Bulldogs Down Cardinals, Area Basketball Scores

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Published on January 3 2017 8:00 pm
Last Updated on January 4 2017 6:52 am
Written by Brian Dust

A 24-2 second quarter was the difference as the St. Anthony Bulldogs downed the North Clay Cardinals 60-27 in National Trail Conference boys basketball Tuesday night. The game was heard on 979XFM and www.979xfm.com

The Cardinals, featuring no one more than six feet tall, determined to dictate the tempo and did throughout the first quarter, trailing just 9-7 at the end of the period.

Then came the second quarter.

It was 33-9 at halftime and 50-23 after three quarters before the Bulldogs outscored the Cardinals 10-4 in the final period. St. Anthony's biggest lead was 35 points.

Bulldogs' Coach Cody Rincker used his entire roster liberally, but scoring leader Drew Gibson still led St. Anthony with 17 points. Alex Deters was also in double figures with 12 points. Also for St. Anthony: Alex Beesley 9, Jack Nuxoll 8, Adam Levitt 4, Jaccob Dust 4, Wyatt Lawrence 4, and Ben Strullmyer 2.

Reese Blank came off the bench to lead North Clay with 11 points, 10 in the second half. Also for the Cardlinals: Bryce Holkenbrink 4, Bryce Walker 4, Brandon Repking 2, Aleon Rinehart 2, Chris Linder 2, and Ian Bailey 2.

St. Anthony made 41% of its shots including five of 20 threes, while North Clay made 34% of its attempts including missing on all nine of its threes.

St. Anthony improved to 15-1 on the season, while North Clay is now 4-10 on the season.

St. Anthony won the JV game 36-21. Ben Strullmyer led the JV Bulldogs with 12 points.

At Louisville

ST. ANTHONY (60)

Walsh 0-0 -- 0, Milleville 0-0 -- 0, Deters 4-2 -- 12, Ludwig 0-0 -- 0, Levitt 2-0 -- 4, Nuxoll 3-0 -- 8, Strullmyer 1-0 -- 2, Wall 0-0 -- 0, Gibson 8-0 -- 17, Beesley 4-1 -- 9, Lawrence 1-2 -- 4, Dust 1-2 -- 4. TOTALS 24 FG, 7 FT.

NORTH CLAY (27)

B. Holkenbrink 1-2 -- 4, Repking 1-0 -- 2, Walker 2-0 -- 4, McKnelly 0-0 -- 0, Blank 5-1 -- 11, Jones 0-0 -- 0, Smith 0-0 -- 0, Fleener 0-0 -- 0, L. Holkenbrink 0-0 -- 0, Rinehart 1-0 -- 2,  Bailey 1-0 -- 2, Linder 0-2 -- 2, Cruell 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 11 FG, 5 FT.

St. Anthony            9    24    17    10    --    60

North Clay              7      2    14      4    --   27

3-point FG -- St. Anthony 5 (Deters 2, Nuxoll 2, Gibson 1), North Clay 0.

Junior Varsity Game

St. Anthony           21   5     7    3    --    36

North Clay               5    8    8    0    --    21

St. Anthony -- Wortman 3, Milleville 9, Hoene 0, Ludwig 0, Niebrugge 0, Elder 0, Strullmyer 12, Wall 5, Kabbes 0, Fearday 0, Brandenburger 0, Tingley 0, Walk 0, Webb 0, Dust 7

North Clay -- Jones 9, Smith 4, Fleener 4, Holkenbrink 0, Rinehart 4, Crull 0, Bailey 0

Tuesday Scores:

Altamont 76, Shelbyville 73 (OT)

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 69, Martinsville 54

Cumberland 52, St. Elmo/Brownstown 48

Flora 55, Dieterich 52

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 58, Neoga 35

Teutopolis 90, Paris 51

Red Hill 67, Casey-Westfield 54

Piasa Southwestern 49, Greenville 45

Pana 61, Mattoon 57

Charleston 72, Olney 63