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.