Louisville’s Eight-Game Winning Streak Snapped by Hoover 66-56 – Boys Basketball

By Leopard Nation · Published February 4, 2025 · Updated March 5, 2025

Kolton Loy Louisville Leopards Vs. Hoover Vikings Boys Basketball 2025

North Canton Hoover 66, Louisville 56

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The Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Basketball Team fell to the visiting North Canton Hoover Vikings 66-56 Tuesday night at Louisville High School. The loss snaps the Leopards’ 8-game winning streak as they now sit at 13-5 on the season.

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Gross Scores Team-High 21 for Leopards

Brayden Gross scored 11 of his team-high 21 points in the fourth quarter to lead Louisville. Gross also pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds and converted 9 of 11 free throw attempts.

Beau Siegfried made 3 three-pointers, dished out a game-best 4 assists, and finished in double figures with 12. Other top contributors for the Leopards included Ashton Marshall with 9 points and 5 rebounds and Tate Aljancic with 5 points.

Rounding out the scoring for Louisville were Kolton Loy with 4, Avery Andrejcik with 3, and Devin Bailey with 2. Bailey led the Leopards’ defensive effort with three steals.

Cain Drops in Game-High 23 for Vikings

Crew Cain scored a game-high 23 points and dished out a team-high 3 assists to lead the Vikings. Hunter Hershberger poured in 19 points and Rob Oster also reached double figures with 11. Hershberger also led Hoover in rebounds with 6 as the Vikings finished with a 23-20 edge on the glass.

Other scorers for North Canton included Connor Newell with 8, John Collins with 3, and Gage Wagoner with 2.

The Vikings have now won 4 of their last 5 and improved to 13-6 on the season.

Louisville Vs. North Canton Basketball Series

Hoover has now taken four of the last five matchups in the series. The lone exception was the Leopards’ 69-47 win at North Canton last season.

The Vikings lead the all-time series 70-62 in records dating back to 1926.

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UP NEXT: The Leopards will next host the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish on Saturday, February 8. Freshman will begin at 4:30 PM with JV following at 6:00 PM and Varsity ending the evening with a 7:30 PM start.

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Hoover at Louisville Boys Varsity Basketball Statistics

VIKINGS 66, LEOPARDS 56

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Hoover 14-12-19-21–66

Louisville 11-11-15-19–56

Hoover Vikings Boys Varsity Box Score

Player	2PT	3PT	FG	FTM	FTA	Points
Crew Cain	7	1	8	6	9	23
Hunter Hershberger	7	1	8	2	2	19
Rob Oster	4	0	4	3	3	11
Connor Newell	1	2	3	0	2	8
John Collins	1	0	1	1	2	3
Gage Wagoner	1	0	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	21	4	25	12	18	66

Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Box Score

Player	2PT	3PT	FG	FTM	FTA	Points
Brayden Gross	6	0	6	9	11	21
Beau Siegfried	1	3	4	1	1	12
Ashton Marshall	1	1	2	4	7	9
Tate Aljancic	1	1	2	0	0	5
Kolton Loy	1	0	1	2	2	4
Avery Andrejcik	0	1	1	0	0	3
Devin Bailey	1	0	1	0	2	2
TOTAL	11	6	17	16	23	56

Fouls: 17-16 Louisville

Records: Hoover 13-6, Louisville 13-5

JV: North Canton Hoover 50, Louisville 44

JV Statistics

VIKINGS 50, LEOPARDS 44

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Hoover 16-4-11-19–50

Louisville 9-12-4-19–44

Hoover Vikings Boys JV Box Score

Player	2PT	3PT	FG	FTM	FTA	Points
Roman Geiselman	5	0	5	3	3	13
Dre Martin	4	1	5	1	2	12
Cole O’Lear	1	2	3	0	0	8
Caden O’Lear	1	1	2	0	0	5
Chris Carter	2	0	2	0	0	4
Jack Jones	2	0	2	0	0	4
Preston Lee	1	0	1	0	0	2
Ryan Miller	1	0	1	0	2	2
TOTAL	17	4	21	4	7	50

Louisville Leopards Boys JV Box Score

Player	2PT	3PT	FG	FTM	FTA	Points
Drake Wilson	5	1	6	1	1	14
Brandon Sanders	4	0	4	1	2	9
Caleb Mayle	3	0	3	1	3	7
Cohen Rogers	0	0	0	7	7	7
Cody Zahler	3	0	3	0	0	6
Colton Dougherty	0	0	0	1	2	1
TOTAL	15	1	16	11	15	44