Lucy Fearday poured in 28 points Thursday afternoon, helping the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs to a 69-56 victory over Richland County (Olney) in the consolation championship game of the Mattoon Holiday Tournament.
Anna Faber scored eight points and Stacie Vonderheide added five more, as St. Anthony jumped out to a 19-10 lead after the opening eight minutes. The Lady Bulldogs stretched that to 38-21 at halftime and it stayed a double-digit margin the rest of the way. Fearday pumped in 19 of her points in the second half.
In addition to Fearday, three other St. Anthony players reached double figures. Vonderheide and Faber both scored 13 points and Nancy Ruholl added 11.
Fearday was named to the all-tournament team.
St. Anthony finished tourney play 3-2 and is now 14-4 on the season. The Lady Bulldogs will return to action Thursday, Jan. 5, with a game at Shelbyville.
By Steve Raymond
ET Sports Report
For the second game in a row, when it got to crunch time, the St. Anthony Bulldogs responded in a big way.
On Wednesday, St. Anthony scored seven points in the final 31 seconds to rally for a 55-49 victory over Lutheran North.
On Thursday afternoon, the Bulldogs closed the game on a 13-2 run over the final six minutes to post a 54-44 win over Oak Lawn and earn a berth in the semifinals of the Effingham-Teutopolis Christmas Classic.
That semifinal should be a quite game. Arch rivals – St. Anthony and T-Town – will square off at 6:30 p.m. later today (Thursday) at J.H. Griffin Gymnasium in Teutopolis.
With 6:03 left in the game, SAHS trailed 42-41. But Griffin Sehy responded with a jumper in the lane just eight seconds later to ignite a 13-0 run and give the Bulldogs a lead they never relinquished.
Collin Westendorf and Max Koenig had buckets and Sehy, Westendorf and Brock Fearday went 7-for-8 at the foul line down the stretch as St. Anthony first expanded the lead and then secured the victory.
“This team has a good sense of game and time,” St. Anthony coach Cody Rincker said. “They know when to cut to the ball and get to the basket. Plus, we work a ton on rebounding and free throws and both of those things have really paid off the last two games.”
About 90 seconds before the end of the first half, it looked like the Bulldogs might pull away for an easy win. They hit six shots in a row and scored 13 unanswered points to start the second period. Westendorf had seven points during the run, including a three-pointer, and Ryan Schmidt hit a short jumper to make it 21-8.
For the second day in a row, the St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs played a pair of games at the Mattoon Holiday Tournament.
And for the second day in a row, they split the two games.
St. Anthony dropped a 65-38 decision to Galesburg Wednesday morning, but then bounced back to defeat Altamont 61-29.
The Lady Bulldogs will play for fifth place at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
In the first game, Galesburg opened a 17-10 lead after the first period, but then built on that throughout. They led 29-16 at halftime and 45-25 after three quarters.
Lucy Fearday led SAHS with 14 points.
In the second contest, St. Anthony raced to a 24-7 lead and never looked back, rolling to the 32-point victory over Altamont. It was 44-19 at intermission.
Fearday led three players in double figures with 23 points. Nancy Ruholl scored 14 points and Stacie Vonderheide added 13.
St. Anthony is now 13-4 on the season.
By Steve Raymond
ET Sports Report
Max Koenig returned to the starting lineup because his defensive play has improved.
But in crunch time Wednesday, it was his offense that made the difference.
Koenig hit the shot of the game, a three-pointer from the wing, with just 31 seconds to play that put St. Anthony on top to stay. The junior guard then hit a pair of pressure-packed free throws eight seconds later that provided some breathing room.
When the final horn sounded, the Bulldogs had posted a 55-49 victory over Lutheran North in an opening-round game of the Effingham-Teutopolis Christmas Classic, played at J.H. Griffin Gymnasium in T-Town.
“It’s never been about Max’s offense,” St. Anthony coach Cody Rincker said. “He has to play good defense and guard. His ability to guard and stay out of foul trouble has improved. That’s why he was back in the starting lineup. But he did knock down a big shot for us.”
The Bulldogs trailed the Crusaders for much of the game. Back-to-back buckets by Griffin Sehy and Koenig gave SAHS a 39-37 lead 2½ minutes into the final quarter. But a three by Bryce Spiller put Lutheran North, a school from St. Louis with an enrollment of 360, back on top.
The St. Anthony Lady Bulldogs opened play Tuesday in the Mattoon Holiday Tournament and split their two games.
St. Anthony opened with a 64-52 loss to Champaign Central, but bounced back to beat Sullivan, 61-47.
In the opener, the Lady Bulldogs battled Champaign Central throughout. The game was tied 16-16 after the first eight minutes and then Central led 30-28 at halftime and 43-38 after the third period. But Champaign then outscored SAHS 21-14 in the final eight minutes to secure the win.
Lucy Fearday scored 17 points, while Nancy Ruholl and Anna Faber both had 14 for the Lady Bulldogs.
In the final game of opening day, St. Anthony built a 38-12 halftime lead and then cruised to the win.
There were four Lady Bulldogs in double figures. Stacie Vonderheide led the way with 19 points, while Ruholl scored 13, Fearday 11 and Faber added 10.
St. Anthony is now 12-3 on the season. They were scheduled to play Galesburg at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) and then complete tourney play with a game later today and one more on Thursday.
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