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RIPON'S REVENGE
Girls soccer: Scholten’s long- distance goals propel Indians past Manteca
Bulletin girls soccer 2018-19
Manteca midfielder Jordyn Silva, left, and Ripon’s Deanna Sandoval get physical as they battle for possession. - photo by JONAMAR JACINTO/The Bulletin
RIPON — There are certainly more important matches ahead for Ripon High’s girls soccer team, but don’t tell Ariana Scholten that the Indians’ nonleague tilt with visiting Manteca was meaningless. The strong-legged sophomore blasted a pair of long-range goals to help Ripon prevail 3-1 in its first contest in 10 days. The Indians (6-3) hadn’t beaten Manteca since doing so back-to-back in 2009-10, and last year the Valley Oak League powerhouse got the better of them, 5-1. “It was such a good feeling because I know some girls on this team, and last year they got to rub it in my face that they beat me,” Scholten said. “Coming out and beating them was the best feeling ever. We worked really hard for the win.”