The Cardinal O'Hara Hawks struggled with offensive rebounds on Thursday (The Park School of Buffalo Pioneers had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. 2024 welcomed Cardinal O'Hara with a 73-52 loss courtesy of The Park School of Buffalo. Cardinal O'Hara has struggled against The Park School of Buffalo recently, as their game on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Cardinal O'Hara still got an impressive performance from Kels Ivey, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. Ivey scored a full 38.5% of Cardinal O'Hara's points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Eli Chaney, who scored 14 points.
The Park School of Buffalo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brandon Singleteary out in front who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. The matchup was Singleteary's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarrel Green, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Cardinal O'Hara bumped their record down to 4-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for The Park School of Buffalo, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Cardinal O'Hara will be playing at home against Western New York Maritime Charter at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Western New York Maritime Charter will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 764th, while Cardinal O'Hara is ranked 365th). The Park School of Buffalo is on the road again on Saturday and play against Christian Brothers Academy at 1:00 p.m. on January 6th.
