NORTH JACKSON — It pays off to have players in the right place at the right time. And the Newton Falls boys soccer team seemed to have someone in the perfect spot on offense on Wednesday.

The Tigers beat Jackson-Milton 4-1 at Jackson-Milton High School thanks to that approach.

“With the talent level that we have and the skill level that we have, we’re trying to do that small ball, where we’re moving the ball in smaller spaces — we work on that — and then try to open it up at the end,” Newton Falls head coach Frank Tatarka said. “Make it bigger, make the goalie work harder, and it’s working. We’re scoring a ton of goals this year.”

Brady Lampman got the Tigers (7-4-1) on the board four minutes into the match. A throw-in was battled away in front of the net, and Lampman was in position fo

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