In their first home game of the 2023 season, Louisville High School will welcome Northwest High School for a Week 3 face-off - here on Big Time Sports!
The Indians will play the Leopards for the second consecutive season after Louisville won a 16-6 matchup last season in Canal Fulton.
The Leopards have won their last four games against the Indians, dating back to 2008. Louisville is 17-5 all-time against Northwest, including an 8-3 record in home matchups.
THE DUBS
WHO: Louisville Leopards vs. Northwest Indians
WHAT: Varsity Football on Big Time Sports
WHEN (GAME): Friday, Sep. 1, 7:00 p.m.
WHEN (BROADCAST): Friday, Sep. 1, 11 p.m.; Saturday, Sep. 2, 9 a.m.
WHERE (GAME LOCATION): Leopard Stadium, Louisville, Ohio
WHERE (BROADCAST): Spectrum 15 & 989; MCT 128
WHERE (STREAM): https://bigtimesportsohio.com or on the FREE LBN App on your favorite smart device. Just search for Local Broadcast Network in your preferred app store!
THE TEAMS
LOUISVILLE (1-1)
The Leopards avenged their opening-season loss at New Philadelphia with a 22-0 win at Zanesville, earning head coach Chris Kappas his first win at Louisville.
In their first shutout since 2016, the Leopards held the Blue Devils to 74 offensive yards, including just two rushing yards on 29 carries. They also forced four Zanesville fumbles and intercepted two passes.
Louisville quarterback Owen Burick completed 12-of-26 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns. In two games, the senior has 34 completions out of 58 passing attempts, with 455 passing yards, three touchdown passes, and two interceptions. Burick also ran for 60 yards in 10 carries against the Blue Devils, totaling 84 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns.
Junior Owen DiMarzio has rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns, while Cam Dougherty broke out a 94-yard outing against Zanesville.
Braiden Hershey leads Louisville in receptions (eight), and is second in receiving yards (104), after leading the Leopards with four catches and 61 yards in Week 2. Austin Wade has accumulated a team-best 115 receiving yards.
NORTHWEST (0-2)
The Indians are searching for their first win of the season, after dropping a pair of contests (35-6 vs Norton; 31-21 at Marlington) to open the year.
In their loss to the Dukes - the first for Northwest since 2010 - the Indians jumped out to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter on a pair of touchdown passes from Chase Badger to Landen Cross.
However, the Dukes scored 24 consecutive points while shutting out Northwest for the remainder of the game.
Cross finished the game with three catches for 63 yards, while Connor Satterfield totaled 45 rushing yards and a touchdown on nine carries.
Head coach John DeMarco is 22-12 in his fourth season as the Indians' head coach.
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