Kennedy Boys Basketball

Manning scores 17 as Cougar boys top J-Hawks

Brendon Mannig had 17 points as the Kennedy boys basketball team ripped Jefferson 74-43 Friday at Jefferson.

Zach Daniels had 15 points for the Cougars (8-3), and Bryton Heisler added 14 points.

Trey McCauley had 10 points for the J-Hawks (1-10).

KENNEDY (74): Daniels 5 2-2 15, Odom 0 0-0 0, Heisler 4 4-6 14, Murdock 1 0-0 3, Gardner 1 0-0 2, Bisenius 0 0-0 0, Bell 0 0-0 0, Techau 2 1-1 5, Diggins 2 2-2 7, Brewster 2 0-0 4, Manning 7 3-3 17, Girling 1 1-2 3, Hall 1 0-0 3, Krystofiak 0 1-2 1, Wall 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 14-20 74

JEFFERSON (43): Wiederin 1 0-0 2, Galvin 0 0-0 0, McCauley 3 4-6 10, Webb 1 6-7 8, Van Oort 3 0-0 7, Davidson 0 0-0 0, Szabo 2 0-0 4, Konigsmark 2 2-2 6, Hall 2 0-0 4, Hunt 0 0-0 0, Green 1 0-2 2. Totals 15 12-17 43.

Halftime – Kennedy 29, Jefferson 15. 3-point goals – Kennedy 8 (Daniels 3, Heisler 2, Murdock, Diggins, Hall), Jefferson 1 (Van Oort).

Kennedy boys smother Prairie, 71-38

The Prairie boys picked the wrong time to travel north to visit the Kennedy gym Tuesday night.

The previously ranked Cougars came out of the gate with gusto on both offense and defense and simply hammered the Hawks, 71-38.

It might have been even more lopsided if subs hadn’t played much of the fourth quarter on both sides.

“This is the first game we really put the offense and defense together,” said Kennedy Coach Jon McKowen. “There have been times when we’ve had one or the other. But tonight we had both.”

Prairie bruiser JoJo Simpson scored the first basket of the night on a nifty dipsy-doodle under the rim. After that, it was Kennedy (7-3, 4-2) the rest of the way.

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Kennedy boys hold off Ames

Zach Daniels had 24 points as the Kennedy boys basketball team out-ran Ames for an 87-78 win Saturday at Kennedy.

The Cougars made 15 3-point goals and shot a perfect 20-of-20 from the free-throw line.

Cole Murdock had 16 points for Kennedy (6-3), Brendon Manning had 15 points, and Bryton Heisler added 12.

Javan White had 36 points to lead the Little Cyclones, who fell to 4-4.

AMES (78): Mumm 0 0-0 0, Shane 3 1-2 10, Rathe 5 2-2 13, Steyer 2 0-0 6, Frankl 2 0-0 5, White 17 2-2 36, Agabaje 2 2-2 6, Weiss 1 0-0 2. Totals 32 7-8 78.

KENNEDY (87): Daniels 7 4-4 24, Heisler 4 2-2 12, Murdock 5 2-2 16, Gardner 1 0-0 2, Diggins 2 2-2 8, Manning 5 5-5 15, Girling 0 0-0 0, Techau 1 1-1 3, Brewster 1 4-4 7. Totals 26 20-20 87.

Halftime – Kennedy 46, Ames 42. 3-point goals – Ames 7 (Shane 3, Steyer 2, Rathe, Frankl), Kennedy 15 (Daniels 6, Murdock 4, Heisler 2, Diggins 2, Brewster).

Klostermann, Brandt boost Lions by Cougars

When you prepare for a basketball game against the Linn-Mar Lions, the first thing you do is figure out a way to slow down Jordan Bohannon and Nic Uhlir.

Beau Klostermann and Jordan Brandt barely get a mention in the scouting report, but they played a big role for the Lions off the bench Tuesday night.

Klostermann scored a career-high 17 points and Brandt added 10 as the 10th-ranked Lions topped the ninth-ranked Kennedy Cougars, 74-61, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Kennedy.

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