Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Bohannon fires 71 at CRANDIC golf

If Jordan Bohannon ever gets tired of playing basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, he might be able to change sports and play a few rounds for the University of Iowa golf team.

He's got a good touch on a golf course, too.

Bohannon fired a 1-under-par 71 Tuesday and finished second at the annual CRANDIC meet at Gardner Golf Course with the best competitive round of his life.

The Linn-Mar senior committed to play basketball for the Hawkeyes about two weeks ago and feels like a free man now. It translated onto the luscious green grass at Gardner.

"I was just playing good," Bohannon said. "I don't have a lot of stress after committing to Iowa.

"It was a lot of weight on my shoulders, just trying to figure out where to go for college. It kind of affected my personal life. I feel a big weight off my shoulders now."

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Kennedy jumps to 7th in Register poll

The Kennedy Cougars climbed to No. 7 in Class 4A in the Des Moines Register football poll Sunday with a 2-0 record.

The Cardiac Cougars have nipped Iowa City West, 34-31, and trimmed Washington, 28-24, in their first two outings and host North Scott this Friday for homecoming.

The Washington Warriors (1-1) dropped out of the rankings this week.

The Xavier Saints are ranked No. 7 in Class 3A after beating Davenport Assumption, 14-7, in their season opener Friday night.

West Des Moines Valley is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A and Pella is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A.

CLASS 4A

1. West Des Moines Valley (2-0), 2. Cedar Falls (2-0), 3. Bettendorf (2-0), 4. West Des Moines Dowling (1-0), 5. Fort Dodge (2-0), 6. Ankeny Centennial (2-0), 7. Kennedy (2-0), 8. Pleasant Valley (2-0), 9. Johnston (2-0), 10. Urbandale (1-1).

CLASS 3A

1. Pella (2-0), 2. West Delaware (2-0), 3. Norwalk (3-0), 4. Webster City (2-0), 5. Harlan (2-0), 6. Waverly-Shell Rock (2-0), 7. Xavier (1-0), 8. Solon (1-1), 9. Sioux City Heelan (2-0), 10. Independence (2-0).

Saints beat Assumption in opener

The Xavier Saints had to wait an extra week to play their first football game this season, but it was worth it.

Xavier forced five turnovers Friday night and trimmed Davenport Assumption, 14-7, in a Class 3A non-district game at Saints Field.

The Saints were supposed to open the season last week, but a thunderstorm wiped out their game against Dowling Catholic and kept them chomping at the bit for another seven days.

The Saints intercepted three passes and recovered two fumbles in the victory.

Assumption (1-1) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 7-yard run by Joe Argo, but the Saints kept the Knights off the board the rest of the game.

"Our kids eventually settled down after the first series of plays," Xavier coach Duane Schulte said. "You could tell they played a game and we hadn't. We did get used to their speed."

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Neumeyer leads Xavier to golf win

IOWA CITY - Matt Neumeyer shot a 2-over-par 38 Thursday to lead Xavier to victory in a four-team MVC boys golf meet at Pleasant Valley Golf Course.

The Saints finished at 163, five shots better than Iowa City High. Jefferson was fourth with a 178. Nile Happel led the J-Hawks with a 39.

AT PLEASANT VALLEY
TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Xavier 163; 2. Iowa City High 168; 3. Dubuque Hempstead 174; 4. Jefferson 178

XAVIER: Matt Neumeyer 38, Tyler Breitbach 39, Luke Winker 40, Brody Robinson 46, Brad Karpick 46

JEFFERSON: Nile Happel 39, Adam VanOort 40, Connor Hammons 49, Carter Schmitz 50