Hoover 38 - Perry 20

Friday, September 16, 2011

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BIG VICTORY in North Canton as the Hoover Vikings beat the Perry Panthers in front of 6,000

on a perfect football night. Last night was the kickoff of the Federal League full schedule and a

perfect start for the Vikings. The Vikings fell behind early in the first quarter 0 -14, but never

lost hope. Hoover made some adjustments, took control of the game and never looked

back as they proceeded to outscore Perry 38 - 6 the remainder of the game.

Sparked by Xavier Logan's exciting kickoff returns, Hoover's offense took the field and would

not be denied as they scored on most every possession. Hoover's sophomore tailback,

Alex Welsh sliced through the Perry defense all night long on his way to 130 yards on 26 carries.

Hoover's quarterback, Austin Appleby, dissected the Perry secondary with precision and a

canon arm showing us why he's Purdue bound. Appleby threw for four TD's and had a

74% completion percentage. Twice, Appleby appeared to have ice-water in his veins as he

bought time in the pocket before finding Austin Feinberg and Brandon Strausser for touchdowns.

Both coming on fourth-down plays inside the Perry 10 yard line.

The Hoover offensive line deserves much credit for providing Appleby ample time in the

pocket and dominating the line of scrimmage for Welsh and Justin Smith to do their thing.

Smith came into the game for the final offensive series and provided a powerful running attack

that chewed up yardage and first downs as Hoover took care of clock management. Everyone

knew Hoover was going to run the ball, but that didn't stop Justin Smith and the offensive line

as they continued to plow forward pilling-up first down after first down.

Defensively, the Vikings front eight came to play and held a very good Perry ground game

in check for the majority of the night. The secondary was led by Austin Feinberg who had

two interceptions, returning one to the house. Feinberg also added two receiving TD's as

the recipient of Appleby passes.

Appleby leads Hoover past Perry

Game Photo Gallery by gouldphotos.com

Box Score

Perry Panthers 14   6   0   0   20  

Hoover Vikings  0   14   10   14   38  

1st Half

P-Miller 37 run (Smith kick)

P-Miller 1 run (Smith kick)

H-Feinberg 9 pass from Appleby (Iero kick)

H-Strausser 8 pass from Appleby (Iero kick)

P-Wheeler 21 pass from Bealer (kick failed)

2nd Half

H—Denissoff 14 pass from Appleby (Iero kick)

H—FG Iero 30

H—Feinberg 9 pass from Appleby (Iero kick)

H—Feinberg 48 interception return (Iero kick)

Game Stats

First Downs: P 16, H 19

Rushes-Yards: P 28-151, H 41-166

Comp-Att-Int: P 15-32-3, H 14-19-0

Passing Yards: P 184, H 123

Fumbles-Lost: P 0-0, H 3-1

Penalty Yards: P 49, H 25

Record: P 2-2, 0-1; H 2-2, 1-0

Source: fridaynightohio.com

   

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NETWORK

Hoover Vikings Football

Hoover Vikings Football

Perry Game Review

Alex Welsh

LifeTouch Studios

Austin Feinberg

LifeTouch Studios

Austin Appleby

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