The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs ended their season on a high note Thursday night by posting a 60-43 victory at home over Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in the National Trail Conference Champions Night Shootout.

Riley Guy knocked down a trio of three-pointers and scored 13 first-quarter points, helping the Lady Bulldogs jump out to a 20-5 lead after the opening eight minutes.

It wasn’t close the rest of the way.

St. Anthony led 39-15 at halftime and 50-27 heading into the fourth quarter.

Guy finished with a game-high 22 points and teammate Lucy Fearday added 20.

The Lady Bulldogs finished their season with a 6-8 record.

The Meisenhelter boys proved to be a handful Monday night.

The brothers – Graham and Grant – combined to score 51 points and lead Macon Meridian to a 73-65 win at St. Anthony.

The host Bulldogs led most of the first half. Logan Antrim scored eight points and Grant Nuxoll knocked down a shot from long range added seven more, helping SAHS build a 21-15 lead after the opening eight minutes.

Graham Meisenhelter kept the Hawks close by scoring 14 of his game-high 34 points in the first half. By halftime, Macon Meridian had closed to within 35-34.

Grant Meisenhelter had seven of his 17 points in the third period to help the Hawks take a 51-48 lead and then Graham took over in the final period. He poured in 16 points, including 9-of-12 free throws, to help Meridian expand its lead.

St. Anthony had a balanced scoring attack, placing four players in double figures. Antrim led the way with 17 points, while Craig Croy and Nuxoll both had 13 and Kennan Walsh chipped in 11.

St. Anthony dipped to 9-4 overall. The Bulldogs will travel to Louisville Wednesday night to face North Clay. They are 7-0 in the National Trail Conference and can wrap up the NTC title with a victory.

The Bulldogs will then close out their season at home Friday night. They will face Dieterich in the NTC Shootout.

By Steve Raymond

ET Sports Report

St. Anthony was floundering on offense.

The Bulldogs were a perfect example of that old adage – “They couldn’t throw it in the ocean.”

Through the first 15 minutes and 48 seconds, they had scored only 11 points and were 0-for-12 from three-point range.

But No. 13 proved to be lucky. As did No. 14 just a few seconds later.

Kennan Walsh got open in the corner and hit St. Anthony’s first three of the game with just 12 seconds to play in the first half. On that play, a North Clay defender fouled Logan Antrim away from the ball, which meant the Bulldogs also got the ball back.

Then, just eight seconds later, Antrim drilled another three – from almost the exact same spot on the court as Walsh – sending SAHS to the locker room with a seven-point advantage.

That was the spark the Bulldogs needed.

They carried that momentum into the second half, shot much better overall and pulled away for a 50-30 victory Wednesday night that clinched the National Trail Conference championship once again.

St. Anthony has won or shared the conference title six straight seasons.

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The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs built a double-digit lead by halftime Saturday and rolled to a 53-38 National Trail Conference victory at St. Elmo/Brownstown.

Riley Guy pumped in eight first-quarter points, helping the Lady Bulldogs go on top 12-7. Lucy Fearday then scored seven points in the second period, SAHS went on a 20-11 scoring run and led 32-18 at intermission.

St. Anthony didn’t let up in the third quarter, expanding its lead to 18 points, 45-27, entering the final eight minutes.

Fearday scored 15 points and Riley added 13 to lead the Lady Bulldogs.

The Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-7 overall and 5-3 in the National Trail Conference. They will play at Effingham Tuesday night and then finish their season Thursday night, hosting Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City in the NTC Shootout. Game time will be at 5 p.m.