Hoover ends loss streak vs Louisville
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Josh Weir, FridayNightOhio.com
NORTH CANTON After watching his young football team grow up a little and exorcise some demons against a big rival, Don Hertler Jr. tried to keep the situation in perspective.
“It’s just a step,” the Hoover High School football coach said Friday night, before adding with a smile, “a big step, though.”
The Vikings ended their three-game losing streak to Louisville and moved to 2-0 on the season with a 28-25 win at Memorial Stadium.
Hertler is a big-picture guy, so he’s not going to get too excited. But he liked the big plays in the passing game and the zero turnovers. He liked the solid work of his defense and special teams.
“We took some steps forward,” Hertler said. “... It was just an overall good, young team effort.”
They are young, full of underclassmen and returning only two starters from last year. Coming off a choppy performance in a win against a Canadian team last week, maybe the Vikings were still wondering about themselves.
“We keep believing in our system,” Hoover QB Austin Appleby said. “The coaches are pushing us hard. We just emphasize, ‘believe, believe, believe.’ ”
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Box Score
Louisville Leopards 3 0 7 15 25
Hoover Vikings 0 7 14 0 7 28
L-FG Lohmeyer 28
H-Nutt 8 pass from Appleby (Sarbaugh kick)
H-Housos 4 pass from Appleby (Sarbaugh kick)
H-Housos 18 pass from Appleby (Sarbaugh kick)
L-Neff 25 run (Lohmeyer kick)
H-Nutt 15 pass from Appleby (Sarbaugh kick)
L-White 14 pass from Neff (Lohmeyer kick)
L-Neff 2 run (Neff run)
Game Stats
First Downs: L 20, Hoover 11
Rushes-Yards: L 32-144, Hoover 27-37
Comp-Att-Int: L 17-27-0, Hoover 13-27-0
Passing Yards: L 180, Hoover 197
Fumbles-Lost: L 2-2, Hoover 0-0
Penalty Yards: L 35, Hoover 55
Records: L 0-2, 0-0, Hoover 2-0, 0-0
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