Massillon hangs on to beat Hoover, 17-10

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Chris Beaven, Canton Repository

MASSILLON An angry group of Massillon Tigers took the field Saturday night.

A loss to their rival a week ago left them that way. If that wasn’t enough, the Tigers also were playing a Hoover High School team that ended their season a year ago.

“They caught us in a (ticked) off mood,” Massillon defensive coordinator Steve Kovacs said.

That helped the Tigers lock in for a 17-10 win over the Vikings in a fierce Division I, Region 2 quarterfinal game at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.

“After last week, they took it personal,” Massillon head coach Jason Hall. “It was an emotional game.”

Massillon (8-3) advances to play Twinsburg at Fawcett Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m.

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Box Score

Hoover Vikings 0 3 7 0 10

Massillon Tigers 7 10 0 0 17

M—Reiman 5 run (Geier kick)

H—Sarbaugh 43 FG

M—Smith 5 pass from Partridge (Geier kick)

M—Geier 24 FG

H—Howard 1 run (Sarbaugh kick)

Game Stats

First Downs: Hoover 18, Massillon 14

Rushes-Yards: Hoover 48-141, Massillon 22-70

Comp-Att-Int: Hoover 9-22-1, Massillon 17-30-0

Passing Yards: Hoover 127, Massillon 229

Fumbles-Lost: Hoover 1-0, Massillon 1-1

Penalty Yards: Hoover 72, Massillon 92

Records: Hoover 7-4, 5-2, Massillon 8-3, 0-0

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