Freshman Boys Victorious in 1st Game at New Louisville Elementary

Louisville Leopards Freshman Boys Basketball 2012

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Louisville 44, West Branch 34

Matt Eddins hit 5 three-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points to help lead the Freshman Leopards to a 44-34 win Thursday evening.  The game was the first Freshman basketball game ever played in the Beatty's Winter Hoodiesnew Louisville Elementary School and first victory inside the new gym.

Kyle Ashcraft scored 8 of his 10 points in a first half that saw Louisville take a 30-14 advantage.  Eddins hit all five of his three-pointers in the first 14 minutes, while canning 3 in the second period alone.  The Leopards outscored the Warriors 17-3 in the second quarter overall.

West Branch was led by Daniel Laut who made 4 three-pointers and scored a team-high 14 points for the evening.  Austin Smith also scored 9 points and Matt Heffinger had 8 for the team in green.

On Defense, the Leps Alex Hall blocked at least two shots and brought down several rebounds in the contest.  Anthony Vernier also provided a three-point basket and 6 points for the Leopards who move to 2-0, 2-0 on the young season.

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STATISTICS

LEOPARDS 44, WARRIORS 34

WARRIORS: Laut 5 0-0 14, Smith 3 0-1 9, Heffinger 2 3-3 8, Ruggles 0 3-10 3.  TOTAL 11 6-14 34

3-Pointers (6): Laut (4), Heffinger, Smith

TEAM FT: 6-14 43%

LEOPARDS: Eddins 5 5-6 20, Ashcraft 4 2-4 10, Vernier 2 1-2 6, Hall 1 1-2 3, Castles 1 0-0 2, Harsh 1 0-1 2, Heater 0 1-2 1.  TOTAL 14 10-17 44.

3-Pointers (6): Eddins (5), Vernier

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

West Branch 11-3-6-14–34

Louisville 13-17-7-7–44

FOULS: West Branch 16-13

UP NEXT: The Freshman Squad will next travel to Minerva on Saturday, December 8 at 10:00 AM.

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