Leopards Propel Past Aviators 56-46 – Boys Basketball
Louisville 56, Alliance 46
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team used a strong second half to propel past the visiting Alliance Aviators 56-46 Tuesday Night at Louisville High School. With the victory, Louisville improves to 2-0 on the young season.
Dakota Hoffman scored a game-high 14 points and Will Aljancic scored 12 points to lead the Leopards. Both Hoffman and Ajancic hit a pair of three-pointers each. Cory Noble also finished in double figures with 11.
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Leopards Surge Past Aviators in Second Half
Alliance led at the end of each of the first two quarters 16-13 and 25-23. Louisville took command of the game in the third quarter in piloting their way to a 39-36 lead by the end of the period. Six different Leopards scored from the field in that stanza as they snatched the lead for good.
LHS outscored the Aviators 17-10 in the fourth quarter to earn the double-digit victory. Seven different Louisville players scored in the final period as the Leopards put the game away shooting 9 of 12 from the charity strike in the quarter.
The Aviators were led by Cam Haynes who made a pair of three-pointers and finished with a game-high 14 points. Steve Gales scored 12 points and Brendon Zurbrugg also hit a pair of threes while scoring all 8 of his points in the opening half for Alliance.
This was the first meeting between these two former NBC schools since the 2017-2018 season. The Aviators had won the previous three matchups in the head-to-head series before Tuesday. Louisville’s last victory over Alliance came in a 65-55 win at AHS on December 23, 2016. The Leopards last defeated the Aviators at home 86-72 on February 23, 2015 when they completed their perfect run through the Northeastern Buckeye Conference.
Louisville now holds an 18-45 record all-time against Alliance, according to our records dating back to 1928.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to face the Boardman Spartans on Friday, December 11. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM.
VARSITY STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 56, AVIATORS 46
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Alliance 16-9-11-10—46
Louisville 13-10-16-17—56
AVIATORS: Haynes 6 0-0 14, Gales 4 4-4 12, Zurbrugg 2 2-2 8, Alexander 3 0-1 6, Ford 1 2-2 4, Bates 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 16 10-11 46.
3-Pointers (4): Haynes 2, Zurbrugg 2
Team FT: 10-11 91%
LEOPARDS: Hoffman 3 6-6 14, Aljancic 5 0-0 12, Noble 5 1-2 11, Boldon 1 2-2 5, King 2 1-2 5, Lingenhoel 2 1-2 5, Pickens 1 0-0 2, Haren 0 1-2 1, Nigro 1 1-2 1. TOTAL 19 13-18 56.
3-Pointers (5): Aljancic 2, Hoffman 2, Boldon
Team FT: 13-18 72%
Fouls: 17-16 Louisville
Turnovers: 20-15 Alliance
Records: Louisville 2-0
JV: Alliance 54, Louisville 38
JV STATISTICS
AVIATORS 54, LEOPARDS 38
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Alliance 14-15-17-8—54
Louisville 9-4-17-8—38
AVIATORS: Davis 7 0-0 14, Allen 6 0-0 12, Mclendon 4 0-0 11, Hawkins 4 0-0 8, Prodor 3 0-1 6, Jones 1 0-0 2, Rodriguez 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 25 1-3 54.
3-Pointers (3): Mclendon 3
Team FT: 1-3 33%
LEOPARDS: Nigro 6 3-7 16, Mueller 4 0-0 8, Chambers 2 0-0 4, Rode 0 4-6 4, Vesley 0 3-4 3, Root 1 0-0 2, Jackson 0 1-2 1, Eshler 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 13 11-21 38.
3-Pointers (1): Nigro
Team FT: 11-21 52%
Fouls: 19-5 Alliance
Turnovers: 19-11 Louisville
Records: Louisville 1-1
