O'Hara Sophomores Invited to Basketball Tournament

During the first week of February, the Archbishop O'Hara High School sophomore basketball players are invited to the four-team Blue Springs South 2011 Basketball Tournament. _______On the 4th, the Celtics have a 4 PM game with Lee's Summit West, the victor of which plays the winner of the host team and Staley at noon on the following day.

O'HARA GIRLS SEEDED #5 IN GRAIN VALLEY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Between January 24 and January 28, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Lady Celtics will be playing in the 2011 GRAIN VALLEY LADY EAGLES SONIC SHOW DOWN. _____ Seeded fifth, the Celtics will play the host team (seeded fourth) on the 24th at 7:30 PM. _____ They are in the same bracket as top seeded Pleasant Hill who will face Center, the winners of the two contests meet on the 26th at 6:00 PM. ______ The other bracket consists of teams from Oak Grove, Odessa, Lincoln Prep, and Liberty North.____ The Championship game is slated for January 28 at 8:00 PM.

Five Football Players From O'Hara Make All-State Academic Team

Brett Coatney, Tanner Hull, Eero Johnson, Jake Fortin, and Josh Snow, in recognition of their accomplishments on the football field as well as in the classroom, have been named to the MISSOURI CLASS 3 FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION'S ALL-STATE ACADEMIC SQUAD. _____ The Award given to these Archbishop O'Hara students is based on Class Rank, GPA, College Test Scores, and consistent excellence on the football field. ______

O'HARA RANKED #2 IN BASKETBALL

In the boys small class basketball rankings that came out on January 5, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics were ranked #2 behind undefeated Sumner Academy. _____ The next three teams in the rankings were undefeated Basehor-Linwood, Hogan Prep, and Saint James Academy. _____ In the boys big class rankings, O'Hara's recent opponent Rockhurst was ranked #9.

O'Hara 47 Rockhurst 66

On January 7, Clarence Kirkwood led Rockhurst to a 66-47 win over the O'Hara Celtics, scoring 19 points at a game played at O'Hara. _____ With five three-pointers, all but four of his total were from long range. _____ DJ Jackson was O'Hara's top point-producer with 18, but Rockhurst's Chris Bohannon was the only other player to get to double figures scoring 11 points. _______ Two O'Hara players came wihin two points of double figures; Josh Rupprecht and Jevon Lyle, but early foul trouble limited playing time for Daniel Hurtt. _____ In the first quarter the Celtics were behind by just two points at 11-9, but the Hawklets outpointed the home team 25-16 in the second quarter and the Celtics never recovered. ______ It was O'Hara's second loss in twelve games while Rockhurst's record improved to 7-3. _____ The only other loss this season for the Celtics was the Championship game at the William Jewell tournament. ______ Mark Nusbaum, Rockhurst's coach, is a former O'Hara coach.

O'HARA IN UPCOMING CULVER'S CLASSIC

Fresh from their Second Place finish in the William Jewell Holiday Classic, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics are setting their sights on the 2011 Varsity 36th Annual Boys Basketball Tournament in the Culver's Classic. _____ On Monday January 17, O'Hara will meet Lee's Summit at 6 PM. _____ The winner goes on to play the winner of the Ruskin-Raytown South game at 7 PM on January 19. _____ Then on Friday, the winner of this bracket will face the winner of the bracket made up of Blue Springs South, Rockhurst, Lee's Summit West, and Lee's Summit North on Friday. _____ The theme of the tournament is "Celebrating the Dream through Service" and all games are being played at the LSHS Fieldhouse.

O'Hara Celtics 65 Saint James Thunder 51

The new year started off well for the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketball team as they hosted and defeated the team from Saint James Academy 65-51 on January 4th. _____ The Celtics jumped off to a 13-3 lead with Daniel Hurtt accounting for seven of the points. _____ The Thunder never led throughout the first half but thanks to a half court shot at the buzzer by Clint McCullough did tie the score at 28-28. _____ The Celtics held their opponents to just two third quarter baskets and a total of eight points, but they only added 11 which at that time was a close contest. _____ With Josh Rupprecht and DJ Jackson leading the way in the fourth quarter,O'Hara upped the score to 56-40 during which time all of the Thunders' points came from free throws. _____ With the 16 point lead the Celtics moved on mostly with layups and free throws. _______ Daniel Hurtt was O'Hara's top scorer with 20 followed by DJ Jackson with 18 and Josh Rupprecht with 15.