Byron-Bergen improved to 7-3 on the season with a 39-26 victory over visiting Kendall in girls’ basketball.
Holding just a six-point lead at halftime, the Bees pulled away in the third 11-5 to lead by 12 thanks to a trey and jumper from freshman Kelsey Fuller and field goals by Karson Richenberg, Hailey Hubbard and freshman Emily Kaczmarek.
“We talked at halftime that whoever won the third quarter would win,” Byron-Bergen head coach Rick Krzewinski said.
Miriam Tardy scored three points in the low-scoring fourth quarter to help seal the victory.
Kendall initially fell behind early in the first quarter, but stayed in the game as Rachel Bakutis converted an inbounds play with Daniela Volkmar and Emily Mattle hitting jumpers.
The Eagles got to within five points of the lead in the second quarter as Volkmar hit two three-pointers and Lindsay Wright a short jumper, but their offense was limited to just nine points total in the second half.
Fuller was the top scorer for the Bees with nine points, Richenberg and Jenna Amesbury each had eight points, Hubbard scored seven and Kaczmarek, in her first varsity game, added four points in limited minutes.
For Kendall, Volkmar led all scorers with ten points and added three rebounds. Taylor Requa tied Elizabeth Rath with six rebounds and had five steals with five points while Wright chipped in four points.
