Football Falls Shy of Top-Ranked Hoban, Finish 10-2
Archbishop Hoban 21, Louisville 14
The 5th Seeded Louisville Leopards fell to the top seeded Archbishop Hoban Knights 21-14 in the
Division III, Region 7 Semifinals at Green Memorial Stadium Friday Night. With the loss, Louisville’s season came to a close with a final overall record of 10-2.
Quarterback Jake Adams was 25 of 39 for 239 yards passing and was also the Leopards top rusher with 10 carries for 71 yards. Adams connected with Brock Haren for a 7 yard touchdown pass and later ran for a touchdown. Haren would finish as the game’s top receiver with 9 catches for 91 yards.
The play of the game came with a little over nine minutes left in the contest. Trailing 14-13, the Knights faced a 4th-and-4 on the Leopards 37. Hoban Quarterback Danny Clark dropped back to pass and threw the ball into coverage. The throw deflected off a Louisville defender and was caught by Blake Bishop for a Knights first down.
Three plays later, Clark would scramble to his left to pick up 15 yards on a 3rd-and-8. On the next play, Hoban Runningback Todd Sibley would punch in what proved to be the game-winning score from 2 yards away. Clark would also connect with Nate Bauer for the two-point conversion to make it 21-14.
After a penalty on the kickoff, the Leopards started the ensuing drive from their own 10 yard line. Louisville would pick up one first down before punting the ball back to Hoban.
The Knights took over with 5:35 remaining from their own 18. Led by the running of Sibley, Hoban drove the ball the length of the field and ran the clock out the rest of the way. Sibley would finish as the game’s leading rusher with 42 carries for 243 yards on the ground.
Louisville got on the board first with Haren’s third-and-goal touchdown grab with 7:35 left in the second quarter. The score capped off a 12 play, 75 yard Leopards drive and proved redemptive after a promising first quarter drive to the Hoban 1 rendered no points.
The Knights would match the Leopards total just before halftime. Clark hit Wide Receiver Anthony Christian for a 29 yard touchdown pass with 30 seconds left in the second quarter. That scoring play was part of an 8 play, 80 yards Hoban drive.
Clark would finish 10 of 23 passing for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Knights. His other 
touchdown throw proved to be the only score by either team in the third quarter. Clark found Jonah Morris for a 5 yard touchdown pass to give Hoban a 13-7 advantage. Morris would finish as Hoban’s leading receiver with 5 grabs for 61 yards.
Louisville answered Hoban’s first lead of the game with an 11 play, 80 yard scoring drive that encompassed just 3:41 of game time. Adams hit a variety of receivers on the drive before the sea parted for his 25 yard touchdown scamper. Trevor Burk’s extra point was true and the Leopards led 14-13 just one play into the fourth quarter.
Adams finished the the season with 2,870 yards passing, which eclipsed Neal Seaman’s (2007) previously held LHS single-season record of 2,631. Other than Haren, his top receivers against the Knights included Tyler Adams with 7 catches for 50 yards, Brody Hahn with 4 catches for 35 yards, Conner Bast with 3 catches for 46 yards, and Rahzul Young with 2 catches for 17 yards.
With the loss, Louisville is now 2-1 against Archbishop Hoban all-time and is now 14-16 in the playoffs all-time. With the win, Hoban improves to 11-1 on the season and will face the 2nd seeded Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Irish in the DIII, Region 7 Finals next Friday.
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Statistics
Scoring Summary
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 0-7-0-7–14
Hoban 0-7-6-8–21
2nd Qtr:
L – 7:35 – Brock Haren 7 yd pass from Jake Adams
Trevor Burk PAT
12 plays 75 yds
H – 0:30 – Anthony Christian 29 yd pass from Danny Clark
Grant Kersh PAT
8 plays 80 yds
3rd Qtr:
H – 3:35 – Jonah Morris 5 yd pass from Danny Clark
Kick Failed
12 plays 66 yds
4th Qtr:
L – 11:54 – Jake Adams 25 yd run
Trevor Burk PAT
11 plays 80 yds
H – 7:09 – Todd Sibley 2 yd run
Nate Bauer pass from Danny Clark
11 plays 67 yds
Team Stats
First Downs
Louisville: 17
Hoban: 24
Rushing
Louisville: 16 carries for 67 yds
Hoban: 49 carries for 267 yds
Passing
Louisville: 25 of 39 for 239 yds 1 TD 0 INT
Hoban: 10 of 23 for 128 yds 2 TD’s 0 INT
Fumbles / Lost
Louisville: 0 / 0
Hoban: 1 / 0
Penalties / Yds
Louisville: 5 / 32
Hoban: 4 / 30
3rd Down Conversions
Louisville: 4 / 9
Hoban: 6 / 15
4th Down Conversions
Louisville: 0 / 1
Hoban: 3 / 4
Individual Stats
Rushing
Louisville: Jake Adams: 10 carries for 71 yds 1 TD
Hoban: Todd Sibley: 42 carries for 243 yds 1 TD
Receiving
Louisville: Brock Haren: 9 catches for 91 yds 1 TD
Tyler Adams: 7 catches for 50 yds
Brody Hahn: 4 catches for 35 yds
Conner Bast: 3 catches for 46 yds
Rahzul Young: 2 catches for 17 yds
Hoban: Jonah Morris: 5 catches for 61 yds
Blake Bishop: 3 catched for 28 yds
Passing
Louisville: Jake Adams: 25 of 39 for 239 yds 1 TD 0 INT
Hoban: Danny Clark: 10 of 23 for 128 yds 2 TD’s 0 INT
Records: Hoban 11-1, Louisville 10-2
