CPHS Basketball: Marlo Fox joins 1,000 point club, Sandites split with NOAH and Bartlesville

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Charles Page High School senior Marlo Fox has spent a lot of time in the spotlight while playing for the Sand Springs boys’ basketball team, but it was extra bright this week for the young star. Not only did he put up his 50th career double-digit game, but he also scored his 1,000th career point and was named Kissing Captain at the Sandite Winter Homecoming.

The Sandites (6-9 overall, 1-7 conference) rolled to an 80-62 win over the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (6-8) Thursday night on Homecoming, but fell 71-66 to Bartlesville (5-13, 2-6) Friday night in overtime. The girls’ game against Bartlesville was canceled due to COVID problems in the Bruin program.

Fox rolled into the game against NOAH with 999 career points after four years of varsity action and three years as a starter. After Jason Clark made the opening bucket, Fox drained a three for the 5-0 lead and the crowd went wild.

Sand Springs never trailed against the Jaguars but never quite pulled away. The visitors did their best to create a better matchup than their first meeting - a lopsided season-opening 103-67 Jaguar loss. The Sandites led 31-21 at the half and went on an eleven-point run late in the fourth quarter for their biggest lead at 80-59 before NOAH’s Jarreth Ingram hit a three for the final basket.

Corbin Fisher led the team for the second game in a row with 21 points but had a career night cut short by an early fourth quarter foul-out. He was only two points away from a career high and one board away from a double-double when he left the game with 5:04 to play. Fox finished the game with 17 points, also fouling out early in the fourth, and Jason Clark had 17 as well. Ingram led all scorers with 24.

The Sandites played from the hole through almost the entire game against Bartlesville, trailing 18-8 after the first quarter before rallying to a brief 23-21 lead midway through the second. The Bruins ended the half on a ten-point run and didn’t give up the lead again till there was only 2:24 left in regulation.

Down 55-49 after a pair of free throws from Adam Nakvinda, Fisher drained a three, then Fox converted an and-one to tie it up. A free throw from Cooper Wood and a three from Aadhi Ayyappan put the Bruins back up, Oakley responded with two free throws, then Ayyappan made a free throw for a three-point lead with 32 seconds left.

Fisher tied it back up with a three from the left corner with an assist from Savage. On the final play of the game, with both teams in the double-bonus, Nakvinda missed a two-pointer and was fouled by Oakley on the rebound with 0.1 seconds remaining. He missed both shots, sending the game to overtime.

David Castillo opened on a four-point run for the Bruins, but John Keim and Costen Brockman made buckets to tie it. Then Castillo added two more and Jordan Carter added a third from the stripe for the final lead of the game.

Bartlesville won a crucial jump ball with 57 seconds to go and Fisher fouled out moments later, removing a key weapon for the Sandites. Castillo ended the game with three more free throws and led all scorers with 39 points, 16 of which came at the free throw line.

Fox led the Sandites with 20 points, followed by Savage with 17, Fisher with 12, and Oakley with 10. Nakvinda was the only other Bruin in double digits with 16 points.

Sandite Basketball will return to action Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. with a conference home game against No. 16 Muskogee (10-3, 7-1). They previously had a December match-up canceled due to COVID problems in the Sand Springs program. Bartlesville will travel to No. 13 Bixby (10-5, 4-4) Tuesday at 8:00. The Spartans are riding a four-game losing streak.

CPHS 80 NOAH 62
1Q: CPHS 15-8.
2Q: CPHS 16-13.
3Q: CPHS 21-20.
4Q: CPHS 28-21.
Free Throws: CPHS 11-of-16, NOAH 19-of-27.
Field Goals: CPHS 31-of-62, NOAH 19-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 15, NOAH 3.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 20, NOAH 14.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 35, NOAH 17.
Steals: CPHS 12, NOAH 5.
Blocks: CPHS 1, NOAH 1.
Fouls: CPHS 20, NOAH 12.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fisher 21, Clark 17, Fox 17, Oakley 8, Savage 6, Keim 4, Brockman 3, Hawkins 2, Shoemaker 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 4, Keim 3, Hawkins 2, Fox 2, Oakley 2, Clark 1, Askew 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Fisher 5, Oakley 4, Savage 3, Clark 2, Askew 2, Hawkins 1, Shoemaker 1, Keim 1, Corona 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 9, Oakley 6, Keim 4, Askew 3, Clark 3, Hawkins 3, Savage 3, Fox 2, Shoemaker 1, Corona 1.
Steals: Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Savage 2, Fisher 2, Brockman 2, Fox 1, Askew 1.
Assists: Savage 2, Fisher 1, Fox 1, Corona 1.
Blocks: Fisher 1.
Fouls: Fisher 5, Fox 5, Hawkins 4, Clark 2, Oakley 2, Keim 2.

(NOAH stats)
Scoring: Ingram 24, Crow 13, Bell 11, Babcock 7, Wagner 7.
Fouls: Bell 4, Babcock 4, Edwards 1, Garner 1, Wagner 1, Hislop 1.

BHS 71 CPHS 66
1Q: BHS 18-8.
2Q: CPHS 15-13.
3Q: CPHS 16-14.
4Q: CPHS 21-15.
OT: BHS 11-6.
Free Throws: BHS 29-of-44, CPHS 20-of-29.
Field Goals: BHS 19-of-44, CPHS 21-of-55.
Offensive Rebounds: BHS 9, CPHS 11.
Defensive Rebounds: BHS 19, CPHS 19.
Total Rebounds: BHS 28, CPHS 30.
Steals: BHS 6, CPHS 5.
Blocks: BHS 1, CPHS 2.
Fouls: BHS 19, CPHS 28.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 20, Savage 17, Fisher 12, Oakley 10, Hawkins 2, Brockman 2, Keim 2, Clark 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Savage 2, Fisher 2, Fox 2, Keim 2, Hawkins 1, Oakley 1, Brockman 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Fisher 5, Savage 4, Fox 4, Oakley 4, Clark 1, Hawkins 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 7, Savage 6, Fox 6, Oakley 5, Hawkins 2, Keim 2, Clark 1, Brockman 1.
Steals: Fisher 3, Savage 2.
Assists: Savage 2, Fisher 1, Fox 1.
Blocks: Fisher 1, Keim 1.
Fouls: Oakley 5, Fisher 5, Fox 4, Brockman 4, Savage 4, Clark 3, Hawkins 1, Keim 1.

(Bartlesville stats)
Scoring: Castillo 39, Nakvinda 16, Wood 7, Ayyappan 6, Carter 2, Smith 1.
Fouls: Smith 5, Wood 4, Nakvinda 4, Carter 3, Ayyappan 1, Gilkey 1, Castillo 1.

CPHS Basketball: Lady Sandites roll NOAH, Darrian Jordan crowned Homecoming Queen

It wasn’t quite as lopsided as their season-opening 84-30 rout, but the Sand Springs girls basketball team still handily won their rematch with the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools Thursday evening at the Ed Dubie Field House.

Class 6A No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School improved to 10-7 on the season with a 51-34 win against NOAH (11-10) on Homecoming, despite playing without their top-scorer. Journey Armstead has now missed three of the last five games while recovering from a knee injury, but her team was more than capable of handling the Jaguars without her.

Not one Sandite scored in double digits as they put together their most balanced team effort of the season. Darrian Jordan and Sakauri Wilson led the victors with nine points apiece, while Layne Kirkendoll put up seven points and ten rebounds. Jordan was also crowned Homecoming Queen at halftime of the boys’ game.

It took a few minutes for the girls to get going, and the Jaguars led 7-6 late in the first quarter before KiAryn Taylor kicked off a twelve-point run spanning two quarters. Wilson gave them their first double-digit lead at 18-7 early in the second quarter and they took a 28-18 advantage into the half.

Emma Hay gave the Jags the first bucket of the second half, but Leyshia Morris kicked off an 11-point run for their biggest lead of the game at 39-20. Hay stayed hot for the Jags and scored seven points in the quarter, getting it as close as 41-30 before Victory Johnson ended the quarter with a free throw.

The fourth quarter was fairly low scoring for both teams but the Sandites worked their way back up to another 19-point lead before Heaven Smith made the final bucket of the game.

Hay was the workhorse for the Jaguars, scoring a game-high 14 points. Only four NOAH players made their way onto the scoreboard, while eight Sandites found the net.

Darrian Jordan followed up her back-to-back team-leading performances by signing a letter of intent Friday to play collegiate ball at Seminole State College. The Trojans compete at the NJCAA Division II level out of Seminole, Oklahoma, and went 13-16 last season. Jordan is averaging 6.4 points, one steal, and 2.8 rebounds per game this season.

Lady Sandite basketball was scheduled to host Bartlesville in conference action Friday night, but that game was canceled due to COVID problems in the Bruin program. They will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on the road at No. 16 Muskogee (7-8, 3-5). The Sandites previously beat the Roughers 54-49 in December and they are 5-4 in conference play.

NOAH will play Hoops For Christ Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

CPHS 51 NOAH 34
1Q: CPHS 13-7.
2Q: CPHS 15-11.
3Q: CPHS 14-12.
4Q: CPHS 9-2.
Free Throws: CPHS 7-of-19, NOAH 11-of-18.
Field Goals: CPHS 20-of-55, NOAH 11-of-35.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 19, NOAH 6.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, NOAH 13.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 37, NOAH 19.
Steals: CPHS 12, NOAH 4.
Blocks: CPHS 2, NOAH 1.
Fouls: CPHS 20, NOAH 13.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Jordan 9, Wilson 9, Jackson 8, Kirkendoll 7, Taylor 7, L. Morris 5, Cheney 3, Johnson 3.
Offensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 5, Jordan 4, Tanner 4, Jackson 3, Wilson 1, Taylor 1, T. Morris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 5, Taylor 4, Wilson 3, L. Morris 2, Cheney 1, Jordan 1, Jackson 1, T. Morris 1.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 5, Jordan 5, Taylor 5, Wilson 4, Jackson 4, Tanner 4, L. Morris 2, T. Morris 2, Cheney 1.
Steals: Wilson 4, Jordan 2, Kirkendoll 1, Jackson 1, L. Morris 1, Taylor 1, Tanner 1, T. Morris 1.
Assists: Wilson 2, Jordan 1, Kirkendoll 1.
Blocks: Kirkendoll 1, Jackson 1.
Fouls: Wilson 4, L. Morris 3, Cheney 2, Jordan 2, Jackson 2, Tanner 2, T. Morris 2, Kirkendoll 1, Hampton 1, Johnson 1.

(NOAH stats)
Scoring: Hay 14, Smith 9, Langley 7, Stevens 4.
Fouls: Hay 4, Stevens 3, Langley 2, Smith 2, Trost 1, Padgett 1.

CPHS Basketball: Sandites split at Broken Arrow, Darrian Jordan leads girls to win

Darrian Jordan passes the ball to Sakauri Wilson in a game against Broken Arrow. Click here to view our full photo gallery.

The Class 6A No. 13 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (9-7) is now 3-1 against Broken Arrow (6-8) in their two seasons under Head Coach Josh Berry, picking up a 40-38 Frontier Valley Conference win Tuesday night at Tiger Field House. But just like all three games last year, it was close from start to finish. All four meetings have been decided by five points or less.

The Lady Sandites trailed only once in the game, after Taleyah Jones put up the opening bucket. Freshman star Sakauri Wilson scored on a steal to tie it, then Darrian Jordan sank a three for the lead and they never gave it up. Jordan scored through contact to add a conventional three, then Layne Kirkendoll made it 10-3 before the Tigers came roaring back.

Broken Arrow made it a one-point game twice in the first quarter and they were only down 12-11 when Leyshia Morris drilled a three to end the quarter. Mikah Hampton scored a putback and Hailey Jackson made buckets on back-to-back possessions to win the second quarter 6-0 and took a ten point lead into the locker room.

The home team won the second half 27-19 but couldn’t quite erase their scoreless second stanza. The Sandites were short one starter for almost the entire half after Kirkendoll fouled out on a technical early in the third, and without her height the Sandites lost the rebound battle significantly. The Tigers made it a one-score game five times in the fourth quarter but the Sandites made just enough plays to stay alive.

Jones led all scorers with 19 points and was the only Tiger in double digits. Jordan scored 11 to lead the Sandites for the second time this season, followed by Jackson with nine. Journey Armstead, playing through a recovering injury, was held to a career-low four points - but her fellow Sandites stepped up to the occasion with one of their most balanced team efforts of the season.

Sand Springs Boys Basketball

The Sandite boys are in a bit of a tough spot, unranked and coming off their worst loss since 2016. No. 10 Broken Arrow (11-5) rolled to an 82-50 conference win Tuesday night on the home court for their fifth-straight in league play. The Tigers improved to 5-2 in the Frontier Valley while Sand Springs dropped to 1-6 and 5-8 overall.

6’5” junior forward Anthony Allen singlehandedly gave his team a 6-0 lead en route to a team-high 21 points for the Tigers, who never trailed and led 23-8 by the end of the first period and 42-24 at the half. Senior first-year starter Corbin Fisher put up a career-high 22 points to lead all scorers, but was the only Sandite in double digits. The Tigers had four double-digit scorers, including Simon Blair who had 18 off the bench.

Broken Arrow was the most accurate team the Sandites have played all season, shooting 62% in the field and 10-of-17 on three-pointers.

Sand Springs basketball is scheduled to host the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Home Schools (NOAH) Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in non-conference play, followed by Bartlesville Friday.

Girls Statistics

CPHS 40 BAHS 38
1Q: CPHS 15-11.
2Q: CPHS 6-0.
3Q: BAHS 8-7.
4Q: BAHS 19-12.
Free Throws: CPHS 10-of-22, BAHS 12-of-18.
Field Goals: CPHS 14-of-46, BAHS 12-of-40.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, BAHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 18, BAHS 30.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 24, BAHS 40.
Steals: CPHS 11, BAHS 5.
Blocks: CPHS 2, BAHS 3.
Fouls: CPHS 18, BAHS 19.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Jordan 11, Jackson 9, Armstead 4, Wilson 4, Kirkendoll 4, Morris 4, Hampton 2, Taylor 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Armstead 2, Wilson 2, Hampton 1, Morris 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 5, Wilson 3, Taylor 3, Armstead 2, Jordan 2, Hampton 1, Morris 1, Tanner 1.
Total Rebounds: Wilson 5, Jackson 5, Armstead 4, Taylor 3, Jordan 2, Hampton 2, Morris 2, Tanner 1.
Steals: Wilson 4, Jackson 2, Kirkendoll 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1, Morris 1, Tanner 1.
Assists: Wilson 3, Jackson 2, Morris 2.
Blocks: Jackson 1, Kirkendoll 1.
Fouls: Kirkendoll 5, Wilson 4, Armstead 3, Jordan 3, Jackson 1, Cheney 1, Morris 1.

(Broken Arrow)
Scoring: Jones 19, Howard 9, Herrera 5, Duffey 4, Jones-Wilson 1.
Fouls: Vann-Jackson 5, Jones 4, Howard 3, Herrera 3, Duffey 2, Pippett 2.

Boys Statistics

BAHS 82 CPHS 50
1Q: BAHS 23-8.
2Q: BAHS 19-16.
3Q: BAHS 23-12.
4Q: BAHS 17-14.
Free Throws: BAHS 16-of-21, CPHS 11-of-16.
Field Goals: BAHS 28-of-45, CPHS 18-of-51.
Offensive Rebounds: BAHS 5, CPHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: BAHS 23, CPHS 9.
Total Rebounds: BAHS 28, CPHS 16.
Steals: BAHS 2, CPHS 5.
Blocks: BAHS 4.
Fouls: BAHS 16, CPHS 18.

(Sand Springs)
Scoring: Fisher 22, Fox 9, Savage 7, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Keim 2, Oakley 2, Askew 2, Lockhart 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 3, Oakley 2, Fox 1, Keim 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 2, Fisher 2, Clark 1, Hawkins 1, Fox 1, Oakley 1, Minney 1.
Total Rebounds: Fisher 5, Oakley 3, Savage 2, Fox 2, Keim 1, Hawkins 1, Clark 1, Minney 1.
Steals: Savage 1, Fox 1, Keim 1.
Assists: Fisher 1, Fox 1.
Fouls: Hawkins 4, Fisher 4, Keim 3, Savage 2, Fox 2, Oakley 1, Minney 1, Lockhart 1.

(Broken Arrow)
Scoring: Allen 21, Blair 18, Dow 13, Pinder 11, Talley 7, McCurdy 6, Barnes 3, Ellison 2, Thompson 1.
Fouls: McCurdy 3, Pinder 3, Johnson 2, Barnes 2, Blair 2, Allen 1, Dow 1, Buckner 1.

CPHS Wrestling: Sandites miss out on Dual State but roll Union 50-22 in season finale

The Charles Page High School wrestling team wrapped up a disappointing dual season with a 4-6 record last week, but finished on a high note with a 50-22 drubbing of Class 6A No. 7 ranked Union (5-3).

The Sandites are unranked and will be missing from the Dual State tournament for the first time since 2015 after failing to win their district. They rolled to a 63-15 win against Muskogee (2-4) but split the matches 7-7 against Ponca City (3-0), who won 37-33 on bonus points.

The Sandites struggled with an unusually tough schedule this season in which they took on almost exclusively top-tier opponents. Their losses came to now-No. 5 Stillwater, No. 4 Bixby, No. 3 Edmond North, No. 2 Mustang, and 5A No. 1 Collinsville. Although Ponca City is unranked, that can primarily be attributed to a late start on the season, with only one dual prior to districts. The teams Sand Springs lost to have a combined record of 51-4.

Sapulpa (3-3), who hasn’t beaten the Sandites since 2013, canceled their district appearances due to COVID-19, and the Sandites also missed out on the Owasso Ram Duals where they usually pick up a handful of wins.

On the 19th the Sandites traveled to Mustang for a three-way meet against Mustang (18-2) and Edmond North (13-0). They were severely shorthanded and had to forfeit three weight classes in each dual.

Mitchell Smith, Blake Jones, and Sango Whitehorn all recorded pins in a 51-22 loss to Edmond North, and Brooks Dudley got a 14-0 major decision. Jones and Whitehorn also got pins against Mustang, while Shane Wolf and Smith earned decisions in the 54-24 loss.

In Tuesday’s dual against Muskogee they received five forfeits and went 6-3 in the remaining matches with pins from Harley Newberry, Ethan Norton, Chase White, Mason Harris, and Zander Grigsby.

The dual against Ponca was an even 7-7 split but the Wildcats earned five pins to the Sandites’ four. Four of Ponca’s falls came in the first six matches as the home team stormed out to a 24-6 lead. Blake Jones evened it up a bit with a pin at 160, but returning State Qualifiers Gabe Roland and Landon Newlin made it 34-12.

Whitehorn, Dudley, and Harris kept the team alive with three straight falls, but Chris Kiser clinched the Wildcat win with a 7-3 decision at 106 pounds. Wolf, Jesse Moore, and Ethan Norton all won decisions for the Sandites.

Sand Springs was firing on all cylinders in their Homecoming dual against Union, earning six pins and a technical fall. Union won only four matches, all of which came at the hands of returning State Qualifiers, and they never led.

Wolf earned a 17-2 third-period technical fall at 113 but a pin from Riley Trickett at 132 pulled the Redskins as close as 11-10. Ethan Norton won a 6-3 decision, and the next eight matches were all decided by pin. Noah Smith and Gavin Koehler got the bonus points for Union, while Smith, Jones, White, Whitehorn, Dudley, and Harris powered to the win.

The last time the Sandites finished the year without a winning record was a 6-6 performance in the 2005-2006 season. They haven’t had a losing record since at least 1986, which is as far back as Sandite Pride’s records go. Sandite fans can rest assured things will likely get back to normal next year when quarantines and COVID-19 are (hopefully) no longer a factor.

CPHS Basketball: Girls drop tough loss to No. 10 Booker T. Washington

The Class 6A No. 14 ranked Charles Page High School girls’ basketball team (8-7 overall, 4-4 conference) suffered a tough Frontier Valley Conference loss Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, falling 52-40 to No. 10 Booker T. Washington (8-5, 5-2).

The Hornets won their third straight game and led for most of the bout after Natalya Jones kicked off a seven-point run for an 11-4 lead in the first quarter. Layne Kirkendoll scored the last bucket of the quarter to start an eight-point streak for the Sandites, who took their only lead of the game at 16-14 on a three-pointer from Sakauri Wilson early in the second.

The game of streaks continued and the Hornets scored seven in a row and never against gave up their advantage. The Sandites only trailed 23-20 at the half, but an 11-point Hornet run in the third quarter put them down 36-22 and they never recovered despite narrowly winning the fourth quarter.

Journey Armstead, returning from injury, scored 14 points to lead the Sandites, and put up two three-pointers in the fourth quarter as her team tried to rally. Hailey Jackson added ten as the only other Sandite in double digits. Carrigan Hill led all scorers with 15 points, followed by Sai Johnson with 13 and Haylee Mitchell with 11.

Lady Sandite Basketball will return to action Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a conference road game at Broken Arrow (6-7, 3-4). The Sandites went 2-1 against the Tigers last season, winning both league games but falling in a high-scoring Regional playoff shootout.

Booker T. Washington will host 5A No. 1 Sapulpa (11-3, 4-2) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

BTW 52 CPHS 40
1Q: BTW 14-8.
2Q: CPHS 12-9.
3Q: BTW 16-6.
4Q: CPHS 14-13.
Free Throws: BTW 11-of-19, CPHS 3-of-6.
Field Goals: BTW 19-of-39, CPHS 16-of-47.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 5, CPHS 8.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 17, CPHS 11.
Total Rebounds: BTW 22, CPHS 19.
Steals: BTW 9, CPHS 8.
Blocks: BTW 2, CPHS 2.
Fouls: BTW 10, CPHS 15.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 14, Jackson 10, Jordan 7, Wilson 5, Kirkendoll 4.
Offensive Rebounds: Wilson 3, Jackson 1, Cheney 1, Kirkendoll 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Kirkendoll 6, Jackson 3, Armstead 2.
Total Rebounds: Kirkendoll 7, Jackson 4, Wilson 3, Armstead 2, Cheney 1, Jordan 1, Hampton 1.
Steals: Jackson 3, Armstead 2, Wilson 1, Jordan 1, Morris 1.
Assists: Armstead 5, Wilson 2, Morris 1.
Blocks: Jackson 1, Kirkendoll 1.
Fouls: Jackson 5, Jordan 5, Kirkendoll 3, Wilson 1, Morris 1.

(Booker T. Washington stats)
Scoring: Hill 15, Johnson 13, Mitchell 11, Smith 9, Nunez 2, Jones 2.
Fouls: Smith 3, Johnson 3, Mitchell 2, DeLouiser 1, Hill 1.

Frontier Valley Conference standings
6-0 Union (14-1)
6-0 Bixby (12-4)
5-2 Booker T. Washington (8-5)
4-2 Sapulpa (11-3)
4-4 Sand Springs (8-7)
3-4 Broken Arrow (6-7)
2-4 Muskogee (5-7)
2-5 Jenks (6-10)
1-7 Owasso (3-13)
0-6 Bartlesville (3-12)

CPHS Basketball: Sandites drop overtime heartbreaker to Jenks

Down 8-0 to start the game, the Class 6A No. 20 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team rallied to a 26-24 halftime lead and were up 43-35 early in the fourth. Then it was the visitors’ turn to rally.

No. 10 Jenks (8-3 overall, 3-2 conference) forced the Sandites into overtime before dropping them to 5-7 overall and 1-5 in Frontier Valley Conference action Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House.

Dylan Golightly scored two threes and Benjamin Averitt added a pair of free throws in the Trojans’ opening volley before Daren Hawkins found an answer. Marlo Fox hit his first of three threes late in the quarter and Hawkins added a conventional three to make it a one-score game to end the stanza.

Fox added two more threes in the second quarter to tie it at 22-22, then hit a jump shot for the first Sandite lead of the game. Seth Wilkins and Corbin Fisher exchanged twos and the Sandites entered the locker room on top.

The teams took turns trading the lead in the third quarter before Cason Savage tied it at 34-34 with a pair of free throws to kick off a seven-point run that included a three from Fisher. They remained out front till Gron Tata hit a three at 45-45 late in the fourth.

Hawkins retaliated with a pair of free throws, but Averitt tied it up with 1:45 to play. Fox had a three shot rim out and Jenks rebounded, but Averitt missed a layup and the Sandites worked to drain the clock before their last attempt. Fox missed a two-point jumper and Chase Martin grabbed the board, but with only two seconds to play, and Tata failed to get the three up before the buzzer.

Fox scored two early into the four-minute overtime period, but Tata hit a three for the lead and the Trojans added a trio of free throws to end the game on a six-point run.

Fox led all scorers with 21 points, and Fisher added 13 points and seven rebounds as the only other Sandite in double-digits. Averitt had 18 points to pace the Trojans, followed by Tata with 11.

Sandite basketball will look to snap their three-game losing streak Friday at 8:00 p.m. when they host Booker T. Washington (2-4, 1-4). Jenks will travel to No. 15 Broken Arrow (8-5, 2-2) Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Jenks 53 CPHS 49
1Q: Jenks 15-12.
2Q: CPHS 14-9.
3Q: CPHS 13-10.
4Q: Jenks 13-8.
OT: Jenks 6-2.
Free Throws: Jenks 13-of-23, CPHS 13-of-16.
Field Goals: Jenks 17-of-51, CPHS 16-of-46.
Offensive Rebounds: Jenks 12, CPHS 9.
Defensive Rebounds: Jenks 21, CPHS 22.
Total Rebounds: Jenks 33, CPHS 31.
Steals: Jenks 7, CPHS 8.
Blocks: CPHS 1.
Fouls: Jenks 15, CPHS 18.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 21, Fisher 13, Hawkins 7, Savage 4, Clark 2, Oakley 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Fisher 4, Hawkins 2, Shoemaker 1, Keim 1, Oakley 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Savage 8, Hawkins 4, Fox 4, Fisher 3, Keim 2, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Savage 8, Fisher 7, Hawkins 6, Fox 4, Keim 3, Oakley 2, Shoemaker 1.
Steals: Fox 3, Savage 2, Hawkins 1, Fisher 1, Shoemaker 1.
Assists: Savage 2, Fox 2, Oakley 1.
Blocks: Fisher 1.
Fouls: Savage 4, Fox 4, Keim 3, Clark 2, Hawkins 2, Fisher 2, Oakley 1.

(Jenks stats)
Scoring: Averitt 18, Tata 11, Golightly 9, Martin 7, Kittleman 6, Wilkins 2.
Fouls: Martin 4, Tata 4, Kittleman 3, Averitt 2, Diarra 1, Wilkins 1.