Hoover 37 - Massillon Perry 34 - 1OT

September 29, 2023

Canton Repository

Mason Ashby TD gives North Canton Hoover football a walk-off win in overtime.

NORTH CANTON — Mason Ashby’s 20-yard TD run lifted the Vikings to the overtime win at Memorial Stadium. The TD run followed Perry getting a 38-yard field goal from Brock Huggins on its possession to start overtime. 

Ashby also caught a 36-yard TD pass in the third quarter and finished with six receptions for 85 yards. Zach Braucher made nine catches for 135 yards and one TD. Hoover quarterback Carson Dyrlund completed 18 of 27 passes for 252 yards, two TDs and no interceptions.

Kyler Miraglia ran for 126 yards and a TD on 22 carries for Hoover (4-3, 1-2). 

Perry’s Christian Ivanic surpassed 200 yards rushing for the second straight game, finishing with 230 yards and two TDs on 20 carries. He also caught a 21-yard pass for Perry (3-4, 0-3). QB Austin Mattox had a 54-yard TD run that tied the game at 31-31 midway through the fourth quarter. 

Perry’s Noah Mays returned a fumble 29 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.

HOOVER 37, PERRY 34 OT 

Perry – 7 – 14 – 0 – 10 – 3 — 34 

Hoover – 7 – 10 – 14 – 0 – 6 — 37 

H—Braucher 15 pass from Dyrlund (Koskovich kick) 

P—Ivanic 34 run (Huggins kick) 

H—Dyrlund 1 run (Koskovich kick)

P—Mays 29 fumble return (Huggins kick) 

H—FG Koskovich 20 

P—Ivanic 4 run (Huggins kick) 

H—Miraglia 23 run (Koskovich kick) 

H—Ashby 36 pass from Dyrlund (Koskovich kick) 

P—FG Huggins 33 

P—Mattox 54 run (Huggins kick) 

P—FG Huggins 38 

H—Ashby 20 run 

TEAM STATS 

                     PER            HOO 

First downs — 11 — 22 

Rushes-Yards — 39-336 — 39-194 

Comp-Att-Int — 2-6-1 — 18-27-0 

Passing Yards — 28 — 252 

Fumbles-Lost — 0-0 — 2-1 

Penalties-Yards — 6-62 — 4-25 

Total yards — 359 — 437

Records — 3-4, 0-3 — 4-3, 1-2