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.