Richfield looked to push the ball down the floor early. Richfield looked to trap Kennedy as they brought the ball down the floor.
Richfield looked to get everyone involved in the offense as they passed the ball around the 3-point line. They were able to take time off the 35-second shot clock.
Kennedy’s Malik Johnson took the ball strong to the basket as he was able to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.
Richfield looked to get the ball into the hands of CJ Armstrong. Armstrong was all over the floor. He was able to get his teammates involved in the offense, and if he got a good look at the basket, he would pass it to one of his teammates.
Kennedy’s Sont Lajeunesse-Wood came up with deep 3-point shots. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.
Richfield used a zone defense. That made Kennedy swing the ball around the 3-point line.
Kennedy called a timeout with 9:50 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 24, Kennedy 18.
Richfield did a good job of clogging the lanes and creating spacing issues for Kennedy on offense.
Kennedy wasn’t afraid to shoot the deep 3-point shot or the mid-range jump shot. They got everyone involved in the offense.
Richfield’s Omar Whittaker came up with mid-range jump shots and layups. He took the ball hard to the basket.
Kennedy called a timeout with 3:30 left in the first half. The score was Richfield 39, Kennedy 34.
Armstrong continued to come up with shots late in the first half.
Both teams continued to attack the basket late in the first half, looking for their shots.
At halftime, the score was Richfield 55, Kennedy 38.
As the second half got underway, both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets.
Johnson continued to take the ball strong to the basket and looked to score baskets in transition. He had a good sense of knowing where his teammates were on the floor at all times.
Richfield took a lot of time off the shot clock early in the second half.
Kennedy switched between a man-to-man defense to a zone defense multiple times throughout the second half.
Kennedy struggled shooting throughout the game. Even though they struggled to shoot the ball, they didn’t give up on themselves and fought hard throughout the game.
Richfield called a timeout with 5:39 left in regulation. The score was Richfield 102, Kennedy 57.
Both teams played hard late in the game, but Richfield was too much for Kennedy. Richfield came away with the 106-67 victory over Kennedy.
The leading scorers for Kennedy were Johnson with 18 points, Bush with 12 points, Lajeunesse-Wood with 10 points and Aaron Bachanan with 9 points. And the leading scorers for Richfield were Armstrong with 25 points, Hagler with 21 points and Collins with 20 points.