A.C. Reynolds showed Wednesday why it entered G.M. Tennant Stadium as one of the state’s top teams.
The unbeaten Rockets scored twice in the opening 17 minutes and pulled away for a 5-1 nonconference victory over Polk County, ending the Wolverines’ five-match shutout streak.
Reynolds (14-0-1) is currently ranked second among 6A teams in the state RPI and third statewide across all classifications in the HighSchoolOT poll.
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The Rockets struck first in the fifth minute. Alex Golovchuk found the net off a corner kick to give Reynolds a 1-0 advantage.
Polk answered nine minutes later.
Ross Dow launched a long throw-in deep into the penalty area, where Jackson Blotner headed the ball off a Reynolds defender and into the net to pull the Wolverines even at 1-1.
The tie lasted only three minutes. Golovchuk struck again in the 17th minute, driving a hard shot into the net from a difficult angle deep on the left wing.
Reynolds extended the lead shortly before halftime after earning a penalty kick in the 37th minute. Herman Vazquez converted the opportunity to send the Rockets into the break with a 3-1 advantage.
Golovchuk completed his hat trick in the second half, and Eric Robles Don added another goal to produce the final margin.
The loss dropped Polk County to 9-2-1 overall. Polk returns to conference action Monday, hosting Avery at G.M. Tennant Stadium.
