![Xavier quarterback Bryce Schulte rolls to the left and runs for a 22-yard touchdown Friday night against Solon. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).](/images/resized/images/photos/09_12_14_crxfb1 312x370_thumb200__310_230.jpg)
No.1 Saints spank No.3 Solon
The Xavier Saints have been ranked No.1 in Class 3A football by the Des Moines Register all season, based largely on tradition.
Now they've earned it.
Xavier stomped third-ranked Solon, 28-0, Friday night with a stingy defense and powerful running game at Saints Field in a Class 3A District 4 affair.
Xavier began the season with a 24-2 loss at Dowling Catholic, which is ranked No.1 in Class 4A and the defending state champs. Since then the Saints have handed two of their top competitors in Class 3A with a 30-6 conquest of then-No.5 Davenport Assumption and now Solon.
This was the first Class 3A district game for the Saints since dropping down from Class 4A. Solon reached the semifinals of the Class 3A playoffs last year and is a traditional state power, so stuffing the Spartans was a major achievement.
Last Updated on Friday, 12 September 2014 22:59