Leopards Fall in Final Minutes to West Branch 16-14 – Freshman Football
West Branch 16, Louisville 14
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The Louisville Leopards Freshman Football Team fell to the visiting West Branch Warriors 16-14 in their season opener Thursday Evening at Louisville Leopards Stadium.
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Dougherty Runs for a Pair of 3 Yard Touchdowns
Runningback Camden Dougherty scored on a pair of 3 yard touchdown runs to lead Louisville on offense. Dougherty broke the ice with 6:01 left in the second quarter to give the Leopards a 7-0 lead. He later put LHS in front 14-8 with just 1:52 left in the game. Kicker Seth Colley converted both point after kicks for LHS.
Dougherty’s first touchdown was setup by a fumble recovery and 25 yard run by Brayden Gross. Louisville’s fourth quarter score came two plays after quarterback Cooper Rice hooked up with wide receiver Kolton Loy for a 45 yard gain to the 6 yard line.
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West Branch Answers Back Quickly
The Warriors had a quick answer for each Leopard score. Exactly 100 seconds after Dougherty’s first touchdown, West Branch broke free for a 43 yard touchdown run with 4:21 to go in the first half. They then scored the conversion to go ahead 8-7, a lead they would carry into halftime and throughout the third quarter.
West Branch needed just over a minute to answer the Leopards fourth quarter score. The Warriors went to the air and found the endzone on a 40 yard reception to knot the game at 14-14. A successful quarterback sweep on the two-point conversion try then put them ahead 16-14 with 1:20 left to play.
Louisville was able to journey to the West Branch 28 yard line on their final drive. It would end prematurely as the Warriors came up with a game-clinching interception at the 25 yard line to seal the contest.
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UP NEXT: The Leopards Freshman will next host the Poland Seminary Bulldogs on Thursday, August 26. Game time is set for 5:00 PM from Louisville Leopards Stadium.
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Game Statistics
Scoring Summary
WARRIORS 16, LEOPARDS 14
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
West Branch 0-8-0-8–16
Louisville 0-7-0-7–14
1st Quarter
NO SCORING
2nd Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Camden Dougherty 3 Yard Run (Seth Colley Kick) | LHS 7, WBHS 0, 6:01
WEST BRANCH- ?? 43 Yard Run (Conversion Good) | LHS 7, WBHS 8, 4:21
3rd Quarter
NO SCORING
4th Quarter
LOUISVILLE – Camden Dougherty 3 Yard Run (Seth Colley Kick) | LHS 14, WBHS 8, 2:26
WEST BRANCH – ?? 40 Yard Pass from ?? (?? Run) | LHS 14, WBHS 16, 1:20
Records: West Branch 1-0, Louisville 0-1
