Celtics Top Raiders 93-61

Led by Josh Ruprect's 30 points, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team dealt the Pembroke Hill Raiders a 93-61 loss on December 7th at O'Hara. _____ The Celtics jumped to a 15-6 first quarter advantage but the Raiders caught fire scoring the next ten points to emerge ahead 16-15 heading into the second period. _____ Ruprecht dominated the scoring in the following two quarters putting in 12 in the second and 9 in the third as O'Hara took control the remainder of the way. _____ In the second quarter alone, the Celtics poured in 34 points and then added 30 more in the third quarter. ______ The Celtics could have reached the century mark but the game ended with a running clock holding the fourth quarter scoring down. _____ While Charley Doering with 17 points and Ben Keeton with 13 points led the Raiders, the Celtics got 16 from DJ Jackson and 14 from sophomore Kyle Baker. _____Baker connected on four three-pointers in the game. _____ Daniel Hurtt had 10 points and Jevon Lyle had 8 wherein Hurtt contributed under the basket while Lyle dazzled the crowd with layups. _____ Prior to the varsity game, the fast-paced JV team from O'Hara won an 81-49 game that also ended with a running clock.