Louisville Falls to Hoover in 1st Regular Season Meeting Since 2001 – Girls Basketball
North Canton Hoover 59, Louisville 50
The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team fell to the visiting North Canton Hoover Vikings 59-50 Saturday Afternoon at Louisville High School. With the loss, Louisville drops to 4-5 on the year.
Erin Hahn made all of the Lady Leopards 3 three-pointers and scored a team-high 17 points. She also recorded a game-high 3 blocks and 2 steals on defense. Kayla Gibson poured in 16 points to go along with a team leading 6 rebounds. Paige Cole also scored 12 points to go along with 5 rebounds and a game leading 3 steals.
The two teams combined for 40 points in the first quarter that saw Hoover take a 22-18 advantage. The scoring quieted down in the second as North Canton extended their advantage to 32-26 by halftime. The Vikings outscored the Leopards 17-13 in the third to take a double digit lead into the fourth quarter that slightly favored Louisville 11-10.
Peyton Davis scored a game-high 24 points and Annie Roshak racked in 21 points to lead Hoover. Roshak also finished with 4 rebounds and 2 blocks. Kelsey Kinsley rounded out the top scorers for the Lady Vikings with 6 points and had 4 boards.
North Canton held a 27-25 edge in rebounds for the game including a 21-12 advantage on the defensive boards. Kate Haubert pulled in a game-high 9 rebounds to lead the Vikings efforts.
Hoover’s key to victory came from their efficient shooting from the floor. Despite putting up 13 less shots that Louisville, the Vikings held a 52% (21 of 40) to 33% (18 of 53) advantage in field goal percentage. This included making 5 of 9 (55%) attempts from beyond the arch.
With the loss, the all-time series between Louisville and North Canton Hoover is now tied 21-21 which includes an even 11-11 record in games played at LHS. The Lady Vikings have won the last 10 meetings overall dating back to 1994 and last 4 at Louisville.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next travel to face the Howland Tigers on Wednesday, December 19. JV will begin at 5:30 PM and Varsity will follow around 7:00 PM.
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Varsity Statistics
VIKINGS 59, LEOPARDS 50
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Hoover 22-10-17-10–59
Louisville 18-8-13-11–50
Records: Louisville 4-5
JV: Louisville 54, North Canton Hoover 48, OT
JV Statistics
LEOPARDS 54, VIKINGS 48, OT
Team 1-2-3-4-OT–TOTAL
Hoover 11-14-10-10-3–48
Louisville 11-8-8-18-9–54
VIKINGS: Roshak 12 7-8 31, Ross 2 1-4 6, Snyder 2 0-0 5, Mayle 1 0-0 2, Merda 1 0-0 2, Pringle 0 2-2 2. TOTAL 18 10-14 48.
3-Pointers (2): Ross, Snyder
Team FT: 10-14 71%
LEOPARDS: Loy 3 8-12 14, Joseph 4 2-2 10, Ralston 5 0-0 10, Adelman 3 3-7 9, Dyer 2 2-2 6, Leghart 1 3-4 5, Thorne 0 0-2 0. TOTAL 15 18-29 54.
3-Pointers: None
Team FT: 18-29 62%
Fouls: 21-14 Hoover
Records: Louisville 8-1
