CELTICS ON ALL DISTRICT AND ALL STATE FOOTBALL TEAMS

Archbishop O'Hara High School had the following players on the Football 3-A All-State Teams selected by the Coaches Association: FIRST TEAM: Linebacker Jorge Belcher, SECOND TEAM: Tight End Brandon Dennis and Defensive Back Brett Coatney; THIRD TEAM: Offensive Lineman Josh Snow and Kicker Julian Gidley. ______ Five players were All-District First Team: Jorge Belcher LB, Brandon Dennis DE, Julian Gidley K, Jake Fortin QB, and D. J. Griffin WR. ______ Two athletes were named to the Second Team All District: Brett Coatney DB and Jeremy Schaefer OL. ______

O'Hara Freshmen In Wrestling Competition

O'Hara participated in the Freshman Blue Springs Wrestling Tournament on Saturday December 3. _____ Spencer Mathews and Tanner Warner were undefeated and won first places in their weight classes. ______ Liam Hogan, Gerard Harker, and Anthony Irick took seconds.______ There were twelve Freshman altogether from O'Hara and got some real good experience. _____ Nikhil Fenani, Devon Maschger, Sylvester Newman, Jayden Hudson, Ian Levy, and Eric Gossman all won a match.

O'HARA BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM GOES TO 3-0

Behind the 35 point scoring by Daniel Hurtt, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team won their third game of the season when they handed the Pembroke Hill Raiders an 83-73 defeat. ______ In the first half the two teams traded points with a close 30-28 showing, but the Celtics obtained a little more breathing room by outpointing their opponents 22-17 in the third quarter. ______ For the fans who wanted to see a lot of scoring, the teams combined for a total of 59 fourth quarter points before the game ended with O'Hara ahead by ten. _____ Rayshaun McDonald contributed 22 points and Kyle Baker had 17.

O'Hara Opens Wrestling Season with Two Wins

The Archbishop O'Hara High School wrestling team opened their 2011-2012 season with wins with Warsaw 45-36 and Clinton 48-27 on December first. _____ Coach Kevin Stanley reported that Devon Maschger lost a match and Nikil Fenani won by forfeit. _____ Tanner Warner won both of his matches. ______ Tyler Adams and Ethan Ambrose won both of their matches. _____ Chase Scott won two matches with pins as did did Peyton Franklin and Ben Kirse. _____ Stephen Conway and Josh Snow each won a match. _____ Maverick Griffin and Spencer Matthews went 1-1 for the day. ____ Finally, wrestling tough but losing both matches were Eric Gossman and Nick Schofield.

O'HARA BEGINS CONFERENCE BASKETBALL WITH A WIN

In a game that was scheduled to be played at Saint Pius, the Archbishop O'Hara Celtics boys basketball team won handily 70-47 in the O'Hara gym. ______ The game had to move due to electrical problems. _____ Building up a six point lead in the first quarter, the Celtics surged ahead 35-20 by halftime. _____ Nine O'Hara players scored in the runaway contest with Daniel Hurtt leading the way with 21 points. _____ Nine free throws along with three baskets gave Rayshaun McDonald 15 tallies and Kyle Baker was in double figures with 12, half of which came from two three-point shots. _____ ______ The Warriors from Saint Pius won the preceding girls game 38-29, but the lead changed hands until midway through the third quarter when the Celtis were last ahead 24-23. _____ Cydnee Reese led the O'Hara scorers with 9 followed by Alexa Williams wih 7.

O'Hara Opens Basketball Season With A Win

The Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team hosted the Renaisance Warriors on November 22 and won 82-67. ______ A trio of players accounted or the lion's share of the scoring. ______ Daniel Hurtt led the way with 29 points much of which was around the basket. ______ Kyle Baker had 25 points, 12 of which came from three-pointers in the third quarter. ______ Rayshaun McDonald not only served as playmaker and layup artist, but also put in 15 of the Celtics' points. _____ O'Hara led the entire game, but nearing the end of the first half, the Warriors had a 9-1 run to bring the contest to a close 38-36 score. _____ At halftime, the Celtics were ahead 41-36. _____ The Celtics then outscored the Warriors by ten points in the third quarter when Baker hit his four treys and McDonald added one of his own. _____ The final quarter started with a 66-51 score and both teams were held to 16 points for the rest of the game.______ Jamin Hill had 18 points and Jabbar had 11; they were the only two Warriors in double figures.

FIVE CELTICS ON ALL DISTRICT SOCCER TEAM

The Archbishop O'Hara High School soccer team had five members named to the Class 1, District 14 ALL DISTRICT TEAM. _____ They were goalkeeper Jeff Best, midfielders Pat Berney & Julian Gidley, and defenders John Tyler & Nick Hanaway. _____ Ten other athletes from KC Lutheran and Barstow were also named to the All District team.