Magics Trick Leopards 72-35
Barberton 72, Louisville 35
Barberton hit 29 field goals and 7 three-pointers during a 72-35 win over visiting Louisville Tuesday evening. The Leopards were led by Joe Crank with 12 points and Blake Hoover who also scored 10.
The Magics Scott Sabol hit 4 three-pointers in the opening quarter that saw Barberton take a 23-9 advantage. Sabol would go on to hit an addition triple in the fourth quarter and finish with 15 points on 
the evening.
Barberton’s Josh Williams scored 8 of his game-high 20 points in the second quarter to put the Magics ahead 37-22 at halftime.
Crank hit 2 of his 4 three-pointers on the evening in the third quarter for Louisville, but Barberton still outscored them 12-8 for the period. The Magics would hold the Leopards to just one field goal in the fourth quarter and outscored them 23-5.
With the loss, Louisville falls to 4-16 on the season and Barberton improves to 13-5. The Magics have now defeated the Leopards each of the past three seasons.
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STATISTICS
MAGICS 72, LEOPARDS 35
LEOPARDS: Crank 4 0-1 12, Hoover 4 2-2 10, Hollifield 2 0-0 4, Parks 2 0-3 4, Mathie 0 2-2 2, Noble 1 0-2 2, Schooley 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 13 5-12 35.
3-Pointers (4): Crank (4)
Team FT: 5-12
MAGICS: Jo Williams 9 1-1 20, Sabol 5 0-0 15, Painter 4 2-5 11, Washington 4 0-1 8, Daniels 3 0-1 6, Je Williams 2 2-2 6, Graham 1 0-0 2, Sperling 0 2-2 2, Yanders 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 29 7-12 72.
3-Pointers (7): Sabol (5), Painter, Jo Williams
Team FT: 7-12 58%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 9-13-8-5–35
Barberton 23-14-12-23–72
Fouls: 20-18 Barberton
Records: Barberton 13-5; Louisville 4-16
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Salem Quakers on Friday, February 15 on Senior Night. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow at approximately 7:30 PM.
JV: Barberton 44, Louisville 36
Jake Mathie led the Leopards with 10 points and John Lairson added 6, but Louisville still fell to Barberton 44-36 Tuesday.
The Magics jumped out to an 11-8 lead after the opening period , played even with the Leps in the second, and blew the game open by outscoring Louisville 13-7 in the third. Louisville did manage to outscore Barberton 13-12 in the fourth quarter.
The Leopards hit 4 three-pointers in the game from Jake Adams, Matt Eddins, Mathie, and Jake Pukys. Adams and Pukys also finished with 5 points for Louisville who now drops to 9-10 on the season.
STATISTICS
MAGICS 44, LEOPARDS 36
LEOPARDS: Mathie 3 3-4 10, Lairson 3 0-2 6, Adams 2 0-0 5, Pukys 1 2-2 5, Eddins 1 0-0 3, Graybeal 1 0-0 2, Kerzan 1 0-0 2, Shaheen 1 0-0 2, Haren 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 13 6-10 36.
3-Pointers (4): Adams, Eddins, Mathie, Pukys
Team FT: 6-10 60%
MAGICS: Woolridge 5 3-4 13, Taylor-Mitchell 6 0-2 12, Shifferly 2 2-4 6, Haywood 1 3-6 5, Andrus 2 0-1 4, Sperling 2 0-4 4, Quinn 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 18 8-23 44.
3-Pointers: None
Team FT: 8-23 35%
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 8-8-7-13–36
Barberton 11-8-13-12–44
Fouls: 18-14 Louisville
Records: Barberton 8-10; Louisville 9-10
