Insane kickoff goal a difference-maker in Kentucky soccer playoff game
Highlands senior Carter Holmes won’t ever forget the goal he scored in the semifinals of the KHSAA Boys Soccer State Tournament sponsored by U.S. Army ROTC.
Not only did it make the difference in the Bluebirds’ 2-1 victory over Hopkinsville, but it was scored from 60 yards out right on the kickoff of the second half.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Highlands' Carter Holmes opened the 2nd half of last night's win over Hopkinsville with a goal directly from the kickoff. The shot sailed over the keeper eight seconds into the half and ended up being the game winner.<a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNAssignDesk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ESPNAssignDesk</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepSpin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepSpin</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/khsso?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#khsso</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyReasonWhy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyReasonWhy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCtop10?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCtop10</a> <a href="https://t.co/9qQOYxknOd">pic.twitter.com/9qQOYxknOd</a></p>— KHSAA Main (@KHSAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/KHSAA/status/1058322927932919808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
“Oh my goodness, what a way to start the second half,” Dick Simpson said during the commentary on the NFHS Network broadcast. ... “I’ve never seen that before.”
Highlands advanced to play St. Xavier, a 1-0 winner over Henry Clay in the first semifinal, in the finals 8 p.m. Saturday at Frederick Douglass High School.
This story was originally published November 2, 2018 at 12:18 PM.