CPHS Football: Choctaw stings Sandites 34-9 with 28 unanswered points

The Class 6A-II No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team (4-4, 2-3) held a 9-6 lead over No. 5 Choctaw (5-3, 4-1) after two quarters at Bill Jensen Field Friday night in Choctaw, but the Yellowjackets adjusted well at halftime and rattled off 28 unanswered points for a convincing 34-9 victory in front of a small crowd of cold, dedicated fans.

The Sandites needed less than two minutes to make their way onto the scoreboard. Landon Hendricks recovered a fumble on the Yellowjackets’ first play from scrimmage, and four plays later Zach Heinen kicked a career-long 36 yard field goal for the lead.

Choctaw’s next drive ended in a punt, and Sand Springs drove all the way to the Yellowjacket 21-yard line before Bolton Hawkins and DeSean Brown combined on a sack for the turnover on downs.

Sand Springs got a three-and-out, and once again drove the field with ease before a fourth-and-one Drake Fain run at the 14 ended in a fumble. This time the home team found pay dirt with a ten-play 89-yard march for the lead. Quarterback Steele Wasel leaped up and over the pile, extending the ball for the one-yard touchdown run. A Choctaw penalty gave Tommy Yousey a 25-yard PAT attempt that was partially deflected to keep the visitors within a field goal.

Fain made up for his fumble by recovering a bad pitch from Wasel, and returned it 38 yards before Aaron McAffrey made the touchdown-saving tackle. Ty Pennington punched in the two-yard score on the next play, but his PAT run was stopped. The teams traded punts and entered the locker room with Sand Springs up 9-6.

The second half was all Choctaw.

Wasel hooked up with La’Trell Ray for a 15-yard score on their first possession, then CJ Smith ran in a 37-yarder to make it 20-9. Smith nearly had a 68-yard score late in the quarter, but it was called back on a penalty.

Choctaw was knocking at the door to end the third quarter, but on the first play of the fourth Dylan Sallas made a goal-line interception for the Sandites. His offense wouldn’t capitalize, however, and Choctaw’s next drive ended in an 18-yard run by Wasel. Ray added a 16-yard scoring run with 5:04 to play for the final points of the game.

Pennington finished the game 4-of-16 passing for 61 yards and had 20 carries for 27 yards and a score. Wasel was 14-of-23 for 140 yards, one touchdown, and one interception, and had 11 carries for 56 yards and two scores. Ray had 12 carries for 142 yards and a score, and Smith had 11 carries for 117 yards and a score.

The Yellowjackets held Sand Springs to only three first downs and 23 yards in the second half, while racking up 304 yards of their own.

Sandite Football will return to action next Friday with their final home game of the year against No. 12 Bartlesville (3-5, 2-3), while Choctaw will travel to No. 16 Putnam City West (0-6, 0-3).

Choctaw 34 CPHS 9
First Downs: Choctaw 14, CPHS 7.
Fumbles/Lost: Choctaw 2/2, CPHS 2/1.
Penalties: Choctaw 12-125, CPHS 8-60.
C-A-Y-I: Choctaw 14-23-140-1, CPHS 4-16-61-0.
Rushing: Choctaw 36-312, CPHS 43-80.
Offense: Choctaw 59-452, CPHS 59-141.

CPHS Football Preview: Sandites travel to No. 5 Choctaw Friday

The Class 6A-II No. 7 ranked Charles Page High School football team (4-3, 2-2) will look to get back to its winning ways Friday night on the road, but they won’t have an easy opponent. No. 5 Choctaw (4-3, 3-1) has proven they can play with the best this season, but they have also let lesser-ranked teams hang far closer than they should have. Sand Springs will look for the upset at 7:00 p.m. at 14300 Northeast 10th Street in Choctaw.

Sand Springs started the season 4-1 but they lost their last two games convincingly. After a shocking 49-0 shut out at No. 6 Booker T. Washington (5-2) they stepped up against No. 1 Bixby (6-0) and only lost 51-20. Granted, it was 51-6 until garbage time, but the Sandites amassed 149 yards in second half action, compared to only 57 in the entire game against the Hornets. The defense also performed admirably, only allowing scores on six of fourteen possessions, forcing three punts and two turnovers on downs with one interception.

The Sandites won 21-17 against 5A No. 7 Sapulpa (5-2) in the season opener, a team that has scored 60+ points in three different games this season. They led 5A No. 1 Bishop Kelley (6-0) till the final minute of game before dropping a 28-24 heartbreaker. They dealt Arkansas 4A No. 1 Shiloh Christian (4-1) their only loss of the season 27-26, then won 35-10 against No. 10 Ponca City (3-3) and 45-14 against Muskogee (0-6).

Junior quarterback Ty Pennington has completed 84 of 165 pass attempts this season for 1407 yards and ten touchdowns with only three interceptions. He also has 100 carries for 316 yards and eight more touchdowns. Blake Jones is the top running back with 59 carries for 300 yards and four touchdowns.

Keaton Campbell is 33-458 receiving with six touchdowns and averages 11 yards per kick return and 7.4 yards per punt return, and he has a forced fumble. Jamon Sisco is 19-455 receiving with three touchdowns and is 23-96 rushing. He also averages 22 yards per kick return with one touchdown, and has three blocked kicks. Jacob Blevins is 16-364 receiving with one TD. Ryan Shoemaker is 12-113 receiving.

Zach Heinen is 16-of-16 kicking PATs and is 1-of-2 on field goals with a long of 28. He also handles punting duty with an average of 32.6 yards. Greg Reed averages 48.4 yards per kick off.

Sango Whitehorn has 63 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, five sacks, and two blocked kicks. Drake Fain has 63 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and a 41-yard interception return. Landon Hendricks has 61 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, and four fumble recoveries. Brooks Dudley has 53 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, an interception, and one forced fumble.

Bryson Chase has a blocked kick, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. Brycen Peterman has two interceptions, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. Lane Webster has 32 tackles on the season with 14 for loss and two sacks. Daren Hawkins has a fumble recovery and Micah Calico has an interception.

Choctaw has been somewhat inconsistent this season due to injuries and COVID-19. They lost their season opener 46-18 to unranked Springdale (2-5) and only won 28-10 against unranked Van Buren (3-4), but played a close game against Arkansas 6A No. 1 Greenwood (7-0) and only lost 23-12. They got a huge 26-22 win against Booker T. Washington, then only won 20-14 against Ponca City, a team that Sand Springs beat handily. They held Bixby to a season-low scoring output and only lost 24-13, but then only won 26-10 against Muskogee, who the Sandites dominated.

The Yellowjackets are in their fourth year under Head Coach Jake Corbin, who is 22-17 since arriving. He holds a 30-29 record as a head coach with a 6-5 stint at Del City in 2016 and a 2-7 stint at Sapulpa in 2015. He is 1-1 against Sand Springs as a head coach. His Sapulpa team lost 44-10 in 2015, but his Yellowjackets won 21-20 in 2017.

The Sandite offense ranks seventh in the division and Choctaw is ninth. The Sandite defense is eleventh and Choctaw’s is sixth.

The two schools have only met six times, and Choctaw leads the series 4-2. Choctaw won the first meeting 21-14 in 1992, but Sand Springs won 31-18 the next year. Choctaw’s biggest win was 37-0 in 2000, and Sand Springs’s biggest win was 29-6 in 2001. The highest-scoring game in the series was a 45-41 Choctaw win 2016, and the closest game was a 21-20 Choctaw win in 2017. Choctaw has never beaten a Sandite team with a winning record, but they’ve also never lost to Sand Springs at home.

Football, Cross Country, Volleyball rankings, Softball State results

Class 6A-II Sandite Pride Week 8 Football Rankings

1. Bixby (6-0) - Last week 51-20 over Sand Springs.
2. Stillwater (5-0) - Last week 70-17 over Lawton.
3. Putnam City North (6-0) - Last week 10-6 over Del City.
4. Midwest City (5-1) - Last week 53-0 over Deer Creek.
5. Choctaw (4-3) - Last week 26-10 over Muskogee.
6. Booker T. Washington (5-2) - Last week 49-0 over Putnam City West.
7. Sand Springs (4-3)
8. Lawton (3-2)
9. Del City (0-5)
10. Ponca City (3-3) - Last week 10-7 over Bartlesville.
11. Deer Creek (2-4)
12. Bartlesville (2-5)
13. Muskogee (0-6)
14. U.S. Grant (2-3) - Last week 28-12 over Northwest Classen.
15. Northwest Classen (1-1)
16. Putnam City West (0-5)

OSSAA 6A-II Football District Standings

District 1
3-0 Stillwater (5-0)
3-0 Midwest City (5-1)
3-0 Putnam City North (6-0)
1-1 U.S. Grant (2-3)
0-3 Del City (0-5)
0-2 Lawton (3-2)
0-3 Deer Creek (2-4)
0-1 Northwest Classen (1-1)

District 2
3-0 Bixby (6-0)
3-1 Booker T. Washington (5-2)
3-1 Choctaw (4-3)
2-2 Sand Springs (4-3)
2-2 Ponca City (3-3)
1-3 Bartlesville (2-5)
0-2 Putnam City West (0-5)
0-3 Muskogee (0-6)

OSSAA 6A Boys Week 1 Cross Country Rankings

1. Mustang
2. Edmond Memorial
3. Edmond Deer Creek
4. Edmond North
5. Westmoore
6. Broken Arrow
7. Union
8. Owasso
9. Bartlesville
10. Norman
11. Choctaw
12. Edmond Santa Fe
13. Jenks
14. Yukon
15. Southmoore

OSSAA 6A Girls Week 1 Cross Country Rankings

1. Jenks
2. Owasso
3. Broken Arrow
4. Norman North
5. Yukon
6. Edmond Deer Creek
7. Edmond Santa Fe
7. Moore
9. Bartlesville
10. Edmond North
11. Choctaw
12. Edmond Memorial
13. Stillwater
14. Westmoore
15. Mustang
15. Putnam City West

OSSAA Class 6A Week 8 Volleyball Rankings (State Qualifiers Only)

1. Bishop Kelley (28-3)
2. Norman North (27-5)
3. Mustang (30-6)
4. Jenks (25-8)
5. Bishop McGuinness (28-4)
6 Edmond Deer Creek (21-6)
7. Edmond Santa Fe (22-7)
8. Edmond North (18-12)

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)

OSSAA 6A Fast Pitch Softball State Tournament Results

QF - Edmond Memorial 4-3 Stillwater
QF - Deer Creek 5-4 Mustang
QF - Owasso 12-1 Shawnee
QF - Southmoore 7-6 Jenks
SF - Owasso 4-1 Edmond Memorial
SF - Southmoore 2-1 Deer Creek
F - Southmoore 3-2 Owasso

Sand Springs disc golfers hold River City Send-Off

Tommy Agent (left) and Pete Shipley (right) won their divisions Saturday at the River City Send-Off.

Taylor Dutto (pictured) organized the River City Send-Off with Dwight Griffis (not-pictured). 

For the first time since the Ray Brown era, Sand Springs hosted a disc golf mini tournament Saturday. Local golfers Dwight Griffis and Taylor Dutto organized the event as a send-off for the River City course at Case Community Park, which will soon be removed and replaced with a new layout. 

The existing 18-hole course is the third disc golf course in Sand Springs history. It opened in 2017 as part of a $6 million park renovation and was designed in collaboration with local Tulsa Disc Sports Association (TDSA) members. It will soon be replaced with a new professional design by 2009 World Champion Avery Jenkins. 

Although local players are excited for the upcoming redesign, many are also nostalgic to see the existing layout come to an end. Dozens of players participated in the River City Send-Off on Saturday, which marked the first competitive event in Sand Springs since before the Ray Brown Park nine-hole course was removed in 2012. 

22 players participated in a “flip-dubs” event in the morning, where players of all skill levels are randomly matched in teams of two. Zachary Schumacher and Andrew Rock won that event with a score of 42, twelve strokes under par. 

From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 24 golfers played singles rounds in two divisions. Tommy Agent won the Open division with a score of 43 to lead a field of 13 pro players. Pete Shipley won the amateur division with a score of 48 in a field of eleven players. The event added out-of-bounds penalties to many holes, preventing players from throwing across sidewalks. That, combined with winds gusting as high as 40 m.p.h. made the course much tougher than usual. 

The event organizers plan to make the mini tournaments a weekly occurrence once the new course is installed, though those events likely won’t begin till the Spring due to the limited amount of daylight in wintertime. Both the Pro and Am divisions paid cash to the winners on Saturday, but amateurs will most likely be playing for discs at future events. No aces were thrown on Saturday, and that $230 ace pot will carry over to the next event. If attendance increases at future events, more amateur divisions may be added to separate intermediate and advanced players from novices. The minis will also serve as a fundraiser for future course improvements and maintenance. 

The new course is nearing completion and the Parks Department has been hard at work this week planting new trees to both increase difficulty on some holes, and to help protect sidewalks from errant throws. Benches and trash cans were also added. New concrete tee pads have been poured, and turf will be added to them in the next week. The new course will feature all new baskets and signage, and will play in new areas along the river and under the Highway 97 bridge. The existing course won’t be removed until the new one is fully installed. 

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)