LOUISVILLE — Northwest (1-0) meets Louisville (2-0) in Week 3 of the OHSAA high school football season on Friday, Sept. 5. This highly-anticipated matchup features two teams with playoff aspirations.
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Luke Seaman seals win for Louisville
Luke Seaman intercepts Northwest at the Northwest 46-yard line with six seconds left to play. Louisville is out in victory formation and will take a knee. Louisville takes the knee. Louisville defeats Northwest 10-3. Louisville improves to 3-0. Northwest falls to 1-1.
Louisville turns ball over on downs
Louisville elects to bring the offense down on fourth down and the throw is incomplete. Northwest takes over at its own 35 with 12 seconds left.
Louisville avoids late turnover
Louisville fumbled on a third down play at the Northwest 35-yard line. The Leopards fell on it with 45 seconds left to avoid an uncomfortable situation. Louisville leads 10-3. We now have just 17 seconds on the clock. Louisville has called timeout and is lining up to punt. Northwest is out of timeouts.
Louisville forces turnover on downs
Louisville forced Northwest to turn the ball over on downs at its own 38 yard line. Louisville takes over with a 10-3 lead and 1:20 remaining. Northwest has two timeouts left.
Logan Allman intercepts Louisville
Logan Allman pulls in the interception in the end zone for Northwest. The ball will come out to the 20. Northwest trails 10-3 with 2:47 to play. Northwest has two timeouts left.
Louisville calls timeout
Louisville brings its offense out of the Northwest timeout. The Leopards lined up in a five-wide receiver shotgun formation before taking a timeout of its own. Louisville leads Northwest 10-3 with 2:55 to play.
Decision time for Louisville
Louisville has it fourth-and-nine at the Northwest 23-yard line with 2:49 to play. Louisville leads 10-3. Northwest has called a timeout to prepare for this down.
Vincent Lattimer injured for Northwest
Lineman Vincent Lattimer is down on the field for Northwest. He was able to get up and walk off under his own power after being down on the field for a bit. Great sign for Northwest. Louisville has it third-and-7 at the Northwest 21.
Owen Wilson recovers Northwest fumble
Northwest seemingly had a first down on a pass completion but the ball squirts out and is recovered by Owen Wilson. Louisville takes over at the Northwest 39 with 5:29 left to play. Louisville leads 10-3. Wilson was shaken up for Louisville on the previous offensive drive. Good to see him back in the game.
Parker Daum extends Louisville lead
Sophomore kicker Parker Daum just absolutely crushed a 36-yard field goal right down the middle. Kick is good. Louisville leads Northwest 10-3 with 5:50 to play in the game.
Louisville defense forces three-and-out
Louisville is going to have great field position. Louisville forced a three-and-out by Northwest and a short punt allows Louisville to take over at the Northwest 34-yard line. Louisville leads 7-3 with 9:55 to play.
Louisville uses trick play to punt ball inside Northwest 10-yard line
Northwest lined up for a field goal and instead punted out of that formation down to the Northwest 10-yard line. Northwest will take over. 10:56 left in the game. Louisville 7, Northwest 3.
Louisville leads Northwest after three quarter
Louisville 7, Northwest 3 after three quarters. Louisville has the ball third-and-12 at the Northwest 37-yard line to start the fourth quarter.
Ben Schanz puts Northwest on scoreboard
Ben Schanz hits a 24-yard field goal with 2:32 to play in the third quarter. Northwest now trails Louisville 7-3. Schanz is one of the better kickers in the area and is close to becoming the all-time scoring leader for Northwest. He is a four-year starter. That kick had plenty of leg.
Northwest recovers short kick near midfield
I’m not sure if it was an attempted onside kick or a squib kick attempt that went awry but Northwest fell on a short kickoff at its own 45-yard line. Northwest has good field position down 7-0 with 7:45 to go in the third quarter.
Owen Wilson breaks the tie for Louisville
Sophomore running back Owen Wilson just took off for a 67-yard touchdown run for Louisville. Wilson burst through the middle of the line and was gone down the right sideline. The extra point by Parker Daum was good. Louisville leads Northwest 7-0 with 7:52 left in the third quarter.
Louisville forces punt to start third quarter
Northwest drives to the Louisville 49-yard line before being forced to punt. The punt is over the head of returner Gabe Stoffer and rolls into the end zone. Louisville will take over from its own 20-yard line. WE have 9:21 left in the third quarter. No score here at Louisville.
Third quarter underway at Louisville
Northwest’s Joey Medure has a nice return to start the third quarter. Medure returns the kickoff out to the Northwest 37-yard line. Northwest will take over on offense from that spot. 11:54 left in the third quarter. Northwest 0, Louisville 0.
Second half set to begin at Louisville
The 2024-2025 state champion Louisville boys basketball team was honored with a special ring ceremony at halftime. Great to see coach Siegfried out on the field. The halftime clock is winding down and the teams are warming up for the start of the second half. Northwest 0, Louisville 0 as we prepare for the third quarter. Northwest will receive the kickoff to start the second half.
Northwest and Louisville scoreless at the half
Northwest 0, Louisville 0 at halftime. Both of these teams have great defenses, are very disciplined and are well coached. Northwest will receive the kickoff to start the second half.
Gabe Stoffer intercepts Northwest
Gabe Stoffer is everywhere tonight for Louisville. Stoffer intercepts Northwest on a third-and-8 play from the Louisville 26. The throw was up for grabs in the end zone and Stoffer came down with it. Louisville takes over at its own 20 with 17 seconds left in the first half. No score in this game.
Louisville forced to punt
Louisville drives out to the 48-yard line before the Leopards are forced to punt. Gabe Stoffer unleashes a tremendous punt for Louisville that bounces out of bounds at the Northwest 2-yard line. Talk about a coffin corner punt. 5:33 left in the second quarter. No score here at Louisville.
Northwest turns ball over on downs
Northwest drives down to the Louisville 31 yard line but a fourth-down throw to the end zone is incomplete. Louisville will take over with 7:53 left in the second quarter. No score here at Louisville.
Northwest drive extended by penalty
Northwest appeared to have its drive stall out at its own 33 yard line but Louisville is called for roughing the punter on the special teams play. Northwest gets a first down and the ball moves all the way out to the Northwest 48 yard line. Big swing in momentum. We have 9:51 left in the second quarter. No score at Louisville.
First quarter complete
No score between Northwest and Louisville. Northwest will start the second quarter with a third-and-1 at its own 25-yard line. QB Brayden Venables scrambled to pick up a big first down for Northwest on a third-and-15 play that helped Northwest escape the shadow of its own end zone.
Logan Allman intercepts Louisville
One good interception deserves another. Logan Allman pulls down a pick for Northwest at its own 5-yard line. Northwest takes over with its back against the wall. 1:57 left in the first quarter. No score.
Anderson Kandel intercepts Northwest
Louisville linebacker Anderson Kandel intercepts Northwest on a third down play. No return on the play. Louisville will take over at its own 26-yard line with 5:41 left in the first quarter. No score in the game.
Northwest forces turnover on downs
Louisville drives down to the Northwest 29 yard line but Gabe Stoffer is stopped short of the sticks on a quarterback sneak. Northwest will take over from the 29 with eight minutes to go in the first quarter.
Louisville begins game with big kick return
Owen Wilson returned the opening kickoff for Louisville to the Northwest 46-yard line. The Leopards will start the game from that spot.
Northwest wins coin toss
Hello from Louisville! We have a great game coming your way tonight. Northwest just won the coin toss and elected to defer. The Leopards will receive to start the game. It’s a beautiful night for football. I’ll have all the action for you right here at 7 p.m.
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