O'HARA WINS BASKETBALL CONTEST WITH SEDALIA

On the first day of February, the Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team won 71-55 in a game with Smith-Cotton Sedalia. _____ In each of the first three quarters the Celtics increased their lead from a nine point margin in the first, a fifteen point spread at the half, and twenty-two to start the fourth quarter. _____Both Daniel Hurtt with 20 Points and Kyle Baker with 21 points dominated the offensive attack. ______ Nine of the points scored by Kyle Baker and by Luke McCarville were on three point shots._____ For the Tigers, Michael Douglas scored 16 and Donovan Schnicker had 13. _____ Prior to the game, the O'Hara girls' varsity team won 48-41.

BOYS BASKETBALL O'HARA 67 LAWSON 57

The Archbishop O'Hara High School boys basketball team won a game with the Lawson Cardinals 67-57 on January 28. _____ Daniel Hurtt had 22 points, Kyle Baker had 18, and Isaac Uche scored 8 for O'Hara. _____ After jumping off to a 14-8 first quarter, the Celtics fell behind 28-23 at the half. ______ The Celtics regained the lead by three points to end the third quarter before pulling ahead to win. ______ _______ On January 30, the Celtics lost a cliffhanger to the Center Yellowjackets 66-70. ______ The teams were tied at 33-33 at the half and O'Hara led 53-50 going into the final quarter. _____ After the Celtics held a 66-64 advantage with just over a minute remaining in the game, they gave up two baskets and two free throws to end the contest.______ O'Hara's main offense was Daniel Hurtt's 25 points and Kyle Baker's 17, but Josh Madden also added 10 and Nate Burrell contributed 9.

O'Hara Wrestlers Win in Four-Team Meet

With Jake Fortin and Maverick Griffin going undefeated during the day, the Archbishop O'Hara wrestlers won the Championship at the Grandview Duels on Janaury 27. ______ A win over Liberty North sealed the Championship.______ Also included in the competition were teams from Lee's Summit and Truman. _____

MARY HAGGERTY REPORTS ON GIRLS BASKETBALL

Alexa Williams & Cydnee Reese were named to the all tournament team at the Grain Valley Girls Basketball Tournament completed on January 27. _____ The team won the consolation side of the bracket by defeating Odessa!

Long Ball Serves O'Hara Well in Win With Smithville

It was a two-point victory for the Archbihop O'Hara High School boys basketball team 56-54 as they eased past the Smithville Warriors on January 26. _____ In spite of only scoring only one free throw in the entire game,the Celtics relied on nine three-point baskets, seven by Kyle Baker for the win. _____ Maquille Gatlin and Nate Burrell had the other two treys while Austin Frerich had three for Smithville. _____ Kyle Baker was the game's top scorer with 23 points and he was the only Celtic to reach double figures. _____ Smithville was led by Derek Howe 20, Austin Frerich 14, and Cory Marmet 11. _____ A big second quarter wherein the Celtics outscored the Warriors 17-6 made the game a catch-up chore for the home team, but O'Hara held on to cut the rally short.

THREE-POINTERS PROVIDE O'HARA WITH A WIN

Kyle Baker scored six times with three-point shots for the Archbishop O'Hara High School basketbll team with the Lee's Summit Tigers to win 66-57 on January 20. _____ Baker was the Celtics' top scorer with 30 points. ____ Daniel Hurtt added 22 points for O'Hara while Elijiah King had 16 for Lee's Summit. _____ The Celtics jumped to a seven point advantage in the initial quarter and increased their lead in the third period. _____ John Burton and Tanner Hull each contributed a three pointer in the game.

Celtic Wrestlers Overwhelm Pembroke Hill

On January 17, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtic wrestlers defeated Pembroke Hill 69-9 and lost to Adrian on tie breaking criteria after reaching a 42-42 score. ______ Eric Gossman, Ethan Ambrose, Jake Fortin, Stephen Conway, and Peyton Franklin were all winners in the Pembroke Hill competition. ______ The tied dual meet was determined by first takedowns. ______ As a result, O'Hara's dual meet record up to this date is 7-3.