O'Hara Football Matches a Feat from Last Year

This year the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team lost to Richmond in the quarterfinals and last year they lost to Cassville in the semifinals. ______ Cassville went on to win the State Championship and this Year Richmond also won the State Title beating John Boroughs. _____ O'Hara ended the season 5-7 after a 0-5 start. ______ In the final totaling, the team outpointed their opponents in EVERY quarter: 83-81 in the first quarter, 102-88 in the second quarter, 75-67 in the third quarter, and 88-85 in the fourth quarter. _____ THOSE IN THE TOP TEN IN SCHOOL RECORDS FOR SINGLE SEASONS: Raphael Spencer in rushing #2 this year with 2001 yards and #6 last year with 1454 yards. In kickoff returns he was #4 last year with 560 yards and #7 this year with 431 yards. In scoring, he scored 180 points to lead all O'Hara scorers for a season with 180 yards in each of the past two years._____ Quarterback Jake Fortin holds fifth place in passing from this year's season reaching 1092 total yards. _____ Pass receiver Brandon Dennis is #6 in total yardage with 556 yards on 25 catches which #10 in most caught. ______ Place kicker Julian Gidley tied for third in most extra points with 33 this year and tied for 7th place last year when he had 29. _____ THOSE IN THE TOP TEN IN SCHOOL CAREER RECORDS: Raphael Spencer is #2 in rushing with 3642 yards and #1 in kick return yardage with 1018 yards. He holds the school record for total points scored with over 370 points. _____ Jake Fortin completed 67 passes for 7th place and in yardage had 1114 yards for 9th place._____ Julian Gidley with 62 extra points ranks #3. _______ Of those that are in the top ten, Jake Fortin, Julian Gidley, and Brandon Dennis return for another O'Hara season.