DUBUQUE - John Bardsley scored 15 points and Kennedy escaped Dubuque Wahlert, 53-50, Thursday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys basketball regular season finale.

Johnathan Koelling and Benjamin Struss added 11 points apiece for the Cougars (11-9, 8-8).

Jared Walker and Cordell Pemsl scored 13 points apiece for Wahlert (7-14, 6-10).

KENNEDY (53): Taylor Oltmann 0 0-1 0, Blake Murdock 1 0-0 2, Anthony Carter 3 4-4 10, Draven Fuller 0 0-0 0, John Bardsley 5 2-4 15, Brandon Buck 1 1-3 4, Johnathon Koelling 5 1-1 11, Andrew Johnson 0 0-0 0, Austin Holzer 0 0-0 0, Drew Heitland 0 0-0 0, Ben Struss 5 0-0 11. Totals 20 8-12 53.

WAHLERT (50): Tyler Potts 2 0-0 6, Domen Zevnik 1 1-3 3, Nick Nemmers 4 1-2 9, Jared Walker 4 3-3 13, John Burgmeier 1 4-4 6, Cordell Pemsl 4 5-10 13, Cam Adams 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 14-22 50.

Halftime - Kennedy 27, Wahlert 27. 3-point goals - Kennedy 5 (Bardsley 3, Buck, Struss), Wahlert 4 (Potts 2, Walker 2). Fouled out - Pemsl.