CPHS Basketball: Undefeated Sandites rout Green Country 80-45, presented by Inkwell Printing

The Class 6A No. 6 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team improved to 7-0 for the first time since 2015 Thursday morning at the Stride Bank Center, routing the Green Country Defenders 80-45 in the first round of the Enid Holiday Classic. The undefeated Sandites led by as much as 76-28 before the Green Country starters outscored the Sand Springs third-string 17-6 in the fourth quarter.

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Sand Springs trailed for only 49 seconds in the game. Dailyn Spencer stole the Sandites’ opening possession and Ben Coleman scored first for the Defender’s only lead, which soon evaporated behind consecutive baskets from Marlo Fox and Davon Richardson. It took a while for the Sandites to find their rhythm, and the Defenders kept it close for most of the first period. Garrett Tankersley hit a three to make it 14-13 late in the quarter, but the Sandites went on a 12-point run spanning two quarters and ended the first up 21-13.

Joseph Garringer broke up the run to make it 26-15, but the Sandites soon kicked off an 11-point streak with baskets from Jaeden Hurd, Josh Minney, Richardson, and Fox. By halftime the Sandites had nearly doubled their foes at 46-24.

The third quarter saw the biggest run of the morning as five Sandites combined for 19 consecutive points to make it 67-26, and by the end of the quarter they led 74-28, their best third-quarter advantage of the season thus far. The Defenders rattled off nine-straight points in the fourth, their longest run of the game.

Fox led all scorers for the sixth time this season, with 18 points. He was 4-of-5 from outside the arc. Hurd posted a season-best 14 points, Richardson added 13, and Minney and Daren Hawkins had 10 apiece. Spencer and Garringer scored 13 apiece to lead the Defenders.

The Sandites will play the winner of Hoops For Christ (9-4) vs. the Oklahoma City Storm (13-5) Friday at 5:00 p.m. Green Country dropped to 5-4 on the season, and will play the loser of the HFC vs. OKC game Friday at 11:00 a.m.

CPHS 80 GC 45
1Q: CPHS 21-13.
2Q: CPHS 23-11.
3Q: CPHS 28-4.
4Q: GC 17-6.

Free Throws: CPHS 9-of-13, GC 12-of-17.
Field Goals: CPHS 32-of-52, GC 14-of-53.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 8, GC 10.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 27, GC 10.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 35, GC 20.
Steals: CPHS 4, GC 8.
Blocks: CPHS 3, GC 0.
Fouls: CPHS 14, GC 12.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 18, Hurd 14, Richardson 13, Minney 10, Hawkins 10, Brockman 5, Savage 4, Stone 4, Clark 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Minney 2, Hurd 2, Fox 1, Hawkins 1, Stone 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 7, Richardson 5, Fox 4, Savage 3, Hawkins 3, Clark 2, Brockman 1, Askew 1, Stone 1.
Total Rebounds: Minney 9, Fox 5, Richardson 5, Hawkins 4, Savage 3, Hurd 2, Clark 2, Stone 2, Brockman 1, Askew 1, Shoemaker 1.
Steals: Minney 1, Richardson 1, Savage 1, Askew 1.
Assists: Richardson 5, Fox 3, Minney 2, Savage 2.
Blocks: Fox 1, Richardson 1.
Fouls: Minney 2, Richardson 2, Hawkins 2, Askew 2, Savage 1, Brockman 1, Clark 1, Keim 1, Oakley 1, Shoemaker 1.

(Green Country partial stats)
Scoring: Garringer 13, Spencer 13, Jones 8, Prescott 6, Tankersley 3, Coleman 2.
Fouls: Prescott 4, Garringer 3, #12 2, Bonham 1, Tankersley 1, Spencer 1.