O'Hara 46 KC Central 60

For the second day in a row, the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketball team entered the fourth quarter of play in serious contention and was met with an avalanche of points.  This time it was in the first round in the consolation bracket of the Nelson Division of the Holiday Classic played at William Jewell. 

The Celtics entered the fourth quarter in their game with the Central Blue Eagles down by a single point 36-35, but gave up 24 points while only scoring 11 to drop the game 60-46.

The two squads completed the initial quarter tied at 13 apiece.  The next ten points in the second quarter were scored by the Eagles who then led 23-13.  Surprisingly the Celtics rallied with an onrush of points to take a two-point lead 27-25 at halftime!

Uncharacterically missing some layups and open shots, the O'Hara team fell behind during the third quarter, but remained within reach until the disasterous fourth quarter.

Freshman CJ Naudet led the Celtics with 13 points followed by 14 from Kyle Baker, the only senior on the team this year.

O'Hara 49 Fort Osage 60

On December 26th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketball team played in the American Family Insurance Holiday Basketball Classic at William Jewell and lost to the third seeded team in the Nelson Division, the Fort Osage Indians, 60-49.  The first quarter put the Celtics pretty far behind by twelve points with a score of 20-8.  But the team roared back outscoring the Indians 12-4 in the second quarter and only trailed by four at halftime.  Within the third quarter, the Celtics briefly went ahead 25-24 on a basket and free thtrow by Kyle Baker but never led again.  Nevertheless the Indians only held a two-point advantage entering the fourth quarter 34-32.  Defenses then broke down and the Indians poured in 26 points with the Celtics answering with 17.   Kyle Baker was the only O'Hara player in double figures scoring a total of 24 points which included five three-pointers.  The Indians' top scorers were D'Vante Mosby with 15 and Zach Adams with 17.  Fort Osage had 25 baskets to O'Hara's 24, but outpointed the Celtics 14 to 7 from the free throw line.

Here is another report of the game:
After losing a large first quarter lead, trailing 25-24 early in the third quarter, Fort Osage kept their cool and was able to regain their lead, leading 34-32 going into the fourth quarter. Zach Adams and the Indians took over the fourth with Adams scoring 11 of 17 points and D’Vante Mosby grabbing five of game leading 13 rebounds (eight of which were offensive rebounds). Mosby added 15 points with his 13 rebounds.  During the period, Isaac Uche, O'Hara's tallest player, received his fifth foul.   The Indians did jump out to a 20-8 first quarter lead. O’Hara answered by outscoring the Indians 12-4 in the second quarter cutting the lead 24-20 at the half

Meanwhile Lee's Summit West won their game with Central 82-42; O'Hara thereby meets Central in the Consolation bracket.  In the other bracket of play, Pleasant Hill beat Grandview 62-52 while top seeded Blue Springs South won 64-56 in their game with Saint Joseph Central.

CELTICS TOP MAVERICKS 74-54 IN BASKETBALL

In preparation for their American Family Insurance Holiday Basketball Classic game scheduled for 10:30 AM on December 26th with 3rd seeded Fort Osage at William Jewel, the Archbishop O'Hara High School team won easily on December 20th 74-54 in their game with Metro Academy.

Jumping to an early lead, the speedy Celtics pulled ahead of the Mavericks to take a 21-9 first quarter advantage and maintained the lead throughout the rest of the contest.

The Celtics had nine three-point goals by a variety of players in the shooting spree.  Although O'Hara utilized its entire bench, Isaac Uche led the scoring attack with 14 points with Desmond McDaniel and John Burton contributing 12 and 10 points.

Only five Mavericks scored points with Collin Gerringer leading the way with 21, followed by Alex Goetz with 11 and Logan Hardage with 10.

Most games scheduled for this date were cancelled because of the snow storm that hit the city.  Eventually Harrisonville won the Tourney Championship with a 38-30 win over Drexel.

Celtics in the Raytown South Wrestling Event

The Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestling team competed at the Raytown South Christmas Tournament.   For the Celtics, the top finishers were Maverick Griffin and Stephen Conway finishing with third places.   Gerard Harker, Wyatt Franklin and Andres Garcia each placed seventh while Ethan Ambrose, Jeremy Ambrose, Sly Newman, Nihkil Fenani, and Eric Gossman all contributed to the team's performance.

LADY CELTICS IN THE HARRISONVILLE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

     Amanda Hull scored 25 points in O'Hara's first round basketball game in the Harrisonville Holiday Tournament on December 17th, defeating Butler 62-46.   Alexa Williams had 15 and Cydnee Reese added 10.  Nine of Williams' points were three-point shots.
     Also in the first round Harrisonville was a winner with Sherwood 55-34 and Drexel won a close game with Nevada 54-49.

   The team did not fare so well in their next game with Harrisonville and were six points short 40-34.  The difference in the contest went back to the first quarter when the Celtics fell behind 11-3. 
   But the Wildcats were not able to outpoint the Celtics in any of the remaining quarters as O'Hara attempted to rally.  O'Hara's top three scorers were Cydnee Reese and Amanda Hull with ten apiece and Alexa Williams with eight.
   Brianna Kendrick was the only Harrisonville player in double figures; she had 13 points.

Christian Brothers 125 Years in Kansas City

In 1887, three members of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (often referred to as Christian Brothers) opened a small school in downtown Saint Patrick parish in Kansas City. After two years, the Brothers moved to Cathedral Commercial School near the Cathedral and conducted classes until 1910.
That was the year De La Salle Academy opened on the Paseo and the high school continued until 1971.

Archbishop O’Hara High School opened in 1965 with the Christian Brothers and the BVM Sisters involved.

Other ministries in the diocese began over the years involving tutoring programs, parish work, and the Catholic Worker House.

After one hundred and twenty five years, the Christian Brothers still serve in the Kansas City area.

There were seven Brothers in KC at the start of the year 2012. Midway through the year, three have been assigned away from the city: Brothers Dale Mooney to Browning, Montana; Douglas Hawkins to Saint Paul, Minnesota; and James Krause to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Four remaining Brothers are Richard Geimer, Chuck Gregor, Frederick Oberrieder, and Louis Rodemann. Brothers Richard and Chuck are teachers at Archbishop O’Hara High School. Brothers Frederick and Louis have retired and do volunteer work in the diocese.

O'Hara Bests Warrensburg in Both Girls and Boys Basketball

After the Archbishop O'Hara High School girls basketball team won their game 47-37 against Warrensburg, the boys' squad followed with a 58-45 win on December 14th at O'Hara. 

Cydnee Reese led the way with 12 points in the girls' game with Amanda Hull scoring 9 and Alexa Williams scoring 8.

The game was close the first half with O'Hara on top by one point 17-16 at the half, but after stretching the lead to five points at the end of the third quarter 29-25, the Lady Celtics went on an 11-0 run to open the final period, and the team coasted the remainder of the way.

In the boys' varsity game, the Celtics opened with 6-0 as Luke McCarville and Kyle Baker hit back-to-back treys.  The team never trailed the rest of the way leading by ten at halftime.

O'Hara's top four scorers were Kyle Baker with 17, Isaac Uche with 13, Luke McCarville with 9 and Desmond McDaniel with 7.

Prior to the varsity games, the JV O'Hara boys had a 48-44 win in a relatively close encounter and the JV girls were winners also.

LADY CELTICS ARE RANKED FIFTH

Based on the games played up to December 12th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School girls basketball team was ranked 5th in the Kansas City Star's small class rankings.  The Celtics had a record of 4-1 with Lawson ranked first with a 5-1 record.  Ahead of the O'Hara team were Tonganoxie 2-0, Piper 3-1, and Bonner Springs 2-1.

O'Hara Win Two Away Basketball Games

On December 11th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team won a West Central Conference game with Sedalia Smith-Cotton 79-61.  In a closer game on December 7th the team defeated Father Tolton 57-52.  The Celtics improved their record to 7-1.

O'HARA WRESTLERS WIN TEN-TEAM INVITATIONAL

With a team score of 218 points, the Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestlers won the Bishop Miege Invitational on December 8th.  

First places for the Celtics along with their weight classes were Eero Johnson (285), Spencer Mathews (160), Maverick Griffin (152), Gerard Harker (146), Ethan Ambrose (126), and Nikhil Fenani (113) who wrestled as unattached since O'Hara had two athletes in the same weight class. 

Of the other nine schools represented, Sumner was runner-up with 117 team points.

In addition to the host team Bishop Miege, schools from Bishop Ward, Saint Pius X, Saint Mary's, Spring Hill, Sherwood, Lone Jack, and Prembroke Hill were in competition.

O'Hara wins in Wrestling Over Three WCC Schools

On December 6th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestling team hosted Clinton, Center, and Saint Pius X.  The Celtics won over their three opponents, the closest scoring was against the Clinton Cardinals 41-35.

O'HARA 76 SAVANNAH 52 IN BOYS BASKETBALL

On December 4th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team hosted the Savannah Savages and won 76-52.  The Celtics built up a seven point margin in the first quarter in which Kyle Baker hit two three-pointers and C. J. Naudet added one.   By halftime. O'Hara was ahead 46-30.  Kyle Baker with 20, Isaac Uche with 18, Nick Naudet with 12, and Luke McCarville with 10 were in double figures while Desmond McDaniel just missed with 9 points.  Jesse Dickens managed 21 points for the Savages.

The JV game was very close with the Celtics winning 51-48.  Entering the fourth quarter, O'Hara was down 41-40.  John Burton scored  seven for the Celtics on two three-point shots and a free throw in the quarter.

In an away game, the Lady Celtics lost to Saint Teresa's 65-59.  O'Hara fell far behind over the first three quarters trailing 49-31 entering the final frame.  However playing aggressively, they outpointed the home team 25-7, but it turned out to be six points shy.  Amanda Hull pumped in 27 points for the Celtics before leaving the game on fouls.  Maddie Champion contributed 18 points in the contest.

Wrestling Results from December 1st

 The Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestling team finished fourth at the  Knob Noster Tourney.  .

Ethan  Ambrose, Gerard Harker, Eric Gossman, Stephen Conway, Spencer Mathews, and Eero Johnson won three matches and Maverick Griffin won two.

LADY CELTICS WIN 34-27

The Archbishop O'Hara girls basketball team scored only four points in their first quarter with Pembroke Hill on November 30 but nonetheless had double the score of their opponents.  By halftime, the Celtics advanced to a 15-10 lead on their way to a 34-27 win.  Amanda Hull led O'Hara team with 11 points.  For the Raiders, Ereka Hunt helped by three three-pointers, had 12 points, and Allysa Lisbon ended her game with 10.  Alexa Williams provided the Celtics with their lone three point shot.

O'Hara Is Runner-Up in Basketball Tournament

In the first round of the Lee's Summit Community Christian Basketball Tournament on November 26, Archbishop O'Hara High School won a 72-58 contest with Van Horn.  Kyle Baker and Isaac Uche were in double figures for the victorious Celtics.  Two days later, they beat East Christian Academy 77-71 to move into the Tournament Championship game with Summit Christian.  However, the team lost the championship game by five points to the host team.

CELTIC ALUMNUS TO PLAY FOR UMKC

T. J. White who was a standout athlete for Archbishop O'Hara High School in both football and basketball will be on the UMKC basketball squad. ______ White had played at Moberly Area Community College for head coach Pat Smith and as a freshman in 2011-2012, he averaged 6.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.0 steals per game. ______ The Greyhounds finished 17-3 in the final 20 games with White in the lineup. _____ Through six games this season he led the squad to a 6-0 mark, averaging 9.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. _____ He was called a defensive stopper and a winner by his coaches at MACC. _____ In one game already this season, he posted 15 points, 10 steals, and 8 rebounds. _____He had played for head coach Todd Magwire at Archbishop O'Hara High School and led the Celtics to an 18-6 record averaging 16.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. _____ He earned first-team All-District and All-Conference honors that season as well. _____ As a junior he helped the team  to a 21-5 overall record.

Celtics Top Pirates 51-45 in Girls Basketball Opener

O’HARA LADY CELTICS RALLY FOR WIN WITH PLATTE COUNTY


With a strong fourth quarter, the Archbishop O’Hara High School girls basketball team overcame a five point deficit to defeat Platte County 51-45 on November 20 to open their 2012-2013 season.

Trailing 38-33 going into the final quarter and led by Amanda Hull, Maddie Champion, and Cydnee Reese, the Celtics pulled ahead with a shot by Alexa Williams 46-45 and the Pirates failed to score another point in the game. They were held two baskets and three free throws in the final frame.

O’Hara led throughout the first quarter until two free throws by Jessie Hoover followed by a basket by Teryn Scott gave the visitors a two point advantage.

The Celtics continued to trail in the second quarter until Cyndee Reese and Alexa Williams combined for four points and O’Hara held on up to halftime leading 24-20.

However Platte County dominated the third quarter outscoring O’Hara 18-9 before the fourth quarter rally.

Top scorer for the Celtic squad was Alexa Williams with 15 points; two of her baskets were three-pointers.. Cyndee Reese and Maddie Champion were also in double figures.

Celtics Top Raiders 64-45 in Boys Basketball Opener

   The Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team opened their 1912-1913 season with a win over Pembroke Hill by a score of 64-45 on November 19th.
   The Celtics led throughout the game and outpointed the Raiders in every quarter, leading at halftime 30-22.
   The scoring for O'Hara was welll spread out with John Burton (13), Isaac Uche (12), Desmond McDaniel (11), C.L. Naudet (10), and Kyle Baker (9) providing a balanced attack.
   Pembroke Hill was held to just three points in the third quarter when O'Hara pulled way ahead.
   Prior to the varsity contest, the JV Celtics won 62-34 and the freshman team edged out a close 30-28 victory.
   For the JV team, DaQuan Barnes, Alex Wagner, and Zach Drake were in double figures.  During the second quarter, O'Hara had four consecutive 3-pointers, three from Alex Wagner and one from DaQuan Barnes.

O'HARA SCHOLARS WIN MATH CONTEST

The Archbishop O’Hara High School Math Team won the Lee’s Summit Math Competition on Saturday, November 11th at Lee’s Summit North High School. The Celtics competed in Division II. The following students earned points for the team by placing in the top 5 on various tests :


Gyu Park: Top Overall Sophomore, taking 1st Place in 10th Grade Geometry, 10th Grade Word Problems, 10th Grade Graphing and Functions , and the Medley Team. He took 2nd Place in 10th Grade Algebra.

Nick Naudet was the Top Overall Freshman.  He had 1st Place in 9th Grade Algebra and 9th Grade Algebraic Simplification.  He was on the 1st Place 9th Grade Team and had 2nd Place in 9th Grade Word Problems.

Alex Higinbotham was the 2nd Overall Junior taking 1st Place Place in 11th Grade Algebra and 11th Grade Trigonometry, and placing 3rd in Graphing and Functions and was on the 5th Place 11th Grade Team.

Ethan Ambrose was the 2nd Overall Senior with a 1st Place in12th Grade Word Problems. He took  2nd Place in 12th Grade Trigonometry and took 4th Place in 12th Advanced Topics.  He was on the 2nd Place 12th Grade Team

C J Naudet was the 2nd Place Overall Freshman.   He was 1st in 9th Grade Word Problems 2nd in 9th Grade Algebra, and 4th in 9th Grade Algebraic Simplification.  He made the 1st Place 9th Grade Team.

Jordan Wilcoxson was the 2nd Overall Sophomore with 2nd Place in 10th Grade Geometry, 4th Place in both 10th Grade Algebra and in 10th Grade Word Problems, and he was 5th in 10th Grade Graphing & Functions.  He made the 3rd Place 10th Grade Team.

Grace Pepple the 3rd Overall Freshman scored 2nd in 9th Grade Algebraic Simplificationand 3rd in 9th Grade Algebra.  She was on the 1st Place 9th Grade Team.


Bethany Miscannon who was also on the1st Place 9th Grade Team was 3rd in 9th Grade Algebraic Simplification, 4th in 9th Grade Algebra, and 5th in 9th Grade Word Problems.
Tricia Wankum was on the 2nd Place 12th Grade Team with 3rd Place in 12th Grade Word Problems and 5th Place 12th Grade Trigonometry.

Eero Johnson on the 2nd Place 12th Grade Team had 3rd Place in12th grade Trigonometry.

Katie Tyler on the 3rd Place 10th Grade Team had a 3rd Place in 10th Grade Geometry.

Nick McCracken on the 3rd Place 10th Grade Team was 4th in 10th Grade Geometry.

Rounding out the others earning points were Jeremy Ambrose and Brett Kies taking 1st Place on the Medley Team, and Eriana Blankinship and Chase Koob on the 5th Place 11th Grade Team.

All-District Soccer Team

John Allard, John Tyler, Kevin Henderson, and Nick Hanaway from Archbishop O'Hara High School were selected to Class 1 district 14 ALL DISTRICT FIRST TEAM!

CELTIC SELECTED FOR MO/KAN GAME

Madison Clark from Archbishop O'Hara High School was selected to represent Missouri in the MO/KAN All Star volleyball game on November 11th at Avila University.  She had made the Second Team All State, First Team All Regional, First Team All District, and Second Team All West Central Conference.  The starting time for the MO/KAN game is 5:30 PM.

Jennifer Gustin is All-State in Cross Country

Finishing in 18th place, Jennifer Gustin from Archbishop O'Hara High School made All-State honors in cross country on Saturday, November 3rd.  Gustin's time for the 5K run was 21:01.75, and the top runner posted an 18:40.97 time.  The Class 2 competition was held at the Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City.  The top twenty-five runners received medals.

ALL WCC O'HARA FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Cardell Miller was named to the 2012 Football All West Central Conference First Team as a wide receiver.  He was named on the Second Team as a defensive back.  Also on the Second Team were running back Brock Hughes, slot back Ronnie Sailer, punter Michael Briggs, and linebacker Tony Darling.  Two Celtics took double positions on the Second Team: Sam Morrison as a kick returner and a defensive back, and Eero Johnson as an offensive guard and a defensive tackle.

Academic All State Honors for Celtics

Football players from Archbishop O'Hara High School who have attained Academic All-State Honors through the Missouri Football Coaches Association were named on November 2nd.  They are Tony Darling, Eeron Johnson, Ben Kirse, and Reilly Sweeney.

CELTICS VOLLEYBALL WIN SECTIONALS

Although stopped by Saint Pius  25-22 & 25-22 in the State Quarterfinals, the Archbishop O'Hara High School volleyball team easily won their Sectionals game defeating Grain Valley 25-11 and 25-20 on October 27th.  To reach the quarterfinal game, Saint Pius had won 25-16 and 25-12 beating Savannah.  Congratulations to Madison Clark, Katie Tyler and McKenzie Roberts who were selected to the  Class 3 All Region Team! 

District Football Hogan 42 O'Hara 7

For the first time this season the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team was held to less than 10 points as the Hogan Rams won the District game with the Celtics 42-7 on October 25th.

For one quarter, the contest was kept close as the Rams broke a scoreless tie with less than a minute remaining in the period with a 60 yard burst by KeWaun Riley for a 6-0 lead.

Both teams put points on the scoreboard in the second quarter.  Quarterback Michael Briggs plunged for a Celtic TD and Zach Drake added the extra point. 

The Rams however put the game out of reach with three touchdowns in the quarter.

KeWaun Riley ran for a 34 yard score after which Isaih Baylis added a one yarder and a 27 yard scamper.

The Rams tagged on one more touchdown in each of the second half quarters.  The first was a 22 yard run by Isaih Baylis and the seond was on a 40 yard pass play from Isaih Baylis to KeWaun Riley .

For O'Hara's lone TD, Michael Briggs completed four passes in succession to Hondo Pearcy (7 yards), Cardell Miller (12 yards), Zach Drake (25 yards), and again to Hondo Pearcy (18 yards) setting up the short yardage for the actual scoring.

O'HARA FOOTBALL PLAYERS PLAYING COLLEGE BALL

Of the twelve seniors from the Arhbishop O'Hara High School 2011 Crystal Cup winners , West Central Conference Champs, and State Quarterfinalists, seven are playing at the college level.

This group set numerous school records on offense and defense, and their Conference Championship was the first in eleven years.

Among their individual awards were All Conference, All District, All Metro, a Simone nominee, KC Star Player of the Week, Academic All State, Wendy's Leadership, Missouri/Kansas Preps All Star selection and Greater Kansas City Coaches Association Scholar/Athlete.

Head Coach Jim DeMarea claims that this is the most Celtics from one class to continue playing football in college in at least 25 years.

The seven players are Jorge Belcher (Missouri Western), Brett Coatney (Benedictine College), Jake Fortin (Missouri University of Science and Technology), DJ Griffin (Northwest Missouri State), Tanner Hull (University of Missouri), Josh Snow (Benedictine University), and Gabe Spencer (Missouri Western).

O'Hara Volleyball Team Are District Champs

The Archbishop O'Hara High School volleyball team won the Class 3 District 13 Championship on October 24th, with a 25-18, 25-22 win over Pembroke Hill.

Making the All District First Team were McKenzie Roberts #5, Katie Tyler #7 , Madison Clark #3, and Annie Mahlberg #2.


Second Team players from O'Hara were  Tricia Wankum #9 and Amanda Hull #8.

O'HARA FOOTBALL TEAM WINS 10-6

     On October 19th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team won a low scoring game with Warrensburg by a score of 10 - 6. 
     All of he scoring was in the first half and the game consisted of one Celtic touchdown and three field goals, two of which were by the Tigers.
     O'Hara scored on their first possession on a 6 yard pass from Michael Briggs to Hondo Percy which was followed by Zack Drakes' extra point. 
     The lone TD was set up by a long 75 yard pass play to Cardell Miller that moved the ball from O'Hara's 19 yard line to the Tigers' 6 yard line
     At the end of the first quarter, the Tigers had advanced to the 24 yard line where Andrew Whitney kicked a 41 yard field goal for a 7-3 score.
     Both Andrew Whitney and Zach Drake added additional field goals in the second quarter, Whitney's was for 27 yards and Drake's was for 34 yards.
     Neither squad posed much of a threat throughout the second half of the game.
     It was the first time O'Hara failed to score at least 12 points during the season.  It was the second time the O'Hara defense did not allow a touchdown to be scored against them.
     O'Hara' record is 3-6 and Warrensburg remained winless.
     On Monday, the O'Hara JV team won 30-0, scoring two touchdowns in the second quarter and one in each of the others, but missing on all extra point attempts.  Austin Evans scored twice while Mike Rowe, Nihkil Fenani and Brett Keys scored the other three.

O'Hara 19 St Pius 20 in football

EXTRA POINT CONVERSIONS DECIDE LOSS FOR O’HARA




The Archbishop O’Hara High School football team lost their Homecoming game with Saint Pius X on October 12 by a final score of 20-19.

After missing the extra point kick for their first touchdown, the Celtics failed to convert a two-point attempt on their second one. After they were ahead by two touchdowns Zach Drake made the third one. However, the Warriors kicked their first two and that was enough for a one point victory.

The Celtics scored on their opening drive. Brock Hughes ran for a 37 yard touchdown.

At the end of the first quarter, Saint Pius pulled ahead after Nicholas Kelliher scored on 7 yard run. Daniel Hoambrecker added the extra point that turned out to be the final margin of the game.

O’Hara’s successful drive for a second quarter touchdown consumed a lot of time with short gains, with the exception of a 16 yard pass play from Michael Briggs to Hondo Pearcy. The last yard was accounted for by Brock Hughes and the Celtics moved ahead at halftime 12-7.

In the third quarter, it appeared O’Hara would have an insurance TD when Brock Hughes scored his third touchdown of the game on an 11 yard run.

Early in the fourth quarter Saint Pius pushed across a touchdown on a quarterback plunge by Grant Gavin but O’Hara still led by a score of 19-14.

With six minutes remaining in the game, the Warriors got possession and held on to the ball while whittling away with yardage. It took fifteen plays and a desperation 4th down and nine situation, but finally with only 35 seconds of playing time, Gasbe Akalugwu passed to Marshall Mason on a halfback pass play for 12 yards and the Warriors’ last TD.

O'HARA LOSES TO CENTER IN FOOTBALL

On October 5th, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team was ovewhelmed by the Center Yellowjackets 54-14. _____ Three first quarter touchdowns put the Celtics behind 20-0, and three more were added before halftime. _______ O'Hara did score two TD's on pass plays to maintain the record of at least two touchdowns in evey game this year. ______ Michael Briggs completed  an 8 yarder in the second period and one for 15 yards for Gerard Harker's first scoring of the year in the third quarter. _____ Zack Drake kicked both extra points. ______ With the running clock in effect, the Yellowjackets pushed across two more TD's in each of the final two quarters

Walter Bowman to Receive Honor

    Walter Bowman, who had served as principal at Archbishop O’Hara High School for fifteen years, is being honored by being inducted into his alma mater high school' Hall of Fame.  He attended Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, Illinois.
    Mr. Bowman lettered nine times in his high school career including baseball, basketball, football, and track.   He was also involved in music and theater.
     He went on to receive advanced degrees from Dartmouth and Cornell, and will be honored at Marian Central’s homecoming where he will also be celebrating his 50th class reunion.

SEDALA TOPS O'HARA BY FIVE

O’HARA 12 SMITH-COTTON 17


     As in all their previous football games this season, the Archbishop O’Hara Celtics scored two touchdowns but this time came up short due to a field goal and two extra points, losing to the Smith-Cotton Tigers 12-17.
     Chance McMullin scored the Tigers’ first touchdown on a 2 yard run on Smith-Cotton’s initial drive consuming sixteen plays. Then they were held scoreless for the next two quarters.
     The Celtics responded with a touchdown run of 19 yards by Ronnie Sailer in the second quarter but Zach Drake’s extra point attempt failed and the halftime score was 7-6 in favor of the visiting team.
     A sack by the Celtics’ Robert Martin and an interception by Ronnie Sailer helped keep the score close.
     Two 15 yard pass plays to Brock Hughes and a 13 yard pass from Michael Briggs to Hondo Percy were key plays in the drive.
     Timothy Lor kicked a field goal at the start of the fourth quarter giving the Tigers a 10-6 lead. Later in the quarter, Henry Contreras ran for a 5 yard TD, and Timothy Lor’s second extra point kick rounded out the Tigers’ scoring for the evening.
      O’Hara covered 70 yards in two pass plays to earn their last touchdown. Brock Hughes caught a 20 yarder and Cardell Miller caught one from the fifty yard line. O’Hara’s two-point conversion attempt resulted in an incomplete pass.
     Both teams ended the day with identical 2-4 records, but both of Smith-Cotton’s wins were Conference games and neither of O’Hara’s was.

OHARA 14 CLINTON 26

     The Clinton Cardinals went into the fourth quarter down 14-13 to the O'Hara Celtics but managed to pull ahead by five points 19-14 in the fourth quarter until there was only eight seconds left to the game.
     Then they scored an insurance TD and kicked the extra point to win the West Central Conference game 26-16.
     O'Hara was outplayed throughout the first quarter of the contest with Chris Sidfrid scoring on a 7 yard touchdown run and Sam Ahnamen-Cover plunging for a one yarder.
      Brian McCoy added an extra point but the Cardinals were held short on a two-point conversion attempt. They led 13-0 at the end of the quarter.
      With just over three minutes remaining before halftime,Michael Briggs completed a scoring pass to Hondo Pearcy for the Celtics and Zach Drake's extra point kick made the score 13-7.
     At the start of the second half, O'Hara took the lead and held onto a slim margin into the final quarter 14-13.   The Celtics' touchdown was on a 51 yard run by freshman Brock Hughes and Drake's extra point was good.
     Early in the fourth quarter Chris Sidfrid went 24 yards down the sideline for the Cardinals' 19th point, but again the O'Hara defense denied the two-point conversion attempt.
     As the game came to a close Chris Sidfrid crossed the goal line for the insurance TD and this time Brian McCoy kicked the one-point conversion

HERE IS A LONGER VERSION OF THE GAME:

  CLINTON RALLIES TO A 26-14 VICTORY OVER O’HARA
     The Archbishop O’Hara High School Celtics football team was ahead 14-13 after three quarters in their game with the Clinton Cardinals but could not hang on to the slim lead and fell 26-14 on September 21.
     It was the first West Central Conference football game played this season and O’Hara’s overall record dipped to 2-3.
     Clinton received the opening kickoff and scored in twelve plays, one of which was a fourth down gamble. Chris Sidfrid had the touchdown run for 7 yards and Brian McCoy kicked the extra point.
     O’Hara was unable to reach midfield on their first possession and Michael Briggs punted to the 22 yard line.
     A long breakaway run for 70 yards by Chris Sidfrid advanced the ball to the Celtic 13 yard line, and a few plays later, Sam Ahnamen-Cover plunged for the Cardinal’s second TD. An attempt for a two-point conversion failed and O’Hara was down 13-0.
     Clinton was kept scoreless for the next two quarters while the Celtics managed to move into the lead.
     Starting from deep in their own territory on the 7 yard line, the Celtics worked their way up to the 21 yard line and were forced to punt. The punt returner mishandled the ball on the 43 yard line and Reilly Sweeney recovered for O’Hara.
     Ronnie Sailer and Brock Hughes alternated carries to bring the ball up to the 13 yard line. O’Hara scored on a pass from Michael Briggs to Hondo Pearcy, and Zach Drake’s kick made the score 13-6 for halftime.
     During the halftime ceremonies, Matt Patterson from the class of 2002 was inducted in to the Lettermen’s Hall of Fame. He is O’Hara’s all-time rusher in yards with 5,396 yards, averaging 9.8 yards per carry, and scoring 346 points in his four years.
     Also inducted was Dennis Roehl in the Special Recognition category for his 30 years as the team’s football statistician.
     Early in the third quarter, Brock Hughes broke loose for a 51 yard touchdown run, and Zach Drake put O’Hara on top 14-13. In O’Hara’s five games this season, Drake has not missed an extra point kick except for the one that was blocked earlier in the year.
     The Celtics maintained the lead into the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals cashed in on a 24 yard run by Chris Sidfrid to pull ahead by five points 19-14.
     With 8 seconds remaining in the game Clinton scored again, this time on a short run by Sidfrid which was followed by McCoy’s extra point.

O'Hara National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced ETHAN W. AMBROSE from Archbishop O'Hara High School as a semifinalist in its prestigious scholarship program.  _____ Ethan is the son of Doug and Susan Ambrose . _____ Ethan qualified by virtue of his score on the 2011 Preliminary sat/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and is among the fewer than 1 percent of 16,000 US seniors taking the test.

O'HARA FALLS TO HOGAN 33-14

As they did in their previous three games, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team led at the end of the first quarter and scored at least two touchdowns, but on Thursday evening it wasn't enough. _____ With the help of O'Hara fumbles, the Hogan Rams were able to score three touchdowns between the first and fourth quarters to win 33-14. _____ Hogan scored a first quarter TD on a fourth down 14 yard run by KeWaun Riley but the attempt for a two-point convesion was short. ______ Two plays later the Celtics took the lead on a 72 yard breakaway run by Brock Hughes followed by the extra point by Zach Drake. _____ Well into the second quarter, Hogan regained the lead and held it the rest of the game. _____ The go-ahead touchdown was a 12 yard run by Anthony Sherril and KeWaun ran for a two-pointer. _____  With less than a minute left before halftime, Isaih Baylis completed a pass to Anthony Sherril who weaved his way into the endzone, covering 49 yards. _____ The extra point kick was good giving the Rams a 21-7 advantage. _____ The only score in the third quarter was a 53 yard run by Anthony Sheril and early in the fourth quarter the Rams got six points on Edward Collins' 12 yard run. _____ O'Hara got its second touchdown following a fumble by the Rams' punter recovered by Ben Kirse for the Celtics on the 24 yard line. ____ The points came on a 9 yard run by Ronnie Sailer.  _____ Zach Drake who hasn't missed an extra point attempt except for one that was blocked, connected again for the Celtics. _____  _____ On September 17th, the JV team won two touchdowns to one, both scored by Sly Newman; one was on a quarterback sneak and the other on a returned interception.

O'Hara 13 Knob Noster 6

The O'Hara Celtics scored early and held on to defeat the Knob Noster Panthers 13-6 on September 7. _____ The defenses of the two teams dominated play in the first quarter until the last two minutes, not allowing any gains more than ten yards until Brock Hughes ran for twelve to bring the ball to the 5 yard line. _____ He scored from there and Zach Drake added the extra point. ______ As the first quarter was drawing to a close, Logan Lawber passed to Ryan Gilbertson for a 34 yard gain and along with an 11 yard run by Logan Lawber, brought the ball to the 15 yard line before giving up the ball on downs. _____ The Celtics eventually punted, and the Panthers moved as close as the 23 yard line when they again gave up the ball on downs. _____ With 2:04 on the clock and the ball 80 yards away from the goal line, the Celtics moved in for a TD with five plays. _______ The large gains were a 45 yard pass play from Michael Briggs to Peter Briggs and an 18 yard run by Ronnie Sailer. _____ Ronie Sailer scored on a 5 yard run but Drake's extra point attempt was blocked. ______ The Celtics led at the half 13-0. _____ Much of the action in the third quarter was in midfield. ______ However, with just over four minutes left to the third quarter, Lane Epperson found an opening along the right sideline for an exciting 82 yard TD run. _____ Kyle Thomas wasn't able to convert the extra point and the score remained at 13-6 the rest of the contest. _____ Sam Morrison intercepted two passes for O'Hara in the fourth quarter while the Panthers' deepest penetration in the final quarter was to the 14 yard line.

O'HARA FOOTBALL TEAM SHUTS OUT LINCOLN PREP 35-0

On the last day of August, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team defeated the Lincoln Prep Blue Knights 35-0. _____ The entire game was played in the rain. _____ O'Hara kicked off and held the Knights from making a first down. _____ Starting from the 36 yard line resulting from a short punt, the Celtics scored the first touchdown of the game using five plays. ______ Freshman Brock Hughes got the six points on a ten yard run an Zach Drake kicked the first of his five extra points in the game to put O'Hara on top 7-0. _____ Again Lincoln could not muster a first down and punted. _____ This second scoring drive for O'Hara began on the 42 yard line taking eight plays to build the score to 14-0. _____ Ronnie Sailer ran the ball into the end zone from 9 yards away. _____ O'Hara's next TD came in the second quarter. _____ From midfield, the team in nine plays scored again. _____Along the way, Peter Briggs caught a pass from Michael Briggs for 13 yards and Ronnie Sailer had a 21 yard run.  ______ The touchdown was a 3 yard running play by Ronnie Sailer. ______ O'Hara's next offensive thrust was halted by an interception by Seth Fisher. _____  The second half began with both teams forced to punt, but then the Celtics put together the drive for their fourth touhdown of the evening. _____ Ronnie Sailer had a 16 yard run to bring the ball past midfield in the drive, and a 29 yard catch by Peter Briggs advanced the ball within the 20 yard line. _____ Eventually quarterback Michael Briggs plunged one yard for the TD. _____ O'Hara's last touhdown was set up following an O'Hara punt that was fumbled deep in Lincoln territory recovered by Maverick Griffin. _____  A little later, Brock Hughes took the ball in from 10 yards out. _____  The rest of the game was played with a running clock because of the point spread, and Lincoln got as far ae the 4 yard line without crossing the goal line. _____Lincoln was held to just two first downs in the game and a total of 55 yards on offense. _____ O'Hara had 228 total yards with Ronnie Sailer running for 136 yard on 22 carries and Brock Hughes had 74 yards on 10 carries.

O'Hara Opens Football Season with 14-28 Loss to Richmond

The Archbishop O'Hara High School football team lost their opening game of the season at Richmond 28-14. _____ The Celtics opened the game with a drive from their own 30 yard line ending on the Spartan 16. _____ A field goal attempt by Zack Drake was wide. _____ Peter Briggs pounced on a fumble a few plays later to set up The Celtics first scoring of the game. _____ Michael Briggs promptly completed a 24 yard TD pass to Cardell Miller, and Zach Drake's extra point gave the Celtics a 7-0 lead to end the first quarter. _____ The Spartans finally showed some offense in the second quarter and scored on a 3 yard run by Jimmy Hamm. _____ The Spartans had fairly good drives going during the second quarter but were  stopped by a sack by Peter Briggs, a fumble recovery by Austin Yancy, and an interception by Ronnie Sailer. _____ The Celtics advanced the ball to the 14 yard line where Zach Drake missed the second of this two field goal attempts in the first half. ______ Halftime score of the game was 7-7. _____ Richmond got the first touchdown in the third quarter to lead 13-7 when Jimmy Hamm's extra point kick bounced back from the goal post. _____ Hamm had scored the six-pointer on a 5 yard run.______ But the Spartans couldn't hold the lead through the end of the third quarter when freshman Brock Hughes scored from five yards out and Drake's extra point gained a one-point advantage as the two teams moved into the final quarter. _____  The O'Hara defense failed to prevent quarterback Quinton Maxwell from scoring on an 11 yard run and let Jimmy Hamm break away for a 34 yard TD run with two minutes remaining in the game. _____ The Spartans had 16 first downs in the game to the Celtics' 14. _____ In total yards, Richmond had a 335 to 282 advantage, but in the passing department, O'Hara garnered 106 yards to Richmond's 35. _____  Cardell Miller caught six passes for 82 yards.

CELTICS AT FOOTBALL JAMBOREE

On August 17, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team played in the jamboree with teams from University Adademy, Pleasant Hill, and Ruskin. _____ In the format, each team is given twelve offensive and twelve defensive plays with each team. _____ Both the Celtics from O'Hara and the Gryphons from University Academy scored two touchdowns apiece. _____ For O'Hara, Michael Briggs scored on a five yard run and Brock Hughes scored from four yards out. _______ The Gryphons' two scores were on runs of 26 yards and 3 yards. _____ _____ The Pleasant Hill Roosters were able to score touchdowns on two runs of 5 yards and 29 yards, but the Celtics' only TD was on a 26 yard run by Sam Morrison. _____ The Celtics nearly tied the game on a one yard play on their twelfth play of their series but was stopped by the Rooster defense. _____ _____ The Ruskin Eagles had the best showing against the Celtics with four scores. _____ They were two 2 yard runs, a 35 yard run, and a 35 yard pass play. ______ The Celtics crossed the Ruskin goal line three times, twice by Brock Hughes on runs of 10 yards and 1 yard, and then Michael Briggs completed a touchdown pass to Tony Darling covering 10 yards.

O'Hara Teacher Reaches 27 Gallon Mark

It started in Minnesota in 1956. _____ And on June 26, 2012, Brother Richard made his 216th blood donation to attain the 27 gallon mark. ______ Every time he donated, he gave whole blood which requires eight or more weeks between sessions. ______ Of his total, he donated 135 pints in Missouri and 69 times in Tennessee, but he also gave in Illinois, New Mexico, Indiana, and Minnesota. _______ ________ ________ _______ ADDENDUM: On September 2, 2012, Brother Richard donated blood to the American Red Cross Biomedical Services which increased his overall total to 217.

ALL STATE SOCCER PLAYERS FROM OHARA

The 2012 Missouri Girls Class 1 All-State soccer team included O'Hara athletes. _____ Making the FIRST TEAM ALL STATE were Sydney White and Andi Davis. _____ On the SECOND TEAM ALL STATE were Lindsay Beachner and Lucia Crosetti. ______  Final team ranking showed the Celtics in 6th place with a record of 17-8.  _____ Ahead of the O'Hara (in order) were Saint Pius Festus 27-2, Saint Vincent 20-5, Principia 18-4, Springfield Catholic 20-7, and St. Pius Kansas City 13-10-1. _____ The next four teams were John Burroughs 10-8, Pembroke Hill 6-14-1, Orchard Farm 11-13-1, and Greenwood 16-8.

Coach Jim Monteil Receives Football Award

Football coach Jim Monteil of Archbishop O'Hara High School won the assistant coach award in the recent MO-KAN all star contest in which Missouri defeated Kansas 19-7. _____ Jeorge Belcher from O'Hara was one of the defensive players that excelled in the game.

O'HARA SOCCER PLAYERS RECEIVE POST SEASON HONORS

Archbishop O'Hara High School  soccer players received recognition for an outstanding 2012 season. _____ Sydney White was named Co-Player of the Year; Lucia Crosetti was named Defensive Player of the Year for Class 1 Kansas City Region. ______ Andi Davis, Sydney White, Lucia Crosetti, and Lindsay Beachner made the FIRST TEAM ALL WEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE.  ______  Included in the Second Team All Conference were Mary Pat Brage, Maddie Champion, Hayley White, and goalie Derrianna White. _____ Honorable Mention recognition went to Kenzie Champion, Peyton Podschwit, Natalie Seck. _____ _____ DISTRICT HONORS: First Team All District athletes were Andi Davis, Sydney White, Lucia Crosetti, Lindsay Beachner, Mary Pat Brage, and Maddie Champion. ______ ______ In Class 1, the ALL REGIONAL TEAM in the Kansas City region included Andi Davis, Sydney White, Lucia Crosetti, Lindsay Beachner, Mary Pat Brage, and Maddie Champion. _____ Coach Mary Haggerty had the following comment, "I am very proud of how these young women and the entire soccer team represented O'Hara this soccer season. They were great leaders on and off the field.  Not only did they make me, their parents, and fans proud, but they made our school proud!" _______ These players are candidates for ALL-STATE honors which are yet to be announced.

O'Hara Athletes Support Missouri in MOKAN Track Win

Missouri won the MOKAN Track event over Kansas with support from Tanner Hull and Skylar Young from Archbishop O'Hara School on June 6th. _____ Each scored valuable team points helping Missouri to defeat Kansas in the competition. _____ Tanner placed third in pole vault and Skylar placed second in shot put. _____ Tanner also competed in the long jump and triple jump placing in the top eight in each. _____ Skylar was also in the discus event.

KELLIE BACHKORA IS OHARA SCHOLAR ATHLETE FOR 2012

With a GPA of 4.243 and a four year stint in softball, Kellie Bachkora was named the 2012 Scholar-Athlete from Archbishop O'Hara High School. _____ In addision to lettering in softball for four years she also earned one in track. ______ She was the softball team captain for two years, holds the school record for most career doubles, was named to the First Team All West Central Conferene for all four years, and included two All-District Team recognition. _____ Kellie was a member of the National Honor Society and Class President. _____ She was the top ranked student in a class of 72 graduates and will continue her education at Benedictine College.

Cydnee Reese Is State Champion In Discus

Cydnee Reese from Archbishop O'Hara High School won the State Championship in girls discus on May 25, 2012. _______ Her toss of 144'11" was well ahead of the second place finisher who had 134'2". ______ The O'Hara girls team score after the first day of competition was tied for fourth in Class 3 and after the second day landed tied for 16th among 62 schools. _____ Tanner Hull took fourth in State in the boys pole vault event. ________ He reached a height of 14'0" with the winner's level at 14'6". _______ The O'Hara boys team score after the first day of competition was tied for 14th and eventually reached 33rd out of 0ver 60 schools. _____ Two girls making All State recognition by finishing in the top eight were Skylar Young, 6th in shot put [39'7"] and Marli Barnett 8th in the 100 meters [12.9].

O'HARA SOCCER TEAM WINS FIRST ROUND OF SECTIONALS

On May 22nd, the Archbishop O'Hara High School soccer team easily won their first round of Sectionals 10-1 with the Summit Christian Academy Eagles on the O'Hara field. _______ The Celtics built up a 4-0 halftime score with Natalie Seck getting the opening goal. _____ Hayley White added two goals and Sydney White scored before the halfway mark. _____ Madison Sallas began the second half with the Eagles' lone goal of the evening. _____ Sydney White and Andi Davis each added two goals apiece during the second half. ______ Rounding out the Celtic scoring, Mary Pat Brage and Makenzie Champion came through with goals.

Six From O'Hara Track Go To State

Led by Tanner Hull in the pole vault event [14'4"], Cydnee Reese in the discus throw [142'.5'], and Marli Bartlett in the long jump [16'2'], there were six track members who advanced from Sectionals as State qualifiers from Archbishop O'Hara High School. _____ All three won their events. _____ Marli Brtlett also qualified in the 100 meter dash by taking a third place. ______ Fourth places were earned by Arniecia Johnson (300 meter hurdles), Montel Caruthers (long jump), and Skylar Young (shot put). _____ Teamwise the girls were 6th among 22 schools and the boys were 13th among 24 schools.

O'HARA BASEBALL PLAYERS ON ALL DISTRICT TEAM

Three members of the Archbishop O'Hara High School baseball team were named to he All-District team. _______ O'Hara was second in District with Eric Sullentrup. Addison Schmitt, and Michael Briggs selected to the All District Team.

O'Hara Wins Girls Soccer District

In Disrict 14 Class 1, the Archbishop O'Hara High School girls soccer team won a close 2-1 victory for the Championship over Pembroke Hill on May 17. ______ As the Celtics go into Sectional play, they have a 17-7 record while the Raiders completed their season at 7-15-1. _____ Sydney White provided the O'Hara team with their two goals and Erin Harvey scored for Pembroke Hill. ______ To reach the finals, Pembroke Hill had defeated Lutheran 6-1 and O'Hara topped Barstow 5-2. _____ In the semifinal game for the Celtics, Sydney White scored twice, and the other three tallies were by Mary Pat Brage, Stephanie Rieger, and Andi Davis.

O'HARA TRACK QUALIFIERS FOR SECTIONALS

From Archbishop O'Hara High School, the following track athletes qualified for Sectional competition. _____ In the District, Marli Bartlett was second in the Long Jump at 17'8" tying school record held by Sara Long. _____ She was also second in the 100 meter dash. ______ Cydnee Reese won the discuss event and was fourth in shot put. _____ Skylar Young took third in shot put. _____ Arniecea Johnson finished fourth in the 300 meter hurdles. ______ Tanner Hull not only won the pole vault but broke his own school record with a leap of 14'4". ______ Montel Caruthers was second in the Long Jump. _____ The 4x100 relay team of Brett Coatney, Jeorge Belcher, Montel Caruthers, and Gabe Spencer had a third place. ______ _______ The following placed fifth thier events just missing qualifying for the Sectionals: Tanner Hull in Triple Jump, Amanda Hull in Triple Jump and in High Jump, and Ife Siffre in the 400 meter run.

O'Hara Girls Soccer Team Wins the WCC Championship

The Archbishop O'Hara High School girls soccer team are the West Central Conference Champions for 2012. _____ The team needed to win their last four games of the season and they had a clean sweep of victories with Sedalia Smith-Cotton, Saint Pius X, Warrensburg, and Clinton. _____ The last time the soccer team was crowned WCC Champs was in 2007. ______ In Conference games the Celtics were 8-2.

TWO NEW SCHOOL TRACK RECORDS AT O'HARA

Marli Bartlett and Cydnee Reese broke new O'Hara school records in track. Marli ran the 100 meters in 12.27 and Cydnee had a discus throw of 142 feet.

Three O'Hara Track Runners for All Star Track

Tanner Hull, Marli Bartlett and Skylar Young from Archbishop O'Hara High School have been selected to Team Missouri for the Second Annual Missouri/Kansas All-Star Track Meet. _____ This event is scheduled for June 6th at Belton High School at 6 PM.

BAINBRIDGE AND WALD ARE STATE QUALIFERS IN GOLF

Tanner Bainbridge and Ryan Wald from Archbishop O'Hara High School qualified for Sectional competition at the Class 3 District 7 at Adams Point Golf Course. _____ Bainbridge carded an 83 for sixth place and Wald tied for ninth with an 87. ______ The O'Hara team had a total of 378 which was low enough for fifth place among the nine schools. ____ The top two teams were Marshall 327 and Pleasant Hill 352. _____ The best individual scores were 80's shared by three players.

Celtic Soccer Team Win Four Shutouts in a Row

Center, Cristo Rey, Saint Pius X, and Harrisonville were shut out by the Archbishop O'Hara High School soccer team last week. _____ First to fall was Center 11-0 with Hayley White accounting for four Celtic goals. ______ Sydney White, Maddie Champion, and Andi Davis each had two. _____ The remaining goal was kicked by Elaina Hagen. _____ Next came Cristo Rey 10-0. _____ This time Sydney White scored four times with Hayley White and Andi Davis each getting two. _____ The final two were put in by Maddie Champion and Natalie Seck. ______ In a close 1-0 contest Andi Davis provided the only goalof the game in a 1-0 Conference victory for O'Hara. _____ What looked like another 1-0 game, the Celtics obtained two goals late in the game to beat Harrisonville 3-0. _____ The trio of goals were by Hayley White, Sydney White, and Andi Davis. _____ Derri'Anna White was the goalkeeper credited with the shutouts.

O'HARA TRACK RESULTS AT SEDALIA

The Archbishop O’Hara High School girls track team finished second and the boys third in the 12 team field at Sedalia on April 17. _____ Individual Event champions were Jorge Belcher 100 meters _____ Arnecia Johnson 300 meter hurdles _____ Marli Bartlett Long Jump _____ Skylar Young Shot Put _____ Cydnee Reese Discus _____ Tanner Hull Triple Jump _____ Pole Vault 14’1” **NEW MEET RECORD** ***NEW O’HARA SCHOOL RECORD**** ______ MEDALISTS ( TOP 4) were boys 4x100 2nd ______ Iffe Siffre 400 M 2nd ______ Tanner Hull Long Jump 2nd ______ Claire Becker 3200M 2nd ______ McKenzie Roberts Pole Vault 2nd ______ Xavier Dorsey 300 H 3rd _____ Arnecia Johnson 200M 3rd ______ Cydnee Reese Shot Put 3rd _____ Skylar Young Discus 3rd _____ Amanda Hull Triple Jump 4th _____ Ben Kirse Discus 4th _____ Cardell Miller Pole Vault 4th _____ Claire Becker 1600M 4th

O'Hara Win Track Meet at Center

In the Center Track Invitational with a good number of Champions and medalists, Archbishop O'Hara High School won the boys division and came in second in the girls division.

SKYLER YOUNG TAKES FIRST PLACE IN SHOT PUT

Archbishop O'Hara competed in the Bishop Miege Track Meet with Skyler Young winning the gold medal for the shot put. _____ Marli Bartlett and Tanner Hull each took two silver medals. _______ Marli was second in the 100 meter dash and second in the long jump. ______Tanner earned his in the pole vault and the triple jump. _____ Winning bronze medals for thirds were Skyler Young in discus, Jorge Belcher in the 200 meter dash, Arniecia Johnson in the 300 hurdles, Ashley Jackson in the shot put, and McKenzie Roberts in the pole vault. _____ The team of Jorge Belcher, Gabe Spencer, Brett Coatney, and Montell Caruthers were also third in the 4x100 relay.

O'Hara Golf Team is Fourth Among Fifteen Schools

Golfers from Archbishop O'Hara High School combined for 359 strokes and a 4th place in the Grain Valley Eagle Invitational at Adams Pointe on April 2nd. _____ Only three schools had lower totals: Christ Prep 325, Marshall 337, and Pleasant Hill 347. _____ There were teams from fifteen schools. _____ Of the seventy-five players, Tanner Bainbridge tied for sixth with an 80. _____ Jeremy Schaefer with an 84 tied for fourteenth and Ryan Wald had an 87 to tie for twentieth. _____ Some of the other schools participating were Warrensburg, Harrisonville, Clinton, Platte County, Oak Grove, Odessa, and Grain Valley.

O'HARA TRACK EVENT WINNERS AT ODESSA

In the Odessa Track Invitational on March 31, the following Archbishop O'Hara High School athletes won first places. ______ Marli Bartlett ran the 100 meter dash in 12.6 and took the long jump with 16'2". ______Cydnee Reese was the winner of the discus with 127'11". _____Tanner Hull was tops in pole vault with a height of 13'3". _____Jorge Belcher ran the 200 meter dash in 23.2. _____ The girls team took first in the 400 meter relay. ______ Teamwise, the O'Hara boys finished 4th and the girls finished 3rd among ten schools participating._____ _____ _____ _____ HERE IS A REPORT FROM COACH ALAN HULL: _____ Girls – 3rd place MEDALIST: Marli Bartlett 1st 100Meters/ Cydnee Reese 2nd 100Meters/ 4x200:3rd McCall, Bush, Johnson, Roberts/ 4x100:1st Roberts, Reese, Bartlett, Hull/ Paige Bush 2nd 400M/ Arnecia Johnson 2nd 300M Hurdles/ McKenzie Roberts 4th Pole Vault/ Amanda Hull 3rd High Jump/ Marli Bartlett 1st Long Jump/ Cydnee Reese 3rd Shot Put/ Cydnee Reese 1st Discus/ _____ BOYS- 4th Place MEDALISTS: Jorge Belcher 3rd 100M/ 1st 200M/ Brett Coatney 2nd 200M/ Tanner Hull 1st Pole Vault **New Meet Record**/ 4th Triple Jump/ Montel Caruthers 2nd Long Jump/ Gabe Spencer 3rd Long Jump

Two More Shutouts for O'Hara Soccer

In the Summit Christian Academy Tournament, the Archbishop O'Hara High School soccer team shutout Barstow 6-0 and then KC Lutheran High School 10-0 for the Championship. _____ In the Barstow game, Sydney White scored twice while Hayley White, Stephanie Rieger, Natalie Seck, and Lindsay Beachner each had a goal. _____ It was the second shutout for goalkeeper Ciru Franklin. ______ Both teams entered the game with 1-0 records._____ _____ In the Championship game, goals were scored by Sydney White (3), Hayley White (3), Elaina Hagen (2), Mary Pat Brage (1) and Maddie Champion (1). _____ The defense of Lucia Crosetti, Lindsay Beachner, Kenzie Champion, Maddie Champion and Goalie Ciru Franklin notched their third consecutive shutout of the season.

SAINT PETER SCHOOL WINS O'HARA MATH CONTEST

At the Archbishop O'Hara Mathematics Contest on March 30th, Saint Peter Grade School won First Place with Saint Elizabeth edging out Presentation for Second Place. _____ Six students from Saint Peter led the way with 8th graders Alex Tangen, John Leisman, and Sarah Cigas placing first, third, and fourth.______ Adding to the school's team score were 7th graders Sam Nulton and Madi Winfield coming in first and fourth, and in the 6th grade competition, Ryan Ruff was fifth. _____ For Saint Elizabeth school four were in the top five with Maggie Mannebach in sceond place in 8th grade, Rebecca Leuschen and Daniel Pfaff in second and fifth place, and Janna Withrow in third for 6th grade. _____ The top three Presentation mathematicians were 8th grader Grace Pepple fifth, 7th grader Nathan Rotert third, and Mikela Puno fourth. _____ From Saint John Francis Regis school, Matthew Strobl was first in the 6th grade division and from Nativity Diana dela Cruz was second.

March 27 O'Hara First Places in Track

Competing with Saint James, Rockhurst and Saint Teresa Academy on March 27th, the Archbishop O’Hara High School track team took first places in boys shot put (Ben Kirse), high jump (D J Griffin), pole vault (Tanner Hull), triple jump (Tanner Hull), long jump (Montel Caruthers), 200 meters (Jorge Belcher), 100 meters (George Belcher), and 400 meters (Ife Siffre). _____ Girls took first places in pole vault (McKenzie Roberts) and 100 meters (Marli Bartlett). _____ In the relays, O’Hara was first in the boys 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 and in the girls 4x100.

O'HARA OPENS GIRLS SOCCER SEASON WITH A SHUTOUT

The Archbishop O'Hara High School girls soccer team opened their 2012 season with a 3-0 shutout with Grain Valley on March 26th. _____ Sophomore goalkeeper Ciru Franklin earned the shutout. ______ The offense consisted of two goals by Andi Davis and an insurance goal by freshman Hayley White.

March 24 O'Hara Track Results at Warrensburg

Medalists at The Ron Clawson Relays:_____ FIRST PLACES: _____ Boys Pole Vault Combined: Tanner Hull, Spencer Mathews, Cardell Miller. _____ Boys Long Jump Combined: Montel Caruthers, Tanner Hull, Gabe Spencer._____ Girls Sprint Medley Relay: Amanda Hull, Cydnee Reese, Arniecia Johnson, Marli Bartlet. _____ Boys 4x100 Relay: Montel Caruthers, Jorge Belcher, Gabe Spencer, Brett Coatney. SECOND PLACES: _____ Girls Discus Combined: Kelsey Leathers, Ashley Jackson, Cydnee Reese. _____ Girls Long Jump Combined: Marli Bartlet, Ciara Bazemore, Amanda Hull. _____ THIRD PLACES: Boys throwers. _____ 4x100-Ben Kirse , Brian Downs, Peter Briggs, Miles Womack. _____ Girls Pole Vault: Stephanie Debetitto. _____ Boys Sprint Medley: Xavier Dorsey, Gabe Spencer, Jorge Belcher, Brett Coatney. _____ INDIVIDUAL EVENT CHAMPIONS: _____ Tanner Hull in Pole Vault. _____ Marli Bartlett in Long Jump. _____ Cydnee Reese in Discus. _____ _____ Both boys and girls teams placed 4th in the days overall standings.

FOUR ON ALL DISTRICT BASKETBALL FIRST TEAMS FROM O'HARA

Three girls and one boy from Archbishop O'Hara High School earned First Team Honors for their performances in Class 3 basketball. ______ From the Second Place Lady Celtics, Amanda Hull, Cydnee Reese, and Alexa Williams were named, and Kyle Baker was selected on the boys' squad. _____ Honorable mentions were awarded to Maquille Gatlin, Tanner Hull, Josh Madden, Maddie Champion, and Kelly Bachkora.

CELTIC VARSITY AKB TEAM IS FOURTH IN WCC

The team of Jake Fortin, Kierra Jackson, Jeff Best, George Morejon, Josh Austin, Ronald Clark, and Bridgett O'Shaughnessy from Archbishop O'Hara High School ended in fourth place in the varsity competition of the Academic Knowledge Bowl in the West Central Conference on March 3. ______ The top two teams in the six school Conference were Saint Pius X and Center. ______ ______ Jake Fortin was recently honored at the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association as a Scholar-Athlete and was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Association. _____In addition to being one of twenty-two area football players cited, he led the O'Hara wrestling team with most wins during the past season.

Academic Knowledge Bowl Celtics JV In Three Way Tie

On March 3, The O'Hara JV Academic Knowledge Bowl team tied with Center and Saint Pius with each of the three teams winning and losing a round. _____ After the total points were added up, the team from Center came out ahead with 470, followed by 440 by O'Hara and 430 by Saint Pius. _____ Warrensburg, Clinton, and Smith-Cotton did not field JV teams at this West Central Conference event. ______ The players from O'Hara were Tony Darling, James Campo, Jeremy Ambrose, Cynthia Ononye, Colin McKinney, and Hailey Jordan.

O'HARA ROBOTICS TEAM REACHED TOP EIGHT

On March second and third, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Robotics Team reached the top eight in competition among 24 schools, but were eliminated in the first round. It is the highest ranking the Celtics have attained since the school's activity began.

O'Hara Math Team Takes Third Place in Contest

The Archbishop O’Hara High School Math Team finished in 3rd place at the University of Central Missouri Math Relays on Saturday, March 3rd. _____ The team competed in Division III with ten other schools. _____ The following students earned points for the O'Hara team by placing in the top five on various tests. _____ Sarah Rupp as the 4th Overall Senior with 2nd Place in 12th Grade Algebra, 2nd Place in Senior Math Topics, 2nd Place in Calculators and Computers and 5th Place in 12th Grade Geometry. _____ Brett Kies took 2nd Place in 10th Grade Algebra, 4th Place in 10th Grade Geometry, and made 2nd Place in 10th Grade Team. _____ Alex Higinbotham was 2nd Place in 10th Grade Geometry, 5th place in 10th Grade Algebra, and made the 2nd Place 10th Grade Team. _____ Ethan Ambrose scored 2nd Place in Number and Set Theory, 3rd Place in 11th Grade Geometry and made the 4th Place Team for the 11th Grade. _____ Mike Wulf placed twice takng 1st Place in 11th Grade Geometry and 3rd Place Math Proofs Team. _____ Jordan Wilcoxson had 5th Place in 9th Grade Algebra and 5th place in the 9th Grade Team. _____ Finally, Nick Hanaway reached 3rd Place in Math Proofs Team, Eric Sullentrup was on the 4th Place 11th Grade Team, and Kelsie Leathers finished on the 5th Place 9th Grade Team.

LADY CELTICS TAKE SECOND IN DISTRICT BASKETBALL

On March 2, the Archbishop O'Hara High School girls basketball team won the runner-up trophy for Class 3 District 14, dropping a 56-40 contest to the Saint Pius Warriors. _____ Competition in the first quarter was tense as the Celtics twice took a short lead but ended the quarter down by a point 12-11. ______ To start the second quarter, the Celtics took a slim lead before the Warriors put in ten unanswered points, and the Celtics were outscored 16-10 during that quarter. ______ Saint Pius outscored the Celtics by three in the third quarter and by six more in the fourth. _____ For the Celtics Alexa Williams and Cydnee Reese led in the scoring while Saint Pius was led in scoring by Danielle Kaullen with 20 points.

Lady Celtics Win Semifinal District Game

On March 1st, the Lady Celtics of Archbishop O'Hara High School won a very close basketball game with the Pembroke Hill Raiders 38-36. _____ The Celtics took a 10-8 first quarter lead, seven points of the O'Hara scoring scored by Alexa Williams. _____ The two-point margin was maintained until the end of the game with both squads scoring 7 in the second, 11 in the third, and 10 in the fourth. _____ The last time these two teams met, the Celtics won in an overtime game. _____ The Raiders did not pull ahead until four minutes into the fourth quarter, and that was by just one point. _____ Meanwhile Amanda Hull made O'Hara's only fourth quarter basket, the remaining eight points coming from free throws by Amanda Hull, Cydnee Reese, and Alexa Williams. _____ In the battle of free throws, the Raiders made only 3 in 8 attempts while the Celtics excelled with missing only 2 in 12 attempts! _____ Alexa Williams led the Celtic scoring with 12 points followed by Amanda Hull with 9 in the low scoring game. _____ _____ On February 28, the Lady Celtics got beyond the first round of the Class 3 District 14 Basketball with a 46-32 victory with the Barstow Knights. _____ The Celtics outpointed the Knights in every quarter starting with an 11-5 first quarter highlighted by two three-pointers by Alexa Williams. _____ By halftime, the score rose to 22-14 led by Amanda Hull's six tallies. _____ Although O'Hara only had one basket by Marli Barlett in period 3, they had enough free throws to outgun the Knights 11-9. ______ All but two of the Celtics' fourth quarter points were made by Cyndee Reese and Alexa Williams, both of whom had a three-pointer. _____ In the final accounting Alexa Williams was top scorer with 15 followed by Amanda Hull's 12 and Cydnee Reese's 11. _____ Pembroke Hill won their game with University Academy 45-35 to reach the semifinals. _____In the other bracket, Saint Pius overwhelmed Renaissance 75-19 and Hogan topped Cristo Rey 63-44. _____ Saint Pius earned the privilege of facing O'Hara for the District Championship by winning their game with Hogan 63-40.

O'HARA 42 PEMBROKE HILL 58 IN BOYS DISTRICT BASKETBALL

After Pembroke Hill had an 11-8 lead within the first quarter of the first round in the class 3 District 14 boys basketball game on February 27, they went on a 16-1 splurge into the second quarter. ______ As a result, they easily won a 58-42 game with the O'Hara Celtics. _____ O'Hara's lone spark came from Kyle Baker's 15 point production while no other team member could score more than five points. ______ In the other first round games, University topped Renaissance 68-59, Barstow edged Saint Pius 56-53, and top seeded Hogan had no problem with Cristo Rey 88-14.

Girls Win but Boys Lose on O'Hara Senior Night

Breaking an 18-18 halftime tie, the Archbishop O'Hara High School girls basketball team came through with a 45-38 win over the Metro Mavericks on February 22. _____ Cydnee Reese led the way with 22 points and was helped by Alexa Williams;13 and Amanda Hull's 9._______ However, the boys' squad squandered a 16 point halftime lead to lose 63-61 on the seniors' final home game of the year. ______ In the girls' contest the scores fluctuated little until the fourth quarter got under way with the Celtics ahead by 29-27. _____ Three-pointers by Alexa Williams and Kellie Bachkora were the key shots to keep O'Hara on top. ______ After the first quarter in the boys' contest the Celtics dominated the scoring until halftime. ______ In the third quarter, had the team held the ball since the Mavericks were not coming out to challenge them, the Celtics could have held up the rally that ensued. ______ Kyle Baker scored over 30 points in the game but was triple-teamed at the end of the game and the other O'Hara team members couldn't make up the slack._____ Marli Bartlett, Ashley Jackson, and Kellie Bachkora played their final girls home game on this night, while Tanner Hull, Maquille Gatlin, and Josh Madden had their final boys' game. ______ ______ The O'Hara girls won a game with Bishop LeBlond on the previous day, winning by 17 points 47-30. _____ In this game the O'Hara trio of Alexa Williams, Cydnee Reese, and Amanda Hull had scores of 15, 13, and 10.

CELTICS COMPLETE WCC BASKETBALL SEASON

A 72-55 loss to the Center Yellowjackets on February 17 finished the West Central Conference basketball competition for the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics. _____ Center won the Conference title with a 10-0 record while O'Hara ended up 3-7. _____ Saint Pius completed their season at 5-5, but the other three teams have incomplete records at this time as follows: Warrensburg 6-2, Clinton 2-5, and Smith-Cotton 1-8. _____ In the game with the Yellowjackets, Kyle Baker pumped in 28 points for the Celtics and was backed by Josh Madden's 12 points. _______ O'Hara actually outscored Center in both the second and fourth quarters but fell way behind 12-4 in the first quarter and did not recover.

Results of Catholic Knowledge Bowl at O'Hara

Archbishop O'Hara High School hosted the third Catholic Knowledge Bowl on Friday, February 10 in the school commons. _____ Teams from Our Lady of the Presentation, St. Elizabeth, St. Regis, and Visitation schools in Kansas City, St. James and St. Francis Xavier schools in St. Joseph, and Home school teams from south Kansas City and from north Kansas City competed. _____ Categories for the competition included Creed and Sacraments; Church History and Tradition; Old and New Testament; Morality and Social Teachings; Miracles and Parables of Jesus; Sacred Art and Artifacts; and the Diocese of Kansas City. _____ The six contestants representing each team had already survived a classroom-level competition and an individual on-line round. _____ Rev. Richard Rocha led the fifty-six contestants and more than 200 spectators in prayer at the start of the contest. ______ Archbishop O'Hara High School seniors read questions, scored answer sheets and distributed t-shirts to the sixth, seventh and eighth graders. _____ THE WINNING TEAMS AND THEIR SCORES: Homeschool South 60; St. James 56; Homeschool North 53; St. Francis 52; and Presentation 46.

JAKE FORTIN IS ALL CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Jake Fortin was named to the All West Central Conference Wrestling First Team in the 132 weight class on February 7. ______ The Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestling team were fourth in the Conference with a record of 2-3. _____ The following five members of the team were selected for Honorable Mention: Ben Kirse at 285 lb, Peyton Franklin at 145 lb, Maverick Griffin at 138 lb, Ethan Ambrose at 126 lb, and Tanner Warner at 120 lb.

Lady Celtics Do It Again in Overtime

On February 6, the Archbishop O'Hara High Schoool girls basketball team won their second overtime game in a row, beating Pembroke Hill 55-48. _____ The game began as if it were to be a blow-out with the Celtics building up a 16-2 lead before the Raiders obtained their third point of the game just before the quarter ended. _____ The Celtics saw their fourteen point lead whittle down to an 8 point lead at halftime 24-16. _____ The score was shaved further in the third quarter to 6 points at 34-28. _____ As the fourth quarter was winding down, the Celtics led 43-40 but Katie McMurray nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to throw the game into overtime. _____ O'Hara never trailed throughout the four quarters. _____ In the overtime period the Raiders scored first but two free throws by Cydnee Reese tied things up at 45-45. ______ A successful free throw by Erin Harvey provided the Raiders with their last lead in the game, and was answered by a three-point shot by Alexa Williams. ______ The remainder of the Celtics points were on free throws by both Cydnee Reese and Alexa Williams. _____ Pembroke Hill was outscored 12-5 in the overtime period. _____ Cydnee Reese finished with 20 points and was followed by Alexa Williams with 15. _____ ______ On February 7, the Celtics lost to Saint Teresa's by a score of 51-44. _____ Although the team was only two points down after the first quarter and outscored their visitors in both the second and fourth quarters, they fell 12-3 in the decisive third quarter to make the final difference.

Lady Celtics Win Overtime Basketball Game

Things did not look too promising at the halfway mark of the Archbishop O'Hara High School girls basketball game with the Clinton Cardinals on February 3 when the score stood at 21-11. _____ However, the Celtics rallied to win the contest in overtime 35-34. _____ The Celtics were down 28-26 with six seconds on the clock when Cydnee Reese tied up the game to send it into overtime. ______ She came through again in the overtime period with seven seconds remaining to erase a one point advantage for the victory. _____ _____ The varsity boys game ended with a final score of 69-59. _____ Falling way behind in the initial quarter 28-15, the Celtics chipped away to narrow the margin to seven points at the half. ______ They virtually caught up midway through the third quarter, but had to enter the last quarter four points down. _____ Up to the last two minutes of play, they maintained this difference until letting the Cardinals pop in some late baskets. ______ Daniel Hurtt scored 11 of his 18 game points in the first quarter, but Kyle Baker took over to score all but two of his 29 points in the next three quarters. ____ He had six three-pointers.

O'HARA WINS BASKETBALL CONTEST WITH SEDALIA

On the first day of February, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team won 71-55 in a game with Smith-Cotton Sedalia. _____ In each of the first three quarters the Celtics increased their lead from a nine point margin in the first, a fifteen point spread at the half, and twenty-two to start the fourth quarter. _____Both Daniel Hurtt with 20 Points and Kyle Baker with 21 points dominated the offensive attack. ______ Nine of the points scored by Kyle Baker and by Luke McCarville were on three point shots._____ For the Tigers, Michael Douglas scored 16 and Donovan Schnicker had 13. _____ Prior to the game, the O'Hara girls' varsity team won 48-41.

BOYS BASKETBALL O'HARA 67 LAWSON 57

The Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team won a game with the Lawson Cardinals 67-57 on January 28. _____ Daniel Hurtt had 22 points, Kyle Baker had 18, and Isaac Uche scored 8 for O'Hara. _____ After jumping off to a 14-8 first quarter, the Celtics fell behind 28-23 at the half. ______ The Celtics regained the lead by three points to end the third quarter before pulling ahead to win. ______ _______ On January 30, the Celtics lost a cliffhanger to the Center Yellowjackets 66-70. ______ The teams were tied at 33-33 at the half and O'Hara led 53-50 going into the final quarter. _____ After the Celtics held a 66-64 advantage with just over a minute remaining in the game, they gave up two baskets and two free throws to end the contest.______ O'Hara's main offense was Daniel Hurtt's 25 points and Kyle Baker's 17, but Josh Madden also added 10 and Nate Burrell contributed 9.

O'Hara Wrestlers Win in Four-Team Meet

With Jake Fortin and Maverick Griffin going undefeated during the day, the Archbishop O'Hara wrestlers won the Championship at the Grandview Duels on Janaury 27. ______ A win over Liberty North sealed the Championship.______ Also included in the competition were teams from Lee's Summit and Truman. _____

MARY HAGGERTY REPORTS ON GIRLS BASKETBALL

Alexa Williams & Cydnee Reese were named to the all tournament team at the Grain Valley Girls Basketball Tournament completed on January 27. _____ The team won the consolation side of the bracket by defeating Odessa!

Long Ball Serves O'Hara Well in Win With Smithville

It was a two-point victory for the Archbihop O'Hara High School boys basketball team 56-54 as they eased past the Smithville Warriors on January 26. _____ In spite of only scoring only one free throw in the entire game,the Celtics relied on nine three-point baskets, seven by Kyle Baker for the win. _____ Maquille Gatlin and Nate Burrell had the other two treys while Austin Frerich had three for Smithville. _____ Kyle Baker was the game's top scorer with 23 points and he was the only Celtic to reach double figures. _____ Smithville was led by Derek Howe 20, Austin Frerich 14, and Cory Marmet 11. _____ A big second quarter wherein the Celtics outscored the Warriors 17-6 made the game a catch-up chore for the home team, but O'Hara held on to cut the rally short.

THREE-POINTERS PROVIDE O'HARA WITH A WIN

Kyle Baker scored six times with three-point shots for the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketbll team with the Lee's Summit Tigers to win 66-57 on January 20. _____ Baker was the Celtics' top scorer with 30 points. ____ Daniel Hurtt added 22 points for O'Hara while Elijiah King had 16 for Lee's Summit. _____ The Celtics jumped to a seven point advantage in the initial quarter and increased their lead in the third period. _____ John Burton and Tanner Hull each contributed a three pointer in the game.

Celtic Wrestlers Overwhelm Pembroke Hill

On January 17, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtic wrestlers defeated Pembroke Hill 69-9 and lost to Adrian on tie breaking criteria after reaching a 42-42 score. ______ Eric Gossman, Ethan Ambrose, Jake Fortin, Stephen Conway, and Peyton Franklin were all winners in the Pembroke Hill competition. ______ The tied dual meet was determined by first takedowns. ______ As a result, O'Hara's dual meet record up to this date is 7-3.

O'HARA WRESTLERS WIN BIG ON SENIOR NIGHT

On January 12th, the O'Hara Celtic wrestling team ran their season record to 6-2 for the year with an impressive 54-16 win over the Butler Bears. _____ Captain Miles Womack started the dual meet by going up a weight class and winning with a pin. _____ Nick Schofield won on forfeit as did Stephen Conway. _____ Senior Josh Snow battled for the full six minutes but came up a little short. ______ Ben Kirse won a 3-2 match against a tough opponent. ______Freshman Nihkil Fenani had a pin in the third period increasing the Celtic lead. _____ Ian Levy fought well but for the second night in a row ran up against the opponents' best wrestler and fell short. _____ Tanner Warner received a forfeit and Tyler Adams lost in a well wrestled match. _____ Senior Jake Fortin came up big in his last home match with a first period fall. He has shown great determination after suffering a major knee reconstruction last year. _____ Freshman Maverick Griffin won a hard fought 4-2 decision over a solid opponent. _____ Freshman Spencer Mathews continued a great freshman season by pinning his opponent. _____ The dual meet ended with junior Peyton Franklin, also wrestling up a weight class and earning another pin for the Celtics. ______ Coach Kevin Stanley had the following comment, "It was a great night for the team and especially the seniors. I enjoyed our get together at the end and hope there are many more nights like this to come. I would like to thank all the seniors and their families for the hard work and support they have given the team." _____ _____ _____ _____On Saturday the wrestlers had another good day at a tournament at Center. _____ Nine Celtic wrestlers signed up for the event and came home with five medals: one gold, two silvers and two bronze. _____ Ethan Ambrose battled to a 2-3 record but lost a 3-1 match. _____ Jake Fortin took second place for the day running his record to 13-3. _____ Maverick Griffin also placed second with a 4-1 record on the day. Both Jake and Maverick lost to a State Finalist in overtime and by 1 point. _____ Peyton Franklin increased his record to 21-8 with a dominant performance winning his bracket and he did not get extended to the second period all day finishing with a 5-0 record._____ Miles Womack earned a bronze medal with a 4-1 showing. _____ Robert Martin in his first tournament placed third and had just one slip up that cost him the gold. _____ Ben Kirse, Stephen Conway and Josh Snow also competed in this event.

Lady Celtics Lose by Eight After Leading by Seven

The Archbishop O'Hara High School girls basketball team lost to Savannah 45-37 on January 11. _______ They fell behind 7-0 at the start of the game but managed to fight back to a seven point advantage early in the third quarter at 29-22. ______ At the end of the first quarter the Celtics were down 15-11 but pulled ahead 26-22 by the half. _____ Up to this time, 13 of O'Hara's 26 points were scored by Amanda Hull and 9 of Savannah's 22 points were three-pointers. _____ Unfortunately the Celtics were held to just one basket in the third quarter and three baskets in the final quarter. _____ Amanda Hull ended the game with a total of 15 points and the second top scorer was Alexa Williams with eight points._____ ______ The junior varsity team fared better. _____ Trailing by a single point 22-21 at the begining of the fourth quarter Peyton Podschwit scored seven points and Rachel Ryan added two while the defense held the visitors to a harmless basket to finish the game in the win column for O'Hara 30-22. _____ For the Celtics, Podschwit had 13 and Rachel Ryan had 11.

CELTIC WRESTLERS HAVE 5-2 RECORD IN DUAL MEETS

On January 10, the Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestling team split dual meets. _____ A big win against 15th ranked Savannah by a score of 51-27 was followed by a 52-30 loss to Benton, another team ranked in the top twenty in State. _____ In the first meet, senior Miles Womack won a tough 3-1 match that pretty much sealed the victory. _____ Eric Gossman, Peyton Franklin and Stephen Conway had pins in their matches too. _____ ______ Peyton Franklin and Stephen Conway won with pins against Benton, and senior Jake Fortin wrestled well picking up a fall. _____ Finally Ben Kirse got back to .500 with a quick pin in the heavyweight division. ____ The Celtics are 5-2 for the year.

HURTT SCORES 25 IN O'HARA LOSS

Even though Daniel Hurtt scored 25 points for the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketball team in the Celtics' game with the Oak Grove Panthers on January 9, the team came up ten points short in the 71-61 contest. _____ He was supported by outside shooting by Kyle Baker's four three-pointers and Maquille Gatlin's three, but it was not enough to catch up. ______ Baker ended up with a total of 20 and Gatlin had 12. ______ For the Panthers, Eric Gant scored 26 followed by Jordan Douglas with 16. ______ ______ On the same day, the Lady Celtics came from behind to win 36-29 against the Holden Eagles. ______ The team trailed into the fourth quarter when the defense made itself known to the tune of 13-0. _____ Kaylee Kephart with 19 total points led all scorers but got all her points within the first three quarters of the game. _____ For the winning Celtics' squad, Cydnee Reese, Madison Williams, Alexa Williams, Amanda Hull, and Kellie Bachkora spread out the points evenly

O'Hara 36 Rockhurst 55 in Boy's Basketball

The Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team dropped a 55-36 decision to Rockhurst on January 6. ______ Kyle Wolf, the only Hawklet to reach double figures, had nearly half of Rockhurst's points with 26, while two Celtics were in double figures: Daniel Hurtt 18 and Kyle Baker 11.

O'HARA WRESTLERS IMPROVE TO 4-1

Behind the winning matches of Miles Womack, Ben Kirse, Peyton Franklin, Gerard Harker, and Spencer Matthews along with open weight/forfiets, the Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestling team won 75-3 over Saint Mary's on January 5th. _____ In dual meets, the Celtics improved their season record to 4-1.

Lady Celtics Begin New Year with Win

The Archbishop O'Hara High School girls basketball team won a West Central Conference game with the Center Yellowjackets on January 4 by a score of 54-41. _____ Getting most of her points in the second and third quarters, Cydnee Reese led the O'Hara attack with a game total of 19. _____ Although Corey Lovelace matched Reese's total for Center, the Celtics received double figures from Amanda Hull (15) and Alexa Williams (10). _____ After the Celtics jumped to a quick 6-0 start, the Yellowjackets caught fire to take a 13-10 lead into the second quarter. ______ In the second quarter, O'Hara scored the first seven points and held a 23-18 score at the halfway mark. _____ Center surged with a 12-2 production within the third quarter and picked up a one-point advantage at 30-29. _____ But the Celtics scored the last seven points in that quarter to take the lead for good. ______ O'Hara outpointed Center 16-9 in the fourth quarter of the game.