By Steve Raymond
ET Sports Report
There’s nothing like a 15-0 scoring run to set an early tone.
And that’s exactly what the St. Anthony Bulldogs did Tuesday night.
They ran off the final 15 points of the first quarter and then rolled to a 58-33 victory at home over Neoga in a National Trail Conference match-up.
Utilizing a zone press and hot shooting, the Bulldogs established control in the opening period. After a basket by Neoga’s Quintin Richards, the game was tied 6-6 a little over two minutes into the game.
But for the next 14 minutes of the first half, it was all St. Anthony.
Max Koenig’s short jumper put the Bulldogs on top and started the scoring spree. Ryan Schmidt came off the bench to score six points and Brock Fearday scored five, including a three-pointer. At the end of the first quarter, the hosts led 21-6.
The margin just continued to expand in the second period. St. Anthony’s pressure continued to cause problems – the Indians turned the ball over 12 times in the first half – and the Bulldogs were able to capitalize, converting several of those into easy baskets.
The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs built a big early lead and then hung off for a 61-56 victory Saturday at Flora.
Lucy Fearday scored 11 points and Nancy Ruholl added eight, as the Lady Bulldogs built a 25-10 lead after the opening eight minutes. But the Lady Wolves got within nine points, 37-28, at halftime and were down by 10 points, 47-37, heading into the final period.
Flora then outscored SAHS to make it a five-point game at the end.
The Lady Bulldogs had three players in double figures. Fearday led the way with 20 points, while Ruholl scored 15 and Stacie Vonderheide added 10.
St. Anthony improved to 16-4 on the season. The Lady Bulldogs will return to action Thursday at home with a key National Trail Conference game against Neoga.
The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs built an early 20-point lead, placed four players in double figures and rolled to an 82-39 victory Thursday night in Shelbyville.
Stacie Vonderheide scored eight points and Nancy Ruholl and Lucy Fearday both had six points, as the Lady Bulldogs opened a 27-6 lead after the first eight minutes. It was 52-15 at halftime.
Vonderheide led SAHS with 24 points, while Lucy Fearday scored 22, Anna Faber had 17 and Ruholl added 12.
St. Anthony improved to 15-4 on the season. The Lady Bulldogs will return home Saturday and face Flora.
The St. Anthony Bulldogs jumped to an early lead and then rode the 25-point performance of Brock Fearday to a 55-23 victory at home Saturday over Paris.
Ryan Schmidt scored six points and Fearday added five more, as the Bulldogs bolted to an 18-3 lead after just eight minutes. Fearday then knocked down a pair of threes and scored 10 points in the second period, helping SAHS increase its margin to 36-7 at halftime.
In addition to Fearday’s 25 points, Griffin Sehy scored nine and Schmidt added seven.
The Bulldogs, now 11-7 on the season, will play at home again Tuesday night against Neoga in a National Trail Conference match-up.
By Steve Raymond
ET Sports Report
Jeckyll and Hyde.
That’s how St. Anthony coach Cody Rincker describes his team right now. And he’s never sure which one he’ll get from game to game.
Will it be the team that won 6-of-7 games during one stretch? The same team that just played four strong games in the holiday tournament?
Or the team that lacks patience at the offensive end, settles for too many three-pointers, fails to crash the boards and is unable to make free throws?
Unfortunately for Rincker, it was the latter that showed up Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs fell behind early and had to play catch-up the entire night. Robinson led by as many as 15 points late and gave St. Anthony a chance to rally by turning the ball over several times.
But the Maroons went 12-for-12 from the foul line in the final eight minutes, helping them secure the 53-43 decision over St. Anthony at the Enlow Center.
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