{"id":4467,"date":"2025-03-11T09:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T14:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=4467"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:37:15","slug":"bulldogs-headed-to-class-1a-boys-state-tournament-with-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/4467-bulldogs-headed-to-class-1a-boys-state-tournament-with-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs Headed To Class 1A Boys State Tournament With Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><strong>BY MILILE LANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHARLESTON &#8212; The Effingham St. Anthony High School boys basketball team gave their coach, Cody Rincker, an early birthday present.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday evening, the Bulldogs pulled out a 62-58 win over Mounds Meridian to claim the Charleston Super-Sectional and a berth in the Class 1A State Boys Basketball Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>And, they made it as exciting as they possibly could, going overtime for the four-point victory.<\/p>\n<p>What transpired up to the final quarter and overtime, was a dominant St. Anthony team. The first half was mostly in the Bulldogs side of the court. St. Anthony&#8217;s Brock Fearday and Ryan Schmidt were the scoring punch in that opening quarter with nine and six points respectively. Fearday knocked in a three-pointer and three regular baskets while Schmidt sandwiched his three-pointer in between a free throw and a regular basket.<\/p>\n<p>Mounds Meridian&#8217;s Antonio Flenoid Jr. picked up his third foul and sat out the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs took advantage of that and the lead went to 35-20 at halftime and it looked like they were going to put this game in the win column easily.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt took over with three baskets and three of three at the line in the second quarter for 10 points while B. Fearday added six. Schmidt connected on a three that started his run and was fouled, putting in the free throw. He then hit two more free throws and finished three of six from the field.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs came out in the third quarter and continued punching away. They knocked the Bobcats down to move into a 17-point lead and the game looked like it was going up under the win column easily.<\/p>\n<p>But, Mounds Meridian didn&#8217;t put together a 26-8 record during the regular season without facing adversity. The Bobcats came roaring back with a 14-6 third quarter run. Colin Monan took over the scoring duties as he hit two three-pointers and a regular basket for eight while three other players contributed. The Bobcats had cut the 17 point lead down to seven heading into the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony went cold from the field, hitting only four baskets on 11 shots. They misfired on four three-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>Mounds fans went crazy in the final quarter as the Bobcats continued their comeback bid, outscoring St. Anthony 17-10 to knot the score at 51-51, sending the contest into overtime.<\/p>\n<p>The Bobcats took the lead up to three with 3:01 on the clock. St. Anthony&#8217;s Brock Fearday stepped up to hit a very difficult three-pointer with a Mounds Meridian player in his face to tie the score. Sam Link got a steal and found Schmidt for a layup to get St. Anthony back.<\/p>\n<p>The Bobcats&#8217; Monan continued his run at the basket, scoring seven points while Javionne Ranson hit a bucket and was three of four at the line. Flenold, Jr. added a basket and a free throw.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Bulldogs hit four of nine in the final period as Schmidt put in five and B. Fearday hit that crucial three-pointer.<\/p>\n<p>Moving into the overtime session tied at 51-51, the Bulldogs got tough. Will Fearday, who had scored only one basket through the first three quarters in five attempts, stepped up big time. Fearday nailed a three-pointer and would put in three of four from the line. Also Keenan Griffith, who had taken only two shots through three quarters and was 0-of-2 at the line, put in a three-pointer. B. Fearday added two free throws and the Bulldogs will be walking into the State Farm Center in Champaign Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The big guns on the day were B. Fearday with 22 points and Schmidt tallied 21. Fearday connected on nine field goals, two of those from three-point range, and was two of two at the line. Schmidt hit seven field goals, two of those three-pointers and was five of seven at the line.<\/p>\n<p>B. Fearday pulled down a whopping 17 rebounds, two on the offense and 15 defensive and had two blocked shots. Griffith finished with five assists while Link had three. Link and Schmidt had a steal each.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony shot 44.2 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from three-point range and 62.5 percent at the line.<\/p>\n<p>Meridian was led by Fleniod with 19 points while Colin Monan added 15 and Ranson 12. Meridian finished with a 26-9 record.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony advances to the Class 1A State Tournament with a 32-4 record. The Bulldogs will face Chicago Hope Academy at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the State Tournament. The second game features Peoria Christian against Lanark Eastland at 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>If the Bulldogs win, they will play Saturday at 1 p.m. for the State championship. If they lose, they will play a 9:30 a.m. contest for third place Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class 1A Charleston Super-Sectional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Overtime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOUNDS MERIDIAN (58)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Johnson 1-1 &#8212; 4, Easley 3-0 &#8212; 6, Monan 6-3 &#8212; 15, Flenoid 9-1 &#8212; 19, Russell 0-0 &#8212; 0, Ranson 4-3 &#8212; 12, Johnson 1-0 &#8212; 2, Woodson 0-0 &#8212; 0, Swansey 0-0 &#8212; 0, Reed 0-0 &#8212; 0. TOTALS 24 FG, 5 FT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ST. ANTHONY (62)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Griffith 1-0 &#8212; 3, W. Fearday 2-3 &#8212; 8, Link 4-0 &#8212; 8, Schmidt 7-5 &#8212; 21, B. Fearday 9-2 &#8212; 22, Waldhoff 0-0 &#8212; 0. 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