CELTICS IN THE GRAIN VALLEY SONIC BASKETBALL SHOW DOWN

FIRST ROUND: Fifth seeded O'Hara Lady Celtics lost to fourth seeded Grain Valley in the first round of the 2011 Grain Valley Lady Eagles Sonic Show Down 41-28 on January 24th. _____ The game was close at the half with Grain Valley ahead by 13-12, but with 20 points scored by the Eagles in the 4th quarter, the Celtics moved into the Consolation bracket along with Center, Liberty North, and Oak Grove. _____ Pleasant Hill, Lincoln Prep, and Odessa moved into the winners' bracket. _____ Both Madison Clark and Amanda Hull had eight points in their game to lead the Celtic scoring. _____ _____ SECOND ROUND: On January 26th, the Lady Celtics qualified for the Consolation Championship game by getting by Center 48-25. _____ After the first quarter, O'Hara only led by one point but emphasizing defense, brought the halftime score to 22-15, and then followed with a 13-4 third quarter. ______ As a result, nine members of the O'Hara team scored points with Amanda Hull leading the way with 14 points. _____ Madison Clark got the game's only three-pointers cashing in on three of them for her 9 points. _____ To meet the Celtics for the Consolation Championship game on Friday, Oak Grove got past Liberty North 36-31. ______ Meanwhile Grain Valley outlasted Pleasant Hill 55-50 and Lincoln Prep coasted past Odessa 58-25 to set up the tournament's Championship. _____ _____ THIRD ROUND: On January 28th,Oak Grove with a strong fourth quarter, put down the Lady Celtics 40-34. _____ For three quarters, neither team could pull away. ______ At the half the score favored O'Hara 18-17 and at the end of three, the Celtics led 28-26. ______ Pressure from the Panthers paid its toll in the final period however. _____ The free throw line was significant in the contest wherein the Celtics cashed in on only 6 while the Panthers collected 14. _____ Kellie Bachkora and Madison Clark had the only three-point scores of the low scoring game and no one from either team reached double figures.