In a close seesaw football game on August 29, the Archbishop O'Hara Celtics rallied to defeat the Oak Grove Panthers 31-24.
Zach Drake gave the Celtics the first lead on a 22 yard field goal. The scoring came after O'Hara marched for 63 yards in eleven plays.
Two Panther TD's put the home team up by 17-3. Jake Moore scored on a 4 yard run an Jake Harrenstein reached the end zone on a line plunge.
The Celtics fought back to tie 17-17. Zach Drake scored one of the Celtics' touchdowns on a short 4 yard pass. Michael Briggs ran for short two yard TD and Austin Evans succeeded on a two-point conversion run.
Later the score reached 24-24 before Austin Evans scored the final touchdown on a 19 yard run. The final drive was set up on a fumble recovery by Austin Evans on the Panther 36 yard line.
The big play of the evening was a 91 yard kickoff return by Austin Evans in the fourth quarter that tied up the game prior to O'Hara's deciding TD.
Briggs finished the game 12 of 20 for 120 yards with a touchdown and an interception and he was the team’s leading rusher with 68 yards on eight carries. Drake had four catches for the Celtics for a total of 41 yards.
Next game: Clinton.
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