DISTRICT 7 CROSS COUNTRY

In the Missouri Class 3 District 7 Cross Country Championships on October 31st at Swope Park, varsity boys runners from Archbishop O'Hara High School finished as follows: 24th: Lowell Thomas,;34th: Chris Wesche; 38th: James Keeney; 39th: Colin McKinney; 40th: Andy Meyer; 46th: Ronald Clark; and 47th: Sam Baird. The top six teams were Pleasant Hill who won first, followed by Clinton, Nevada, Webb City, Carl Junction, and O'Hara. There were also runners from Harrisonville, Hickman Mills, Ruskin, and Center. Varsity girls runners from O'Hara were 17th: Claire Becker; 25th: Allison Seck; 26th: Katelyn Gutteridge; 30th: Amy Gatson; and 31st: Mackenzie Shelton. Notre Dame won first place and the Celtics were fourth beating out pleasant Hill. Carl Junction and Clinton took second and third places in the meet.

O'HARA FOOTBALL DISTRICT CHAMPS

O’HARA UPENDS SAINT PIUS 42-3 FOR DISTRICT TITLE Raphael Spencer, T. J. White, and Aaron Stubblefield each scored two touchdowns in the O’Hara Celtics 42-3 victory over the Saint Pius X Warriors on October 30th. The two teams were undefeated in the District showdown which was played at the Paul Monteil Field at O’Hara High School. _____ To provide an exciting start, Raphael Spencer took the opening kickoff on his 8 yard line and returned the ball all the way for the TD. Chuck Preston crashed in for the two-point conversion. _____ Spencer scored his second touchdown on a 29 yard run just before halftime, and this TD was followed by another two-pointer on a pass play to Louis Golden. _____ T. J. White had two touchdown runs for his scores, a 33 yarder at the very tail end of the first quarter, and an impressive 50 yard run up the middle right after halftime. On White’s second touchdown, Raphael Spencer caught a pass for a two-point conversion. _____ Aaron Stubblefield caught two touchdown passes, one in the second quarter for 10 yards and the other in the third quarter covering 37 yards. _____ The Warriors’ only scoring was a 35 yard field goal by Michael Kaufman early in the game when the Celtics were up 8-0. The entire fourth quarter was played with a running clock when neither team added points to the total. _____ The win for O’Hara made them the hosts of the first round of post season games on Wednesday, November 4th against Chillicothe. _____ In their ten regular season games, the Celtics scored three or more TD’s in each game played. Only once were they held to less than 32 points, and in five of their games they scored more than 40 points. _____ The Celtics were runners-up to Smith-Cotton in the West Central Conference, losing that game by eight points 28-20. However, they scored more points against the Sedalia team than the combined total scored by the other four teams of the Conference. _____ By scoring 392 points in their ten games and giving up 155, they average 39.2 points to their opponents’ 15.5 points. _____ As for O’Hara High School records, Raphael Spencer moved to 10th place in individual rushing yards for a season with a total of 915. Lamar Dawn ’93 holds the 9th place spot with 1,035 yards. _____ Aaron Stubblefield advanced to 9th place in catches for a single season with 23, and only four players ahead of him have more total yardage. Stubblefield is in 5th place among the top ten receivers for a career with 41 receptions needing only three more to move into 3rd place. Already he is in second place for total reception yardage with 1,056 yards. Joe Pepple reached 1,259 yards last year to take the top position. _____

Celtics Win Football District

O’Hara 42 Saint Pius X 3 For District Championship On the opening kickoff, the O’Hara Celtics had enough points to win over the Saint Pius Warriors when Raphael Spencer returned the kick for a 92 yard TD. Chuck Preston ran in the two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead within the first minute of playing time. _____ Well into the first quarter, the Warriors had a scoring drive, mostly on the runs by Anthony Zicarelli, but after reaching the 18 yard line, had to settle for a 35 yard field goal by Michael Kaufman. _____ Just before the second quarter got under way, O’Hara scored a touchdown on a 33 yard run by quarterback T. J. White, but the run for the extra points was unsuccessful. The drive for this scoring was kept alive by a 10 yard pass play from T. J. White to Louis Golden, a 20 yard run by Brett Coatney, and a 13 yard run by Terrell Johnson. _____ Midway into the second quarter, T. J. White completed a 10 yard touchdown pass to Aaron Stubblefield but the extra point kick was blocked. _____ Julian Gidley kicked off to the Warriors but he ball was fumbled and Louis Golden recovered for the Celtics on the 29 yard line. On the very next play, Raphael Spencer took the ball in for the Celtics’ fourth TD. Louis Golden scored the two-point conversion on a pass from T. J. White. The halftime sore was 28-3. _____ The Warriors netted only two yards on three downs to start the second half and punted. _____ On O’Hara’s third play, T. J. White ran right up the middle of the line for a 50 yard touchdown. He then passed to Raphael Spencer for the additional two points to spread the score to 36-3. _____ O’Hara’s final touchdown of the evening was set up by a great punt return by Joe Melchior giving O’Hara the ball on the 37 yard line. Aaron Stubblefield gathered in a T. J. White pass for the six pointer, a the start of the running clock for the remainder of the game. _____ There wasn’t any scoring in the fourth quarter.

O'HARA HALLOWEEN COSTUME WINNERS

The eleven O'Hara students that won the Costume Contest on October 30th are: MOST THEATRICAL: Nicole Krawczyk and runner-up Brynn Thibault; MOST UNIQUE: Jack Parres and runner-up Alyssa McKee; MOST EFFORT: Kierra Jackson and runner-up Travis Peter; MOST SPIRITED: Brittany Gallatin, Jerry Rellihan, Stephanie Welsh, Kelly DeFeo, and runner-up Mary Warm.

District Champs in Volleyball

O'Hara topped Pembroke Hill in two games for the 3-A District 14 Championship played at Center High School. The scores were 25-12 and 25-4. They go on to meet Holden who were victorious over Pleasant Hill. ______ AND HERE ARE THE ALL-DISTRICT TEAM MEMBERS: First team : 1. Tori Hurtt O’Hara ______ 2. Lindsey Hanaway O’Hara ______ 3. Michala Boehm O’Hara ______ 4. Jordyn Wyatt O’Hara ______ 5. Sarah Munday Pembroke Hill ______ 6. Ellen Munday Pembroke Hill ______ Libero Katie Huber O’Hara ______ Second team: 1. Jannell Jordan O’Hara ______ 2. Esme Nulan Pembroke Hill ______ 3. Sarah Nelson Pembroke Hill ______ 4. Anna McRobert Pembroke Hill ______ 5. Christina Pratt Lincoln Prep ______ 6. Erica Mendenhall East ______ Libero Simone Schmid Pembroke Hill

O'HARA FRESHMAN FOOTBALL TEAM WIN 26-20

On October 28, the O'Hara Celtic freshman football team defeated the Pembroke Raiders 26-20. ______ The Celtics never trailed in the game. ______ On O'Hara's second possession, Derrick Davis ran 72 yards for a TD. The extra point attempt was blocked but O'Hara was up 6-0. ______ It took the Raiders twelve plays which overlapped the second quarter, but they were able to tie up the score with a fourth down 3 yard run. ______ The Celtics responded with a touchdown by quarterback Cardell Miller on a 4 yard keeper. Contributing to the scoring drive were a 45 yard pass from Cordell Miller to Ben Janet, and a 24 yard run by Ronnie Sailer. Sailer also ran in a two-point conversion to bring the score to 14-6. ______ The Raiders next drive witnessed a 9 yard sack by Peter Briggs and Derreck Davis to eventually bring about a punt. ______ O'Hara scored their third touchdown in six plays. It began with a 21 yard run by Derreck Davis and ended with a 19 yard run by him. The extra point attempt was wide, but the Celtics reached their largest lead of the game 20-6. ______ An 11 yard run by the Raiders' quarterback sliced the score to 20-12 in the third quarter. ______ Kyle Lay nearly scored on a 45 yard pass from Cardell Miller, but stepped out of bounds on the one yard line. Miller scored on a line plunge. The extra point attempt was an incomplete pass so O'Hara led 26-12. ______ Before the third quarter came to a close, Pembroke Hill surprised the O'Hara secondary with an 18 yard TD pass, followed by a successful extra point run by the Raiders' quarterback. _____ The six point margin held up throughout the final quarter. Both teams gave up the ball on fourth down attempts. The game was sealed however when the Celtics had a fourth down with two yards to go on the 40 yard line with less than a minute on the clock; Cardell got three yards on a keeper and the Celtics did not have to turn over the ball.

O'Hara Win Games in Soccer and Volleyball

On October 27th, the O'Hara soccer team won a 6-3 game against Center. Three of the Celtics' goals were put in by Kevin Hogan, Matt Shelton added two, and Jerry Rellihan had one. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The O'Hara volleyball team out classed East High 25-5 and 25-0 on the same day.