BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON

CELTICS ROLL OVER RAIDERS Led by TJ White’s 20 points scored within the first and third quarters, the Archbishop O’Hara High School basketball team crushed the Pembroke Hill Raiders 81-45 on December 5th to open the new season. The Celtics never trailed in the game picking up six quick points by TJ White before the Raiders got on the scoreboard. After that, the closest the Raiders came was 10-9 when freshman Michael Vaughn scored a basket and free throw. The fast paced O’Hara team then took off to lead 18-12 by the time the first quarter ended and outscored their opponents 23-14 in the second quarter for a 15 point halftime advantage. Tyler Houser and Josh Rupprecht scored the bulk of the second period points. Had there been any doubt whether the Raiders would turn the game around in the third quarter, it was soon put to rest as the Celtics came roaring forth with a 17-4 burst, and eventually outpointed the Raiders 34-13 in the third quarter alone. With a running clock, both teams cooled down throughout the final quarter content with just six points apiece. In all, thirteen players from O’Hara scored. With such a spread of scoring, it was not surprising that in addition to TJ White’s output, only DJ Jackson reached double figures for O’Hara. For the Raiders, Emmo Jenkins was the only player in double figures with 11 points. FRESHMAN CELTICS WIN EASILY TOO Not to be outdone by the fast paced varsity, the freshman team trounced the Raiders 55-31 with a dominating quickness of their own. 19 first period points were scored by the young Celtic squad while the Raiders were held to two baskets and two free throws for only 6 points. In this game, Ryan McDowell displayed great stealing and scoring ability and ended up as the game’s top scorer with 14 points. Like the varsity team, twelve different members of the team made the scoreboard with Curtis McClintock and Ryan Wald combining for 13 points. The Raiders were outscored in each of the four quarters.