Friday, December 17, 2010

Celtics Rally over Saints for 62-53 Win

At the Hy-Vee Shootout on December 16th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys varsity basketball team came from behind to win by nine points playing the Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints 62-53. _____ The win kept the O'Hara team undefeated but for the first time this season they trailed for three quarters before surging ahead with a 24-11 fourth quarter. _____ Three O'Hara athletes reached double figures accounting for all but nine of the Celtics' points. _____ DJ Jackson scored 19 while both Daniel Hurtt and Jevon Lyle had 17 apiece. ______ O'Hara was behind by two points going into the second quarter of play and found themselves down by five halfway through the game. ______ At one time the Saints led by eight when the score was 38-30. ______ During the fourth quarter when the Celtics finally took the lead, the Saints had two technical fouls called that helped spread the point advantage at a critical time of the contest.

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