Freshman Finish Regular Season 15-3, Stay Perfect in NBC

Jarett Heater Louisville Leopards Freshman Basketball Vs. Central Catholic

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Central Catholic 35, Louisville 26

Kyle Ashcraft led the Leopards with 11 points, but it would not be enough as Louisville fell to Canton Central Catholic 35-26 Thursday evening.

Beatty's Winter HoodiesThe Leopards shot just 27% (9 of 33) from the floor and only managed a single three-pointer.

The Crusaders led after every quarter including 9-7 after one, 20-19 at the half, and 27-24 after the third quarter.

Louisville tied the game at 23-23 with 4:18 left in the third quarter, but went ice cold after that.  The Leps failed to score from the floor during the remaining 11:18 of the contest. Central took the game over and out in the fourth quarter by outscoring the Leopards 8-2.

Matt Eddins also scored 5 and Jarett Heater added 3 for the Leopard Freshman.

With the loss, Louisville finishes the regular season at 15-3 overall, 8-1 at home, and 1-3 against non-conference opponents.  They will look to rebound when they take their game to West Branch for the Freshman Tournament starting next week.

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STATISTICS

CRUSADERS 35, LEOPARDS 26

CRUSADERS: Freas 3 2-2 9, Carroll 2 2-7 6, Schernbechler 3 0-0 6, Stuffel 1 3-4 5, Mokros 1 2-2 4, Mollette 1 1-2 3, Platek 1 0-0 2.  TOTAL 12 10-17 35

3-Pointers (1): Freas

Team FT: 10-17 59%

LEOPARDS: Ashcraft 4 3-4 11, Eddins 2 0-0 5, Heater 1 1-2 3, Bast 1 0-0 2, Castles 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 2-2 2, Haren 0 1-4 1.  TOTAL 9 7-12 26.

3-Pointers (1): Eddins

Team FG: 9-33 27%

Team FT: 7-12 58%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Central Catholic 9-12-6-8–35

Louisville 7-12-5-2–26

Fouls: 14-11 Louisville

Records: Louisville 15-3

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next compete in the Freshman Tournament at West Branch beginning February 4.  Details to be announced.

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Louisville 67, Alliance 27

Louisville ran past host Alliance 67-27 back on January 28 to complete a 14-0 perfect run through the NBC.

Conner Bast made 4 of the Leopards 8 three-pointers in the contest and led all scorers with 18 points.  Daichi Castles also scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter to lead Louisville.

The Leps built a 20-8 lead after the first, inflated their lead to 36-16 at the break, and out-scored the Aviators 16-4 in the third period.  With a 52-20 lead, the Class of 2016 cruised in the fourth quarter to improve their record against NBC opponents to 48-0 since the 7th Grade.

Jarett Heater also added 9, while Kyle Ashcraft and Alec Jones each dropped in 7 for Louisville.  Nick Harsh also buried 2 three-pointers for the Leps in the contest.

STATISTICS

LEOPARDS 67, AVIATORS 27

LEOPARDS: Bast 7 0-0 18, Castles 4 2-2 10, Heater 4 1-4 9, Ashcraft 3 1-4 7, Jones 3 1-3 7, Harsh 2 0-0 6, Burk 1 0-0 3, Vernier 1 0-0 3, Hall 1 0-0 2, Mathie 1 0-0 2.  TOTAL 27 5-11 67.

3-Pointers (8): Bast (4), Harsh (2), Burk, Vernier

Team FT: 5-11 45%

AVIATORS: Wright 4 2-2 11, Hale 3 0-0 8, Payton 3 0-1 6, Tucker 1 0-0 2, Henry 0 0-2 0.  TOTAL 11 2-5 27.

3-Pointers (3): Hale (2), Wright

Team FT: 2-5 40%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 20-16-16-15–67

Alliance 8-8-4-7–27

Fouls: 10-8 Louisville

Louisville 42, Salem 27

Matt Eddins drilled 2 three-pointers and scored a game-high 13 points to lead the visiting Leopards past the Quakers 42-27 back on January 24.

Louisville outscored Salem in each of the first three quarters to build a 38-19 advantage.  Salem doubled up the Leopards in the final period, but Louisville still comfortably embraced victory.

Brock Haren also scored 9 and Anthony Vernier added 7 during the victory.

STATISTICS

LEOPARDS 42, QUAKERS 27

LEOPARDS: Eddins 5 1-1 13, Haren 4 0-2 9, Vernier 3 1-3 7, Ashcraft 2 0-0 4, Heater 2 0-0 4, Harsh 1 0-0 3, Hartline 1 0-0 2.  TOTAL 18 2-6 42

3-Pointers (4): Eddins (2), Haren, Harsh

Team FT: 2-6 33%

Team FG: 40%

QUAKERS: Pullie 3 1-2 8, Weikart 3 1-4 7, Simms 2 0-0 5, Neal 1 0-0 3, Cooper 1 0-0 2, Polen 0 0-1 1, Weingart 0 0-1 1.  TOTAL 10 2-8 27

3-Pointers: Neal, Simms

Team FT: 2-8 25%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Louisville 11-11-16-4–42

Salem 8-3-8-8–27

Fouls: 9-8 Salem

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