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Reardan freshman Noelle Raczykowski nets her second of four first-half goals in the Indians' 7-1 win over Kettle Falls Tuesday.
REARDAN – It may have been the inaugural game in program history, but that didn't stop the Reardan Indians from scoring early and often in a 7-1 drubbing of the Kettle Falls Bulldogs Tuesday, Feb. 23.
Freshman Noelle Raczykowski scored the first goal for the Indians and didn't stop there, following up her first goal with a three-score rampage in the last 10 minutes of the first half. Raczykowski had four first-half goals total, and Reardan let 4-0 at intermission.
Junior Madalyn Dewey joined the party in the second half with two goals after assisting on multiple Raczykowski goals in the first half. Dewey also assisted 8th-grader Alissa Lonning on a second-half goal.
Head coach Brian Scott attributed the successful game to the team's passing.
"Exceptional play from Noelle with the goals, and those came from four exceptional assists," Scott said. "I make my girls compliment the player who gave the pass to the goal scorer, because that's what we're really trying to emphasize is passing."
Kettle Falls got on the board in the second half, as Ashley Hendrickson netted a goal that went between the Reardan goalkeeper's legs. It was the only score in the game for the Bulldogs.
"It was a little difficult (with) eight players," Kettle Falls head coach Kristine Hendrickson said. "This season, we're focusing more on skill development and treating the season as a scrimmage/practice and developing opportunities for the girls."
At the beginning of the game, the teams struggled to get solid kicks on an extremely muddy Reardan field, which had been torn up the day prior during a three-team football jamboree.
A twist was added to the game when Kettle Falls only had eight players available. Instead of postponing the match, Reardan lent three of its middle school players to the Bulldogs to create a full 11-on-11 game. The swap didn't lead to anyone passing the ball to the wrong team, but Jazmine Handley, a Reardan player lent to Kettle Falls, humorously began to congratulate Reardan senior Naomi Smith for a solid pass before stopping herself when she realized Smith was not on her team Tuesday.
Reardan is scheduled to be back in action on the road Saturday at St. George's.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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