Louisville Notches Largest Win at North Canton Since 1953 – Boys Basketball
#11 Louisville 69, North Canton Hoover 47
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The Louisville Leopards Varsity Basketball Team upended the host North Canton Hoover Vikings at Dick Snyder Court Tuesday Night at Hoover High School. With their fourth straight victory, Louisville improves to 18-2 on the season.
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Nigro and Siegfried Lead LHS with Combined 37
Senior guard Hayden Nigro scored 14 of his game high 21 points in the second half to lead the Leopards. Junior point guard Beau Siegfried also made 4 three-pointers and finished with 16 for Louisville.
The Leopards led 13-9 at the end of the first before using a 14-0 run to pull ahead 29-12 at the 3:07 mark of the second quarter. Louisville went into the half ahead 36-20 and continued to build upon their lead in the second half. They outscored Hoover 16-9 in the third quarter to take a commanding 52-29 advantage into the fourth quarter. It was all academic in the final stanza as the Vikings outscored the Leopards 18-17.
Other top scorers for Louisville included junior guard Ashton Marshall who hit double figures with 10 and junior guard Tate Aljancic who notched 9. Junior forward Brayden Gross also added 7, junior guard Avery Andrejcik tallied 4, and freshman guard Caleb Mayle got on the board with 2.
Hershberger Scores Team High 12 for Vikings
Freshman Hunter Hershberger made a pair of three-pointers and scored in every quarter en route to leading North Canton with a team high 12.
Ten different Vikings scored from the field during the contest. Junior shooting guard Zac Braucher was a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line and added 8. Junior small forward Logan Ash and freshman Connor Newell also tacked on 5 each.
The loss snaps Hoover’s three-game winning streak as they drop to 12-7 on the season.
Leopards Largest Win at North Canton Since 1953
The 22-point margin of victory is the Leopards largest at North Canton since defeating them 75-30 on January 23, 1953. It is also Louisville’s third largest known road victory over the Vikings all-time. The Louisville Blue Raiders also defeated the North Canton Vikings 44-2 on the road on February 2, 1934. To clarify, that score is not a misprint.
Overall the victory is the most lopsided by the Leopards in the rivalry since the 1992-93 season when Louisville downed Hoover 77-49 (28 points) at home.
The win snaps the Leopards three-game losing streak against the Vikings dating back to 2020. This was the 130th known meeting between the two schools on the hardwood dating back to the 1926 season. North Canton still leads the all-time series 69-61 overall.
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UP NEXT:The Leopards will next host the Northwest Indians for Senior Night on Friday, February 16. JV will begin at 5:30 PM followed by Senior Night presentations. Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM from Louisville High School.
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Louisville at Hoover Boys Varsity Basketball Statistics
LEOPARDS 69, VIKINGS 47
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 13-23-16-17–69
Hoover 9-11-9-18-47
Louisville Leopards Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Hayden Nigro | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| Beau Siegfried | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Ashton Marshall | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Tate Aljancic | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Brayden Gross | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Avery Andrejcik | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Caleb Mayle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 69 |
Hoover Vikings Boys Varsity Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Hunter Hershberger | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Zac Braucher | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Logan Ash | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Connor Newell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Crew Cain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Robert Oster | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Danny Holihan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Angelo Granito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hudson Pringle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gage Wagoner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 47 |
Fouls: 10-10
Records: Louisville 18-2, North Canton Hoover 12-7
JV: North Canton Hoover 51, Louisville 33
JV Statistics
VIKINGS 51, LEOPARDS 33
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Louisville 14-2-7-10–33
Hoover 10-12-18-11–51
Louisville Leopards Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Zack Boldon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Luke Boldon | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Caleb Mayle | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cohen Rogers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Aden Norris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabe Stoffer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Colton Dougherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 10 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 |
Hoover Vikings Boys JV Box Score
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Angelo Granito | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Brady McCann | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Jake Bowling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| John Collins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Danny Molihan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Hayden Higgins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryce Roach | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Drew Taylor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Jonas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Renner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Max Vogley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 18 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
Fouls: 8-6 Hoover
Records: Louisville 8-9
