O'Hara Celtics 65 Saint James Thunder 51

The new year started off well for the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketball team as they hosted and defeated the team from Saint James Academy 65-51 on January 4th. _____ The Celtics jumped off to a 13-3 lead with Daniel Hurtt accounting for seven of the points. _____ The Thunder never led throughout the first half but thanks to a half court shot at the buzzer by Clint McCullough did tie the score at 28-28. _____ The Celtics held their opponents to just two third quarter baskets and a total of eight points, but they only added 11 which at that time was a close contest. _____ With Josh Rupprecht and DJ Jackson leading the way in the fourth quarter,O'Hara upped the score to 56-40 during which time all of the Thunders' points came from free throws. _____ With the 16 point lead the Celtics moved on mostly with layups and free throws. _______ Daniel Hurtt was O'Hara's top scorer with 20 followed by DJ Jackson with 18 and Josh Rupprecht with 15.