Bulldogs Beat Tigers In Boys H.S. Basketball

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Published on December 24 2024 6:43 am
Last Updated on December 24 2024 6:59 am
Written by Millie Lange

Effingham St. Anthony took care of business Monday evening after trailing in the opening quarter in a high school boys basketball victory over Richland County, Olney.

The Bulldogs put together a 68-48 win behind three players in double figures.

St. Anthony trailed Olney by a 14-11 opening quarter count. The Tigers' Reid Brown connected on two three-pointers and Casey Thomann added five points and Arjay Keller a three-pointer

But the Bulldogs's Ryan Schmidt got unwound, knocking in two from two-point range and two from beyond the arc along with a free throw for 11 points. Brock Fearday, who kept the Bulldogs in the running in the opening quarter with two three-pointers and a regular basket for eight, hit a third three-pointer and Keenan Griffith added four.

St. Anthony then went on a 22-8 third quarter run to lead 51-34. B. Fearday continued his hot scoring with two more three-pointers, two regular baskets and a free throw for 11 in the quarter. Griffith nailed a three-pointer

In the final period, Fearday added seven more and finished with 29 points. He connected on 11 field goals, five from beyond the three-point mark, and two of three at the line. Schmidt also hit 20 points on seven field goals, two from three-point range, and four of five at the line. Griffith finished with 10.

The Bulldogs connected on nine three-pointers led by Schmdit with five.

Olney was led by Keller with 20 points while Thomann added 13.

The Tigers claimed the junior varsity contest, 44-38.

St. Anthony was led by Miles Waldhoff with 15 points.

In a freshman/sophomore contest, the Bulldogs won 47-29.

St. Anthony was led by Conner Storm with 16 and Cooper Sehy with 13.

At Olney

ST. ANTHONY (68)

Gonzalez 0-0 -- 0, Waldhoff 1-0 -- 2, Griffith 3-2 -- 10, Gannaway 0-0 -- 0, W. Fearday 2-1 -- 5, Link 1-0 -- 2, Bierman 0-0 -- 0, Schmidt 7-4 -- 20, Wiedman 0-0 -- 0, B. Fearday 11-2 -- 29. TOTALS 25 FG, 9 FT.

OLNEY (48)

Kocher 0-0 -- 0, Klingler 2-2 -- 6, Keller 8-2 -- 20, Brown 2-0 -- 6, Thomann 4-5 -- 13, Hallam 1-0 -- 2, Kuhn 0-1 -- 1, Ameter 0-0 -- 0, Fox 0-0 -- 0, Thomas 0-0 -- 0, Seaman 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 17 FG, 10 FT.

St. Anthony                11    18    22    17    --    68

Olney                         14    12     8    14    --    48

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 9 (B. Fearday 5, Schmidt 2, Griffith 2), Olney 4 (Keller 2, Brown 2).

Junior Varsity Game

St. Anthony                 5      6       9    18    --    38

Olney                           9    13    11    11    --    44

St. Anthony -- Gonzalez 6, Waldhoff 15, Vonderheide 6, C. Storm 2, McAllister 0, Gannaway 2, Vogel 0, Bierman 5, Sehy 0, M. Storm 0, Jansen 0, Looman 2

Olney -- Germak 5, Ameter 20, Seaman 5, Kuhn 3, Keener 0, Padilla 0, Redman 2, Thomas 9

Freshman/Sophomore Game

St. Anthony                12    8    19    8    --    47

Olney                           9    2    13    5    --    29

St. Anthony -- Bloemer 8, C. Storm 16, McAllister 0, Gannaway 4, Vogel 2, Sehy 13, Wernsing 0, M. Storm 0, Jansen 4, Honn 0

Olney -- Brown 0, Keener 2, Redman 18, Hetterman 5, Snyder 3, Johnson 0, Thomann 1