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<p>SCOTT TWP. &#8212; Through this joyride of a postseason run for the Holy Redeemer Royals, scoring goals has become a perplexing problem lately.</p><p>Not anymore.</p><p>Not if McKenna Dolan, Jessie Ornoski and the rest of the rejuvenated Royals can hammer home shots like this to keep advancing Redeemer farther than the program has ever gone before.</p><p>Dolan and Ornoski each scored two goals Saturday, Leah Mullery added a goal and two assists and Redeemer rattled undermanned District 6 champion Bellville Mennonite with 17 shots to dominate an 8-0 victory in a PIAA Class A quarterfinal game at Central Columbia High School.</p><p>&#8220;We definitely had more opportunities than ever this game,&#8221; Dolan said.</p><p>Now, the 16-1 Royals have an opportunity of a lifetime in front of them.</p><p>They&#8217;ll play powerful District 11 champion Moravian Academy in Holy Redeemer&#8217;s first-ever state semifinal field hockey game Tuesday.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing. It&#8217;s unbelievable. We worked so hard for this,&#8221; Dolan said. &#8220;We definitely deserve it. Our passers stayed inside and gave us more opportunities than we&#8217;ve had in these states.&#8221;</p><p>That resulted in Redeemer&#8217;s highest-scoring game of the postseason, which included the school&#8217;s first-ever District 2 championship appearance and first two PIAA victories.</p><p>And the one-sided win was a welcome breather for a Redeemer team that came off two consecutive 2-1 overtime games &#8212; a loss to Lake-Lehman in the District 2 championship showdown and a victory over Boiling Springs in the first round of states.</p><p>&#8220;I think our team just wanted to stay intense the whole, entire game,&#8221; Dolan said.</p><p>It&#8217;s easy to see why, as Redeemer scored a total of five goals over its previous three postseason games, starting with a 2-0 win over Northwest in the District 2 semifinals.</p><p>But the drought ended quickly, as Emily Easton got the Royals on the board with a goal just under three minutes in, then Caton Fahey, Ornoski, Madison Zulkowski and Mullery all scored within a four-minute span of the opening half to help Holy Redeemer break the game open.</p><p>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t been scoring much since districts started,&#8221; first-year Holy Redeemer coach Maura McCormick said. &#8220;We really were focused on shooting and scoring.</p><p>&#8220;It really came out today.&#8221;</p><p>In a big way.</p><p>Dolan&#8217;s first goal 2:09 from halftime gave the Royals a 6-0 lead, then Dolan and Ornoski added their second goals in the second half as the clock ran constantly under the mercy rule.</p><p>&#8220;We still need to stay on the attack and play hard,&#8221; Dolan said of dealing with a big lead, for the first time since Redeemer downed Berwick by an identical 8-0 score in its District 2 playoff opener. &#8220;(But) we definitely could have played harder in the second half.&#8221;</p><p>That wasn&#8217;t necessary.</p><p>Bellville Mennonite fielded a team of just 11 starters &#8212; no reserves &#8212; and had trouble keeping up with the speedy Royals throughout. And with Redeemer&#8217;s offense controlling most of the action, Bellville Mennonite managed just one shot the entire day.</p><p>That led the Royals straight into more unfamiliar territory &#8212; Tuesday&#8217;s state semifinals.</p><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think I thought we&#8217;d make it this far,&#8221; said McCormick, who said her preseason goals for the team were to win a Wyoming Valley Conference title, play for a District 2 championship and make the PIAA tournament. &#8220;It&#8217;s amazing that we did.&#8221;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Holy Redeemer 8, Bellville Mennonite 0</strong></p><p><strong>Holy Redeemer`6`2`&#8212;`8</strong></p><p><strong>Bellville Mennonite`0`0`&#8212;`0</strong></p><p><strong>First half &#8212;</strong> 1. HR, Emily Easton (Talia Kosierowski), 27:06; 2. HR, Caton Fahey (Easton), 18:57; 3. HR, Jessie Ornoski (Megan Condon), 17:03; 4. HR, Madison Zulkoski (McKenna Dolan), 16:00; 5. HR, Leah Mullery (Kayla Kruk), 15:06; 6. HR, Dolan (Condon), 2:09. <strong>Second half &#8212;</strong> 7. HR, Dolan (Mullery), 17:00; 8. HR, Ornoski (Mullery), 3:53.</p><p><strong>Shots &#8212;</strong> HR 17 BM 1. <strong>Saves &#8212;</strong> HR 1 (Randie Kuhar); BM 9 (Rachel Sunderland). <strong>Penalty corners &#8212;</strong> HR 8; BM 4.</p><p>&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Kayla Kruk, left, drives the ball down the sideline against Bellville Mennonite&#8217;s Melissa Yoder during their PIAA Class A quarterfinal game at Central Columbia High School in Scott Township on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL111316FHRedeemer-Bellville1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Kayla Kruk, left, drives the ball down the sideline against Bellville Mennonite&#8217;s Melissa Yoder during their PIAA Class A quarterfinal game at Central Columbia High School in Scott Township on Saturday. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL111316FHRedeemer-Bellville2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Abby Shorts, left, celebrates with teammate Emily Easton after a Holy Redeemer goal against Bellville Mennonite at Central Columbia High School on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL111316FHRedeemer-Bellville2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Abby Shorts, left, celebrates with teammate Emily Easton after a Holy Redeemer goal against Bellville Mennonite at Central Columbia High School on Saturday. </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL111316FHRedeemer-Bellville3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Leah Mullery, left, swings at the ball against Bellville Mennonite&#8217;s Melissa Yoder at Central Columbia High School on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL111316FHRedeemer-Bellville3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Leah Mullery, left, swings at the ball against Bellville Mennonite&#8217;s Melissa Yoder at Central Columbia High School on Saturday. </caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL111316FHRedeemer-Bellville4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Megan Condon takes a swing towards the Bellville Mennonite goal at Central Columbia High School on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_TTL111316FHRedeemer-Bellville4.jpg</photo3><caption3>Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Megan Condon takes a swing towards the Bellville Mennonite goal at Central Columbia High School on Saturday. </caption3><photoCredit3></photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Paul Sokoloski</p><p>psokoloski@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Paul Sokoloski at 570-991-6392 or on Twitter @TLPaulSokoloski</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Holy Redeemer romps into state field hockey semifinals