FOOTBALL: O'HARA 7, ST PIUS 14

For the third time this season, the Archbishop O'Hara football team lost a close game. ____ In their first two games, it took Grandview overtime to top the Celtics and it took extra points for Clinton to come out on top. _____ On September 24, the Saint Pius X Warriors had to hold on to survive a late O'Hara rally 14-7. _____ In the first quarter, the Warriors scored on a quarterback sneak by Grant Gavin and in the second quarter, Anthony Zicarelli ran for a 5 yard score. _____ With Caleb Baker adding the extra points, Saint Pius was able take a two touchdown lead into halftime. ____ But that was the only scoring the Celtics would allow as O'Hara narrowed the lead to seven points by scoring a fourth quarter TD on a 3 yard run by Raphael Spencer with just over four minutes remaining in the game. _____ Julian Gidley kicked the extra point._____ With two and a half minutes remaining, O'Hara had their last possession on the 43 yard line. _____ The Celtics were able to advance the ball to the 17 yard line before giving up the ball on downs and the Warriors were victors in a close game. _____ Raphael Spencer ran for over 100 yards in the game and D. J. Griffin caught three passes for 59 yards. _____ Jorge Belcher had eight tackles and a quarterback sack. _____ Lowell Thomas halted a Warrior drive with an intereption. _____ As for O'Hara school career records, Raphael Spencer is 2nd in scoring with 217 points and Julian Gidley is 10th in most kicked extra points made with 46.