AREA BASKETBALL: BARTLESVILLE HOME TWICE; WCS OUTLASTS COPAN; SCHEDULES
Bartlesville High School’s Addison Jones fights for the ball during an earlier season game. Bartlesville hosts Jenks Tuesday evening.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
Dec. 16, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Off to their best collective start in years, the Bartlesville High School varsity basketball teams will finally be back home for a pair of doubleheaders this week.
On Tuesday, the Jenks Lady Trojans and Trojans will invade the Bruin Fieldhouse for district battles. The girls’ battle is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. — following the afternoon junior varsity games — and the boys’ clash follows at approximately 8 p.m.
Friday’s varsity collisions against Edmond Santa Fe will be in the afternoon — noon for the girls and approximately 1:30 p.m. for the boys.
Following are previews for each of the Bartlesville varsity matchups plus a report on a Monday area prep game and a look at the week’s schedule for other area teams:
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BARTLESVILLE vs. JENKS
VARSITY GIRLS — Bartlesville (4-2) — coached for the sixth season by Justyn Shaw — charges into the matchup with a tournament championship (Carthage, Mo.) under its belt and a prolific offense that is scoring an average of 61 points per game.
The Big Three on offense have been Sami Sheaffer, Kenzie Denny and Emma Zimmerman, all of who are averaging in double-figures per game, led by Sheaffer with more than 20 points per outing.
Cadence Gray and Shaylyn Ishem have been providing blue-collar grittiness inside and also some valuable points. Addison Jones and Jaylin Manley also have made important contributions to the team’s success.
Jenks comes in at 3-2 and a third-place finish in the Bishop Kelley Invitational.
In four of their five games the Lady Trojans held their opponent to less than 45 points per game.
VARSITY BOYS — The Bruins (3-3) have already matched the win total for all of last season (3-22).
With just a couple of tweaks they could very well be 5-1 at this juncture. They gave up a big lead in a close loss to Metro Christian and pushed Muskogee to the wall before losing, 58-48.
First-year head coach Jake Christenson is relying heavily on the three-pointer on offense and the Bruins have responded by knocking down several treys and averaging between 55 to 60 points scoring per game.
Christenson has utilized a deep main rotation with Dennis Duncan, Trae Collins and Hudson Eads providing a good chunk of the senior leadership and production.
Other primary contributors have been senior Titus Huck, sophomore Hunter Holmes, sophomore Sutton Huff, sophomore Luke Massey, sophomore Brycen Gutierrez, sophomore Jaden Turner, sophomore Jackson Barta and sophomore Kim Maire.
Jenks comes into the game at 4-1, including a third-place showing at the Bishop Kelley Invitational. The Trojans barely edged Muskogee, 60-58.
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BARTLESVILLE vs. EDMOND SANTA FE
VARSITY GIRLS — Edmond Santa Fe comes into this week with a 1-4 record, including a win against Norman and district losses to Putnam City North and Broken Arrow by a combined total of 81 points.
VARSITY BOYS — Edmond Santa Fe carved out a 3-2 record in its first five games while scoring 70-or-more points, three times. The Wolves should definitely test a very scrappy and effective Bruin defense.
Bartlesville already has put up 87 points in one game this season, so the Bruins are capable of gorging the nets. But in order to win, the Bruins likely could have to limit Edmond Santa Fe to 65-or-fewer.
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BOYS: WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN 65, COPAN 50
Both head coaches walked out of the Copan gym with something to feel good about.
Copan — which is in a semi-reload mode — trailed by single digits with about three minutes left against a very strong Wesleyan Christian School squad.
Wesleyan Christian School continued to build on its strong start to improve to 5-2.
“We were down 16 and later we were down 15 and we battled all the way back,” said Copan head coach Kolton Stacy. “We called a timeout with a little less than three minutes left. … But they hit a couple of threes to pull away. This was a great game, a great atmosphere. I believe they are a Top 12 team in Class B-1. I told our guys that this was a litmus test as to where we want to be at the end of the season.”
Veteran Wesleyan Christian Mustangs’ head coach Steven Cooks praised his team’s focus.
“We brought a good intensity. We were trying to get the job done on defense, first,” he said. “Offensively, we were trying to be more disciplined. … We wanted to try to make a better shot selection. We played really well with each other tonight.”
The Mustangs boasted three double-digit scorers — Owen Hay, 18; Timothy Wisdom, 16; and, making his first-ever start, Draevyn Carter, 13.
“(Carter) is a sophomore this year,” Cooks said. “He’s really stepped into a bigger role. The last three or four games he’s been very consistent. … He’s a good shooter and really quick. Defensively, he’s really sound.
In fact, Carter’s defense made a major difference. He drew the assignment of guarding Copan’s Shooter Brewington, who Cook characterized as “a phenomenal offensive threat.” Carter did a solid job of denying Brewington ball possession and playing tight when Brewington did catch a pass, Cooks said.
Brewington scored 11, but “it was a tough 11,” said Stacy. “He was swarmed over all night. … Shooter is a heck of an athlete.”
Teegan Caron topped Copan with 14 points, followed by Brewington and Payton Call with 11 apiece and Josh Thomas with nine. Slayton Brewington pulled down 11 boards.
Copan is trying to build a new identity after a three-year starter transferred during the offseason.
It’s been a challenging transition. “But we do some things better,” Stacy said. “We have a little more guard play and we can run with teams. We’re trying to get used to that. We’ll figure it out. Tonight I think it was a testament to who we’re going to be.”
Meanwhile, Wesleyan Christian has benefitted from not having a football season because it’s allowed the players to be in the gym since October. That was a bonus this season due to the need to retool the lineup and develop the younger players, Cooks said.
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Here’s a look at the area prep varsity basketball schedule the rest of the week. Times might be subject to change.
DEWEY: Tuesday, host Pawhuska (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.); Friday, host Caney (Kan.) (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.)
CANEY VALLEY (Okla.): Tuesday, host Barnsdall (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.); host Oklahoma Union (6:30 p.m., 8 p.m.)
WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN: Friday, host Claremore Christian (girls-5 p.m., boys-6:30 p.m.)
COPAN: Tuesday at Prue (6:30 p.m., 8 p.m.); Thursday, host Quapaw (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.)
PAWHUSKA: Tuesday, at Dewey (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.); Friday, host Ripley (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.)
NOWATA: Tuesday, host Afton (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.); Friday, at Chelsea (3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.)
BARNSDALL: Tuesday, at Caney Valley (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.); Friday, at Prue (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.)
OKLAHOMA UNION: Tuesday, host Chelsea (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.); Friday, at Caney Valley (6:30 p.m., 8 p.m.)
CANEY (Kan.): Tuesday, how Sedan (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.); Friday, at Dewey (6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.)