Girls Basketball Erases 24-Point Deficit in Win At West Branch

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Louisville 55, West Branch 52

The Louisville Lady Leopards Girls Basketball team rallied back from a 24-point deficit to down the host Beatty's Property of Louisville SweatshirtWest Branch Warriors 55-52 Saturday at WBHS. With the victory, Louisville is now 3-1 overall and 2-0 in NBC play.

Emily Hollifield and Sarah Lairson both scored a team-high 12 points to lead the Lady Leopards. Grace Jackson also added 9.

West Branch went ahead 12-10 after the first quarter before using a 26-6 second quarter to go ahead 38-16 at the half. Louisville would eclipse their entire first half score just five minutes into the second half. The Leopards came flying out of the gate on an 18-1 run to pull within 39-34. Louisville would finish with 27 points in the third period and knot the game at 43-43 with one quarter left to play.

The Leopards would take the game by edging the Warriors 12-9 in the fourth quarter. They hit 6 of 8 free throws in the final frame to ice the contest.

West Branch (1-3, 0-2) was led by Brenna Rito who finished with a game-high 14 points. Kaylee Manning and Emma Rankin also poured in 11 points each for the Warriors.

The victory is the Leopards first over the Warriors since they beat them 50-38 at home on December 8, Order Leopard Nation Highlight Video2012 snapping a string of 5 straight wins in the series for the green and white. This is also Louisville’s first win at West Branch since they defeated the Warriors 51-39 back on January 23, 2010 at WBHS. West Branch still leads the all-time series 36-20 overall with a 21-7 in Beloit.

UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to Massillon to take on the Tigers on Thursday, December 10. JV will tip at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:30 PM.

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VARSITY STATISTICS

LEOPARDS 55, WARRIORS 52

LEOPARDS: Hollifield 3 4-4 12, Lairson 5 1-3 12, G. Jackson 4 1-4 9, Beaver 1 4-4 6, Walter 2 0-0 6, Oberster 2 1-2 5, Benzel 1 1-2 3, E. Jackson 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 19 12-19 55.

3-Pointers (5): Hollifield (2), Walter (2), Lairson

Team FT: 12-19 63%

WARRIORS: Rito 4 6-6 14, Rankin 4 0-0 11, Manning 1 8-10 11, Hovorka 2 3-4 7, Hahn 1 3-4 5, Walsh 1 2-3 4. TOTAL 13 22-27 52.

3-Pointers (4): Rankin (3), Manning

Team FT: 22-27 81%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 10-6-27-12–55

West Branch 12-26-5-9–52

Fouls: 21-20 West Branch

Turnovers: 25-10 West Branch

Records: Louisville 3-1, 2-0; West Branch 1-3, 0-2

JV: Louisville 41, West Branch 35

The Leopards JV Squad picked up a big 41-35 conference win against the host Warriors Saturday. With Order Leopard Nation Highlight Videothe victory, Louisville is now 3-1 overall and 2-0 against league opposition.

Erin Hahn led all scorers with 14 to lead the Leopards. Alexis Beaver also dropped in 8 and both Sydney Daniel & Rachel Israel added 6 a piece.

The two squads played an even first quarter, but Louisville used a 13-4 second quarter to pull ahead 22-13 at the half. West Branch would narrow the gap to 32-26 at the end of three, but the Leopards matched the Warriors in the fourth quarter to maintain a 6-point victory.

Vernice Ormiston and Delaney Rito each scored a team-high 10 points to lead West Branch. Shannon Wolfe also added 5 for the Warriors.

JV STATISTICS

LEOPARDS 41, WARRIORS 35

LEOPARDS: Hahn 4 6-8 14, Beaver 3 2-3 8, Daniel 3 0-1 6, Israel 3 0-1 6, Lautzenheiser 1 1-2 3, Agnone 1 0-0 2, Guiley 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 16 9-15 41.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 9-15 60%

WARRIORS: Ormiston 3 4-8 10, Rito 3 3-3 10, Wolfe 3 2-5 8, Plocher 2 0-0 5, Heath 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 12 9-16 35.

3-Pointers (2): Plocher, Rito

Team FT: 9-16 56%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 9-13-10-9–41

West Branch 9-4-13-9–35

Fouls: 16-15 West Branch

Turnovers: 19-16 West Branch

Records: Louisville 3-1, 2-0

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