Boys Basketball Battles, Falls Short Vs. Crusaders
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Central Catholic 67, Louisville 65
The Louisville Leopards Boys Basketball team suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of the visiting Canton Central Catholic Crusaders 67-65 Friday evening at LHS. With the loss, Louisville is now 7-1 on the season.
Drew Noble led the Leopards with 21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals. Jake Pukys also hit 5 of 8 three-point attempts, dished out 5 assists, and scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for Louisville. In addition, Joe Crank had a game-high 7 assists and Chris Libertore had 5 assists.
The Leopards started hot in taking a 20-13 lead at the end of the first quarter. However, the turning point in the contest came in the second quarter that saw Central Catholic outscored Louisville 22-4.
The Leopards cut into the double digit deficit in the second half and got as close as 63-61 after Pukys hit home a pair of technical free throws with 1:20 left in the game. However, the Crusaders hit 9 of 13 free throws in the fourth quarter to take the game.
Christian Creamer & Jerry Leatherman each scored a team-high 14 points and Josh Schott & Luke Stuffel each added 10 to lead Central Catholic. The Crusaders have now defeated the Leopards in each of the past four seasons and lead the known all-time series 31-25.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to Boardman to take on the Spartans on Tuesday, January 6. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow at approximately 7:30 PM.
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