Nate Holley a Stalwart on Stallions Defense
Volume 2 Issue 18
In this young USFL season Nate Holley has emerged has a force on the Stallions defense. The safety currently is ranked 5th in the league in total tackles and has helped Birmingham to a 2-1 record.
Holley and teammate Christian McFarland have both locked down the secondary for the Stallions as are both ranked in the Top 5 in total tackles. Holley has racked up 21 total tackles with 13 of them being solo. Holley has also managed a forced fumble.
In the opening game against the New Jersey Generals, Holley totaled 6 tackles to help give Birmingham the opening day victory. In Week 2, Holley then recorded another 5 tackles in a 42-2 drubbing of the Memphis Showboats. Holley then had a tremendous Week 3 game where he totaled 10 tackles, albeit in a losing effort to the New Orleans Breakers.
This season has been a breakout year for Holley. Last season he had 19 tackles through 5 games for the Stallions before being placed on injured reserve with a lower leg injury.
As defending USFL Champions, the Stallions are a team to watch this season as they have major weapons and winning capabilities. Expect Holley to continue to play a major role and be the face of a defense that has only given up 57 points on the year.
Leading Updates
Jared Anderson (Toledo/Scott) announces next fight will be against Zhan Kossobutskiy on July 1st in Toledo.
Notable Game Updates
On April 23rd Jase Bowen (Northwood/Toledo Cen. Cath.) went 3-for-4 with a double and two home runs in a High-A Greensboro win over Greenville.
On April 24th Chris Bassitt (Curtice/Genoa) faced 27 batters and gave up only two earned runs on three hits to earn the win for the Blue Jays over the White Sox.
On April 25th Ryan Mikesell (St. Henry) had 15 points in a Le Portel loss to Gravelines.
On April 28th Nigel Hayes-Davis (Toledo/Whitmer) had 15 points in a Fenerbahce win over Olympiacos.
On April 28th Marc Loving (Toledo/St. John’s) had 18 points and 11 rebounds in a Leicester win over Sheffield.
On April 28th Martyce Kimbrough (Lima/Lima Cen. Cath.) had 14 points in a Toulouse over Chartres.
On April 28th Ross Adolph (Van Buren) went 1-for-2 with a home run a Triple-A Sugar Land loss to Reno.
On April 29th Matt Wisler (Bryan) pitched 2 innings while striking out 4 and giving one hit to earn the win for Toledo over Syracuse.
On April 29th Nate Holley (Toledo/Whitmer)had 10 tackles in a Birmingham Stallions loss to the New Orleans Breakers.
On April 29th Trevor Bassitt (Bluffton) won the 400m Hurdles at the Botswana Grand Prix in a time of 48.43.
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Local Athletes taken in the 1st round of the NFL draft
2004 - Ben Roethlisberger (Findlay) - Miami OH/Steelers
1998 - Charles Woodson (Fremont Ross) - Michigan/Raiders
1997 - Orlando Pace (Sandusky) - Ohio St./Rams
1996 - Jeff Hartings (St. Henry) - Penn St./Lions
1985 - Jim Lachey (St. Henry) - Ohio St./Chargers
1979 - Jon Giesler (Woodmore) - Michigan/Dolphins
1977 - Bob Brudzinski (Fremont Ross) - Ohio St./Rams
1972 - Thom Darden (Sandusky) - Michigan/Browns
1969 - Rufus Mayes (Tol. Macomber) - Ohio St./Bengals
1968 - John Williams (Tol. Libbey) - Minnesota/Colts
1967 - Jim Detwiler (Tol. DeVilbiss) - Michigan/Colts
1957 - Jim Parker (Tol. Scott) - Ohio St./Colts