Hot Kennedy boys surge by Warriors
The Kennedy Cougars and Washington Warriors rose to the occasion on Hall of Fame Night at Washington on Friday.
The hot-shooting Cougars rose a little higher.
Kennedy nailed 61.4 percent of its shots and canned eight 3-pointers in an exciting 75-64 victory over the Warriors in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game before a lively crowd at Washington.
Zach Daniels and Brendon Manning scored 19 points apiece for Kennedy. Manning also grabbed 10 rebounds against the taller Warriors for an impressive double-double.
Bryton Heisler contributed 11 points and fearless freshman Derrick Diggins also popped in 11 points for the winners (12-5, 9-3).