Louisville's Matt Drelicharz leaps for the interception that thwarted the Indians' overtime attempt to score, setting up the Tyler Johnson field goal two plays later as the Lions won their Homecoming game, 10-7, over the Weeping Water Indians. Photo compliments of Krambeck Photography. Click to see more photos..... A Lion Game Ball to ......   Tyler Johnson Pressure is nothing new to the Lions' kicker as Johnson kicked his second straight game winner, a 34 yard field goal in overtime.   Nico Lemmers 75 yard touchdown run was a thing of beauty but just as important was the heads-up play on the first field goal attempt in overtime. No panic shown by this seasoned veteran.   Dallas Lemmers "His punt coverage was huge, not allowing Weeping Water to get any field position on punt returns," said Lions' head coach, Wally Johnson.

Johnson Overtime Field Goal Scores Win for Lions, 10-7 (9-28-07) Tyler Johnson’s 34 yard field goal in overtime gave the Louisville Lions a 10-7 Homecoming win over the Weeping Water Indians. With the game tied 7-7 at the end of regulation, Louisville won the toss, electing to play defense first in the overtime period. Beginning on the 10 yard line, the Indians drove the ball to the three but their final attempt to score, a lob pass to the southeast corner of the end zone was intercepted by senior defensive back, Matt Drelicharz. “I knew what they were going to do,” said Drelicharz, who had a tremendous break on the ball. “They were running tight end dumps all night long. I thought they would try the lob.” With Weeping Water failing to score, the Lions elected to immediately go for the win, sending Johnson and the rest of the field goal squad onto the field for a 17 yard attempt. With Louisville parents, students and supporters waiting to celebrate, Lions fans gasped as the snap was high, upsetting the timing of the kick. But Nico Lemmers knew enough to fall on the ball, knowing that the Lions had three more tries for the win. “I’ve watched and played a lot of football, so I knew what to do,” said Lemmers. “The coaches always remind me that falling on the ball is an option, especially since we were kicking on first down.” With new life, the next snap by Justin Schram was accurate, the hold by Lemmers was precise and Johnson’s kick was perfect as the Lions won their second consecutive game by way of a Johnson field goal and third straight overall, improving to 3-3 on the year. Two hours earlier, it didn’t look so good for the Lions when, on the Indian’s first possession, quarterback Joel Haveman lofted a 44 yard scoring toss to his senior tight end, Jake Nutter, just three minutes into the game. But Louisville’s defense led by Sean Ronnfeldt, Jeff Vlasnik, Justin Schram and Jesse Abbott, rose to the challenge by keeping the high scoring Indians, who came into the contest averaging 38 points a game, off the scoreboard the remainder of the evening. The 7-0 Weeping Water lead held up until late in the third quarter when Lemmers burst through the middle of the Weeping Water defense, broke to the south sideline, sidestepped an Indian defender at the 30 yard line and cruised into the end zone for a 75 yard scoring run, tying the game at 7-7. The final quarter saw each team having opportunities to move the ball but solid defense from both schools caused fumbles and interceptions, stifling the Louisville and Weeping Water offenses, resulting in a 7-7 score at the end of regulation and setting up Johnson’s game winning kick. “Our defense played awesome!” said Louisville head coach Wally Johnson, “Minus one breakdown early in the first, we played solid. I could mention every kids’ name on our roster and tell you a way that they contributed to this game. From defense to offense to special teams, they all played solid.” The Lions will now have two weeks to prepare for their next contest, an October 12 game at Malcolm, who lost 14-12 at Palmyra Friday night. The Clippers’ 1-5 record is deceiving, as the four losses to C-2 schools came against teams that have a combined 16-5 record. But for this weekend, the Lions football team and their fans will enjoy this huge Homecoming win.

Louisville Lions 10, Weeping Water Indians 7

Team stats	Weeping Water	Louisville
First downs	11	5
Rushing yardage	69	147
Pass completions - attempts	12-27	1-13
Passing yardage	201	6
Pass touchdowns - interceptions	1-4	0-1
Total plays	66	52
Total offense	270	153
Fumbles - lost	2-2	1-1
Penalties - yards	6-35	6-35
Defensive sacks - yards lost	0-0	3-0
3rd down efficiency	4 for 17	3 for 14
4th down efficiency	1 for 5	0 for 1
Punts - average	4-33.5	7-37.9

Weeping Water Rushing Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #25 Bickford, T.J. 27 88 3.3 22 0 #22 Gewinner, Zach 3 12 4.0 6 0 #33 Wardyn, Jacob 2 3 1.5 5 0 #9 Nutter, Jacob 1 -12 -12.0 0 0 #4 Haveman, Joel 6 -22 -3.7 0 0 Total: 39 69 1.8 22 0		Louisville Rushing Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #22 Lemmers, Nico 20 116 5.8 75 1 #7 Fickler, Dustin 13 45 3.5 7 0 #17 Johnson, Tyler 6 -14 -2.3 3 0 Total: 39 147 3.8 75 1

Passing Name Cmp Att Yds TD Int #4 Haveman, Joel 12 27 201 1 4		Passing Name Cmp Att Yds TD Int #17 Johnson, Tyler 1 13 6 0 1

Receiving Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TD #9 Nutter, Jacob 5 114 22.8 44 1 #33 Wardyn, Jacob 5 63 12.6 18 0 #1 Lindsey, Kyle 1 18 18.0 18 0 #3 Schreiner, Billy 1 6 6.0 6 0 Total: 12 201 16.8 44 1		Receiving Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TD #7 Fickler, Dustin 1 6 6.0 6 0

Fumbles Name Fum FL FR Yds #9 Nutter, Jacob 1 1 1 4 #4 Haveman, Joel 1 1 0 0 Total: 2 2 1 4		Fumbles Name Fum FL FR Yds #7 Fickler, Dustin 1 1 0 0 #56 Ronnfeldt, Sean 0 0 2 0 #28 Rydl, Rocky 0 0 1 2 #17 Johnson, Tyler 0 0 1 0 Total: 1 1 4 2

Kicking Name FG FGA Lng XP Pts #25 Bickford, T.J. 0 0 0 1 1		Kicking Name FG FGA Lng XP Pts #17 Johnson, Tyler 1 3 34 1 4

Punting Name Num Yds Avg Lng I20 #9 Nutter, Jacob 4 134 33.5 38 1		Punting Name Num Yds Avg Lng I20 #17 Johnson, Tyler 6 230 38.3 47 2 #67 Hobbs, DJ 1 35 35.0 35 0 Total: 7 265 37.9 47 2

Kickoff returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #1 Lindsey, Kyle 1 16 16.0 16 0		Kickoff returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #22 Lemmers, Nico 1 18 18.0 18 0 #25 Shumaker, Bill 1 16 16.0 16 0 Total: 2 34 17.0 18 0

Punt returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #33 Wardyn, Jacob 4 12 3.0 11 0		Punt returns Name Att Yds Avg Lng TD #22 Lemmers, Nico 3 26 8.7 16 0

Defense Name Tkl Ast Sac TFL Int #9 Nutter, Jacob 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 #33 Wardyn, Jacob 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 1 Total: 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 1		Defense Name Tkl Ast Sac TFL Int #22 Lemmers, Nico 9.5 13 0.0 0.0 0 #17 Johnson, Tyler 7.5 9 0.0 0.0 1 #56 Ronnfeldt, Sean 6.0 8 0.5 1.0 0 #14 Abbott, Jesse 5.5 9 1.0 0.0 0 #12 Schram, Justin 4.5 9 0.5 0.0 0 #28 Rydl, Rocky 4.0 4 0.0 0.0 0 #2 Drelicharz, Matt 4.0 0 0.0 0.0 2 #51 Vlasnik, Jeff 4.0 8 0.0 0.0 0 #7 Fickler, Dustin 3.5 5 1.0 0.0 0 #20 Roecker, Logan 3.0 6 0.0 0.0 0 #25 Shumaker, Bill 2.5 5 0.0 0.0 1 #21 Lemmers, Dallas 2.0 2 0.0 0.0 0 #58 Sjogren, Michael 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 Total: 57.0 78 3.0 1.0 4