FAIRBORN — Braden Guinther scored a goal in overtime to lift Sidney to a 3-2 win over Fairborn in a Division I sectional quarterfinal on Monday.
“We are so proud of our boys,” Sidney coach Jamie Fridley said. “We went into a hostile environment and came out with the win.”
Guinther scored the goal with about seven minutes left in overtime off an assist by Noah Houts. He also scored a goal early in the first half off an assist from Carson Taylor and later assisted Alijah Jackson on a goal to increase the lead to 2-0.
The Skyhawks battled back to force a tie before the end of regulation.
“We played extremely well tonight, our intensity level was high,” Fridley said. “We outplayed Fairborn in the first half. Had a lot of opportunities to score, but we couldn’t find the back of the net.”
No. 11 seed Sidney (8-7-2) advances to play at No. 1 Beavercreek (12-3-1) in a sectional semifinal on Thursday.
Lehman Catholic 2, Middletown Madison 1
Lehman Catholic opened sectional tournament play with a win at Middletown Madison on Monday.
No. 18 seed Lehman (8-5-2) advances to play at No. 3 West Liberty-Salem (12-3-1) in a Div. III sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Elijah Jock had both Lehman goals. In the first half, he scored with 16 minutes to go on an assist from goalie Will Voisard on a long kick.
Madison tied it on a header off a corner late in the first half, but Jock scored the game-winner with eight minutes remaining on a shot that went over the hands of Madison’s goalie.
New Knoxville 6, Lima Temple Christian 1
The No. 8 seed Rangers built a 4-0 lead by halftime and cruised to a win over No. 6 seed Temple Christian in a D-III sectional opener on Monday in Lima.
Patrick Covert scored three goals, Jose Rabadan scored two and Joseph Baende scored one. Baende, Covert and Zach Davis each had two assists.
Goalie Josh Deitsch had five saves.
New Knoxville (8-6-3) advances to play No. 5 Lima Central Catholic (5-8-1) on Wednesday.
