Lions Beat Malcolm (12-8-11)
Louisville girls 65, Malcolm 48

The Louisville girls basketball team, behind the play of senior forward Natalie Minchow, defeated the visiting Malcolm Clippers, 65-48.

Minchow scored nine of her career high 17 points in the second quarter when the Lions, who led by just four after the first period, mounted a 34-21 advantage at the intermission.

Malcolm attempted a rally at the start of the third period, scoring on four of their first five possessions of the quarter, lowering Louisville’s lead to 34-28. But the Lions answered by outscoring the Clippers, 17-6, the rest of the quarter, taking a 51-34 lead into the final eight minutes.

Louisville led by as many as 21 points in the fourth period before Kayla Locke connected on a pair of 3s late in the game to reduce the margin as the Lions settled for the 65-48 win.

While Minchow was the only Lion in double-figure scoring, Sam Lane and Morgan Dittberner added nine apiece, Sydney Stander added eight points and sophomore LeighAnn Novotny came off the bench, scoring seven, all in the first half of play.

“We responded when Malcolm made a couple of runs at us,” said Louisville head coach Wally Johnson. “We’ve played four games in eight days and our legs looked tired. Our style of play is taxing on the body.”

The Lions have a week off before hosting Johnson County Central next Friday, December 16 with tip-off set for 6:00 p.m.
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
 
Louisville
12
22
17
14
=
65
  
Malcolm
8
13
13
14
=
48
  

Louisville
2FG/FGA
3FG-FGA
FT-
FTA
Reb
Ast
F
Tot. Pts.
Stander, Sydney
4-7
0-0
0-0
1
2
4
8
Zaracki, Taylor
0-4
0-0
1-2
6
7
1
1
Lane, Sam
4-13
0-0
1-2
7
2
4
9
Minchow, Natalie
6-20
0-1
5-8
10
3
2
17
Dittberner, Morgan
1-10
1-3
4-4
3
2
3
9
Dean, Tori
1-3
0-0
0-0
5
0
3
2
Vice, Mahlory
0-0
0-0
0-0
2
1
0
0
Holl, Raegan
0-3
0-0
1-2
1
0
2
1
Higginbotham, Paige
1-1
0-0
0
1
0
0
2
Derby, Carlee
2-4
0-0
0-2
1
1
0
4
Marcoe, Jordyn
0-6
0-0
3-6
7
2
4
3
Zahn, McKenna
1-1
0-0
0-0
1
0
1
2
Novotny, LeighAnn
2-2
0-0
3-4
1
0
1
7
Totals
22-74
1-4
18-30
46
20
25
65
   
Malcolm
2FG/FGA
3FG-FGA
FT-
FTA
F
Tot. Pts.
Kali Bratrsovsky
1
0
3-3
4
5
Madison Nutter
0
0
0-0
1
0
Tessa Sunse
1
0
0-0
4
2
Emily Locke
0
0
2-4
1
2
Emma Beal
0
0
0-0
4
0
Malicia Lynn
1
0
3-4
0
5
Alex Brockhaus
3
0
6-15
4
12
Kayla Locke
4
2
8-14
3
22
Totals
10
2
22-40
21
48
  Statistics are unofficial  
 

Sam Lane (31) attempts to block the shot of Malcolm's Tessa Dunse during the 65-48 Lion win.

 

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Clippers Defeat Lions (12-8-11)
Malcolm 61, Louisville boys 52

The Malcolm Clippers defeated Louisville 61-52 in an ECNC match-up in the Lions’ gymnasium.

The first half featured seven ties and 13 lead changes between the two squads before Malcolm’s Tyler Webster dropped in a 3 pointer with 2 seconds remaining in the half, giving the Clippers a 33-29 lead heading into the locker room.

The Lions gained on Malcolm in the third period, down by just two points at 40-38 entering the fourth quarter. But the Clippers converted 13 of 19 free throws in the fourth quarter, led by Jackson Schumacher, who scored five of his game-high 21 points in the final frame.

Tucker Anderson led all Louisville scorers with 16 points followed by Colt Johannsen’s nine tallies. In addition to Schumacher, three other Clippers scored in double figures.

"I was very proud of our effort tonight," said Louisville head coach Colin Lansman. "It was a battle all night and I thought we fought hard. Malcolm did a great job of finishing inside and some of their guards stepped up and knocked down some big shots. It was a back-and-forth game all night, and Malcolm made 13 free throws in the 4th to stretch the lead and secure the win."

The Lions play host to Ashland-Greenwood on Saturday with start time set for 4:30 p.m.

 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
 
Louisville
11
18
9
14
=
52
  
Malcolm
12
21
7
21
=
61
  
               
Louisville
2FG/FGA
3FG-FGA
FT-
FTA
Rebs
Ass't
Stls
F
Tot. Pts.
Zyla, Jake
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
Anderson, Tucker
6-16
0-2
4-8
4
6
3
4
16
Lutz, Zach
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
Petersen, Mitch
1-2
2-10
0-0
3
0
0
4
8
Long, Sam
3-12
0-0
0-2
6
0
1
3
6
Snodgrass, Jake
3-8
0-0
1-2
13
3
2
5
7
Bouvier, Josh
0-0
2-4
0-0
1
0
0
1
6
Snodgrass, Clayton
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
Johannsen, Colt
1-3
0-0
7-10
6
0
1
3
9
Totals
14-41
4-16
12-22
33
9
7
20
52
Opponent totals
10-22
4-22
4-9
-
-
-
16
36
  Statistics are unofficial  
   

Malcom
2FG/FGA
3FG-FGA
FT-
FTA
Rebs
Ass't
Stls
F
Tot. Pts.
Ryan Larsen
0
0
0
-
-
-
0
0
Jarren Zimmerman
5
0
2-5
-
-
-
4
12
Caleb Dostal
0
0
0-0
-
-
-
0
0
Tyler Webster
0
2
5-8
-
-
-
1
11
Dustin Churchwell
0
0
0-0
-
-
-
0
0
Austin Kester
2
1
0-0
-
-
-
4
7
Ty Sackett
2
1
3-4
-
-
-
3
10
Jordan Bogue
0
0
0-0
-
-
-
0
0
Wade Scripter
0
0
0-0
-
-
-
0
0
Dakota Pitts
0
0
0-0
-
-
-
0
0
Jackson Schumacher
8
0
5-8
-
-
-
4
21
Sam Behlen
0
0
0-0
-
-
-
1
0
Trevor Carroll
0
0
0-0
-
-
-
1
0
Totals
17
4
15-25
26
13
-
18
61
  Statistics are unofficial  
   
 


Jake Snodgrass (40) of Louisville defends against Austin Kester of Malcolm during the Clipper victory.

 

 



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