O'HARA ADVANCES TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH 80-55 WIN

In the Bank Midwest/William Jewell Holiday Basketball Classic on December 29, the O'Hara Celtics Dealt the Trojans of Park Hill an 80-55 loss to advance to the tournament championship game the following evening. _____ The first sixteen points were scored by the Celtics and the Trojans didn't get onto the scoreboard until the second quarter. _____ A tight defense leading to turnovers and rushed shots along with 8 first quarter points provided by T. J. White gave O'Hara a margin that the Trojans couldn't dent. ______ After the two teams played evenly for the second and third quarters, the Celtics pulled way ahead in the final quarter outpointing the Trojans 27 to 18. _____ T. J. White led the O'Hara squad with 18 points. Andre Jordan added 11 and Josh Rupprecht had 10 as ten O'Hara players tallied points in the fast paced game.