Celtics Football Undefeated in October

Winning for the first time in six games of the 2010 football season 42-30 on October 1st, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team started off the month on a good note. _____ Here are some impressive items. _____ In the game with University Academy, the Celtics had to rally from a two touchdown deficit when they were held scoreless throughout the entire first quarter. ______ Only the spectacular 90 yard run by Raphael Spencer contributed to the scoring in the second quarter. ______ The Griffins led through the entire first half of the game. _____ O'Hara's 42 points in the game was the most the Celtics scored in any of their games; the previous high was 26 against Grandview which was an overtime game. _____ O'Hara had 425 total yards to UA's 270. _____ O'Hara had 16 first downs to UA's 18. _____ O'Hara had only one completed pass in four attempts, but it was a TD pass. _____ Three of O'Hara's five quarterback sacks came via Raphael Spencer ( the other two were by Ronnie Jackson & the duo of Jorge Belcher with Jake Chichuk). _____ O'Hara punted once in the game and it was a short 14 yarder. _____ O'Hara had one interception and it was by D, J. Griffin who returned the ball 23 yards. _____ Boosted by their 21 third quarter points, the Celtics have outpointed their opponents 37-12; it is the only quarter in which O'Hara bested their opposition. _____ Raphael Spencer has scored 8 touchdowns for the Celtics along with a two-point conversion to lead in the individual scoring with 50 points; four of his touchdowns came in the game with University Academy. _____ CAREER SCHOOL RECORDS: Raphael Spencer is 3rd in rushing with 2,458 yards and is 2nd in total points scored with 241. _____ Julian Gidley is 9th in most extra points made by kicking with 40. _____ WEST CENTRAL CONFERECNCE : Tied for first place with 3-1 records are Center, Saint Pius X, and Warrensburg. _____ Smith-Cotton (3-2) and Clinton (1-4) have completed their Conference games. _____ The only remaining Conference games are Center vs O'Hara and Warrensburg vs Saint Pius X. _____ If Center wins their game, they will be Co-Champs with the winner of the other game. ______ If Center loses to O'Hara, the winner of the Warrensburg-Saint Pius game will be Champs.