CPHS Wrestling: Sandites sitting in 8th place after day one at Cushing

The Class 6A No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team is sitting in eighth place out of 41 teams at the Cushing Tiger Invitational after the first day of competition. Five wrestlers are still in contention for a title, while four more are alive in consolation.

Mitchell Smith (2-0) got called up from the junior varsity team and impressed with a pair of first-period falls at 113. He’ll have a tough quarterfinal match Saturday against Cushing State Runner-Up Brandon Anderson.

Seth Jones (17-4, 61-33) pinned his first two opponents at 126 pounds, including teammate Ethan Norton. In the quarterfinals he will wrestle Salina freshman Gavin Montgomery, who is 17-1 in his debut season. Norton (2-5, 2-10) is still alive on the back end and will take on State Qualifier Grant Edwards out of Ft. Gibson.

Carter Goodman (2-0) made his varsity debut at 132 and went 2-0 with a pin and a decision. He will wrestle defending Wagoner State Champion Braden Drake Saturday morning.

Chris Kirby (13-6, 71-30) went 2-0 with two falls at 160. On Saturday he will wrestle Blackwell sophomore Christian Mora, who is 16-1 on the season.

Josh Fincannon (15-5, 54-39) went 2-0 with two falls at 220. On Saturday he will wrestle Sperry junior Kyron Woodall.

Shane Wolf (6-3) and Brendon Wiseley (15-5, 67-25) are working their way up opposite sides of the 106 consolation bracket, each with 3-1 records. Wolf has recorded one pin and two close decisions, while Wiseley has two pins and a 10-0 major decision.

Preston Medlin (7-8, 20-30) won his first match by pin before falling to Sperry State Qualifier Cooper Park. In consolation he pinned Blanchard State Qualifier Braxton North.

Sango Whitehorn (6-10, 8-14) won his first match 11-2 before falling to Bristow State Qualifier Luke Miller. In consolation he won a 6-5 decision before getting eliminated. Brooks Dudley (11-10, 21-18) went 1-2 at 195 with one fall. Both of his losses came to State Qualifiers.

Blake Jones (13-6, 39-20) went 1-1 at 138 with a pin, Chase White (5-9, 5-11) was 1-2 at 152 with a pin, and Robbie Parrish (6-11, 8-26) was 1-2 at 285 with a pin. The Sandites voided 120.

Team Scores
110 Allen, TX
102.5 4A No. 2 Cushing
85 4A No. 3 Wagoner
83 4A No. 6 Elgin
82 4A No. 4 Blanchard
82 5A No. 1 Collinsville
80.5 3A No. 3 Perry
79 6A No. 7 Sand Springs
75.5 3A No. 10 Sperry
74 Bentonville
66 Guthrie
74 Dumas
63 3A No. 9 Berryhill
62.5 3A No. 7 Salina
57 Cleveland
56 McAlester
55 Kingfisher
49 Mangum
48 3A No. 6 Blackwell
48 3A No. 8 Bridge Creek
47.5 4A No. 12 Bristow
47 4A No. 10 Ft. Gibson
45 4A No. 10 Grove
44 Little Axe
43 4A No. 14 Cascia Hall
42 4A No. 5 Catoosa
42 4A No. 15 Stilwell
41 3A No. 11 Newkirk
36 Morrison
35 Weatherford
30 McLoud
27 Hinton
25 Chandler
24 Anadarko
24 Crossings Christian
24 Poteau
22 Pawhuska
19 Sallisaw
14 Oklahoma Christian
12 Bishop McGuinness
0 Davenport

CPHS Wrestling: Collinsville spoils Sandite Homecoming 34-15

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The defending State Champions from Class 5A No. 2 ranked Collinsville (4-0) continued their undefeated start to the season, spoiling the Sandites’ Homecoming. 6A No. 7 Charles Page High School wrestling (3-2) won five matches in a 34-15 loss Thursday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House. Prior to the dual, Avery Wallace was named Homecoming Queen.

The teams double-forfeited 106 and Brendon Wiseley (12-4, 64-24) scored a 6-0 decision over Clay Gates, but that would be the Sandites’ only lead of the night. Troy Spratley and State Champion Jordan Williams recorded pins to make it 12-3 before Seth Jones (15-4, 59-33) won a 3-2 decision over Garrett Strickland.

Sand Springs would win only three more matches: a 3-0 decision by Preston Medlin (5-7, 18-29) over Blake Gikey at 145 pounds, a 2-0 decision by Brooks Dudley (10-8, 20-16) over Gabe Lyons at 195, and a 6-1 decision by Josh Fincannon (13-5, 52-39) over Zach Morris at 285.

The Sandites only lost eight matches, and only gave up three pins to hold the undefeated Cardinals to their lowest-scoring dual of the season. Collinsville scored 46 or more in their first three duals.

The Cardinals will return to action next Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. with a district triple-header against Nathan Hale (1-4), Bishop Kelley (1-1), and No. 20 Edison (1-1). Sand Springs will compete at the Cushing Tournament this Friday and Saturday.

CHS 34 CPHS 15
106: Double Forfeit.
113: Brendon Wiseley (CPHS) 6-0 Clay Gates.
120: Troy Spratley (CHS) FALL Colton Luker (1:41).
126: Jordan Williams (CHS) FALL Ethan Norton (1:47).
132: Seth Jones (CPHS) 3-2 Garrett Strickland.
138: Drake Acklin (CHS) 7-3 Blake Jones.
145: Preston Medlin (CPHS) 3-0 Blake Gikey.
152: Wyatt Hartley (CHS) FALL Chase White (0:56).
160: Kolten Allphin (CHS) 12-8 Chris Kirby.
170: Jaren Seabolt (CHS) 14-0 Dakota Taylor.
182: Brayden Gikey (CHS) 6-3 Sango Whitehorn.
195: Brooks Dudley (CPHS) 2-0 Gabe Lyon.
220: Baylor Weathers (CHS) 9-5 Robbie Parrish.
285: Josh Fincannon (CPHS) 6-1 Zach Morris.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites rout No. 10 Bixby 55-18 with seven pins

Pictured: Brooks Dudley in the dual against Stillwater. Dudley had a pin in the win over Bixby Tuesday night.

The Class 6A No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (3-1) bounced back from their first loss of the season with a dominant 55-18 win over No. 10 Bixby (1-1) Tuesday evening at Clyde Boyd Middle School. The Sandites won eleven of the fourteen matches with seven pins.

Shane Wolf (3-2), Harley Newberry (4-6), and Brendon Wiseley (11-4, 63-24) kicked off the dual with three-straight pins, then Seth Jones (14-4, 58-33) won a 5-4 decision over Garrett Washington for a 21-0 lead before the Spartans got on the board.

Defending State Champion Zach Blankenship pinned Ethan Norton (0-3, 0-8), but Blake Jones (12-4, 38-18) kicked off another Sandite run with a 6-5 decision against Jakeb Snyder, then Preston Medlin (4-7, 17-29) won a 3-0 decision against Karsten Rice. Chase White (4-6, 4-8) and Chris Kirby (11-5, 69-29) pinned their opponents to clinch the dual at 39-6.

Owen Dewoody and Jersey Robb pinned Dakota Taylor (0-7, 0-14) and Sango Whitehorn (4-7, 6-11) to make it slightly less of a rout, but the home team finished on a 3-0 run with two pins. Brooks Dudley (9-8, 19-16) got a first-period fall, Robbie Parrish (5-8, 7-23) recorded his first career major decision at 12-2, and Josh Fincannon (12-5, 51-39) pinned his foe in only 21 seconds to wrap up the event.

Sand Springs will return to action with a big home dual against 5A No. 2 Collinsville (3-0) Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Ed Dubie Field House. Bixby will look to get back to a winning record when they host No. 11 Owasso (1-5) Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

CPHS 55 Bixby 18
106: Shane Wolf (CPHS) FALL Colby Holladay (1:38).
113: Harley Newberry (CPHS) FALL Jacob Jay (2:44).
120: Brendon Wiseley (CPHS) FALL David Newberry (1:48).
126: Seth Jones (CPHS 5-4 Garrett Washington.
132: Zach Blankenship (Bixby) FALL Ethan Norton (1:23).
138: Blake Jones (CPHS) 6-5 Jakeb Snyder.
145: Preston Medlin (CPHS) 3-0 Karsten Rice.
152: Chase White (CPHS) FALL Dakota Davis (3:02).
160: Chris Kirby (CPHS) FALL Connor Stacy (0:52).
170: Owen Dewoody (Bixby) FALL Dakota Taylor (1:55).
182: Jersey Robb (Bixby) FALL Sango Whitehorn (0:49).
195: Brooks Dudley (CPHS) FALL Brody Neasby (1:51).
220: Robbie Parrish (CPHS) 12-2 Andrew Lyan.
285: Josh Fincannon (CPHS) FALL Chase Wilson (0:21).

CPHS Basketball: Boys suffer first loss of the season, 57-53 to No. 8 Jenks

The Class 6A No. 6 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (10-1, 2-1) suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House, falling 57-53 to No. 8 Jenks (7-1, 2-1) in conference action.

The Trojans stormed out to an early 17-8 lead behind a nine-point effort from Benjamin Averitt, but the home team came charging back for a 23-19 advantage to end the first quarter after a 10-1 run late down the stretch. Fox and Jaeden Hurd both had 6 points in the quarter and Cason Savage had 5. 

Davon Richardson scored his sixth point to start the second quarter, but Trendon Tisdale hit two threes to sandwich a layup from Averitt for the 27-25 lead. Josh Minney tied it twice, once from the stripe and once in the paint, but the Trojans closed the half on a seven-point run to make it 37-29. 

Jenks worked their way up to a nine-point lead midway through the third before Minney, Fox, and Richardson stole three-straight possessions to end the period 45-40. 

Hurd and Savage put up two apiece to start the fourth, then Minney scored the go-ahead layup through contact. Nelson and Fox traded layups, then Hurd put up two to make 50-47. Ike Houston came up big for the visitors with back-to-back steals, dunking on one, then Averitt put them back out front. Savage had a bucket negated for charging, then picked up a fourth to put the Trojans in the bonus with 3:01 left to play. 

Hurd made a traditional three for the lead, then Houston took it back and Averitt added a free throw at 55-53. Savage fouled out with 12.0 in the game and sent Houston to the line. The Trojan made both of his shots to end the game.

The Sandites out-fouled the Trojans 10-4 in the second half, and were only 1-of-15 from three-point range.

Averitt led all scorers with 17, followed by Nelson with 16 and Houston with 13. Fox and Hurd led the Sandites with 13 apiece, and Hurd was one rebound short of a double-double.

Sand Springs will return to action with another huge conference match-up next Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. against No.2 Booker T. Washington (7-2, 4-0). Jenks will travel to No. 20 Sapulpa (4-5, 1-2) Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.

Jenks 57 CPHS 53
1Q: CPHS 23-19.
2Q: Jenks 17-6.
3Q: CPHS 11-9.
4Q: CPHS 13-12.

Free Throws: CPHS 12-of-14, Jenks 15-of-22.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-49, Jenks 18-of-45.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 7, Jenks 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, Jenks 21.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 26, Jenks 27.
Steals: CPHS 7, Jenks 9.
Blocks: CPHS 3, Jenks 1.
Fouls: CPHS 19, Jenks 10.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Hurd 13, Fox 13, Minney 10, Savage 9, Richardson 8.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 4, Hurd 3.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 6, Hurd 6, Minney 5, Fox 1, Hawkins 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 10, Hurd 9, Minney 5, Fox 1, Hawkins 1.
Steals: Minney 3, Richardson 2, Fox 2.
Assists: Richardson 1, Savage 1.
Blocks: Richardson 1, Minney 1, Hurd 1.
Fouls: Savage 5, Hawkins 4, Richardson 3, Fox 3, Minney 2, Hurd 2.

(Jenks partial stats)
Scoring: Averitt 17, Nelson 16, Houston 13, Tisdale 6, Martin 5.
Fouls: Martin 3, Tisdale 2, Houston 2, Averitt 2, Nelson 1.

CPHS Basketball: Armstead scores 31, girls beat Jenks 56-46

The Class 6A No. 10 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (9-2, 2-1) is quickly building a reputation as a team that can come back from anything. Just three days after erasing a 15-point fourth quarter deficit against Ponca City, they came back from a 12-point second quarter deficit against Jenks for a 56-46 Frontier Valley Conference win over the No. 17 ranked Lady Trojans (5-3, 1-2) . Sophomore standout Journey Armstead led all scorers with a career-high 31 points.

The Lady Sandites started strong with baskets from Armstead and Hailey Jackson for a 6-4 lead, but the Trojans ended the quarter on an eleven point run. Madison Burris kicked off the second period with two, but Bri Johnson quickly retaliated with five for their biggest lead at 20-8.

Sand Springs won the rest of the second period 13-2, with a seven point run before Johnson hit a two. Bayleigh Cheney put up back-to-back threes to end the period. She also had back-to-back threes in the comeback effort against Ponca. 

Lean Morris had the opening points of the second half, but Armstead hit a quick three to tie it up at 24-24. Morris and Jackson traded blows, then Armstead sank two from the charity stripe for the home team’s first lead since early in the first quarter. Armstead stayed hot throughout the period and scored her team’s final eight points of the quarter. They would not trail again.

Armstead ended the third quarter with a buzzer-beater three, then scored a pair of twos before assisting Jackson for a 46-31 advantage. The Sandites had their biggest lead at 54-37, and Armstead scored her 30th and 31st points from the free throw line with 1:30 to play before the third string finished out the game.

Sand Springs will return to action next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a conference home game against No. 1 Booker T. Washington (9-0, 3-0). Jenks will travel to No. 8 Sapulpa (4-2, 2-1) next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

CPHS 56 Jenks 46
1Q: Jenks 15-6.
2Q: CPHS 15-7.
3Q: CPHS 19-9.
4Q: CPHS 16-15.

Free Throws: CPHS 12-of-19, Jenks 12-of-16.
Field Goals: CPHS 18-of-60, Jenks 15-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, Jenks 12.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, Jenks 18.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 38, Jenks 30.
Steals: CPHS 10, Jenks 5.
Blocks: CPHS 3, Jenks 1.
Fouls: CPHS 15, Jenks 16.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 31, Jackson 10, Burris 7, Cheney 7, Padilla 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 5, Jackson 5, Jordan 4, Burris 2, Padilla 1, Cheney 1, Tanner 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Burris 6, Padilla 5, Armstead 2, Jordan 2, Jackson 1, Shrum 1, Regalado 1, Cheney 1.
Total Rebounds: Burris 8, Armstead 7, Padilla 6, Jordan 6, Jackson 6, Cheney 2, Shrum 1, Regalado 1, Tanner 1.
Steals: Jackson 2, Padilla 2, Regalado 2, Cheney 2, Armstead 1, Shrum 1.
Assists: Burris 2, Jordan 2, Armstead 1, Padilla 1.
Blocks: Jackson 1, Burris 1, Jordan 1.
Fouls: Jackson 5, Padilla 3, Shrum 2, Jordan 2, Armstead 1, Cheney 1, J. Hughes 1.

CPHS Football: Bobby Klinck hired as Sand Springs Head Coach

Fast Facts:

• 3-year starter, 3-time State Champion at Jenks High School.

• 2 years at OU, 2 years at TU. Conference USA Champion, Liberty Bowl Champion.

• Assistant Coach at Owasso, Muskogee, Broken Arrow, Southlake Carroll.

• 13-12 as Head Coach at East Central. District Champion and State Runner-Up. 2012 District Coach of the Year.

The Sand Springs Board of Education approved the hiring of Bobby Klinck as the new Head Football Coach at Charles Page High School Monday evening. Klinck will be the 18th Head Coach in CPHS history, inheriting a program that went 63-68 in thirteen seasons under Dustin Kinard. The Sandites wrapped up 2019 with their third-straight losing record, while Klinck won his second State Title as Defensive Coordinator at Owasso High School.

Klinck began making a name for himself at a young age as a three-year starter and All-State selection at Jenks. He rushed for over 2,500 yards and 33 touchdowns, and recorded 73 tackles in his senior season. The Trojans captured State Titles every year he played during their historic run from 1996-2001. In his senior State Championship game he recorded seven tackles, a fumble recovery, and an interception.

As the No. 14 ranked safety in the nation, Klinck was recruited by dozens of NCAA Division 1 schools, and ultimately settled on the University of Oklahoma, as part of the Sooners’ No. 1 ranked recruiting class in 2001. After wearing a redshirt for one season and seeing only limited special teams action, he transferred to the University of Tulsa in the Spring of 2004 to try and get more playing time.

His first season with the Hurricane was lackluster following a shoulder surgery, but he did start one game and saw minutes as a backup at free safety. In the 2005 season he earned a starting position and helped the Hurricane to its first Conference USA Championship since 1985, and a Liberty Bowl victory. He recorded a 19-yard scoop and score against Rice, and was named Conference USA’s Defensive Player of the Week after a three-turnover effort against SMU.

In his two years with TU, Klinck had one interception, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries with one touchdown, 32 solo tackles, 26 assisted tackles, 58 total, one tackle for loss, and three pass breakups.

After his playing career came to an end, Klinck spent three years as a graduate assistant at the University of Central Missouri before returning to TU in 2009. After one year with Tulsa he took up coaching receivers at Owasso during an 8-5 State Semifinals campaign. In 2011 he got his first Defensive Coordinator gig at Muskogee. The Roughers had a 4-6 record, but one of those losses came in overtime and his defense also pitched a 48-0 shutout.

In 2012 he was named the Head Coach at East Central High School in Tulsa at only 29 years of age. He had to rebuild the entire coaching staff, that returned only one assistant from the previous year. Inheriting a team that went 10-2 the season prior, he guided them to a 9-5 record that was really 13-1 before the first four wins were forfeited. After starting the year 4-0, they had to forfeit three non-district games and one district game after playing an ineligible transfer student.

The team didn’t let that adversity get them down, and they rolled to a district title with 5A playoff wins against Shawnee, Guthrie, and McAlester before falling 24-8 to the juggernaut Carl Albert in the Championship finals. The Cardinals won their games by an average score of 31-16, including two shutouts.

After graduating 24 seniors, including 21 starters and Gatorade Player of the Year Stanvon Taylor, Klinck went 4-7 in his sophomore campaign and was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

In 2014 Klinck joined the Broken Arrow coaching staff as Defensive Coordinator. Despite replacing seven starters that season, his defense pitched two shutouts and held its foes to an average of 16.2 points per game in a 7-4 campaign. According to MaxPreps, his team made 42 sacks on the season, and came away with ten interceptions, seven fumble recoveries, and three blocked punts.

In 2015 the Tigers improved to 11-2 and were State Runners-Up, falling 35-14 to Jenks. They shut out two more teams and held their foes to 18.7 points per game.

In 2016 Klinck moved to Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, helping the national powerhouse to a 10-2 record and Playoff Quarterfinals appearance. His defense made 20 sacks, 12 interceptions, and 8 fumble recoveries.

One season in Texas was enough, and he returned to Owasso as the first hire of Bill Blankenship. That year saw the Rams’ first-ever State Championship in a 12-1 campaign that featured a 21-0 shutout of Jenks in the State Semifinals and a 21-14 Finals win over Union. The defense also got a shutout against Southmoore, 48-2, with the Sabercats’ lone points coming on a safety. Owasso gave up only 17.4 points per game.

The Rams went 7-5 in 2018, losing their semifinal match to undefeated State Champion Broken Arrow by only a field goal. His defense came away with 13 interceptions, 9 forced fumbles, 6 recoveries, 2 blocked kicks, and 32 sacks. They also recorded one shutout.

Finally, the 2019 Rams went undefeated at 13-0 for their second goal ball. This year’s defense pitched one shutout while allowing only 13.5 points per game. They made 13 picks with 10 forced fumbles and 10 recoveries, a blocked field goal, and 39 sacks.

Klinck will have big shoes to fill following Coach Kinard’s ouster. Despite holding a losing overall record, Kinard was hugely popular and was the second-longest tenured coach in town history. Although the program has been trending downward in recent years, it wasn’t long ago that Kinard guided the Sandites to a school-record six consecutive playoff appearances from 2012 to 2017 with a Runner-Up finish in 2015.