Louisville Hammers Howland 66-36 – Boys Basketball
Louisville 66, Howland 36
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team hammered the visiting Howland Tigers 66-36 Saturday Afternoon at Louisville High School. With the victory, Louisville improves to 8-7 on the season.
Will Aljancic made 3 three-pointers and scored all of his game-high 18 points in the first half to lead the Leopards. Tyler Boldon also hit a pair of three-pointers and finished with 12, and Dakota Hoffman added 8 for Louisville.
Leopards Take Control With Multiple 1st Half Runs
The Leopards took command of the game with a 14-0 first quarter run to pull ahead 19-6. Louisville led 21-8 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Leopards continued to build their advantage with a 10-1 run early on in the period. Later they closed the half with an 11-0 run to head into the locker room up 47-15.
Louisville Plays Strong Out of Quarantine
Louisville emptied the bench and cruised to victory in the second half. The Tigers outscored the Leopards 14-11 in the third before Louisville held an 8-7 edge over Howland in the fourth quarter.
The Leopards had been quarantined and not allowed to practice for the five days leading up to Saturday’s contest. Nevertheless, 11 different Louisville players scored during the game with 10 of them making shots from the field.
Brown Leads Howland With Team-High 11
Howland was led by Grant Brown who scored all of his team-high 11 points in the opening half. Ben Bronson and Jake Gadzik both added 8 each for the Tigers as well.
Louisville is now 4-0 against Howland all-time dating back to their first meeting in 2012. The Leopards are now 2-0 against the Tigers when playing at LHS.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals on Tuesday, February 9. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM.
VARSITY STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 66, TIGERS 36
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Howland 8-7-14-7—36
Louisville 21-26-11-8—66
TIGERS:Brown 5 1-2 11, Bronson 3 2-4 8, Gadzik 2 3-5 8, Burke 1 1-2 3, Miles 1 0-0 3, Sullivan 1 0-0 3. TOTAL 13 7-13 36.
3-Pointers (3): Gadzik, Miles, Sullivan
Team FT: 7-13 54%
LEOPARDS: Aljancic 6 3-4 18, Boldon 4 2-2 12, Hoffman 3 1-2 8, Lingenhoel 2 2-4 6, Pickens 3 0-0 6, King 1 2-4 4, Nigro 1 2-4 4, Noble 1 1-2 3, Haren 1 0-0 2, Seaman 1 0-0 2, Cherry 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 23 14-24 66.
3-Pointers (6): Aljancic 3, Boldon 2, Hoffman
Team FT: 2-4 50%
Fouls: 16-12 Howland
Turnovers: 17-10 Howland
Records: Louisville 8-7
JV: Louisville 45, Howland 33
JV STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 45, TIGERS 33
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Howland 4-10-10-9—33
Louisville 15-12-10-8–45
TIGERS: Lewis 4 3-4 13, Null 3 4-4 10, Durig 2 1-2 6, King 2 0-0 4. TOTAL 11 8-10 33.
3-Pointers (3): Lewis 2, Durig
Team FT: 8-10 80%
LEOPARDS: Rode 5 0-0 13, Cherry 6 0-0 12, Vesley 5 0-0 10, Nigro 2 2-2 6, Mueller 2 0-0 4. TOTAL 20 2-2 45.
3-Pointers (6): Rode 3, Vesley 3
Team FT: 2-2 100%
Fouls: 12-5 Louisville
Turnovers: 14-8 Louisville
Records: Louisville 5-10
