Friday, August 19, 2011

O'HARA WINS THREE IN FOOTBALL JAMBOREE

The Archbishop O'Hara High School football team won 12-0, 12-0, and 18-12 in their three jamboree games with Ruskin,University Academy, and Pleasant Hill on August 19. _____ Each team was given twelve offensive and twelve defensive plays for each series starting at the 40 yard line, with no kickoffs, punts, nor extra point attempts. _____ _____ On the Celtics' first offensive series with the Ruskin Eagles, they scored in five plays. _____ Jake Fortin completed a short 6 yard pass to D. J. Griffin for the six points; earlier the duo connected for a 20 yard gain. _____ Their second TD was set up by another Fortin-Griffin pass that advanced the ball to the 7 yard line and Ronnie Sailer scored the touchdown a bit later from the two yard line. _____ On O'Hara's twelfth play, Fortin completed a 30 yard pass to Brandon Dennis but was short of a third TD. _____ The O'Hara defense kept the Eagles from getting to the endzone; the furthest they could advance was to the 24 yard line. _____ _____ O'Hara didn't score against the University Academy Gryphons until their 8th offensive play. _____ Jorge Belcher took it in from ten yards out. _____ Two plays later, Brandon Dennis scored on a 35 yard pass play from Jake Fortin. _____ Four incompleted passes along with a quarterback sack by the Celtic defense kept the Gryphons from reaching the goal although they did manage to come as close as the 3 yard line at one time. _____ ______ The three O'Hara touchdowns scored against the Pleasant Hill Roosters were on a hook-snd-ladder play covering 18 yards, a long run of 25 yards by Ronnie Sailer, and a long pass from Jake Fortin to Brandon Dennis for 38 yards._____ The hook-and-ladder play was a pass from quarterback Jake Fortin to left end Brandon Dennis who immediately lateraled to Gabe Spencer who completed the play. ____ The Rooster team got their two six-pointers on a long pass for 33 yards and a one yard line plunge on a fourth down play.

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