Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Schulte tosses 5 TDs for Saints

With runners slipping all over the place in mostly monsoon conditions Friday night at Saints Field, Xavier quarterback Bryce Schulte found a way to win through the wet air.

Schulte passed the ball only 10 times but connected on eight of them for 232 yards. And five of those completions went for touchdowns, tying the school’s single-game record set by his older brother Reggie three years ago.

Four of the scores came in the second and third quarters as the Saints broke open a sluggish 7-6 first quarter lead over gritty DeWitt Central and won going away, 42-6, in a Class 3A/District 4 game.

"Give DeWitt credit,” said Saints coach Duane Schulte, father of the two passing phenoms. “They played hard and really challenged our kids. They made it tough on us.”

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Xavier spikers sweep Waterloo East

Jess Callahan collected 22 assists Tuesday night as the Xavier Saints swept Waterloo East, 25-19, 26-24, 25-15, in a Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball match at Xavier.

Ellie McDermott led the Saints with nine kills. Charlotte Richards and Lexi Noonan had seven kills.

Maddi Kadlec and Kaylee Watson finished with four blocks. Amy Olberding had 14 digs. McDermott, Rachel Sodawasser and Noonan had two aces.

Warriors take Mississippi golf meet

DUBUQUE - Joe Slattery shot a 2-over-par 74 Monday and helped the Washington Warriors claim top honors at the MVC Mississippi Division golf meet at The Meadows in Dubuque.

Slattery shared medalist honors with Mitch King of Xavier. Frank Lindwall of Washington placed third with a 76.

Washington trimmed Xavier for the title, 305-310.

The Meadows Golf Course

Par 72

Team Standings

1. Washington 305, 2. Xavier 310, 3. Prairie 338, 4. Iowa City High 357, 5. Hempstead 364, 6. Waterloo West 364, 7. Waterloo East (incomplete).

Top 5 Individuals

1. Joe Slattery, Washington       74

Mitch King, Xavier             74

3. Frank Lindwall, Washington     76

4. Alex Slattery, Washington      77

5. Connor Neighbors, Washington   78

Sam Martin, Xavier             78

Washington - Joe Slattery 74, Frank Lindwall 76, Alex Slattery 77, Connor Neighbors 78, Logan Bracey 79, Jabe Gonder 89.

Xavier - Mitch King 74, Sam Martin 78, Luke Winker 79, Brody Robinson 79, Matt Neumeyer 81, Tyler Breitbach 82.

Prairie - Cal Clark 83, Matt Lorenz 83, Cooper Reittinger 86, Ian Johnston 86, Griffen Clark 90, Justin Pierce 94.

No. 7 Saints rally by No. 8 Solon

SOLON - Bryce Schulte threw a 58-yard touchdown pass to Nick Stark in the final minutes of the game Friday night as No. 7 Xavier nipped No. 8 Solon, 22-19, in a Class 3A district game at Spartan Stadium.

Solon led 19-7 in the fourth quarter, but the Saints got within 19-14 on a 12-yard touchdown run by Maliki Wilson and the PAT with 9:47 left to play, capping an 85-yard drive.

The Saints got the ball at their own 7-yard line with 3:13 left in the ballgame and promptly drove 93 yards for the winning touchdown. They used a trick play to gain 35 valuable yards when Schulte threw a lateral to Nolan Butkowski, who passed to Blake Whitten for the big gain.

Xavier (2-0) added a two-point conversion after the 58-yard TD pass from Schulte to Stark for a 22-19 lead. Solon drove into Xavier territory, but Caleb Billick intercepted a pass and the Saints ran out the clock.

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