Celtics Do Well in 2013 Football Jamboree

O’HARA IS UNBEATEN AT FOOTBALL JAMBOREE

On August 23rd the Archbishop O’Hara High School Celtic football team played in the Jamboree held on the Ruskin football field.
In the three-way competition, O’Hara won their game with Pleasant Hill 24-18, tied with University Academy 6-6, and shutout Ruskin 6-0,

Against Pleasant Hill, on offense the Celtics scored a touchdown on their 5th play on a 6 yard run by quarterback Mike Briggs. Brock Hughes gave the Celtics their second score on a 1 yard run. Mike Briggs passed to Gerard Harker for their next six points on a forty yarder. On the final play of the 12 allotted to each team, Zach Drake caught a touchdown pass from Mike Briggs.
On defense, the Celtics gave up a 22 yard TD pass on the 4th play, another one on a 12 yard run on the 6th play, and finally a 30 yard passing play on the Roosters’ 12th play. However Larry Bosworth halted one of the drives with an interception.

With University Academy, Michael Rowe scored for O’Hara on their 5th play from scrimmage on an 18 yard run, and the Celtics nearly scored again when they were stopped on the one yard line as time ran out. University Academy got their six pointer on their 4th play. Later Gabe Kimbrough caused a fumble and Maverick Griffin recovered for O’Hara to stop a drive on the 26 yard line.

In the Ruskin game, the only touchdown came on the very first play. Mike Briggs passed to Zach Drake who went the distance. Penalties brought back two touchdown attempts by the Celtics, one was on a beautiful diving catch in the end zone by Zach Drake, and the other an 11 yard run by Brock Hughes.
Ruskin did not find its way into the end zone. The O’Hara team registered sacks by Jayden Hudson and by Maverick Griffin. Ife Siffre also caused a fumble in the Ruskin backfield.