Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

The trick was to get some help.

St. Joseph’s Eli Lewis and Southeastern Panthers’ Dylan Miles both turned in hat tricks during Saturday’s soccer game, but Lewis got help from teammates Cole Willis and Haley Glockner as the Flyers rallied for a 4-3 win.

Miles had three goals in the first half for his hat trick as the Panthers took a 3-0 halftime lead.

But Willis scored from 8 yards out on an assist from Glockner as the Flyers got on the scoreboard with 4:27 on the second half clock.

Lewis took over from there with his hat trick. He score from 13 yards out, then made a penalty kick at the 23:55 mark to tie the game, and scored the winning goal from 14 yards away on a long assist pass from Carte with 32:44 into the half.

Flyers’ coach Tim Hopkins lamented about the tale of two halves.

“Coming off three tough road games in a row this week, we did not answer out wake-up call this morning until the second half,” said Hopkins.

“From that point on we eliminated the opposition’s scoring opportunities and took full advantage of ours.”

St. Joseph had 7 saves by goalkeeper Justin Mahlmeister and held a 13-10 advantage in shots on goal.

The Flyers host New Boston at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Senior night activities begin at 5 p.m.

Southeastern 3 0 = 3

St. Joseph 0 4 = 4

First Half

SE — Dylan Miles 10 yards 1:30

SE — Dylan Miles 14 yards 8:30

SE — Dylan Miles 12 yards 16:32

Second Half

SJ — Cole Willis 8 yards (assist Haley Glockner) 4:27

SJ — Eli Lewis 13 yards 14:20

SJ — Eli Lewis penalty kick 23:55

SJ — Eli Lewis 14 yards (assist Tanner Carte) 32:44

Statistics

Shots on Goal: St. Joseph 13, Southeastern 10

Goalkeeper Saves: St. Joseph 7 (Justin Mahlmeister), Southeastern 9 (Matt Lawson)

Corner Kicks: St. Joseph 4, Southeastern 1

Direct Kicks: St. Joseph 8, Southeastern 10

Indirect Kicks: St. Joseph 2, Southeastern 0