The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs will be participating in the 43rd annual Mattoon Holiday Basketball Tournament.

The tournament is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 27-29.

There are eight teams entered in this year’s event.

Mattoon, Richland County (Olney), Altamont and Mahomet-Seymour are in Pool A.

St. Anthony, Galesburg, Champaign Central and Sullivan are in Pool B.

Each team is guaranteed five games and all games will be played at Mattoon High School.

The full schedule is listed below:

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Game 1 – 8:30 a.m. – St. Anthony vs. Champaign Central

Game 2 – 10 a.m. – Mahomet-Seymour vs. Richland County

Game 3 – 11:30 a.m. – Mattoon vs. Altamont

Game 4 – 1 p.m. – Sullivan vs. Galesburg

Game 5 – 3 p.m. – Altamont vs. Mahomet-Seymour

Game 6 – 4:30 p.m. -- Galesburg vs. Champaign Central

Game 7 – 6 p.m. – Richland County vs. Mattoon

Game 8 – 7:30 p.m. – St. Anthony vs. Sullivan

Wednesday, Dec. 28

Game 9 – 8:30 a.m. – Champaign Central vs. Sullivan

Game 10 – 10 a.m. – St. Anthony vs. Galesburg

Game 11 – 11:30 a.m. – Richland County vs. Altamont

Game 12 – 1 p.m. – Mattoon vs. Mahomet-Seymour

Game 13 – 4 p.m. – 3^rd Place Pool A vs. 4^th Place Pool B

Game 14 – 5:30 p.m. – 4^th Place Pool A vs. 3^rd Place Pool B

Game 14 – 5:30 p.m. – 4th Place Pool A vs. 3rd Place Pool B

Game 15 – 7 p.m. – 1st Place Pool A vs. 2nd Place Pool B

Game 16 – 8:30 p.m. – 2nd Place Pool A vs. 1st Place Pool B

Thursday, Dec. 29

Game 17 – 3 p.m. – Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14

Game 18 – 4:30 p.m. – Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14

Game 19 – Loser Game 15 vs. Loser Game 16

Game 20 – Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16

St. Anthony staged a fourth quarter rally to force overtime and then had a big extra session to notch a 61-51 victory at home Saturday night over Charleston.

Heading into the final period, the Bulldogs trailed 38-30. Charleston didn’t hit a field goal in the last eight minutes, converting 8-of-12 free throws. But Collin Westendorf knocked down a three and scored five points and Griffin Sehy added four more, helping SAHS go on a 16-8 scoring surge to tie the game at 46-46 and force an additional four minutes.

In the overtime period, Michael Martelli drilled a three-pointer, the Bulldogs converted 6-of-7 free throws and outscored the Trojans 15-5 to secure the win.

Charleston led for most of the contest. Luke Bonnstettler hit a pair of shots from long range, helping the Trojans take a 15-8 lead after the opening period. The guests were still on top 20-16 at halftime.

Charleston had three players in double figures – Jake Hess with 15, Bonstettler 14 and Will Applegate 13.

St. Anthony also had three players crack double figures. Westendorf had a game-high 18 points, while Fearday and Sehy added 14 and 13 points respectively.

The Bulldogs improved to 7-4 overall. They will travel to Olney to play Richland County on Tuesday night.

For the second game in a row, St. Anthony used a big fourth to come away with a victory.

Saturday night, the Bulldogs rallied from an eight-point deficit and eventually beat Charleston in overtime.

Tuesday night, SAHS had a slim two-point lead heading into the final eight minutes, then went on a 17-9 surge to post a 44-34 road win at Richland County (Olney).

The Bulldogs led at every stop – 9-3 after the first period; 23-18 at halftime; and 27-25 after three quarters.

In the final period, Collin Westendorf and Michael Martelli both scored six points and Brock Fearday added four more to help St. Anthony notch its eighth win of the year. Martelli was 6-for-6 from the foul line down the stretch to help the Bulldogs secure the victory.

Fearday finished with a game-high 17 points and Westendorf added 10.

The Bulldogs improved to 8-4 overall. They will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 28. They will play Lutheran North in an opening-round game of the Effingham-Teutopolis Christmas Classic. That game will be played at 4:30 p.m. at Teutopolis High School.

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs got back on the winning track Saturday, traveling to Arthur and posting a 66-39 victory over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (ALAH).

Lucy Fearday scored 10 points in the opening eight minutes, helping the Lady Bulldogs build a 23-6 lead and they cruised from there.

Stacey Vonderheide tallied 13 points in the second quarter, and at halftime, SAHS was on top 40-21. The Lady Bulldogs expanded that to 58-32 heading into the final period.

Fearday, Nancy Ruholl and Stacy Vonderheide combined to score 58 points. Fearday finished with a game-high 24 points, while Ruholl and Vonderheide both scored 17.

St. Anthony snapped a two-game skid and improved to 11-2 on the season. They will be off until playing in the Mattoon Holiday Tournament, which is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 27-29. They will play two games on December 27 – against Champaign Central at 8:30 a.m.; and against Sullivan at 7:30 p.m.

They will face Galesburg at 10 a.m. on December 28 and then complete tourney play with a game later that day and one more on December 29.