Holley suffered a MCL sprain in Coast's first offensive possession but he came came back to run 42 times for 191-yards and three touchdowns to lead the Pirates to a 33-27, triple-overtime victory Saturday at the LeBard Stadium.
"He's such a great kid and such a great player," head coach Mike Taylor said. "He kind of bit the bullet and played and got stronger even though he was playing on one leg."
The Pirates' defense was led by Jimmy Keating's 14 tackles (three for loss), 1.5 sacks and one pass breakup. He also added a game-ending interception to his stats that brought the 2,000 members at the LeBard Stadium to their feet.
"I just wanted to put the team on my shoulders and rep it," Keating said. "It was a make-or-break game for our season. If we would’ve lost, we would’ve gone 0-2 in league and no way we would’ve gone to a bowl game."
Pirates are now 5-1, 1-1 in conference play, and the Dons are 3-3, 0-2 in conference. To see complete stats of the game, click here.
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