Minerva Lions at Louisville Leopards 2002 Football Highlights
The Leopards shutout the Lions 27-0 on October 25, 2002 to finish the season a perfect 10-0 and as a result were crowned DII AP Poll Champions for the first time in school history.
The Leopards shutout the Lions 27-0 on October 25, 2002 to finish the season a perfect 10-0 and as a result were crowned DII AP Poll Champions for the first time in school history.
Curtis Elsass rushed for 122 yards & 3 touchdowns and Gary Whaley passed for 213 yards & 2 touchdowns as the Leopards defeated the Ravens 34-23 on August 23, 2002.
Justin Boudler had 149 yards receiving & caught 2 touchdown passes from Gary Whaley to lead Louisville past Kent Roosevelt 33-6. Anthony Desiato also rushed for two touchdowns.
Louisville scored touchdowns on their first four possessions before cruising to a 32-0 shutout of visiting Marlington. Gary Whaley scored 3 total touchdowns and both Curtis Elsass & Justin Boudler recorded two scores.
Josh Vacha racked up 229 yards of offense, ran for a touchdown, and connected with John Stallings for two touchdowns during the Leopards playoff-clinching 35-22 victory over host Minerva back on October 24, 2003.
Curtis Elsass ran for 211 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Leopards past the Ravens 39-0. Anthony Desiato also scored two touchdowns & the Louisville defense held Ravenna to just 60 yards.
Gary Whaley finished with 106 yards passing and threw a touchdown pass to Jacob Burkhart to lead the Leopards to a 7-6 win over 1st place West Branch. Curtis Elsass also rushed for 106 yards.
Despite losing their star runningback, the Leopards grouped together to demolish the Dukes 35-3 to clinch their fourth straight NBC Title. Louisville out-gained Marlington 362-87 and had more first downs by a count of 25-6.
Gary Whaley threw for 356 Yards and 4 Touchdowns to lead the Leopards who racked up 625 yards of offense during their 61-13 thrashing of the visiting Spartans 61-13 back on October 11, 2002.
Marc Zustin had 3 interceptiosn including a pick six to lead Louisville to a 33-0 shutout win at Carrollton. The Leopards Defensive Line helped produce 4 fumbles, 13 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks during the win.