Louisville Cools Down After Hot Start in 59-43 Home Loss to Central – Boys Basketball
Central Catholic 59, Louisville 43
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team fell to the visiting Canton Central Catholic Crusaders 59-43 Tuesday night at Louisville High School. Louisville has dropped four straight and now sits at 8-11 on the season.
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Rogers Leads Leopards’ Hot Start, Scores Team-High 18
Cohen Rogers scored 13 of his team-high 18 points in the opening quarter to lead the Leopards. Rogers hit 3 of his 4 three-pointers in the first quarter as Louisville took a 21-19 advantage after the first eight minutes of action.
Rogers later hit another three-pointer as part of his other 5 points in the fourth quarter.
Drake Wilson and Max Mathie also hit a pair of three-pointers each for the Leopards. Wilson finished in double figures with 10 points and Mathie registered 6 points. Blake Carr came off the bench in the second half and scored a pair of baskets to add 4. Jake Baker also scored 3 and Brandon Sanders went coast-to-coast with an opening quarter basket for 2 points.
Central Takes Control in Second Half
After erupting for 21 points in the opening quarter, Louisville managed just 22 the rest of the way.
Wilson’s three-pointer tied the game at 28-28 in the second quarter, but Central answered with a 12-0 run to take a 40-28 lead in the third quarter. They would hold Louisville scoreless for the first 5:23 of the second half.
Back-to-back three-pointers by Mathie and Rogers to open the fourth quarter shrunk the deficit to 45-39. However, the Crusaders answered with a 6-0 run that included back-to-back steals for scores and ballooned their advantage back up to 51-39. Central would close the night on a 14-4 run to put the game away.
Vlacovsky Scores Game-High 21 for Crusaders
Lance Vlacovsky scored 10 of his game-high 21 points in the opening quarter to lead the Crusaders. He would finish with 3 of Central’s 7 three-pointers in the game and go a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
Will Minor and Jake Bowling also finished in double figures for the Crusaders. Minor made 5 field goals, also went 4-for-4 from the line, and scored 14. Bowling made a pair of three-pointers and scored 8 of his 10 points in the opening half.
Other scorers for Central Catholic included Joey Meyer with 6, and Tyler Cook and Max Frey who tacked on 4 points each.
The Crusaders are now an even 10-10 on the season.
Louisville Vs. Central All-Time Series
Louisville had won the previous three matchups between the two squads dating back to 2021. The Leopards trail the all-time series 28-32 dating back to their first known meeting in 1931.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to take on the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish on Friday, February 13. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:30 PM from LeBron James Arena.
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Central Catholic at Louisville Boys Varsity Basketball Statistics
CRUSADERS 59, LEOPARDS 43
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Central 19-11-15-14–59
Louisville 21-7-5-10–43
Central Catholic Crusaders Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Lance Vlacovsky | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| Will Minor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| Jake Bowling | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Joey Meyer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tyler Cook | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Max Frey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 59 |
Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Cohen Rogers | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Drake Wilson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Max Mathie | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Blake Carr | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Baker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Brandon Sanders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
Fouls: 15-6 Louisville
Records: Central Catholic 10-10, Louisville 8-11
JV: Louisville 55, Central Catholic 32
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 55, CRUSADERS 32
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Central Catholic 10-4-4-14–32
Louisville 18-11-12-14–55
Canton Central Catholic Crusaders Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Beckum Bray | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Tim Staub | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Levi Vlacovsky | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ben Sinclair | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mikey Bajornas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Drew Piatko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
Louisville Leopards Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Cody Zahler | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Ryan Rush | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chase Wilson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Blake Carr | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Karter Elmerick | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Khy Gooden | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Caison Grimm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ashton Weisend | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 55 |
Fouls: 9-7 Central Catholic
Records: Louisville 9-8
JV (2/5): Massillon 61, Louisville 40
JV Statistics
TIGERS 61, LEOPARDS 40
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Massillon 9-9-24-19–61
Louisville 10-10-11-9–40
Massillon Tigers Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Marcus Garner | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Brayden Smith | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Isaac Maxheimer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Christian Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Joe Pierce | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Drew Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mascen Marceric | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Allon Stafford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kysen Crable | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Aamir Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Landon Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 10 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 61 |
Louisville Leopards Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Chase Wilson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Cody Zahler | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Blake Carr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Caison Grimm | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Rush | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Khy Gooden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 40 |
Fouls: 16-8 Louisville
Records: Louisville 8-8
