Leopards Pillage Vikings 86-35, Win 6th Straight Sectional Title – Boys Basketball
#4 Louisville 86, #53 Akron North 35
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The #4 seed Louisville Leopards Boys Basketball Team upended the #53 seed Akron North Vikings 86-35 in the DIII Northeast 6 Sectional Finals. With their fifth straight victory, Louisville improves to 18-5 on the season and advances to the district tournament for the sixth straight season. The Leopards will next host the #37 seed Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers in the DIII Northeast 6 District Semifinals on Wednesday, February 26 at 7:00 PM.
Andrejcik Scores Game-High 24 to Lead Leopards
Avery Andrejcik scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the first half to lead Louisville. He ended the opening half with an emphatic dunk before burying his fourth three-pointer to punctuate the Leopards’ dominant 61-14 opening half.
Andrejcik finished with six three-pointers, which tied a team tournament record. Will Aljancic set the record first, hitting six three-pointers in a 63-44 win over Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin in the 2021 sectional semifinals.
Andrejcik’s 24 points scored off the bench is likely a team record for a non-starter. He was named player of the game after the contest.
Gross & Siegfried Lead Louisville Out of the Gate
Brayden Gross scored 13 of his 19 points in the first quarter to help the Leopards put the game away early. Louisville scored the first thirty-five points of the contest and Akron North would never surpass that total. Gross scored 6 of his 9 field goals in the opening quarter.
Point guard Beau Siegfried efficiently led the offense while also scoring 9 of his 12 points in the first quarter. He hit 2 of his 3 three-pointers in the opening quarter quarter and scored all of his 12 points in the first half.
Leopards Set Team Record with 16 Three-Pointers
The balanced Leopards finished with 32 field goals, 16 from beyond the arc and 16 within the arc. The 16 three-pointers is a new program record. It eclipses the previous mark of 15, which was set at home against New Philadelphia in 2008 and later matched on the road at Marlington in 2024.
Devin Bailey and Caleb Mayle each made two three-pointers. Bailey hit a three in each of the first two quarters and finished with all 10 of his points in the first half. Mayle buried two of Louisville’s six three-pointers in the fourth quarter for his only points.
Ashton Marshall made the Leopards’ lone three-pointer in the third quarter. The two teams played even in the third stanza, each scoring five points as the clock ran the entire second half do to the 35-point mercy rule. Kolton Loy and Drake Wilson added a three-pointer each in the fourth quarter as Louisville outscored Akron North 20-16 in the final eight minutes to take home the 51-point victory.
Other scorers for the Leopards included Tate Aljancic with 4 and Austin Wade with 2.
Idusuyi Scores Game-High 24 to Lead Vikings
Chris Idusuyi was the lone bright spot for the Vikings, scoring 24 of Akron North’s 35 points. He connected on four three-pointers and was 6-of-7 from the free throw line.
Josh Idusuyi added six points, while Marvin Causty contributed five points, including a three-pointer.
Akron North ends the season on a six-game losing streak and finishes 1-19 overall.
Louisville Vs. Akron North Basketball Series
The Leopards have now defeated the Vikings in each of their past three meetings dating back to 2013. Louisville now leads the all-time series 4-1 overall, which includes an undefeated 4-0 record at home in the series. The Leopards have outscored the Vikings 324-153 in those games played at LHS.
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Leopards Capture Sixth Consecutive Sectional Title
Louisville has now won a sectional title in six consecutive seasons since 2020. This will be the eighth time in the last 10 years that the Leopards have advanced to the district tournament.
Louisville is now 66-91 all-time in the postseason, which includes an 18-17 record under Head Coach Tom Siegfried. Siegfried now has more tournament wins than any two previous Leopard coaches combined.
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Louisville Sets Record for Home Wins
Louisville is now 12-1 at home this season, setting a new program record for home wins and surpassing last year’s perfect 11-0 mark.
Louisville has now won seven consecutive home tournament games dating back to 2020, improving its all-time home playoff record to 10-2. The Leopards will look to improve upon that mark when they host Cuyahoga Falls for the district semifinals on Wednesday.
UP NEXT:The Leopards will host #37 seed Cuyahoga Falls in the DIII Northeast 6 District Semifinals on Wednesday, February 26. Tipoff is set for 7:00 PM at Louisville High School.
DIII, Northeast 6 Sectional Final Scores
February 22
#4 Louisville 86, #53 Akron North 35
#37 Cuyahoga Falls 73, #42 Willoughby South 49
#10 Canal Fulton Northwest 59, #23 Richfield Revere 55
#21 Twinsburg 56, #32 Wooster 42
DIII, Northeast 6 District Semifinal Schedule
February 26
#37 Cuyahoga Falls at #4 Louisville, 7:00
#21 Twinsburg at #10 Northwest, 7:00
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Akron North at Louisville Boys Basketball Statistics
LEOPARDS 86, VIKINGS 35
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Akron North 4-10-5-16–35
Louisville 37-24-5-20–86
Akron North Vikings Boys Basketball Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Chris Idusuyi | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| Josh Idusuyi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Marvin Causty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| TOTAL | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
Louisville Leopards Boys Basketball Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Avery Andrejcik | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Brayden Gross | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Beau Siegfried | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Devin Bailey | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Caleb Mayle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tate Aljancic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kolton Loy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ashton Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Drake Wilson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Austin Wade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 86 |
Fouls: 6-4 Louisville
Records: Louisville 18-5, Akron North 1-19
