Lady Leopards Fly Past Falcons 55-27 for 1st Victory – Girls Basketball
Louisville 55, Austintown Fitch 27
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team was dominate in their 55-27 victory over the visiting Austintown Fitch Falcons. With their first win of the season, Louisville is now 1-3 on the early campaign.
Four Lady Leopards finished in double figures led by junior Kendal Loy who poured in a game-high 12 points. Others in double digits included junior Kelsey Adelman with 11, senior Paige Cole with 10, and freshman Brooke Haren with 10.
Leopards Blank Falcons 20-0 in 2nd Quarter
Louisville led wire-to-wire after beginning the game on an 8-0 run. The Leopards led 13-7 at the end of the first quarter and then shutout the Falcons 20-0 in the second quarter to take a 33-7 halftime lead.
Louisville held Austintown Fitch scoreless from the field for 9:29 during their 22-0 run that extended into the second minute of the third quarter. The Leopards would cruise from there in outscoring the Falcons 22-20 in the second half to solidify the victory.
Louisville Vs. Austintown Fitch JV and Varsity Full Game
Creque Leads Austintown with 7 Points
Austintown Fitch was led by sophomore point guard Zayda Creque who scored a team-high 7 points. Senior small forward Chelsie Wheeler also dropped in 6 and sophomore small forward Jocelyn Jourdan added 5.
This was the first ever meeting between the two schools in girls basketball
UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to Youngstown Chaney to take on the Cowgirls on Saturday, January 9. JV will begin at 1:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 2:30 PM.
Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 55, FALCONS 27
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Fitch 7-0-9-11–27
Louisville 13-20-14-8–55
FALCONS: Creque 3 0-0 7, Wheeler 2 2-3 6, Jourdan 2 0-0 5, Senediak 2 0-0 4, McCann 1 0-0 3, Ray 0 2-3 2. TOTAL 10 4-6 27.
3-Pointers (3): Creque, Jourdan, McCann
Team FT: 4-6 67%
LEOPARDS: Loy 4 4-7 12, Adelman 3 4-4 11, Cole 4 1-1 10, Haren 5 0-0 10, Mullett 4 0-0 8, Dyer 1 0-0 2, Joseph 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 22 9-12 55.
3-Pointers (2): Adelman, Cole
Team FT: 9-12 75%
Fouls: 12-10 Austintown Fitch
Records: Louisville 1-3
JV: Louisville 28, Austintown Fitch 16
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 28, FALCONS 16
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Fitch 1-5-3-7—16
Louisville 7-2-7-12–28
FALCONS: J. Barnette 1 4-7 6, Beadis 2 0-0 5, Smrek 1 0-0 3, A. Barnette 1 0-2 2, Henning 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 5 4-11 16.
3-Pointers (2): Beadis, Smrek
Team FT: 4-11 36%
LEOPARDS: Mayle 7 2-3 16, Popa 1 2-2 5, Sypolt 1 1-4 3, Gonzalez 1 0-0 2, Ramsey 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 11 5-9 28
3-Pointers (1): Popa
Team FT: 5-9 56%
Fouls: 15-12 Fitch
Records: Louisville 2-2