Louisville Falls in Opener at Perry 58-54 – Boys Basketball

Perry 58, Louisville 54
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team fell to the host Perry Panthers 58-54 in their season opener Wednesday Night at Perry High School.
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Nigro Scores Game High 21 to Lead Leopards
Junior guard Hayden Nigro scored 12 of his game high 21 points in the second half to lead the Leopards. Sophomore forward Brayden Gross also scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half and senior wing Will Aljancic added 10 points to round out Louisville’s top scorers.
It was an even back-and-forth game throughout as the Panthers took a 9-8 lead over the Leopards at the end of the first. Louisville edged Perry in the second quarter to tie the game at 22-22 at the half and the score remained tied at the end of the third period 39-39.
The Panthers would prevail in the end, outscoring the Leopards 19-16 in the final stanza to take the opener.
Sabin Scores Team High 16 to Lead Panthers
Perry was led by senior point guard Zander Sabin who made 3 three-pointers and scored a team high 16 points. Zyiad Perry scored all of his 13 points in the second half for the Panthers. Senior shooting guard Joel Brown and junior point guard Peyton Wengerd also made 2 three-pointers each and reached double digits with 10 a piece.
Louisville Vs. Perry Boys Basketball History
The Leopards have now fallen to the Panthers in 5 of their last 6 head-to-head meetings. Louisville has now dropped their last 9 meetings when playing at Perry overall. The Leopards have not defeated the Panthers on the road since winning a 42-41 overtime thriller at PHS on January 8, 1982.
Louisville is now 16-34 all-time against Perry dating back to their first meeting in 1969. Th Leopards are 5-18 when playing on the road in those games.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to take on the Canton McKinley Bulldogs on Tuesday, November 29. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:15 PM from Canton Memorial Fieldhouse. Freshman will next be in action on Monday, November 28 when they host the Tuslaw Mustangs at LHS starting at 5:00 PM.
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Louisville at Perry Boys Varsity Basketball Statistics
PANTHERS 58, LEOPARDS 54
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 8-14-17-15–54
Perry 9-13-17-19–58
LEOPARDS: Nigro 8 5-9 21, Gross 7 0-0 14, W. Aljancic 4 1-2 10, Siegfried 2 0-0 6, T. Aljancic 1 0-0 3. TOTAL 22 6-11 54.
3-Pointers (4): Siegfried 2, W. Aljancic, T. Aljancic
Team FT: 6-11 55%
PANTHERS: Sabin 6 1-2 16, Perry 6 1-1 13, Brown 4 0-0 10, Wengerd 4 0-0 10, Wolf 4 0-2 9. TOTAL 24 2-5 58.
3-Pointers (8): Sabin 3, Brown 2, Wengerd 2, Wolf
Team FT: 2-5 40%
Fouls: 14-11 Louisville
Turnovers: 9-7 Louisville
Records: Louisville 0-1
JV: Louisville 41, Perry 39
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 41, PANTHERS 39
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 6-11-13-11–41
Perry 10-14-11-4–39
LEOPARDS: Dougherty 5 2-3 14, Wade 4 1-4 10, Boldon 3 0-0 7, Andrecjik 2 1-2 5, Z. Boldon 1 0-0 3, Galbraith 1 0-0 2, Gabe Stoffer 0 0-1 0. TOTAL 16 4-10 41.
3-Pointers (5): Dougherty 2, L. Boldon, Z. Boldon, Wade
Team FT: 4-10 40%
PANTHERS: Toles 5 1-3 11, McLeod 3 0-0 7, Scott 3 1-4 7, Daugherty 2 1-2 5, Miller 1 2-4 5, Jacobson 2 0-0 4. TOTAL 16 5-13 39.
3-Pointers (2): McLeod, Miller
Team FT: 5-13
Fouls: 14-13 Louisville
Turnovers: 11-6 Louisville
Records: Louisville 1-0
Freshman: Perry 49, Louisville 43
Freshman Statistics
PANTHERS 49, LEOPARDS 43
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 9-13-8-13–43
Perry 8-9-20-11–49
LEOPARDS: Stoffer 6 0-0 15, L. Boldon 4 0-0 12, Z. Boldon 1 5-8 7, Crilow 1 1-2 3, Leghart 1 1-2 3, Norris 1 0-0 3. TOTAL 14 7-12 43.
3-Pointers (8): L. Boldon 4, Stoffer 3, Norris
Team FT: 7-12 58%
PANTHERS: Martelli 7 0-2 14, Kintz 5 3-6 13, Wilson 4 2-4 10, Simmons 3 0-0 7, Dazey 1 1-3 3, Lawitun 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 21 6-15 49.
3-Pointers (1): Simmons
Team FT: 6-15 40%
Fouls: 16-13 Louisville
Turnovers: 14-8 Perry
Records: Louisville 0-1