Leopards Dismantle Wildcats 73-43 in 1st Visit to New Red Ash Gym – Boys Basketball
Louisville 73, Canton South 43
The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team dismantled the host Canton South Wildcats 73-43 in the new Red Ash Gymnasium Tuesday Night. With their fifth straight victory, Louisville improves to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the NBC.
Brandon Wahl dropped in all of his game-high 18 points during the first three quarters to lead the Leopards. The Wildcats had no answer for Spencer Hall either as he scored 8 of his 12 points in the first half. Both Davis Burick and Derek Zeller also reached double figures with 10 for Louisville.
The two longtime foes battled through first half and Canton South cut the Leopard lead to 24-20. Louisville answered that with a 12-0 run to go up by double digits and never looked back.
Canton South was led by Diondre Downing who scored a team-high 12. Sean Blackmon and Silas Synder also added 6 a piece for the Wildcats.
A key difference in the contest came from beyond the arch. Louisville connected on 6 three-pointers, while Canton South did not record a single triple. The Leopards also help a significant advantage from the line making 19 of 27 (70%) free throws to the Wildcats 9 of 15 (60%).
With the win, Louisville has now downed the Wildcats in 4 straight meetings and taken 3 out of the last 4 at Canton South. The Leopards trail the all-time series 51-95 dating back to their first meeting in 1933.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Carrollton Warriors on Friday, January 19 for a triple header at LHS. Freshman starts at 4:30 PM, JV will follow at 6:00 PM, and Varsity will conclude the night around 7:30 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 73, WILDCATS 43
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 16-20-17-20—73
Canton South 11-11-8-13—43
LEOPARDS: Wahl 6 4-4 18, Hall 5 2-2 12, Burick 3 2-4 10, Zeller 3 1-4 10, King 1 4-4 6, Zuppe 1 2-5 4, Wright 1 0-0 3, Chambers 0 2-2 2, Gronow 1 0-0 2, C. Jones 0 2-2 2, T. Jones 1 0-0 2, Pukys 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 24 19-27 73.
3-Pointers (6): Burick 2, Wahl 2, Wright, Zeller
Team FT: 19-27 70%
WILDCATS: Downing 3 6-8 12, Blackmon 3 0-2 6, Snyder 3 0-0 6, Fontes 2 0-0 4, James 2 0-0 4, Martin 2 0-0 4, Blevins 1 0-3 2, Hattery 0 2-2 2, Long 1 0-0 2, Perez 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 17 9-15 43.
3-Pointers: None
Team FT: 9-15 60%
Fouls: 20-14 Canton South
Turnovers: 15-12 Canton South
Records: Louisville 8-2, 5-1
JV: Canton South 58, Louisville 53
JV Statistics
WILDCATS 58, LEOPARDS 53
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 20-14-10-9—53
Canton South 9-15-16-18—53
LEOPARDS: Hoffman 3 3-4 11, Gronow 4 0-0 9, Pukys 3 1-2 8, Croxton 3 0-0 7, Wright 1 2-2 5, Chambers 2 1-2 4, Noble 0 4-6 4, Staley 1 0-0 3, Pickens 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 18 10-16 53.
3-Pointers (7): Hoffman 2, Croxton Gronow, Pukys, Staley, Wright
Team FT: 10-16 63%
WILDCATS: Korovic 7 5-7 19, Ickes 3 7-8 15, Hattery 4 1-3 9, Brooks 3 0-0 7, Long 1 2-2 4, Patterson 1 1-2 4. TOTAL 19 16-22 50.
3-Pointers (4): Ickes 2, Brooks, Patterson
Team FT: 16-22 73%
Fouls: 20-15 Louisville
Turnovers: 16-15 Canton South
Records: Louisville 6-4, 5-1