Louisville 44, Minerva 21

The Louisville Leopards ran for 319 of their 431 total offensive yards on the ground during a 44-21 victory over the visiting Minerva Lions Friday Evening at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With the victory, Louisville is now 6-1 overall and 4-0 in NBC play.

Runningback Walter Schrock ran the ball 16 times for 171 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 34 and 69 to lead the Leopards. Quarterback Connor Zwick also ran for 94 yards and scored 2 touchdowns on the ground while also completing 9 of 16 passes for 112 yards through the air.

Louisville took a 14-0 advantage after the opening quarter, but Minerva struck back to cut the deficit to 17-14. Lions Quarterback Storm Angione first completed a 18 yard touchdown strike to Adam Gross and then a 31 yard touchdown pass Dalton Hartshorn. Angione finished the evening 13 of 19 for 142 yards.

The Leopards answered with a 9 play, 56 yard drive that ended with Zwick running up the gut for a 4 yard touchdown with just 11 seconds remaining in the half. Louisville took a 24-14 lead into the break.

As they have all season, the Leopards came out strong in the third quarter to put the game away. Louisville took their opening second half possession and drove 61 yards on 9 plays to take a 31-14 lead. The scoring play consisted of Zwick hitting Kyle Woost for a 29 yard touchdown pass on 4th-and-10. Woost finished as the game’s top receiver with 4 catches for 55 yards. Then, after a defensive stop, Schrock broke free and sprinted 69 yards to give the Leopards comfortable 37-14 lead. Louisville has now outscored their opponents 62-0 in the third quarter this season.

Woost also scored on a 1 yard touchdown run with 9:52 remaining to instate the 30-point mercy rule. However, it did not last long as Hartshorn ran for 70 yards on the first play of the Lions next series and then 4 yards to the endzone on the second play. Hartshorn finished with 107 yards on 15 carries for Minerva.

With the win, the Leopards now lead the all-time series over the Lions 62-20-5 which includes a 30-11-2 edge at Louisville. The Leopards have now won 13 out of their last 14 meetings with the Lions including the last 7 at home.

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to Marlington for a showdown with the Dukes who are also 4-0 in NBC Play. This Week 8 matchup with take place on Friday, October 17 at 7:00 PM.

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Statistics

1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Minerva 0-14-0-7–21
Louisville 14-10-13-7–44

1st Qtr:
L – 5:52 – Zwick 4 yd run
Terra PAT
11 plays 58 yds

L – 2:46 – Schrock 34 yd run
Terra PAT
5 plays 69 yds

2nd Qtr:
M – 8:38 – Gross 18 yd pass from Angione
Haas PAT
11 plays 80 yds

L – 4:42 – Terra 27 yd Field Goal
14 plays 60 yds

M – 1:48 – Hartshorn 31 yd pass from Angione
Haas PAT
6 plays 73 yds

L – 0:11 – Zwick 4 yd run
Terra PAT
9 plays 56 yds

3rd Qtr:
L – 8:37 – Woost 29 yd pass from Zwick
Terra PAT
8 plays 61 yds

L – 6:09 – Schrock 69 yd run
Kick Failed
2 plays 78 yds

4th Qtr:
L – 11:46 – Woost 1 yd run
Terra PAT
9 plays 52 yds

M – 9:52 – Hartshorn 4 yd run
Haas PAT
2 plays 74 yds

Team Stats:
First Downs:
Minerva: 11
Louisville: 25

Rushing:
Minerva: 26 carries for 113 yds
Louisville: 50 carries for 319 yds

Passing:
Minerva: 13 of 19 for 142 yds 2 TD’s 0 INT
Louisville: 9 of 17 for 112 yds 1 TD 1 INT

Fumbles/Lost:
Minerva: 1/1
Louisville: 1/0

3rd Down Conversions:
Minerva: 5/12
Louisville: 7/12

4th Down Conversions:
Minerva: 0/2
Louisville: 1/1

Individual Stats:
Rushing:
Minerva: Dalton Hartshorn – 15 carries for 107 yds 1 TD
Louisville: Walter Schrock – 16 carries for 171 yds 2 TD’s
Connor Zwick – 16 carries for 94 yds 2 TD’s
Kyle Woost – 8 carries for 30 yds 1 TD

Receiving:
Minerva: Billy Eyer – 6 catches for 49 yds
Louisvilel: Kyle Woost – 4 catches for 55 yds 1 TD

Passing:
Minerva: Storm Angione – 13 of 19 for 142 yds 2 TD’s 0 INT
Louisville: Connor Zwick – 9 of 16 for 112 yds 1 TD 1 INT