SURGING CELTS ARE TENTH IN RANKINGS

Although recognized in a higher ranking in State competition for their school size, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team re-entered the Kansas City Star's large schools ranking taking over 10th place as of Tuesday, February 16. _____ The Celtics are the only undefeated team in the West Central Conference and with the recent game with Clinton, reached a 21-4 season. None of the other nine ranked squads had more than 21 wins when the rankings were announced. Raymore-Peculiar, ranked 2nd, and Kearney, ranked 6th had won 21. _____ The only team undefeated in the rankings with a 17-0 record is Bishop Miege. O'Hara lost to Miege in the Hy-Vee Shootout by only two points, and would have taken the victory had the three-point effort from the corner by JeVon Lyle gone in at the final buzzer. _____ None of the other eight ranked teams beat O'Hara this season.