Sidney’s Zac Ambos, left, high-fives Jaden Danklefsen after Danklefsen scored a goal against Bellefontaine in a nonconference game on Wednesday in Sidney.
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SIDNEY — The Sidney Yellow Jackets boys soccer team took down the Bellefontaine Chieftains 5-0 at Sidney High School on Wednesday.
Sidney got the scoring started early when Jaden Danklefsen scored on a breakaway at 27:27 in the first half. Danklefsen was then swiftly assisted to another goal with a pass from Youssouf Dia to give the Yellow Jackets a 2-0 lead with 26:45 to play in the first.
Jackson Riley made a great shot on goal that was swatted away by the Bellefontaine keeper at 18:15.
Both teams entered a stalemate for the rest of the half. Sidney helped a great deal by keeper Samuel Baldauf’s excellent defense.
“We’ve got to attack the ball more,” Yellow Jackets head coach Jamie Fridley said. “The intermediate balls, we’re slagging. We’ll get back out on the practice field tomorrow and start working on it.”
In the second half, Danklefsen kept the score moving with another goal. This time assisted by Zac Ambos with 26:26 in the second half to play.
Shortly after his hat trick goal, Danklefsen went down with a cramp and didn’t return to the field.
With Danklefsen off the field, Dia stepped up, first scoring on a breakaway with 19:46 left to play to give the Yellow Jackets a 4-0 lead. Then scoring his second of the game with 15:36 to play to cap off the game at 5-0. The win made Sidney 2-0 on the year.
“Outside of the goals,” Fridley said. “I was proud to see us making runs up. That’s what we’re supposed to do against Bellefontaine.”
The Yellow Jackets (2-0) are back in action on Saturday where they will take on Wayne at home at 12:30 p.m.
They opened the season by beating Xenia on Monday in Sidney. Danklefsen scored three goals an Dia scored one; Zac Ambos had two assists.
Jackson Center dominates Fairlawn for 1st win
The Jackson Center boys soccer team beat Fairlawn 8-0 on Saturday in the Ben Logan Quest Cup, moving them to 1-1-0 on the season. The squad lost 3-0 to the Raiders on Friday to open the season.
Through two games, Ian Stengel has two goals and six other Jackson Center players each have one.
Jackson Center played Bellefontaine at home on Thursday. It is scheduled to play Wapakoneta at home on Monday at 6 p.m.
Lehman Catholic drops first game
The Lehman Catholic boys soccer team fell to Milton Union 6-2 on Tuesday, Aug. 20, taking them to 1-1-0 on the year. They beat Graham 4-0 to start the season.
Senior Brennan Potts and freshman Gus Richard were the two goal scorers for the Cavaliers against the Bulldogs while senior Daniel Carlisle managed an assist. Cole Courtad scored two goals against Graham while Zen Wagner and Brayden Ulbrich each scored one. Potts had two assists.
Lehman next battled Belmont on Thursday and is scheduled to travel to Piqua on Saturday.
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