Sand Springs Football Preview: Looking to Topple Bixby

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Throwback file: Sand Springs packed Union-Tuttle Stadium at the 2015 State Championship game vs. Bixby.

This Thursday marks a pivotal game in the trajectory of Sandite Football in a lot of ways.

If Class 6A-II No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School (5-1, 2-1) pulls off an upset of No. 1 Bixby (6-0, 3-0), it’ll without a doubt be the biggest win for the program since the 1966 State Championship. And although it won’t come with a gold ball, such a win could even be considered of far more importance to the program.

Even if they don’t win, if they’re at least competitive, it’ll show everyone around the state that this year’s Sandites are for real.

The Spartans aren’t just another top-ranked divisional program. They’re elite. Nationally elite. Bixby has won 42 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in Oklahoma history, and the fourth-longest active streak in America. Last week they rolled over No. 2 Choctaw 70-7 on statewide television to improve to the No. 20 ranking in the country according to MaxPreps.

This game will also be on statewide television, broadcast by Yurview on Cox Channel 3. To say that Sand Springs isn’t supposed to win would be an understatement. After the beating that Bixby put on Choctaw in a rematch of their last year’s State Championship, few even expect the Sandites to be competitive.

Few outside of Sand Springs, anyways.

But Bixby’s lofty resume won’t be intimidating the Sandites.

“We’re going to show up,” Sand Springs head coach Bobby Klinck said in a Sunday interview. “Our kids aren’t going to back down, our coaches certainly won’t. We’re going to try to put a game plan together where it gives our guys a chance to be successful, but it’s really up to them to go make the plays.”

Last year the Sandites lost 51-20 to the Spartans, after getting routed 49-0 by the Booker T. Washington Hornets the week prior. This year they held their own against the Hornets and only lost 37-32.

Of course, the law of transitive property doesn’t always apply in football, but if the Sandites play Bixby as hard as they played the Hornets, then the Spartans could have their hands full.

“I do hope and I do feel like we got a confidence boost from playing a really good Booker T. Washington team that’s very fast, has really good skill players, and I think we found some things out defensively and offensively and kind of figured out who we are and what our identity is,” said Klinck. “We’re going to take this next week and really push that on our kids. We’ll see what happens on Thursday, we’re excited.”

The Game

Spartan Stadium (Lee Snider Field) - Capacity 5,800, is located at 601 S. Riverview Drive in Bixby. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and can be purchased at this link.

Sand Springs

The Sandites saw their five-game undefeated streak snapped last week against Booker T. Washington but they’re still very much in the hunt this year, and could force a three-way tie for first place in the district with an upset of the Spartans.

The Sandites are in their second year under Head Coach Bobby Klinck, who holds an all-time coaching record of 25-18. While Sand Springs was a perennial playoff contender from 2012 to 2017, they hit a rough patch of three losing seasons before Klinck’s arrival spurred them from 2-8 in 2019 to 7-5 last year.

In the season opener they beat archrival Sapulpa 53-26, then they easily handled Bishop Kelley 34-13. Against defending Arkansas 4A State Champion Shiloh Christian they had to come from behind in a 40-33 shootout. In district action they have won 30-13 against Ponca City and 48-34 against Muskogee before falling to the Hornets.

Players to Watch

Ty Pennington (Sr. QB) is 95-147-1437-1 passing with 15 touchdowns, and is 84-335 rushing with six TDs. He has over 5,000 passing yards in his career and holds the school record.

Blake Jones (Sr. RB) is 108-746 rushing with seven touchdowns but was injured against Booker T. Washington and his status is unknown going into Thursday’s game. Backup Kenneth Page was 12-49 with one TD in relief.

Brody Rutledge (Jr. WR) is 2-3-49-0 passing with two touchdowns and 23-413 receiving with three TDs.

Keaton Campbell (Sr. WR) is 23-291 receiving with four touchdowns and averages 22.8 yards per kick return.

Jacob Blevins (Sr. WR) is 32-511 receiving with five TDs and averages 19 yards per kick return.

Ryan Shoemaker (Sr. TE) is 13-154 receiving with four TDs.

Jabe Schlehuber averages 45 yards per kick return with a school record-setting 99-yard TD.

Landon Hendricks (Sr. DE) has 43 tackles, 12 for loss, 6 sacks, 5 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery, 3 forced fumbles, a safety, and a blocked PAT.

Brooks Dudley (Sr. LB) has 48 tackles, 3.5 for loss, and 1.5 sacks.

Gabe Brown has 35 tackles, 4 for loss, 2.5 sacks, and a 75-yard scoop and score.

Conner Light has 38 tackles, 4 for loss, 1 pass breakup, and 1 forced fumble.

Drake Fain has 53 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 pass breakup, two fumble recoveries, and a 13-yard scoop and score.

Ryder Barnes has 29 tackles, 0.5 for loss, one interception, 4 pass breakups, and 1 fumble recovery.

Logan Wolfe (Jr. K) is 22-of-27 on PATs and 2-of-2 on field goals with a long of 34 yards.

Bixby

Bixby’s 42-game win streak includes three consecutive State Championships, six overall, and six of the last seven since the 6A split. Since their 2018 season-opening loss to Jenks, they have recorded nine shutouts and have scored 50+ points on 23 occasions. They have scored 70+ points on nine occasions, including three in a row this year.

The Spartans opened the year 69-14 against Mansfield Timberview, then won 23-15 at Jenks, 42-14 against Stillwater, 71-0 at Bartlesville, 81-6 at Putnam City West, and 70-7 at Choctaw. 12th-year head coach Loren Montgomery, a Sand Springs alumni, holds a career record of 99-39 at Bixby.

Players to Watch

Christian Burke (Sr. QB) is 97-145-1409-2 passing with 18 TDs.

Conner Kirby (Jr. QB/LB) is 6-9-61-0 passing, 56-355 rushing for 10 TDs, and 1-18 receiving. He also has 10 tackles and two two-point conversions.

Oklahoma State University-commit Braylin Presley (Sr. RB) is 53-616 rushing with 9 TDs and 30-362 receiving with 3 TDs.

Zach Blankenship (Sr. RB) is 31-199 rushing with 5 TDs and 3-60 receiving with 1 TD.

Preston Solomon (Sr. WR) is 7-268 receiving with 2 TDs.

University of Oklahoma commit Luke Hasz (Jr. TE) is 18-229 receiving with 1 TD.

Jack Puckett (Sr. LB) has 53 tackles, 9 for loss, 6 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, 2 forced fumbles,

Connor Stacy (Sr. LB) has 38 tackles, 8 for loss, 3 sacks, 1 interception,

Miles Hill (Sr. LB) has 32 tackles, 14 for loss, 5.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries (one for a touchdown), and 1 forced fumble.

Connor Nolan (Sr. K) is 38-of-41 on PATs and 2-of-2 on field goals with a long of 37.

The Series

The Spartans lead the series 19-12, and have won the last seven consecutive 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 seven-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 in 2020. 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.

1922: Bixby 19-14.
1926: Sand Springs 30-12.
1927: Sand Springs 20-6.
1980: Sand Springs 10-7 (A).
1981: Bixby 14-12 (H).
1982: Bixby (Score unverified).
1983: Bixby 21-4 (A).
1984: Sand Springs 5-3 (H).
1985: Bixby 14-3 (A).
1992: Bixby 20-17 (H).
1993: Sand Springs 26-20 (A).
1994: Sand Springs 33-7 (A).
1995: Bixby 17-10 (H).
1996: Sand Springs 28-7 (A).
1997: Sand Springs 19-0 (H).
1998: Sand Springs 30-6 (A).
1999: Bixby 23-7 (H).
2010: Bixby 48-35 (H).
2011: Bixby 43-23 (A).
2012: Sand Springs 21-7 (H).
2013: Bixby 35-21 (A).
2014: Bixby 34-31 (A).
2014: Bixby 41-14 (N, State Semifinals).
2015: Sand Springs 20-0 (H).
2015: Bixby 38-28 (N, State Finals).
2016: Bixby 35-19 (A).
2016: Bixby 35-21 (N, State Semifinals).
2017: Bixby 41-21 (H).
2018: Bixby 35-0 (H).
2019: Bixby 75-0 (A).
2020: Bixby 51-20 (H).

Sandites fall 37-32, Ty Pennington sets Sand Springs passing record

A version of this story was originally written for the Sand Springs Leader.

Usually when a football team takes a knee to run out the clock, that means the game’s over. But with 1:21 left to play, Dominic Ornelas burst through the Booker T. Washington line and snatched a takeaway to give the host Sandites one last shot.

Unfortunately for the Sandites, the Hornets would also get a sudden takeaway in the dying moments, as Micah Tease snagged a fumble from Jacob Blevins just 16 seconds later, and this time the offensive line held up to the hungry Sandites.

Class 6A-II No. 3 Booker T. Washington (5-1, 2-1) led for most of the ballgame, but never comfortably, and held on for a 37-32 win at previously undefeated No. 4 Charles Page (5-1, 2-1). 

A far departure from last year’s 49-0 rout at S.E. Williams Stadium.

“Every time we’ve been out here it’s usually tough,” said Hornets head coach Jonathon Brown. “I’ve been out here eight years, and every time we come over here it’s usually a tough game. Coach (Bobby) Klinck is doing a hell of a job of building that team in his image. They’re hard-nosed and they fight and they do a hell of a job, so I’m proud of them and it was a hell of a game.”

“I think it’s just another year in the program and all the off-season stuff and just them being in our system more,” said Klinck. “We’re a little more familiar with what we’re doing. We told them that this game was going to be a measuring stick for our program and where we’re at. It would have been really nice to come away with a win, but I was very proud of the way we competed and we weren’t scared for sure, so that was very great to see.”

“When people describe Sand Springs it’s ‘they play hard, they’re disciplined and tough,’” said Klinck. “Nobody ever says ‘well they’ve got good football players.’ I think we proved last night that we’ve got good football players. I’ll say it again, Ty Pennington’s the best quarterback in the state and he proved it going against a secondary that’s got two or three Division I guys in there. Our receivers are getting open as well. We’ve got good football players at Sand Springs. That’s a huge takeaway that I took away from it.”

Pennington was 14-of-27 for 270 yards and two passing scores, and had 62 rushing yards with two more touchdowns. His Hornet counterpart Lathan Boone was 21-of-29 passing for 253 yards and three touchdowns.

Pennington’s yardage was enough to set the Sand Springs career passing record at 5,061, surpassing his own quarterback coach, Darrack Harger.

“If anybody’s going to do it, I’m glad it’s that guy,” said Harger. “I’ve told him for the past three years that my goal for him was to beat my record. That dude is a baller and he’s going to go on to the next level and do all kinds of great things.”

The visiting Hornets took the lead on their first possession with a 25-yard strike from Boone to Tease, but the Sandites quickly responded.

After completing a 22-yard pass to Brody Rutledge to set the new school record, Pennington dove in for a one-yard touchdown to tie it up. He then found Blevins for a 30-yard score to take the 13-7 lead, but Logan Wolfe’s kick was blocked.

Deon McKinney, Jr. tied it up for the Hornets on an 11-yard run, but Charles Gaylord blocked Jackson Marsh’s kick to pay back the Hornets. 

Boone gave the visitors the lead soon after on a 17-yard fourth-down strike to Demitrius Prudom and the Hornets went to the locker room up 20-13 at the half.

The Sandites got possession to start the third quarter and Pennington walked untouched into the end zone on a 13-yard draw, and Jonathan Daniels kicked the point after to tie it up.

McKinney Jr. put the visitors right back on top five plays later with a 43-yard run late in the third, then Marsh kicked a 36-yard field goal early in the fourth to make it 30-20.

Kenneth Page entered the game for Sand Springs after star running back Blake Jones left with an injury in the first quarter, and scored his first varsity touchdown on a 13-yard run, but Daniels’ kick missed off the left upright. 

The Hornets retaliated with a 40-yard pass from Boone to Tease, then the Sandites struck right back with a 9-yard throw from Pennington to Keaton Campbell. A two-point pass came up a yard short, and the final score settled at 37-32.

Rutledge led the Sandite receiving corps with 94 yards, followed by Blevins with 81 and Campbell with 73. Page rushed for 49 yards on 12 carries. Drake Fain led the defense with 14 tackles, Gabe Brown had six tackles and a sack, and Conner Light had seven tackles with two for loss.

Jones’s undisclosed injury isn’t expected to be season-ending, but Klinck is confident in Page’s ability to perform while Jones is out. 

“For a sophomore he was pretty dang impressive. I was scared about ball security, we’ve done so well with our ball security. He did a fantastic job. Great for him to get some early varsity action. I hate how it happened, but Blake’s a tough kid and he’ll come back, and it’s good to have a guy like Kenneth Page to fill in for the time being.”

Klinck was also impressed with his receivers’ ability to compete against one of the best secondary units in the state. 

“Brody Rutledge, Keaton (Campbell), and Jacob Blevins. Great route runners, good hands, we’ve got speed and size. Ty’s able to fit it into windows and they make big plays. Again, as a coaching staff, we learned that our guys can make plays against the best in the state, so we’re going to take that moving forward into the rest of the season.”

Sand Springs will have another tall task Thursday at No. 1 Bixby (6-0, 3-0), who just beat No. 2 Choctaw 70-7. The Spartans have won 42 consecutive games and three State titles in a row. 

“We’re going to show up,” said Klinck. “Our kids aren’t going to back down, our coaches certainly won’t. We’re going to try to put a game plan together where it gives our guys a chance to be successful, but it’s really up to them to go make the plays. I do hope and I do feel like we got a confidence boost from playing a really good Booker T. Washington team that’s very fast, has really good skill players, and I think we found some things out defensively and offensively and kind of figured out who we are and what our identity is. We’re going to take this next week and really push that on our kids. We’ll see what happens on Thursday, we’re excited.”

Sand Springs Football Preview: Undefeated Sandites Host Booker T. Washington Friday

The Class 6A-II No. 4 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team (5-0, 2-0) will host No. 3 Booker T. Washington (4-1, 1-1) Friday at Memorial Stadium. The Sandites are looking for their first 6-0 start since 2012 and first win against the Hornets since 2015.

The game will kick off at 7:00 p.m. at 600 North Adams Road, on the CPHS campus. Home-side parking is at the high school, while visitor-side parking is the grass field north of the stadium. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students, and $10 for reserved seating.

Sand Springs

The Sandites are in their second year under Head Coach Bobby Klinck, who holds an all-time coaching record of 25-17. While Sand Springs was a perennial playoff contender from 2012 to 2017, they hit a rough patch of three losing seasons before Klinck’s arrival spurred them from 2-8 in 2019 to 7-5 last year.

Sand Springs has emerged undefeated through the first five games of the year. In the season opener they beat archrival Sapulpa 53-26, then they easily handled Bishop Kelley 34-13. Against defending Arkansas 4A State Champion Shiloh Christian they had to come from behind in a 40-33 shootout. In district action they have won 30-13 against Ponca City and 48-34 against Muskogee.

Players to Watch

Ty Pennington (Sr. QB) is 81-120-1167-1 passing with 13 touchdowns, and is 66-273 rushing with four TDs.

Blake Jones (Sr. RB) is 106-736 rushing with seven touchdowns.

Brody Rutledge (Jr. WR) is 2-3-49-0 passing with two touchdowns and 19-319 receiving with three TDs.

Keaton Campbell (Sr. WR) is 20-218 receiving with three touchdowns and averages 22.8 yards per kick return.

Jacob Blevins (Sr. WR) is 28-430 receiving with four TDs and averages 19 yards per kick return.

Ryan Shoemaker (Sr. TE) is 11-131 receiving with four TDs.

Jabe Schlehuber averages 45 yards per kick return with a school record-setting 99-yard TD.

Landon Hendricks (Sr. DE) has 37 tackles, 12 for loss, 6 sacks, 5 pass breakups, 1 fumble recovery, 3 forced fumbles, a safety, and a blocked PAT.

Brooks Dudley (Sr. LB) has 42 tackles, 3.5 for loss, and 1.5 sacks.

Gabe Brown has 29 tackles, 3 for loss, 1.5 sacks, and a 75-yard scoop and score.

Conner Light has 31 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 pass breakup, and 1 forced fumble.

Drake Fain has 39 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 pass breakup, two fumble recoveries, and a 13-yard scoop and score.

Ryder Barnes has 29 tackles, 0.5 for loss, one interception, 4 pass breakups, and 1 fumble recovery.

Logan Wolfe (Jr. K) is 21-of-25 on PATs and 2-of-2 on field goals with a long of 34 yards.

Booker T. Washington

The Hornets are a blue-blood program with nine State Championships, and are the only team other than Bixby to win one in Class 6A-II. They are in their second year under Head Coach Jonathan Brown, who guided his alma mater to a 7-4 record last year.

The Hornets have dominated in all but one game this year, winning 51-7 at Southmoore (0-5), 39-26 at No. 5 Del City (4-1), 64-13 against Edison (1-4) and 66-0 against Bartlesville (1-4). Their only loss was a 29-20 district opener at No. 2 Choctaw (4-1).

Players to Watch

Lathan Boone (Jr. QB/FS) is 61-92-950-1 passing with 11 TDs and 37-191 rushing with 3 TDs.

Four-star recruit Gentry Williams (Sr. WR/CB) is 1-13 rushing and 13-135 receiving with 1 TD. Has 17 tackles and 1 pass breakup.

DJ McKinney (Jr. RB/CB) is 22-296 rushing with 4 TDs and 5-104 receiving. Has 1 forced fumble, and 1 pass breakup.

Issac Covington (So. FS/RB) is 12-109 rushing with 5 TDs. He has 13 tackles, 3 for loss, 1 sack, 3 forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, 1 pass breakup, and 1 interception.

Ethan Washington (Sr. RB/WR) is 45-298 rushing with 5 TDs and 2-16 receiving with 1 TD.

Four-star recruit Micah Tease (Sr. WR/SS) is 13-309 with 4 TDs. Has 13 tackles, 2 for loss, 2 interceptions, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, 139 yards on turnover returns, and two defensive touchdowns.

Jayden Oates (So. TE/OLB) has 27 tackles, 5 for loss, 1 sack, and 2 forced fumbles.

Solomon Thompson (Sr. OLB/DE) has 38 tackles, 4 for loss, and 2 sacks.

Aiden Walker (Jr. MLB) has 87 tackles, 6 for loss, and 1 fumble recovery for a touchdown.

The History

Booker T. Washington leads the series 17-7 and has won five straight meetings, the longest streak in the history of the series. They are also coming off a 49-0 win, the biggest win in the history of the series, and their third shutout of the Sandites.

The teams first met in 1986 and the Hornets doubled Sand Springs 42-21 on their way to a State Title, but the Sandites paid it back 15-12 the next year. The last time Sand Springs won was in 2015 when the Hornets won 17-14 in the regular season, but Sand Springs got revenge 30-23 in the State Semifinals.

2020. Booker T. Washington 49-0 (A)
2019. Booker T. Washington 34-7 (H)
2018. Booker T. Washington 48-21 (A)
2017. Booker T. Washington 40-0 (A)
2016. Booker T. Washington 17-12 (H)
2015. Sand Springs 30-23 (N, State Semifinals)
2015. Booker T. Washington 27-14 (A)
2014. Booker T. Washington 42-35 (H)
2013. Sand Springs 42-38 (H)
2012. Sand Springs 21-7 (A)
2007. Booker T. Washington 23-7 (H)
2006. Booker T. Washington 62-28 (A)
1997. Sand Springs 23-15 (H)
1996. Booker T. Washington 34-7 (A)
1995. Sand Springs 14-10 (A)
1994. Booker T. Washington 28-7 (H)
1993. Booker T. Washington 21-14 (A)
1992. Booker T. Washington 48-7 (H)
1991. Sand Springs 15-14 (H)
1990. Booker T. Washington 31-17 (A)
1989. Booker T. Washington 35-0 (H)
1988. Booker T. Washington 28-14 (A)
1987. Sand Springs 15-12 (H)
1986. Booker T. Washington 42-21 (A)

Sand Springs Football Preview: Undefeated Sandites Travel to Muskogee Friday

The Class 6A-II No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School varsity football team 4-0, 1-0) will travel to unranked Muskogee (1-3, 1-0) Friday as they look for their first 5-0 start since 2012. The game will be Muskogee’s Homecoming.

The Sandites and Roughers will kick off at 7:00 p.m. in the Indian Bowl, located at 402 North S Street, Muskogee, OK 74403 on the campus of Alice Robertson Junior High. The visitors’ side is located on North Utah Street. General admission tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. Masks will be required in common areas.

Sand Springs

The Sandites are in their second year under Head Coach Bobby Klinck, who holds an all-time coaching record of 24-17. While Sand Springs was a perennial playoff contender from 2012 to 2017, they hit a rough patch of three losing seasons before Klinck’s arrival spurred them from 2-8 in 2019 to 7-5 last year.

Sand Springs has emerged undefeated through the first four games of the year. In the season opener they beat archrival Sapulpa 53-26, then they easily handled Bishop Kelley 34-13. Against defending Arkansas 4A State Champion Shiloh Christian they had to come from behind in a 40-33 shootout. In the district opener against Ponca City they won 30-13 in a gritty defensive battle.

Players to Watch

Ty Pennington (Sr. QB) is 65-100-973-1 passing with 11 touchdowns and is 54-176 rushing with two touchdowns.

Blake Jones (Sr. RB) is 83-608 rushing with seven touchdowns.

Brody Rutledge (Jr. WR) is 1-2-23-0 passing with 1 touchdown and 16-283 receiving with three touchdowns.

Keaton Campbell (Sr. WR) is 17-185 receiving with three touchdowns and averages 23 yards per kick return.

Jacob Blevins (Sr. WR) is 22-359 receiving with three touchdowns and averages 19 yards per kick return.

Landon Hendricks (Sr. DE) has 26 tackles, eight for loss, three sacks, one fumble recovery, four pass breakups, one blocked kick, two forced fumbles, and one safety.

Brooks Dudley (Sr. LB) has 34 tackles, 2.5 for loss, 1.5 sacks

Gabe Brown (Sr. LB) has has 24 tackles, three for loss, 1.5 sacks

Drake Fain (Sr. LB) has 32 tackles, one for loss, two fumble recoveries, and one recovery for a touchdown.

Logan Wolfe (Jr. K) is 15-of-18 on PATs and 2-of-2 on field goals with a long of 34 yards.

Muskogee

The Roughers are in their first season under Head Coach Travis Hill, who holds a 139-37 record in his career. Coincidentally, both Hill and Klinck were head coaches at East Central High School in Tulsa. Before taking over at Muskogee, he was already on the staff as Defensive Coordinator. Hill and Klinck have been assistant coaches at both Muskogee, and Broken Arrow. Sandite Offensive Line Coach Jason Medrano is also a former Muskogee assistant.

Muskogee, like Sand Springs two seasons ago, is trying to snap out of a recent funk following a long period of success. They went 0-7 last year and lost ten straight games before snapping the streak against Putnam City West last week. Putnam West is on their own streak of 28 losses in a row.

The Roughers went 8-3 in 2019, 6-5 in 2018, 5-5 in 2017, and 9-2 in 2016.

The History

Last season the Sandites rolled to a 45-14 Homecoming victory. The defense forced two turnovers and only allowed two scores on ten Rougher possessions.

In 2019 it was the Roughers who dominated in a 54-6 rout to improve to 5-0. The Roughers took a 47-0 lead before sending in the backups in the most lopsided game in the history of the series. 

Ty Pennington was 13-23-107-0 with one touchdown in 2019 and 20-32-251-0 with two touchdowns in 2020, plus another 64 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Blake Jones was 16-80 rushing in 2019 and 13-104 for one touchdown in 2020. Ryan Shoemaker also had a big game last year with 104 receiving yards and a score.

Muskogee leads the all-time series 23-7 and has won three of the past four, but after snapping Muskogee’s 20-0 start in the series, the Sandites have won seven of the last ten meetings.

Muskogee has shut out the Sandites three times, and the Sandites have shut out the Roughers once. Muskogee’s biggest win was 54-6 in 2019, Sand Springs’s biggest win was 45-14 in 2020. The highest scoring game was a 57-21 Muskogee win in 2006.

1953: Muskogee 20-0.
1954: Muskogee 40-12.
1955: Muskogee 24-6.
1956: Muskogee 7-0.
1957: Muskogee 34-6.
1958: Muskogee 12-0.
1959: Muskogee 40-14.
1960: Muskogee 14-5.
1961: Muskogee 38-6.
1994: Muskogee 20-14 (OT).
1995: Muskogee 28-6.
2002: Muskogee 38-12 (A).
2003: Muskogee 37-14 (H).
2004: Muskogee 27-6 (Homecoming).
2005: Muskogee 47-25 (A).
2006: Muskogee 57-21 (H).
2007: Muskogee 49-21 (A).
2008: Muskogee 39-37 (H).
2009: Muskogee 37-29 (A).
2010: Muskogee 44-14 (A).
2011: Sand Springs 7-3 (H).
2012: Sand Springs 40-28 (A).
2013: Sand Springs 39-14 (H).
2014: Sand Springs 13-0 (A).
2015: Sand Springs 34-10 (H).
2016: Sand Springs 26-25 (A).
2017: Muskogee 40-34 (Homecoming).
2018: Muskogee 45-27 (H).
2019: Muskogee 54-6 (A).
2020: Sand Springs 45-14 (Homecoming).

Things to do in Muskogee

Honor Heights Park
1400 Honor Heights Drive
Muskogee, OK 74401

Three Rivers Museum
220 Elgin Street
Muskogee, OK 74401

Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1101 Honor Heights Drive
Muskogee, OK 74401

Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
401 South 3rd Street
Muskogee, OK 74401

War Memorial Park
3500 Batfish Road
Muskogee, OK 74403

Thomas Foreman Historic Home
1419 West Okmulgee Avenue
Muskogee, OK 74401