Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City staged a fourth quarter rally Thursday night to come away with a hard-fought 51-50 victory at home over St. Anthony.

The Lady Bulldogs led much of the contest. They were up 15-9 after the first quarter, 24-19 at halftime and 38-32 heading into the final eight minutes.

But the No. 3 ranked Lady Bobcats got 12 points from Gracie Heckert to rally and remain undefeated on the season. They outscored SAHS 19-12 in the fourth period to escape with the one-point win.

Heckert finished with 20 points for CHBC, who improved to 9-0 on the season.

Riley Guy had another great scoring night for the Lady Bulldogs, finishing with a game-high 26 points. She had 13 in the first period and added nine more in the final eight minutes. Lucy Fearday added nine.

St. Anthony dipped to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the National Trail Conference. The Lady Bulldogs will travel to Teutopolis on Monday.