One Version of the Game in Sedalia

CELTICS LOSE BY NINE TO TIGERS In a game of two high-scoring football teams, the Smith-Cotton Tigers outpointed the O'Hara Celtics 38-29 on Friday in Sedalia. O'Hara had two touchdowns scored by Donnie Criswell and Smith-Cotton had two scored by Bryce Johnson. However, the Tigers got three scored by Solomon Watkins, and the Tigers got the game's only field goal. O'Hara's other two touchdowns came from a 95 kickoff return by DJ Jackson and a 7 yard short run by Chuck Preston. O'Hara had first possession and moved the ball from their own 21 yard line to the Tigers' 23 yard line before giving up the ball on downs. On the Tigers' very first play after the long drive, Solomon Watkins discovered a huge hole in the O'Hara defense and scampered 82 yards for the home team's first six points. Immediately the Celtics got the score tied as DJ Jackson took the kickoff on the five yard line and went all the way for a score. Breaking the tie just before the end of the first quarter, the Tigers pushed across another TD for a 14-7 advantage, and midway throught the second quarter added on another to up the score to 21-7. With four and a half minutes remaining before the half, the Celtics showed why they were regarded as a strong offensive team. Starting at their own 12 yard line they went across the field in seven plays which included a 19 yard pass from TJ White to Joe Pepple, a 19 yard run by James Tillman, an 18 yard gain by Donnie Criswell, and a 13 yard pass from White to Danny Hernandez. After scoring the touchdown, the Celtics surprised the crowd with a two-point conversion. Raphael Spencer scored the points on a pass from Joe Pepple. With two seconds on the clock, after the Celtics kept the Tigers out of the endzone, Jessica Greer kicked a 22 yard field goal to make the halfway mark 24-15. The Tigers played ball-control the entire third quarter but scored only seven points during that time. O'Hara was held to a total of only four plays from scrimmage. The Tigers did score once in the fourth quarter but the Celtics had two TD's of their own. The first one was set up by two White-to-Pepple passes for 13 and 37 yards and the second one was set up by a long pass completion from TJ White to Joe Melchoir covering 32 yards. For both of these touchdowns, O'Hara went for the two-point conversions. They were successful in their first attempt as TJ White passed to Joe Pepple, but in their second attempt, TJ White tried to run it in but was held short.

A LOSS IN SEDALIA

O'HARA COMES UP SHORT IN SEDALIA The O'Hara football team rallied for fourteen fourth quarter points against Smith-Cotton on Friday but ended up nine points behind as they dropped a 38-29 decision. In the middle of the first quarter, both teams scored within a half minute of each other as Solomon Watkins broke loose for an 82 yard TD run for the Tigers and DJ Jackson returned the ensuing kickoff for 90 yards. Before the quarter ended, however, Watkins scored again for the Sedalia team on a two yard plunge. In the second quarter, Watkins scored again on a 13 yard run to up the score to 21-7. This was followed by a sustained drive by the Celtics and a touchdown with James Tillman going in from two yards out. The O'Hara team then added a two-point conversion; Joe Pepple passed to Raphael Spencer for the points. Just as the first half was coming to an end, Jessica Greer added a field goal when the O'Hara stopped the Tigers near thye goal line. The halftime score stood at 24-15. The Tigers were the only team to score in the third period. Quarterback Bryce Johnson ran the ball in from twelve yards away. O'Hara's first score in the fourth quarter was set up by a long 37 yard pass play to Joe Pepple with Chuck Preston scoring from six yards out. Again the Celtics went for a two point conversion. This time TJ White passed to Joe Pepple for the points. With just 8 points separating the two teams, the Tigers got an insurance score with Bryce Johnson scoring on a two yard play. O'Hara wasn't finished for the night though, and Joe Melchior gathered in a 32 yard pass to set up a short run by Donnie Criswell. This time O'Hara's two point conversion, a run by TJ White, came up short.

Cross County at Platte County

Congratulations to Max Storms in winning the Platte County cross country meet on Thursdayday. The team did not have a full five-member team and did not receive a school score. The other top four varsity runners were: Andy Meyer, Jerry Rellihan and Kyle Van Hecke. For the girls, they had one medalist also Katelyn Gutteridge in the JV race. She placed 23rd. The girls varsity was led by Aliyah Jones, followed by Chelsea Rose, McKenzie Shelton And Kristina Snyder.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM IN THE RANKINGS

9/15 GKCVCA Metro Top Ten 1 Blue Springs 2 Lee's Summit West 3 Archbishop O'Hara 4 St. James Academy 5 Bishop Miege 6 St. Thomas Aquinas 7 Blue Valley West 8 St. Teresa's Academy 9 Olathe South 10 Olathe East 9/15 MHSVCA Class Rankings CLASS 3: 1. Archbishop O'Hara 2. Reeds Spring 3. Platte County 4. Logan-Rogersville 5. Boonville

SOFTBALL (4 games)

O’HARA SOFTBALL TEAM WIN TWO AND LOSE TWO The O’Hara softball team last week dropped two one-run games and won two contests handily. Grain Valley edged the Celtics 5-4 but on the following day, O’Hara was a 7-3 winner over Saint Teresa. Then came a 4-3 Conference loss to Warrensburg which in turn was followed by an 11-0 victory over Raytown South. O’Hara began the Grain Valley game with two first inning runs generated via hits by Jessie Smith, Andi Davis, and Alex Paulakovich. Grain Valley tied up the game in their half of the inning. In the fifth inning, Grain Valley scored three times behind five hits, two of which were doubles. The Celtics tried to catch up in the last inning but came up one run short. Their two tallies materialized behind singles by Jessie Smith, Patrice Jackson, Kellie Bachkora, and Alex Paulkovich. Pitcher Brittany Gallatin held Saint Teresa to three runs scored in the latter part of their game. Doubles by Jessie Smith and Lindsey Davis along with a single by Caitlin Croker brought in three third inning runs for the Celtics. Two more runs came in during the next inning in which two errors occurred. Finally O’Hara pushed across their last two runs of the game aided by hits by Jesse Smith and Caitlin Croker. In the close contest with Warrensburg, Melissa Batiz yielded a first inning run and three more in the third inning. She retired eleven of the last twelve batters, but her teammates only produced three runs. In the one-sided game with Raytown South, O’Hara scored in each of the first four innings and the game ended with the mercy rule. Patrice Jackson smacked two homeruns, a two-run shot in the first inning and a three-run shot in the third inning. In O’Hara’s last at bats, she had two additional RBI’s on a bases loaded double. Brittany Gallatin held the Cardinals to three hits and did not allow a runner to reach third base.

And the soocer team tastes victory

QUIRK AND HOGAN LEAD CELTIC SOCCER TEAM Kyle Quirk got his first shutout and Kevin Hogan led the scoring of the Celtics' soccer team with three goals as the O'Hara downed Holden 6-0 on September 16. The remaining three points were kicked by Trevor Gudde, Bryce Scovill, and Matt Shelton. The following day, O'Hara beat Clinton 4-2. In this game, Kevin and Patrick Hogan each kicked two goals.

Softball team adds two wins

Having completed the Raytown South Softball Tournament in second place with a 3-2 showing, the O'Hara softball team went on to win two games to bring their early season record to 5-2. Grain Valley won the tournament going 5-0. The Cetics won a close game with the Harrisonville Wildcats 5-4 and followed that game with an 8-2 decision over the Clinton Cardinals. On the quite cold day that O'Hara hosted Harrisonville, Patrice Jackson delivered the winning RBI with a last inning double to bring in the deciding run scoring Lindsey Davis who had singled. Davis had already scored two of O'Hara's runs back in the 4th and 5th innings. Harrisonville had been able to pull ahead for a 3-0 lead by scoring on a triple and single in the 3rd inning and added two more runs on three singles in the 4th inning. O'Hara tied the scored in their half of the inning. The three run production came about with just one hit, a single by Patrice Jackson that knocked in two runs. A hit batsman, an error, and two fielder's choices contributed to the scoring as nine batters came to the plate. In he 5th O'Hara took a one-run lead and in the 6th, Harrisonville tied up the score. Freshman Andi Davis singled and Patrice Jackson doubled for the O'Hara run. Brittany Gallatin pitched the entire game and got the win. At Clinton, pitcher Melissa Batiz was given a four run cushion in the first inning. Jesse Smith and Lindsey Davis singled ahead of a triple by Patrice Jackson for the first two runs. The other two runs materialized from a single by Alex Paulakovich and a double by freshman Kellie Bachkora. O'Hara added four more runs in the top of the 7th with key hits by Andi Davis, Lindsey Davis, and Patrice Jackson. Clinton was able to put two runs on the scoreboard in the 6th inning on a triple and two singles.