CENTER UNABLE TO KEEP O'HARA FROM BEING UNDEFEATED IN WCC

After the Center Yellowjackets took an early lead at 14-11, the O'Hara Celtics scored ten points in succession by D. J. Jackson, Josh Rupprecht, JeVon Lyle, Dominique Fields, and Keenan Wilkins-Hemphill, and led all the way to a 60-58 West Central Conference victory. _____ With one remaining game with Smith-Cotton, the Celtics remain undefeated in the Conference and have already won the Conference Championship. _____ Mark Braden, who played his first three high school years at O'Hara, was the Yellowjackets' top scorer with 23 points. _____ For the Celtics, the top scoring came from Josh Rupprecht with 14, JeVon Lyle with 12, Dominique Fields with 11, and D. J. Jackson with 9. _____ O'Hara led at the half 28-20 but Center whittled that down to four points to end the third quarter at 44-40. _____ O'Hara did not let the game go to a tie nor did they relinquish the lead although Center kept close. _____ The last eight O'Hara points were free throws by D. J. Jackson, Andre Jordan, and Ronnie Miller. _____ In the JV game preceding the varsity game, Center won 56-53. The O'Hara JV squad was ahead 53-50 with 25 seconds remaining in the game, but the Yellowjackets scored the final six points of the close game.