Sophomore Mason Kuhn scored 18 points and hauled down ten rebounds while Nathan Warters and John Rath combined for 42 points as Kendall ran away from Barker 71-62 in boys basketball.
Warters scored eight points in the first quarter as the Eagles used an up-tempo game to force multiple steals and turnovers to build an 18-13 lead.
Kuhn and Rath each scored seven points in the second quarter to build the lead to 36-27 at the half.
The Eagles again sprinted out of the locker room and scored three consecutive field goals to open the second half as Warters converted two breakaways and Rath a third.
Barker briefly cut the Eagles lead to nine in the third, but Kuhn and freshman Derek Edick each were two-for-two from the free throw line to thwart the rally.
The Raiders again cut the Eagles lead to ten with 2:30 remaining in regulation, but Warters hit a three-pointer while he and Edick secured the game from the free throw line in the final minute.
Kendall set a season-best with 71 points led by Warters’ 26 to go with eight rebounds and four steals. Rath finished with 16 points, six assists and four steals, junior Michael Gardner eight rebounds with three blocks and Edick seven points with three rebounds. It was Kuhn’s second double-double over the first four games of the season.
“We have no seniors, so we are obviously young,” Kendall head coach Matt Zimmer said. “We play better up-tempo; we give up a few easy ones but we also score our share of easy ones as well.”
