A four-goal barrage was more than enough to lift the Bethlehem Eagles into the championship game of the Boys’ 19th District Soccer Tournament Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, Bardstown used an onslaught of eight goals in the first half to secure its spot in Thursday’s final.

After dispatching Nelson County and Thomas Nelson in Tuesday’s semifinals, the Eagles and Tigers faced off for the championship for the fourth straight season at Five Star Field Thursday night.

Both teams also advance to the Boys’ 5th Region Soccer Tournament, which starts today at John Hardin High School.

Because of early production deadlines, a recap from the boys’ and girls’ district championship games will appear in the Oct. 21 edition of The Kentucky Standard.

Bethlehem 5, Nelson County 1

The Eagles used an avalanche of second-half goals to put the Cardinals away, pulling away for a lopsided victory in the late semifinal.

Breaking free from a 1-1 halftime tie, Bethlehem (10-8-1) got goals from Conner Denton, Will Deopere, Wyatt Bagby and Nate Hedgepath – with Hedgepath finishing the night with off a beautiful header.

After the Eagles’ Ethan Mullins beat a few Nelson County defenders with a nice header into the corner of the goal for a 1-0 lead 10 minutes into the game, Nelson County came right back with Santiago Hinestroza tucking away a penalty kick with 28:57 to go in the first half.

That’s where the score stood at intermission, but that was just the calm before the storm.

Denton buried a long free kick with 30:21 left to make it 2-1. Deopere followed his own shot for a rebound goal with 28:28 remaining before a rocket shot off the foot of Bagby made it 4-1 with 24:02 to go.

Hedgepath finished off the scoring with a header, beating a diving effort by Nelson County goalie Easton Curtsinger for a 5-1 lead with 16:54 remaining.

Bethlehem keeper Brady Matherly stopped six of the seven shots he faced from the Cardinals, while Curtsinger finished the night with 14 saves in 19 chances.

Nelson County ends its season with a 7-14-1 record under head coach Gabe Stanley.

The Cardinals will graduate Hinestroza, Riggs Griffth, Ryan Woods, Henry Martinez, Tyler Lundy, Daniel Stark and Blake Vowels.

Bardstown 8, Thomas Nelson 0

Eight players scored one goal apiece and the Tigers (15-3) rolled to their 12th win in a row by rolling past the Generals in the first semifinal.

Cannon Hagan, Ryder Hibbs, Ivy Poynter, Carson Kinniard, Naru Sugie, Braylen Stepp, Saul Hinestroza and Luca Blasco each scored once as Bardstown mercy ruled Thomas Nelson in one half of action.

Ryder Roby had a pair of assists, while Poynter, Kinniard and Hinestroza each had one.

Hagan recorded a clean sheet on goal without facing a shot on goal from the Generals.

Thomas Nelson ends the season with a 1-13 record under head coach Ronnie Hatfield.

The Generals will graduate Jonathan Talbert, Grant Curtsinger and Owen Bartley.