The Kennedy boys basketball trailed Dubuque Hempstead 34-19 and couldn’t come back in the second half, losing 57-44 to the Mustangs on Friday at Kennedy.

Derrick Diggins had 12 points and was the only player to score in double digits for the Cougars (2-4).

Connor Duax had 20 points for the Mustangs (3-2), Ryan McDonough had 15 and Lucas Duax added 10.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (59): L.Duax 4 0-0 10, C.Duax 6 5-7 20, McDonough 4 4-5 15, Crowder 2 0-0 4, Johnson 4 0-1 8, Sindberg 0 0-0 0, Cooksley 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 9-13 59.

KENNEDY (44): Haynes 1 0-0 3, Brewster 2 1-2 5, Gardner 0 0-0 0, Girling 1 0-0 2, Berst 3 0-0 8, Duehr 0 0-0 0, Diggins 4 2-4 12, Bisenius 2 0-0 5, Beyer 2 1-2 5, Wall 2 0-2 4. Totals 17 4-10 44.

Halftime – Dubuque Hempstead 34, Kennedy 19. 3-point goals – Dubuque Hempstead 8 (C.Duax 3, McDonough 3, L.Duax 2), Kennedy 6 (Berst 2, Diggins 2, Haynes, Bisenius).