Trailing 2-0 at halftime and playing listless soccer, Holley blazed through the final 40 minutes with four goals to defeat Kendall 4-2 at Jurh’s Field.
The Eagles took a 1-0 lead at 22:41 as senior Nate Warters converted a penalty kick after the goalkeeper touched the ball with his hands outside the box.
Just 74 seconds later, Warters bounced around the defense and found the lower left corner of the Hawks net to stake Kendall to a 2-0 at the half.
It didn’t take long in the second half for Holley to find their game as they stepped up their intensity. Sophomore Nate Nothnagle put a perfect direct kick from 40 yards out inti the box where senior Erik Balys headed it home at 43:45.
In the 50th minute, senior Matt Wilson converted a give-and-go with sophomore Kayden Servais to tie the contest 2-2.
“He made a perfect pass,” Wilson said of Servais. “I just made the run and was able to finish it.”
Senior John Mounts netted what proved to be the game-winning goal when his shot from 25 yards out sailed inside the right post in the 62nd minute.
89 seconds later Servais converted a Hawks insurance goal after senior Kory Puente created a turnover at midfield.
“The first half we had a shaky start with slow play,” Wilson summarized. “At halftime coach told us we had to respect ourselves and care about the game and we came back.”
The Hawks improved to 3-0-1 with the victory while Kendall fell to 0-4.
