Cuyahoga Falls Steals Tournament Win, Leopards Finish 12-10
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Cuyahoga Falls 49, Louisville 46
Cuyahoga Falls scored the final 6 points of the contest to steal a 49-46 DI Canton Sectional Semifinal victory over visiting Louisville Wednesday. With the loss, the Leopards finish the season 12-10.
Blake Hoover dropped in a game-high 22 points and brought down a game-high 11 rebounds to lead Louisville. Drew Noble also scored 10 points and grabbed 7 boards and Jake Pukys added 8.
The Leopards rallied back from a 28-21 third quarter deficit. In the fourth quarter, a Jake Adams 
three-pointer put Louisville within 40-39. Soon after, Bryce Mathie went hard to the hole to tie the game at 43-43. The Leopards took their first lead of the second half with 2:32 remaining in the final quarter and after a pair of Noble free throws extended their lead to 46-43.
Noble then provided a block on the other end and Louisville had a chance to throw the final dagger. The turning point in the contest came on the next possession. The Leopards had a wide open break toward the hoop on the in-bound pass. It looked to be sure two points to put the Leopards up five with 1:24 left, but instead traveling was called.
The Black Tigers seized momentum and scored on their final three possessions. First Josh Ricker scored on a lay-in. Then Angelo Cugini hit a pair of free throws to give Cuyahoga Falls a 47-46 lead with 47 seconds remaining. After another defensive stop, Ricker added 2 more free throws to give the Black Tigers a 49-46 lead with 19.9 left. Louisville could not convert their game-tying shot.
Cugini finished with a team-high 20 points and tallied 3 steals, Ricker poured in 13 points and provided 4 assists, and Tyler Adams also scored 9 to lead the Black Tigers. Cuyahoga Falls is now 16-7 on the season and will host Stow in a DI Sectional Championship Saturday.
VARSITY STATISTICS
BLACK TIGERS 49, LEOPARDS 46
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 9-10-8-19–46
Cuyahoga Falls 13-9-11-16–49
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 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Eddins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Mathie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Minster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Noble | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Pukys | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aj Minster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Libertore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Haren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Adams | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Hoover | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Mathie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lairson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Events | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
CUYAHOGA FALLS BLACK TIGERS STATISTICS
| Player Name | 3FGM | 3FGA | FGM | FGA | FTM | FTA | Points | Assts | OReb | DReb | Block | Steal |
| Kaser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Adams | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Winar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gera | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moskowitz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricker | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Cugini | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Events | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
Fouls: 19-15 Cuyahoga Falls
Turnovers: 13-10 Louisville
Records: Cuyahoga Falls 16-7, Louisville 12-10
