Preview & History of Leopards Tournament Basketball

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On the eve of the Leopards opening tournament game against Boardman lets take a flashback to the last 50 years of tournament history for Louisville Boys Basketball.

Tomorrow’s game against the Spartans is the first time Louisville is playing outside of Division II since 1987 when they lost to North Canton Hoover 58-37 in Class “AAA.”  In 1988, the OHSAA rearranged the tournaments from 3 Classes to 4 Divisions, which allowed Louisville to enter Division II.


In Division II the Leopards went 22-24 up until last year.  The deepest they ever made it in the tournament ever was in 1993 when they won their first District Championship a 57-49 victory over Triway.  A 76-61 loss to Villa-Angela St. Joseph followed in the Regional Semifinals at the University of Akron.

In the years following 1993, the Leopards only one multiple tournament games in the same year once.  The 2000 squad edged out victories over Canton South and Orrville, before falling to Triway 46-45.  Even the undefeated 20-0 team of 2000-01 was ousted in the second round on a heart-breaking loss to Canton Central Catholic 49-47.


The Leopards enter Division I play against the Boardman Spartans of the Federal League.  The Division I Canton District tournament has been split into two locations thanks to the DI arrivals like the Leopards and thus Alliance is the site of Louisville’s first Division I playoff game.

The Spartans finished the year 3-17, including 1-11 in the Federal League.  The Leopards and Spartans only common opponent was Lake.  Louisville  just recently lost to the Blue Streaks 46-39, while Boardman lost to them twice earlier this year by counts of 50-36 and 60-43.

Louisville and Boardman have not played each other since they were both in the Tri-County league during the 1950-51 season.  The Spartans won that affair 78-44 and lead the all-time series 13-6.

Below is a look at the all-time series between Louisville and Boardman as well as a look at the last 50 years of tournament basketball.  Some  information missing from the chart, but these are our known records.  We also have tourney records prior to 1962, but much of it is still being discovered.

Louisville Vs. Boardman All-Time Boys Basketball Series

Game Date Location W-L Louisville Boardman

1

2/17/1933

 Home L

13

23

2

2/16/1934

 Away W

23

10

3

2/15/1935

 Home L

21

29

4

1935-36

 ?? L

14

15

5

1936-37

 ?? L

15

21

6

1/7/1938

 Away L

22

49

7

1/6/1939

 Home W

30

27

8

1939-40

 ?? L

26

28

9

1/31/1941

 ?? W

35

31

10

1/2/1942

 ?? W

31

25

11

1/16/1943

 Home L ?? ??

12

1/15/1944

 Away W

32

29

13

1944-45

 ?? L

37

45

14

1945-46

 ?? L

35

40

15

1/10/1947

 Home L

35

41

16

1947-48

 ?? W

63

34

17

1948-49

 ?? L

44

50

18

1949-50

 ?? L

40

46

19

1950-51

 ?? L

44

78

20

2/27/2012

 Alliance ?? ?? ??

 Louisville Leopards Boys Basketball Tournament History

Year Division Location Opponent W-L Louisville Opponent
1962 ?? ?? Tuslaw W

75

58
Orrville L

48

69
1963 ?? ?? North Canton W

52

50
Canton Lehman L

63

77
1964 Class AA Canton Canton Lincoln W

54

51
Northwest W ?? ??
Massillon L

49

52
1965 Class AA Canton West Branch W

46

43
Minerva W

52

41
Canton Lincoln L

41

52
1966 ?? ?? Canton South L

31

41
1967 Class AA Canton Glenwood L

60

88
1968 ?? ?? St. Thomas Aquinas L

49

62
1969 Class AA Canton Fairless W

66

63
Massillon L

43

61
1970 Class AA Canton Canton South W

52

44
Sandy Valley L

54

55
1971 Class AAA Canton Canton Central Catholic W

71

63
1972 Class AAA ?? Canton McKinley L 54 64
1973 ?? Canton Canton Timken L

57

59
1974 Class AAA Canton Ravenna W

65

64
Canton South L

48

56
1975 Class AAA Canton Canton Lincoln L

64

77
1976 Class AAA Canton North Canton Hoover L

52

55
1977 Class AAA Canton Marlington W

70

57
GlenOak W

51

50
Canton McKinley L

61

68
1978 Class AAA Canton Massillon W

85

75
Canton McKinley L

68

69
1979 ?? Canton Alliance L

53

68
1980 ?? Canton Jackson L

40

50
1981 ?? Canton Perry L

53

65
1982 Class AAA Canton Canton McKinley L

39

72
1983 ?? ?? Canton Timken L

43

57
1984 Class AAA Canton Green W

68

50
Canton South L

43

49
1985 Class AAA Canton Canton Timken L

42

61
1986 Class AAA Canton Canton South L

48

78
1987 Class AAA Canton North Canton Hoover L

37

58
1988 Division II ?? Orrville L

51

74
1989 Division II ?? Orrville L

33

81
1990 Division II Canton Triway W

56

53
Copley W

77

59
Canton South L

54

65
1991 Division II Canton Canton Central Catholic W

75

40
Green L

49

61
1992 Division II Canton Fairless W

74

51
Marlington W

79

58
Triway W

45

42
West Branch L

64

70
1993 Division II Canton Fairless W

88

64
West Branch W

68

54
Field W

60

48
Triway W

57

49
Akron VILLA-Angela St. Joseph L

61

76
1994 Division II Canton West Branch W

65

56
Minerva L

53

60
1995 Division II Canton Canton South W

50

47
Fairless L

55

70
1996 Division II Canton Norton L

53

75
1997 Division II Canton West Branch W

26

24
Fairless L

42

61
1998 Division II Canton Akron Hoban L

35

55
1999 Division II Canton Orrville W

59

56
Marlington L

63

65
2000 Division II Canton Canton South W

36

34
Orrville W

47

46
Triway L

45

46
2001 Division II Canton Minerva W

56

53
Canton Central Catholic L

47

49
2002 Division II Canton West Branch W

51

40
Fairless L

35

56
2003 Division II Canton Triway L

40

51
2004 Division II Canton Triway L

63

66
2005 Division II Canton Akron Springfield W

50

30
Orrville L

51

55
2006 Division II Canton Triway L

57

84
2007 Division II Canton Northwest W

53

46
Triway L

48

61
2008 Division II Canton Northwest W

67

56
Akron Hoban L

47

73
2009 Division II Canton Minerva L

36

39
2010 Division II Canton Marlington L

62

64
2011 Division II Canton Alliance W

63

45
Northwest L

61

67
2012 Division I Alliance Boardman ?? ?? ??

 

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