Jackson County edges Broncos 2-1

DALE STUBBLEFIELD

Will Dunlap of the Boyd soccer team handles the ball during Thursday afternoon?s game against Jackson County.

Friday afternoon at Boyd Christian High School the game between the Broncos and Jackson County was scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m., but the Blue Devils had trouble finding their way. The two teams finally hit the field almost thirty-minutes late and without any lights the game was finished in the dark with Jackson County picking up a 2-1 decision over the Broncos.

The Blue Devils didn?t waste anytime putting a goal on the board. Just three minutes into the contest Jackson County fired a shot just to the left of Boyd?s keeper Dustin Curtis for a 1-0 lead.

The two teams were evenly matched, but Boyd controlled the pace of the game for much of the first half.

Matthew Hancock tied the game at 1-1, 17-minutes in when he put back in a shot from Lucas Majors, which rebounded back to Hancock for the score.

During the last 15-minutes of the first half both teams had several opportunities to take the lead. Hancock too an direct kick, but failed and with eight minutes left to play Jackson County had its chance on a direct kick, but it too came up short as the half ended tied 1-1.

In the second half the Broncos had eight corner kicks, while the Blue Devils had just one. But Jackson County had seven shots on goal, with Boyd taking six.

Ten minutes into the second half Boyd had a great opportunity to take the lead after back-to back corner kicks. But the Broncos failed to get a head on the ball. Jackson County took the lead on what would be the game winner with 18 minutes left in the game.

Over the next 15-minutes as it became hard to see because of darkness, Boyd flooded the net in front of the Jackson County keeper. Four solid shots by Boyd were turned away as time ran out on the Broncos, who are still looking for their first win of the season.

The Broncos will take on DeKalb County on Thursday in Smithville.