O'HARA FOOTBALL TEAM SHUTS OUT LINCOLN PREP 35-0

On the last day of August, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Celtics football team defeated the Lincoln Prep Blue Knights 35-0. _____ The entire game was played in the rain. _____ O'Hara kicked off and held the Knights from making a first down. _____ Starting from the 36 yard line resulting from a short punt, the Celtics scored the first touchdown of the game using five plays. ______ Freshman Brock Hughes got the six points on a ten yard run an Zach Drake kicked the first of his five extra points in the game to put O'Hara on top 7-0. _____ Again Lincoln could not muster a first down and punted. _____ This second scoring drive for O'Hara began on the 42 yard line taking eight plays to build the score to 14-0. _____ Ronnie Sailer ran the ball into the end zone from 9 yards away. _____ O'Hara's next TD came in the second quarter. _____ From midfield, the team in nine plays scored again. _____Along the way, Peter Briggs caught a pass from Michael Briggs for 13 yards and Ronnie Sailer had a 21 yard run.  ______ The touchdown was a 3 yard running play by Ronnie Sailer. ______ O'Hara's next offensive thrust was halted by an interception by Seth Fisher. _____  The second half began with both teams forced to punt, but then the Celtics put together the drive for their fourth touhdown of the evening. _____ Ronnie Sailer had a 16 yard run to bring the ball past midfield in the drive, and a 29 yard catch by Peter Briggs advanced the ball within the 20 yard line. _____ Eventually quarterback Michael Briggs plunged one yard for the TD. _____ O'Hara's last touhdown was set up following an O'Hara punt that was fumbled deep in Lincoln territory recovered by Maverick Griffin. _____  A little later, Brock Hughes took the ball in from 10 yards out. _____  The rest of the game was played with a running clock because of the point spread, and Lincoln got as far ae the 4 yard line without crossing the goal line. _____Lincoln was held to just two first downs in the game and a total of 55 yards on offense. _____ O'Hara had 228 total yards with Ronnie Sailer running for 136 yard on 22 carries and Brock Hughes had 74 yards on 10 carries.

O'Hara Opens Football Season with 14-28 Loss to Richmond

The Archbishop O'Hara High School football team lost their opening game of the season at Richmond 28-14. _____ The Celtics opened the game with a drive from their own 30 yard line ending on the Spartan 16. _____ A field goal attempt by Zack Drake was wide. _____ Peter Briggs pounced on a fumble a few plays later to set up The Celtics first scoring of the game. _____ Michael Briggs promptly completed a 24 yard TD pass to Cardell Miller, and Zach Drake's extra point gave the Celtics a 7-0 lead to end the first quarter. _____ The Spartans finally showed some offense in the second quarter and scored on a 3 yard run by Jimmy Hamm. _____ The Spartans had fairly good drives going during the second quarter but were  stopped by a sack by Peter Briggs, a fumble recovery by Austin Yancy, and an interception by Ronnie Sailer. _____ The Celtics advanced the ball to the 14 yard line where Zach Drake missed the second of this two field goal attempts in the first half. ______ Halftime score of the game was 7-7. _____ Richmond got the first touchdown in the third quarter to lead 13-7 when Jimmy Hamm's extra point kick bounced back from the goal post. _____ Hamm had scored the six-pointer on a 5 yard run.______ But the Spartans couldn't hold the lead through the end of the third quarter when freshman Brock Hughes scored from five yards out and Drake's extra point gained a one-point advantage as the two teams moved into the final quarter. _____  The O'Hara defense failed to prevent quarterback Quinton Maxwell from scoring on an 11 yard run and let Jimmy Hamm break away for a 34 yard TD run with two minutes remaining in the game. _____ The Spartans had 16 first downs in the game to the Celtics' 14. _____ In total yards, Richmond had a 335 to 282 advantage, but in the passing department, O'Hara garnered 106 yards to Richmond's 35. _____  Cardell Miller caught six passes for 82 yards.

CELTICS AT FOOTBALL JAMBOREE

On August 17, the Archbishop O'Hara High School football team played in the jamboree with teams from University Adademy, Pleasant Hill, and Ruskin. _____ In the format, each team is given twelve offensive and twelve defensive plays with each team. _____ Both the Celtics from O'Hara and the Gryphons from University Academy scored two touchdowns apiece. _____ For O'Hara, Michael Briggs scored on a five yard run and Brock Hughes scored from four yards out. _______ The Gryphons' two scores were on runs of 26 yards and 3 yards. _____ _____ The Pleasant Hill Roosters were able to score touchdowns on two runs of 5 yards and 29 yards, but the Celtics' only TD was on a 26 yard run by Sam Morrison. _____ The Celtics nearly tied the game on a one yard play on their twelfth play of their series but was stopped by the Rooster defense. _____ _____ The Ruskin Eagles had the best showing against the Celtics with four scores. _____ They were two 2 yard runs, a 35 yard run, and a 35 yard pass play. ______ The Celtics crossed the Ruskin goal line three times, twice by Brock Hughes on runs of 10 yards and 1 yard, and then Michael Briggs completed a touchdown pass to Tony Darling covering 10 yards.

O'Hara Teacher Reaches 27 Gallon Mark

It started in Minnesota in 1956. _____ And on June 26, 2012, Brother Richard made his 216th blood donation to attain the 27 gallon mark. ______ Every time he donated, he gave whole blood which requires eight or more weeks between sessions. ______ Of his total, he donated 135 pints in Missouri and 69 times in Tennessee, but he also gave in Illinois, New Mexico, Indiana, and Minnesota. _______ ________ ________ _______ ADDENDUM: On September 2, 2012, Brother Richard donated blood to the American Red Cross Biomedical Services which increased his overall total to 217.

ALL STATE SOCCER PLAYERS FROM OHARA

The 2012 Missouri Girls Class 1 All-State soccer team included O'Hara athletes. _____ Making the FIRST TEAM ALL STATE were Sydney White and Andi Davis. _____ On the SECOND TEAM ALL STATE were Lindsay Beachner and Lucia Crosetti. ______  Final team ranking showed the Celtics in 6th place with a record of 17-8.  _____ Ahead of the O'Hara (in order) were Saint Pius Festus 27-2, Saint Vincent 20-5, Principia 18-4, Springfield Catholic 20-7, and St. Pius Kansas City 13-10-1. _____ The next four teams were John Burroughs 10-8, Pembroke Hill 6-14-1, Orchard Farm 11-13-1, and Greenwood 16-8.

Coach Jim Monteil Receives Football Award

Football coach Jim Monteil of Archbishop O'Hara High School won the assistant coach award in the recent MO-KAN all star contest in which Missouri defeated Kansas 19-7. _____ Jeorge Belcher from O'Hara was one of the defensive players that excelled in the game.

O'HARA SOCCER PLAYERS RECEIVE POST SEASON HONORS

Archbishop O'Hara High School  soccer players received recognition for an outstanding 2012 season. _____ Sydney White was named Co-Player of the Year; Lucia Crosetti was named Defensive Player of the Year for Class 1 Kansas City Region. ______ Andi Davis, Sydney White, Lucia Crosetti, and Lindsay Beachner made the FIRST TEAM ALL WEST CENTRAL CONFERENCE.  ______  Included in the Second Team All Conference were Mary Pat Brage, Maddie Champion, Hayley White, and goalie Derrianna White. _____ Honorable Mention recognition went to Kenzie Champion, Peyton Podschwit, Natalie Seck. _____ _____ DISTRICT HONORS: First Team All District athletes were Andi Davis, Sydney White, Lucia Crosetti, Lindsay Beachner, Mary Pat Brage, and Maddie Champion. ______ ______ In Class 1, the ALL REGIONAL TEAM in the Kansas City region included Andi Davis, Sydney White, Lucia Crosetti, Lindsay Beachner, Mary Pat Brage, and Maddie Champion. _____ Coach Mary Haggerty had the following comment, "I am very proud of how these young women and the entire soccer team represented O'Hara this soccer season. They were great leaders on and off the field.  Not only did they make me, their parents, and fans proud, but they made our school proud!" _______ These players are candidates for ALL-STATE honors which are yet to be announced.