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In the second half of the season opener, Davie’s JV soccer team seemed destined for its eighth straight loss dating to 2023. But the War Eagles dug down and found a way to force a 2-2 tie in Chris Ferger’s coaching debut on Aug. 21.

“I will definitely take a tie over a loss any day,” Ferger said. “Everybody worked hard.”

But things were not working out for most of the game. The Greyhounds led 1-0 at halftime and they pushed their lead to 2-0 before David Hernandez sparked the rally with 20 minutes remaining. He tapped the ball in from close range.

“He’s a team-oriented player,” Ferger said. “So no matter if he’s starting or coming off the bench, he always puts the team first ahead of himself.”

Seven minutes later, Emmanuel Perez drilled a free kick from 20 yards out, putting the game-tying goal in the upper corner.

“He has good leadership skills, which is why I chose him to be one of the captains,” Ferger said. “And he knows what to do with the ball.

“I felt we had enough time to come back, and we did.”

The roster consists of two juniors, seven sophomores and 16 freshmen. The juniors are Franchesco Bulnes and Isaiah Beaty. The sophomores are Porter Spann, Tony Velasco, Eric Martinez, Adriano Vega, Ronald Perez, Alex Serrano and Josh Baker. And the freshmen are William Martin, Talan Andrade, Javi Miranda, Adren Davis, Ivan Bustamente, Jean Avila, Alex Ramirez, Hernandez, Osiel Romero, E. Perez, Jaden Godbey, Mason Norman, Diego Dominguez, Seager Brooks, Anthony Ramirez and Giovanni Evaro.