Alliance Defeats Louisville to Claim NBC Outright

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J.J. Kukura & Drew Noble Alliance Aviators Vs. Louisville Leopards Boys Basketball

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Alliance 57, Louisville 45

J.J. Kukura poured in a game-high 31 points to lead the Alliance Aviators past the visiting Louisville Leopards 57-45 Friday evening at Harry Fails Gymnasium. With the victory, Alliance claimed their Second Outright NBC Title in three seasons. With the loss, Louisville falls to 11-8 overall and 8-6 in the NBC.

Blake Hoover led the Leopards by recording a double-double that featured 19 points and 13 Beatty's Sports Leopard Hoodierebounds. Joe Crank also hit 3 three-pointers at the start of the game and dished out 4 assists. Jake Pukys recorded a game-high 7 assists and Bryce Mathie scored 6.

The teams exchanged 4 three-pointers each in the opening quarter that saw Louisville jump ahead 16-14. The key to the ball game came when Alliance used a 17-0 run from the final three minutes of the second quarter until midway through the third quarter in taking a 40-26 advantage.

Alliance made 10 three-pointers during the contest led by Kukura who hit 5. Parrish Martin also hit 3 three-pointers & scored 12 points, Kordelle Phillips scored 11 points and tallied 5 assists, and Dale Dickson snagged 4 steals. The Aviators are now 16-2 overall and a perfect 13-0 in conference play.

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Marlington Dukes on Friday, February 14.

VARSITY STATISTICS

AVIATORS 57, LEOPARDS 45

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 16-10-11-8–45

Alliance 14-18-17-8–57

LOUISVILLE LEOPARDS STATISTICS

Player Name      3FGM 3FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA Points Assts OReb DReb Block Steal
Austin Shaheen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Crank 3 4 3 4 0 0 9 4 1 1 0 0
Matt Eddins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bryce Mathie 0 3 2 5 2 2 6 0 0 3 0 0
Andy Minster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drew Noble 0 0 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 0
Jake Pukys 1 3 2 5 0 0 5 7 1 0 0 1
Aj Minster 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
Chris Libertore 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
Brock Haren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jake Adams 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Blake Hoover 0 0 9 14 1 4 19 0 5 8 1 0
Jake Mathie 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
John Lairson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 5 13 18 35 4 8 45 15 7 16 1 3

ALLIANCE AVIATORS STATISTICS

Player Name      3FGM 3FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA Points Assts OReb DReb Block Steal
Dickson 0 4 1 8 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4
Martin 3 8 4 9 1 2 12 4 0 2 0 2
Phillips 2 4 2 5 5 6 11 5 3 1 0 1
Brackett 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1
Hood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hammerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kukura 5 7 12 19 2 4 31 0 2 2 1 2
Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 10 23 19 41 9 14 57 10 7 7 1 10

Fouls: 10-7 Louisville

Turnovers: 16-8 Louisville

Records: Alliance 16-2, 13-0; Louisville 11-8, 8-5

JV: Louisville 43, Alliance 38

The Louisville Leopards JV Squad swept the season series from the host Alliance Aviators with a 43-38 victory. With the win, Louisville is now 12-7 overall and 11-2 against NBC foes.

Jake Mathie led the Leopards by scoring a game-high 11 points. Four different players finished with 6 points which included Matt Eddins, Brody Hahn, Brock Haren, and Jarrett Heater.

JV STATISTICS

LEOPARDS 43, AVIATORS 38

LEOPARDS: J. Mathie 4 2-2 11, Eddins 0 6-6 6, Hahn 2 0-0 6, Haren 3 0-2 6, Heater 3 0-0 6, Bast 1 0-0 3, Lairson 1 0-0 2, I. Mathie 1 0-0 2, Hall 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 15 9-12 43.

3-Pointers (4): Hahn (2), Bast, J. Mathie

Team FT: 9-12 75%

AVIATORS: Fletcher 4 0-0 10, Martin 4 1-1 10, Blue 2 1-1 6, Hood 1 2-3 5, Thomas 1 0-0 3, Terrell 1 0-2 2, Wright 1 0-0 2. TOTAL

3-Pointers (6): Fletcher (2), Blue, Hood, Martin, Thomas

Team FT: 4-7 57%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 13-11-9-10–43

Alliance 7-7-11-13–38

Fouls: 13-12 Alliance

Records: Louisville 12-7, 11-2

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