O'Hara Faces Hogan for District Championship

In Class 3/District 14, the O'Hara boys basketball team moved into the Championship game against Hogan Prep by handing the Barstow Knights a 66-58 setback. ______ Hogan meanwhile had little difficulty getting past Imagine Renaissance Academy 75-40. _____ The Celtics had won easily 76-41 in their first round game with the Cristo Rey Pumas on February 28. _____ In that game the Celtics scored the game's first fifteen points eventually building up a 19-4 first quarter score. _____ By halftime the score rose to 46-15 and the Celtics eased up providing playing time for their entire squad. _____ Josh Rupprecht and Daniel Hurtt combined for a total of 37 of O'Hara's total in the game. ______ Spreading the scoring among the other players, Tanner Hull had 9, Josh Madden had 8, Brandon Dennis had 7, and Rayshaun McDonald had 7. _____ _____ In the semifinal game against Barstow, four O'Hara players were in double figures while the Knights depended on only two to reach that level. _____ Josh Rupprecht poured in 23 points for O'Hara with Daniel Hurtt accounting for 14, DJ Jackson 13, and Kyle Baker 12 (on four three-point shots). _____ O'Hara dominated the first half and led at halftime 38-26, but the Knights rallied for a productive third quarter before the Celtics outpointed them 20-10 in the fourth. _____ For Barstow freshman Cole Childers had 20 points and Lawrence Brown scored 11. _____ _______Barstow had won their game with Pembroke Hill 59-50 to set up the O'Hara-Barstow match. _____ In the other bracket Saint Pius was eliminated by Hogan Prep 69-42 and Imagine Renaissance Academy had advanced with a close 75-74 victory over University Academy Charter.