Xavier Boys Soccer

Xavier boys booted by Cedar Falls

CEDAR FALLS - The Cedar Falls Tigers scored two goals in the final five minutes Tuesday and trimmed Xavier, 2-1, in a Mississippi Valley Conference boys soccer match at Cedar Falls.

Stephen Jones gave the Saints a 1-0 lead with an assist from Connor Ramlo, but the Tigers rallied for the victory.

Xavier is ranked No. 4 in Class 2A.

Lions now 3rd in boys soccer poll

The Linn-Mar Lions have climbed one spot to No. 3 in the Class 3A boys soccer rankings, the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association announced Tuesday.

Six Metro teams are ranked again this week.

Washington is ranked No. 5, Kennedy is No.6 and Prairie is No. 14 in the Class 3A poll. Xavier is ranked No.4 and Marion is ranked No. 13 in Class 2A.

Iowa City West is ranked No .1 in Class 3A and Norwalk is No. 1 in Class 2A.

CLASS 3A

Records Through May 10

1. Iowa City West (13-0), 2. Johnston (14-0), 3. Linn-Mar (11-2), 4. Iowa City High (9-2), 5. Washington (7-4), 6. Kennedy (8-4), 7. Bettendorf (13-3), 8. Waukee (11-3), 9. West Des Moines Valley (10-3), 10. Pleasant Valley (9-2), 11. Ankeny Centennial (10-3), 12. Sioux City West (14-1), 13. Ames (8-3), 14. Prairie (6-5), 15. Muscatine (9-4), 16. Southeast Polk (12-4).

CLASS 2A

Records Through May 10

1. Norwalk (8-4), 2. Waverly-Shell Rock (11-1), 3. Spencer (15-1), 4. Xavier (6-6), 5. Pella (10-3-1), 6. Dallas Center-Grimes (6-3), 7. Glenwood (10-3), 8. Perry (9-2), 9. DeWitt Central (9-3), 10. Clear Creek-Amana (8-4-2), 11. Hudson (7-6), 12. Creston (9-3), 13. Marion (7-2), 14. Webster City (11-3), 15. ADM (7-5-1), 16. Davenport Assumption (7-7).

No. 4 Lions blank Saints, 2-0

Ben Johnson and Bobby Charlton tallied goals and senior Jared Belin posted another shutout as Class 4A No. 4 Linn-Mar rebounded from a loss to top-ranked Iowa City West by downing Xavier, 2-0, Thursday at Heco Field.

Daniel Luzindya set up Johnson on the Lions' first goal in the 26th minute of the first half.

With Xavier pushing for the tying goal in the final minute, Kevin Simon hit Darrin Eby with a long pass. Eby dropped  the ball off to Charlton, who scored the clinching goal.

The shutout was Belin's ninth this season, one shy of the school record set by Clark Anderson in 2004 Linn-Mar moves to 11-2 with the win. The loss drops Xavier, ranked No. 4 in Class 2A, to 6-6.

6 Metro teams ranked in boys soccer

Six boys soccer teams from the Metro area are ranked again this week by the IAHSSCA, but the exact spots have changed a little bit.

Four Metro teams are ranked in Class 3A with Linn-Mar No. 4, Washington No. 5, Kennedy No. 6 and Prairie No. 13.

Two Metro teams are ranked in Class 2A with Xavier No.4 and Marion No.13.

CLASS 3A
Records Through May 3

1. Iowa City West (11-0), 2. Johnston (12-0), 3. Iowa City High (8-1), 4. Linn-Mar (10-1), 5. Washington (6-3), 6. Kennedy (6-3), 7. Waukee (10-2), 8. Sioux City West (12-0), 9. Bettendorf (9-3), 10. West Des Moines Valley (8-2), 11. (tie) Pleasant Valley (6-2), Ankeny Centennial (8-3), 13. Prairie (5-4), 14. Marshalltown (10-1), 15. Ames (7-2), 16. Muscatine (8-4).

CLASS 2A
Records Through May 3

1. Norwalk (7-4), 2. Spencer (11-0), 3. Waverly-Shell Rock (7-1), 4. Xavier (5-5), 5. Pella (9-3-1), 6. Dallas Center-Grimes (4-3), 7. Glenwood (7-2), 8. DeWitt Central (8-2), 9. Perry (8-2), 10. Hudson (6-4), 11. Creston (9-2), 12. Clear Creek-Amana (6-4-2), 13. Marion (6-2), 14. ADM (6-5-1), 15. Davenport Assumption (5-6), 16. Webster City (7-2).