Leopards 13-Game Win Streak Snapped at St. Edward 62-55 – Boys Basketball
St. Edward 62, #7 Louisville 55
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The #7 ranked Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team fell on the road to the host Lakewood St. Edward Eagles 62-55 Friday Night at Jim Connors Court on the campus of St. Edward High School. The loss snaps the Leopards 13-game winning streak as they now sit at 14-2 on the season.
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Nigro Pours in Game High 21 for Louisville
Senior guard Hayden Nigro scored 11 of his game high 21 points in the opening half to lead the Leopards. Junior forward Brayden Gross also finished with 14 of his 15 points in the second half and a team leading 7 rebounds. Junior point guard Beau Siegfried rounded out Louisville’s double digit scorers with 12 points from beyond the arch to go along with a team best 4 assists and 2 steals.
The Leopards came out of the gate strong with Siegfried cashing in on 3 three-pointers and Nigro scoring 7 in the opening quarter. Louisville took an 18-10 advantage into the second quarter and continued to maintain that advantage after a pair of Nigro free throws put them ahead 24-16 with 2:17 to play before halftime.
Eagles Take Control with Pair of Runs
St. Edward scored 9 unanswered to end the half in taking a stunning 25-24 lead into the break. Junior forward Ukize Nshungu got things started with a basket underneath and added a free throw on a later possession. Then senior point guard Joey Scarpitti hit back-to-back three-pointers to cap off the 9-0 run that took place in a span of just 68 seconds. Neither team scored in the final 56 seconds and the Eagles led by the slimmest of margins going into the half.
The two teams traded field goals to begin the half before Siegfried’s fourth three-pointer cut the Louisville deficit to 29-31. St. Edward would answer with a 10-0 run to take control of the game. The string began with a putback and was followed by a drive and score by senior guard Brian Sullivan. It ended with back-to-back three-pointers by senior guard Rick Bussey II and sophomore guard Bryan Vlosich to give the Eagles a double figure advantage at 41-31 .
St. Edward Makes 10 Three-Pointers
Gross went coast-to-cost out of a timeout to trim the Leopards disadvantage to single digits. But Scarpitti answered with his fourth three-pointer of the night to give St. Edward its largest advantage of the game at 44-33. The Eagles would maintain that lead heading to the fourth quarter after senior point guard Tavin Shaw scored on a buzzer beater from the free throw stride to end the third quarter at 48-39.
The Leopards chipped away at the St. Edward lead in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles had a response every time. When Louisville cut the deficit to 50-44, 6’6 senior forward Wendell Henry hit a three-pointer from the right wing to re-up the lead to 9. The Leopards battled back to get within 55-48, but Vlosich hit his second three-pointer from several feet beyond the arch to put St. Edward ahed by double digits once more.
Six different Eagles hit shots from long range in the game as St. Edward registered 10 three-pointers into the scorebook.
Louisville fought until the end. Nigro’s three-pointer from the right wing got the Leopards to within 60-55 with 6.9 seconds to play, but Louisville would run out of time in suffering their first defeat in seven weeks.
Sullivan Leads Eagles with Team High 15
Sullivan scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half to lead St. Edward. Scarpitti and Henry also both finished in double figures with 12.
The Eagles have now won 4 straight and improve to 10-5 overall on the season. St. Edward remains an unbeaten 7-0 at home on the year.
This was the first ever meeting between the Leopards and the Eagles in boys basketball. St. Edward is the 73rd unique opponent faced by Louisville since Tom Siegfried took over as head coach in 2007. LHS is now 44-29 during that span when facing an opponent for the first time, which includes an 8-12 record when that meeting comes on the opponents’ floor.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to take on the Marlington Dukes on Tuesday, January 30. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 6:45 PM from Marlngton High School.
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Louisville at St. Edward Boys Varsity Statistics
EAGLES 62, LEOPARDS 55
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 18-6-15-16–55
St. Edward 10-15-23-14–62
Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Hayden Nigro | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Brayden Gross | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| Beau Siegfried | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tate Aljancic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Ashton Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 55 |
St. Edward Eagles Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Brian Sullivan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Wendell Henry | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Joey Scarpitti | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Bryan Vlosich | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ricky Bussey II | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Angelo Kulacz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ukize Nshungu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Tavin Shaw | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 62 |
Fouls: 17-14 Louisville
Records: Louisville 14-2
JV: St. Edward 71, Louisville 40
JV Statistics
EAGLES 71, LEOPARDS 40
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 7-8-11-14–40
St. Edward 21-13-19-18–71
Louisville Leopards Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Zack Boldon | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Luke Boldon | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Colton Dougherty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Cohen Rogers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Caleb Mayle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aden Norris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 11 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
St. Edward Eagles Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Zach Hackleman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Nate Yurcich | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Darian Lindsay | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Drew Yurcich | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Luke Vislosky | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Carlos DeJesus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| JT Kelsheimer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ian Williams | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethan George | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joel Knight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 19 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 71 |
Fouls: Louisville 12-10
Records: Louisville 7-5
