Washington Boys Soccer

Warriors get a 1st-round bye in substate

Kennedy, Washington, Xavier and Marion all received byes in the first round of the boys substate tournament pairings released Friday by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

The substate tournaments in Class 3A and Class 2A start on May 23. Semifinals are May 25 and finals May 28.

Kennedy, Jefferson and Prairie are in Class 3A substate #3. Prairie plays at Waterloo East at 5 p.m. and Jefferson hosts Marshalltown at 6:30 p.m. at Kingston Stadium in first-round games May 23. In the May 25 semifinals, the winner of the Prairie game will play at Cedar Falls and the winner of the Jefferson game will play Kennedy at Kingston Stadium. The substate final is May 28 at Kingston.

Washington and Linn-Mar are in Class 3A substate #4. Linn-Mar hosts Western Dubuque in the first round. The winner of that game will play in the semifinals at Waterloo West. Washington will host the winner of the Dubuque Hempstead/Dubuque Senior game at Kingston Stadium on May 25 at 5 p.m.  The championship game is May 28 at Kingston Stadium at 10 a.m.

Defending state champion Xavier and Marion are in Class 2A substate #3. Xavier will host either DeWitt Central or Anamosa. Marion will host either Maquoketa or Marion. Both games are May 25 at 5 p.m. The championship game is May 28 at Xavier at 12 p.m.

The state tournament is June 2-4 at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.  Eight teams qualify in each of three classes.

Class 3A

Substate #3

Mon., May 23
First Round
Marshalltown vs. CR Jefferson at Kingston Stadium, 6:30 p.m.
CR Prairie at Waterloo East, 5 p.m.

Wed., May 25
Semifinals
Jefferson/Marshalltown winner vs. CR Kennedy at Kingston Stadium, 7 p.m.
Prairie/Waterloo East winner at Cedar Falls, 7 p.m.

Sat., May 28
Finals
Semifinal winners at Kingston Stadium, 12 p.m.

Substate #4

Mon., May 23
First Round
Dubuque Hempstead at Dubuque Senior, 5 p.m.
Western Dubuque at Linn-Mar, 6:30 p.m.

Wed., May 25
Hempstead/Senior winner vs. CR Washington at Kingston Stadium, 5 p.m.
Linn-Mar/Western Dubuque winner at Waterloo West, 5 p.m.

Sat., May 28
Semifinal winners at Kingston Stadium, 10 a.m.

Class 2A

Substate #3

Mon., May 23
First Round
DeWitt Central at Anamosa, 6:30 p.m.
Maquoketa at Mount Vernon, 5 p.m.

Wed., May 25
Semifinals
DeWitt Central/Anamosa winner at CR Xavier, 5 p.m.
Maquoketa/Mount Vernon winner at Marion, 5 p.m.

Sat., May 28
Semifinal winners at Xavier, 12 p.m.

No. 3 City High tops No. 5 Warriors

Iowa City High scored a pair of first-half goals and beat Washington, 2-1, Tuesday in a showdown of top-5 ranked boys soccer teams at Kingston Stadium.

Fernando Pacheco's breakaway goal in the 17th minute gave No. 3 City High a 1-0 lead.

The Little Hawks (12-2, 10-1 MVC) stretched their lead to 2-0 on a penalty kick by JD McCullough in the 37th minute.

No. 5 Washington (12-3, 9-2) scored on a penalty kick by Austin Bergstrom in the 65th minute.

Iowa City High took over sole possession of first place in the Mississippi Division.

Iowa City High 2, Washington 1

Goals -- ICH: Fernando Pacheco, JD McCullough; CRW: Austin Bergstrom. Assists -- ICH: McCullough.

Kennedy's goals lift Wash past Jeff

Alex Kennedy's second goal of the game, in the 67th minute, broke a 1-1 tie and lifted No. 5 Washington past Jefferson, 2-1, in a boys soccer game at Kingston Stadium.

Jefferson (4-8, 3-6 Mississippi Valley Conference) held a 1-0 lead at halftime. The J-Hawks scored in the 32nd minute on a goal by Lucas Shatzer.

Kennedy's first goal, in the 58th minute, came off a pass from Brandon Besong and tied the game, 1-1.

Washington is 12-2, 9-1.

Washington 2, Jefferson 1

Goals -- CRJ: Lucas Shatzer; CRW: Alex Kennedy 2. Assists -- CRJ: Ali Al-Yasseri; CRW: Brandon Besong, Alex Zalesky.

Washington boys win streak snapped by Xavier at 11

Class 2A No. 1 Xavier snapped Washington's 11-game winning streak, 3-2, Saturday afternoon in boys soccer at Xavier.

Class 3A No. 5 Washington beat Prairie, 2-0, earlier in the day at Prairie. Jack Sundermann and Kimu Kasha had goals for the Warriors (11-2, 8-1).

Washington 2, Prairie 0

Goals -- CRW: Jack Sundermann, Kimu Kasha. Assists -- CRW: David Nega

Xavier 3, Washington 2

Goals -- CRW: Kimu Kasha, Charlie Parks; CRX: Not available. Assists -- CRW: Jordy Brown, Charlie Parks