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LIVERMORE FALLS — There is strong evidence to indicate that the Telstar Rebels have begun to jell as a field hockey team.

Just look at what the Rebels did to Livermore Falls Wednesday afternoon.

Sophomores Mallory Brown and Kayla Mills scored two goals each to help fuel the offense and the Rebels used their fire power to wipe out Livermore Falls, 6-1, in the Mountain Valley Conference Wednesday afternoon.

Telstar (7-2), ranked fourth in the latest Western Heal Points, had gone on the offensive early and the pressure was simply overwhelming for the winless Andies. But Brown proceeded to put a nail in the coffin by scoring off a rebound for a 3-0 lead with 30 seconds left in the first half.

“That was a big goal,” Mills said. “We wanted to score whenever we got the ball in the (offensive) circle. The team is playing well and we communicated to each other. I felt our passing went and our second line backed up the play of the first line. That’s important to have in order to be successful.”

Telstar opened the scoring when Alanna Borst drilled a shot that deflected off a Andies stick and bounced over the head of goalie Sam Whiting. Brown fed the ball in off a penalty corner.

Less than five minutes later, Mills benefited from some nifty passing to score on the right wing. Krystal Gould and Borst assisted on the play.

“We just weren’t communicating well,” Livermore Falls coach Amy Druzba said. “That’s a key because the girls are then able to do so much more together on the field.”

Livermore Falls (0-8-1 ) was unable to withstand the Rebels’ pressure as sweeper Jenika Kelly and a trio of fullbacks were constantly backing up.

The biggest threat for the Andies was left wing Erica Gats who scored three minutes in to the second half. The Rebels had already taken a 4-0 lead when Jessie Farrington scored 30 seconds after the intermission.

“Things were really better today,” Telstar coach Gail Wight said. “They moved the ball around and supported each other. That included their back passing and side to side.”


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