Dubuque Senior proved to be too much for the Kennedy boys basketball team, as the Rams beat the Cougars 72-61 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Tuesday at Kennedy.

Drake Brewster scored 13 points for Kennedy (5-9). Derrick Diggins scored 12 points and Matt Gardner added 11 points.

Carter Stevens had 21 points for Senior (9-5) and Derek Noel had 20.

DUBUQUE SENIOR (72): Noel 7 5-5 20, Stevens 6 6-6 21, Link 1 0-0 3, Psihoyos 5 1-2 12, Humpal-Griffin 2 0-0 4, Timmerman 1 0-0 2, Hendricks 2 0-0 5, Carter 2 1-2 5. Totals 26 13-15 72.

KENNEDY (61): Haynes 0 0-0 0, Brewster 4 5-6 13, Gardner 4 2-5 11, Girling 3 0-0 8, Berst 2 0-1 5, Duehr 0 0-0 0, Olejniczak 0 0-0 0, Krall 1 0-0 2, Diggins 4 1-1 12, Bisenius 2 0-1 6, Beyer 1 1-2 3, Wiebel 0 0-0 0, King 0 0-0 0, Wall 0 1-2 1. Totals 21 10-19 61.

Halftime – Dubuque Senior 40, Kennedy 29. 3-point goals – Dubuque Senior 7 (Stevens 3, Noel, Link, Psihoyos, Hendricks), Kennedy 9 (Diggins 3, Bisenius 2, Girling 2, Gardner, Berst).