After sleepwalking through much of the first quarter and trailing 11-2, Kendall dominated the offensive and defensive boards in a come-from-behind 49-39 win over visiting Lyndonville in boys basketball.
Down 14-6 after the first quarter, Eagles junior Colton Breslawski got the offense untracked with a three-pointer to open the second stanza. Senior Will Condo and junior Jacob Ramsdell combined for eight more points with Condo hitting on a break to tie the game 19-19 just prior to halftime.
Kendall took their first lead on a Condo free throw to open the third quarter and never looked back outscoring the Tigers 16-10 over the quarter.
The defense then took over in the fourth quarter to allow Lyndonville only ten more points over the eight minutes and Mookie Nauden scored on a put-back and a jumper to seal the game.
“We wanted to go man-to-man, but we had match-up problems so changing to the two-three zone was a key,” said Kendall head coach Justin Laureano. “With Evan Gaesser out, he spreads the floor for us which allows Condo and Mook (Nauden) to drive to the net. We had to find another way to win today.”
Condo led the Eagles with 18 points and added six rebound and three steals. Nauden had a team-high 12 rebounds to go with the same number of points while Ramsdell had 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Breslawski added five points and six rebounds to help Kendall improve to 4-1.
The team is off for the holiday until January 7 when they host Alexander.
