CPHS Football: No. 1 Bixby routs Sandites 51-20, Pennington scores 2 TDs

The longest active win streak in Oklahoma high school football continued Thursday night at Memorial Stadium, as Class 6A-II No. 1 Bixby improved to 6-0 on the season, 3-0 in district play, and 31-1 over the past three seasons with a 51-20 win over No. 8 Charles Page High School (4-3, 2-2).

Bixby hasn’t lost a game since their 2018 season opener and is in pursuit of their third-straight State title. They haven’t lost to Sand Springs since 2015.

Mason Williams did what Mason Williams does, completing 21 of 38 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns. Braylin Presley caught three passes for 102 yards and a score, and carried the ball 14 times for 58 yards and two more touchdowns. Luke Hasz caught eight passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns.

On the Sandite side of the ball, Ty Pennington was 4-of-15 passing for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and also led on the ground with 15 carries for 53 yards. Blake Jones had 11 carries for 47 yards and a score. Jamon Sisco caught two passes for 73 yards and a score, and Keaton Campbell caught one for 20 yards and a score.

The Sandite defense had touches of brilliance, forcing a pair of three-and-outs to start the game and three total punts on the evening. They also got two turnovers on downs, an interception, five tackles for loss, and two sacks against the No. 2 ranked offense in Class 6A-II. Bixby only scored on six of thirteen possessions.

Bixby didn’t score till their third possession, and it was a one-play 13-yard drive. The Sandites attempted a punt fake on fourth-and-two from their own 18-yard line and Campbell’s run was immediately snuffed out. Williams connected with Luke Hasz to put the visitors on the board.

The Spartan defense forced a quick three-and-out, and Dylan Hasz returned the punt 52 yards for a score, then Jersey Robb ran in a two-point conversion. Bixby needed only three plays on their next possession and scored on a 42-yard pass from Williams to Luke Hasz for a 22-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Sand Springs needed only two plays to retaliate. Pennington ran for 11 yards and a first down to end the first quarter, then hit Sisco for the 69-yard score on the first play of the second. A two-point pass attempt to Campbell was stopped short.

Bixby’s next scoring drive was more methodical, marching 61 yards over 13 plays, including two fourth-down conversions. Robb ran in the five-yard touchdown, as well as the two-point conversion for the 30-6 lead with 6:36 in the half. Williams threw his third interception of the year to Drake Fain late in the half, and the Sandite returned it 34 yards, but his team failed to capitalize.

The Spartans scored on all three of their third quarter possessions to put the game safely out of reach. Presley had running touchdowns from 18 and three yards, then scored on a 78-yard catch and run to put his team up 51-6 with 5:18 left in the third.

The home team scored 14 unanswered points to end the ballgame. Pennington had a career-best 59-yard run into the red zone, then completed a fourth-down 20-yard touchdown pass to Campbell late in the third.

Bixby traveled deep into Sandite territory before Fain and Sango Whitehorn made back-to-back sacks for a turnover on downs. On the ensuing drive Pennington tossed a 31-yarder to Jacob Blevins, setting up a 33-yard touchdown run from Jones.

Aidan Hill took a 68-yard run to the house on the Spartans’ final possession, but it was called back for holding and time expired before his team could score again.

Both teams’ kickers were perfect on the evening. Zach Heinen was two-for-two on PATs for the Sandites, and Connor Nolan was five-for-five for the Spartans. Whitehorn and Brooks Dudley led the Sandites on defense with six tackles apiece.

Sandite Football will return to action next Friday on the road at No. 5 Choctaw (4-3, 3-1), while Bixby will travel to No. 13 Muskogee (0-6, 0-3). Choctaw defeated Muskogee 26-10 in their game this week.

Bixby 51 CPHS 20
First Downs: Bixby 19, CPHS 4.
Fumbles/Lost: Bixby 1/0.
Penalties: Bixby 6-35, CPHS 8-75.
C-A-Y-I: Bixby 22-39-317-1, CPHS 4-15-124-0.
Rushing: Bixby 34-172, CPHS 33-107.
Offense: Bixby 73-489, CPHS 48-231.

(Sand Springs stats)
Passing: Pennington 4-15-124-0, 2TD.
Receiving: Sisco 2-73, 1TD. Blevins 1-31. Campbell 1-20, 1TD.
Rushing: Pennington 15-53. Jones 11-47, 1TD. Sissco 5-14. Fain 1-(-2). Campbell 1-(-5).
PATs: Heinen 2-of-2.
Kick-AVG: Reed 3-39.
Punt-AVG: Heinen 7-34. Campbell 2-30.
Kick Return: Sisco 4-57. Campbell 1-13.
Punt Return: Campbell 1-6.
Tackles: Whitehorn 6. Dudley 6. Fain 5. Light 5. Hendricks 5. Turner 4. Hawkins 4. Harris 3. Evans 3. Wooten 2. Webster 2. Sallas 2. Britt 2. Gaylord 1. Reed 1. Calico 1. Blevins 1. Ornelas 1.

(Bixby stats)
Passing: Williams 21-38-312-1, 3TD. Burke 1-2-5-0.
Receiving: L. Hasz 8-141, 2TD. Presley 3-102, 1TD. Rogers 5-30. Fugate 2-22. D. Hasz 3-17. Snyder 1-5.
Rushing: Presley 14-58, 2TD. Blankenship 7-42. Kirby 3-31. Williams 5-27. Robb 4-11, 1TD. Hill 1-3.
PATs: Nolan 5-of-5.
Kick-AVG: Nolan 8-54.
Punt-AVG: Nolan 3-33.
Kick Return: D. Hasz 1-45. Blankenship 1-15.
Punt Return: D. Hasz 2-62, 1TD.

CPHS Cross Country: Boys place 9th, Girls 10th at Frontier Valley Conference

The Charles Page High School Cross Country teams competed at the Frontier Valley Conference Championship Tuesday afternoon in Mohawk Park. The varsity girls placed tenth and the boys took ninth. Junior high did not participate.

Ty Davis led the girls with a 5K time of 27:09.81 for 52nd place out of 66 runners. Sam English led the boys with a time of 18:38.41 for 41st place out of 66 runners. Jenks won the girls race, while Broken Arrow won the boys.

Sandite Cross Country will return to action on Saturday the 24th when they host the 6A-East Regional Championship at Case Community Park.

Girls 5K
27:09.81 - Ty Davis - 52nd
28:36.80 - Bella Ensten - 57th
28:37.15 - Laila Mirza - 58th
28:58.20 - Madison Chambers - 60th
30:55.53 - Kirsten Neal - 63rd
32:29.36 - Emily Patton - 64th

Boys 5K
18:38.41 - Sam English - 41st
18:40.52 - Noah Hanlon - 42nd
19:26.28 - Dalton Wilcox - 54th
19:36.64 - Caleb James - 57th
21:55.56 - Zach Davis - 63rd
22:03.98 - David Rigsby - 65th
22:09.02 - Michael Johnson - 66th
23:10.66 - Kai Lamho - 92nd (JV)

CPHS Football Preview: Sandites host No. 1 Bixby Thursday

It’s Fall Break in Sand Springs, which means Thursday Night Lights for the Sandite football team. Class 6A-II No. 8 ranked Charles Page High School (4-2, 2-1) will host No. 1 Bixby (5-0, 2-0) at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Prior to the game, Church That Matters will be grilling up burgers, hot dogs, and chicken sandwiches at a tailgate party benefitting Sandite Baseball.

Sand Springs

After three losing seasons and a 2-8 record last year, the Sandites pulled the trigger on a new coaching staff under first-year Head Coach Bobby Klinck, formerly a State Championship-winning Defensive Coordinator at Owasso. The students have bought into the new system and are 4-2 for the first time since 2016.

In week one the Sandites knocked off their rivals from Sapulpa 21-17 on the road. They barely lost 28-24 to 5A No. 1 Bishop Kelley after leading till the final minute, then won a 27-26 upset against Arkansas 4A No. 1 Shiloh Christian. They beat Ponca City 35-10 on the road and Muskogee 45-14 on Homecoming before the success train stalled out in a lopsided 49-0 defeat at No. 5 Booker T. Washington.

Junior quarterback Ty Pennington has completed 81 of 153 passes this season for 1287 yards and eight touchdowns with only three interceptions. He also leads the team on the ground with 87 carries for 260 yards and eight more scores. Blake Jones is the top running back with 47 carries for 253 yards and three touchdowns.

Keaton Campbell is 31-430 receiving with five touchdowns, Jacob Blevins is 16-342 for one TD, and Ryan Shoemaker is 13-116. Jamon Sisco is 17-382 receiving with two touchdowns, 19-91 rushing, averages 29 yards on five kick returns with one score, and he has blocked three kicks.

Zach Heinen is 14-of-14 on PATs and 1-of-2 on field goals with a long of 28. Jonathan Daniels is 3-of-4 on PATs and 2/2 on field goals with a long of 26. Heinen averages 32 yards per punt, and Greg Reed averages 50 yards per kick.

Sango Whitehorn has 56 tackles with 12 for loss, four sacks, and two blocked kicks. Drake Fain has 55 tackles with 5.5 for loss and a forced fumble. Landon Hendricks has 50 tackles, with 14.5 for loss, 3.5 sacks, and four fumble recoveries. Lane Webster has 30 tackles with 13 for loss and two sacks. Bryson Chase has 21 tackles, a forced fumble, a recovery, and a blocked kick. Brycen Peterman has 15 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and four recoveries.

Both the offense and defense rank eighth in the division.

Bixby

Sandite alumnus Loren Montgomery is in his 11th year leading the Spartans, with an 87-38 record at Bixby and a 96-39 mark in his career. Since the creation of Class 6A-II in 2014, the Spartans have played for the gold ball all six years, and have won five of them. They haven’t lost a game since the 2018 season-opener and their 30-game win streak ranks 10th in the nation. They are ranked 49th in the country by MaxPreps.

The Spartans opened the season with a 34-0 shutout of Union, then won a 42-35 shootout with Jenks. They dominated Bartlesville 74-7 and then-5A No. 1 Carl Albert 56-14 in a battle of defending State Champs. The Titans have won the past four-straight 5A titles. Bixby is coming off a surprisingly-close 24-13 win over No.5 Choctaw. The Yellowjackets held the Spartans to their lowest-scoring output since the 2018 Semifinals.

Senior quarterback Mason Williams is 92-133-1109-2 passing this season with 14 touchdowns, while junior running back Braylin Presley is 92-788 on the ground with 13 scores, and is 30-295 receiving with four more. Zach Blankenship is also a rushing threat with 25 carries for 143 yards and three TDs. They have the No. 2 scoring offense in 6A-II.

Jack Puckett, Connor Stacy, Beau Bertelli, and Ky Roller lead the team in tackles for loss. The Spartan defense has made only eight sacks this season, and forced only one fumble, with two recoveries and five interceptions. They have also played a brutally tough schedule, however, against several top offenses. Their defense ranks third in the division in points allowed.

Special teams are also solid in Bixby. The return team averages 20.4 yards on kicks and 6.2 on punts. Connor Nolan is 30-of-30 on PATs and 2-of-3 on field goals.

The Series

The Spartans lead the series 18-12, and have won the last six-straight meetings. At the beginning of the 6A split, the two teams met in the playoffs for three-straight years. Bixby beat the Sandites in the 2014 and 2016 semifinals. The Sandites shut out Bixby 20-0 in the 2015 regular season, but the Spartans got revenge 38-28 in the State Championship.

Bixby’s current six-game streak is the longest win streak in series history. Sand Springs has won three in a row on two separate occasions. Sand Springs’s biggest win was 33-7 in 1994, and Bixby’s was 75-0 last year, which also happened to be the worst Sandite defeat in 95 years. The lowest-scoring game was a 5-3 Sandite win in 1984, and the highest-scoring game was a 48-35 Spartan win in 2010.

CPHS Volleyball: Sandites fall to Union at Regionals, end season 19-15

The Class 6A No. 18 ranked Charles Page High School volleyball team ended its season in a 3-1 loss to No. 13 Union (15-11) in the first round of the Regional playoffs Tuesday evening at Frank Herald Field House, and No. 4 Jenks (26-8) ended the Redskins’ season in the following round.

Sand Springs hasn’t won a playoff match since 2017, but they did steal a set this year after getting swept 3-0 in the two years prior. They also finished the season with a 19-15 record, their second-highest win total in program history. And they posted a winning record in back-to-back seasons for the first time in at least a decade, possibly ever.

After losing a pair of hard-fought sets the girls battled back with a dominant run in game three, and nearly forced a fifth. “I loved how much effort they gave,” said second-year Head Coach Derek Jackson. “They were definitely giving all they had. They were laughing and having a good time afterwards because they gave everything they had.”

The Sandites led by as much as 9-4 in the first set after aces from Jacelyn Smith, Olivia Dewitt, and Madison Blaylock, but Union wouldn’t be stymied for long and took the lead once and for all with a pair of kills from Tierney Jackson at 16-14. Union used a six-point streak to put the set firmly out of reach and coasted to the 25-20 win.

Sand Springs started hot again in game two and led by as much as 5-2 after an ace from Payton Robbins, but the Redskins scored five in a row for the 11-8 lead and never gave it up again. A kill from Layla Lenex cut it as close as 17-15, but Union scored six in a row and finished 25-17.

Then Union imploded. Robbins scored a block and a kill in a 4-0 start in set three. Union rallied to cut it as close as 6-5, but Sand Springs scored eight in a row with five aces from Robbins. Dewitt scored two more aces at 17-6, and Charley Fahland had an ace at 22-9. Lenex scored back-to-back kills for the 25-15 win.

“We served really tough in the third and fourth set to give us a chance,” said Jackson. “Several of them got serving really well for us, hit some spots, put pressure on them which allowed us to not get swung at so hard, so we could go attack a little bit.”

The fourth set was the most competitive. Sand Springs rallied from a 13-6 deficit to tie it at 20-20, and the teams traded punches till Union rattled off three in a row to win 25-22.

Lenex finished the match with a team-best ten kills, followed by Smith with nine and Robbins with six. Robbins also had a team-best five blocks and six aces. Tehya Johnson recorded 25 assists, and Madison Blaylock had 23 digs. Jackson had a match-best 16 kills, followed by Emily Ludwig with ten for the Redskins.

The Sandites will graduate only four players this year, compared to seven from last season. Only two saw substantial playing time, leaving behind a strong core unit to build from.

“Madison Blaylock was such a good leader for us in practices, and outside of volleyball she’s just a great person who really pushes the rest of the girls to be better in a lot of aspects. Sophie Singleton, Jentry (Hughes), and Madison Fowler were all good seniors that really set the pace.” Jackson also praised his underclassmen, both in terms of talent, and their competitive nature.

No. 1 Bishop Kelley (28-3), No. 2 Norman North (27-5), No. 3 Mustang (30-6), Jenks, No. 6 Deer Creek (21-6), No. 7 Edmond Santa Fe (22-7) and No. 9 Edmond North (18-12) all punched their tickets to the 6A State Tournament on Monday at Choctaw High School.

Union 3-1 (25-20, 25-17, 15-25, 25-22)
Kills: Union 54, CPHS 34.
Blocks: Union 5, CPHS 9.
Aces: Union 6, CPHS 14.
Errors: Union 27, CPHS 25.

(Sand Springs stats)
Kills: Lenex 10, Smith 9, Holland 6, Robbins 6, Johnson 2, Singleton 1.
Assists: Johnson 25, Fahland 2, Wright 2, Blaylock 1.
Solo Blocks: Robbins 2.
Assisted Blocks: Lenex 4, Singleton 3, Robbins 3, Smith 2, Holland 1, Tippit 1.
Digs: Blaylock 23, Dewitt 19, Robbins 12, Fahland 8, Johnson 4, Smith 4, Holland 3.
Aces: Robbins 6, Dewitt 4, Smith 2, Fahland 1, Blaylock 1.

(Union partial stats)
Kills: Jackson 16, Ludwig 10, Smith 9, Lapointe 7, Martin 6, Blackwell 6.
Assisted Blocks: Smith 4, Lapointe 2, Blackwell 2, Ludwig 1, Martin 1.
Aces: Ludwig 3, Fanelli 2, Jackson 1.

CPHS Cross Country: Girls place 5th, Boys 7th at Edison Eagle Classic

The Charles Page High School Cross Country teams competed at the Edison Eagle Classic in Chandler Park on Saturday. The Varsity Boys placed seventh out of nine teams, while the Varsity Girls were fifth out of six.

Sam English knocked nearly a minute off his personal-best to lead the boys with a 5K time of 17:36.64 for 25th place out 63 runners. Noah Hanlon, Zach Davis, David Rigsby, Michael Johnson, Cage Gilmore, and Kai Lamho also set personal records.

Madison Chambers improved by 37 seconds on her PR to lead the Lady Sandites with a 22nd-place finish in 24:53.55. Ty Davis, Bella Ensten, and Laila Mirza all set PRs for the girls.

Sandite Cross Country will return to action Tuesday, October 13th at the Frontier Valley Conference Championship at Mohawk Park. Varsity Girls will run at 4:00 p.m. followed by Varsity Boys at 4:30. Junior Varsity races will begin at 5:00 p.m. and Junior High races will start at 6:00 p.m.

Varsity Girls 5K
24:53.55 - Madison Chambers - 22nd
24:58.01 - Ty Davis - 23rd
26:26.02 - Bella Ensten - 27th
26:32.86 - Laila Mirza - 28th
27:05.15 - Kirsten Neal - 31st

Varsity Boys 5K
17:36.64 - Sam English - 25th
17:49.14 - Noah Hanlon - 31st
19:07.23 - Caleb James - 40th
19:47.76 - Dalton Wilcox - 47th
21:02.86 - Zach Davis - 50th
21:13.19 - David Rigsby - 52nd
21:52.23 - Michael Johnson - 58th

Junior Varsity Boys 5K
23:09.21 - Cage Gilmore - 49th
24:21.77 - Kai Lamho - 57th

Volleyball, Football Rankings, League Standings

Class 6A-II Sandite Pride Week 7 Football Rankings

1. Bixby (5-0) - Last week 24-13 over Choctaw.
2. Stillwater (4-0) - Last week bye.
3. Putnam City North (5-0) - Last week 35-14 over Deer Creek.
4. Midwest City (4-1) - Last week 19-10 over Del City.
5. Choctaw (3-3)
6. Booker T. Washington (4-2) - Last week 49-0 over Sand Springs.
7. Lawton (3-1) - Last week bye.
8. Sand Springs (4-2)
9. Del City (0-4)
10. Deer Creek (2-3)
11. Bartlesville (2-4) - Last week 52-24 over Muskogee.
12. Ponca City (2-3) - Last week 21-7 over Putnam City West.
13. Muskogee (0-5)
14. Northwest Classen (1-0) - Last week bye.
15. U.S. Grant (1-3) - Last week bye.
16. Putnam City West (0-4)

OSSAA 6A-II District Standings

District 1
2-0 Putnam City North (5-0)
2-0 Stillwater (4-0)
2-0 Midwest City (4-1)
0-0 Northwest Classen (1-0)
0-1 U.S. Grant (1-3)
0-2 Del City (0-4)
0-2 Deer Creek (2-3)

District 2
2-0 Bixby (5-0)
2-1 Choctaw (3-3)
2-1 Booker T. Washington (4-2)
2-1 Sand Springs (4-2)
1-2 Ponca City (2-3)
0-1 Putnam City West (0-4)
0-2 Muskogee (0-5)

OSSAA Class 6A FINAL Volleyball Rankings

1. Bishop Kelley (26-3)
2. Norman North (26-5)
3. Mustang (29-6)
4. Jenks (23-8)
5. Bishop McGuinness (26-4)
6 Edmond Deer Creek (19-6)
7. Edmond Santa Fe (20-7)
8. Edmond Memorial (20-10)
9. Edmond North (16-12)
10. Broken Arrow (20-13)
11. Owasso (18-13)
12. Bixby (18-12)
13. Union (16-10)
14. Moore (17-16)
15. Choctaw (18-8)
16. Bartlesville (17-17)
17. Booker T. Washington (8-14)
18. Sand Springs (19-14)
19. Enid (16-12)
20. Southmoore (7-18)

Frontier Valley Conference FINAL Volleyball Standings

8-0 Jenks (23-8)
8-1 Broken Arrow (20-13)
5-3 Owasso (18-13)
5-4 Bixby (18-12)
4-5 Bartlesville (17-17)
5-3 Union (16-10)
3-5 Booker T. Washington (8-14)
2-7 Sand Springs (19-14)
1-7 Muskogee (9-18)
0-6 Sapulpa (16-14)