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LADY CELTICS ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS
Friday, February 26, 2010
LADY CELTICS ARE DISTRICT CHAMPS
By Brother Richard
Team Photo – By Laura Eagle
Front row: Coach Carl Capra, Cameron Randle, Ashley Clark, Breanna Ransburg (all kneeling)
Second Row: Coach Mary Haggerty, Molly Flores, Cyndee Reese, Madison Clark, Lindsay Hanaway, Janell Jordan
Back Row: Mackenzie Magwire, Hailey Houser, Tori Hurtt, Alex Smith, Alex Fennesy, Coach Sarah Long, and Clarissa Seay
In the District 13 Class 4 Basketball Tournament Championship game, the Archbishop O'Hara High School Lady Celtics topped the Hickman Mills Cougars 52-41 on February 26.
Alex Smith and Hailey Houser combined for 29 points, more than half of the O'Hara output.
O'Hara went with six players, ballhandlers Ashley Clark, Cameron Randle, and Alex Smith and rebounders Tori Hurtt, Haily Houser, and Breanna Ransburg.
Following a lukewarm start wherein the Celtics fell behind by eight points at 13-5, the host team came to life holding the Cougars scoreless until the halfway mark of the game. The halftime score was O'Hara 17 Hickman Mills 13.
The game continued into the third quarter with O'Hara hanging on by a slim margin until Alex Smith popped in a three-pointer for a five point lead after which Hailey Houser scored a basket and a free throw for a 30-22 advantage to begin the final quarter.
O'Hara's 22 points in the fourth quarter were on just four baskets and a lot of free throws.
O'Hara's next level of play is at Lee's Summit gym on Wednesday.
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