Sandite Recruiting Report: Evan Williams Commits to Bethel College

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Senior lineman/TE Evan Williams (5’10”, 215 pounds) announced on X Friday that he has committed to play collegiate football at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas.

“I can’t wait to continue my academic and my athletic career at Bethel college,” tweeted Williams.

“I want to thank God for all he has done for me to have the opportunity to play at the next level.”

“I also want to thank my Mom for all you did for me growing up: running me house to house, getting me to the summer workouts and all the practices. Thank you for all you do for our family.”

“Thank you Dad for all the tournaments and games you came to no matter the weather conditions simply because you wanted to see me succeed.”

“Thank you Jett for teaching me how to be a great big brother; I can’t wait to see you succeed in football. Brooklyn, thank you for being at every game you could for the past two years and sitting in the cold.”

“Thank you to all my friends for all the support throughout the years. Thank you to all my coaches for everything you have taught me the last 4 years.”

“Everyone in my life has helped me get to this moment and have the chance to announce my commitment to Bethel Football! Let’s go to work! Roll on.”

The Threshers compete in the NAIA and are led by first-year head coach A.B. Stokes. The Threshers have won back-to-back Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championships and are currently 6-4 in the current season.

Before being offered by Bethel, Williams also received offers to play at Kansas Wesleyan University, Hendrix College, Lyons College, and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.

Williams is one of nine Sandites with offers to play collegiate football.

Senior offensive lineman Marcus Sims (6’0”, 265 pounds) has received offers to play at Langston University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Sophomore quarterback Easton Webb (6’3” 175 pounds) is committed to playing baseball at Oklahoma State University, but he recently received a Division I football offer from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

Sophomore lineman Ryley Kester (6’4” 270 pounds) has received Division I offers from UNLV, Houston, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, and Texas Tech.

Sophomore receiver Brock O’Dell (5’10” 170 pounds) holds one college offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Senior offensive lineman Tyler “Tank” Smith (5’10” 285 pounds) holds one college offer from Hendrix.

Senior linebacker Owen Floyd (6’0” 190 pounds) has earned two offers this season from Hendrix and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.

Senior running back Kenneth Page (6’0” 190 pounds) holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Junior receiver Kooper Kelly holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Baseball

Six Sandite baseball players signed letters of intent to play college ball on November 8th.

Senior RF/LHP Kayden Campbell (5’9” 165 pounds) signed with Cowley County Community College.

Senior right-handed pitcher Eli Buxton (6’6” 185 pounds) signed with Arizona State University.

Senior OF/LHP Miller Tavaglione (6’2” 190 pounds) and senior INF/RHP Jace Arnold (6’2” 180 pounds) signed with Allen County Community College.

Senior INF Wyatt Rutledge (6’2” 170 pounds) signed with Northern Oklahoma College at Enid.

Senior INF/RHP Jackson Stewart (5’11” 195 pounds) signed with McPherson College.

Basketball

5’3” senior guard Sakauri Wilson signed an LOI to play at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on November 8th.

5’10” senior small forward Kiaryn Taylor holds three offers from Western Texas College, Ranger College, and Lincoln Trail College.

5’7” senior guard Taiona “Yonnie” Morris has received offers from Eastern Oklahoma State College, Coffeyville Community College, and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Softball

Senior RHP/INF Kelsi Hilton signed an LOI with Southern Nazarene University on November 8th.

Soccer

Two senior soccer players signed LOIs on November 8th.

Senior Ava Watts signed to play Division I soccer at Texas A&M-Commerce.

Senior Kate Webb signed to play at University of the Ozarks.

Coaches, players, and parents can send recruiting updates to sanditepridenews@gmail.com.

Sandite Recruiting Report: Evan Williams Offered by Bethel College

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Senior lineman/TE Evan Williams (5’10”, 215 pounds) recently announced that he has received an offer to play collegiate football at Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas.

The Threshers compete in the NAIA and are led by first-year head coach A.B. Stokes. The Threshers have won back-to-back Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championships and are currently 6-4 in the current season.

Williams has also received offers to play at Kansas Wesleyan University, Hendrix College, Lyons College, and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.

Williams is one of nine Sandites with offers to play collegiate football.

Senior offensive lineman Marcus Sims (6’0”, 265 pounds) has received offers to play at Langston University and Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Sophomore quarterback Easton Webb (6’3” 175 pounds) is committed to playing baseball at Oklahoma State University, but he recently received a Division I football offer from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

Sophomore lineman Ryley Kester (6’4” 270 pounds) has received Division I offers from UNLV, Houston, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, and Texas Tech.

Sophomore receiver Brock O’Dell (5’10” 170 pounds) holds one college offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Senior offensive lineman Tyler “Tank” Smith (5’10” 285 pounds) holds one college offer from Hendrix.

Senior linebacker Owen Floyd (6’0” 190 pounds) has earned two offers this season from Hendrix and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.

Senior running back Kenneth Page (6’0” 190 pounds) holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Junior receiver Kooper Kelly holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Baseball

Six Sandite baseball players signed letters of intent to play college ball on November 8th.

Senior RF/LHP Kayden Campbell (5’9” 165 pounds) signed with Cowley County Community College.

Senior right-handed pitcher Eli Buxton (6’6” 185 pounds) signed with Arizona State University.

Senior OF/LHP Miller Tavaglione (6’2” 190 pounds) and senior INF/RHP Jace Arnold (6’2” 180 pounds) signed with Allen County Community College.

Senior INF Wyatt Rutledge (6’2” 170 pounds) signed with Northern Oklahoma College at Enid.

Senior INF/RHP Jackson Stewart (5’11” 195 pounds) signed with McPherson College.

Basketball

5’3” senior guard Sakauri Wilson signed an LOI to play at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on November 8th.

5’10” senior small forward Kiaryn Taylor holds three offers from Western Texas College, Ranger College, and Lincoln Trail College.

5’7” senior guard Taiona “Yonnie” Morris has received offers from Eastern Oklahoma State College, Coffeyville Community College, and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Softball

Senior RHP/INF Kelsi Hilton signed an LOI with Southern Nazarene University on November 8th.

Soccer

Two senior soccer players signed LOIs on November 8th.

Senior Ava Watts signed to play Division I soccer at Texas A&M-Commerce.

Senior Kate Webb signed to play at University of the Ozarks.

Coaches, players, and parents can send recruiting updates to sanditepridenews@gmail.com.

Sandite Baseball Signs Six College LOIs

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Six members of the Charles Page High School baseball team signed college letters of intent Wednesday morning at the Ed Dubie Field House in an unusually loaded senior class.

Right-handed pitcher Eli Buxton (6’6” 185 pounds) signed with Arizona State University. Buxton went 4-3 last season as the Sandites claimed their first district title in school history.

ASU is an NCAA Division I program in the Pac-12 conference, though the university will be moving to the Big 12 next season.

The Sun Devils are a perennial power with 21 conference championships and five national championships and are coming off a 26-32 season under now second-year head coach Willie Bloomquist.

RF/LHP Kayden Campbell (5’9” 165 pounds) signed with Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas.

The Tigers went 39-22 last season under sixth-year head coach Darren Burroughs. Cowley went 54-11 and was NJCAA Runner-Up as recently as 2022 and they have two World Series Championships in school history.

OF/LHP Miller Tavaglione (6’2” 190 pounds) and senior INF/RHP Jace Arnold (6’2” 180 pounds) both signed to play at Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas.

The Red Devils compete in the NJCAA and went 25-29 last season under now-seventh-year head coach Clint Stoy.

Infielder Wyatt Rutledge (6’2” 170 pounds) signed with Northern Oklahoma College at Enid. NOC completes in the NJCAA and is entering its first season under head coach Ryan Bay.

Rutledge will join fellow Sandites Jabe Schlehuber and Dom Ornelas, who are freshmen at NOC.

INF/RHP Jackson Stewart (5’11” 195 pounds) signed with McPherson College in Kansas.

McPherson is an NAIA school competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs went 37-16 last season and are entering their first year under head coach Chris Dawson. McPherson is coming off a KCAC tournament title and three consecutive NAIA tournament appearances.

Sandites Throttle U.S. Grant 56-0, Finish Regular Season 7-3

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Bobby Klinck told his team to envision Thursday night’s trip to Oklahoma City as a playoff road game.

“Hopefully if we can keep going into the playoffs we’re going to have to do this at some point, so envision that and use it as a dress rehearsal.”

That task may have stretched the imaginations of the Sandites as it’s unlikely they’ll get to bench their starters after one quarter at any point in the playoffs.

6A-II No. 5 Charles Page High School (7-3, 5-2) won a lopsided 56-0 shutout against U.S. Grant (2-8, 0-7) to spoil Senior Night at Taft Stadium.

The Sandites finished the regular season with a one-win improvement over last year and their best district mark since 2015. Meanwhile Grant ended the year on an eight-game losing streak with six consecutive shutouts.

The Generals’ first-half possessions ended in punt, pick six, punt, pick six, fumble, turnover on downs, punt, and punt.

Kenneth Page scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Dudley had a 51-yard pick six, and Ali McCoy scored on a 9-yard forward pitch from Jace Arnold for a 21-0 lead by the 4:53 mark of the first quarter.

The Generals’ next possession ended in a 30-yard interception return by Hunter Wilson, who handed the ball off to lineman Marcum Sims at the 1-yard line for the touchdown.

A fumble recovery by Hudson Sheppard set up a 1-yard touchdown run from Easton Webb to make it 35-0 at the end of the first.

Grant tried for a gutsy fourth-and-three in their own territory and was made to pay for it as Isaac Sensintaffar, Jakobe Vann, Jonathan Rowe, and Jaden Allen all combined for a sack.

After a pair of would-be touchdown passes to Dom Forbes were nullified for penalties, Webb finally connected with Kayden Campbell for a 14-yard touchdown.

Forbes wouldn’t be kept out of the end zone for long, scoring on a 3-yard pitch from Arnold to make it 49-0 at halftime.

“It’s big for the program moving forward that some of the younger guys could get in and get meaningful snaps,” said Klinck.

The Generals forced their first three-and-out to open the second half, though they gave the ball back on fourth down at midfield.

Brock O’Dell scored the final touchdown of the night on a two-yard run late in the third.

A running clock and their only semi-successful drive of the night helped the Generals eat the entire fourth quarter without letting the Sandite offense on the field.

JaMere Martin was able to find some running room against the Sandite reserves, earning 65 yards on three carries to help march his team to the 7-yard line. His hopes of getting to the end zone were quashed, however, when Gage Gunn recovered a fumbled snap for the final play of the game.

Even with the running clock, the Sandites had plenty of time to give plenty of backups plenty of snaps.

Eight Sandites recorded receptions, seven had carries, 27 made defensive plays, and the Sandites even got to see the backup kicker in action when Tanner Copeland took over for a 7-for-7 Dawson Puckett and connected on the final PAT of the night.

“It’s always neat to see guys that are program guys, scout teamers, and they’re younger and they get an opportunity to shine on Thursday night,” said Klinck. “That’s really fun.”

Webb finished the night 4-of-5 passing for 46 yards with two carries for 11 yards and two total touchdowns. Arnold was 7-of-8 for 57 yards with four carries for 26 yards and two total touchdowns.

Defensively the Sandites held the Generals to only 8 yards through the first three quarters without surrendering a single first down.

“Guys being in the right places and making the plays they need to make,” said Klinck. “We’re going to have to play well defensively to make a run at this thing, so I’m glad that we were able to do that.”

The defense was led by Kambren Foster with 9 tackles, followed by Rowe with 6 and Gunn with 5. The Sandites totaled 10 tackles for loss, including three sacks, with four takeaways.

Despite the total domination, the Generals showed improvement over last year’s 83-0 shutout at Memorial Stadium in which they only suited up 19 players. This time around, the Generals had about 40 players in a turnaround season that saw the end of a 13-game losing streak.

“It’s a testament to what coach (Alex) Levescy is doing,” said Klinck. “I’ve coached at Tulsa Public Schools in the inner city and that’s a really great job that he’s doing over there.”

“The victories aren’t counted in wins and losses sometimes.”

Sand Springs will return to action next Friday with a home playoff game against Lawton (2-7).

It will be only the second meeting ever between the Sandites and Wolverines, who last played each other in a 5A semifinal playoff game that Lawton won 14-10 in 1987.

“I’m hopeful that we’re going to play our best football moving forward and hopefully try to make a run at this thing,” said Klinck.

CPHS 56 Grant 0

First Downs: CPHS 7, Grant 4.
C-A-Y-I: CPHS 11-13-103-0, Grant 4-12-6-2.
Rushing: CPHS 14-123, Grant 28-78.
Offense: CPHS 27-226, Grant 40-90.
Fumbles/Lost: CPHS 2/0, Grant 2/2.
Penalties: CPHS 4-45, Grant 2-20.

Scoring Summary

1Q (9:12) - Page 11-yard Run, Puckett Kick, CPHS 7-0.
1Q (7:14) - Dudley 51-yard Interception Return, Puckett Kick, CPHS 14-0.
1Q (4:53) - McCoy 9-yard Pass from Arnold, Puckett Kick, CPHS 21-0.
1Q (4:16) - Sims 1-yard Interception Return, Puckett Kick, CPHS 28-0.
1Q (0:49) - Webb 1-yard Run, Puckett Kick, CPHS 35-0.
2Q (9:13) - Campbell 14-yard Pass from Webb, CPHS 42-0.
2Q (3:01) - Forbes 3-yard Pass from Arnold, Puckett Kick, CPHS 49-0.
3Q (1:45) - O’Dell 2-yard Run, Copeland Kick, CPHS 56-0.

Sandite Recruiting Report: Kayden Campbell Commits to Cowley County for Baseball

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Kayden Campbell (Right) signed to play baseball at Cowley County College. (Photo: Charity Emigh).

Senior RF/LHP Kayden Campbell (5’9” 165 pounds) announced on X, formerly Twitter, Saturday that he has committed to playing college baseball at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas.

The Tigers went 39-22 last season under sixth-year head coach Darren Burroughs. Cowley went 54-11 and was NJCAA Runner-Up as recently as 2022.

Campbell is one of seven Sandite baseball players committed to playing at the next level.

Senior right-handed pitcher Eli Buxton (6’6” 185 pounds) recently committed to play college baseball at Arizona State University.

Senior OF/LHP Miller Tavaglione (6’2” 190 pounds) and senior INF/RHP Jace Arnold (6’2” 180 pounds) are committed to play at Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas.

Senior INF Wyatt Rutledge (6’2” 170 pounds) is committed to play at Northern Oklahoma College-Enid.

Senior INF/RHP Jackson Stewart (5’11” 195 pounds) is committed to McPherson College in Kansas.

Football

Senior offensive lineman Marcus Sims (6’0”, 265 pounds) announced on Saturday that he has received an offer to play football at Langston University, an NAIA program in Oklahoma. The Lions are 5-2 this season under ninth-year head coach Quinton Morgan.

Sims also holds an offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Senior lineman/TE Evan Williams (5’10”, 215 pounds) has received offers to play football at Kansas Wesleyan University, Hendrix College, Lyons College, and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.

Sophomore quarterback Easton Webb (6’3” 175 pounds) is committed to playing baseball at Oklahoma State University, but he recently received a Division I football offer from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

Sophomore lineman Ryley Kester (6’4” 270 pounds) has received Division I offers from UNLV, Houston, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, and Texas Tech.

Sophomore receiver Brock O’Dell (5’10” 170 pounds) holds one college offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Senior offensive lineman Tyler “Tank” Smith (5’10” 285 pounds) holds one college offer from Hendrix.

Senior linebacker Owen Floyd (6’0” 190 pounds) has earned two offers this season from Hendrix and Oklahoma Wildcats Prep.

Senior running back Kenneth Page (6’0” 190 pounds) holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Junior receiver Kooper Kelly holds one offer from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Basketball

5’10” senior small forward Kiaryn Taylor recently announced she has received offers from Western Texas College, Ranger College, and Lincoln Trail College.

5’7” senior guard Taiona “Yonnie” Morris has received offers from Eastern Oklahoma State College, Coffeyville Community College, and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

Softball

Senior RHP/INF Kelsi Hilton is committed to playing at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma.

Soccer

Aenior Ava Watts recently announced her commitment to play Division I soccer at Texas A&M-Commerce.

Dawson Puckett's Overtime Field Goal Lifts Sandites to 20-17 Win Against Bartlesville

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Fireworks illuminated the eastern skyline from somewhere near downtown Tulsa, but nobody in the stands at Charles Page High School’s Memorial Stadium was watching them.

All eyes were on the turf Thursday night as junior kicker Dawson Puckett split the uprights on a game-winning 30-yard field goal in overtime to knock off Bartlesville 20-17.

For the second year in a row the No. 6 Bruins (3-5, 3-2) took No. 5 Sand Springs (5-3, 3-2) to an extra stanza, and for the second year in a row they were found wanting.

Puckett has proven to be a consistent kicker all year in points after touchdowns, but it was only his third field goal attempt of the season.

“I was so nervous,” said Puckett. “I felt a little cold because I didn’t kick the whole game, but with that adrenaline and everything I felt pretty good I was going to get it.”

He hadn’t even kicked a PAT since the first play of the game.

A 96-yard opening kick return by Alex Dudley set up a two-yard touchdown run from Kenneth Page as the Sandites looked to establish early momentum, but PJ Wallace responded with a 65-yard touchdown run on the next offensive snap to even things up.

A methodical drive was stopped on downs on the next possession as Page was stuffed at the three-yard line, but the Sandite special teams soon put the Sandites back out front when Christian Freitus scored a safety for the second week in a row, tackling Bruin punter Braxton Decker in the end zone.

Decker made up for it with an 18-yard field goal to end the half with a 10-9 lead.

After the first two offensive snaps resulted in touchdowns, it looked like fans might be in store for a shootout, but most of the game was characterized by defensive stands.

Sand Springs came away with the safety and three turnovers on downs, forcing two punts and two missed field goals. The Bruins had two fumble recoveries and three turnovers on downs, forcing three punts.

Decker missed a 35-yard field goal to open the second half, but the Bruins stuffed Easton Webb on fourth-and-one to set up a 40-yard touchdown toss from Nate Neal to Damien Niko.

Sand Springs wouldn’t stay down for long, marching 38 yards on four runs from Page and a fortuitous facemask penalty.

On fourth-and-seven from the 27-yard line, Webb stepped up into a collapsing pocket and connected with a wide-open Caleb Goodman in the end zone.

He followed it up with a right-side rollout, throwing back across his body to Ayden Wadley in the left corner for two points to even it up.

“Easton’s not normal,” said head coach Bobby Klinck. “He’s so talented, he’s so gifted, he’s so mature, you forget that he’s just a sophomore.”

Although the 11-of-19 for 127 yards stat line might not reflect it, Webb played some of his best ball of the season, establishing a strong rhythm with Goodman, who had six catches for 112 yards.

Of his eight incompletions, three were dropped, one was batted, and two were caught by the receivers but ruled out of bounds.

“I love where he’s at,” said Klinck. “I think we’ve just got to keep building through that. Tonight was a big night for him.”

“We knew we had some work to do,” said Webb. “We put in work all week. We studied, we watched film together. We did all this stuff to get ready for this game and for the rest of the season and it showed.”

The teams traded several short possessions throughout the late third and fourth quarters but it looked like Bartlesville was poised for the win when Cooper Wood batted a fourth-down screen attempt with 3:45 to play.

The Bruins marched 45 yards behind Wallace to set up a 28-yard field goal attempt by Decker as time expired, but the junior kicker missed right to send the game to overtime.

An apparent touchdown pass to Wallace was negated for offensive pass interference, setting up a third-and-goal from the 24. Gunn and Dudley broke up the next pass attempt and Ryley Kester sacked Neal on fourth down to give the Sandites possession.

“I knew we had something going,” said Webb. “Once our defense got that stop, I just knew. I just had that feeling we had something going and we were going to get the win.”

Webb had a touchdown pass of his own, to Kayden Campbell, negated due to an ineligible player downfield. Then he found Campbell again in the back corner of the end zone, but it was ruled out of bounds.

Finally, Puckett secured the win.

“We play to win around here,” said Klinck. “I believe in these kids and they pulled it out today.”

“I challenged our kids. I said ‘it’s week eight. The coaches have done all we can - it’s up to you guys to see how far you want this thing to go.’ So I’m very happy with these kids to pull it out.”

The victory pushed the Sandites’ win streak against Bartlesville to four - the longest streak for the Sandites in series history.

More importantly, it improved the Sandites to 3-2 in district action and put them in strong position to finish as high as third in the standings.

“Grit, fight, determination - these kids showed it tonight,” said Klinck. “And that’s a really good Bartlesville football team. They’re tough just like their dang coach. There’s going to be some wars coming up here with those guys.”

Page ended the game with 19 carries for 91 yards while Webb had 8 carries for 38 and Ali McCoy had 6 for 35.

Defensively the Sandites were led by Dallas Elifrits, Hunter Wilson, and Gunn with 9 tackles apiece while Owen Floyd was right behind them with 8. The team totalled six tackles for loss.

Neal was 8-of-18 passing for 141 yards for the Bruins. Niko was his top receiver with five catches for 86 yards. Wallace carried the brunt of the offense with 36 carries for 132 yards.

Next up for the Sandites will be a home game against No. 9 Booker T. Washington (2-6, 1-4).

The Hornets have won seven in a row against the Sandites in a streak dating back to 2015, but that run will be in jeopardy this year as the Hornets battle through their worst season since 1997.

CPHS 20 Bartlesville 17

First Downs: CPHS 13, Bartlesville 14.
C-A-Y-I: CPHS 11-19-127-0, Bartlesville 8-18-141-0.
Rushes-Yards: CPHS 34-167, Bartlesville 40-107.
Plays-Offense: CPHS 51-294, Bartlesville 58-248.
Fumbles/Lost: CPHS 3/2, Bartlesville 3/1.
Penalties-Yards: CPHS 7-62, Bartlesville 6-46.

Scoring Summary

1Q (11:38): Page 2-yard Run, Puckett Kick, CPHS 7-0.
1Q (11:25): Wallace 65-yard Run, Decker Kick, Tied 7-7.
1Q (2:07): Freitus Safety, CPHS 9-7.
2Q (0:01): Decker 18-yard Field Goal, Bartlesville 10-9.
3Q (4:11): Niko 40-yard Pass from Neal, Decker Kick, Bartlesville 17-9.
3Q (2:20): Goodman 27-yard Pass from Webb, Wadley 2-pt Pass from Webb, Tied 17-17.
OT: Puckett 30-yard Field Goal, CPHS 20-17.