Leopards Leap Past Lions 44-20 – Freshman Football
Louisville 44, Minerva 20
The Louisville Leopards Freshman Football Team defeated the visiting Minerva Lions 44-20 Thursday Evening at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With the victory, Louisville remains unbeaten at 5-0-1 on the season overall and 3-0 against NBC foes.
Brady Vanover ran for three touchdowns on the ground and scored on a conversion run to lead the Leopards. Vanover was the finisher for Louisville running in scores from 4, 4, and 5 yards out.
Quarterback Tyler Jackson threw 3 touchdowns to lead the Leopards aerial attack. Daniel Kennedy caught two of those passes and Andy Larson broke open for a 33 yard scoring reception on the other. Kennedy caught a 9 yard touchdown pass to open the scoring in the first quarter and also scored from 25 yards away near the end of the third. Kennedy also ran in a conversion run and recovered a fumble in the endzone to score another conversion.
After Kennedy’s second touchdown, the Louisville offense was backed up on the conversion try after a false start. It did not matter as Larson caught a pass a few yards short of the endzone, ran to the right, and plunged in for the conversion try to make it 36-20 Leopards with 2:07 left to play.
The Lions threatened twice in the fourth quarter, but the Louisville defense recorded a pair of takeaways to halt any chance of a Minerva comeback. Josh Stafford recovered a fumble in the backfield at the Leopards 27 yard line for the first turnover. Just minutes later, Larson intercepted a Lions pass on the Louisville 13 yard line and returned it 20 yards to halt the Minerva threat.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards are scheduled to travel to Carrollton to take on the Warriors on Thursday, October 5 at 5:30 PM. However, they are also scheduled to travel to Massillon to play the Tigers on the same day at 5:00 PM as a backup option.
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Scoring Summary
LEOPARDS 44, LIONS 20
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Minerva 0-14-6-0–20
Louisville 14-14-8-8–44
1st Quarter
Louisville – Daniel Kennedy 9 Yard Pass from Tyler Jackson (Daniel Kennedy Run) | LHS 8, MHS 0, 6:59
Louisville – Brady Vanover 4 Yard Run (Pass Failed) | LHS 14, MHS 0, 0:24
2nd Quarter
Minerva – #26 60 Yard Pass from #25 (#6 Run) | LHS 14, MHS 8, 6:45
Louisville – Andy Larson 33 Yard Pass from Tyler Jackson (Brady Vanover Run) | LHS 22, MHS 8, 6:13
Minerva – #25 77 Yard Kick Return (Pass Failed) | LHS 22, MHS 14, 5:57
Louisville – Brady Vanover 4 Yard Run (Pass Failed) | LHS 28, MHS 14, 1:09
3rd Quarter
Minerva – #25 Run (Pass Failed) | LHS 28, MHS 20, 4:25
Louisville – Daniel Kennedy 25 Yard Pass from Tyler Jackson (Andy Larson Pass from Tyler Jackson) | LHS 36, MHS 20, 2:07
4th Quarter
Louisville – Brady Vanover 5 Yard Run (Daniel Kennedy Fumble Recovery) | LHS 44, MHS 20, 1:11
Records: Louisville 5-0-1, 3-0
