DISTRICT 7 CROSS COUNTRY

In the Missouri Class 3 District 7 Cross Country Championships on October 31st at Swope Park, varsity boys runners from Archbishop O'Hara High School finished as follows: 24th: Lowell Thomas,;34th: Chris Wesche; 38th: James Keeney; 39th: Colin McKinney; 40th: Andy Meyer; 46th: Ronald Clark; and 47th: Sam Baird. The top six teams were Pleasant Hill who won first, followed by Clinton, Nevada, Webb City, Carl Junction, and O'Hara. There were also runners from Harrisonville, Hickman Mills, Ruskin, and Center. Varsity girls runners from O'Hara were 17th: Claire Becker; 25th: Allison Seck; 26th: Katelyn Gutteridge; 30th: Amy Gatson; and 31st: Mackenzie Shelton. Notre Dame won first place and the Celtics were fourth beating out pleasant Hill. Carl Junction and Clinton took second and third places in the meet.

O'HARA FOOTBALL DISTRICT CHAMPS

O’HARA UPENDS SAINT PIUS 42-3 FOR DISTRICT TITLE Raphael Spencer, T. J. White, and Aaron Stubblefield each scored two touchdowns in the O’Hara Celtics 42-3 victory over the Saint Pius X Warriors on October 30th. The two teams were undefeated in the District showdown which was played at the Paul Monteil Field at O’Hara High School. _____ To provide an exciting start, Raphael Spencer took the opening kickoff on his 8 yard line and returned the ball all the way for the TD. Chuck Preston crashed in for the two-point conversion. _____ Spencer scored his second touchdown on a 29 yard run just before halftime, and this TD was followed by another two-pointer on a pass play to Louis Golden. _____ T. J. White had two touchdown runs for his scores, a 33 yarder at the very tail end of the first quarter, and an impressive 50 yard run up the middle right after halftime. On White’s second touchdown, Raphael Spencer caught a pass for a two-point conversion. _____ Aaron Stubblefield caught two touchdown passes, one in the second quarter for 10 yards and the other in the third quarter covering 37 yards. _____ The Warriors’ only scoring was a 35 yard field goal by Michael Kaufman early in the game when the Celtics were up 8-0. The entire fourth quarter was played with a running clock when neither team added points to the total. _____ The win for O’Hara made them the hosts of the first round of post season games on Wednesday, November 4th against Chillicothe. _____ In their ten regular season games, the Celtics scored three or more TD’s in each game played. Only once were they held to less than 32 points, and in five of their games they scored more than 40 points. _____ The Celtics were runners-up to Smith-Cotton in the West Central Conference, losing that game by eight points 28-20. However, they scored more points against the Sedalia team than the combined total scored by the other four teams of the Conference. _____ By scoring 392 points in their ten games and giving up 155, they average 39.2 points to their opponents’ 15.5 points. _____ As for O’Hara High School records, Raphael Spencer moved to 10th place in individual rushing yards for a season with a total of 915. Lamar Dawn ’93 holds the 9th place spot with 1,035 yards. _____ Aaron Stubblefield advanced to 9th place in catches for a single season with 23, and only four players ahead of him have more total yardage. Stubblefield is in 5th place among the top ten receivers for a career with 41 receptions needing only three more to move into 3rd place. Already he is in second place for total reception yardage with 1,056 yards. Joe Pepple reached 1,259 yards last year to take the top position. _____

Celtics Win Football District

O’Hara 42 Saint Pius X 3 For District Championship On the opening kickoff, the O’Hara Celtics had enough points to win over the Saint Pius Warriors when Raphael Spencer returned the kick for a 92 yard TD. Chuck Preston ran in the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead within the first minute of playing time. _____ Well into the first quarter, the Warriors had a scoring drive, mostly on the runs by Anthony Zicarelli, but after reaching the 18 yard line, had to settle for a 35 yard field goal by Michael Kaufman. _____ Just before the second quarter got under way, O’Hara scored a touchdown on a 33 yard run by quarterback T. J. White, but the run for the extra points was unsuccessful. The drive for this scoring was kept alive by a 10 yard pass play from T. J. White to Louis Golden, a 20 yard run by Brett Coatney, and a 13 yard run by Terrell Johnson. _____ Midway into the second quarter, T. J. White completed a 10 yard touchdown pass to Aaron Stubblefield but the extra point kick was blocked. _____ Julian Gidley kicked off to the Warriors but he ball was fumbled and Louis Golden recovered for the Celtics on the 29 yard line. On the very next play, Raphael Spencer took the ball in for the Celtics’ fourth TD. Louis Golden scored the two-point conversion on a pass from T. J. White. The halftime sore was 28-3. _____ The Warriors netted only two yards on three downs to start the second half and punted. _____ On O’Hara’s third play, T. J. White ran right up the middle of the line for a 50 yard touchdown. He then passed to Raphael Spencer for the additional two points to spread the score to 36-3. _____ O’Hara’s final touchdown of the evening was set up by a great punt return by Joe Melchior giving O’Hara the ball on the 37 yard line. Aaron Stubblefield gathered in a T. J. White pass for the six pointer, a the start of the running clock for the remainder of the game. _____ There wasn’t any scoring in the fourth quarter.

O'HARA HALLOWEEN COSTUME WINNERS

The eleven O'Hara students that won the Costume Contest on October 30th are: MOST THEATRICAL: Nicole Krawczyk and runner-up Brynn Thibault; MOST UNIQUE: Jack Parres and runner-up Alyssa McKee; MOST EFFORT: Kierra Jackson and runner-up Travis Peter; MOST SPIRITED: Brittany Gallatin, Jerry Rellihan, Stephanie Welsh, Kelly DeFeo, and runner-up Mary Warm.

District Champs in Volleyball

O'Hara topped Pembroke Hill in two games for the 3-A District 14 Championship played at Center High School. The scores were 25-12 and 25-4. They go on to meet Holden who were victorious over Pleasant Hill. ______ AND HERE ARE THE ALL-DISTRICT TEAM MEMBERS: First team : 1. Tori Hurtt O’Hara ______ 2. Lindsey Hanaway O’Hara ______ 3. Michala Boehm O’Hara ______ 4. Jordyn Wyatt O’Hara ______ 5. Sarah Munday Pembroke Hill ______ 6. Ellen Munday Pembroke Hill ______ Libero Katie Huber O’Hara ______ Second team: 1. Jannell Jordan O’Hara ______ 2. Esme Nulan Pembroke Hill ______ 3. Sarah Nelson Pembroke Hill ______ 4. Anna McRobert Pembroke Hill ______ 5. Christina Pratt Lincoln Prep ______ 6. Erica Mendenhall East ______ Libero Simone Schmid Pembroke Hill

O'HARA FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM WIN 26-20

On October 28, the O'Hara Celtic freshman football team defeated the Pembroke Raiders 26-20. ______ The Celtics never trailed in the game. ______ On O'Hara's second possession, Derrick Davis ran 72 yards for a TD. The extra point attempt was blocked but O'Hara was up 6-0. ______ It took the Raiders twelve plays which overlapped the second quarter, but they were able to tie up the score with a fourth down 3 yard run. ______ The Celtics responded with a touchdown by quarterback Cardell Miller on a 4 yard keeper. Contributing to the scoring drive were a 45 yard pass from Cordell Miller to Ben Janet, and a 24 yard run by Ronnie Sailer. Sailer also ran in a two-point conversion to bring the score to 14-6. ______ The Raiders next drive witnessed a 9 yard sack by Peter Briggs and Derreck Davis to eventually bring about a punt. ______ O'Hara scored their third touchdown in six plays. It began with a 21 yard run by Derreck Davis and ended with a 19 yard run by him. The extra point attempt was wide, but the Celtics reached their largest lead of the game 20-6. ______ An 11 yard run by the Raiders' quarterback sliced the score to 20-12 in the third quarter. ______ Kyle Lay nearly scored on a 45 yard pass from Cardell Miller, but stepped out of bounds on the one yard line. Miller scored on a line plunge. The extra point attempt was an incomplete pass so O'Hara led 26-12. ______ Before the third quarter came to a close, Pembroke Hill surprised the O'Hara secondary with an 18 yard TD pass, followed by a successful extra point run by the Raiders' quarterback. _____ The six point margin held up throughout the final quarter. Both teams gave up the ball on fourth down attempts. The game was sealed however when the Celtics had a fourth down with two yards to go on the 40 yard line with less than a minute on the clock; Cardell got three yards on a keeper and the Celtics did not have to turn over the ball.

O'Hara Win Games in Soccer and Volleyball

On October 27th, the O'Hara soccer team won a 6-3 game against Center. Three of the Celtics' goals were put in by Kevin Hogan, Matt Shelton added two, and Jerry Rellihan had one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The O'Hara volleyball team out classed East High 25-5 and 25-0 on the same day.

CELTICS BEAT RAIDERS 35-13 HEAD FOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

Bringing their season record to 8-1, the O'Hara Celtics football team headed into the District Championship game with the Saint Pius X Warriors on Friday at O'Hara. _____ Both teams are 2-0 in District play. _____ O'Hara easily got by the Pembroke Hill Raiders on October 23rd 35-13 in a game that had a slow first half. _____ O'Hara eventually had 367 total yards, 219 of which were rushing yardage. They held Pembroke Hill to 255 yards, 49 of which were through passing. _____ In their nine games, the Celtics lost only to Smith-Cotton by 8 points. In their eight wins, the Celtics won every game by 14 or more points and never scored less than three touchdowns in all the games. _____ Led by Raphael Spoencer's 20 touchdowns for 120 points, the Celtics have a total of 350 to their opponents' 152. _____ Nine individual players scored points for the Celtics in addition to a safety attributed to the defense. _____ T. J. White added to his school record for passing with nine completions, two for touchdowns. His career total is 205 completions for 4,073 yards. (His closest competitor has 126 completions for 1,869 yards: Joe Holder 1978). In 2008 White had 92 completions for 1,919 yards to set the school season record, in 2007 he had 60 completions for 3rd place and this year he now has 4th place with 53 completions and the season yet to be finished. (Ryan McNamara '98 is in second place with 77 completions for 1,377 yards). _____ Aaron Stubblefield caught three passes to pass head coach Jim DeMarea and take over 5th place for career receptions with 39. He also reached a tie for 9th place for season pass receptions with 21 catches. _____ Julian Gidley who only had one successful extra point conversion in the game with the Raiders, needs three more to tie for 15th place among the place kickers for a single season. _____ HOW THE TEAM FARED IN THE GAME WITH THE RAIDERS: The Raiders had first possession, but after three downs, had to punt. A fumble on the attempted punt return gave the ball back to ther Raiders. ____ With good field position, they advanced the ball to the 12 yard line where Andre Jordan intercepted for the Celtics. _____ O'Hara used up much time on the clock with their first possession and got the ball to midfield before punting. _____ The second quarter began with the two teams exchanging several punts until O'Hara took over on the 44 yard line to launch the first scoring of the game. _____ A 10 yard run by Raphael Spencer gave the Celtics a first down, A 20 yard pass from T. J. White to Joe Melchior netted another first down. Two five yard runs by Terrell Johnson and Brett Coatney resulted in the third first down. Louis Golden hauled in a 16 yard pass to set up a short plunge by Raphael Spencer for the score. T. J. White ran for the two point conversion. _____ O'Hara had a close 8-0 halftime lead. _____ At the start of the third quarter, O'Hara moved the ball to the 25 yard line where they lost possession with a fumble. _____ The Raiders only managed four yards on their next three plays and punted. _____ In four plays, O'Hara had their second touchdown of the game. A 15 yard pass to Aaron Stubblefield followed by a 36 yard TD pass to Louis Golden boosted the O'Hara leasd to 14-0. The Celtics completed a pass on the extra point attempt but could not advance the ball across the goal line. _____ The Raiders proceeded to sustain a scoring drive that overlapped the fourth quarter. They nearly failed to reach the end zone but gambled on a fourth down play on the 31 yard line with 25 yards needed to get a first down. Jacob Gerson completed the unlikely pass for the six pointer and Nathan Wagner added the extra point. At 14-7, it was as close as the Raiders could come. _____ O'Hara scored again taking only four plays. Louis Golden's 45 yard pass reception placed the ball within the 20 yard line, and Raphael Spencer carried the ball in for the points. Again T. J. White ran for a two-point conversion and a 22-7 O'Hara advantage. _____ On the Riaders' next series, they gambled again on a fourth down with a fake punt and succeeded in keeping their drive alive. A bit later though they gave up the ball on downs to the Celtics. _____ One play, one run, a 65 yard blast by Raphael Spencer, and O'Hara was adding another six points. Julian Gidley's extra point kick made it 29-7. _____ All the Raiders were able to do on the next three plays was to throw three incomplete passes and punt. ____ After T. J. White broke free for a 65 yard run to the end zone which was called back by a penalty, he ran for a 51 yard touchdown. O'Hara was ahead 35-7. _____ The Raiders did get a late TD that actually covered 93 yards in all. Using hurry-up plays without huddles, they managed to cross the goal line with a mere three seconds on the clock. Quarterback Jacon Gerson scored the short distance needed, but Marquelle Smith was kept from scoring the two-point conversion.

OHara Girls Win Cross Country

In the Saint Mary's Fall Classic Cross Country Run held at William Jewell on October 24, the O'Hara Celtics girls squad won the championship. _____ The team had 36 points, easily ahead of the next two teams of Saint Mary's (62 points) and Odessa (66 points). _____ Leading the Celtics was Claire Becker who was the first runner across the finish line with a time of 23:56! _____ The other four contributing to the victory were 4th place Amy Gaston (25:47), 7th place Katelyn Gutteridge (26:28), 11th place Allison Seck (28:00), and 13th place Mackenzie Shelton (28:47). _____ In the boys race, the Celtics took fourth place as a team with 162 points. _____ Lowell Thomas was 11th and Chris Wesche finished 20th. _____ Collin McKinney, James Keeney, Andy Meyer, and Ronald Clark also ran for O'Hara. _____ The ten schools invited to the meet were Saint Mary's, O'Hara, Odessa, Lone Jack, Drexel, Lee's Summit Community Christian, Barstow, Sherwood, and Princeton. _____ Not all of the schools had complete squads for team scoring.

O'HARA 35 PEMBROKE HILL 13

After a sluggish three quarters with the O'Hara Celtics owning a 14-0 lead over the Pembroke Hill Raiders, the scoring picked up for a final score of 35-13. _____ Both teams had to adjust to a slippery field and neither could put any points on scoreboard in the first quarter. The Raiders reached the 12 yard line before Andre Jordan intercepted a Jacob Gerson pass. _____ The second quarter also had a slow pace until a poor Raider punt gave the Celtics the ball on the 44 yard line. The Celtics were on the move with a 10 yard run by Raphael Spencer and two T. J. White pass plays for 20 yards to Joe Melchior and 16 yards to Louis Golden. Melchoir scored just before halftime on a 3 yard pass play and T. J. White ran the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead at the half. _____ In the middle of the third quarter, T. J. White was able to complete a 36 yard touchdown pass to Louis Golden, but his two-point attempted pass to Chuck Preston, although complete, did not cross the goal line. O'Hara was up 14-0 entering the final quarter. _____ O'Hara scored three of the five fourth quarter touchdowns. Their first score of the quarter was set up by a 45 yard pass to Louis Golden and a 20 yard run by Raphael Spencer. The TD was scored on an 18 yard run by Raphael Spencer and the extra points by T. J. White. _____The Celtics' other two TD's were on long runs: a 65 yarder by Raphael Spencer and a 61 yard run by T. J. White. _____ The Raiders scored the other two touchdowns. The first was on a fourth down with 25 yards to go for a first down. Jacob Gerson passed for the score in the endzone covering 36 yards. The second was scored with just three seconds remaining in the game, a 3 yard run by Jacob Gerson. ----- Julian Gidley for the Celtics and Nathan Wagner for the Raiders each kicked an extra point.

Wyatt & Huber Honored at VB Game

October 21st was senior night at the O'Hara Celtics' volleyball contest with Smith-Cotton. _____ The only two seniors on the talented squad were Jordyn Wyatt and Katie Huber who were given special recognition prior to the game. _____ The Celtics held the Tigers to four points in the first game and at one time held a 17-1 lead. _____ The Tigers managed a dozen points in the second game. _____ _____ On October 22nd, the Clinton Cardinals fell to the Celtics 25-3 and 25-5.

O'HARA SOCCER UPDATE

Harrisonville was a 2-0 winner over the Celtics' varsity team, but the two JV teams played to a 0-0 tie. The varsity record is now 5-11. The winning JV record is 4-3-2.

Freshman Football Team win 20-14

In a close football game with Rockhurst, the O'Hara freshman football team won 20-14 on October 19th. Ronnie Sailer broke away for an 80 yard TD and Derrick Davis scored twice on runs of 20 and 15 yards. Ronnie Sailer kicked the two extra points. Among the impressive defensive plays, Myles Cason recovered a fumble and had a quarterback sack.

O'HARA VOLLEYBALL SECOND IN TRUMAN TOURNAMENT

On October 17th, the O'Hara volleyball team brought home the Runner-Up Trophy from the Truman Tournament, coming up short in the Championship Game 25-20 & 25-20 to Lee's Summit North. To reach the finals, the Celtics emerged from the Gold Pool to face Marquette whom they defeated 2 games to 1. Among the strong opposition in the games were Park Hill South, Dushesne, North Kansas City, Fort Osage, William Chrisman, Parkway West, Truman, Raytown, and Staley. Staley was the winner of the Consolation final defeating Dushesne.

O'Hara Announces Cast for FRUITCAKES

Twelve O'Hara students were announced for the cast in Fruitcakes, the play scheduled for December 11 (evening), 12 (evening), and 13 (afternoon). Set in the small Southern town of McCord's Ferry, Fruitcakes introduces an array of quirky, nutty characters preparing for their traditional holiday tasks including two sisters, Miss Sarah (Beth Vernon) and Miss Alice (Kayla Henderson), who bake a many Jack Daniels-laced fruitcakes for all the townsfolk, a sheriff named Beebo (Mike Berney) who delights in building the biggest and baddest holiday light display, the sheriff's wife, Betty Jo (Sara Downs) who desperately tries to salvage the Christmas pagaent plagued by the chicken pox, and Skeeter (Jo Burdett), a fisherman who scares his catch with Shakespeare. The heart of the story, however, revolves around general store owner Mack (Rocky Chael) who befriends runaway teen, Jamie (Emanuel Moore). Jamie hides out in Mack's barn after stealing one of the sisters’ hard-as-a-brick fruitcakes. The relationship between Mack and Jamie is at times funny and sad as each of them struggles with past hurts and disappointments. While the outcome is expected, the play has moments of comfort and joy and is a great way to spend time this holiday season. Four other parts in the play are Lil' Beebo (Nick Cobb), Sally (Katie Baylie), Rick (Andy Vernon), and James (Sammy Verhulst).

SUMMARY OF HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME

HOMECOMING SHUTOUT WIN FOR O’HARA The O’Hara Celtics football team celebrated their 2009 Homecoming with a lopsided 55-0 win over the Lincoln Prep Tigers on October 16th. On O’Hara’s first play from scrimmage, Raphael Spencer broke loose for a 60 yard gain, and three plays later, quarterback T. J. White scored on an 11 yard keeper. The Tigers began their first offensive plays on the 13 yard line and were penalized back to the 8 yard line. Tyler Houser and Keon Young then sacked the quarterback in the end zone for a 2-point safety. O’Hara was on the scoreboard again in five plays, two of which were runs by T. J. White for 24 yards and 30 yards, the second of which was for the score. After the Tigers went three and out with a punt, the Celtics sustained a nine play drive for their third TD of the first quarter. T. J. White’s 40 yard pass to Louis Golden and Raphael Spencer’s 15 yard run set up the touchdown. Terrell Johnson carried the ball in from 2 yards out. Four plays later, Louis Golden blocked the Tigers’ punt and Tanner Hull recovered for the Celtics. However, on the very next play Kelvin May intercepted T. J. White’s pass to give the Tigers possession on the 4 yard line. The Tigers had to punt again, this time from deep in their own territory. As a result, Jimmy Clark was able to return the ball all the way back to the 11 yard line as the first quarter drew to a close. Terrell Johnson scored the first O’Hara touchdown of the second quarter with a 7 yard run. Julian Gidley kicked the extra point (he would add four more before the game was over). Another double-trade occurred next. On an attempted hook-and-ladder pass, the lateral was missed and the Tigers recovered. For the Celtics, Brett Coatney intercepted Jonathan Bingham’s pass near midfield. Five more plays and O’Hara had another 7 points. The big gainer was a 24 yard pass to Joe Melchior but the actual TD was a 2 yard run by Chuck Preston. The Tigers had the ball on the 26 yard line when a very bad snap caused a scramble to recover the ball. Keon Young eventually took possession on the one yard line! The Celtics picked up the one yard for the score on a short pass to Joe Melchior. Within the last two minutes of the second quarter, the Tigers showed some offensive life when Jonathan Bingham passed to Kelvin May for a 57 yard gain. Eventually the Tigers relinquished the ball on downs. Starting on their own 27 yard line, the Celtics used three plays to increase their total to 48 points. T. J. White ran for 25 yards. He passed to Aaron Stubblefield for 42 yards, and Raphael Spencer ran the ball in from 6 yards out. The third and fourth quarters slipped by rapidly with the running clock. The Tigers made a first down but then declined to punt on fourth down, giving up the ball on downs. This set up O’Hara’s last TD of the game. In the scoring drive, Brett Coatney had a 25 yard run and the touchdown was scored on a 14 yard run by Terrell Johnson. O’Hara got possession on an on-side kick wherein Jake Fortin recovered for the Celtics. On fourth down, Joe Melchior’s punt was blocked, but alertly Terrell Johnson picked up the ball and nearly ran enough yards for a first down. A measurement was taken, but the Celtics had to give up the ball on downs. The Tigers moved the ball effectively for the first time in the game picking up four first downs until they got as close as the 19 yard line where a fumble turned the ball over to the Celtics. O’Hara moved the ball forward for the next eight plays until the time ran out. Two of the longer gains in this drive were a 22 yard pass from Jake Fortin to Keenen Wilkins and a 12 yard run by Tanner Hull. The stats favored the Celtics in most categories. O’Hara had 443 net yards to Lincoln’s 113. In the ground game, O’Hara led 299 yards to 23 yards. T. J. White added 122 yards to his already impress total in passing, completing 5 out of 11. As for the school record, playing in six of eight games, Julian Gidley is four extra points shy of 15th place for the most extra points made in a single season.

Update On O'Hara Football Scoring

In the eight O'Hara games played by October 16th, nine players contributed points to the 315 total along with a 2 point safety. ______ Raphael Spencer has 18 touchdowns for 108 points, T. J. White has 72 points on 12 touchdowns, and Terrell Johnson is third with 42 points on 7 touchdowns. ______ Joe Melchior contributed 23 points on three touchdowns, two 2-point conversions, and a kicked extra point. ______ Both Julian Gidley and Aaron Stubblefield have 20 points, Gidley via extra point kicks and Stubblefield with three touchdowns and a 2-point conversion. ______ Brett Coatney's two touchdowns account for 12 points. Louis Golden and Chuck Preston each have 8 points on a TD and a 2-point conversion. ______ Tyler Houser and Keon Young were credited with the sacking of a quarterback for the safety. _______ The opponents of the Celtics scored a total of 139 points, most of which were in the latter parts of the games.

O'HARA 10 RUSKIN 0 IN SOCCER

Led by Jerry Rellihan's three goals and Kyle Quirk's shutout, the O'Hara soccer team won a 10-0 game with Ruskin on October 16th. It was the Celtics' 5th win in 15 games. Kevin Hogan, Matt Shelton, and Taylor Mathews each had two goals, and Julian Gidley got one.

O'Hara 55 Lincoln 0 District Game

On October 16th, the O'Hara Celtics won their first District football game defeating the Lincoln Prep Tigers 55-0. It was O'Hara's Homecoming Game. In scoring 21 first quarter points, the Celtics had two TD runs by T. J. White for 11 and 30 yards along with a 2 yard scamper by Terrell Johnson. Julian Gidley kicked an extra point while Keon Young and Tyler Houser combined for a safety tackling the Lincoln quarterback in the endzone. _______ Four additional touchdowns were scored by the Celtics in the second quarter. Terrell Johnson scored on a 7 yard run, Chuck Preston scored from two yards out, Joe Melchior caught a one yard pass from T. J. White, and Raphael Spencer had a TD run for 6 yards. _____ At halftime the Homecoming queen and king were announced: Katie Huber and Travis Peter. Alumni from O'Hara's State Championship team thirty years ago were honored and a special award was made for Mary Jo Post Sandburg '71 for achievements made over the years. _____ With the running clock, the Celtics managed one more second half touchdown. Terrell Johnson scored on a 14 yard run in the third quarter.

VOLLEYBALL RANKED #1

On October 13th, the Missouri Volleyball Coaches Association State Class 3 Ranking has the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics RANKED # 1. _____ O'Hara's win-loss record is 15-4. Ranked #2 is De Soto with an unblemished 24-0 season. O'Hara is the defending State Champions. _____ Ranked #3 and #4 are Saint Francis Borgia and Notre Dame Cape Girardeau.

O'Hara Softball Players: All West Central Conference

Five softball players from Archbishop O'Hara High School were named to the All West Central Conference Team. The three that made the First Team were infielder Andi Davis, outfielder Kellie Bachkora, and utility player Ashley Clark. Making the Second Team were pitcher Allison Seck and outfielder Brittany Gallatin.

FORENSICS/DEBATE CONGRATS

Congratulations to members of the Archbishop O'Hara High School Forensics and Debate Team. Sara Downs, Paige Bush and Johanna Kelly placed at the Oak Park Tournament on October 9 -10. Thirty-three teams participated in the competition. Coached by Mrs. Ethel Stauffer, Sara Downs took first place in prose interpretation/novice division, Paige Bush, a 6th place medal in poetry interpretation/novice division, and Johanna Kelly, a 6th place medal in storytelling and advanced to semi finals in original oratory. Other team members are Rocky Chael, Alex Keffer-Swaney and Bria Gardner-Anderson.

O'Hara in District Tennis

In class 1 District 6 girls tennis, the O'Hara Celtics tied for 6th place among twelve schools. Their 9.5 points was matched by Lamar. Notre Dame de Sion won the District Championship with 37 points. The next four teams were Pembroke Hill, Bolivar, Barstow and Nevada. O'Hara had a higher score than those from Clinton, Hickman Mills, Center, Harrisonville, and Ruskin.

FOOTBALL O'HARA 32 CENTER 0

Raphael Spencer scored four touchdowns for O'Hara and T. J. White returned an interception for a TD as the Celtics shutout the Center Yellowjackets 32-0 on October 9. Julian Gidley kicked O'Hara's two first quarter extra points, but those were the only extra points scored in the game. _____ At the very beginning of the game, O'Hara was unable to sustain a drive and punted. Center, after four short gains, lost the ball on a fumble on their own 26 yard line. Raphael Spencer ran the ball in with just one play. _____ On Center's third play in the next series, T. J. White intercepted and returned the ball to the endzone with a 42 yard return. _____ The Celtics moved the ball within the 20 yard line with their next possession, but gave up the ball on downs. _____ The Yellowjackets took the ball from deep in their own territory to midfield when Ted Dujakovich recovered a fumble for the Celtics. It took O'Hara ten plays to gain their third touchdown; Raphael Spencer carried the ball for the final three yards in the drive. _____ In the third quarter following a Yellowjacket punt, the Celtics took over on their 26 yard line. They mounted a nine-play drive ending with a 4 yard run by Raphael Spencer, boosting the score to 26-0. _____ As the third quarter came to a close, the Yellowjackets gambled on a fourth down fake punt, but gave the ball over to the Celtics. _____ Three plays later, T. J. White completed a 32 yard TD pass to Raphael Spencer. _____ Center's last drive to get on the scoreboard was halted by an interception by Jimmy Clark.

O'Hara Homecoming Court

Candidates for Homecoming Queen and King and the underclassman Court were announced at Archbishop O'Hara High School on October 9th. The Queen candidates are Katie Baylie, Alyss Brown, Jamesha Byes, and Katie Huber. Candidates for the King are Ted Dujakovich, Roy Jackson, Travis Peter, and Noah Volz. The undersclassman Court are juniors Brynn Thibault & Matt McInerny, sophomores Angela Fenani & Ryan Wald, and freshmen Mercy Favrow & James Campo.

OCT 7 RANKINGS in FOOTBALL and VOLLEYBALL

The Celtics football team is ranked 8th in 3-A competition. Undefeated Monnett, Potosi, and Cardinal Ritter hold the top three positions. Chillicothe, Cassville, Mountain Grove and Logan-Rogersville are ahead of O'Hara each having one loss as does O'Hara. __________________ __________ _____________ The Celtics volleyball team has a 4th place ranking with Glendale in Springfield holding the #1 position. They are followed by Saint Joseph Academy and Cor Jesu in Saint Louis.

Volleyball: O'Hara Over St Pius 25-20 & 25-15

On October 7th, the O'Hara Celtics volleyball team defeated the Saint Pius X Warriors 25-20 and 25-15 at the O'Hara gym. In the first game, the Celtics didn't take the lead until 7-6 and never trailed the rest of the way, but the Warriors kept it close. In the second game the two teams were tied at 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, and 11-11. O'Hara then scored eight unanswered points to jump the score to 19-11, and coasted to the win the remainder of the game.

CLINTON FALLS TO O'HARA IN SOCCER

The O'Hara soccer team won for the fourth time this season when they beat Clinton 4-2 on October 6th. Jerry Rellihan provided the Celtics with three goals and Justin Chang added an insurance shot.

JV Post 28-6 Win Over Christ Prep

Behind a great offensive front of Logan Halil,Blake Hughes, Jeremy Schaefer, Josh Snow, and Micah Johnson, the O'Hara Celtics JV team won a 28-6 football game with Christ Prep. _____ O'Hara touchdowns were scored by Jake Fortin, Brandon Dennis, Curtis McClintock, and Ryan McDowell. _____ McDowell completed 11 passes in 15 attempts. _____ McClintock picked off two interceptions. _____ Tanner Hull and Blake Hughes each had a quarterback sack. _____ Hull led the team in rushes with 172 yards in 7 carries and recovered a punt. _____ The O'Hara team recovered four fumbles in the game.

DRESSING UP FOR HOMECOMING

Homecoming week [ October 11-17 ] at Archbishop O'Hara High School has the theme "Justice Week."Showing spirit, students have the opportunity to dress up in a special way each day of the week. Monday is HISTORICAL HERO DAY, Tuesday is SUPERHERO AND SIDEKICK DAY, Wednesday is FAVORITE TEACHER DAY, Thursday is SAFARI DAY, and Friday is GREEN & GOLD DAY.

VOLLEYBALL & SOFTBALL WINS

The O'Hara volleyball team traveled to Notre Dame de Sion and returned with a 25-15 & 25-12 victory on October 5th. They followed up with 25-10 & 25-10 at home against Warrensburg the following day. _____ The Celtics softball team went to Saint Pius X and got a 5-2 win. The game had enough runs from the first three batters when Andi Davis opened with a double, scored on Ashley Clark's double, and Katie Bachkora belted a home run. Allison Seck pitched a 5 hitter giving up two runs in the 6th on a double, two singles, and a sacrifice fly. Seck struck out ten batters. O'Hara's other two runs came in the 6th inning on a double by Britany Gallatin and singles by Natalie Berigan and Erin Lynch.

KC Metro Cross Country Meet

O'HARA COMPETES WITH 26 TEAMS At the Kansas City Metro Cross Country Meet on October 3rd, the O'Hara boys team competed with twenty-six schools. With nearly 200 runners competing, Andy Meyer had the best finish among the five-man Celtic squad, finishing the race in 77th place. Thomas Lowell, Graham Grier, Collin McKinney, and James Keeny made up the remainder of the O'Hara team, but each of these runners were beyond the 100 finishers. None of the girls varsity runners were in the top 100 although Claire Becker had the best time of the four from O'Hara. The other three runners were Amy Gaston, Katelyn Gutteridge, and Rachel Gudde but one runner short of a complete team. The Meet was held at Raymore-Peculiar.

LEADING FOOTBALL SCORERS 2009

Leading the O'Hara Celtics in scoring in this year's first six games of the season is Raphael Spencer with 13 touchdowns for 78 points. Eight others have scored points. T. J. White has 9 touchdowns for 54 points. Scoring 24 points on 4 touchdowns is Terrell Johnson. Aaron Stubblefield has three touchdowns and a two-point conversion to account for 20 points. Versitile Joe Melchior contributed two touchdowns, two two-point conversions and one kicked extra point for a total of 17 points. Next is Julian Gidley with 13 kicked extra points. Brett Coatney crossed the goal line twice for 12 points. Louis Goldan has a touchdown along with a two-point convesrion for 8 points. Finally Chuck Preston scored a two-point convesrion for 2 points. That makes a total of 228 points or an average of 38 points per game.

O'Hara 49 Christ Prep Academy 31

CELTICS' 28 FIRST QUARTER POINTS IMPRESSES PATRIOTS _____ The Archbishop O'Hara football team had an easy time with Christ Prep Academy in building up a 49-7 advantage over the first three quarters. _____ Terrell Johnson, on O'Hara's first offensive play of the game, ran 73 yards for a touchdown. Julian Gidley put the team up 7-0 with the first of his seven extra point kicks. _____ The Christ Prep Patriots answered with a 4 yard touchown on a quarterback keeper by Darren Wallace who also kicked the extra point. _____ That was all the scoring for the Patriots until the fourth quarter at which time O'Hara rested their seniors; the next 42 points were scored by the Celtics. _____ O'Hara's second and third TD's were runs of 56 yards and 30 yards by quarterback T. J. White. _____ Just as the first quarter was coming to a close, Raphael Spencer returned a Patriot punt for a 75 yard score. _____ At the start of the second quarter Jorge Belcher recovered a Patriot fumble on the 25 yard line, and in just one play, T. J. White passed a scoring touchdown to Joe Melchior. _____ The sixth time O'Hara scored, the team sustained a drive covering 80 yards. In the drive, Raphael Spencer had a 19 yard run and Aaron Stubblefield caught a 25 yard pass. However the last 10 yards were on a run by Raphael Spencer. _____ The margin of 35 points were enough to cruise through the third quarter with the running clock. Nevertheless, the Celtics acquired another seven points. After Louis Golden gained 26 yards on a pass play, Raphael Spencer reached the end zone on a 26 yard run. _____ The Patriots scored three fourth quarter touchdowns, a 3 yard run and a 5 yard run by Lenard Manuel, and a 51 yard break away by Darren Wallace. For all three touchdowns, the Patriots scored two-point conversions. The first one was on a pass from Darren Wallace to Demonta Bailey, the second and third ones were on runs by Darren Wallace. _____ Chuck Preston made an interception to halt the Patriots' last hope for another TD.