Basketball Recap: St. Anthony's Triumphs
By Team Reports
Feb 4, 2026, 7:30pm
Basketball Recap: St. Anthony's Friars vs. St. John the Baptist Cougars
Ouse Ninche
| 02/04/26 @ St. John the Baptist | 23 |
| 01/30/26 vs St. Mary's | 19 |
| 01/23/26 vs Holy Trinity | 17 |
| 01/18/26 vs Bunnell | 15 |
St. Anthony won the last time they faced St. John the Baptist and Ouse Ninche did his part to make sure it happened again. The Friars strolled past the Cougars with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 56-39 with plenty of help from Ninche, who went 9-for-14 en route to 23 points along with six boards and three steals. His big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points.
St. Anthony's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for St. John the Baptist, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
St. Anthony's and St. John the Baptist could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. The Friars (ranked 80th) will meet Chaminade (ranked 16th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, St. John the Baptist will challenge Holy Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on the 13th with a big rank disadvantage (432 vs. 6).
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