CANFIELD OH- In a clash of titans at the South Range Holliday Hoops Classic, Louisville and Hoban delivered an instant classic that will be remembered for years to come. After trailing for the majority of the game, Louisville orchestrated last-second heroics to snatch victory from the jaws of the previously undefeated Knights, securing a nail-biting 45-43 win.
Louisville’s triumph was fueled by outstanding individual performances, with Brooke Haren leading the charge with an impressive 20-point contribution. Courtney Barwick added 14 points, and together, they played pivotal roles in the late-game surge that sealed the victory.
Hoban fought tenaciously, with Devin Harris notching 10 points and Mackenzie Grant and Niera Stevens each contributing 9 points. However, it was Louisville’s resilience that proved decisive in the final moments.
The dramatic win advances Louisville to an 8-2 record, setting the stage for another exciting matchup on Day 2 of the classic against Howland. Meanwhile, Hoban, now standing at 8-1, will look to bounce back on Day 2 against Hathaway Brown.
The Louisville-Hoban showdown will be etched in the annals of the Holliday Hoops Classic, a testament to the competitive spirit and unpredictable nature of high school basketball. As both teams prepare for their next challenges, fans eagerly anticipate more thrilling moments in this prestigious tournament.
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CINCINNATI OH- In a hard-fought battle, Hoban embarked on a lengthy road trip to Cincinnati on Thursday, facing off against the formidable Covington Catholic. Despite a spirited effort, Hoban fell just short, losing a close contest with a final score of 67-64.
Jonas Nichols led the charge for Hoban, showcasing his scoring prowess with an impressive 25 points. John Johnson contributed significantly with 15 points, while Kenny Scott and Sam Greer each added 8 points to the team’s total.
The matchup proved to be a tightly contested affair, with both teams leaving it all on the court. Despite the setback, Hoban displayed resilience and competitive spirit against the Kentucky powerhouse.
Hoban, now standing at 2-4, will have a quick turnaround as they return to action on Friday in Cincinnati, taking on Newport Central Catholic at 4:30. The back-to-back games highlight Hoban’s determination and commitment to facing strong opponents, providing them with valuable experience and an opportunity to bounce back swiftly.
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AKRON OH- As the new year rapidly approaches, so does the midway point for the high school basketball season, both on the boys and girls sides. With plenty of holiday tournaments going on all around the state of Ohio, there are plenty of great basketball games to choose from. On Tuesday night, the network had a mix of both boys and girls games with a grand total of 23 live games on YSN! One of those contests featured last year’s boys Division I State Champions, The Archbishop Hoban Knights hosting it The Wilson Academy Warriors out of Lithonia, Georgia!
Founder of The Wilson Academy, Byron F. Wilson, is a graduate of Archbishop Hoban and actually played underneath Knights Head Coach T.K. Griffith during his 30+ year tenure at Hoban. Having an intriguing connection was not the only thing The Warriors had, because The Wilson Academy was growing trees for post players! Having guys standing as tall as 6’10” height looked to be a strength of The Warriors. Both teams were also finding themselves at some vastly different points of the season. The Knights sported a 1-3 record after dropping three consecutive road games and needing this early season win. Meanwhile, The Warriors were already in the middle point of their season, coming to Akron with a 10-2 clip.
The first quarter seemed like Hoban enjoyed being home because The Knights shot the lights out in the first quarter! The three ball was falling for Hoban in the first, led by Kent State commit Jonas Nichols who put up 11 points in the first en route to a 21-9 Knights lead after one. After realizing they were not in Georgia anymore, The Warriors responded with a bounce-back second quarter. Spreading the love around, multiple Warriors scored in an effort to trim the deficit, but it was Jeremiah Ruffin that led his squad in points at the half, as Wilson Academy trailed Hoban 28-21 at halftime.
Out of the halftime break, the game was still up for grabs and The Warriors were on the comeback trail. The Knights would hold strong in a back-and-forth scoring affair in the third 14-13, grasping onto a 42-34 lead heading into the final eight minutes of play. After holding the lead since the opening tip, Hoban finally surrendered the advantage with three minutes left in the game, kicking the intensity in this one up a notch! The lead would change hands a few more times in the closing moments of the ball game; however, The Knights armor held through on a couple strong defensive stands that caused turnovers and translated into four points off four made free-throws by Jonas Nichols! The points at the line helped seal the tough and gritty win for Hoban 58-53 as Ohio bests Georgia this time around!
Player of the Game honors, no doubt, went to Jonas Nichols who finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds in the win! Following him, the young freshman, “JJ” John Johnson was impressive in his decision-making and confidence on the floor, as he scored 12 points and secured 4 rebounds himself. Beyond that, some highlight performances from Hoban include Joey Hardman, who had 9 points and 2 rebounds. Sam Greer had 8 points and 4 rebounds and Josh Greer had 5 points and 7 rebounds. WIlson Academy with Jeremiah Ruffin leading the way in both points with 14 and rebounds with 6. Following him, Caleb Cameron had 13 points, Terryon Stebbins had 12 points and Isiah Cameron had 11 points.
Hoban (2-3) will now head down to Archbishop McNicolas in the Cincinnati area to participate in back-to-back contests on Thursday and Friday against a couple teams from Kentucky! Starting with The Covington Catholic Colonels (5-2) on Thursday, December 21st. Wilson Academy (10-3) will stay in the Akron area for one more day, as they are set to battle Buchtel (4-2) on Wednesday, December 20th. Keep updated with all Archbishop Hoban winter athletics with live games, scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!
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AUSTINTOWN OH- In an action packed Saturday on the network, a total of 18 games were featured live on YSN! One of those intriguing matchups occurred in Austintown when the Fitch Falcons girls basketball team played host to The Archbishop Hoban Knights! Both teams entered Saturday with winning records, with Fitch sporting a 6-2 record and Hoban at the perfect 7-0 clip.
The Knights stormed the gates in the first quarter, jumping ahead 20-6 after the first eight minutes of play, thanks in large part to the hot shooting hand of MacKenzie Edingburgh who scored 13 points in the first! The Falcons would trim the initial deficit, battling back behind an 11-7 second quarter in favor of Fitch, cutting the Hoban lead to 10 points at 27-17 following the halftime buzzer.
The third quarter saw The Knights offense come back to form with MacKenzie Edingburgh and Finley Kennedy leading the way, helping Hoban outscore Fitch 21-9 in the third and hold an emphatic 48-26 lead heading into the final quarter of play. Not messing around, The Knights closed out the game with a 15-10 quarter, effectively gaining their eighth victory of the season with a 64-36 win over The Falcons.
The Player of the Game honors went to both MacKenzie Edingburgh and Finley Kennedy! “E” was on a different level scoring the ball with 24 points in the game behind four 3’s in the game! Kennedy found a way to produce in multiple facets in the game, grabbing boards, sharing the ball for assists and scoring 9 points of her own! Taylyn Banta also managed to score 9 points for The Knights followed by “Zig” Ziera Stevens with 8 points. Fitch was led in scoring by Sam Severn with 9 points followed by both “Ace” Ayla Ray and Destanie McCullough with 8 points and Rachel Spalding with 7 points.
Hoban (8-0) will keep their perfect record on the season until they meet their next challenger in The Springfield Blue Devils (2-4) out of Holland, Ohio as a part of the Wendy’s Holiday Hoopla at Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Friday, December 22nd. Fitch (6-3) will wait till after the holidays as they will be in-action next on Thursday, December 28th as part of the South Range Holiday Hoops Classic when they battle Garretsville Garfield (1-4). Stay updated with both The Archbishop Hoban Knights and The Austintown-Fitch Falcons this basketball season with live games, scores, stats, stories and more!
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AKRON OH- Competing for the second time in as many days, The Archbishop Hoban Knights girls
basketball team main evented their third annual Hoban Hoopfest with the final game being a first time ever matchup between The Knights and The Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish. With both teams playing on Saturday, the question would be how much would be left in either team’s tank?
The Irish certainly came out fighting, jumping ahead of The Knights 16-8 after a quarter. With Central Catholic being led on the scoreboard by Loyola of Chicago commit, Brooklyn Vaughn who scored 9 points in the first quarter! The Irish would build on this lead in the second quarter, going up by as much as 13 points at one time over Hoban. However, The Knights battled back to make it a manageable deficit at halftime with Toledo Central Catholic leading it 29-22.
Like so many times prior this season, with The Knights down on the scoreboard they armored up on defense! Simultaneously, Hoban got into a rhythm offensively with the highest output of team scoring happening in the second half. A 19-12 third quarter helped cut Central Catholic’s lead to just a bucket, with The Irish holding the slim 41-39 edge after three. The Knights defense really shined in the fourth, allowing just 8 points in the quarter, Hoban was able to complete the hard-fought comeback with a 57-49 win over The Irish!
Co-Players of The Game were awarded, one to MacKenzie Edingburgh who led the charge offensively with 15 points and 5 rebounds to go along. The other to MaKenzie Grant who helped defensively limit, not one, but two Division I college commits over the weekend! Beyond that, Grant also had a productive night all around with 8 points and 9 rebounds! Neira Stevens had another double-digit offensive night as Zig finished with 11 points and 4 rebounds.
The Knights also had good nights from Devin Harris (8 points, 5 rebounds), Taylyn Banta (7 points, 4 rebounds) and Finley Kennedy (5 points, 1 rebound). On the other side, The Fighting Irish were led by Brooklyn Vaughn who finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Followed by Corniya Clay who had 11 points and Serenity Bolden who ended the night with 9 points.
Hoban (6-0) will now get a few days off before battling an old city rival on Wednesday, December 13 when they travel to Ellet (3-2) to take on The Orangemen. Toledo Central Catholic (2-2) will look to get back in the win column when they host The St. Ursula Academy Arrows (0-3) on Saturday, December 16th. Stay updated with Hoban Knights basketball all season long with live games, scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!
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AKRON OH- In the third annual Hoban Hoopfest, The Knights were the main event of an 8 game girls
basketball showcase of some of the tri-state area’s best teams! Their opponent? The Gilmour Academy Lancers out of Gates Mills, Ohio. The Lancers and The Knights have plenty of recent showdowns with Hoban holding the 4-2 edge in their last 6 games with Gilmour Academy. However, The Lancers held the most recent win back on December 7th, 2022 when The Lancers got the 56-38 home victory.
Both teams came out of the gates like they were shot out of a cannon, with the lead being exchanged rapidly and the scoring happening frequently. The Lancers found themselves up by a bucket at 18-15 after the first quarter. The battle ensued in the second quarter, with both teams continuing the hot potato game with the lead. Gilmour would take a lead into halftime off a last-second shot to lead The Lancers over Hoban 28-27 at the half.
The Knights kicked it up a gear in the second half, walling up around the rim and putting forth a great defensive effort and effectively turning defense into offense with the turnovers created. Hoban also garnered more rebounds starting in the third to lean the early lopsided board battle back to even with Gilmour Academy. After three, Hoban held the 41-37 advantage. Defense would continue to set the tone and be the theme in the fourth quarter; however, Hoban stood just a step taller, allowing 7 points in the fourth, The Knights were able to clinch the gritty 51-44 win over The Lancers!
Devin Harris and Niera Stevens earned Co-Players of the Game with their performances. Harris (19 points, 6 rebounds) and Stevens (17 points and 6 rebounds) showed a tremendous amount of toughness, intensity and helped lead Hoban to a win! The Knights also got great performances out of Taylyn Banta who had 10 points and 4 rebounds, as well as MacKenzie Edingburgh who had 9 points and 3 rebounds. The Lancers also had some big time performers, one being the incredible Helen Holley who led Gilmour with the 13 point and 12 rebound double-double. Maddie Minotas (8 points) and Tia Shaw (7 points) also contributed with their scoring for The Lancers.
Hoban (5-0) will have to have a quick turnaround as day two of The Hoban Hoopfest is slated for Sunday, December 10th with The Knights main eventing night two against The Toledo Central Catholic Fighting Irish (2-1)! As for Gilmour Academy (3-1) The Lancers will look ahead to Wednesday, December 20th where their next contest will be against The Lyndhurst Brush Arcs (4-0). Keep updated with all Archbishop Hoban winter sports this season with live games, scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!
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BARBERTON OH- Coming off the magical 2022-2023 season that was for The Archbishop Hoban Knights basketball team, the time for celebration was now over as the season tipped-off on Saturday for Hoban. In a schedule filled with plenty of fun and competitive matchups. The opener occurred at Barberton High School as a part of The Greynolds Classic where they battled an old Akron rival in The Firestone Falcons!
The Knights armor was up for the task, as the defense led the way early on for Hoban with the 14-5 lead after the first quarter. Continuing that string of dominance in the second, The Knights would outscore The Falcons 22-8 in the second, effectively taking a commanding 36-13 advantage into the halftime locker room.
Firestone would show some fight coming out of the half with The Falcons being a bucket better than Hoban, 13-10 in the quarter; however, The Knights still managed to hold the 46-26 lead after three quarters. By the fourth, Hoban had their sights set on victory and nothing was derailing them! Winning their opener 60-36 over Firestone, The Knights start the season off on the right foot with a win!
Hoban was led by Jonas Nichols who finished with 17 points, followed by Joey Hardman who had 15 points and The Greer’s both getting involved as Josh had 9 points and Sam had 6 points in the game. Firestone had a big performance out of Lamar Dampier who scored 18 points to provide half of the offense for The Falcons. Jonathan White also contributed to Firestone with 6 points.
Hoban (1-0) will now travel to Warren JFK (3-0) to battle The Eagles on Tuesday, December 12th with a 7 p.m. tip-off. Meanwhile, Firestone (0-5) will try to right the ship in their next contest hosting The Akron East Dragons (1-2) also on Tuesday. Keep updated with all Archbishop Hoban winter athletics with live games, scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!
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AKRON OH- On a fun-filled Wednesday night on the network, YSN provided multiple live coverage of games. Including a girls basketball battle between undefeated teams in The Archbishop Hoban Knights taking on The Howland Tigers! Both teams sported a perfect 3-0 record entering Wednesday; however, something was bound to give. The Tigers punched on The Knights to start the game, with Howland finding their shot early, The Tigers built a quick double-digit lead at 19-9 after the first quarter. The Knights would take the early Howland haymaker and deal a Knight knockdown blow of their own when Hoban outscored The TIgers 25-8 in the second quarter toi take a 34-27 lead into halftime. Spearheaded by Niera Stevens who scored 10 points in the quarter!
The Tigers would have their own double-digit deficit comeback when they chipped away at Hoban’s lead and brought it back to within one possession. After three quarters, The Knights would hold a slimmer advantage at 47-41. Hoban would have another good closeout quarter by winning the fourth quarter 19-11 and the game by a final of 66-52. Tayln Banta and Devin Harris were critical for The Knights in the close out minutes with Banta scoring 8 points and Harris scoring 6 points in the fourth.
Player of the game nod went to the senior Devin Harris who scored 8 points on the night, all in the second half, while being a force on the glass to help skew the rebounding battle back to even. Beyond that, Niera Stevens was slashing up the floor, scoring 19 points for Hoban in the win. Taylyn Banta and Amaria Davis each finished with 10 points while MacKenzie Edingburgh scored 8 points. Big Howland scorers included Alyssa Massucci who led her team with 16 points. Followed by Gia Hoso who scored 13 points and Jessie DeSalvo who scored 10 points.
Hoban (4-0) will now look ahead to this weekend where they will host their 3rd annual Hoban Hoopfest and battle the likes of Gilmour Academy (3-0) on Saturday and Toledo Central Catholic (2-0) on Sunday. Meanwhile, Howland (3-1) will have a week long layoff as their next matchup is slated for Wednesday, December 13th when they go back on the road to battle Ursuline (2-2).
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CANTON OH- In what was the most anticipated high school football matchup in the state of Ohio, The Archbishop Hoban Knights went to battle against The Massillon-Washington Tigers in a game with the highest stakes, The Division II State Championship trophy with the game being played in the historic Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. With just under 15,000 people in attendance, the city of Canton was packed with diehards from both fan bases that were ready to see the game of the year,
Defense took center-stage as expected with both teams allowing just a hair over 7 points a game against them this season. The first quarter was scoreless for both sides, as Hoban was able to drive into Tiger territory with their opening drive being a fumble lost to Massillon occurred. The Tigers would then take the ball into Knights territory and subsequently be denied, turning the ball over on downs. With the score 0-0 it looked like a scoreless half was in the making, until a blocked punt by The Tigers gave Massillon the ball with excellent field position, on Hoban’s side of the field to start. The Knights would shoot themselves in the foot on the drive as well, with a 4th and 10 facemask by The Knights defense to give Massilon a fresh set of downs and the eventual score by Mylen Lenix with 6 minutes left in the first half.
Hoban looked like they would be turned away on the scoreboard entirely until Ryan Burns and The Knights special teams unit pinned Massillon back deep at their own half-yard line. Hoban’s defense would force another safety on the season, this time by Tanner Mintz and Deon Rodgers getting on the scoreboard but still trailing The Tigers 7-2 at halftime.
Remember how we said defense took center-stage? The second half was a defense-exclusive battle with both teams going scoreless in the third. The fourth quarter was trending that way until The Knight had the ball in Tiger territory in the waning moments of the ballgame. However, a 4th and 10 pass to the endzone that was not to be, sealed the drive and the game 7-2, giving Massillon their first State Championship in 53 years, their first of the playoff era and their 25th overall!
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HIRAM OH- On the opening night of basketball for The Archbishop Hoban Knights girls basketball team, they went down to Hiram College to do battle with The Ursuline Fighting Irish who were coming off a win over Canton Central Catholic.
Scoring sharply and swiftly, The Knights jumped out to an early lead 15-6 after the first quarter and 24-10 at halftime! Ursuline managed to battle back a bit in the third, cutting their deficit to 9 points at the end of the quarter, trailing The Knights 35-26. However, Hoban put the game faces on in the fourth and steamrolled their way to an emphatic 55-26 win with a 20-0 run in the final quarter to clinch it!
Niera Stevens led Hoban in scoring with 12 points on the evening, while also managing 6 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. Devin Harris was also a force on both sides of the court! As Harris ended the night with 10 points, 3 rebounds, 6 steals and 2 blocks! The Player of the Game was Tayln Banta for her ability to do everything on the floor as The Knights point guard. Banta finished the games with 4 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 steals and 5 blocks!
The win for Hoban (1-0) now starts their season off on the right foot as their next game will come at John Marshall on Wednesday, November 29th at 7 p.m.
Meanwhile, Ursuline (1-1) when they host The Lakeview Bulldogs (1-1) at John J. & Janet Cafaro Gymnasium also on Wednesday. Stay up-to-date with both Ursuline Fighting Irish and Archbishop Hoban Knights athletics with live games, scores, stats, stories and more on YSN!
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