Kennedy Boys Basketball

Bisenius leads Cougars by Wahawks

WATERLOO - Michael Bisenius popped in 19 points and Derrick Diggins added 13 Tuesday night as the Kennedy Cougars topped Waterloo West, 60-53, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game in Waterloo.

Kennedy raised its records to 9-11 overall and 7-8 in the conference.

Jacory Spates scored 15 points for Waterloo West (6-14, 4-11).

KENNEDY (60): Brewster 2 0-0 4, Berst 2 3-6 7, Foley 0 0-0 0, Bisenius 5 6-7 19, Wall 0 1-2 1, Diggins 5 3-4 13, Duehr 3 0-0 7, Beyer 1 0-0 2, Girling 3 0-0 7. Totals 21 13-19 60.

WATERLOO WEST (53): Spates 5 3-4 15, Pepin 2 0-0 5, Caddell 2 0-0 4, Harris-Anderson 4 2-2 11, Kuljuhovic 4 3-5 11, Burt 1 0-0 2, Lanier 1 0-2 3, Nickelson 1 0-1 2. Totals 20 8-14 53.

Halftime - Kennedy 37, Waterloo West 28. 3-point goals - Kennedy 4 (Bisenius 2, Duehr 1, Girling 1), Waterloo West 5 (Spates 2, Pepin 1, Harris-Anderson 1, Lanier 1).

Cougars beat J-Hawks in final second

There have been some tough losses, some ill-advised shots and some long meetings after games, but the Kennedy Cougars vow they won't quit and they won't back down from anyone.

It showed Tuesday night.

Drake Brewster muscled in a basket with 0.9 seconds left Tuesday to give Kennedy a 60-59 victory over Jefferson in a Mississippi Valley Conference tussle at the Jefferson gym.

The J-Hawks led by eight points entering the fourth period and led by four points with 37 seconds left in the game, but the Cougars kept battling and beat the J-Hawks for the ninth straight time.

Both clubs have only seven wins this year -- Kennedy is 7-11 and Jefferson is 7-12 -- and they were evenly matched Tuesday.

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Washington boys bump off Kennedy

Justin Decker was happy and optimistic about the future when he left the Kennedy High School gym Friday night.

Jon McKowen was disappointed and frustrated.

Guess who won?

The Washington Warriors played a solid game from start to finish and defeated the Cougars, 58-42, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game that paired two Metro clubs in desperate need of victories.

Washington raised its records to 6-10 overall and 3-8 in the league. Kennedy fell to 6-11 overall and 4-8 in the MVC.

"To be honest, we played the best we have all year defensively," said Decker, in his first year as the head coach at Washington. "I challenged our guys to play a 32-minute game and we finally got one out of them.

"It's great to see that they're still buying in."

McKowen led Kennedy to the Class 4A state tournament in his first two years as head coach, but this year's club has not jelled and appears to have issues with team chemistry.

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Diggins, Brewster lead Kennedy by East

Derrick Diggins scored 13 points and Drake Brewster added 12 to lead the Kennedy boys basketball team to a 51-41 win over Waterloo East in a Mississippi Valley Conference game Thursday at Kennedy.

The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but was postponed due to bad weather.

Isaiah Wade scored 11 points for the Trojans (7-9).

Kennedy improved to 6-10.

WATERLOO EAST (41): A.Clark 2 2-3 8, Gaffeny 0 0-0 0, J.Clark 1 0-0 2, Reed 1 0-0 2, Nickelson 0 1-2 1, Muhammad 0 0-0 0, Sanders 3 2-2 8, Phillips 1 0-0 2, Matlock 2 0-0 5, Wade 4 3-7 11, Garrey 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-14 41,

KENNEDY (51): Brewster 3 6-8 12, Gardner 1 0-0 2, Girling 0 0-0 0, Berst 1 0-0 2, Duehr 0 0-0 0, Diggins 3 6-7 13, Foley 2 0-0 6, Bisenius 1 0-0 3, Beyer 2 1-2 5, Wall 3 2-3 8. Totals 16 15-20 51.

Halftime – Kennedy 25, Waterloo East 20. 3-point goals – Waterloo East 3 (Clark 2, Matlock), Kennedy 4 (Foley 2, Diggins, Bisenius).