Leopards Smash South, But Miss Postseason
Louisville 41, Canton South 14
The Louisville Leopards Varsity Football Team downed the visiting Canton South Wildcats 41-14 on 
Senior Night Friday at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With the win, Louisville finishes 7-3 overall and 6-1 in the NBC. The Leopards narrowly missed the postseason to 8th Seed Akron East when the final rankings were calculated.
Quarterback Brody Hahn finished 14 of 20 for 322 yards and had 5 touchdowns through the air to lead the Leopards. He also finished with 10 carries for 52 yards and a touchdown on the ground.
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After connecting with Tyler Adams for monster numbers a week ago at Salem, Hahn hit three different 
receivers for touchdowns against Canton South. Max Hartline had a huge night catching 5 passes for 152 yards and a pair of scores. Hartline turned a short pass into a 68 yard touchdown reception on the first play of Louisville’s second drive.
Receivers Jack Davis and Logan Thomas each had breakout games as well. Thomas made 5 catches for 69 yards and caught a 33 yard score in the third quarter that made it 34-0. Davis had 3 catches for 95 yards and caught touchdown passes from 37 and 41 yards away. His first quarter touchdown grab came on a 4th-and-12 play.
Defensive Back Corey White tipped a pass high into the air and managed to come down with it for the Leopards only takeaway on defense. Louisville’s only other takeaway came on special teams during their only punt of the first half. Gavin Birone recovered what was ruled a muff punt on the Canton South 35 to set up their third touchdown drive of the opening quarter.
The Leopards out-gained the Wildcats in total yardage 459-273 which included a stunning 322-6 edge in passing. Louisville held Canton South to just one pass completion in 10 attempts.
The Wildcats did find success on the ground with 267 yards on 46 carries. J.C. Phillippi finished as Canton South’s leading rusher with 10 carries for 110 yards including a 57 yard fourth quarter run. Dajohn Ezell also ran in a touchdown from 4 yards out earlier in the period on a 4th-and-2 play.
The Leopards were led on the ground by Runningback Gavin VanZant who finished with 9 carries for 68 yards.
With the victory, Louisville has now defeated Canton South in 4 straight meetings as well as 8 of the last 9 overall. The Leopards now lead the all-time series 53-18-3, which includes a 28-8-1 record in games played at Louisville.
Prior to the contest, the Leopards honored their many Senior Players, Cheerleaders, and Band Members! Leopard Nation would like to thank you all for your hard work and dedication on making this another successful season of Leopards Football!
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Full Statistics
Scoring Summary
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Canton South 0-0-0-14–14
Louisville 21-7-6-7–41
1st Qtr:
L – 8:14 – Brody Hahn 2 yd run
Hannah Baughman PAT
6 plays 73 yds
L – 6:20 – Max Hartline 68 yd pass from Brody Hahn
Hannah Baughman PAT
1 play 68 yds
L – 1:59 – Jack Davis 37 pass from Brody Hahn
Hannah Baughman PAT
4 plays 35 yds
2nd Qtr:
L – 0:27 – Jack Davis 41 yd pass from Brody Hahn
Hannah Baughman PAT
4 plays 52 yds
3rd Qtr:
L – 9:39 – Logan Thomas 33 yd pass from Brody Hahn
Pass Failed
6 plays 83 yds
4th Qtr:
CS – 7:47 – Dajohn Ezell 4 yd run
Noah Franks PAT
12 plays 46 yds
L – 5:31 – Max Hartline 7 yd rpass from Brody Hahn
Hannah Baughman PAT
6 plays 61 yds
CS – 4:32 – J.C. Phillippi 57 yd run
Noah Franks PAT
1 play 57 yds
Team Statistics
First Downs: Canton South: 14
Louisville: 16
Rushing: Canton South: 46 carries for 267 yds
Louisville: 25 carries for 137 yds
Passing: Canton South: 1 of 10 for 6 yds 0 TD’s 1 INT
Louisville: 14 of 20 for 322 yds 5 TD’s 1 INT
Fumbles / Lost: Canton South: 1 / 1
Louisville: 0 / 0
Penalties / Yds: Canton South: 1 / 10
Louisville: 1 / 5
3rd Down Conversions: Canton Soulth: 7 /12
Louisville: 4 / 7
4th Down Conversions: Canton South: 2 / 4
Louisville: 0 / 3
Individual Statistics
Rushing: Canton South: J.C. Phillippi: 10 carries for 110 yds 1 TD
Louisville: Gavin Van Zant: 9 carries for 68 yds
Brody Hahn: 10 carries for 52 yds 1 TD
Sean McKinney: 3 casrries for 14 yds
Tyler Adams: 1 carry for 4 yds
Receiving: Canton South: Nicholas Blackmer: 1 catch for 6 yds
Louisville: Max Hartline: 5 catches for 152 yds 2 TD’s
Logan Thomas: 5 catches for 69 yds 1 TD
Jack Davis: 3 catches for 95 yds 2 TD’s
Tyler Adams: 1 catch for 6 yds
Passing: Canton South: Silas Snyder: 1 of 9 for 6 yds 0 TD’s 1 INT
Briody Hahn: 14 of 20 for 322 yds 5 TD’s 1 INT
Records: Louisville 7-3, 6-1; Canton South 2-8, 2-5
