Louisville Falls to #1 Ranked South Range in 49-28 Shootout – Varsity Football
#1 South Range 49, Louisville 28
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The Louisville Leopards Varsity Football Team fell to the visiting South Range Raiders 49-28 on Senior Night Friday at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With their third straight loss, Louisville drops to 3-6 on the season.
Game Stats | Scoring Summary | Team Stats | Individual Stats
Stoffer Leads Leps with 215 Yards & 3 Touchdowns
In his first start at quarterback, Gabe Stoffer accounted for 215 total yards of offense and ran for 3 touchdowns. He carried the ball on 31 of the Leopards 63 offensive plays and amassed 126 yards on the ground. Stoffer scored on runs of 1, 6, and 3 yards.
Stoffer also completed 8 of 19 passes for 89 yards. Ashton Marshall was his top target hauling in 4 catches for 69 yards which included a 35 yard reception on the first play of Louisville’s third touchdown drive. The pair also connected to convert a 3rd-and-10, 3rd-and-11, and on a conversion pass from the 7 yard line following a penalty. Marshall also accounted for the Leopards only takeaway when he recovered Parker Daum’s onside kick with a little over nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
Toy Leads Raiders to 14-0 Lead Out of the Gate
South Range wasted no time in showing why they are the top ranked team in Division V. The Raiders set the tone on the first play of scrimmage when Nate Lewis hauled in an over the shoulder 27 yard completion down the left sideline from quarterback Tristan Toy. Toy would later convert a 3rd-and-2 before finding the endzone from 2 yards out to cap off a 9 play, 71 yard scoring drive. Luke Starkey’s extra point was true putting South Range in front 7-0 just 3:39 into the contest.
Toy showed his versatility on Louisville’s opening possession. He stepped in front of a pass at the 44 yard line and took it to the house for an interception return touchdown. Starkey hit the extra point again to put the Raiders ahead 14-0 with 5:08 left in the first quarter.
Rice Answers with 85 Yard Kick Return TD
The Leopards had an immediate answer to Toy’s pick six with a house call of their own. Cooper Rice hauled in the ensuing kickoff at the Louisville 15, found a seam to the right, broke one tackle, and sprinted untouched the rest of the way down the right sideline for an 85 yard kick return touchdown. Parker Daum hit the extra point to chop the South Range lead in half at 14-7.
The kick return touchdown is Leopards’ first in 7 years. Max Hartline took Louisville’s last kickoff 87 yards to the house in the first quarter of the Leopards 38-21 win at West Branch on October 13, 2017.
Leopards Fight Back, Raiders Answer
In the second quarter, Louisville pieced together a 14-play, 73-yard drive that culminated in a 1-yard touchdown run by Gabe Stoffer. The Leopards’ extra point attempt failed, but they had pulled within one, 14-13, with 7:23 remaining in the half.
However, South Range quickly countered with back-to-back long touchdown runs. Dylan Smesko sprinted 38 yards for a score just 24 seconds after Louisville’s second touchdown. Two minutes later, Aiden Dominguez exploded for a 67-yard touchdown on the Raiders’ first play of their next drive, putting South Range up 28-13 at halftime.
Stoffer Keeps Leopards in the Game
After South Range added another touchdown early in the third quarter—a 29-yard pass from Toy to Troy Combs—Louisville continued to fight. Stoffer scored his second touchdown of the game on a 6-yard run, cutting the Raiders’ lead to 35-20. The score capped a quick four-play, 50-yard drive, with a key 35-yard pass from Stoffer to Ashton Marshall setting up the touchdown.
South Range answered again with a methodical 10-play, 76-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard touchdown run from Dominguez, pushing the Raiders’ lead back to 42-20.
Leopards’ Late Rally Falls Short
Louisville showed their resilience in the fourth quarter. Stoffer added his third rushing touchdown of the night, a 3-yard score, and then connected with Ashton Marshall on a two-point conversion to bring the Leopards within 42-28 with 9:16 remaining. Despite their efforts, the Raiders responded again as Toy raced 55 yards for his second rushing touchdown, sealing the 49-28 victory for South Range.
Big Night for Toy
For South Range, Tristan Toy was the star, accounting for three touchdowns—two on the ground and one through the air. Aiden Dominguez also had a big night, rushing for 157 yards and two scores, including the game-changing 67-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The Raiders’ offense racked up 453 yards of total offense, including 366 yards on the ground.
South Range’s defense forced three turnovers on the night. Gavin Hiscox intercepted a pass deep down field one play after the Leopards recovered an onside kick down 42-28. Jimmy Powell later hauled in the game-sealing interception with 1:11 left in the contest.
Louisville Vs. South Range All-Time Series
The Raiders have now defeated the Leopards in back-to-back seasons. South Range now leads the all-time series 2-1 overall and the series is an even 1-1 in games played at Louisville Leopards Stadium. The Leopards won the first matchup at home 27-6 back in 2018 and the Raiders won on their home field last season 38-8.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to take on the Wooster Generals on Friday, October 18. Game time is set for 7:00 PM from Follis Field.
Upcoming Leopard Football Schedule
October 19 – Louisville JV At South Range, 11:00 – Rominger Stadium
October 24 – Louisville Freshman Vs. Wooster, 5:00 – Louisville Leopards Stadium
October 25 – Louisville Varsity At Wooster, 7:00 – Follis Field
October 26 – Louisville JV Vs. Wooster, 10:00 – Louisville Leopards Stadium
Louisville Opponents Week 9 Schedule
Friday, October 18
New Philadelphia 38, at West Holmes 31
Alliance 41, at Minerva 7
Northwest 38, at Triway 21
Salem 46, at Marlington 0
at North Canton Hoover 18, Lake 17
Lake Catholic 31, at Canton Central Catholic 12
at Canfield 34, Howland 0
Perry 21, at Green 16
Ashland 24, at Wooster 14
Playoff Chances 56% – Win and In at Wooster
The Leopards currently have a 56% chance to make the playoffs. If they win at Wooster their chances increased to 78%, but if they lose the drop all the way down to 1%. Louisville has a 76% chance to play at top seeded Walsh Jesuit in the opening round of the playoffs if they make it in.
Credit: Probability Numbers from Drew Pasteur’s Fantastic 50
DII, Region 5 Playoff Picture Post Week 9
| Current Rank |
Rated W-L |
ID # | Mailing City | School | Current Average |
Level 1 | Level 2 | L2 divisor (current) |
Playoff Status (unofficial) |
max Avg (win out) |
min Avg (win out) |
max Avg (lose out) |
min Avg (lose out) |
L2 divisor (final) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9-0 | 1614 | Cuyahoga Falls | Walsh Jesuit | 30.3444 | 53.5 | 244.0 | 100 | clinched top 4 (home) | 37.6500 | 33.6000 | 34.3500 | 30.3000 | 100 |
| 2 | 7-2 | 724 | Akron | Archbishop Hoban | 22.4167 | 40.5 | 172.0 | 96 | clinched top 8 (home) | 31.3667 | 26.3667 | 26.8104 | 22.4875 | 96 |
| 3 | 6-3 | 670 | Uniontown | Green | 19.2556 | 36.5 | 152.0 | 100 | clinched top 8 (home) | 25.4000 | 23.0500 | 21.8000 | 19.4500 | 100 |
| 4 | 7-2 | 148 | Austintown | Austintown-Fitch | 19.1167 | 42.0 | 144.5 | 100 | clinched playoff spot | 27.4500 | 23.2500 | 23.4500 | 19.2500 | 100 |
| 5 | 7-2 | 1116 | Macedonia | Nordonia | 17.2424 | 42.0 | 124.5 | 99 | clinched playoff spot | 22.7798 | 19.8000 | 20.3616 | 17.3818 | 99 |
| 6 | 5-4 | 740 | Hudson | Hudson | 14.7889 | 30.5 | 114.0 | 100 | clinched playoff spot | 18.7000 | 17.5000 | 16.8500 | 15.6500 | 100 |
| 7 | 6-3 | 730 | North Canton | Hoover | 14.4556 | 36.5 | 104.0 | 100 | clinched playoff spot | 21.3500 | 19.0000 | 17.0000 | 14.6500 | 100 |
| 8 | 5-4 | 238 | Youngstown | Boardman | 14.1111 | 27.0 | 110.0 | 99 | clinched playoff spot | 19.6276 | 16.6684 | 16.8837 | 13.9245 | 98 |
| 9 | 6-3 | 692 | Warren | Warren G Harding | 14.0808 | 34.0 | 102.0 | 99 | clinched playoff spot | 22.6364 | 18.5455 | 17.7939 | 13.7030 | 99 |
| 10 | 5-4 | 822 | Uniontown | Lake | 12.5253 | 30.0 | 91.0 | 99 | clinched playoff spot | 19.3576 | 16.4788 | 15.0707 | 12.1919 | 99 |
| 11 | 4-5 | 1312 | Painesville | Riverside | 11.5556 | 23.0 | 90.0 | 100 | control own destiny | 17.7995 | 15.5773 | 13.6131 | 11.3909 | 99 |
| 12 | 3-6 | 1440 | Willoughby | South | 9.4242 | 18.0 | 73.5 | 99 | control own destiny | 13.9152 | 12.2485 | 10.8909 | 9.2242 | 99 |
| 13 | 4-5 | 980 | Mayfield | Mayfield | 7.8687 | 24.0 | 51.5 | 99 | 12.3434 | 10.0202 | 9.9253 | 7.6020 | 99 | |
| 14 | 6-1 | 782 | Cleveland | John Adams | 7.6863 | 32.5 | 21.0 | 69 | control own destiny | 14.1507 | 11.7978 | 10.3125 | 7.9596 | 68 |
| 15 | 4-5 | 592 | Akron | Firestone | 7.5500 | 22.5 | 50.5 | 100 | 10.8000 | 9.4500 | 9.6500 | 8.3000 | 100 | |
| 16 | 4-5 | 801 | Akron | Garfield | 6.4944 | 22.0 | 40.5 | 100 | 11.2000 | 9.7000 | 7.8000 | 6.8000 | 100 | |
| 17 | 2-7 | 1428 | Solon | Solon | 6.3389 | 12.5 | 49.5 | 100 | 11.1500 | 9.8500 | 7.5000 | 6.2000 | 100 | |
| 18 | 4-5 | 790 | Cleveland | John Hay | 6.3333 | 21.0 | 38.0 | 95 | 12.5387 | 10.2806 | 8.4441 | 6.1860 | 93 | |
| 19 | 3-6 | 902 | Louisville | Louisville | 6.1667 | 15.5 | 44.0 | 99 | 8.6652 | 8.2611 | 6.9540 | 6.5500 | 99 | |
| 20 | 3-6 | 1408 | Shaker Heights | Shaker Heights | 6.1500 | 18.0 | 41.5 | 100 | 11.4500 | 9.0500 | 7.7500 | 5.9500 | 100 | |
| 21 | 3-6 | 350 | Twinsburg | Twinsburg | 6.0944 | 17.5 | 41.5 | 100 | 9.3500 | 7.7000 | 7.5500 | 5.9000 | 100 | |
| 22 | 3-6 | 1122 | Eastlake | North | 5.2727 | 17.0 | 33.5 | 99 | 10.4823 | 8.9672 | 6.5990 | 5.0838 | 99 | |
| 23 | 2-6 | 540 | Euclid | Euclid | 3.9000 | 12.0 | 24.0 | 100 | control own destiny | 14.2500 | 13.6500 | 4.8000 | 3.6000 | 100 |
| 24 | 2-7 | 1492 | Stow | Stow-Munroe Falls | 3.1333 | 12.0 | 18.0 | 100 | mathematically eliminated | 6.5500 | 5.3500 | 4.2000 | 3.0000 | 100 |
| 25 | 2-7 | 444 | Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls | 2.7556 | 9.5 | 17.0 | 100 | mathematically eliminated | 4.7500 | 3.8000 | 3.6000 | 2.6500 | 100 |
| 26 | 2-7 | 632 | Garfield Heights | Garfield Heights | 2.6973 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 98 | mathematically eliminated | 4.5412 | 3.4072 | 3.7304 | 2.5964 | 97 |
| 27 | 1-8 | 1384 | Akron | St Vincent-St Mary | 1.1723 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 98 | mathematically eliminated | 6.3041 | 5.7429 | 1.6724 | 1.1112 | 98 |
| 28 | 0-9 | 1120 | Akron | North | 0.0000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | mathematically eliminated | 2.8000 | 2.2500 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 100 |
Credit: Harbin Point Calculations and Information from joeeitel.com
Note: Euclid (2-6) still needs to play their week 8 game on Saturday Vs. Cleveland Heights (4-4).
49-28 Scorigami?
Scorigami! While two previous games have ended in a 48-28 score, a Louisville football game has never ended in a 49-28 result until now.
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South Range at Louisville Football Game Statistics
Scoring Summary
RAIDERS AT LEOPARDS
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
South Range 14-14-14-7–49
Louisville 7-6-7-8–28
1st Quarter
SOUTH RANGE – Tristan Toy 2 Yard Run (Luke Starkey Kick) | LHS 0, SRHS 7, 8:21
9 Plays, 71 Yards
SOUTH RANGE – Tristan Toy 44 Yard Interception Return (Luke Starkey Kick) | LHS 0, SRHS 14, 5:08
LOUISVILLE – Cooper Rice 85 Yard Kick Return (Parker Daum Kick) | LHS 7, SRHS 14, 4:55
2nd Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Gabe Stoffer 1 Yard Run (Kick Failed) | LHS 13, SRHS 14, 7:23
14 Plays, 73 Yards
SOUTH RANGE – Dylan Smesko 38 Yard Run (Luke Starkey Kick) | LHS 13, SRHS 21, 6:59
2 Plays, 57 Yards
SOUTH RANGE – Aiden Dominguez 67 Yard Run (Luke Starkey Kick) | LHS 13, SRHS 28, 4:54
1 Play, 67 Yards
3rd Quarter
SOUTH RANGE – Troy Combs 29 Yard Pass from Tristan Toy (Luke Starkey Kick) | LHS 13, SRHS 35, 8:45
4 Plays, 52 Yards
LOUISVILLE – Gabe Stoffer 6 Yard Run (Parker Daum Kick) | LHS 20, SRHS 35, 7:50
4 Plays, 50 Yards
SOUTH RANGE – Aiden Dominguez 1 Yard Run (Luke Starkey Kick) | LHS 20, SRHS 42, 2:40
10 Plays, 76 Yards
4th Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Gabe Stoffer 3 Yard Run (Ashton Marshall Pass from Gabe Stoffer) | LHS 28, SRHS 42, 9:16
14 Plays, 65 Yards
SOUTH RANGE – Tristan Toy 55 Yard Run (Luke Starkey Kick) | LHS 28, SRHS 49, 6:48
5 Plays, 83 Yards
Records: South Range 9-0, Louisville 3-6
Team Stats
First Downs
Louisville: 16 (12 Rushing, 4 Passing)
South Range: 18 (15 Rushing, 3 Passing)
Total Offense
Louisville: 63 Plays, 292 Yards, 3 Touchdowns (4.6 Average)
South Range: 46 Plays, 453 Yards, 6 Touchdowns (9.8 Average)
Rushing
Louisville: 44 Carries, 203 Yards, 3 Touchdowns (4.6 Average)
South Range: 39 Carries, 366 Yards, 5 Touchdowns (9.4 Average)
Passing
Louisville: 8 of 19 for 89 Yards, 3 Interceptions
South Range: 5 of 7 for 87 Yards, 1 Touchdown
Fumbles/Lost
Louisville: 0/0
South Range: 1/1
Penalties/Yards
Louisville: 2 for 10 Yards
South Range: 3 for 19 Yards
3rd Down Conversions
Louisville: 7 for 13 (54%)
South Range: 4 for 7 (57%)
4th Down Conversions
Louisville: 2 for 4 (50%)
South Range: 0 for 1 (0%)
Punt Yards
Louisville: 2 Punts, 67 Yards, 40 Long (33.5 Average)
South Range: 1 Punt, 36 Yards
Kick Return Yards
Louisville: 7 Returns, 135 Yards, 85 Long, Touchdown (19.3 Average)
South Range: 4 Returns, 56 Yards (14.0 Average)
Punt Return Yards
Louisville: 1 Return, 1 Yard
South Range: None
Field Goal Attempts
Louisville: None
South Range: None
Individual Stats
Rushing
Louisville
Gabe Stoffer 31 Carries, 126 Yards, 3 Touchdowns
Cam Dougherty 7 Carries, 41 Yards
Owen DiMarzio 6 Carries, 36 Yards
South Range
Aiden Dominguez 17 Carries, 157 Yards, 2 Touchdowns
Tristan Toy 8 Carries, 100 Yards, Touchdown
Dylan Smesko 5 Carries, 89 Yards, Touchdown
Troy Combs 3 Carries, 19 Yards
Nick Toy 3 Carries, 2 Yards
Tommy Valentine 3 Carries, -1 Yards
Passing
Louisville
Gabe Stoffer 8 of 19 for 89 Yards, 3 Interceptions
South Range
Tristan Toy 5 of 7 for 87 Yards, 1 Touchdown
Receiving
Louisville
Ashton Marshall 4 Catches, 69 Yards
Kolton Loy 1 Catch, 9 Yards
Jacob Paumier 1 Catch, 7 Yards
Owen DiMarzio 2 Catches, 4 Yards
South Range
Nate Lewis 4 Catches, 43 Yards
Troy Combs 1 Catch, 29 Yards, Touchdwon
Gaven Nagy 2 Catches, 15 Yards
Kick Returns
Louisville
Cooper Rice 1 Return 85 Yards, Touchdown
Jacob Paumier 2 Returns, 33 Yards, 27 Long (16.5 Average)
Ty Paumier 1 Return, 10 Yards
Owen DiMarzio 2 Returns, 7 Yards, 7 Long (3.5 Average)
Jimmy Crilow 1 Return, 0 Yards
South Range
Tristan Toy 1 Return, 30 Yard
Dylan Smesko 1 Return, 17 Yards
Gavin Hiscox 1 Return, 9 Yards
Jimmy Powell 1 Return, 8 Yards
Punt Returns
Louisville
Gabe Stoffer 1 Return, 1 Yard
South Range
None
Punts
Louisville
Gabe Stoffer 2 Returns, 67 Yards, 40 Long (33.5 Average)
South Range
Jason Vorshak 1 Punt, 36 Yards
