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Sadie Scott (10) had a hat-trick to lead the BF Stickers.
Sadie Scott (10) had a hat-trick to lead the BF Stickers.
Bellows Falls hosts Windsor during a field hockey match on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.
WESTMINSTER — Twenty-five years after Michael Jordan scored 38 points in “the flu game,” Sadie Scott did the field hockey equivalent.
She had a hat-trick when dealing with pneumonia.
“Scoring three goals always feels good,” said the junior forward, who helped the Bellows Falls varsity field hockey team to a 7-1 victory over Windsor on Thursday afternoon. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”
Sadie Scott had a hat-trick for the BF Stickers on Thursday versus Windsor. Purchase local photos online.
Sadie Scott possesses the ball for the BF Stickers.
Emma Bazin goes on the attack for the hosts.
Jules McDermid sends a laser toward goal.
Jules McDermid aims for the goal.
Emma Bazin scored one of BF's seven goals.
Nola Sciacca (22) watches Emma Bazin go to work.
"Max" puts the Terriers on the board late in the opening quarter.
"Max" threatens for the Terriers.
Ashlin Maxfield battles for possession.
Nola Sciacca defends for Bellows Falls.
"Max" looks for an open teammate.
Emma Bazin looks to steal the ball.
Emma Bazin shields a Windsor defender from the ball.
BF's Hannah Terry chases after the ball.
Tela Harty forces the issue.
Tela Harty carries the ball down the field.
Tela Harty (11) and Emma Bazin (5) pressure the Windsor defense.
Tela Harty battles for possession.
Sadie Scott had a hat-trick for the BF Stickers on Thursday versus Windsor. Purchase local photos online.
Sadie Scott possesses the ball for the BF Stickers.
Emma Bazin goes on the attack for the hosts.
Jules McDermid sends a laser toward goal.
Jules McDermid aims for the goal.
Emma Bazin scored one of BF's seven goals.
Nola Sciacca (22) watches Emma Bazin go to work.
"Max" puts the Terriers on the board late in the opening quarter.
"Max" threatens for the Terriers.
Ashlin Maxfield battles for possession.
Nola Sciacca defends for Bellows Falls.
"Max" looks for an open teammate.
Emma Bazin looks to steal the ball.
Emma Bazin shields a Windsor defender from the ball.
BF's Hannah Terry chases after the ball.
Tela Harty forces the issue.
Tela Harty carries the ball down the field.
Tela Harty (11) and Emma Bazin (5) pressure the Windsor defense.
Tela Harty battles for possession.
The Terriers (4-0) had an 11-0 advantage in shots on goal and a 7-0 edge in penalty corners in the first half, but managed just one goal before the break. Ashlin Maxfield fed the ball to Ella Clark and she passed over to Jules McDermid, whose deflected shot was cleaned up by “Max.”
Scott, who admittedly felt weak due to her illness, erupted for three goals in the third quarter as the hosts upped their lead to 6-0. After Ava LaRoss scored from the right wing, Scott took over — she slammed home a couple of LaRoss’s crosses and also tapped in Emma Bazin’s sweet feed.
Bazin would later accidentally hit a defender in the leg with a wicked shot, get to the loose ball and blast it past Windsor goalie Sydney Perry.
“We started making those hard passes in the third quarter,” Scott explained. “We played much better as a team and we started talking.”
Clark and Windsor’s Piper Vivian would each tally over the final 15 minutes.
“We pretty much have all been playing together since we were 5, so we all know each other very well. We’re like a family,” said Scott, who believes the school’s youth program is the major reason why the BF Stickers keep returning to the state championship game.
BF’s Nola Sciacca, who is known for her popular Brattleboro Subaru ads on the radio, finished with a team-high three steals. Hadley Gleim and McDermid each took the ball away from Windsor’s Alexina Pekingpaugh down the stretch.
The undefeated Terriers will play at rival Springfield on Sept. 22 at 4 p.m.
BF’s roster: Coaches — Bethany Coursen, Mel LaRoss, Kim Wilkinson. Players — Jules McDermid, Ella Clark, Mary Wallace, Ashlin Maxfield, Emma Hillock, Ava LaRoss, Sadie Scott, Hannah Terry, Eryn Ross, Tela Harty, Reghan Ryea, Delaney Lockerby, Nola Sciacca, Izzy Stoodley, Hadley Gleim, Emma Bazin, Livie Clough.
Shane Covey can be reached at scovey@reformer.com or 802-254-2311 X163. On Twitter: @ShaneCovey.
Shane Covey grew up in Brattleboro and has been the Brattleboro Reformer's sports editor since 2008. He previously covered sports for the Athol Daily News.
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