{"id":2191,"date":"2025-02-26T06:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2025-02-26T07:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:06:21","slug":"bulldogs-move-into-sectional-final-set-season-record-for-most-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/2191-bulldogs-move-into-sectional-final-set-season-record-for-most-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs Move Into Sectional Final, Set Season Record For Most Wins"},"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 DUSTIN WHITE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ARCOLA \u2014 St. Anthony High School snagged a sectional final berth and a girls basketball program record for wins in a season Tuesday at Arcola High School, surviving the host Purple Riders 45-34 in the semifinal round of the Class 1A Arcola Sectional.<\/p>\n<p>In a game heard on 979 XFM, the top-seeded Bulldogs (28-4) forced 26 Arcola turnovers and also dominated the boards by a 36-24 margin to earn a spot in Thursday night\u2019s sectional final against Decatur St. Teresa, which outlasted top-seeded Salt Fork 38-32 earlier Tuesday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony pushed its lead to as many as 12 points in the third quarter, but Arcola opened the fourth period with a 5-0 run to narrow the gap to 34-30. That\u2019s as close as it got thanks to a pair of Ady Rios free throws and a dagger of a three-pointer from the wing by Nancy Ruholl to widen the margin back to 39-30 in a hurry. It was Ruholl\u2019s only bucket of the fourth quarter, but it gave her 19 points and swung the momentum squarely back in the Bulldogs\u2019 favor for good.<\/p>\n<p>Arcola, a No. 3 seed whose season closed at 21-10, held an early 5-0 advantage but turned it over a dozen times in the opening quarter. St. Anthony didn\u2019t shoot well in the opening quarter but did hit six of six free throws and led 16-12 by the time the opening stanza concluded. Arcola\u2019s Kacie Sisk, a senior averaging 23 points per game and the owner of her program&#8217;s career scoring record, piled up eight first-quarter points to keep her Purple Riders in the game.<\/p>\n<p>The second period was a different story for Sisk, however, as the Northsiders kept her out of the scoring column, pushed their lead to as many as seven, and settled for a 23-17 halftime advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Sisk found a way to make an impact in the second half, but also fouled out of the game with about 3:30 to go in the fourth quarter. She finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Ruholl picked up a fourth personal late in the third quarter and sat the rest of the frame, but played the entirety of the final period without being disqualified.<\/p>\n<p>Addi Nuxoll had a double-double for the Bulldogs with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Addie Lauritzen struggled from the field \u2014 most of the Bulldogs did on a 16-for-60 shooting night \u2014 but collected a dozen boards and did her usual good work creating havoc at the top of St. Anthony\u2019s 1-2-2 defensive looks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The previous high-water mark for victories in an St. Anthony girls basketball season was set just two seasons ago in a 27-6 campaign. This year\u2019s Bulldogs have still lost just one game to a Class 1A opponent; that team, Okawville, was eliminated by Carrollton Tuesday at the Raymond-Lincolnwood Sectional where Brownstown\/St. Elmo\u2019s season also came to an end at the hands of Hardin Calhoun.<\/p>\n<p>So it\u2019ll be a battle of the Bulldogs Thursday at 6:30 p.m. as the top team in the state according to the latest Associated Press polling will take on second-seeded St. Teresa. St. Anthony will be looking to secure the program\u2019s first sectional hardware in its fourth straight year playing at the sectional level and ninth sectional appearance overall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Class 1A Arcola Sectional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ST. ANTHONY (45)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gannaway 4-0 \u2014 8, Rios 2-2 \u2014 6, Ruholl 5-6 \u2014 19, Nuxoll 4-2 \u2014 10, Lauritzen 1-0 \u2014 2, Faber 0-0 \u2014 0, A. Kollman 0-0 \u2014 0. TOTALS 16-for-60 FG, 10-for-19 FT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARCOLA (34)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leal 0-0 \u2014 0, E. Simpson 0-1 \u2014 1, Ramirez 3-0 \u2014 6, Sisk 8-2 \u2014 22, A. Simpson 2-0 \u2014 4, McGeehon 0-0 \u2014 0, Gauna 0-1 \u2014 1. TOTALS 13-for-37 FG, 4-for-10 FT.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><p><strong>St. Anthony&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; &nbsp; &#8212;&nbsp; &nbsp; 45<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arcola&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 9&nbsp; &nbsp; &#8212;&nbsp; &nbsp; 34<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3-Point FG \u2014 St. Anthony 3 (Ruholl 3), Arcola 4 (Sisk 4).<\/p>\n<p>Rebounds \u2014 St. Anthony 36 (Lauritzen 12, Nuxoll 11), Arcola 24 (Sisk 13, Ramirez 5). Turnovers \u2014 St. Anthony 12, Arcola 26. 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