Magics Trick Leopards 72-35
The Leopards were led by Joe Crank with 12 points and Blake Hoover who also scored 10. Louisville is now 4-16 on the season.
The Leopards were led by Joe Crank with 12 points and Blake Hoover who also scored 10. Louisville is now 4-16 on the season.
The Leopards defeated West Branch 35-31 Saturday to win the Freshman Tournament and finish 50-0 against the NBC since the 7th Grade. Louisville defeated Carrollton & Green to lead up to the final game.
Louisville drew the 11th Seed and will play North Canton Hoover in the DI Alliance District Tournament Sectional Semifinals on Tuesday, February 26 at 7:30 PM.
Joe Crank, Blake Hoover, Bryce Mathie, and Drew Noble all scored 11 and Pavin Parks adding 10 to lead the Leopards to a road win Friday. The win snaps a 10-game losing streak.
The Leopards defeated Salem 41-30 back on January 31, but fell to Alliance 57-16 Thursday night. Louisville finishes 5-11 overall and 2-5 in conference play.
The Lady Leopards closed out their NBC Schedule with a 52-37 road victory at Canton South. Their 12-2 league record gives them a share of the NBC along with West Branch at 12-2.
Blake Hoover led the Leopards with 12 points and Bryce Mathie also added 8 points. Lucas Strouble scored 24 points for the Dukes who kept their NBC hopes alive.
Clara Lemmon led all scorers with 10 points, while Emily Nees and Rachel Zeller each added 7 to lead the Lady Leps past the Alliance.
Bryce Mathie hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of regulation to force overtime, but the Minerva took the game in the extra period 59-51 over visiting Louisville.
The Leopards ran the table to a perfect 14-0 in conference play and finished the season 15-3 overall. In their final three games they defeated Salem 42-27, beat Alliance 67-27, and lost to Central Catholic 35-26.