Louisville Leopards at Norton Panthers Boys Basketball 2019 Video Highlights
Louisville 69, Norton 57
The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team turned a tie game at the end of three into a double digit 69-57 convincing road win against the host Norton Panthers Tuesday Night at NHS. Louisville ups their winning streak to 4 games with the victory and improves to 11-4 on the season.
Jimmy Wright hit 4 three-pointers and scored a team-high 14 all in the first three quarters to lead the Leopards. Jared Mathie also scored 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter which saw Louisville outscore Norton 23-11 to take the contest. Mathie hit 8 of 10 free throws in the final stanza to help ice the game as LHS made 12 of 16 shots from the charity stride in the fourth quarter as a team.
For the second straight game 4 or more Leopards reached double figures. Cam King scored 6 of his 11 points in the final quarter. Colton Jones hit a pair of three-pointers and added 10 as well.
Not a whole lot was decided at the end of each of first three quarters. The two teams were knotted at 13-13 at the end of eight minutes. Louisville held a slight 20-18 edge in the second quarter to take a bucket 33-31 lead into the locker room. The Panthers returned the favor by outscoring the Leopards 15-13 in the third to tie the game at 46-46. LHS would outscored NHS by 12 if the final period to take the contest.
Norton was led by Nate Dobben who scored all of his game-high 16 points in the first three quarters. Dobben sustained an eye injury which held him out the entire fourth quarter. Phil Wallace also hit a pair of three-pointers and scored 15, while Tyler Scott rounded out the Panthers leading scorers with 9.
This is the third meeting between the two teams in their history. Norton defeated Louisville 75-53 in their initial meeting back on February 28, 1996 in the DII Sectional Tournament at Canton Memorial Fieldhouse. The Leopards also hosted a DII Canton Sectional Final in a 77-58 win over the Panthers back on March 2, 2018.
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VARSITY STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 69, PANTHERS 57
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 13-20-13-23–69
Norton 13-18-15-11–57
LEOPARDS: Wright 5 0-0 14, Mathie 2 9-12 13, King 4 2-2 11, Jones 4 0-0 10, Hall 2 4-6 8, Gronow 1 1-2 4, Noble 2 0-0 4, Zuppe 1 1-2 3, Pukys 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 22 17-24 69.
3-Pointers (8): Wright 4, Jones 2, Gronow, King
Team FT: 17-24 71%
PANTHERS: Dobben 7 2-3 16, Wallace 6 1-3 15, Scott 3 2-2 9, Reinart 3 1-2 7, Lucas 2 0-0 5, Harper 2 0-0 5. TOTAL 23 6-10 57.
3-Pointers (5): Wallace 2, Harper, Lucas, Scott
Team FT: 6-10 60%
Fouls: 17-12 Norton
Turnovers: 15-8 Norton
Records: Louisville 11-4
JV: Louisville 57, Norton 26
JV STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 57, PANTHERS 26
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 14-11-16-16–57
Norton 8-8-5-5–26
LEOPARDS: Haren 6 2-3 14, Croxton 3 1-4 7, Seaman 3 0-0 7, Kroah 2 0-0 6, Staley 3 0-0 6, Ball 2 1-1 5, King 2 1-1 5, Hoffman 2 0-0 4, Boldon 1 0-0 2, Adelman 0 1-2 1. TOTAL 24 5-10 57.
3-Pointers (4): Kroah 2, Ball, Seaman
Team FT: 5-10 50%
PANTHERS: Nye 2 0-0 6, Swoope 2 1-3 5, Cruz 2 0-0 4, Hirst 1 0-0 3, Pastercheck 1 0-0 3, Wuyrick 1 1-3 3, Inks 0 2-6 2. TOTAL 9 4-12 26.
3-Pointers (4): Nye 2, Hirst, Pastercheck
Team FT: 4-12 33%
Fouls: 15-9 Louisville
Turnovers: 19-13 Norton
Records: Louisville 10-5
