FOOTBALL JV 38-6 & FROSH 14-16 VS WARRENSBURG

Scoring 20 first quarter points, the O'Hara JV easily downed the Warrensburg Tigers 38-6 on September 14th. _____ Curtis McClintock opened the door early with an interception on the Tigers' first offensive play. In five plays, the Celtics took the lead. A 23 yard pass from Ryan McDowell to D. J. Griffith was followed by a 15 yard run by Tanner Hull. The TD was a 6 yard run by Gabe Spencer who also ran in a two point conversion for an 8-0 advantage. _____ O'Hara's second touchdown was set up by a quarterback sack by Jake Chichuk on a fourth down. Gabe Spencer raced down the right side line for a 53 yard score. ______ An outstanding punt by the Warrensburg squad placed the ball on O'Hara's 5 yard line. But this was followed by a much more outstanding play. Quarterback Ryan McDowell ran the entire 95 yards from scrimmage down the left side line! _____ O'Hara only scored six points in the second quarter. D. J. Griffin caught two passes for 14 yards and 12 yards in the drive. After Tanner Hull brought the ball to the five yard line with a 12 yard run, Ryan McDowell threw a pass to Curtis McClintock for the points. _____ At the start of the third quarter, Ryan McDowell went to the goal line on a 34 yard keeper to up the score to 32-0. _____ Sam White got the Tigers on the scoreboard with their only points with a 34 yard pass to Andrew Cornoa. _____ The scoring for the Celtics came to an end just before the end of the third quarter with Brandon Dennis receiving a 41 yard pass from Ryan McDowell. _____ THE FRESHMEN NEVER TRAILED IN THEIR GAME UNTIL JUST OVER ONE MINUTE REMAINED IN THEIR GAME. With their first possession, Sam Morrison got free for a 56 yard gain to set up the touchdown. Derrek Davis ran the final 24 yards for six points and Sam Morrison ran in the extra point conversion to give the Celtics an early 8-0 lead. _____ On the first play of the second quarter, the Tigers tied the score with a 2 yard run and a successful two-point conversion. _____ O'Hara scored a touchdown on their next series although on a 4th down and 11 yards to go, they needed a big play to keep the drive alive. They got it from DerreckDavis who broke loose for 21 yards. Four plays later Davis scored from the 11 yard line. The extra point attempt failed and ultimately this was the margin of their eventual loss. _____ Neither team reached pay dirt in the third quarter. Up to the last two minutes of the game, O'Hara clung on to their six point lead. The turning point was a 28 yard pass by the Tigers that put the ball on the one yard line. A line plunge and a successful extra point run decided the contest.