in the first step in St.Anthony's path was the Eagles of St.Peters. The Friars came out battling in front of our home stage on friday night. they ended the quarter at 18-6. they proceeded to go into the half with a 29-20 lead over the Eagles.The Friars had a huge height advantage, and proceeded to get the ball close to the rim and make it look easy. Impellizeri made it look easy enough, with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Kerrin Mauer had 11 points and and Symone Kelly had 6 points and seven rebounds. Coach Ken Parham said, "Basketball's pretty simple: The closer you are th o that rim as far as height wise, the easier the game is."
St.Anthony's rushed the court with a 19-6 run in the third quarter and maintained a 20 point lead to finish the game. The final score was 59-33. With 4 minutes left coach Parham began taking his starters out of the game, and Impellizeri and Mauer were the first to leave with huge cheers coming from the crowd. The Friars look to continue thier road all the way to the state champioships!