Louisville Stunned in Double Overtime at Alliance 59-58 – Boys Basketball
Alliance 59, Louisville 58
The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team lost a 59-58 heartbreaker in double overtime Friday Night at Harry Fails Gymnasium. With the loss, Louisville falls to 10-4 on the year and slips into a first place tie with the Marlington Dukes and the Minerva Lions at 6-2 in the NBC.
Brandon Wahl scored a team-high 15 points and Colton Jones also poured in 13 points to lead the Leopards. Spencer Hall and Derek Zeller also finished with 8 each for Louisville.
Alliance (6-6, 4-5) was led by Quardell Quay who scored a game-high 17 points. Tyler Johns also dropped home 16 and DeMarko Brooks scored 13.
With the loss, the Leopards have now lost 3 straight meetings against the Aviators. Alliance now leads the all-time series 45-17 which includes taking 11 of the last 14. Louisville finishes 8-18 against Alliance in NBC matchups since the Aviators joined the league during the 2005-06 Winter Sports Season.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the Green Bulldogs on Tuesday, January 30. JV will begin at 6:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 8:00 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
AVIATORS 59, LEOPARDS 58
Team 1-2-3-4-OT-2OT–TOTAL
Louisville 13-13-14-9-6-3—58
Alliance 15-14-9-11-6-4—59
LEOPARDS: Wahl 5 3-4 15, C. Jones 5 0-0 13, Hall 3 2-5 8, Zeller 2 2-2 8, King 1 5-8 7, Zuppe 1 1-2 3, Hartline 1 0-0 2, T. Jones 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 19 13-21 58.
3-Pointers (7): C. Jones 3, Wahl 2, Zeller 2
Team FT: 13-21 62%
AVIATORS: Quay 8 1-5 17, Johns 5 5-8 16, Brooks 4 5-9 13, Baker 3 0-0 7, Richardson 2 0-0 4, Talbert 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 23 11-22 59.
3-Pointers (2): Baker, Johns
Team FT: 11-22 50%
Fouls: 19-17 Alliance
Turnovers: 23-14 Louisville
Records: Alliance 6-6, 4-5; Louisville 10-4, 7-2
JV: Louisville 58, Alliance 50
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 58, AVIATORS 50
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 7-14-20-17—58
Alliance 14-15-9-12—50
LEOPARDS: Chambers 7 0-0 18, Hoffman 4 1-2 11, Noble 4 3-4 11, Gronow 1 7-10 9, Staley 2 0-0 6, Pukys 1 0-0 2, Rode 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 19 12-18 58.
3-Pointers (8): Chambers 4, Hoffman 2, Staley 2
Team FT: 12-18 67%
AVIATORS: Ford 5 1-1 14, Jackson 3 3-4 10, Moore 3 2-2 9, Alexander 2 3-3 8, Gaffney 1 5-10 7, Bruni 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 14 16-22 50.
3-Pointers (6): Ford 3, Alexander, Jackson, Moore
Team FT: 16-22 73%
Fouls: 18-17 Alliance
Turnovers: 12-7 Alliance
Records: Louisville 10-4, 8-1