Kendall bests rival Holley for tourney title

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Brooke Rodas grabs a rebound as Holley’s Zoey Wolf tries to knock the ball away. The action took place during the host Lady Eagles win over the rival Lady Hawks in the championship game of the Kendall Tournament this afternoon.

Completing a perfect 3-0 opening week, Kendall trimmed rival Holley 40-35 this afternoon in the championship game of the Lady Eagles Tournament.

Danielle Offhaus scored 10 and Alea Barrett 9 to lead Kendall as Addison Kludt added 6 and Ava LaMay, Brooke Rodas and Lia Larson 5 each.

Alivia Wolf took game high scoring honors with 17 and Samantha Bates added 11 to pace Holley as Emma Brady and Jailyn Bishop both had 3 and Zoey Wolf 1.

Holley jumped out to a 15-11 first quarter lead as Alivia Wolf and Bates both hit a pair of threes.

However, the Lady Hawks did not score again from the field until midway through the third quarter.

Kendall took advantage of that drought by rallying into a 25-17 half-time advantage as Kludt and Rodas both hit threes and LaMay had a pair of baskets to key the Lady Eagles big 14-2 second period scoring edge.

Back-to-back baskets by Offhaus upped the Kendall lead to 11 early in the third quarter but Holley rebounded to close the period with a 9-0 run and cut the deficit to just two, 29-27, at the three-quarter mark. Wolf had a three and a two and Bates a basket to lead that rally.

The Lady Hawks though could get no closer as Barrett hit two huge threes to open the final period and give Kendall a little breathing room at 35-27.

Two threes by Alivia Wolf, along with a pair of free throws by Bates, did pull Holley back to within two at 37-35 with 2:50 remaining but the Lady Hawks could not score again.

Kendall finally put a lock on the win on two free throws by Rodas and one by Larson.

Holley’s Samantha Bates puts up a shot as Lia Larson and Ava LaMay (11) defend for Kendall.