HOLY ANGELS AND BLOOMINGTON KENNEDY WENT UP AGAINST EACH OTHER IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 16, Holy Angels and Bloomington Kennedy went up against each other in a boys’ basketball game.

As the game got underway, Holy Angels looked like they used full-court pressure, making it difficult for Kennedy to bring the ball down the floor.

Kennedy pushed the ball down the floor as they looked to score layups in transition. Kennedy’s Kahlil Copeland looked like he could take mid-range jump shots and layups. His teammates were able to get him the ball in spots where he could shoot it. If he didn’t think that he had a good shot, he would pass it to one of his teammates.

Holy Angels' Peter Koening came up with deep 3-point shots. He did a good job of calling for the ball in spots where he knew where he could shoot it.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 13:49 left in the first half. The score was Holy Angels 12, Kennedy 6.
Kennedy struggled shooting the ball for a period in the first half. Even though they struggled shooting, they took the ball strongly to the basket.

Kennedy’s D’Andre Moffitt looked to make mid-range jump shots and layups in the first half. 

Kennedy called a timeout with 11:25 left in the first half. The score was Holy Angels 18, Kennedy 10.

Holy Angels did a good job of moving the ball around the 3-point line and taking time off the 35-second shot clock.

Kennedy struggled to shoot the ball midway through the first half. Even though they struggled, they kept on attacking the basket and looking for their shots.

Kennedy applied pressure and made it difficult for Holy Angels to get an open look at the basket.

Kennedy called a timeout with 7:29 left in the first half. The score was Holy Angels 24, Kennedy 13.

Both teams continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition. Neither team gave up an uncontested shot.

Holy Angels kept the defensive pressure on Kennedy late in the first half. They didn’t let them get an open look at the basket.

Holy Angels' Blake Nixon made shots and knocked down free throws. He was not afraid to take the ball strongly to the basket. He wasn’t afraid to shoot from behind the 3-point line.

Holy Angels' Arjun Jain also came up with deep 3-point shots late in the first half.

At halftime, the score was Holy Angels 41, Kennedy 27.

As the second half got underway, Holy Angels continued to push the ball down the floor and looked to score baskets in transition.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 17:16 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 41, Kennedy 29.

Kennedy’s Musungindji Mwenentanda came up with mid-range jump shots and layups in the second half.

Kennedy called a timeout with 15:32 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 45, Kennedy 31.

Kennedy went to a full-court press midway through the second half. They wanted to slow down the Holy Angels' offense.

Mitchell came up with steals and turned them into layups on the offensive end. He did a good job of communicating with his teammates.

Kennedy called a timeout with 8:59 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 61, Kennedy 39.

Both teams dove on the floor late in the game.

Winston kept on coming up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the game.

Both teams played hard throughout the game. Holy Angels used their quickness to get past the Kennedy defense. Even though Kennedy struggled to shoot the ball throughout the game, they kept on attacking the basket.

In a hard-fought game, Holy Angels came away with the 82-49 victory over Kennedy.

The leading scores for Holy Angels were Nixon with 23 points and DePoint with 19 points. The leading scorers for Kennedy were Mwenentanda with 18 points and Mitchell with 15 points.