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.