Louisville Leopards: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 12 hours ago
Good luck to the Louisville Leopards, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 3
School colors: Blue and white
Conference: All-American Conference per division outline — ☐ confirm basketball membership; MaxPreps labels 2026–27 Freelance.
Head coach: David “Dave” Wertz (2025–26 local team roster).
Last season (2025–26): 9–15 overall.
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Returning-Player Notes
Player notes reflect dated records in the master team page. Final 2026–2027 participation and pending details remain subject to program confirmation.
Returning-player watch (2025–26 grades; 2026–27 participation to confirm): Colton Dougherty, Cohen Rogers, Max Mathie and Cayden Balcomb (2025–26 juniors); Drake Wilson, Blake Carr, Jake Baker, Cody Zahler, Chase Wilson and Brandon Sanders (sophomores); Noah Ickes (freshman). Prior roster/source.
2026–2027 Schedule
Available entries from the master team page; this may be a partial schedule. Highlighted entries are home games and bold entries are conference games. TBA and flagged details remain unconfirmed.
Monday, November 30 — Lake (Uniontown) — 10:00 a.m.
Friday, December 4 — West Branch — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8 — Jackson — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 12 — at Washington (Massillon) — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — at Canton Central Catholic — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 — at Northwest — 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22 — Garfield (Garrettsville) — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 29 — at Perry — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — at Canfield — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — Boardman — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 — at Barberton — 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12 — Howland — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — at Austintown-Fitch — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 — Harding — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — Canfield — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 23 — Steubenville — 1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 — at Boardman — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — at Howland — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — Austintown-Fitch — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — at Harding — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9 — Hoover — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — at GlenOak — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 — Archbishop Hoban — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 19 — at Green — 6:45 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ November 30 Lake game is listed at 10 a.m. on both teams’ pages; verify event type and varsity tip. MaxPreps lists Freelance while outline places Louisville in AAC; verify conference and opponents labeled with asterisks.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://louisvilleleopards.org/basketball/varsity/scheduleresults/
Good Luck This Season
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