WATERLOO -Patrick Martin scored 18 points and Johnathan Koelling added 16 to lead Kennedy past Waterloo West, 57-49, Friday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball game at West.

Kennedy (2-1, 1-0) led 34-30 at halftime and never could shake the pesky Wahawks.

Kennedy won the game at the free throw line, outscoring West 15-8. The Cougars made two more free throws than West attempted.

Malik Green led West with 10 points.

KENNEDY (57): Blake Murdock 1-4 2-2 4, Anthony Carter 2-10 1-2 5, Patrick Martin 6-13 4-6 18, Johnathon Koelling 6-10 4-6 16, Benjamin Struss 4-8 1-2 9, John Bardsley 0-2 0-0 0, Riley Fergus 0-0 0-0 0, Drew Heitland 0-1 2-2 2, Andrew Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Austin Holzer 0-0 1-4 1. Totals 20-49 15-24 57.

WATERLOO WEST (49): Carderrius Smith 2-2 2-3 7, Malik Green 3-12 1-1 10, T.J. Morgan 2-3 4-4 8, Xavier Hightower 2-4 0-1 4, Alex Landers 2-6 0-0 5, Lincoln Conrey 3-7 0-1 7, Jacob Meyer 2-3 0-1 4, Lance Dunn 1-2 0-0 2, Queshawn Roby 0-3 1-2 1, Dedric Campbell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-42 8-13 49.

Halftime - Kennedy 34, Waterloo West 30. 3-point goals - Kennedy 2 (Martin 2), Waterloo West 6 (Green 3, Smith, Landers, Conrey). Total fouls - Kennedy 17, West 16.