Leopards Slaughter Golden Rams 73-52 – Boys Basketball
Louisville 73, Akron Garfield 52
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team downed the visiting Akron Garfield Golden Rams 73-52 Friday Night at Louisville High School. With their eighth straight victory, Louisville is now 9-1 on the season.
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Gross Scores Game High 20 to Lead Leopards
Junior forward Brayden Gross scored 13 of his game high 20 points in the third quarter to lead the Leopards. Louisville led 30-23 at the half, but used a 15-2 run to start the second half to take firm control of the contest. Led by Gross, the Leopards would outscore the Golden Rams 27-10 in the third quarter to take a 57-33 lead into the fourth quarter. Louisville would increase its advantage to as much as 35 midway through the fourth quarter.
Senior guard Hayden Nigro hit a pair of three-pointers and scored 12 of his 18 points in the opening half for the Leopards. Other top Louisville scorers included junior guard Ashton Marshall and junior point guard Beau Siegfried. Marshall would score 9 of his 11 points in the third quarter. Siegfried popped a pair of three-pointers in the opening quarter and ended the evening with 8.
Walker Scores 19 to Lead Golden Rams
Junior point guard Thomas Walker 11 of his team high 19 points in the opening half to lead Akron Garfield. Junior point guard Cory Rosenthal also hit double figures with 10 and senior shooting guard TJ Smith tacked on 8.
The Golden Rams are now 6-3 on the season.
Louisville Vs. Akron Garfield Basketball Series
Louisville is now 2-0 against Akron Garfield all-time. The only other meeting between the two programs came at the Jimmy Gooden Classic last season. The Leopards took that matchup 70-53 at Akron Springfield High School.
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UP NEXT:The Leopards will next host the Walsh Jesuit Warriors on Friday, January 5. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM from Louisville High School.
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Akron Garfield at Louisville Boys Varsity Basketball Statistics
LEOPARDS 73, GOLDEN RAMS 52
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Garfield 11-12-10-19–52
Louisville 15-15-27-16–73
Akron Garfield Golden Rams Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Thomas Walker | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Cory Rosenthal | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| TJ Smith | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brima Barry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Antoine Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eli Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lamont Brooks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Logan Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Brayden Gross | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 |
| Hayden Nigro | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| Ashton Marshall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Beau Siegfried | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tate Aljancic | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Austin Wade | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Gabe Stoffer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brock Leghart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 18 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 73 |
Fouls: 19-9 Akron Garfield
Turnovers: 19-12 Akron Garfield
Records: Louisville 9-1, Akron Garfield 6-3
JV: Louisville 41, Akron Garfield 39
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 41, GOLDEN RAMS 39
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Garfield 9-8-9-13–39
Louisville 5-12-11-13–41
Akron Garfield Golden Rams Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTA | FTM | Points |
| Terion Chapman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Brima Barry | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Quentin Tyler | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Trysten Foxworth | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Avanti Caldwell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 39 |
Louisville Leopards Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTA | FTM | Points |
| Zack Boldon | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Cohen Rogers | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Luke Boldon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brock Leghart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Caleb Mayle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Trevor Burick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colton Dougherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 41 |
Fouls: 10-7 Akron Garfield
Records: Louisville 4-3
