Louisville Leopards at Akron Firestone Falcons 2019 Boys Basketball Highlights
Louisville 56, Akron Firestone 47
The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated the host Akron Firestone Falcons 56-47 Friday Night at Firestone High School. With their third straight victory, Louisville now holds a 4-3 record on the season.
Collin Chambers and Dakota Hoffman both scored a team-high 14 points to lead the Leopards. Scotty Gonow also reached double figures with 10 for LHS.
Louisville shutout Akron Firestone in the opening quarter 11-0. This was the first time the Leopards held a team without a field goal in the first quarter since outscoring Akron North 19-1 in the opening period on December 10, 2013.
Louisville would extend their advantage to 27-11 by halftime and pulled ahead 40-22 at the end of three. The Falcons chipped into the lead by outscoring the Leopards 25-16 in the fourth quarter, but LHS still cruised to victory.
Akron Firestone was led by Juan Jackson who hit 4 three-pointers and scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter. Darrion Rackley also made 3 three-pointers to finish with 9 and Montel Tatum scored 7.
The Leopards are now 2-0 against the Falcons. Their other win against Firestone was a 63-52 victory at Louisville last season.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to face the North Canton Hoover Vikings on Saturday, December 28. JV will begin at 4:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 5:30 PM.
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VARSITY STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 56, FALCONS 47
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 11-16-13-16–56
Firestone 0-11-11-25–47
LEOPARDS: Chambers 7 0-1 14, Hoffman 4 3-4 14, Gronow 5 0-0 10, Staley 3 0-0 7, Noble 2 0-1 4, Pickens 1 2-2 4, Pukys 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 1-2 1. TOTALS 23 6-11 56.
3-Pointers (4): Hoffman 3, Staley
Team FT: 6-11 55%
FALCONS: Jackson 7 0-0 18, Rackley 3 0-0 9, Tatum 3 1-3 7, Singleton 2 0-0 5, Brooks 2 0-0 4, Harper 2 0-0 4, Powell 0 0-1 0. TOTAL 19 1-4 47.
3-Pointers (8): Jackson 4, Rackley 3, Singleton
Team FT: 1-4 25%
Fouls: 17-10 Akron Firestone
Turnovers: 17-15 Akron Firestone
Records: Louisville 4-3
JV: Louisville 58, Akron Firestone 48
JV STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 58, FALCONS 48
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 9-16-13-20–58
Firestone 4-14-18-12–48
LEOPARDS: Aljancic 2 3-3 13, Boldon 4 4-6 12, Cherry 3 3-6 9, Haren 2 3-5 7, King 3 0-2 6, Seaman 3 0-0 6, Roberts 1 0-1 3, Lingenhoel 1 0-1 2. TOTAL 22 10-24 58.
3-Pointers (4): Aljancic 3, Roberts
Team FT: 10-24 42%
FALCONS: Harper 5 0-0 14, Jackson 5 4-9 14, Steens 4 0-0 10, Cody 1 2-2 4, Spencer-Jacks 1 2-5 4, Jones 0 2-4 2, Gross 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 16 10-22 48.
3-Pointers (6): Harper 4, Steens 2
Team FT: 10-22 45%
Fouls: 24-22 Akron Firestone
Turnovers: 16-16
Records: Louisville 7-0
