Bulldogs Vanquish the Vikings in District Playoffs with Paoletti Brace

Photos by Henry Black, JTV Sports

Trey Richmond | JTV Sports

Wednesday October 14th

(10-14-2026): Chelsea took down Jackson 4-1 in the opening round of the Division 2 District Playoffs in dominant fashion on Wednesday’s chilly October evening at Parkside Middle School.

Within the first minute of the match, the Bulldogs found their way onto the scoreboard. A free kick from Jacob Hillis set up Preston Paoletti for the opening goal just 53 seconds into the game. Less than nine minutes later, Christian Banos-Weatherholt rolled the ball to the back of the net after Paoletti sent him the header assist to take a 2-0 lead less than 10 minutes played.

With 19:30 remaining in the first half, the Vikings got their first corner kick. The corner drew a penalty kick for Jackson that was taken by Stephen Osei who launched the ball into the top left corner to cut the Bulldog lead in half; 2-1.

Chelsea earned a throw-in that set up their third goal of the first half. Zachary Levine threw the ball in to Banos-Weatherholt for the header assist that Henry Glendening cashed in to stretch the Bulldog lead to two once again. Chelsea took the 3-1 advantage into the half.

The second half was quiet in comparison to the four goals in the first. There were only a combined seven shots on target with the last one resulting in the fourth Bulldog goal. Only 1:42 left in the game, but Paoletti secured his second goal of the game for a brace to go along with his assist. Chelsea wins with a final score of 4-1.

Three Bulldogs tallied a goal with Preston Paoletti leading the push.

Stephen Osei scored the lone Viking goal on a penalty kick.

Chelsea had the slight advantage with four corner kicks compared to Jackson’s three. The Bulldogs also outshot the Vikings 16 to 12

The Chelsea Bulldogs will host Western at Parkside on Monday, October 19th at 5pm as they continue their playoff push.

*All stats are unofficial*