UMC MATH RELAYS WON BY O'HARA

The Archbishop O'Hara High School Math Team won their division at the University of Central Missouri on March 5. _____ Of the ten team members who contributed to the O'Hara victory, sophomore Ethan Ambrose led the way. _____ He placed in all five of the categories he entered. _____ He had firsts in Algebra, Geometry, and Probability, and fifth in Number & Set Theory. _______ Ben Kirse was the Top overall freshman with a first in Algebra and fifth in Geometry. _____ Nick Hanaway and Mike Wulff won first place as a Math Proofs Team, while Wulff also was third in Probability, fourth in Graphing Calculators, and fifth in Geometry. _____ Two seconds were achieved by Jacob Duerr in Algebra and Number & Set Theory. _____ Three students each placed in two categories: Jason Jarquio in Trigonometry (2nd) and Algebra (4th), Sarah Rupp in Trigonometry (4th) and Algebra (5th), and Joseph Locasio in Geometry (4th) and Algebra (5th). _____ Freshman Alex Higginbotham was third in Algebra and sophomore Eric Sullentrup was fifth in Algebra. _____ Finally the following scored high enough to place in the four Teams. _____ Ben Kirse and Alex Higginbotham for first place for the 9th Grade Team, Jacob Duerr and Sarah Rupp for third place for the 11th Grade Team, Jason Jarquio and Joseph Locasio for third place for the 12th Grade Team, and Ethan Ambrose and Eric Sullentrup for fourth place for the 10th Grade Team. ______ Ten schools were represented in Division III.

Three-Way Tie in Academic Knowledge Bowl

The Archbishop O'Hara High School varsity team of Josh Bonello, Andy Meyer, Kiera Jackson, Jake Fortin, Jeff Best, and George Morejon won two out of three games in the March 5th West Central Conference Academic Knowledge Bowl. ______ Both teams from Smith-Cotton and Saint Pius did the same to form a three-way tie. _____ First place was awarded in the tie-breaker based on total points to Saint Pius. _____ Smith-Cotton won the head-to-head competition to land in second place. _____ Warrensburg took fourth place and the teams from Center and Clinton did not compete even though Center will host the event next year and Clinton the following year. ____ This year's competition was in Warrensburg. _____ The Celtics lost 100-140 to Smith-Cotton, but were winners over Saint Pius 210-170 and Warrensburg 150-70. _____ _____ O'Hara brought two JV teams to the event. _____ The team consisting of Jeremy Ambrose, Thaddeus Green, Cynthia Oneye, Hailey Jordan, and Joshus Austin won 260-20 with Smith-Cotton. ______ The team made up of Tony Darling, Alex Countee, Bridget O'Shaughnessy, Annie Mahlberg, and Ronald Clark lost to Saint Pius 310-210. _____ Laura Eagle was the O'Hara coach this year.

O'HARA HAS TO SETTLE FOR RUNNER-UP IN DISTRICT

The O'Hara Celtics boys team were off to a good start in the Championship basketball game for Class 3 District 14 with Hogan, but a sluggish second half let the Rams surge ahead to win 59-41 on March 4. _____ The Celtics jumped to a 5-0 beginning and never trailed throughout the entire first half of the game, leading at one time by seven points. _____ At halftime O'Hara was only ahead by two at 26-24. ______ The tide turned in the third quarter when Maurice Mason went on a nine point spree and helped put the Rams up by six to start the last quarter. ______ Every strategy the Celtics used fell short including three-point attempts and half court presses. ______ Finally the Rams capitalized on their height under the basket for a 21 point burst in the fourth quarter which the Celtics couldn't come close to matching. _____ O'Hara's top scoring duet was Josh Rupprecht with 14 and Daniel Hurtt with 12.

O'Hara Faces Hogan for District Championship

In Class 3/District 14, the O'Hara boys basketball team moved into the Championship game against Hogan Prep by handing the Barstow Knights a 66-58 setback. ______ Hogan meanwhile had little difficulty getting past Imagine Renaissance Academy 75-40. _____ The Celtics had won easily 76-41 in their first round game with the Cristo Rey Pumas on February 28. _____ In that game the Celtics scored the game's first fifteen points eventually building up a 19-4 first quarter score. _____ By halftime the score rose to 46-15 and the Celtics eased up providing playing time for their entire squad. _____ Josh Rupprecht and Daniel Hurtt combined for a total of 37 of O'Hara's total in the game. ______ Spreading the scoring among the other players, Tanner Hull had 9, Josh Madden had 8, Brandon Dennis had 7, and Rayshaun McDonald had 7. _____ _____ In the semifinal game against Barstow, four O'Hara players were in double figures while the Knights depended on only two to reach that level. _____ Josh Rupprecht poured in 23 points for O'Hara with Daniel Hurtt accounting for 14, DJ Jackson 13, and Kyle Baker 12 (on four three-point shots). _____ O'Hara dominated the first half and led at halftime 38-26, but the Knights rallied for a productive third quarter before the Celtics outpointed them 20-10 in the fourth. _____ For Barstow freshman Cole Childers had 20 points and Lawrence Brown scored 11. _____ _______Barstow had won their game with Pembroke Hill 59-50 to set up the O'Hara-Barstow match. _____ In the other bracket Saint Pius was eliminated by Hogan Prep 69-42 and Imagine Renaissance Academy had advanced with a close 75-74 victory over University Academy Charter.

DISTRICT PLAY BEGINS FOR #2 RANKED O'HARA CELTICS

In a 3-A State ranking that came out of February 23, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics Boys team landed in second place behind a team from Hamilton, Missouri. _____ The next four spots were taken by Cameron, Cardinal Ritter, Blair Oaks, and Stafford. ______ Rounding out the top ten are Hogan Prep, Charleston, Willow Springs, and Kennett. _______ District competition begins during the first week in March.

Sunrise Academy Buffaloes Are Too Much for Celtics

The O'Hara High School Celtics basketball team hosted the Sunrise Academy Buffaloes and had their hands full losing 84-58. _______ Even though DJ Jackson poured in 26 points for O'Hara and Josh Rupprecht tagged on 15, the visitors scored 39 of their points on thirteen three-pointers. _____ The game was played on Monday, February 21.

UNDEFEATED CELTICS ARE WEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE BASKETBALL CHAMPS IN 2011

On February 18, the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketball team won its 10th West Central Conference game of the 2010-2011 season defeating second place Center by a score of 80-66. _____ The game was close until nearing the end of the second quarter when the two teams were tied at 32-32. _____ The Celtics then went on a nine point run to close out the first half ahead 41-32. _____Josh Rupprecht dominated under the boards and emerged the Celtics' top scorer with 27 points. _______ Although doing most of his scoring in the fourth quarter, DJ Jackson had 20 points. _____ He was followed by Kyle Baker's 12 points on four three-point shots and Daniel Hurtt's steady contribution with 11 points. _____ The 6-4 Center Yellowjackets had lost to O'Hara 61-51 in their previous outing. _____ ______ Earlier in the week, O'Hara was a 76-62 winner over Sedalia Smith-Cotton. ______ ______Following the boys varsity game with Center, the girls varsity took a 42-31 victory over the Yellowjackets. _____ The Lady Celtics had to come from five points behind in the first quarter and only managed to narrow the margin to two points at halftime trailing 18-16. _____ The game was pretty much decided in the third quarter wherein Center was held to three tallies while O'Hara put up eleven. ______ The top three scorers for the Celtics were Marli Bartlett with 11 and Alex Fennesy and Amanda Hull each with 9.