Louisville Earns 1st Win at Boardman Since 1948 – Boys Basketball
Louisville 51, Boardman 35
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated the host Boardman Spartans 51-35 Friday Night at Boardman High School. With their second straight victory, Louisville evens its record at 2-2 on the young season.
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Aljancic Pours in 28 for Leopards
Senior wing Will Aljancic hit a pair of three-pointers and finished with a game high 28 points to lead the Leopards. He reached double digits in the first quarter and tallied 18 points by halftime. Aljancic would add another 10 points in the second half as Louisville maintained control of the game throughout.
Junior guard Hayden Nigro also reached double digits for the Leopards with 10. Other scorers for Louisville included sophomore forward Brayden Gross with 7 and sophomore forward Ashton Marshall with 6.
Clark Leads Spartans With 14
Senior small forward DeMarr Clark scored from the field in every quarter and finished with a team high 14 points to lead the Spartans. Other top scorers for Boardman included sophomore small forward Terrell McDowell and senior point guard Antoine White who finished with 4 points each.
The Leopards outscored the Spartans in every quarter and held them to single digits in three quarters.
Louisville’s 1st Win at Boardman in 74 Years
The win marks the first time Louisville has won at Boardman since defeating the Spartans in the 1947-48 season. The Louisville Blue Raiders (the final year before the LHS nickname was changed to the Leopards) won that Tri-County League battle by the count of 63-34.
“Another hot night came into existence for the touring Raiders as they literally blasted the Spartans off the court with a fine exhibition of scoring tallies.”
– 1948 LHS Mirror
Louisville had lost their previous six meetings at Boardman coming into the contest, including five matchups in recent history. They ended that trend Friday earning their second straight victory over the Spartans. This marks the first time Louisville has won back-to-back games against Boardman since the only other time they achieved the same feat in the 1941 and 1942 seasons.
Boardman still leads the all-time series 20-10 dating back to their first meeting in 1933.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the South Range Raiders in the home opener on Saturday, December 10. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM to cap off a full day of action at Louisville High School. The Leopard Freshman will also host the Canton South Wildcats at 9:00 AM on Saturday at LHS and the Lady Leopards will host the Perry Panthers after with JV starting at Noon and Varsity at 1:00 PM.
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Louisville at Boardman Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 51, SPARTANS 35
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 17-12-12-10–51
Boardman 9-11-6-9–35
LEOPARDS: Aljancic 11 4-5 28, Nigro 3 4-8 10, Gross 3 1-5 7, Marshall 3 0-0 6. TOTAL 20 9-18 51.
3-Pointers (2): Aljancic 2
Team FT: 9-18 50%
SPARTANS: Clark 6 2-6 14, McDowell 2 0-0 4, White 2 0-0 4, Depietro 1 1-2 3, Markovitch 1 0-0 3, Daltorio 1 0-0 2, Mayhew 1 0-0 2, Ziak 0 2-2 2, Nico Holzschuh 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 14 6-12 35.
3-Pointers (1): Markovitch
Team FT: 6-12 50%
Fouls: 15-12 Boardman
Turnovers: 15-8 Louisville
Records: Louisville 2-2
JV: Boardman 47, Louisville 19
JV Statistics
SPARTANS 47, LEOPARDS 19
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 7-2-3-7–19
Boardman 12-12-17-6–47
LEOPARDS: Andrejcik 3 0-0 7, Dougherty 2 1-1 5, Leghart 2 0-0 4, Wade 1 0-0 2, Crilow 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 8 2-3 19.
3-Pointers (1): Andrejcik
Team FT: 2-3 67%
SPARTANS: Mayhew 5 0-0 10, Ziak 5 0-3 10, Rudiak 3 0-0 6, Torres 3 0-1 6, Cvercko 2 0-0 4, Haus 2 0-1 4, Hoover 1 0-0 2, Nawrocki 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2, Sellers 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 23 1-7 47.
3-Pointers: None
Team FT: 1-7 14%
Fouls: 12-10 Louisville
Turnovers: 14-10 Louisville
Records: Louisville 1-2
