Kolten Barker won district in 126 and qualified for state for the third straight year. Kaiden Barker and Colton Rhoads both took 3rd, Aric Criss 4th, and Jakeb Beard 5th at the DII Kenston District Tournament.
#3 seed Louisville defeated #6 Streetsboro 58-11 in the semifinals and #7 Madison 40-27 in the district championship to earn their fifth trip to the state dual tournament in as many seasons. Colton Rhoads won by fall in both matches to lead the Leopards who improve to 7-1 on the season in duals.
Louisville won 7 matches by fall in roaring past Tuslaw 58-15 in the home opener. Colton Rhoads, Logan Demos, Kolten Barker, Blake Balderson, Wyatt Smith, Micah Bricker, & Jake Beard all won by pin for the Leopards.
Owen Burick account for 135 total yards of offense and scored the Leopards lone touchdown in the fourth quarter of their 41-8 loss the visiting Big Red. Brady Hawk and Kolton Loy also recovered fumbles for the Louisville defense as LHS finished 1-9.
Dominic Hoffarth and Dylan Rhoads both captured their first district titles as Louisville placed 5th at the DII Garfield Heights District Tournament. Kolten Barker also took 3rd to qualify for state and Connor Novosel finished in 5th.
Dominic Hoffarth, Connor Novosel, Dylan Rhoads, and Wyatt Smith all earned sectional titles in leading Louisville to its sixth consecutive team sectional championship. Kolten Barker and Beau Nezbeth both finished as sectional runner-ups as 10 different Leopards advanced to the district tournament.
Louisville defeated Salem 45-27 in the semifinals before downing Canfield 51-30 in the DII Perry Lower District Finals to advance to the OHSWCA Team Dual State Tournament for the 4th straight season. The Leopards are now 9-0 in dual matches this season.
Blake Balderson, Ben Bendle, and Luke Seaman all won by fall in both matches as the Leopards defeated the Cardinals 63-10 and the host Spartans 50-24. Louisville remains perfect in dual matches on the season improving to 7-0.
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Dominic Hoffarth, Wyatt Smith, Jude Yeager had back-to-back-to-back pins to highlight the Leopards victory over the visiting Knights. Louisville remains undefeated at 5-0 on the season in dual matches.
