Leopards Fall in Opener to Big Red 44-18 – Freshman Football

By Leopard Nation · Published August 18, 2022 · Updated August 20, 2022

Owen Dimarzio Louisville Leopards Freshman Football Vs. Steubenville Big Red 2022

Steubenville 44, Louisville 18

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The Louisville Leopards Freshman Football Team fell to the visiting Steubenville Big Red 44-18 in their season opener Thursday Evening at Louisville Leopards Stadium.

Down 24-0, Louisville got on the board late in the second quarter when quarterback Gabe Stoffer found Owen Dimarzio for a short touchdown pass. Stoffer then threw to Colten Norris to cut the Leopard deficit to 24-8 by halftime.

Louisville special teams closed the gap more in the third quarter when they blocked a Big Red punt out of the back of the endzone to make it 24-10. The Leopards drove down the field and looked poised to to cut their disadvantage to a single touchdown. However, the Big Red came up with a clutch takeaway as they intercepted a Louisville pass on their own 2 yard line.

Steubenville scored a 98 yard touchdown on the next play to up their lead to 32-10 with 1:50 to go in the third quarter. The Big Red would then add a second straight touchdown in the fourth quarter to take a commanding 38-10 advantage.

The Leopards responded with a scoring drive that ended with quarterback Anderson Kandel finding Norris for a 25 yard touchdown strike. Kandle then passed to Drew Gaspar on the conversion try as Louisville pulled to within 38-18 with four minutes remaining in the game.

Steubenville answered right back with their sixth touchdown of the game a few minutes later, finalizing the score at 44-18.

UP NEXT: The Louisville Leopards Freshman Football Team will next travel to take on the Poland Seminary Buldlogs on Thursday, August 25 at 5:00 PM.

Cover Photo By The Louisville Herald

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