Sand Springs Public Schools has announced a clear bag policy as well as other enhanced safety measures for Sandite football and other home athletics events.
The announcements comes on the heels of three gun-related incidents at high school football games over the past week.
Read MoreSand Springs Public Schools has announced a clear bag policy as well as other enhanced safety measures for Sandite football and other home athletics events.
The announcements comes on the heels of three gun-related incidents at high school football games over the past week.
A stampede happened at a Friday night football game at Booker T. Washington high school in Tulsa after a juvenile reportedly brandished a firearm. No shots were fired and police recovered the weapon but were unable to apprehend the suspect.
A Pryor student reportedly brought a firearm to a football game at Locust Grove that same night, though the unloaded gun was retrieved by police on a tip, and the student was apprehended.
The most horrific game of the night was Del City at Choctaw, where several shots were fired and 16-year-old Cordae Carter was killed. A 42-year-old man was reportedly shot by a law enforcement officer on the scene and he remains in intensive care. A 15-year-old was arrested Tuesday night, though it’s unclear what their connection was to the incident. Three individuals were shot and two teen girls suffered broken bones during the ensuing panic.
Below is the full statement from the district.
“At Sand Springs Public Schools, we are dedicated to providing a safe and enjoyable environment for all attendees at athletics events. In light of recent incidents at schools across Oklahoma, we are implementing new security procedures for football games and other athletics events hosted at Sand Springs.
Effective immediately, the following security procedures will be enforced at all home games:
Student ID Required: Students in grades 6-12 will be required to present their school ID upon entry, unless they are accompanied by a parent or guardian. This applies to both Sand Springs students and visiting students.
Parent/Guardian Supervision: All students in grades PK-5 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Third-Party Students: If a student under 18 does not attend one of the two schools playing, that student must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. If that student is 18 or over, they are allowed to attend unaccompanied, and they will have the same expectations as any adult.
Clear Bags Only: All attendees, including students, parents, staff, and visitors, can bring only clear bags to games. This policy will enable our security personnel to easily inspect the contents of bags and ensure that prohibited items are not brought onto the premises.
Cases containing medical equipment (insulin, EpiPens, etc.) will be permitted, but they will be subject to inspection.
Additional Staff: Games will have an increased presence of SSPS staff. The staff will wear highly visible uniforms so that they are easily identifiable in a crowd.
Gate Security: Security personnel will be stationed at each entrance at the event.
See Something, Say Something: Spectators are encouraged to speak out if they see or hear anything suspicious. Staff and security will be available nearby, and signs for the STOPIt Anonymous Reporting App will be placed throughout the stadium.
The procedures above are in addition to established rules, such as our dedicated middle school section, the prohibition of weapons and alcohol, etc.
Please know that these changes are not made lightly. The safety of our students, staff, and community remains our priority. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we work to make football games and athletics events as safe and secure as possible.”
Down by three points with 14.6 seconds left to play, Davon Richardson scored through contact and the Catoosa Activity Center erupted with excitement. Unfortunately for Sand Springs, the University of Central Oklahoma-committed senior was called for charging and the storybook comeback wouldn’t come to pass.
The Class 6A No. 9 ranked Charles Page High School boys basketball team (18-7) won the second half against No. 1 Booker T. Washington (20-5) Friday night in the Area Championship, but was unable to overcome a lopsided second period and fell 66-60. The Washington Hornets will advance to the State Tournament, while the Sandites will get a second chance in the Area Consolation bracket Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
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Richardson and Marlo Fox drained threes on their first two possessions, then Fox scored two on a steal from Richardson for an 8-0 lead before Kameron Parker got the Hornets on the board with a three. Richardson added two from the charity stripe, but Kansas-commit Bryce Thompson and Oklahoma-commit Trey Phipps scored five on back to back steals. Fox added a second three-pointer, but Washington went on a seven point run and took their first lead on a three from Phipps. Josh Minney hit a layup to end the first quarter 15-15.
Ijai Johnson and Richardson traded threes to open the second quarter, but the Hornets went on a nine point run before Fox broke it up with a three. Phipps rattled off a trio of free throws, then Jalen Breath and Phipps hit layups for the 34-21 advantage. Fox broke up that run with a reverse layup, Thompson scored two more, then Fox scored two from the stripe to end the half down 36-25.
The Sandites were a perfect 5-of-5 on three pointers in the first half and outshot the Hornets all around, but Washington had the Sandites drastically outsized in the paint and came away with six offensive rebounds while giving up none, and won the steal battle seven to two.
Sand Springs narrowly won a back and forth third period after a four point run from Minney cut it to 49-39. A five point Sandite streak in the fourth got them as close as 54-47, but a three from Johnson and a dunk from Breath gave the Hornets a twelve-point lead entering the final two minutes. Sand Springs wouldn’t go down without a fight.
Richardson scored two on a steal from Savage, Thompson hit a free throw, then the Sandites went on a run. Fox hit two free throws, then Richardson scored back to back putbacks on steals from Savage and Minney to make it 60-55 with 44 seconds left.
Savage sent Phipps to the line and the Hornet missed his shot. Minney rebounded and Richardson drew a foul and sank two to make it 60-57. Minney sent Thompson to the line for two and he made both, but Breath fouled Savage on a three and the Sandite hit all three to make it 62-60.
Richardson sent Thompson to the line for one, and it looked like he would have a shot to tie the game up when he scored through contact. But the basket was waved off for charging and he was ejected for his fifth foul as the Sandites’ final hopes evaporated. Phipps and Thompson added three more free throws to end the game.
Thompson led all scorers with 23 points, closely followed by Richardson with 21 points and 10 rebounds for his tenth double-double of the season. Fox and Phipps scored 19 apiece, Minney added 13 for the Sandites and Johnson had 10 for the Hornets.
Sand Springs will return to action Saturday at 6:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 13 Putnam City North (14-9) vs. No. 18 Owasso (12-13). Catoosa High School is located at 2000 South Cherokee Street.
BTW 66 CPHS 60
1Q: Tied 15-15.
2Q: BTW 21-10.
3Q: CPHS 14-13.
4Q: CPHS 21-17.
Free Throws: BTW 13-of-18, CPHS 14-of-15.
Field Goals: BTW 22-of-45, CPHS 20-of-42.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 6, CPHS 6.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 16, CPHS 15.
Total Rebounds: BTW 22, CPHS 21.
Steals: BTW 9, CPHS 8.
Blocks: BTW 4, CPHS 2.
Fouls: BTW 11, CPHS 18.
(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Richardson 21, Fox 19, Minney 13, Savage 5, Oakley 2.
Offensive Rebounds: Richardson 5, Minney 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Minney 6, Richardson 5, Savage 2, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 10, Minney 7, Savage 2, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Steals: Richardson 5, Savage 2, Minney 1.
Assists: Richardson 2.
Blocks: Richardson 1, Oakley 1.
Fouls: Richardson 5, Savage 4, Fox 3, Minney 2, Clark 2, Oakley 1, Askew 1.
(Washington partial stats)
Scoring: Thompson 23, Phipps 19, Johnson 10, Breath 8, Parker 6.
Fouls: Thompson 4, Parker 2, Phipps 2, Breath 2, Johnson 1.
University of Kansas-commit Bryce Thompson dunks in the loss to Sand Springs.
Student section chants of “this is our house” filled the air as Sand Springs toppled the defending 6A State Champions from No. 2 ranked Booker T. Washington (7-3, 4-1) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House. No. 7 Charles Page High School (11-1, 3-1) led by as many as 16 points in the first half before the Hornets battled back, but ultimately the home team held on for a 66-62 overtime win.
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Coming into the season, seventh-year Head Coach Eric Savage had only two teams left in the Frontier Valley Conference that he had not beaten. The Sandites crossed No. 6 Union off that list last month, and now they have taken down No. 2 Booker T. Washington as well. The brutally physical game saw a combined 43 fouls, with four foul outs and one injury.
Five-star University of Kansas-signed senior Bryce Thompson led all scorers with 27 points, followed by University of Oklahoma-commit Trey Phipps with 24, but the Sandites had a more balanced team effort, with three players in double digits.
Marlo Fox scored 22 to lead the Sandites for the tenth time this season, followed by Davon Richardson with 18 points and 12 rebounds for his tenth career double-double. Cason Savage had a season-best ten points.
The home team opened on an 8-0 run with baskets from Fox and Cason Savage, and worked the lead up to an incredible 17-2 before the Hornets battled back to end the quarter 18-9.
RaShannon Phillips hit a pair of free throws to open the second quarter, but Davon Richardson kicked off another eight-point run to regain the 15-point lead.
By halftime the Sandites were holding a 33-21 advantage, and Fox added a layup to it to start the third. The Sandites suffered their first big loss just thirty seconds into the half, when Jaeden Hurd had his legs taken out by a Hornet diving for a loose ball. He left the game with a hurt knee and didn’t return. The Hornets went on an eleven-point run late in the third to cut it to 41-39, but Fox ended the quarter with a traditional three.
Josh Minney hit two free throws to start the final stanza, but soon fouled out and another Hornet run tied it at 46-46 with 5:21 left after a three from Thompson. Fox retaliated with a three and the Sandites remained out front till 2:55 when Daren Hawkins fouled Phillips on a three, and Phillips made it a four-point play to tie it.
The Hornets drained the clock till 38.2 when Savage fouled Thompson. Thompson made one and the Hornets took their first lead of the game. Richardson tied it with a free throw, then Savage sent Phipps to the line with five seconds left. The Hornet missed both shots and the game headed to overtime.
Richardson won the tip off and Fox drained a three. Richardson added two more, then Kameron Parker fouled out and Savage made a traditional three for the 61-53 lead before Thompson put the Hornets on the board. Fox added a free throw, Phipps drilled a three, Richardson added a free throw, then Thompson sank a three to make it 63-62.
With 18.6 left Richardson scored two on an inbound throw, then Hawkins added a free throw to secure the win.
Sand Springs will return to action Friday at 8:00 p.m. with a conference road game at No. 10 Broken Arrow (12-1, 4-0). The Hornets will travel to the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions in Springfield, Missouri on Thursday.
CPHS 66 BTW 62
1Q: CPHS 18-9.
2Q: CPHS 15-12.
3Q: BTW 18-11.
4Q: BTW 14-9.
OT: CPHS 13-9.
Free Throws: CPHS 13-of-25, BTW 16-of-20.
Field Goals: CPHS 23-of-50, BTW 18-of-57.
Offensive Rebounds: CPHS 8, BTW 5.
Defensive Rebounds: CPHS 31, BTW 18.
Total Rebounds: CPHS 39, BTW 23.
Steals: CPHS 3, BTW 5.
Blocks: CPHS 3, BTW 1.
Fouls: CPHS 21, BTW 22.
(Sand Springs Stats)
Scoring: Fox 22, Richardson 18, Savage 10, Hurd 7, Minney 5, Hawkins 4.
Offensive Rebounds: Hawkins 3, Richardson 2, Fox 2, Hurd 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Richardson 10, Minney 6, Savage 5, Hawkins 5, Hurd 3, Fox 1.
Total Rebounds: Richardson 12, Minney 8, Hawkins 8, Savage 5, Hurd 4, Fox 1, Oakley 1.
Steals: Richardson 1, Hurd 1.
Assists: Richardson 3, Hawkins 2, Minney 1, Savage 1.
Blocks: Minney 3.
Fouls: Minney 5, Hawkins 4, Savage 4, Richardson 3, Fox 3, Hurd 2.
(Booker T. Washington partial stats)
Scoring: Thompson 27, Phipps 24, Phillips 8, Parker 3.
Fouls: Parker 5, Breath 5, Phillips 5, Thompson 3, Phipps 2, Ruffin 2.
The Lady Sandites have made two double-digit comeback wins this season, but they weren’t able to do it against the undefeated No. 1 team in Class 6A. Booker T. Washington (11-0, 5-0) rolled to a dominant 65-39 Frontier Valley Conference win over No. 10 Charles Page High School (9-3, 2-2) Tuesday night at the Ed Dubie Field House, despite a game-best 21-point effort from Sandite sophomore Journey Armstead.
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The Sandites played aggressive defense throughout the first half and severely limited the Hornets in the first quarter. Armstead scored six points for a 6-5 lead before Wynette Mayberry went on a seven point run to end the period.
Washington rode that momentum to their first double-digit lead at 21-10 after a three from Carrigan Hill and two layups from Aunisty Smith. Armstead scored her team’s first ten points before Bayleigh Cheney put up a three, then Jade Shrum hit a free throw and Hailey Jackson and Sophia Regalado scored in the paint to end the half 34-18.
By the end of the third-quarter the Hornets were up 51-29 and they took a 26-point lead with 4:55 left in the game. Armstead hit a two and Cheney rattled off three from the charity stripe to make it 59-39, then Washington ended on a six-point run against the Sandite third-string.
Armstead led all scorers, closely followed by Mayberry with 20. Smith was the only other player to score in double-digits, putting up 12. Both teams had eight players on the scoreboard, and Jackson had a career-high 18 rebounds.
Washington will return to action next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. with a conference home game against Owasso (3-9, 1-2). Sand Springs will travel to Broken Arrow (6-5, 2-1) Friday at 6:30 p.m.
BTW 65 CPHS 39
1Q: BTW 12-6.
2Q: BTW 22-12.
3Q: BTW 17-11.
4Q: BTW 14-10.
Free Throws: BTW 9-of-14, CPHS 9-of-18.
Field Goals: BTW 26-of-66, CPHS 14-of-48.
Offensive Rebounds: BTW 13, CPHS 10.
Defensive Rebounds: BTW 25, CPHS 24.
Steals: BTW 12, CPHS 6.
Blocks: BTW 2, CPHS 1.
Fouls: BTW 18, CPHS 13.
(Sand Springs stats)
Scoring: Armstead 21, Cheney 6, Jackson 3, Burris 3, Padilla 2, Regalado 2, Shrum 1, Jordan 1.
Offensive Rebounds: Jackson 8, Jordan 1, Regalado 1.
Defensive Rebounds: Jackson 10, Padilla 5, Armstead 3, Shrum 2, Cheney 2, Burris 1, A. Hughes 1.
Total Rebounds: Jackson 18, Padilla 5, Armstead 3, Shrum 2, Cheney 2, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Regalado 1, A. Hughes 1.
Steals: Armstead 2, Shrum 2, Padilla 1, Brown 1.
Assists: Armstead 1, Jackson 1, Burris 1.
Blocks: Burris 1.
Fouls: Armstead 4, Jackson 2, Regalado 2, Padilla 1, Shrum 1, Burris 1, Jordan 1, Cheney 1.
(Booker T. Washington partial stats)
Scoring: Mayberry 20, Smith 12, Reed 8, Jones 6, Hill 5, Johnson 5, Nunez 5, Williams 4.
Fouls: Johnson 4, Reed 3, Williams 3, Hill 2, Smith 2, Mayberry 2, Jones 1, Anderson 1.
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