
25.5 Moore
24.0 Putnam North
23.0 Edmond North
19.8 Midwest City
15.0 Sand Springs
14.3 Norman
13.0 Norman North
8.8 Edmond Memorial
8.6 Union
6.8 Bixby
6.7 Sapulpa
5.3 Bartlesville
5.0 Ponca City
4.3 Deer Creek
0.7 Northwest Classen
0.0 Mustang
-1.0 Putnam West
-3.6 Putnam City
-4.5 Westmoore
-7.0 Edmond Santa Fe
-9.0 Stillwater
-15.0 Lawton
-15.7 Owasso
-24.3 Enid
-26.0 Southmoore
-29.0 U.S. Grant

Conference Standings

All-City
1-0 John Marshall
1-0 Classen SAS
1-1 U.S. Grant
0-0 Northwest Classen
0-0 Star Spencer
0-0 Capitol Hill
0-1 Douglass
0-1 Southeast

Big Ten
1-0 Putnam City
1-0 Choctaw
1-0 Midwest City
1-0 Putnam North
1-1 Eisenhower
0-0 Putnam West
0-1 Lawton
0-3 Enid

Central Oklahoma
2-0 Moore
1-0 Deer Creek
1-0 Edmond Memorial
1-0 Edmond North
1-0 Norman North
1-1 Westmoore
0-1 Mustang
0-1 Norman
0-1 Southmoore
0-1 Stillwater
0-1 Yukon
0-1 Edmond Santa Fe

Frontier Valley
2-0 Union
0-0 Booker T. Washington
0-0 Broken Arrow
0-0 Jenks
0-0 Muskogee
0-0 Owasso
0-0 Sand Springs
0-0 Sapulpa
0-1 Bixby
0-1 Bartlesville