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September 11, 2009

Evan Shaub

After two close wins to start off the season, the Knights competition only gets tougher with former state finalist Louisville (2-0) looming tomorrow night and St. Vincent-St. Mary next week.

“Louisville is a tough team,” head coach Ralph Orsini said. “But we also have a good team, and we came very close to beating them last year. We were leading at halftime and just didn’t pull through,” Orsini said of last season’s match-up against the Leopards.

The team is hoping to be leading after two halves, not just one, this year against a Louisville team led by 28 returning seniors. The amount of returning seniors for Louisville is a staggering number, considering the Leopards only had 41 players on their team just four years ago. Hoban, by comparison, has 73 players.

Louisville, led by ninth-year head coach Paul Farrah, is up to a record high 78 players on their team and is coming off a big win against rival North Canton Hoover, whom they beat 34-14 at home. Hoban is looking to avoid a similar fate, but coming off a 17-14 win against Walsh Jesuit, the Knights are confident.

“I expect heads to be flying,” senior defensive back Norm Jesser said. “It’s going to be intense and physical. We are bitter from the loss last year and we want to beat them at their place – in the jungle. We need to watch the trick plays.”

Jesser accounted for one interception against Walsh and helped bolster a Knights defense that only gave up 56 yards on the ground. Junior cornerback Evan Luse also helped in the effort by adding two interceptions for the Knight’s defense, which held the Warriors junior quarter back Conner Cook to just 105 yards through the air while completing just 12 of 31 passes.

“We played great in the second half and we brought our swagger back,” Jesser said. “We knew they couldn’t beat us.”

The football team plans on bringing their swagger when they travel to face Louisville tomorrow night at 7:00 P.M.

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