Under a steady mist at Whitehall, the Zephyrs’ boys soccer team fought from a 2-0 deficit against Liberty but fell short, 2-1, to the Hurricanes on Sept. 25.

“They’re physical, they’re fast, they have a couple of really skilled players, and they’re resilient,” said Liberty coach Jason Horvath of the Zephyrs. “They don’t give up. You can hear their coach (Christian Malone). I don’t think their coach is a guy who ever gave up on anything, so they’re modeled after him, and they play hard, so it was certainly not an easy game coming into, but the boys came through in the end.”

The Zephyrs returned from halftime with an offensive attack that brought back memories for the Hurricanes they would have rather forgotten.

“Last year, a game like this, we would lose by one goal,” said Liberty forward Dylan Lewis. “We lost to Whitehall last year in overtime, 2-1, and it’s heartbreaking. Last year, coming up short, it was a disappointment for sure, when we knew we had the quality.”

Lewis scored both of Liberty’s goals in the first half.

“Definitely hit a volley,” said Lewis of the first goal. “The keeper got his body behind it, but it spilled out of his hands and went toward his feet, and I was just there. I got a little lucky with that (second) shot, but on a (slick) surface like this, the keepers are gonna have a difficult time, and I was able to sneak in. To me, it looked like he thought I was gonna go high, but I went low, so it looked like he jumped to try and readjust, but he just didn’t do it in time.”

Despite a 2-0 halftime lead, the Hurricanes knew the match was far from over.

“We were saying don’t let their dangerous players get any good time on the ball and make sure we lock them down,” Lewis said.

It was game on for the Zephyrs, however, when the ball bounced in the box before Benjiman Campbell found the back of the net off an assist by Reed Felker in the 57th minute.

Two minutes later, Campbell crossed the ball to Said Aikhinos but the Zephyrs were unable to convert.

A shot by Liberty forward Josh Lee came close in the 60th minute, but Whitehall goalie Cole Richards made a diving save.

Richards made 5 saves on the night, and Liberty keeper Thomas Horvath also made 5 saves.

The Whitehall Zephyrs will make a trip to the Poconos for their next match on Sept. 29 against East Stroudsburg North.