Washington Boys Soccer

Marion boys pop into soccer rankings

The Marion Indians jumped into the boys soccer rankings Wednesday as the No.12 team in Class 2A, according to the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

This is the first time Marion has been ranked all year.

The Metro area now has six teams in the rankings.

The Class 3A rankings show Kennedy at No. 4, Linn-Mar at No. 5, Washington at No.6 and Prairie at No. 11.

The Class 2A rankings have Xavier at No. 4 and Marion at No. 12.

CLASS 3A
(Records through April 26)

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

CLASS 2A
(Records through April 26)

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

No. 11 Warriors blank Hempstead

Connor Geuder scored the only goal of the match Tuesday night as 11th-ranked Washington nipped Dubuque Hempstead, 1-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at Kingston Stadium.

Emmanuel Hidalgo-Wohlleben collected an assist for the Warriors.

Gunnar Lenzen pitched a shutout for Washington in goal.

Lenzen posts 4th shutout for Warriors

DUBUQUE - Gunnar Lenzen collected his fourth shutout Thursday night as the 12th-ranked Washington soccer team blanked Dubuque Senior, 2-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match in Dubuque.

A.J. Patterson scored Washington's first goal in the 35th minute with an assist from John Henry Green. Mike Eken notched the second goal in the 44th minute with an assist from Connor Geuder.

The Warriors raised their record to 5-2.

4 Metro teams ranked in boys soccer

The four premier boys soccer teams in the Metro area are ranked 2-3-4-5 in the polls this week by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association (IAHSSCA).

The Xavier Saints are ranked No.2 in Class 2A. Kennedy is ranked No. 3, Linn-Mar is No. 4 and Washington is No. 5 in Class 3A, through matches of April 12.

Xavier fell from No. 1 to No. 2 in Class 2A. Norwalk replaced the Saints at the top of the rankings.

Kennedy remained No. 3 in Class 3A, but Linn-Mar and Washington traded spots in the No. 4 and No. 5 spots. Iowa City West is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, followed by Johnston.

Prairie dropped out of the 3A rankings this week.

CLASS 3A

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

CLASS 2A

1. Norwalk, 2. Xavier, 3. Waverly-Shell Rock, 4. Spencer, 5. Dallas Center-Grimes, 6. Pella, 7. Wahlert, 8. Storm Lake, 9. DeWitt Central, 10. Glenwood, 11. Perry, 12. Hudson, 13. Davenport Assumption, 14. Mount Pleasant, 15. Keokuk, 16. Adel.