Poor free-throw shooting down the stretch thwarted a solid defensive effort by the Falcons in a Class 3A bi-district tournament first-round game.
Prairie will face Sumner on Saturday at Clover Park in the first of three loser-out games the Falcons must win to reach state.
“We were up by four points with a couple of minutes to go, but we missed three front ends of 1-and-1s that would have given us a more comfortable lead and helped us seal the win.”
The only lead Kennedy had all game was at the end — 46-45.
“The kids did great job defensively,” Brooks said. “We held them to a season low. … We had a great game plan. But the lesson learned here is that you’ve got to make your free throws at the end of the game.”
