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Effingham (St. Anthony) Bulldogs (32-4)


School Information

Name: St. Anthony High School
City: Effingham
County: Effingham
Classification Enrollment: 200
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White/Royal Blue
Conference: National Trail
Principal: Greg Fearday
Athletic Director: Kevin Palmer
Head Coach: Cody Rincker
Assistant Coaches: Caleb Mette, Shawn Drone, Ben Giertz
Athletic Trainer: Mitch Dasenbrock
Managers: Harrison Miller, Jameson McAllaster

Team Photo

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 Luis Gonzalez G 5-9   Jr.
3 Miles Waldhoff G 6-0   So.
5 Will Vonderheide G 6-0   So.
11 Keenan Griffith* G 6-0   Jr.
13 Connor Storm G 5-11   Fr.
15 Jonny Gannaway F 6-3   Fr.
21 Will Fearday* G 6-1   Sr.
23 Sam Link* G 5-11   Sr.
25 Will Bierman G 6-0   So.
31 Cooper Sehy G 6-3   Fr.
35 Ryan Schmidt* G 6-4   Sr.
41 Maddox Wiedman G 5-9   Sr.
43 Freddie Jansen G 6-1   Fr.
45 Brock Fearday* G 6-3   Sr.
54 Gabe Looman F 6-6   So.
Probable starters are identified by bold (*)

Statistics 

  

 

No.
  Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 

 

  1
  Luis Gonzalez
   25 
  3
  15
  2
  8
  1
  4
  9
  0.4
  8
  3

 

 

  3
  Miles Waldhoff
   36 
  51
  134
  25
  81
  16
  18
  143
  4.0
  37
  24

 

 

  5
  Will Vonderheide
   17 
  3
  6
  1
  1
  1
  4
  8
  0.5
  7
  2

 

 

  11
  Keenan Griffith*
   35 
  89
  185
  37
  81
  27
  45
  242
  6.9
  115
  109

 

 

  13
  Connor Storm
   8 
  3
  5
  0
  0
  0
  0
  6
  0.8
  3
  1

 

 

  15
  Jonny Gannaway
   22 
  7
  13
  2
  4
  4
  7
  20
  0.9
  21
  1

 

 

  21
  Will Fearday*
   36 
  104
  254
  44
  128
  31
  46
  283
  7.9
  116
  81

 

 

  23
  Sam Link*
   36 
  56
  146
  8
  39
  24
  33
  144
  4.0
  85
  117

 

 

  25
  Will Bierman
   29 
  6
  9
  0
  0
  9
  13
  21
  0.7
  18
  8

 

 

  31
  Cooper Sehy
   8 
  0
  5
  0
  4
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  2
  1

 

 

  35
  Ryan Schmidt*
   36 
  223
  423
  55
  177
  149
  184
  650
  18.1
  205
  25

 

 

  41
  Maddox Wiedman
   32 
  8
  33
  3
  23
  3
  9
  22
  0.7
  29
  10

 

 

  43
  Freddie Jansen
   7 
  1
  2
  0
  0
  3
  4
  5
  0.7
  5
  0

 

 

  45
  Brock Fearday*
   36 
  219
  452
  75
  195
  68
  91
  581
  16.1
  271
  67

 

 

  54
  Gabe Looman
   14 
  7
  12
  0
  0
  0
  2
  14
  1.0
  13
  3

Probable starters are identified by bold (*)
 





Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  St. Anthony Thanksgiving Tournament
 

 

  11/25
  Rantoul
  W
   77 
   47 

 

 

  11/27
  Edwardsville (H.S.)
  L
   50 
   68 

 

 

  11/29
  Effingham (H.S.)
  W
   59 
   42 

 

 

  11/30
  Breese (Central)
  L
   43 
   46 

 

 

  12/3
  Salem
  W
   68 
   48 

 

 

  12/6
  Louisville (North Clay)
  W
   64 
   58 

 

 

  12/10
  Beecher City
  W
   59 
   41 

 

 

  12/13
  St. Elmo
  W
   66 
   45 

 

 

  12/17
  Newton
  W
   65 
   37 

 

 

  12/20
  Dieterich
  W
   68 
   40 

 

 

  12/23
  Olney (Richland County)
  W
   68 
   48 

 

 

  Effingham Christmas Classic
 

 

  12/26
  Oregon
  W
   64 
   38 

 

 

  12/27
  Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)
  W
   65 
   54 

 

 

  12/27
  Chicago (Brooks)
  W
   57 
   38 

 

 

  12/28
  Teutopolis
  W
   60 
   50 

 

 

  1/11
  Decatur (St. Teresa)
  W
   53 
   22 

 

 

  1/14
  Neoga
  W
   62 
   30 

 

 

  1/17
  Breese (Mater Dei)
  W
   45 
   39 

 

 

  1/21
  Flora
  W
   59 
   42 

 

 

  1/24
  Strasburg (Stewardson-S.)
  W
   70 
   33 

 

 

  1/28
  Neoga
  W
   54 
   39 

 

 

  1/30
  Louisville (North Clay)
  W
   80 
   64 

 

 

  2/1
  Dieterich
  W
   43 
   39 

 

 

  2/4
  Casey (C.-Westfield)
  W
   60 
   52 

 

 

  2/7
  Teutopolis
  L
   39 
   54 

 

 

  2/11
  Farina (South Central)
  W
   56 
   40 

 

 

  2/14
  Bloomington (Central Catholic)
  L
   44 
   45 

 

 

  2/15
  Shelbyville
  W
   57 
   45 

 

 

  2/18
  Altamont
  W
   45 
   38 

 

 

  2/21
  Robinson
  W
   77 
   41 

 

 

  Effingham (St. Anthony) Regional
 

 

  2/24
  Ramsey [Coop]
  W
   102 
   16 

 

 

  Moweaqua (Central A & M) Regional
 

 

  2/26
  Nokomis
  W
   45 
   23 

 

 

  2/28
  Arcola
  W
   43 
   31 

 

 

  Bridgeport (Red Hill) Sectional
 

 

  3/5
  Bluford (Webber)
  W
   68 
   55 

 

 

  3/7
  Tuscola
  W
   56 
   40 

 

 

  Charleston (Eastern Illinois U.) Super-Sectional
 

 

  3/10
  Mounds (Meridian)
  W
   62 
   58

Head Coach Cody Rincker
Year W-L
Effingham (St. Anthony)
2013-14 22-11
2014-15 19-11
2015-16 21-11
2016-17 30-5 (1st)
2017-18 27-4
2018-19 20-11
2019-20 29-4
2020-21 12-4
2021-22 21-12
2022-23 22-13
2023-24 29-5
2024-25 31-4
12 yrs. 283-95

Tournament History 

1956       68   73  0-1 (29-2)     DNP  Jim Belz
       L   68   73  Edwardsville (H.S.)
1970       88   89  1-1 (28-3)     DNP  John Keller
       W   85   79  Collinsville (2 OT)
       L   88   89  LaGrange (Lyons)
1978-A     47   52  2-2 (21-11)    4th  Bob Tingley
       W   76   69  Lebanon (OT)
       W   59   57  Dakota
       L   56   69  Havana
       L   47   52  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
1991-A     50   72  1-1 (27-5)     DNP  Dave Bartlett
       W   82   81  Madison (OT)
       L   50   72  McLeansboro
2001-A     59   68  0-1 (29-4)     DNP  Chris Kusnerick
       L   59   68  Columbia (OT)
2017-1A    49   46  2-0 (30-5)     1st  Cody Rincker
       W   43   34  Chicago (C. Hope Academy)
       W   49   46  Okawville (OT)