Leopard Trifecta Leads LHS Past Boardman 59-48 – Girls Basketball
Louisville 59, Boardman 48
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team earned a 59-48 road victory over the host Boardman Spartans Wednesday Night at Boardman High School. With their third consecutive win, Louisville is now 3-1 on the season.
Senior Kelsey Adelman, sophomore Brooke Haren, and senior Aubrey Thorne all scored a game-high 16 points each to lead the Lady Leopards. Other LHS scorers included freshman Courtney Barwick with 6 points and junior Taryn Miglich with 5 points.
Haren & Thorne Propel Leps to Halftime Lead
Haren and Thorne both hit double figures before halftime. Haren set the tone early scoring the first points of the contest just seconds after Louisville won the opening tip. She would finish with 10 of her 16 points in the first half as a result.
Thorne scored all 11 of her opening half points in the second quarter as she caught fire from beyond the arch. She hit 3 of her 4 three-pointers on the evening in the second stanza as the Lady Leopards erupted for 22 points in the second period. Louisville went into the half ahead by double digits at 34-24.
YSN Player of the Game Brooke Haren Interview
Adelman Spearheads Late Louisville Run
The Lady Leopards maintained their advantage throughout the second half and had an answer to any offensive spurts the Spartans strung together. Boardman closed the gap to as little as 46-41 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. Louisville responded with a 13-3 run that was spearheaded by 8 points from Adelman and 5 from Thorne.
The Lady Leopards defense also held the Spartans scoreless from the field for over a five minute stretch as LHS took a commanding 59-44 lead with under two minutes to play. Louisville rode that advantage to the end in earning their third straight victory.
YSN Interview with Coach Couto
Mills and Riccitelli Lead Boardman
Boardman was led by Emma Mills who scored 13 of her team-high 15 points in the second half. Mackenzie Riccitelli led the Lady Spartans in the opening half with 12 and finished with 14 for the game. Reagan Smith also scored 7 and Cami Gaske added 6 for Boardman.
Leopards Vs. Spartans History
The Lady Leopards have now won three straight meetings over the Lady Spartans. Louisville leads the all-time series 3-1 with this being the first game in the series played at Boardman. This was also the first regular season matchup between the two programs. The Leopards prevailed 67-51 over the Spartans in their sectional semifinal tournament contest this past February in their more recent meeting before Wednesday.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to take on the Dover Tornadoes on Saturday, December 4. JV will begin at 11:30 AM and Varsity will follow around 1:00 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
LEOPARDS 59, SPARTANS 48
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 12-22-12-13–59
Boardman 9-15-15-9–48
LEOPARDS: Adelman 5 6-7 16, Haren 6 4-5 16, Thorne 6 0-0 16, Barwick 3 0-0 6, Miglich 2 0-0 5. TOTAL 22 10-12 59.
3-Pointers (5): Thorne 4, Miglich
Team FT: 10-12 83%
SPARTANS: Mills 7 1-2 15, Riccitelli 6 1-2 14, Smith 2 2-4 7, Gaske 3 0-0 6, Martin 2 0-1 4, Davis 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 21 4-9 48.
3-Pointers (2): Riccitelli, Smith
Team FT: 4-9 44%
Fouls: 15-14 Boardman
Turnovers: 18-14 Boardman
Records: Louisville 3-1
JV: Boardman 32, Louisville 31
JV Statistics
SPARTANS 32, LEOPARDS 31
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 8-8-8-7–31
Boardman 10-8-12-2–32
LEOPARDS: Thorne 4 0-0 8, Wasara 3 0-2 6, Popa 1 2-2 5, Walters 1 3-4 5, Cline 1 0-0 2, Ramsey 1 0-0 2, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Sypolt 0 1-2 1, Hubbard 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 12 6-12 31.
3-Pointers (1): Popa
Team FT: 6-12 50%
SPARTANS: Bero 5 0-1 10, Flemming 3 0-1 6, Davis 2 0-0 4, Mousa 1 1-2 3, Thomas 1 0-0 3, Freeborough 1 0-0 2, Ward 1 0-3 2, Welston 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 14 3-9 32.
3-Pointers (1): Thomas
Team FT: 3-9 33%
Fouls: 14-8 Louisville
Turnovers: 13-10 Louisville
Records: Boardman 3-0, Louisville 2-2
