Senior guard Joe DeFelice hit a game-winning three-pointer at the final buzzer as Holley came from as many as eight points down and defeat Webster Christian in the third place game of the Holley boys basketball Holiday Tournament.
It marked the second final-shot win of the week for Holley after they earlier defeated Lyndonville on a half-court winner.
The Hawks led through all of the low-scoring first quarter on treys by DeFelice and Josh Porter, but the Warriors hit the first field goal of the second quarter as part of an 11-0 run to take over the game.
A late second quarter run led by a lay-up and both ends of a one-and-one by Nick Passarell helped Holley regain some momentum heading into halftime.
Zach Vaccarelli scored four of his six points in the early stages of the second half to keep his Hawks within reach of the lead.
In the fourth quarter, Ian Penders hit three free throws and completed an old-fashioned three-point play after getting fouled on his drive to the basket to pull Holley to within four points at 34-30 with 3:37 remaining.
DeFelice hit on a lay-up and the ensuing free throw to make it a two-point game with 41 seconds left and, after the Hawks forced a turnover, Vaccarelli made it a one-point game with his free throw with 39 seconds remaining.
Webster Christian helped by missing the front end of two one-and-ones and that opened the door for DeFelice to knock down his game-winner from the left wing to complete the comeback.
DeFelice finished with a team-high 12 points and added six rebounds while Vaccarelli led with 11 rebounds. Passarell and Penders each finished with six points while Porter added five rebounds for Holley. Webster Christian’s Matt Wyner led all scorers with 22 points.
