Basketball Recap: Kenesaw Comes Up Short

Kenesaw extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-3. They were beaten by the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals 77-48. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Devils of the 74-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2024.

Adam Denkert

Points

12/16/25 vs Doniphan-Trumbull	15
12/12/25 @ Shelton	23
12/05/25 vs Alma	20
12/04/25 vs Blue Hill	21

Kenesaw's loss came despite strong showings from Adam Denkert and Lieron Suck. Denkert shot 67% from the field en route to 15 points and five boards, while Suck went 5-for-10 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds. Denkert's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jett Dixon, who posted four points.

As for Doniphan-Trumbull, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Fans of they have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Doniphan-Trumbull had a senior duo take command as Jack Poppe shot 50% from the field to rack up 15 points along with six steals and five assists and Parker Volk went 8-for-11 on his way to 18 points and eight boards. With that strong performance, Poppe is now averaging an impressive 2.8 steals per game. Luke Askey was another key player, going 6-for-10 en route to 13 points.

Kenesaw will take on Silver Lake in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Doniphan-Trumbull and Central City will compete for holiday cheer at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The Cardinals' defense better be ready for this one: the Bison have averaged an impressive 53.8 points per game this season.