It took a while, but the St. Anthony Bulldogs finally got going.

The Bulldogs trailed at halftime, but used a big second half Friday night to eventually pull away and post a 56-38 road victory over St. Elmo/Brownstown.

The host Eagles held a slim 21-20 edge at intermission. But in the third quarter, Max Koenig and Ryan Schmidt combined to score 14 points and help SAHS go on a 22-7 scoring run to build a 42-28 advantage heading into the final eight minutes.

St. Anthony then outscored SEB 14-10 in the fourth quarter to secure the win and hand the Eagles their first loss of the season.

Adam Atwood scored 15 points for St. Elmo/Brownstown, who dropped to 7-1 overall and 2-1 in the National Trail Conference.

The Bulldogs were led by Schmidt’s 16 points, while Koenig added 10, with eight of those coming in that pivotal third period.

The Bulldogs improved to 6-2 on the season and remain unbeaten in the NTC at 3-0. They will return home Tuesday night to face a talented Newton squad.