Eudora High senior Jonathan Bock (7) and senior Nathan Gomez (5) celebrate Bock's goal vs. Bishop Seabury on Friday at Eudora.

EUDORA — With the score tied, Bishop Seabury sophomore Freddy Comparato knew what was at stake when he lined up to take a penalty kick in the final minutes of Friday’s season opener against Eudora.

It was the first time he attempted a penalty kick at the high school level, and he made sure it was a moment he will never forget.

Comparato, a midfielder, pushed a shot into the back corner of the net, scoring the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory with 2:47 remaining at Eudora High. The goal completed Seabury’s comeback with two scores in the final 13 minutes.

“I was just trying to stay calm, stay composed and stick the ball in the corner,” Comparato said.

Comparato’s teammates and coaches never had a doubt that he would find a way to score.

“He’s surgically accurate on penalty kicks,” Seabury coach Ivo Ivanov said. “I know it’s the first one he’s taken, but he’s taken 1,000 in practice. We know he’s not going to miss.”

Seabury senior forward Thomas diZerega drew a penalty inside of the 18-yard box, leading to Comparato’s penalty kick, much to the disbelief of Eudora’s sideline. After Comparato scored the go-ahead goal, Eudora coach Darren Erpelding received a red card and was ejected for arguing.

“I know it was a controversial penalty kick, but you know this stuff happens,” Ivanov said. “We’ve been on the receiving side of this. I know it feels bad, but on the other hand, the boys pushed hard and there was a well-developed attack when the penalty happened.”

The Cardinals (0-1) controlled the ball throughout most of the final 40 minutes with shots on goal from Alex Kooken, Sebastian Mackall and Brant Arnold. Ivanov admitted the Seahawks were tired in their first game with several players falling to the ground because of leg cramps.

Less than five minutes into the second half, Eudora senior Jonathan Bock juked a defender and ripped a shot from the right side of the box into the back left corner of the net for a 1-0 advantage.

Bock, a speedy midfielder, crushed a shot about a minute beforehand while falling to the ground that was stopped by Seabury senior Mick Ramos, who had never played the position beforehand.

Without the team’s starting goalkeeper, Ramos spent two practices trying to become more comfortable in between the posts. Ramos learned quickly with some key saves and he received help from his back line of defenders, which included Sam Bayliss, Brayden Shumaker and Lee Nelson.

After watching Eudora control the ball for much of the second half, Seabury freshman Evan McHenry dribbled down the right side of the field, slipped past a defender and fired a shot just inside of the near post with 12:02 remaining.

“I think the team kind of got a little bit down,” McHenry said of Eudora’s goal, “but we pulled ourselves back.”