CPHS Basketball: Boys survive Enid 61-52, Fox scores 26 - presented by Inkwell Printing

The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School boys’ basketball team (17-6) survived a feisty team of Enid Plainsmen (8-16) in the first round of the Regional Tournament Friday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, winning 61-52 behind a 26-point effort from junior standout Marlo Fox.

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The Plainsmen won the first quarter 13-9, but the Sandites got it together in the second with Fox scoring five to start the stanza. Fox ended the half with 18 points, 16 of which came in the second period, for a 28-27 locker room lead.

Enid came storming back in the third, scoring eight in a row for their biggest lead of the game at 35-29. The home team finished strong with three buckets from Ethan Oakley to tie it at 39-39.

Sand Springs may have won by nine, but it was far closer throughout the fourth quarter. They used an 8-1 run for the 47-40 advantage, but three pointers from Corey Simmons Jr. and Carter Owens cut the deficit to 49-47. Fox scored four in a row from there and the Plainsmen never got within three points again. Desperation fouls allowed the Sandites to inflate their lead in the final minutes.

Fox’s 26 points were one shy of his career-high, and they were enough to lead all scorers. Owens paced the Plainsmen with 20, followed by Telin Phillips with 13. Davon Richardson put up 15 for the Sandites and was one rebound shy of a double-double. Both teams had six players in the book.

The Sandites will host No. 11 Broken Arrow (18-6) Saturday at 7:00 p.m. for the Regional title, and both teams will advance to the Area playoffs. Broken Arrow is 2-0 against the Sandites this season, beating them 63-51 at home in January, and 55-54 on the road in the regular season finale. Sand Springs is looking to win back-to-back Regional titles for the first time in school history.

CPHS 61 Enid 52
1Q: Enid 13-9.
2Q: CPHS 19-14.
3Q: Enid 12-11.
4Q: CPHS 22-13.

Free Throws: CPHS 22-of-26, Enid 7-of-11.
Field Goals: CPHS 17-of-44, Enid 20-of-53.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 6, Enid 9.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 26, Enid 15.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 32, Enid 24.
Steals: CPHS 7, Enid 5.
Blocks: CPHS 2, Enid 3.
Fouls: CPHS 12, Enid 20.

(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Fox 26, Richardson 15, Oakley 8, Savage 6, Minney 4, Shoemaker 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Oakley 3, Richardson 1, Fox 1, Minney 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 8, Minney 6, Oakley 6, Fox 2, Askew 2, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 9, Oakley 9, Minney 7, Fox 3, Askew 2, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Steals: Richardson 1, Fox 1, Minney 1, Savage 1, Oakley 1, Brockman 1, Shoemaker 1.
Assists: Fox 1, Savage 1, Clark 1.
Blocks: Richardson 2.
Fouls: Minney 4, Oakley 3, Fox 2, Savage 2, Shoemaker 1.

(Enid partial stats)
Scoring: Owens 20, Phillips 13, Cy. Mathis 8, Simmons Jr. 4, Berry 4, Ca. Matthis 3.
Fouls: Cy. Mathis 5, Berry 5, Owens 4, Ca. Mathis 2, Phillips 2, Simmons Jr. 2.