Oklahoma 6A Week 13 Basketball Rankings

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Girls

  1. Edmond North (21-1)

  2. Putnam City West (21-1)

  3. Choctaw (22-0)

  4. Edmond Memorial (20-3)

  5. Owasso (18-5)

  6. Sand Springs (17-6)

  7. Putnam City North (18-5)

  8. Broken Arrow (16-7) +1

  9. Bixby (17-6) -1

  10. Mustang (17-6)

  11. Edmond Santa Fe (13-9)

  12. Yukon (17-6)

  13. Norman (14-8) +2

  14. Union (13-9) -1

  15. Westmoore (14-8) -1

Boys

  1. Union (21-2)

  2. Owasso (20-3)

  3. Edmond North (19-3)

  4. Edmond Deer Creek (18-5)

  5. Moore (17-5)

  6. Norman (18-4) +1

  7. Edmond Memorial (15-7) -1

  8. Choctaw (18-4)

  9. Broken Arrow (16-7)

  10. Piedmont (16-7)

  11. Mustang (14-9)

  12. Lawton (14-8)

  13. Sand Springs (15-8)

  14. Westmoore (13-9) -1

  15. Edmond Santa Fe (13-9)

Lady Sandites Rout Bartlesville, Will Travel to Broken Arrow for Regionals

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Bartlesville didn’t contest the tip off and didn’t bring any pressure on the opening possession as Sakauri Wilson took the ball down the court and passed it off to Kiaryn Taylor.

The senior Ranger College commit tapped in the easy bucket and immediately burst into tears after making her final appearance in black and gold.

Taylor tore her ACL in a December 8th matchup with Bishop Kelley but got to suit up one last time in Tuesday’s 55-39 Senior Night rout of Bartlesville (11-11) at the Ed Dubie Field House.

It was the regular season finale for both teams, but for the Sandites it was a tune-up game with nothing to win or lose after already clinching the three-seed in the district.

“I think we did a fair job tonight, we kind of executed against the zone,” said head coach Josh Berry. “We’ve got to do a better job of finishing some plays that we’re leaving out there, but we can figure that out going forward and defensively we need to get some things tied up.”

After giving Kennedy Nubel an uncontested basket to tie it at 2-2, the Sandites went on an 8-0 run and ended the first quarter up 22-6.

Bartlesville actually won the second quarter 6-4 after the Sandites only went 2-of-14 from the field, but the lid on the basket was lifted for both teams in the third quarter, which Sand Springs won 15-13.

The Bruins never got back within 11 points of the home team after the first quarter, with Sand Springs taking its biggest lead at 37-17 late in the third.

It was the Sandites’ tenth consecutive win against Bartlesville in a streak dating back to 2018.

Sand Springs is now 17-6 overall for its tenth consecutive regular season with a winning record. The girls went undefeated at home for the first time since the 2018-2019 season.

“Great season for the seniors,” said Berry. “The seniors have been a great group for me - they’ve been here four years, been a part of a lot of winning and I couldn’t have done it without them.”

Sand Springs celebrated Taylor, Wilson, Taiona Morris, and Patience Pearce in between the boys and girls games. Taylor, Wilson, and Morris will each continue their basketball careers at the next level.

Wilson led all scorers with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 8 assists. Hope Bump added 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 steals while Morris had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Mikka Chambers was the only Bruin in double digits with 10 points.

Last week the No. 6 ranked Lady Sandites went 2-1, falling 59-44 on the road to No. 4 Edmond Memorial (20-3) in Thursday’s district championship game.

The girls previously defeated Memorial 41-33 in the season opener and 58-54 at the Carl Albert tournament, but couldn’t pull off the threepeat despite leading 28-26 at halftime.

Bump scored 12 points in the first half but was held scoreless in the second as the Sandites were outscored 33-16. Wilson also scored 12 and Morris had 9 in the loss.

They bounced back on Friday with a trip to U.S. Grant (4-17) where they easily won 64-25 behind 20 points from Bump, 19 from Morris, and 10 from Tianna Butler.

Sand Springs will return to action Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Broken Arrow Regional against Ponca City (7-16). On the other side of the bracket is No. 9 Broken Arrow (16-7) against Enid (8-14).

Bartlesville will play No. 8 Bixby (17-6) in the first round of the Owasso Regional.

Unlike past years, the loser of the first-round matchups will not be eliminated from the postseason and will instead advance to a Regional consolation bracket.

CPHS 55 BHS 39

1Q: CPHS 22-6.
2Q: BHS 6-4.
3Q: CPHS 15-13.
4Q: Tied 14-14.
Free Throws: CPHS 9-of-12, BHS 9-of-15.
Field Goals: CPHS 21-of-54, BHS 13-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 9, BHS 7.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 20, BHS 14.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 29, BHS 21.
Steals: CPHS 12, BHS 4.
Blocks: CPHS 3, BHS 2.
Fouls: CPHS 15, BHS 12.

Sand Springs Stats

Points: Wilson 14, Bump 13, Morris 11, Simone 7, Pearce 4, Ti. Butler 4, Taylor 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Bump 3, Morris 2, Ti. Butler 2, Wilson 1, Simone 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Wilson 5, Morris 5, Ti. Butler 5, Bump 2, Crain 2, Pearce 1.
Total Rebounds: Morris 7, Ti. Butler 7, Wilson 6, Bump 5, Crain 2, Pearce 1, Simone 1.
Steals: Bump 4, Wilson 3, Morris 3, Ti. Butler 1, Simone 1.
Assists: Wilson 8, Ti. Butler 1.
Blocks: Bump 1, Pearce 1, Simone 1.
Fouls: Bump 4, Simone 4, Wilson 3, Ti. Butler 2, Morris 1, Ta. Butler 1.

Journey Armstead and Hailey Jackson Keep Winning With No. 1 Hutchinson

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Journey Armstead posts a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists to lead the No. 1-ranked Blue Dragons 81-62 victory over Cowley on Wednesday in Arkansas City. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information).

ARKANSAS CITY – The Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team passed its first test as the No. 1-ranked team in the NJCAA after completing a big road test on Wednesday night.

Paced by five players scoring in double figures – which included Journey Armstead's third career double-double – the top-ranked Blue Dragons pulled away in the middle two quarters for an 81-62 KJCCC victory over the Cowley Tigers at Scott Auditorium.

The Blue Dragons extended the fourth-best start and fifth-longest winning streak in team history to 24-0 overall and 18-0 in the Jayhawk Conference. The Blue Dragons play host to No. 21 Butler at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Sports Arena.

Armstead, a 2023 Charles Page High School alum, had her third career double-double with 14 points and a career-high-tying 10 assists. She also had a single-game career-high six steals and posted the 21st all-time 10-assist game in Blue Dragon history. She also had 10 assists vs. the Washburn JV and Pratt in 2022-23.

Hailey Jackson, a 2024 CPHS alum, finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Despite shooting only 35.0 percent in the opening quarter, the Blue Dragons had three early 3-pointers to spark the offense. Armstead hit a 3-pointer for an early 7-2 lead.

The Blue Dragons started the second quarter on a 13-2 run, holding Cowley without a field goal for the first 3 minutes, 33 seconds of the quarter. The Dragons then went scoreless for 4 minutes, 11 seconds and Cowley cut the Dragon lead to 32-27 with 3:31 to play after a Destiny Yates' 3-pointer. Hutchinson turned the tables on Cowley, holding the Tigers scoreless for the remainder of the quarter.

The Dragons outscored Cowley 25-16 in the third quarter. Leading 45-34, Jackson scored off a Cowley turnover, which started a 10-2 Hutchinson run.

Hutchinson led 61-43 after three quarters and maintained its comfortable lead through the final quarter. Cowley drew as close as 17 points twice in the final 10 minutes.

Armstead is averaging 11 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.5 steals per game. Jackson is averaging 12.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. Both were All-State selections at Sand Springs.

Sandite Recruiting Report: Nine Sandites Sign College LOIs

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#55 Marcus Sims, middle, signed with NWOSU and #2 Kenneth Page, right, was offered by NSU. (Photo by Charity Emigh).

Nine seniors from Charles Page High School signed letters of intent to play collegiate sports Wednesday morning at the Ed Dubie Field House on National Signing Day.

For the football team:

Offensive linemen Mason Harris, Marcus Sims, and Marcum Sims and linebacker Keagan Gilman signed to play at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Marcus, a 6’1”, 270-pound guard picked Northwestern over offers from Southwestern College, Langston University, and Kansas Wesleyan University.

Marcum (5’11”, 225-pounds) didn’t announce any other offers prior to committing to Northwestern on Tuesday, nor did Harris, a 6’0”, 260-pound center.

Gilman (5’10”, 190 pounds) picked Northwestern over Bethel College. He had 58 tackles, 3.5 for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 3 fumble recoveries this season.

Marcus and Gilman were All-District selections this year while Marcum was an All-District Honorable Mention. Harris was an All-District and OCA All-Star selection.

Northwestern is an NCAA Division II program competing in the Great American Conference. The Rangers went 1-10 this year in a rebuilding season under first-year head coach Ronnie Jones.

The assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the program is Jason Medrano, who coached offensive line at Sand Springs for two seasons before joining the Rangers.

The four seniors will be reunited with fellow Sandites Blake Jones, Drake Fain, Kyle Morrall, and Jacob Blevins, who also followed Medrano to Northwestern.

Offensive lineman Tyler “Tank” Smith (5’10,” 285 pounds) signed with Hendrix College, a Division III program in Conway, Arkansas.

The Warriors compete in the Southern Athletics Association and went 3-7 last season under 11th-year head coach Buck Buchanan.

Smith was an All-District selection and chose Hendrix over offers from McPherson College and Southwestern College.

Lineman Evan Williams (5’10”, 215 pounds) signed to play at Bethel College, an NAIA program in North Newton, Kansas.

The Threshers went 6-5 last season in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Championship under first-year head coach A.B. Stokes.

Several other football players have received offers but have yet to commit or sign.

Senior linebacker Owen Floyd (6’0” 190 pounds) holds offers from Oklahoma Baptist University, Hendrix College, Oklahoma Wildcats Prep, and Kansas Wesleyan University.

Senior running back Kenneth Page (6’0” 190 pounds) holds two offers from Northeastern State University and Northwestern Oklahoma State.

Senior defensive end Dallas Elifrits (6’1”, 230 pounds) holds offers from McPherson College and Bethel College.

Sophomore lineman Ryley Kester (6’4” 270 pounds) holds offers from North Texas, UNLV, Houston, Tulsa, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, and Northwestern Oklahoma State.

Sophomore quarterback Easton Webb (6’3” 175 pounds) is committed to playing baseball at Oklahoma State University, but he also holds a Division I football offer from UNLV.

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

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

Girls Basketball

5’10” forward KiAryn Taylor signed with Ranger College, an NJCAA program in Ranger, Texas.

Taylor averaged 8.6 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.4 steals over the first five games of the season before tearing her ACL. She chose Ranger College over Cleveland Community College, Western Texas College, and Lincoln Trail College.

The Rangers are 4-19 this season under first-year head coach Mark Morefield.

5’7” guard Taiona “Yonnie” Morris signed with Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, an NJCAA team in Miami.

Morris is averaging 10.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 2.1 steals per game this season, leading the team in scoring six times.

5’3” senior guard Sakauri Wilson signed a letter of intent to play at Southwestern Oklahoma State University on Wednesday, November 8th.

Boys Golf

Zane Downey signed with Southern Nazarene University, an NCAA Division II program in Bethany, Oklahoma.

The Crimson Storm competes in the Great American Conference, taking third place in the GAC Preview tournament in September and seventh in last year’s GAC Championship in April. They are coached by Derrick Taylor in his 13th year.

Downey was an Academic All-Conference selection last year, placing as high as third at the Muskogee tournament last season.

Mason Ward signed with Coffeyville Community College, an NJCAA program in Kansas. The Red Ravens placed 10th in the KJCCC Championship last season under fourth-year head coach Conner Murrell.

Ward was an Academic All Conference selection in 2022 and an All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2023 as a State qualifier. Ward took first place at the Jenks S.L.A.M. event last year.

Baseball

Senior RHP/OF Cole Pearson (6’2” 150 pounds) signed to play at McPherson College next season.

McPherson is an NAIA program competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs went 37-16 overall and 26-7 in conference play last season. The program is led by Chris Dawson in his first year.

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

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

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.

Softball

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

Junior RHP/IB/OF Addison Hughes announced on X this week that she has received an offer to play at Southwestern Christian University in Bethany. She also holds offers from East Central University, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, and Coffeyville Community College.

Boys Basketball

6’4” junior guard Deke Thompson holds one offer from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

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.

Oklahoma 6A Week 12 Basketball Rankings

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Girls

  1. Edmond North (19-1)

  2. Putnam City West (20-1)

  3. Choctaw (21-0)

  4. Edmond Memorial (18-3)

  5. Owasso (17-5)

  6. Sand Springs (15-6)

  7. Putnam City North (17-5)

  8. Bixby (17-5)

  9. Broken Arrow (15-7)

  10. Mustang (16-6)

  11. Edmond Santa Fe (12-8)

  12. Yukon (16-6) +1

  13. Union (13-8) +1

  14. Westmoore (14-7) +1

  15. Norman (13-8) -3

Boys

  1. Union (20-2) +1

  2. Owasso (19-3) +1

  3. Edmond North (17-3) -2

  4. Edmond Deer Creek (17-5)

  5. Moore (15-5)

  6. Edmond Memorial (15-6)

  7. Norman (17-4)

  8. Choctaw (17-4)

  9. Broken Arrow (16-6) +2

  10. Piedmont (16-6) -1

  11. Mustang (13-9) -1

  12. Lawton (13-8) +2

  13. Westmoore (13-8) -1

  14. Sand Springs (14-8) -1

  15. Edmond Santa Fe (12-8)

Sandite Wrestlers Fall 37-21 to Stillwater at Dual State

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The No. 5 ranked Charles Page High School wrestling team (10-2) suffered a 37-21 loss to No. 4 Stillwater (13-2) in the Dual State quarterfinals Friday afternoon in Enid.

The boys were making their 19th overall and second consecutive dual state appearance against the defending champions.

The dual started at 165 pounds where the Pioneers bumped up defending State Champion Landyn Sommer to take on Zander Grigsby (34-2). Sommer has wrestled 157 most of the season.

The Sand Springs senior rode a 12-win streak into the match and he wasn’t intimidated by Sommer at all, scoring a takedown late in the first period for a 2-0 lead.

Sommer escaped immediately after, however, and scored a reversal and a takedown in the second period to go up 5-3. Grigsby tied it with a reversal in the third but Sommer escaped and scored a second takedown for an 8-6 decision.

Isaac Sensintaffar (23-10) bumped up two weight classes from his usual 150-157 range and suffered a 37-second pin in the next match against LaDarion Lockett, a two-time defending State Champion and nationally ranked Oklahoma State commit.

Jaxon Trotter (34-7) bumped up a weight class to 190 and secured his tenth consecutive victory with a 5-4 decision over JaKoby Petree to get the Sandites on the board, but Stillwater responded with a pin from Parker Brown at 215.

Peyton Callis (32-11) also bumped up a weight class and actually led Brown 4-3 after two periods. But he chose bottom to start the third and was stuck by the Pioneer for a 15-3 Stillwater lead.

Mason Harris (31-2) picked up his 16th consecutive win with a pin of Paxton Pitchford in just 41 seconds and Dawsen Briscoe (21-11) followed it up with a pin of Nathan Phillips in 42 seconds to tie the dual up.

Unfortunately from there the Pioneers won six of the final eight matches.

State Champion Aydan Thomas pinned Kase Skaggs (32-8) in 3:27, though the Sandite put up a fight and scored a takedown early in the second period.

David Ritchey (17-7) won a 4-0 decision against Mark Janus but the Pioneers won the next four matches.

Jaxon Grigsby (16-8) fell 16-9 to defending State Champion Stockton Allen, though he scored a clutch third-period takedown with near-fall points to prevent bonus points.

Matthew Moore (23-12) fell 7-1 to Julio Aguirre and Kasen McAffrey (8-3) lost 14-5 to three-time State finalist JJ McComas. Tillman Burns added a 10-5 decision over Jayden Pait (14-3) at 144 to put the lead out of reach for Sand Springs.

The Sandites had a shot at tying the dual and sending it to criteria if they could win the final two matches by fall, but Jesse Moore (25-8) was limited to an 11-7 victory against Sebastian Schlegel to ensure a Stillwater victory.

The Pioneers padded their victory with a 3-2 decision by Bo Reynolds over Brody Ensten (26-13) at 157 to wrap up the dual.

Stillwater went on to fall 51-13 to No. 1 Edmond North (15-1) who also defeated No. 2 Bixby 51-9 in the finals for its second overall dual state title and first since 2013.

With a 10-2 record, the Sandites finished the 2023-2024 dual season with their highest win percentage since 2017 and their highest average margin of victory since 2017. They also had their first undefeated record at home since 2019.

Sand Springs will return to action on Friday at the 6A-West Regional at Westmoore. The frontrunners in the tournament will be No. 1 Edmond North, No. 5 Sand Springs, No. 6 Piedmont, No. 7 Westmoore, and No. 8 Yukon.