Dukes Derail Leopards 70-38
Marlington 70, Louisville 38
Lucas Strouble scored a game-high 25 points and had several dunks to lead the Marlington Dukes past the visiting Louisville Leopards 70-38 Friday Night. Alex Schooley led the Leopards with 12 points and Ronnie Carter added 8 during the loss that dropped Louisville to 3-6, 1-4.
The Dukes held the Leopards to a single point in the first quarter and took a 22-1 advantage to start the game. The Leopards first score from the field came 11:13 into the contest when Pavin 
Parks scored on a layup in the second quarter. The Dukes took a 37-9 lead into the half and built their biggest advantage of the game at the end of the third quarter at 58-16. Strouble scored 12 of his 25 points in the third period for the Dukes.
Marlington made 30 field goals in the contest, which included 5 three-pointers. Adam Penird scored 11 and Micah Hall added 9 for Marlington in the onslaught.
On a positive note, Louisville outscored Marlington 22-12 in the final quarter. Schooley 11 of his 12 points in the period and Carter, Joe Crank, and Parks all hit three-pointers. Both Parks and Alex Hollifield finished with 5 for Louisville.
The Dukes have taken the last 4 games in the series from the Leopards. Louisville will look to get back on track Tuesday when they host the West Branch Warriors.
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STATISTICS
DUKES 70, LEOPARDS 38
LEOPARDS: Schooley 5 2-4 12, Carter 3 1-1 8, Hollifield 1 2-2 5, Parks 2 0-0 5, Crank 1 0-0 3, Noble 1 0-0 2, Weiss 1 0-0 2, Hoover 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 14 6-9 38.
3-Pointers (4): Carter, Crank, Hollifield, Parks
Team FT: 6-9 67%
DUKES: Strouble 11 3-8 25, Penird 4 2-3 11, Hall 4 0-0 9, Mason 3 0-0 7, Krupko 3 0-0 6, Masterson 1 0-0 3, Knapp 1 0-0 3, Kirk 1 0-0 2, Sawman 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 30 5-11 70.
3-Pointers (5): Hall, Knapp, Mason, Masterson, Penird
Team FT: 5-11 45%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 1-8-7-22–38
Marlington 15-22-21-12–70
Fouls: 16-12 Louisville
Rebounds: 27-20 Marlington
Record: Marlington 5-5, 2-3; Louisville 3-6, 1-4
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the West Branch Warriors on Tuesday, January 8. JV will begin at 6 PM and Varsity will follow at approximately 7:30 PM.
JV & VARSITY PICTURES
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JV: Louisville 51, Marlington 49
The Leopards rallied back from a 12-point second quarter deficit to take down the Dukes 51-49 Friday. Stephen Kerzan led all scorers with 15 points, while Jake Adams poured in 10 and Drew Noble added 7 for Louisville.
Marlington took a 27-15 advantage with 2:14 left in the first half. However, a 17-3 Louisville run over the next eight minutes put the Leopards up 32-30 late in the third quarter.
The Leopards would take a 36-34 lead into the final stanza before matching the Dukes 15-15 in the fourth quarter. The Leopards survived several desperate game-winning attempts by the Dukes in the final seconds to win the contest 51-49.
Marlington out-rebounded Louisville 29-26, but Noble and Austin Shaheen each pulled down 6 boards a piece. The Dukes were led by Jacob Begue who scored 12.
With the victory the Leopards improve to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in NBC play.
STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 51, DUKES 49
LEOPARDS: Kerzan 7 0-1 15, Adams 4 1-1 10, Noble 2 3-5 7, Mathie 1 2-3 5, Pukys 2 1-2 5, Haren 1 2-2 4, Lairson 2 0-0 4, Shaheen 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 17 10-16 51.
3-Pointers (3): Adams, Mathie, Kerzan
Team FT: 10-16 63%
DUKES: Begue 4 3-5 12, Devies 3 0-0 7, Masterson 2 3-4 7, Martin 2 2-2 7, Oakes 3 0-1 7, Sawman 2 1-1 5, Simmons 1 0-0 2, Zufall 1 0-0 2, Cooper 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 18 9-15 49.
3-Pointers (4): Begue, Devies, Martin, Oakes
Team FT: 9-15 60%
1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 12-9-15-15–51
Marlington 16-12-6-15–49
Fouls: 15-14 Marlington
Rebounds: 29-26 Marlington
Records: Louisville 6-2, 4-1
JV PICTURES
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