Kennedy Boys Soccer

No.1 Cougars kick J-Hawks, 3-0

The top-ranked Kennedy boys soccer team raised its record to 11-0 Tuesday night with a 3-0 victory over Jefferson at Kingston Stadium.

Killian Magee began the scoring off a corner kick in the eighth minute from J.J. Reinhart. Eric Bertroche scored in the 44th minute with assists from Ryan Walker and Magee.

Mitch Bobbin converted a penalty kick in the 52nd minute to finish the scoring.

Kennedy has an 8-0 mark in Mississippi Valley Conference games.

Kennedy, Xavier hold down top spots in soccer polls

Kennedy and Xavier both held onto the top spots in the Class 3A and 2A boys soccer polls, respectively, that were released Monday by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Kennedy received all 10 first-place votes in Class 3A. Washington and Prairie held onto the 5 and 6 spots, respectively. Linn-Mar slipped two spots to No.9.

Xavier received six first-place votes. Unbeaten Spencer got the other four votes and is No.2 in the poll.

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Metro teams dominate boys soccer poll

Kennedy heads up a four-team contingent from the Metro ranked in the top seven of this week's Class 3A boys soccer poll released Wednesday by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Kennedy is ranked No.1 and received all 10 first-place votes cast in the poll. Washington is ranked fifth, Prairie sixth and Linn-Mar seventh.

Xavier is ranked No.1 in Class 2A. The Saints received all but one first-place vote.

Iowa City High and Iowa City West are ranked second and third, respectively, in the Class 3A poll. Kennedy travels to Iowa City West for a match Friday. Washington is at Iowa City High the same day.

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No.1 Kennedy tips Prairie in rugged MVC

Mississippi Valley Conference boys soccer this season seems to come down to the survival of the fittest in each and every game.

With the MVC boasting six of the top seven rated teams in this week’s Class 3A poll, there are few easy matches.

Pity the sixth-ranked Prairie Hawks, for instance.

They started the year with eight straight wins and climbed to the No.1 ranking. They’ve since lost four out of five, but their last six games have been to ranked foes.

The Hawks dropped yet another nail-biter Monday night at home, this time a hard-fought 1-0 loss to top-rated Kennedy (10-0, 7-0).

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