Kennedy kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They had to suffer through a 101-31 loss at the hands of the Columbine Rebels. While losing is never fun, the Commanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Rebels are ranked 19th).
Mercedes Gerry was Kennedy's leading scorer, having posted ten points. Morgan Williams held things down on the boards with seven rebounds. Keana Venegas-Alvarez took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Columbine's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taylor Speir, who went 13 of 16 on her way to 29 points in addition to seven steals and six assists. Those 29 points gave Speir a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kortny Brock, who went 9 of 18 on her way to 23 points along with eight steals and seven boards.
Columbine's record is now 4-1.
Kennedy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 61-29 victory against Thornton on the 14th. As for Columbine, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 96-11 win against Montbello on the 18th.
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