I'll do some following of the game in real time.
First quarter:
Tyjuan Hunter with a three. Jaiden Simmons blocks a three. Hunter drives for a floater in the lane. Hope Academy 5-0. Timeout Hope Academy 5:20 left. Hope Academy's pressure 2-1-2 zone trap defense is bothering St Anthony. They in a 2-3 zone. Hunter shoots an airball, television timeout. Hope Academy leads 5-0.Dominick Hale is fouled by Ryan Schmidt of St Anthony. Hale hits two, 7-0 Hope Academy. Hope Academy gets three opportunities at the rim, misses them all, St Anthony gets rebound and is fouled. Hunter misses a long three at the buzzer. Hope Academy up 7-0 at the end of one.
Second quarter:
Hunter is down and hurt. Looks like a knee. He's up moving gingerly. He's headed to the locker room. 2-1-2 zone traps still bothering St Anthony. Simmons with offensive rebound put back. Keenan Griffith is fouled , goes to the line and misses first one, hits the second. 9-1 Hope Academy. TJ Hueston comes off the bench and hits a floater in the lane. 11-1 Hope Academy. Noah Jones of Hope Academy picks up his second foul. Schmidt goes to the line and hits 1 out of 2. Hope Academy 11-2. Hale assists to Malik Meriday for a three. Hope Academy is up 14-2. Television timeout and Hunter is coming back in. St Anthony comes out of a timeout in a full court press. St Anthony in a 1-2-2 zone. Hunter penetrates, lob to Simmons and basket. 16-2 Hppe Academy. Fearday penetrates Simmons blocks shot, StAnthony ball out of bounds. Block shot and steal by St Anthony, Schmidt gets a fast break basket, first of game for St Anthony at 1:52 mark. 16-4 Hope Academy. Foul on Hale, Schmidt is to the line shooting two, makes first, makes second, Hope Academy up 16-6 1:12 left. Schmidt hits a baseline jumper 16-8 Hope Academy. Foul on Simmons, Brock Fearday at the line for St Anthony hits both 16-10 Hope Academy. Hunter to Meriday for three. Hunter hits a one hand three from 84 feet at halftime buzzer. Hope Academy 22-10 lead. St Anthony shooting 14.3% from the field for the half, Hope Academy is 30.8%.
Third quarter:
Hunter with a pass to Meriday for a layup. Hope Academy up 24-10. Hunter with crossover mid range pull-up jumper, 26-10 Hope Academy. Schmidt with mid range pull-up then Hunter with mid range pull-up jumper 28-12 Hope Academy. Simmons shoots, Fearday blocks it starts break, pass to Griffith who scores and the foul, hits free throw. 28-15 Hope Academy. Schmidt with steal, takes it coast to coast for basket and a foul. Misses free throw, Fearday gets rebound and misses. Hunter lob to Simmons who flushes it. Schmidt hits a three and is down and hurt with right ankle injury. 30-20 Hope Academy. Hunter penetrates baseline, cross court pass to Meriday who nails the three. Hunter penetrates and lob to Simmons for dunk. 35-20 Hpe Academy. Miles Waldhoff at the line hits, two, . Christian Turner scores at the rim. Hope Academy 37-22. Griffith commits foul on Trentyn McGinnis who's at the line for two,misses first, hits second. 38-22 Hope Academy. Fearday hits a mid range jumper, gets fouled by Noah Jones. hits free throw. Schmidt is back in the game. Hunter gets fouled and misses first free throw, makes second. 39-25 Hope Academy. McGinnis blocks shot on fast break, Schmidt gets rebound and misses. Hunter penetrates and hits a floater in the lane. Hope Academy leads after three 41-25.
Fourth quarter:
Hunter penetrates baseline cross court pass to Hueston who nails three. Hope Academy up 44-25. Hunter cross court pass to Hueston again who nails three. 47-25. Fearday gets offensive rebound put back and then a steal, Griffith gets fouled by McGinnis. Makes first, misses second 47-28. Fearday a steal and gets fouled on drive to the basket by Hale. Shotting two free throws, misses first, makes second. 47-29 Hope Academy. Hunter steal and layup, 49-29. Simmons with a steal.Hunter pass to Meriday who nails three. Waldhoff scores in the paint. Hope Academy 52-31 3:22 left, television timeout. Fearday gets long rebond and nails a three. Fearday gets a rebound and scores. 52-36 Hope Academy. Sam Link hits a three, timeout St Anthony 1:23 left 52-39 Hope Academy. Fearday steal and basket. Hope Academy 52-41 48.3 seconds left. Griffith fouls Hunter who goes to line for two, misses first, makes second. Hope Academy 53-41. St Anthony misses, Andre Mabry grabs rebound and is foul, shoots two, misses first, makes second. Fearday hits a three to make it 54-44 Hope Academy. Timeout St Anthony 25.4 seconds left and they are out of timeouts. Timeout Hope Acdemy before inbounds and they are out of timeouts. Fearday fouls McGinnis who will shoot two shots with 23.2 seconds left, misses first, makes second. 55-44 . Fearday makes three point shot 55-47 12.5 seconds left. Hunter is fouled and is shooting two free throws, misses first amkes second. Fearday makes a three 56-50 Hope Academy, St anthony fouls Hunter who misses first shot, and second. Final Hope Academy 56-50.
Hope Academy advances to Class 1A State Title Game on Saturday. St Anthony will play in third palce game on Friday morning.
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