Louisville 57, Canton South 53, OT

The Louisville Leopards Boys Freshman Basketball team concluded a comeback season with a thrilling 57-53 overtime victory over Canton South in the West Branch Tournament Championship Thursday. With the victory, Louisville finished season with a record of 13-8 after winning 8 of their last 9 games.

Brody Hahn scored a game-high 17 points and hit two clutch free throws to ice the game with 2 seconds remaining in overtime to lead the Leopards. Carson Davis also broke double digits with 10, Zach Fresenko scored 8, and Tyler Adams scored 3 of his 7 points in the overtime period.

The Leopards trailed 27-23 at halftime after the Wildcats closed the first half on a 7-0 run. However, Louisville stormed out of the locker room and outscored Canton South 19-9 in the third quarter to take a four point lead into the final period.

The Wildcats captured the momentum back by starting the quarter on a 6-0 run to take a 44-42 advantage. As the clock ticked down, Fresenko hit a game-tying three-pointer from the corner to knot the game at 50-50. The Leopards had one more opportunity to break the tie at the end of regulation, but failed to get a shot off in the final possession. Louisville prevailed in overtime.

It was a long road to the championship game for the Leopards who lost at Canton South 51-43 back on January 16 to drop them to 5-7. They fought back to earn victories against their final three conference foes to win the NBC Regular Season Title. They then defeated Marlington 51-36, Salem 46-43, and Minerva 66-40 en route to the Tournament Title.

Tournament Box Scores

Tournament Championship (2/13): Louisville 57, Canton South 53, OT

Team 1-2-3-4-OT–TOTAL

Canton South 16-13-9-12-3—53

Louisville 10-13-19-8-7—57

WILDCATS: Jeter 5 3-4 17, Miles 6 2-4 14, Hollinger 4 1-3 7, Herrington 3 0-0 6, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Clark 1 1-1 3, Youtsey 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 22 7-13 53.

3-Pointers (2): Hollinger, Jeter

Team FT: 7-13 54%

LEOPARDS: Hahn 5 4-4 17, Davis 5 0-0 10, Fresenko 3 0-0 8, Adams 3 1-1 7, Nau 3 0-1 6, Weston 2 0-0 4, Prasco 1 0-0 3, Birone 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 23 5-6 57.

3-Pointers (6): Hahn (3), Fresenko (2), Prasco

Team FT: 5-6 83%

TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL (2/12): Louisville 66, Minerva 40

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Minerva 6-14-13-7—40

Louisville 17-19-13-17—66

LIONS: Russell 4 2-2 11, Angione 4 1-1 10, Gross 3 1-4 7, Romano 2 1-1 5, Hanley 1 1-2 4, Simpson 1 0-0 2, NeiKirk 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 15 7-12 40.

3-Pointers (3): Angione, Hanley, Russell

Team FT: 7-12 58%

LEOPARDS: Fresenko 5 2-2 16, Weston 4 3-4 11, Davis 4 0-0 8, Prasco 3 0-0 8, Adams 3 1-2 7, Hahn 2 0-0 5, Nau 2 0-0 4, Birone 1 0-0 3, Eddins 1 0-0 2, Reynolds 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 26 4-6 66.

3-Pointers (8): Fresenko (4), Prasco (2), Birone, Hahn

Team FT: 4-6 67%

TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS (2/10): Louisville 46, Salem 43

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Salem 12-2-10-19–43

Louisville 10-15-3-18—46

QUAKERS: Dickey 6 1-2 18, Bezeredi 5 2-4 12, Gerace 2 1-4 5, Martin 1 2-2 4, Maynard 2 0-0 4. TOTAL 16 6-12 43.

3-Pointers (5): Dickey (5)

Team FT: 6-12 50%

LEOPARDS: Adams 4 2-3 11, Fresenko 3 4-4 11, Hahn 1 6-7 9, Davis 2 2-2 6, WEston 2 0-0 4, Prasco 1 0-0 3, Nau 0 2-4 2. TOTAL 13 16-20 46

3-Pointers (4): Adams, Fresenko, Hahn, Prasco

Team FT: 16-20 80%

TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND (2/8): Louisville 51, Marlington 36

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Marlington 12-6-9-9—36

Louisville 13-12-12-14—51

DUKES: Himmelheber 3 8-12 15, Pennell 5 2-2 12, Definbaug 2 0-0 4, Cooley 1 0-0 2, Mason 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 12 10-14 36.

3-Pointers (1): Himmelheber

Team FT: 10-14 71%

LEOPARDS: Adams 6 1-2 13, Hahn 5 1-2 12, Nau 4 0-2 8, Birone 2 0-0 6, Fresenko 1 1-1 4, Weston 2 0-0 4, Davis 1 0-0 2, Prasco 1 0-2 2. TOTAL 22 3-9 51.

3-Pointers (4): Birone (2), Fresenko, Hahn

Team FT: 3-9 33%

Regular Season Box Scores

Game 1 (12/2): West Branch 49, Louisville 40

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 8-8-13-11–40

West Branch 14-9-14-12–49

LEOPARDS: Davis 6 1-4 13, Fresenko 4 1-1 11, Prasco 3 0-0 7, Birone 3 0-0 6, Weston 1 0-0 2, Nau 0 0-2 1. TOTAL 17 2-7 40.

3-Pointers (3): Fresenko (2), Hahn

Team FT: 2-7 29%

WARRIORS: Dickson 6 0-2 15, Davidson 6 0-0 12, 5 1-2 11, Glasta 1 2-2 5, Butcher 1 2-5 4, Lemasters 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 20 5-15 49.

3-Pointers (4): Dickson (3), Glasta

Team FT: 5-15 33%

Fouls: 16-10 Louisville

Turnovers: Louisville had 13

Game 2 (12/5): Louisville 42, Salem 22

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 9-22-6-5–42

Salem 3-10-2-7–22

LEOPARDS: Fresenko 4 0-2 12, Birone 3 0-2 8, Prasco 2 2-2 7, Nau 2 2-2 6, Davis 2 0-0 4, Eddins 1 0-0 3, Reynolds 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 15 4-8 42.

3-Pointers (8): Fresenko (4), Birone (2), Eddins (1), Prasco (1)

Team FT: 4-8 50%

QUAKERS: Bezeredi 3 0-2 6, Dickey 0 3-5 3, Martin 1 1-2 3, Girace 1 0-0 2, Irwin 1 0-2 2, Leininger 1 0-1 2, Maynard 1 0-02, McClish 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 9 4-12 22.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 4-12 33%

Fouls: 13-10 Louisville

Turnovers: 24-9 Salem

Game 3 (12/9): Louisville 54, Canton South 45

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Canton South 13-8-15-9–45

Louisville 12-13-12-17–54

WILDCATS: Jeter 7 1-2 17, Hollinger 1 7-10 9, Thompson 3 1-2 7, Clark 3 0-1 6, Herrington 2 1-2 6. TOTAL 16 10-17 45.

3-Pointers (3): Jeter (2), Herrington

Team FT: 10-17 59%

LEOPARDS: Davis 9 2-2 20, Fresenko 2 3-4 9, Birone 2 3-6 8, Eddins 2 0-0 5, Weston 2 1-2 5, Nau 2 0-0 4, Prosco 1 0-0 3. TOTAL 20 9-14 54.

3-Pointers (9): Fresenko (2), Nau (2), Weston (2), Birone, Eddins, Prosco

Team FT: 9-14 64%

Fouls: 13-13

Turnovers: 11-9 Louisville

Game 4 (12/11): Jackson 67, Louisville 31

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Jackson 21-16-20-10–67

Louisville 9-11-7-4–31

POLAR BEARS: Zitney 6 2-3 14, Shew 5 0-0 10, Dingler 4 1-2 9, Mueller 4 0-0 9, Hawkins 2 0-0 6, Parsons 2 1-1 5, Frazier 2 0-0 4, Mottice 2 0-0 4, Combardi 1 1-1 3, Nicolas 1 0-0 3, Rath 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 29 5-9 67.

3-Pointers (4): Hawkins (2), Mueller, Nicolas

Team FT: 5-9 56%

LEOPARDS: Adams 4 0-0 10, Davis 4 2-4 10, Hahn 3 1-3 8, Weston 1 0-0 2, Birone 0 1-2 1, Nau 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 9 4-11 31.

3-Pointers (2): Adams (2)

Team FT: 4-11 36%

Game 5 (12/12): Minerva 55, Louisville 47

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Minerva 14-11-16-14—55

Louisville 11-20-4-12—47

LIONS: Angione 9 0-6 18, Romano 6 2-4 14, Hanley 3 0-0 7, Gross 2 1-3 5, Russell 1 2-4 5, NeiKirk 2 0-0 4, Fritz 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 22 5-17 55.

3-Pointers (2): Hanley, Russell

Team FT: 5-17 29%

LEOPARDS: Prasco 6 0-0 16, Birone 3 2-4 8, Nau 3 1-2 8, Fresenko 3 1-2 7, Weston 1 2-2 4, Davis 1 0-0 2, Reynolds 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 18 6-10 47.

3-Pointers (5): Prasco (4), Nau

Team FT: 6-10 60%

Game 6 (12/16): Louisville 53, Carrollton 30

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 17-13-11-12—53

Carrollton 5-6-15-4—30

LEOPARDS: Adams 8 2-4 18, Prasco 4 0-0 9, Davis 3 1-3 7, Fresenko 2 2-3 6, Hahn 2 1-3 5, Weston 2 0-0 4, Eddins 0 2-4 2, Nau 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 22 8-21 53.

3-Pointers (1): Prasco

Team FT: 8-21 38%

WARRIORS: Russell 5 1-1 11, Shepard 5 0-2 10, Moody 1 0-0 3, Ballard 1 0-0 2, Grubbs 1 0-2 2, Krantz 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 13 1-5 30.

3-Pointers (1): Moody

Team FT: 1-5 20%

 Game 7 (12/27): St. Thomas Aquinas 49, Louisville 37

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

St. Thomas 13-7-17-12—49

Louisville 9-8-14-6—37

KNIGHTS: Knox 5 3-4 14, Duplin 4 0-2 8, Knott 3 1-3 8, Pedrozo 3 0-0 6, O’Connor 2 0-0 5, Flennor 1 1-2 4, Hoffman 2 0-1 4. TOTAL 20 5-12 49.

3-Pointers (4): Fleenor, Knott, Knox, O’Connor

Team FT: 5-12 42%

LEOPARDS: Fresenko 4 0-0 11, Birone 2 1-2 6, Davis 3 0-0 6, Weston 2 2-2 6, Prasco 1 2-2 4, Nau 1 0-0 2, Simmons 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 13 7-8 37.

3-Pointers (4): Fresenko (3), Birone

Team FT: 7-8 88%

Game 8 (1/9): Louisville 49, West Branch 18

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

West Branch 4-2-4-8—18

Louisville 24-8-6-9—49

WARRIORS: Dickson 3 0-0 6, Davidson 2 0-0 4, Butcher 1 0-0 2, Cuthbertson 1 0-0 2, Frederick 0 2-4 2, Lee 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 8 2-4 18.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 2-4 50%

LEOPARDS: Birone 4 1-3 11, Davis 4 2-2 10, Adams 2 2-2 7, Hahn 2 0-0 5, Nau 1 2-2 4, Weston 2 0-0 4, Prasco 1 0-1 3, Simmons 1 1-2 3, Reynolds 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 18 8-12 49.

3-Pointers (4): Birone (2), Adams, Hahn

Team FT: 8-12 67%

Game 9 (1/11): St. Thomas Aquinas 59, Louisville 46

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 5-9-5-27—46

St. Thomas Aquinas 13-15-13-18—59

LEOPARDS: Weston 5 5-5 15, Fresenko 4 0-0 11, Prasco 4 0-0 10, Nau 2 2-2 6, Birone 1 0-0 2, Davis 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 17 7-9 46.

3-Pointers (5): Fresenko (3), Prasco (2)

Team FT: 7-9 78%

KNIGHTS: Individual Scores Not Available

3-Pointers (5):

Team FT: 18-35 51%

Game 10 (1/13): Salem 39, Louisville 35

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Salem 15-8-4-12–39

Louisville 2-5-17-11–35

QUAKERS: Maynard 6 1-6 14, Dickey 2 2-4 7, Martin 2 3-4 7, Bezeredi 2 2-4 6, Gierace 1 0-0 2, Madison 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 14 8-18 39.

3-Pointers (2): Dickey, Maynard

Team FT: 8-18 44%

LEOPARDS: Davis 3 3-5 9, Fresenko 2 4-4 8, Birone 3 1-3 7, Nau 2 2-5 6, Weston 0 3-3 3, Simmons 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 11 13-20 35.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 13-20 65%

Game 11 (1/15): Louisville 49, Marlington 34

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 20-8-8-13–49

Marlington 8-6-7-13–34

LEOPARDs: Hahn 5 0-2 14, Adams 3 2-2 9, Birone 2 2-4 8, Prasco 3 0-0 8, Fresenko 1 1-2 4, Davis 1 0-0 2, Nau 0 2-2 2, Weston 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 15 9-14 49.

3-Pointers (10): Hahn (4), Birone (2), Prasco (2), Adams, Fresenko

Team FT: 9-14 64%

DUKES: Himmerinerber 5 2-4 13, Sampson 4 1-1 9, Cooley 1 2-4 4, Mason 2 0-0 4, Adams 1 0-0 2, Pennell 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 14 5-9 34.

3-Pointers (1): Himmeinerber

Team FT: 5-9 56%

Game 12 (1/16): Canton South 51, Louisville 43

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 13-11-5-14–43

Canton South 7-20-15-9—51

LEOPARDS: Weston 4 2-2 10, Birone 3 1-2 8, Fresenko 2 2-2 8, Davis 3 1-1 7, Chaplik 3 0-1 6, Prasco 1 0-0 3, Simmons 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 16 7-10 43.

3-Pointers (4): Fresenko (2), Birone, Prasco

Team FT: 7-10 70%

WILDCATS: Clark 6 3-4 20, Jeter 5 3-4 16, Hollinger 1 4-4 6, Herrington 2 0-0 5, Thompson 2 0-0 4. TOTAL 16 10-12 51.

3-Pointers (9): Clark (5), Jeter (3), Herrington

Team FT: 10-12 83%

Game 13 (1/23): Louisville 53, Minerva 41

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 19-7-17-10—53

Minerva 4-9-14-14—41

LEOPARDS: Weston 4 5-6 13, Davis 4 3-3 11, Hahn 4 0-0 10, Adams 3 0-0 6, Birone 0 4-10 4, Fresenko 1 0-0 3, Nau 1 1-3 3, Prasco 0 3-4 3. TOTAL 17 16-26 53.

3-Pointers (3): Hahn (2), Fresenko

Team FT: 16-26 62%

LIONS: Gross 4 3-5 13, Russell 4 0-0 9, Hanley 2 2-4 8, Romano 1 3-4 5, Angione 1 2-3 4, Fritz 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 13 10-18 41.

3-Pointers (5): Gross (2), Hanley (2), Russell

Team FT: 10-18 56%

Game 14 (1/30): Louisville 38, Central Catholic 37

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Central Catholic 8-8-13-8—37

Louisville 13-3-10-12–38

CRUSADERS: Ransaw 10 1-2 21, Commins 2 2-4 6, Murphy 2 0-0 4, Bavmoel 1 0-0 2, Heck 1 0-0 2, Sanford 1 0-2 2. TOTAL 17 4-7 37.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 4-7 57%

LEOPARDS: Weston 5 1-5 11, Prasco 2 1-2 7, Fresenko 2 0-0 5, Adams 2 0-0 4, Birone 2 0-0 4, Chaplik 1 0-0 2, Davis 0 2-5 2, Hahn 2 0-0 2, Nau 1 0-2 2. TOTAL 17 4-14 38.

3-Pointers (3): Prasco (2), Fresenko

Team FT: 4-14 29%

Game 15 (2/3): Louisville 56, Marlington 41

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Marlington 15-10-4-12—41

Louisville 15-8-12-21—56

DUKES: Dennell 7 2-4 16, Himmelheber 4 0-0 8, Adams 2 2-3 6, Cooley 3 0-0 6, Sampson 2 0-0 5. TOTAL 18 4-7 41.

3-Pointers (1): Sampson

Team FT: 4-7 57%

LEOPARDS: Adams 5 1-2 12, Hahn 3 3-6 10, Weston 2 5-6 9, Nau 3 2-4 8, Davis 1 2-4 4, Birone 1 0-0 3, Fresenko 1 0-0 3, Prasco 1 0-0 3, Chaplik 1 0-0 2, Reynolds 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 19 13-22 56.

3-Pointers (5): Adams, Birone, Fresenko, Hahn, Prasco

Team FT: 13-22 59%

 Game 16 (2/4): Louisville 42, Carrollton 35

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Carrollton 13-8-4-10–35

Louisville 9-15-8-10—42

WARRIORS: Russell 6 0-1 12, Lovett 2 2-2 6, Knipp 2 0-0 5, Grubbs 2 0-0 4, Krantz 1 1-1 3, Moody 1 0-0 3, Shepard 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 14 5-6 35.

3-Pointers (2): Knipp, Moody

Team FT: 5-6 83%

LEOPARDS: Prasco 6 0-0 15, Simmons 2 3-4 7, Birone 2 2-5 6, Fresenko 2 1-3 6, Davis 0 3-4 3, Nau 1 1-2 3, Weston 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 14 10-18 42.

3-Pointers (4): Prasco (3), Fresenko

Team FT: 10-18 56%

Game 17 (2/6): Central Catholic 34, Louisville 32

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 8-7-6-11—32

Central Catholic 7-11-6-10—34

LEOPARDS: Weston 4 4-4 13, Birone 2 0-3 4, Davis 2 0-0 4, Fresenko 2 0-0 4, Nau 1 1-2 3, Prasco 1 0-0 2, Reynolds 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 13 5-9 32.

3-Pointers (1): Weston

Team FT: 5-9 56%

CRUSADERS: Ransaw 8 1-2 17, Bemoel 1 4-5 6, Murphy 2 1-2 5, Cummings 1 1-2 3, Sanford 1 0-1 2, Levengood 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 13 8-14 34.

3-Pointers: None

Team FT: 8-14 57%