Basketball Recap: Broken Arrow Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Charles Page

On Tuesday, Broken Arrow faced Charles Page in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Broken Arrow Tigers took a hard 60-42 fall against the Charles Page Sandites. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Deke Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Charles Page, going 9-for-20 en route to 24 points and seven rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Thompson has scored at least a third of Charles Page's points. Another player making a difference was Khalil Allen, who posted 13 points and six boards.

Broken Arrow's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 20-2. As for Charles Page, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-4.

Broken Arrow has already played their next contest, a 68-26 victory against Bartlesville on the 14th. As for Charles Page, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 69-53 win against Northwest Classen on the 14th.