Louisville Leopards at Canton McKinley Bulldogs Boys Basketball Highlights
Canton McKinley 77, Louisville 63
The Louisville Leopards fell to the host Canton McKinley Bulldogs 77-63 in the season opener Tuesday Night at Canton Memorial Fieldhouse.
Brandon Wahl hit 5 of the Leopards 10 three-pointers and finished with a team-high 19 points to lead Louisville. Derek Zeller also threw down 4 three-pointers and dropped home 16 for LHS. Davis Burick, Spencer Hall, and Bryce Zuppe each added 6 a piece as well.
The Bulldogs never trailed in the game as they took a 20-11 lead after the first quarter. McKinley pulled ahead 37-27 by halftime and 56-41 at the end of three. The Leopards outscored the Bulldogs 22-21 in the final period after that.
Canton McKinley was led by Deontae McCollum who scored a game-high 22 points and Kobe Johnson who poured in 17. Both McCollum and Johnson each hit 3 three-pointers a piece. Charles Hatcher also added 8 for the Bulldogs.
Louisville is now 1-9 all-time against Canton McKinley.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to Carrollton to take on the Warriors on Friday, December 8. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:30 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
BULLDOGS 77, LEOPARDS 63
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 11-16-14-22–63
Canton McKinley 20-17-19-21–77
LEOPARDS: Wahl 6 2-2 19, Zeller 6 0-0 16, Burick 2 1-2 6, Hall 1 4-4 6, Zuppe 2 2-4 6, Jones 1 2-4 4, Hartline 1 0-0 2, King 1 0-0 2, Pukys 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 20 13-18 63.
3-Pointers: (10): Wahl 5, Zeller 4, Buick
Team FT: 13-18 72%
BULLDOGS: McCollum 9 1-1 22, K. Johnson 7 0-0 17, Hatcher 4 0-3 8, Curtis 2 2-2 6, J. Johnson 3 0-0 6, Straughter 1 4-6 6, Howell 2 0-0 4, McCallup 0 4-6 4, Cooks 0 2-2 2, McClain 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 29 13-20 77.
3-Pointers (6): K. Johnson (3), McCollum (3)
Team FT: 13-20 65%
Fouls: 18-15 Canton McKinley
Turnovers: 25-9 Louisville
Records: Canton McKinley 2-0, Louisville 0-1
JV: Canton McKinley 68, Louisville 56
The Leopards JV Team fell to the host Bulldogs 68-56 in their season opener Tuesday at the Fieldhouse.
Collin Chambers scored a game-high 13 points and Jimmy Wright also scored double figures with 11 to lead Louisville. Both Chambers and Wright hit 3 three-pointers a piece as the Leopards scored 9 times from downtown. Cory Noble also posted 9 and Scott Gronow 8 for the Leopards.
Canton McKinley was led by Jameel Conley who scored a game-high 14. Xavier Black, Crisjean Hall, and Jasper Robinson also all hit double digits with 10 each.
JV Statistics
BULLDOGS 68, LEOPARDS 56
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 8-19-12-17–56
Canton McKinley 12-17-24-15–68
LEOPARDS: Chambers 5 0-0 13, Wright 4 0-0 11, Noble 3 3-4 9, Gronow 3 1-2 8, Hoffman 2 1-2 6, Pickens 2 0-0 5, Staley 1 0-0 2, Pukys 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 21 5-8 56.
3-Pointers (9): Chambers 3, Wright 3, Gronow, Hoffman, Pickens
Team FT: 5-8 63%
BULLDOGS: Conley 5 2-2 14, Black 3 4-4 10, Hall 3 3-4 10, Robinson 4 2-2 10, Lytle 3 1-2 8, McCullough 3 0-0 8, Garrett 2 1-2 5, Lytle 1 1-1 3. TOTAL 24 14-17 68.
3-Pointers (6): Conley 2, McCullough 2, Hall, Lytle
Team FT: 14-17 82%
Fouls: 12-11 Louisville
Turnovers: 13-8 Louisville
Records: Louisville 0-1
