{"id":29605,"date":"2026-02-03T07:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29605"},"modified":"2026-02-03T07:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:59:36","slug":"st-anthonys-big-guns-firing-in-a-girls-basketball-win-over-north-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/29605-st-anthonys-big-guns-firing-in-a-girls-basketball-win-over-north-clay\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Anthony&#8217;s Big Guns Firing In A Girls Basketball Win Over North Clay"},"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 MILLIE LANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The big guns were firing right and left Monday evening as Effingham St. Anthony played host to North Clay in girls high school basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Four players would finished in double figures as the Bulldogs went on for a 74-38 romp over the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>It started out slow as the Bulldogs moved into a 10-7 opening quarter lead. Addie Lauritzen and Lilly Gannaway led the way in that opening quarter. Lauritzen connected on two baskets for four points while Gannaway hit a basket and a free throw for three.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals hung close behind a three-pointer by Violet Price.<\/p>\n<p>The lid came off the baskets as both teams started to roll offensively. St. Anthony put together a 27 point run while North Clay wasn&#8217;t far behind with 20.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Ruholl, after putting in one free throw in the opening quarter, found the net with three baskets, one a three-pointer and five of six at the line for 12 points. Ali Kollmann got in the action with seven points on three baskets and a free throw.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, six players scored for the Cardinals. Mila Zink hit a basket and was four of four at the line for six points while Ava Fleener put in a three-pointer and two free throws for five.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs went into the half with a 37-27 lead.<\/p>\n<p>After halftime, Ruholl continued on in the third quarter scoring 11 points on a regular basket, two three-pointers and three of four at the line. The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 59-37.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony then ended on a 15-1 final period run for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ruholl finished with 29 points hitting eight field goals, four from three-point range, and nine of 12 at the line. Three other players were also in double digits. Kollmann scored 13 points while Gannaway and Lauritzen ended with 12 points each.<\/p>\n<p>Lauritzen and Kollmann led the team in rebounds with eight each. Ruholl led in assits with six while Kollmann had five. Ruholl and Gannaway had three steals each.<\/p>\n<p>North Clay was led by Zink with 11 points on two field goals and seven of eight at the line. Fleener chipped in with eight. The Cardinals fell to 4-21 on the season and will celebrate Senior Night Thursday against Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg.<\/p>\n<p>St. Anthony improved to 6-0 in the National Trail Conference and is 17-8 overall. The Bulldogs will now play host to Brownstown\/St. Elmo, ranked No. 4 in the latest Class 1A State Basketball Poll, Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At St. Anthony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NORTH CLAY (38)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Price 2-2 &#8212; 7, Romack 2-2 &#8212; 6, Thompson 0-3 &#8212; 3, Zink 2-7 &#8212; 11, Fleener 2-3 &#8212; 8, Hagen 0-0 &#8212; 0, A. Phillips 1-1 &#8212; 3, B. Phillips 0-0 &#8212; 0, Sparks 0-0 &#8212; 0, Bible 0-0 &#8212; 0. TOTALS 9 FG, 18 FT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ST. ANTHONY (74)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grunloh 0-0 &#8212; 0, Gannaway 4-3 &#8212; 12, Hoke 0-0 &#8212; 0, Vineyard 0-0 &#8212; 0, Ruholl 8-9 &#8212; 29, Patel 0-0 &#8212; 0, Henning 0-0 &#8212; 0, Schultz 1-0 &#8212; 2, Vonderheide 3-0 &#8212; 6, Kollmann 6-1 &#8211;13, Lauritzen 6-0 &#8212; 12, Kelley 0-0 &#8212; 0. 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