FOOTBALL:Grandview needs overtime to Win Over O'Hara 28-26

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtic football team displayed quite an arsenal to tie the Grandview Bulldogs 20-20 in regulation time in their season opener. _____ Using a safety, a field goal, a one-point kicked conversion, a two-point conversion, along with two touchdowns, the Celtics were able to total their twenty points. ______ The Bulldogs got their twenty via three touchdowns missing two attempted one-point conversions and scoring a two-point conversion on a run. ____ After the teams moved into overtime, the Bulldogs scored eight points on a 25 yard run and a two-point conversion, both by Darion Moore. _____ The Celtics tried to match this one-man performance with a Jake Fortin 25 yard pass to Brandon Dennis, but Raphael Spencer was stopped short on O'Hara's two-point conversion attempt. _____ _____ O'Hara scored first in the evening's game. Quarterback Ryan Lee was tackled in the end zone by Tanner Hull to give the Celtics a 2-0 lead which held up all the way until a minute before halftime. _____ An 18 yard pass from Ryan Lee to Romey Reaws gave the Bulldogs a 6-2 halftime advantage. _____ When O'Hara reached the 6 yard line in the third quarter, Julian Gidley brought the score to within one point with a field goal. _____ Following this the Bulldogs scored on an 80 yard drive; after seven running plays mostly by Darion Moore, Travis McMillan caught a 23 yard touchdown pass from Ryan Lee. ______ Jordan Hood's extra point kick was blocked by Jake Chickuk to hold the score at 12-5. _____ Bolstered by a 45 yard breakaway run by Brett Coatney and a 17 yard pass play from Jake Fortin to D. J. Griffin, the Celtics came up with their first TD of the day on a 3 yard plunge by Brett Coatney. ______Julian Gidley's extra point tied the score at 12-12. _____ The Bulldogs took an eight point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter on a 3 yard run and a twopoint conversion by Darion Moore. ______ At the end of the fourth quarter, O'Hara came up with their own eight points on a 9 yard touchdown caught by D. J. Griffin and a two point conversion by Raphael Spencer.

GIRLS TENNIS OPENS SEASON

Although Briana Rainey won her No. 1 Singles match 8-3 and teamed with Alex Moran, won the No. 1 Doubles 8-2, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Girls' Tennis Team was edged by Clinton 5-4 on Thursday, August 26th.

Girls Golf at O'Hara This Year

Coach Laura Eagle has six girls golfers to begin this season. Olivia Wright has already entered competition coming in 15th in the WARRENSBURG INVITATIONAL on August 23. _____ The other five on this year's team are Ciara Bazemore, Alyssa McKee, Ashley Jackson, Kylee Bosworth, and MacKenzie Magwire.

FOOTBALL JAMBOREE HALTED BY LIGHTNING

On August 20, O'Hara's football team got off five plays against Ruskin when the fields and stands were emptied as lightning ruled the day. _____ Raphael Spencer had two runs of 4 and 13 yards and Brett Coatney ran for 5 as the Celtics managed one first down. _____ Ruskin was to have the ball after O'Hara's 12 plays but the contest never got to that point.

Celtics Begin Football Season With Young Team

After completing the 2009 football season Third Place in State, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team will be starting the new season with a very young squad, only eight of whom are seniors. ______ The first encounter is the Jamboree wherein the Celtics face Ruskin, University Academy, and Pleasant Hill (12 offensive plays, 12 defensive plays, and no specialities). _____ Junior Jake Fortin will start as the O'Hara quarterback and senior Raphael Spencer is returning to lead the team's running attack. _____ Brett Coatney, Jake Chichuk, Jorge Belcher, Andre Jordan, Josh Snow, Ronnie Jackson, Tanner Hull, and Ronnie Sailer are expected to make an impact. Seniors on the team include Alex Schnitz, Josh Bonello, Lowell Thomas, and Jimmy Clark.

O'HARA VOLLEYBALL TEAM IN MO/KAN INVITATIONAL

The Archbishop O'Hara High Schhol volleyball team will play in the WHITE pool of the Lee's Summit West High School 5th Annual Varsity Invitational on September 11th. _____ The other three teams in the pool are Blue Valley Northwest, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Blue Springs South. _____ Lee's Summit West joins Saint Teresa's, Shawnee Mission East, and Blue Valley North in the NAVY pool while Lee's Summit will be with Lawrence Free State, Bishop Miege, and Lafayette/Ballwin in the BLUE pool. _____ The SILVER pool will consist of Raymore-Peculiar, Blue Valley, Blue Springs, and Saint James Academy.

O'Hara Varsity Football Schedule 2010

After playing in the pre-season Jamboree at Ruskin at 7 PM on August 20, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics visits Grandview on the 27th; game time 7 PM. _____ The next two Fridays, the Celtics host West Central Conference teams Clinton and Warrensburg. ____ Two away Conference games follow against Sedalia Smith-Cotton and Saint Pius X. _____ On October 1st, O'Hara hosts University Academy and on the following Friday, the Celtics travel to Center for a Conference game. _____The last three contests are District Games with Pembroke Hill away and Westport and Central at home.