Sparked by a lone first-half goal with seven seconds left, Bellefontaine defeated Benjamin Logan 5-0 Tuesday night in the first round of the sectional boys soccer tournament at Dodd Field in Bellefontaine.
Third-seeded Bellefontaine was locked in a tight defensive struggle with the tenth-seeded Raiders until Matt Baughman scored his second goal of the year off a pass from Josh Neighoff.
The flood gates opened in the second half. Landyn Butler got his first goal of the year and Thoryn Jackson (pictured left) scored twice. Ethan Tullis assisted on the second one. Matt Anderson scored the final goal.
Bellefontaine had 22 shots on goal. Benjamin Logan managed 3.
Senior Keeper Zach Gingerich recorded his ninth shutout of the year.
Bellefontaine again played without starters Lucas Stoltzfus and Nick Gingerich.
Neither player is expected to be available for the Thursday night second-round match against Indian Lake at Dodd Field.
Benjamin Logan finishes the season 2-14-1.
Bellefontaine is now 10-3-3.
Game time Thursday night will be 7:00.
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Matt Baughman's goal.
Bellefontaine's Steve Henry talks about the win
Coach Hughes talks about the first half and his season.
Indian Lake defeated visiting Urbana 4-2.
The Lakers jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead.
Freshman sensation Connor Davis scored twice to break the school's single season scoring record. Davis has 22 goals on the year.
Dustin Roby recorded a goal and an assist and Brandon Gillen added a goal.
Keeper Tyler Rode made five saves to earn the win.
The Lakers are 9-8. The Hillclimbers finish the season 7-8-2.
