Leopards Fall in 4th Quarter at West Branch – Boys Freshman Basketball
West Branch 45, Louisville 40
The Louisville Leopards Boys Freshman Basketball Team fell on the road against the West Branch Warriors 45-40 Wednesday Evening. With the loss, Louisville falls to an even 5-5 on the season and now carries a 4-2 mark in the NBC.
Kole Mayle scored a game-high 10 points to lead the Leopards. Tyler Jackson also hit a pair of three-pointers and finished with 8 and Jake House added 6 for Louisville.
The Leopards went ahead 13-6 after the first quarter but surrendered their advantage to the host Warriors by halftime 23-22. Louisville eclipsed West Branch by a single point in the third quarter to even the game at 35-35 heading into the fourth. However, the Warriors doubled up the Leopards in the final period to take the contest.
Jarrod Rose hit a pair of three-pointers and scored a game-high 10 points to lead West Branch. Andrew Coffee and Malaichi Mitchell also tallied 8 a piece for the Warriors.
Photo Submitted by Mike Tornow
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Canfield Cardinals on Saturday, January 6 at Noon.
Freshman Statistics
WARRIORS 45, LEOPARDS 40
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 13-9-13-5–40
West Branch 6-17-12-10–45
LEOPARDS: Mayle 4 1-2 10, House 2 2-2 6, Jackson 3 0-0 8, Tornow 2 1-2 5, Ball 2 0-2 4, Haren 1 1-2 4, King 1 0-0 3. TOTAL 15 5-10 40.
3-Pointers (5): Jackson 2, Haren, King, Mayle
Team FT: 5-10 50%
WARRIORS: Rose 3 2-4 10, Coffee 4 0-2 8, Mitchell 3 2-2 8, Wilson 3 0-0 7, McKeivier 2 0-0 5, Smith 2 0-0 4, Braim 1 0-0 3. TOTAL 18 4-8 45.
3-Pointers (5): Rose 2, Braim, McKeivier, Wilson
Team FT: 4-8 50%
Fouls: 13-7 Louisville
Turnovers: 13-10 Louisville
Records: Louisville 5-5, 4-2
