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.