TWO CELTICS EARN SPEECH MEDALS

Archbishop O'Hara High School competed with eighteen schools at the Blue Springs High School Varsity Speech Tournament and had two medalists. _____ In Original Oratory Speaking Johanna Kelly took 6th place and in Storytelling Kayla McDowell also placed 6th. _____ Paige Bush did win some superior ballots while Cynthia Ononye and Beth Vernon just missed advancing to the semifinals.

Cross Country Results at Clinton

Coach Mike Martin reported the following five cross country runners and their places in the races they were in: Jennifer Gustin 4th, Blake Hudon 14th, Andy Meyer 15th, Amy Gaston 26th, and Alex Wagner 54th. For Wagner, his time was his personal best. The competition was at Artesian Park in Clinton.

CENTER TOPS O'HARA 49-32 IN HOMECOMING FOOTBALL CONTEST

In a wild scoring game between the O'Hara Celtics and the Center Yellowjackets, Center won 49-32. _____ It was Center's Homecoming game and insured a Co-Championship in the West Central Conference with Warrensburg, both teams with 4-1 records. _____ The Yellowjackets scored on a 12 yard pass play from Harold Mabin to Oren Lee. ______ After the Celtics moved the ball to midfield where they had to punt, the Yellowjackets moved the score to 14-0 on a 65 yard pass by Mabin and Lee. ______ For the remainder of the game, this margin of two touchdowns was maintained as each team would score five apiece. ______ On O'Hara's next possession, Ronnie Jackson punted to Center's 11 yard line. _____ However a penalty against O'Hara called for a rekick and instead of punting again, the Celtics sprung Raphael Spencer free around left end for a 36 yard TD run. _____ Before the first quarter ended, Alexander Taylor ran for a 35 yard TD to start the second quarter 21-7. _____ O'Hara mounted a drive from their own 26 yard line to eventually score on an 8 yard run by Raphael Spencer. _____ In the drive Jake Fortin completed passes to Brandon Dennis for 9 yards, to D. J. Griffin for 15 yards, and to Jimmy Clark for 9 yards; Fortin also scrambled for 14 yards to keep the drive alive. _____ A 40 yard touchdown pass from Mabin to Evan Hancock increased the Yellowjackets' lead to 28-14, and during the Celtics' next drive, a fumble recovery by Ronnie Hill set up another Center score. _____ Again it was Mabin to Lee, this time covering 36 yards and providing the Homecoming team with a 35-14 halftime advantage. _____ In the third quarter, Center was on the board first with a Mabin to Lee 15 yard pass and a large 42-14 score. _____ O'Hara got some points back when Jake Fortin completed a pass to Brandon Dennis in a TD play that consumed 41 yards. _____ Before the third quarter came to a close, the Celtics stopped the Yellowjackets at midfield where the ball was given up on downs. _____ The Celtics marched down for a touchdown at the first part of the fourth quarter with Raphael Spencer taking it in from 16 yards out to bring the score to 42-26. _____ Center's final touchdown was after a 15 yard run by Hector Arrebota brought the ball to the goal line and fumbled and recovered by Jay Carter in the end zone. _____ With five minues remaining in the game, O'Hara scored its final touchdown on a 10 yard run by Raphael Spencer. _____ Kilvert Martinez was successful on all seven of his extra points for the Yellowjackets while Julian Gidley made two, had two blocked, and the Celtics failed in their two-point attempt. _____ Center built up a 35-14 halftime score, but the Celtics outpointed the Yellowjackets 18-14 during the second half of the game. ______ Both teams had over 425 total net yards but O'Hara had 22 first downs to Center's 18. _____ Raphael Spencer gained 186 yards on 22 carries for an 8.5 yard average per run. _____ Jake Fortin completed half of his 16 pass attempts for 215 yards. _____D. J. Griffin caught six passes for 68 yards and Brandon Dennis caught four for 65 yards. _____ Raphael Spencer's four touchdowns boosted his total for the year to eleven and he has scored 74 of O'Hara's total 146 points this season. _____ He is third in O'Hara's school record in career rushing with 2,644 yards (J. R. Brown 1980-1982 is presently in second place with 2,805 yards). _____ Julian Gidley's two extra point conversions places him in 9th place with 42 (John Cosentino 1981-1983 is presently in 8th place with 43).

O'Hara Plays Top Ranked Team in Nation

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics volleyball team were matched with Saint James ranked tops in the Nation on October5th. ______ Saint James won 25-15 and 25-18 in the competitive contest.

GUSTON WINS IN ST PAUL CC INVITATIONAL

Coach Mike Martin extended his congratulations to freshman Jennifer Gustin on winning her cross country race at the Saint Paul Invitational at the beginning of October. _____ Other medalists at the meet included Claire Becker, Amy Gaston, and McKenzie Shelton. _____ In the boys division, Blake Hudon had a third place finish. _____ Others who won medals were Dakota Defreece, Ronald Clark, and Alex Wagner.

Celtics Football Undefeated in October

Winning for the first time in six games of the 2010 football season 42-30 on October 1st, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team started off the month on a good note. _____ Here are some impressive items. _____ In the game with University Academy, the Celtics had to rally from a two touchdown deficit when they were held scoreless throughout the entire first quarter. ______ Only the spectacular 90 yard run by Raphael Spencer contributed to the scoring in the second quarter. ______ The Griffins led through the entire first half of the game. _____ O'Hara's 42 points in the game was the most the Celtics scored in any of their games; the previous high was 26 against Grandview which was an overtime game. _____ O'Hara had 425 total yards to UA's 270. _____ O'Hara had 16 first downs to UA's 18. _____ O'Hara had only one completed pass in four attempts, but it was a TD pass. _____ Three of O'Hara's five quarterback sacks came via Raphael Spencer ( the other two were by Ronnie Jackson & the duo of Jorge Belcher with Jake Chichuk). _____ O'Hara punted once in the game and it was a short 14 yarder. _____ O'Hara had one interception and it was by D, J. Griffin who returned the ball 23 yards. _____ Boosted by their 21 third quarter points, the Celtics have outpointed their opponents 37-12; it is the only quarter in which O'Hara bested their opposition. _____ Raphael Spencer has scored 8 touchdowns for the Celtics along with a two-point conversion to lead in the individual scoring with 50 points; four of his touchdowns came in the game with University Academy. _____ CAREER SCHOOL RECORDS: Raphael Spencer is 3rd in rushing with 2,458 yards and is 2nd in total points scored with 241. _____ Julian Gidley is 9th in most extra points made by kicking with 40. _____ WEST CENTRAL CONFERECNCE : Tied for first place with 3-1 records are Center, Saint Pius X, and Warrensburg. _____ Smith-Cotton (3-2) and Clinton (1-4) have completed their Conference games. _____ The only remaining Conference games are Center vs O'Hara and Warrensburg vs Saint Pius X. _____ If Center wins their game, they will be Co-Champs with the winner of the other game. ______ If Center loses to O'Hara, the winner of the Warrensburg-Saint Pius game will be Champs.

O'HARA WINS HOMECOMING FOOTBALL GAME 42-30

A 90 yard touchdown run from scrimmage highlighted the O'Hara Homecoming victory 42-30 on October 1st. _____ And the run was by Raphael Spencer who, at halftime, was announced as the Homecoming King along with Homecoming Queen Alex Moran. _____ The first quarter belonged to the University Academy Griffins as the Celtics were shut out 12-0. _____ Quarterback Dimonic McKinzy scrambled for a 10 yard TD and D'montai Clarkson ran for a 5 yard score while the Celtics waited for the second quarter to score their first points. _____ Raphael's 90 yarder was the only touchdown scored within the second quarter. _____ Julian Gidley's first of six conversions made the score 12-7 at the half. _____ The Celtics' offense woke up to three third quarter touchdowns while yielding one to the Griffins. _____ Jake Fortin passed 44 yards to Brandon Dennis to put O'Hara ahead for the first time 14-12. _____ Raphael Spencer scored on a 30 yard run to extend the Celtic lead to 21-12. _____ Dimonic McKinzy's 29 yard pass to Brandon Bowden narrowed the score to 21-18, but Raphael Spencer answered with a 3 yard TD run to bring the end of the third quarter to a ten point margin 28-18. ______ Both squads scored twice in the fourth quarter, but as in the earlier scoring, O'Hara was successful on all of their kicked extra points while the Griffins failed in each of their attempts. _____ The Griffins got their two TD's of the fourth quarter on passes, first to Bryson Winfrey for 10 yards and then to Kalib Gilmore for a lengthy 58 yard gain. _____ The Celtics' scores of the final quarter were on a 38 yard run by Brett Coatney and a 13 yard run by Raphael Spencer. _____ The win for O'Hara was their first of the season. _____ Raphael Spencer gained over 240 yards rushing in the game which was among the top five reported in the Kansas City area.