SCHEDULE OF 2009-2010 BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL

O’Hara 2009-2010 Boys Basketball Schedule : Tuesday, Dec 01 @ Smithville R-2 High School 7:00PM _____ Friday, Dec 04 @ Pembroke Hill School 7:00PM _____ Friday, Dec 11 @ St. James Academy 7:00PM _____ Monday, Dec 14 St. Pius X High School-Kansas City 7:00PM _____ Tuesday, Dec 15 @ Center Senior High School 7:00PM _____ Thursday, Dec 17 @ Smith-Cotton High School 7:00PM _____ Saturday, Dec 19 @ Hy-VEE Shoot Out (Miege) @ Avila 8:30PM _____ Tuesday, Dec 22 Warrensburg High School 7:00PM _____ Saturday, Dec 26 @ William Jewell TBA _____ Sunday, Dec 27 @ William Jewell TBA _____ Friday, Jan 08 @ Rockhurst High School 7:00PM _____ Tuesday, Jan 12 @ St. Pius X High School-Kansas City 7:00PM _____ Monday, Jan 18 @ Lee Summit Boys Basketball 1/18-1/22 TBA _____ Tuesday, Jan 26 Smith-Cotton High School 7:00PM _____ Thursday, Jan 28 @ Nixa Tournament TBA _____ Friday, Feb 05 @ Clinton High School 6:00PM _____ Monday, Feb 08 Hogan Preparatory Academy 7:00PM _____ Friday, Feb 12 @ Warrensburg High School 7:00PM _____ Wednesday, Feb 17 Clinton High School 7:00PM _____ Friday, Feb 19 Center Senior High School 7:00PM _____ Monday, Feb 22 Districts TBA

O'Hara Accomplishments in 2009 Football

Only two Missouri 3-A football teams surpassed the 12-2 O'Hara Celtics in 2009. _____ Undefeated Bowling Green topped Priory 20-7 to meet once-defeated Cassville who dropped the Celtics 23-7. They play next weekend for the State Championship. Priory ended their season with a 7-7 record. _____ SCHOOL RECORDS: Raphael Spencer led the Celtics during the season in rushing with 1,454 yards to advance to 5th place for a single season, and is presently in 8th place in career rushing yards with a total of 1,640 with another year to go. _____ Senior T. J. White completed 9 passes in the semifinal game to make this season his second best at O'Hara. He holds the season record of 1,919 yards on 92 completions done last year, and this year had 1,545 yards on 88 completions. From his sophomore year, he also holds down the 4th place behind Ryan McNamara '98. He finishes his O'Hara career passing top position with a grand total of 240 completions for 4,587 yards. _____ Senior Aaron Stubblefield caught three passes in the semifinal game which was enough to tie Matt Morrison '98 for #1 for a single season with 35 catches and Stubblefield finished his career at O'Hara in 2nd place among the school's best with 53 receptions for 1,254 yards. Only Joe Pepple from last year's squad had a better career total with 68 receptions for 1,259 yards. _____ Senior Joe Melchior caught two passes in the semifinal game. With this, he moved into 8th place in career receptions with 31, and only nine receivers topped his 22 catches for a single season. _____ Senior Louis Golden holds the #6 place in the top ten miscellaneous career points on defense. This included his 281 tackles,2 blocked kicks, 7.5 quarterback sacks, and 5 recovered fumbles. _____ Sophomore Julian Gidley tied Bryce Scovill '05 and Kevin Furey '90 for 6th place for a single season with his extra point conversion in the semifinal game; all three had 29 apiece. _____ In their fantastic season, the Celtics scored 32 or more points in all but three games, and only once did they fail to score at least 20 points. _____ The team had two shutouts and their only loss prior to the semifinal game was by 8 points to 4-A Smith-Cotton, the winner of the West Central Conference. _____ O'Hara scored a total of 502 points for an average of 35.86 per game. _____ Raphael Spencer was the team's leading scorer with 29 touchdowns and three 2-point conversons for 180 points. _____ T. J. White was second in scoring with 114 points on 18 touchdowns and three 2-point conversions. _____ The next four scorers were Aaron Stubblefield with 44 points, Terrell Johnson with 42 points, Joe Melchior with 35 points, and Louis Golden with 34 points.

O'HARA LOSES SEMIFINAL FOOTBALL GAME 23-7

For the first time in fourteen games, the O'Hara Celtic football team failed to score 20 points and at least three touchdowns as they lost 23-7 to the Cassville Wildcats on Saturday, November 21st. _____ Ending their season 12-2, the Celtics had outlasted 28 of the 32 teams that made postseason play in qualifying for the State's final four. _____ Entering the fourth quarter, O'Hara was down by only three points at 10-7, but Joseph Gouvion and Trevor Tanner scored on touchdown runs of 33 yards and 9 yards in the final quarter to seal the win. _____ At the start of the game the Wildcats scored first on a 21 yard run by Joseph Gouvion and Matt Angel kicked the extra point. _____ The Celtics came back with a breakaway run by Raphael Spencer for 31 yards and Julian Gidley kicked the extra point that tied up the game. _____ The score could have remained tied for half time, but an ill-advised O'Hara pass interception on a fourth down play gave the Celtics the ball on their own 8 yard line instead of the original line of scrimmage on the 27 yard line. ______ The Wildcats eventually profited from this gift because with just three seconds left to the half, they were close enough for Matt Angel to nail a field goal. _____ Neither team showed much spark in the third quarter as the game stayed close. _____ After the game was out of reach in the fourth quarter, the Celtics came alive starting from their own 24 yard line and got as close as the 11 yard line. _____ In this display of offensive comeback, T. J. White completed a 20 yard pass to Joe Melchior, ran for a 24 yard gain and a first down, and passed to Aaron Stubblefield for 15 yards. _____ _____ _____ ONE WEEK LATER CASSVILLE DEFEATED THE PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN BOWLING GREEN 24-7 WHICH LEAVES NO MISSOURI 3-A TEAM UNDEFEATED. O'HARA LOST BY A SLIGHTLY CLOSER SCORE TO CASSVILLE THAN BOWLING GREEN. PRIORY, THE FOURTH TEAM IN THE FINAL FOUR, LOST TO BOWLING GREEN. THUS O'HARA COULD BE CONSIDERED THIRD BEST IN THE STATE. . .

O'Hara's Wyatt and Huber Help Missouri win in MO/KAN Volleyball _____ Selected among the top twelve seniors in volleyball from Missouri, O'Hara's Katie Huber and Jordyn Wyatt played in the small school division of the November 15th MO/KAN All-Star Game at Avila College. _____ The Missouri squad lost the first set 20-25 but came back to take the second and third 25-18 and 25-12. _____ Both Celtic players had been named to their All-District First Team.

More O'Hara Football Stats after 13 games

Raphael Spencer ran for 280 yards against Pleasant Hill (averaging 17.5 yards per carry) and moved into 6th place among the O'Hara Top Ten Rushers for a season with a total of 1,391 yards. His career total at O'Hara over two seasons is 2,578 yards placing him in the 9th position. _____ Julian Gidley moved into a tie for 6th place for the most extra points made in a single season. In the Pleasant Hill game, he connected on six to increase to 29, tying him with Kevin Furey '90 and Bryce Scovill '05 just one shy of Ben Dollins '99. Gidley needs three more to tie Jason Jacob '02-'04 for 10th place in career extra points made (and could do it in a single season).

WOW: O'HARA 50 PLEASANT HILL 49

O'HARA REACHES FINAL FOUR IN STATE _____ At one time in the close State 3-A quarterfinal game between the O'Hara Celtics and the Pleasant Hill Roosters, O'Hara led 35-7. But Pleasant Hill chipped away until eventually leading 49-42 with 2:72 remaining in the game. _____ With 0:35 on the clock, the Celtics rallied to make the score 50-49, and their defense held on for the win. _____ So close was the contest that there were a number of parallels. _____ Both Raphael Spencer for O'Hara and Matt Hertzog for Pleasant Hill scored five touchdowns apiece. Louis Golden and Jake Warren scored on pass plays for their respective teams. _____ Justin Starks returned a punt to offset a touchdown catch by Aaron Stubblefield. _____ Raphael Spencer and Cody Todd ran in two-point conversions. _____ The difference ultimately was in the kicked extra points. Sophomore Julian Gidley won that battle succeeding with six while senior Jake Goosey missed one of his six attempts. _____ HOW THE 99 POINTS OCCURRED _____ At the beginning of the game, the Celtics scored on their third play of the game, a 65 yard TD run by Raphael Spencer [7-0]. _____ On the Roosters' sixth play, Raphael Spencer picked up a loose fumble and returned for a 58 yard score [14-0]. _____ In Six plays, the Roosters halved the score to 14-7 on Matt Hertzog's 11 yard run. _____ On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, Raphael Spencer broke free for a 72 yard TD run [21-7]. _____ The Celtics methodically advanced the ball from their own 22 yard line, and in eight plays increased the score to 28-7 on T. J. White's 21 yard pass to Louis Golden. _____ In O'Hara's next possession, Raphael Spencer had runs of 48 yards, 13 yards, and 21 yards, the last of which was for a touchdown [35-7]. _____ The momentum changed drastically from here on. The Roosters scored the next five TD's. ____ First was a 7 yard run by Matt Hertzog [35-14]. _____ Next was a punt run back by Justin Starks which made the half time score 35-21. _____ Cody Todd, on a fourth down play, connected with Jake Warren for a 29 yard touchdown [35-27] but the Roosters failed to cash in on an extra point. _____ Matt Hertzog added a 19 yard TD to tie the score at the end of the third quarter. _____ Putting the Roosters ahead for the first time in the game, Matt Hertzog scored from 16 yards out and the team benefitted by Cody Todd's two-point conversion [42-35]. _____ Eight plays later, Raphael Spencer ran for a 14 yard touchdown tying the score at 42-42. _____ It took the Roosters thirteen plays, but they managed to retake the lead 49-42 while eating up valuable time on the clock. The six point score was a 2 yarder by Matt Hertzog. _____ 2:12 remained in the game. Andre Jordan covered the on-side kick attempt on the 46 yard line. After two short passes to Aaron Stubblefield and and Joe Melchior, T. J. White completed a 19 yard touchdown pass to Aaron Stubblefield with 35 seconds on the clock. _____ With Spencer's two-point conversion, O'Hara moved back into the final lead 50-49. _____ The Roosters got to the 21 yard line with time running out and tried a long field goal, but Jake Goosey's kick was wide to the right.

O'Hara's Boehm Is Athlete of the Week

With four All-State volleyball players from the Archbishop O'Hara High School 3-A State Champions to choose from, Michala Boehm was named ATHLETE OF THE WEEK by the Kansas City Star on November 13th. _____ Her 17 kills in the State final was a strong boost in influencing the panel as the Celtics defeated Villa Duchesne 25-16 & 25-13 for the State Title. _____ Boehm had 47 kills as a middle hitter in the games against the other teams that made the final four. Her "kill efficiency" was .482 for the weekend. _____ Michala Boehm is a junior and was named First Team All State along with senior Katie Huber and juniors Tori Hurtt and Lindsey Hanaway.

HAILEY HOUSER SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT

On November 11th, Hailey Houser, a senior at Archbishop O'Hara High School, signed a letter of intent to attend UMKC. Houser was among the leaders on the Celtics' basketball team in rebounding and scoring.

Some Additional O'Hara Football Stats

In the exciting 21-16 Sectional win over Savannah, the O'Hara team came up with some impressive stats. _____ The Celtics had 375 total yards to 269 for the Savages. _____ 212 yards resulted from 14 pass completions by T. J. White. _____ Savannah was more one-dimensional completing only two passes in the entire game. _____ Raphael Spencer gained 85 rushing yards, averaging 7.1 yards per carry. _____ Aaron Stubblefield gained 105 yards on five pass receptions. _____ Raphael Spencer, Louis Golden, and Joe Melchior each caught three passes. _____ Savannah was one of the two O'Hara opponents to hold the Celtics to under 32 points in the twelve games played; the other team was Smith-Cotton, the only team to outscore the Celtics. _____ With 1111 total yards, Raphael Spencer overtook Lamar Dawn '93 for 9th place among the top rushing for a single season. _____ T. J. White increased his already top career passing feats and now has 227 completions for 4,431 yards. _____ Aaron Stubblefield moved to 3rd place in pass receptions for a season with 30, and to 2nd place for career catches with 48. _____ Joe Melchior advanced to 9th place in career catches with 28, and his 19 receptions this year ties him for 13th for a single season. _____ Prior to the Regional & Sectional games, O'Hara was ranked 4th in 3-A. They have eliminated from State competition the 8th and 10th ranked teams with their past two victories. ____

O'HARA 21 SAVANNAH 16

Trailing 9-0 at the half and 16-8 after three quarters, the O'Hara Celtics football team scored 13 fourth quarter points to slip past the Savannah Savages on November 9th by a score of 21-16. _____ The last score of the game was as exciting as the Celtics' previous win over Chillicothe, and again accomplished within the last ten seconds of game time. _____ The clincher was a 20 yard TD pass from T. J. White to Aaron Stubblefield. ______ Up to that time, the Celtics never led in this game. _____ Although not scoring in the entire first half, the Celtics did occasionally move the ball well. ____ Near the end of the first quarter, Savannah pulled ahead 6-0 on a 12 yard run by Quinton Peak. The extra point attempt was blocked. _____ Savannah was trying for a second score in the second quarter, but was stopped when Joe Melchior recovered a fumble on the 15 yard line. _____ With time running out in the first half, Savannah again was on the march and reached the 17 yard line. This time with 10 seconds remaining on the clock, Cameron Vulgamott kicked a field goal. _____ It was the first time this season the Celtics were held scoreless for the first half of a game. _____ After receiving the kickoff to start the third quarter, O'Hara took the ball all the way from their own 36 yard line to score their first TD of the evening. By far, the key play in the series was a 43 yard pass caught by Aaron Stubblefield. T. J. White scored the touchdown on a 14 yard run, and Raphael Spencer ran the two-point conversion to narrow the score to 9-8. _____ Savannah answered with a long 87 yard march consuming 13 plays with Quinton Peak scoring on a 5 yard run and Cameron Vulgamot providing the extra point kick for a 16-8 advantage. _____ With just over five minutes of playing time in the game, the Celtics took the ball 76 yards up the field to score six points. Along the way, Louis Golden caught an 11 yard pass to keep the drive alive, and from 25 yards out, gathered in a T. J. White pass for the TD. A two-point conversion would have tied up the game, but T. J. White's pass failed, leaving the Celtics behind by two 16-14 with just over three and a half minutes left in the game. _____ Savannah played conservative in their next possession, and after three short gains, punted to the Celtics. _____ O'Hara had the ball on the 36 yard line with the clock showing 1:21 remaining. A third down pass play to Aaron Stubblefield advanced the ball to the 50 yard line. T. J. Whites 30 yard pass to Joe Melchior got the ball to the 20 yard line. That's when White connected with Stubblefield for the winner. Julian Gidley kicked the extra point. ____ As a result of the three touchdowns scored by the Celtics, they kept their enviable record of scoring no less than 20 points in every one of their games this season.

All-State Volleyball Players from O'Hara

Four O'Hara volleyball players won All-State First Team Honors voted on by coaches around the State of Missouri: Victoria Hurtt, Katie Huber, Michala Boehm, and Lindsey Hanaway. These same four were also selected to the 2009 All-State Tournament Team with Tori Hurtt designated as team captain. The O'Hara team had a 30-6-1 record for the season and were undefeated in the tournament winning the State 3-A Championship for the third year in a row.

O'HARA COMPETING IN FORENSICS

With competition among 25 schools, the O'Hara Forensic & Debate team competed in the Blue Spring Tournament. Johanna Kelly in Original Oratory Speaking earned the 6th place medal. _____ Earning excellect ballots but not advancing were Alex Keffer-Swaney, Rachel Goode, and Derrianna White in their events. _____ In the debate area, the team of Bria Anderson-Gardner & Trey Hampton won two rounds, and the team of Johanna Kelly & Alec Robb won one round.

One-Plus Honors to James Campo

In the Kansas Music Teachers Association Honors Auditions, James Campos from Archbishop O'Hara High School received the highest honors rank of One-Plus.

* S T A T E * C H A M P S *

Once again the O'Hara High School Celtic volleyball team successfully defended its 3-A State Championship, and this year, with relative ease. _____ Villa Duchesne had to settle for second place after O'Hara posted 25-16 and 25-13 games on Saturday evening. _____ Numerous kills by Michala Boehm and Tori Hurtt, spectacular digs by libero Katie Huber, and accurate settings by Lindsey Hanaway led the way with support from Jordyn Wyatt, Madison Clark, and Janell Jordan. _____ In the first game, the score was close until it reached 6-5 with neither team leading by more than a point. Then the Celtics pulled away and led by as much as nine at 21-12 and coasted to the win. _____ In the second game, the Celtics jumped ahead 4-0 immediately and stretched the lead to ten midway through the contest.

VOLLEYBALL: O'Hara Dominates in Pool Play

The defending State Champs won all of their pool games on Friday, November 6th and faces Villa Duchesne for the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP on Saturday. Villa Duchesne was the only team to score more than 16 points against the Celtics! _______ Scores: O'Hara over Villa Duchesne 25-11 & 25-20; O'Hara over Logan-Rogersville 25-16 & 25-14; O'Hara over Notre Dame Cape Girardeau 25-11 & 25-14. _______Villa Duchesne won over Notre Dame 25-12 & 25-22 _______ The other two games were splits: Villa Duchesne winning 25-16 and losing 19-25 to Logan-Rogersville AND Notre Dame winning 26-24 and losing 27-29 to Logan-Rogersville 27-29 in the closest contest on the evening [and determining which team would have the honor to face the Celtics for the Championship game].

LATEST FOOTBALL SCORING

O'Hara's nine football players (along with a safety) accounting for the 424 points scored in eleven games are Raphael Spencer 140, T. J. White 108, Terrell Johnson 42, Joe Melchior 35, Aaron Stubblefield 32, Louis Golden 22, Julian Gidley 21, Brett Coatney 12, and Chuck Preston 10. The Celtics held their opponents to 184 points. AND DID YOU KNOW: The 32 points O'Hara scored against Chillicothe was the MOST that any team scored against them this year; the previous high was 27. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * In T. J. White's passing stats, he has a career total of 213 completions for 4,219 yards. In the 2008 football season, he had 92 completions for 1,919 yards which is the O'Hara season best. Presently he has 61 completions for 1,777 yards which is third best for a season. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Raphael Spencer is now in tenth place for top rushing yards in a single season with 1,026 yards [in 9th place is Lamar Dawn '93 with 1,035 yards]. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Aaron Stubblefield with his 25 catches this year is in 9th place for a single season; he is tied for 3rd place in career receptions with 43 [tying Tokie Aromona] and is in 2nd place in total yards via passing with 1,069 yards. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Joe Melchior moved into a tie for 11th place among the top career receptions with 25 catches, and needing only three more to take over 9th place.

Celtic Football Team Win Regional Game 32-29

O'Hara got by Chillicothe 32-29 in scoring five touchdowns and a two-point conversion. The Celtic defense held the Hornets to two offensive touchdowns. However the game was close because Chillicothe scored a defensive TD, three field goals, and converted a 2-point conversion. But that wasn't quite enough. _____ The real excitement in the close game came at the very end. The Hornets were ahead 29-26; the Celtics had the ball on the 12 yard line needing 8 yards to accomplish a first down, and it was fourth down with 21 seconds left in the game! _____ Quarterback T. J. White rolled out to pass but gained the needed eight yards for a first down on a keeper. From the 3 yard line with 10 seconds remaining he nearly completed an endzone pass to Aaron Stubblefield, but it was ruled out of bounds. Then with 6 seconds on the clock, White ran across the goal line for the winning points! _____ Back at the start of the game, O'Hara had to punt. Chilllicothe took the ball from the 50 yard line down to the 24 yard line before giving up the ball on downs. _____ On O'Hara's third play after the Celtic defense held the Hornets, Raphael Spencer raced 48 yards for the first points of the game. O'Hara led 6-0. _____ The Hornets moved the ball to the 16 yard line before being halted on a third down. Rather than risk another giving up of possession on downs, they called upon Connor Lindley for a 33 yard field goal, making the score 6-3. _____ In the second quarter, O'Hara obtained their second touchdown from a T. J. White pass to a wide open Joe Melchior covering 40 yards. The score was then 12-3. _____ The Hornets needed twelve plays to grind out their first touchdown which was a 1 yard keeper by quarterback Jared McCauslin. That made the score 12-9. _____ The Hornets got one more score, just barely however, before half time. This time they had to consume 14 plays and although it at first appeared the O'Hara defense stopped them when the clock ran out, a second was placed back on the clock to accommodate a Hornet time out. Connor Lindley kicked his second field goal to tie up the score at the half at 12-12. _____ Starting the second half, the Hornets used up ten plays to get as close as the 6 yard line where a third field goal by Connor Lindley put Chillicothe ahead for the first time in the game 15-12. _____ O'Hara needed only five plays to regain the lead. The touchdown was scored by Louis Golden on a 27 yard pass play from T. J. White. T. J. White also scored the 2-point extra points to bring the score to 20-15. _____ The Celtics were moving the ball fairly well when an unexpected turn of events put the Hornets back in the lead. T. J. White completed a short pass to Joe Melchior who attempted to lateral to Raphael Spencer. Bryce Young alertly picked off the lateral and carried to ball into the end zone for a defensive TD. The Hornets were ahead 21-20 at the end of the third quarter. _____ In O'Hara's next possession, Raphael Spencer had a long 28 yard run to reach the Hornet 5 yard line. The Hornet defense stiffened but O'Hara did manage to score on fourth down on a one-yard plunge by T. J. White and a Celtic lead of 26-21. _____ A failed on-side kick attempt gave the Hornets good field position and they capitalized on it with a score mostly generated by Brett Stephens who took it in for the last four yards and the Hornets' 27-26 advantage. A pass to Bryce Young for the 2-pointer upped the score to 29-26. _____ The next four minutes were taken up by the Celtics on their final scoring drive. It began on the 22 yard line. Along with some short gainers, T. J. White had a couple of runs of 16 yards and 25 yards to set up the final excitement of the game.

FOOTBALL ALL-WCC

ALL WEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE O’HARA PLAYERS _____ T. J. White, Joe Melchior, and Ted Dujakovich led the O’Hara football players in All West Central Conference honors. White was named the Offensive Player of the Year, First Team Offense, and Second Team Defense. Melchoir and Dujacovich were also named to the First Team Offense and Second Team Defense. _____ Included in the First Team Offense were Terrell Johnson, Raphael Spencer, and Aaron Stubblefield. Louis Golden and Chuck Preston made the First Team Defense. _____ Tyler Houser and Nick Coatney were named to the Second Team Offense while Matt Falke and Andre Jordan were named to the Second Team Defense. _____ Teamwise the Celtics were 5-1 having scored 173 points to their Conference opponents’ 66. Their only loss was by 8 points to Smith-Cotton.

Huber & Wyatt To Play in MO/KAN Volleyball

Selected among the top twelve seniors in volleyball from Missouri, O'Hara's Katie Huber and Jordyn Wyatt were selected to play in the November 15th MO/KAN All-Star Game at 5:30 at Avila College. Both were named to their All-District First Team. ______________________________________________ From O'Hara, four players were named to the First Team All-Region. They were Katie Huber, Lindsey Hanaway, Michala Boehm, and Tori Hurtt.

O'HARA VOLLEYBALL MAKE FINAL FOUR

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics volleyball team will join Villa Duchesne, Logan-Rogersville, and Cape Girardeau-Notre Dame for the November 6th State semifinals to defend their State Championship of last year. _____ The Celtics had an easy first round against Holden winning 25-10 and 25-16. _____ In the quarterfinals, they encountered a determined Saint Pius X team who took the first game with a close 25-23 score. The Celtics stepped up on the next two games winning both by 25-12 scores. _____ Both Logan-Rogersville and Cape Girardeau-Notre Dame had tough quarterfinal games to make the final four. Logan-Rogersville made it with scores of 21-25, 28-26, and finally 25-23 playing Republic High. Cape Girardeau-Notre Dame was 25-19, 17-25, and 25-23 with Rosati-Kain as their opponent. Villa Duchesne had the easiest route with 25-19 and 25-20 scores eliminating Francis Borgia.