Griffin Sehy and Max Koenig combined to score 12 fourth-quarter points Friday night, helping the St. Anthony Bulldogs get a big road win, topping Breese Mater Dei, 56-52.

The hosts led throughout. Nick Lampe and Drake Wagner both knocked down a pair of three-pointers and the Knights built a 22-15 lead after the opening eight minutes. Collin Westendorf then scored seven points in the second period, helping the Bulldogs close to with 32-29 at intermission.

Mater Dei was still on top by three, 42-39, heading into the final quarter. Koenig went 5-for-5 from the foul line and scored all seven of his points, while Sehy was 3-for-5 from the stripe and added five more, as SAHS outscored Mater Dei 17-10 to emerge with the four-point win.

Sehy finished with a game-high 18 points, scoring nine in both halves. Westendorf added 17, with 13 of those coming in the first 16 minutes.

The Bulldogs are now 13-7 on the season. They will travel to Flora on Tuesday.

By Steve Raymond

ET Sports Report

It was supposed to be a “Game of the Year” type of experience.

Two good teams that play in the same conference.

And both ranked in the Top 10 of the Class 1A poll.

But it was not at all what anyone expected.

The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs made sure of that.

They scored the first 10 points of the game and just continued to roll.

When the final horn sounded Thursday night, the Lady Bulldogs had posted a dominating 77-37 victory at home over Neoga.

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.

Two of the top 10 ranked Class 1A teams in the state will be battling in the annual National Trail Conference Girls Basketball Tournament, which will begin on Monday, Jan. 16.

All games will be played at Beecher City High School.

The Neoga Lady Indians and St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Those teams are currently ranked 5th and 8th in the Class 1A polls.

The rest of the tournament seeds include – No. 3 Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC); No. 4 North Clay; No. 5 Altamont; No. 6 Brownstown/St. Elmo (BSE); No. 7 Dieterich; No. 8 South Central; and No. 9 Windsor/Stew-Straws (WSS).

The tournament will begin on Monday, followed by games on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Here is the schedule:

Monday, Jan. 16

Game 1 – 10 a.m. -- South Central vs. WSS

Game 2 – 11:30 a.m. – St. Anthony vs. Dieterich

Game 3 – 1 p.m. – CHBC vs. BSE

Game 4 – 2:30 p.m. – North Clay vs. Altamont

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.

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