Leopards Stick a Fork Into Blue Devils 63-48 – Boys Basketball
Louisville 63, Tallmadge 48
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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated the host Tallmadge Blue Devils 63-48 Friday Night at Tallmadge High School. With their second straight victory, Louisville evens their record at 5-5 on the year.
Will Aljancic scorched the nets with 5 three-pointers en rout to scoring a team-high 15 points to lead the Leopards. Tyler Boldon and Brock Pickens also exceeded double digits with 13 points each.
Leopards Start Slow, But Catch Fire in 2nd Quarter
Louisville made just a single field goal from the floor in an opening quarter that saw Tallmadge snag a 7-6 lead.
The script quickly flipped as the Leopards cashed in on 4 three-pointers, 3 of which were hit by Aljancic, on their way to a 24 point second quarter. By halftime LHS had doubled up the Blue Devils 30-15.
Louisville Adds to Their Advantage in 2nd Half
Louisville continued to build their advantage into the second half. LHS went ahead 50-29 in the final minute of the third quarter before Tallmadge’s Ty Hurst hit a last second three-pointer from the right corner, which proved eerily reminiscent to how the JV game ended.
The Leopards continued to maintain their comfortable lead in the fourth quarter before opening up their largest advantage of the contest at 63-41. The Blue Devils scored the final seven points of the contest, but their rally fell well short as Louisville rolled to a 63-48 road victory.
Ries Leads Blue Devils with Game-High 22
Tallmadge was led by Kyle Ries who terminated the basket with 3 three-pointers and a game-high 22 points. Collin Dixon also reached double figures with 11 and Mason Dexter added 5.
The Leopards have now defeated the Blue Devils in 3 of their past 4 meetings. The series dating back to 2013 now stands at an even 3-3, which includes a 1-1 record in games played at Tallmadge in the matchup.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next take on the Olentangy Orange Pioneers on Saturday, January 16 as part of the Spectrum Orthopedics Classic. Tip-off is set for 6:00 PM from North Canton Hoover High School.
VARSITY STATISTICS
LEOPARDS 63, BLUE DEVILS 48
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 6-24-20-13—63
Tallmadge 7-8-17-16—48
LEOPARDS: Aljancic 5 0-0 15, Boldon 4 3-4 13, Pickens 6 1-2 13, Noble 3 0-0 6, Haren 2 0-0 4, Hoffman 1 2-2 4, Seaman 2 0-1 4, Lingenhoel 1 0-0 2, Nigro 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 24 8-11 63.
3-Pointers (7): Aljancic 5, Boldon 2
Team FT: 8-11 73%
BLUE DEVILS: Ries 9 1-2 22, Dixon 4 3-7 11, Dexter 2 0-2 5, Hurst 1 0-1 3, Zajac 1 1-2 3, Lambacher 1 0-0 2, Taylor 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 19 5-14 48.
3-Pointers (5): Ries 3, Dexter, Hurst
Team FT: 5-14 36%
Fouls: 14-14
Turnovers: 13-12 Tallmadge
Records: Louisville 5-5
JV: Tallmadge 34, Louisville 33
JV STATISTICS
BLUE DEVILS 34, LEOPARDS 33
Louisville 7-11-5-10—33
Tallmadge 17-5-5-7—34
LEOPARDS: Jackson 4 0-0 9, Mueller 3 0-0 6, Rode 2 0-0 6, Vesely 2 0-0 5, Cherry 11-3 4, Gonzalez 1 0-0 2, Duskey 0 1-2 1, Chambers 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 13 2-7 33.
3-Pointers (5): Rode 2, Cherry, Jackson, Vesely
Team FT: 2-7 29%
BLUE DEVILS: Jascoe 4 0-0 9, Horner 2 2-4 6, Eisaman 2 0-0 5, Gergely 2 0-0 4, Heigelmann 2 0-0 4, Ulrich 2 0-2 4, Murray 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 15 2-6 34.
3-Pointers (2): Eisaman, Jascoe
Team FT: 2-6 33%
Fouls: 12-9 Tallmadge
Turnovers: 13-12 Louisville
Records: Louisville 3-6
