Marion Boys Soccer

Marion boys rout Independence, 9-1

Marion scored three goals in the first, six in the second and routed Independence, 9-1, Tuesday in a boys soccer game at Marion.

Jon Thompson scored two goals for Marion (4-5). Nobody else had more than one.

Marion keeper Will Byers made four saves.

Marion had 21 shots on goal.

Marion 9, Independence 1

Goals: IND -- na; MAR -- Jon Thompson 2, Enoch Duval, Ryan Hagen, Dalton Ott, Daniel Tribble, Myles Martinez, Ben Kroemer, 1 own goal. Assists: MAR -- Duval, Tribble, Kroemer, Martinez, Carter Stigge, Cole Koeppen, Bruno Genovese, Noah Smith

Marion boys kick South Tama

TAMA - Enoch Duval scored two goals Monday as the Marion Indians tripped South Tama, 3-1, in a soccer match in Tama.

Noah Smith scored the third goal for the Indians. Daniel Tribble and Ben Kroemer picked up assists.

Will Byers made a big save for the Indians on a penalty kick when the game was tied, 1-1, in the second half. Smith and Duval scored quickly after that as Marion took charge.

Byers made seven saves.

Duval's goals power Marion boys to soccer win

Enoch Duval scored two goals and Marion overwhelmed Vinton-Shellsburg, 4-1, Friday in boys soccer at Marion.

Duval and Jon Thompson scored goals in the first half as Marion built a 2-0 lead.

Daniel Tribble and Duval scored in the second half to boost the Indians' lead to 4-0.

Vinton-Shellsburg scored a late goal.

Keeper Will Byers had six saves for Marion (2-5, 2-4). The Indians put 16 shots on goal.

Marion 4, Vinton-Shellsburg 1

Goals: MAR -- Enoch Duval 2, Jon Thompson, Daniel Tribble. Assists: MAR -- Tribble, Carter Stigge, Ryan Hagen 2.

More shots, fewer goals for Marion boys

WILLIAMSBURG -- Marion put 22 shots on goal to Williamsburg's five Tuesday in boys soccer.

But Williamsburg made two of its shots count and beat the Indians, 2-0.

The score was tied 0-0 at halftime. Marion (1-5, 1-4 Wamac) had a chance to score on a penalty kick, but missed wide.

Williamsburg broke through with a goal at about the 50-minute mark and then was content to sit back on defense. The Raiders added a goal in the 70th minute on a counterattack that took Marion out of the game.

Enoch Duval, Noah Smith and Dalton Ott led Marion in shots on goal.

Marion was missing sophomore starting sweeper Matthew Minks, who sat out the fame because of injury.