Kennedy Boys Soccer

17 Metro boys make all-state soccer

The overall strength of boys soccer in the Metro area was demonstrated by the all-state teams announced Saturday by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Seventeen Metro players were honored on the squad, including six players who were named first team all-state.

The first-team selections are Killian Magee of Kennedy, Jacob Bjornsen of Washington, Mike Eken of Washington and Jared Belin of Linn-Mar in Class 3A. Connor Ramlo of Xavier and Enoch Duval of Marion made the top unit in Class 2A.

Andrew Sheeley of Kennedy, Ben Johnson of Linn-Mar, Logan Rinderknecht of Prairie, Alexy Boehm of Linn-Mar, Ian Karr of Jefferson, Jack Ramsey of Linn-Mar, Jesse Vizzini of Prairie and Gunnar Lenzen of Washington were named second team all-state in Class 3A. Stephen Jones of Xavier and Matthew Minks of Marion were named second team all-state in Class 2A.

Nathan Althoff of Kennedy received honorable mention in Class 3A.

Wash boots Cougars in intense battle

The Washington and Kennedy boys soccer teams enjoy an intense rivalry that features coaches, players and fans at a feverish pitch.

This time, even one of the Washington ballboys got into the act and was ejected for firing two balls at a Kennedy player.

When the smoke cleared Saturday, the fifth-ranked Warriors claimed a 1-0 victory over the sixth-ranked Cougars at Kingston Stadium for a cherished spot in the Class 3A state tournament.

Washington (14-4) will face Sioux City West (18-1) in the quarterfinals of the state meet Thursday at 5:15 p.m. at the Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.

The Warriors were clinging to a 1-0 lead in the second half when a Kennedy player, needing the ball for a throw-in, was startled when the Washington ballboy fired one at him from close range. The Cougar could not handle the hot toss, so the ballboy tried again with another fastball that also was too hot to handle.

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No. 6 Cougars earn date with Wash

Mark Schulz set the tone early for the Kennedy soccer team Thursday when he scored a goal in the opening 35 seconds of the match.

The sixth-ranked Cougars proceeded to dump Waterloo West, 7-0, in the Class 3A substate semifinals at Kingston Stadium.

Kennedy will face No.5 Washington in the substate finals Saturday at noon at Kingston, with the winner claiming a spot in the state tournament.

Ryan Walker scored twice in less than two minutes in the first half as the Cougars grabbed a 3-0 advantage. They led 4-0 at halftime on a goal by Tanner Stewart.

Sameeullah Jung, JJ Reinhart and Josh Warder tallied in the second half for Kennedy.

Killian Magee collected four assists and Andrew Sheeley had three. Reid Botkin, Schulz, Warder, Nikolas Newcamp, Mitch Bobbin, Stewart and Michael Leventhal also had assists.

Kennedy raised its record to 14-4.

Johnston, Waverly top boys soccer polls

Everybody will be chasing Johnston and Waverly-Shell Rock in the boys postseason soccer tournaments.

Johnston is the unanimous No. 1 pick in Class 3A and Waverly-Shell Rock was voted No. 1 in Class 2A in the final poll of the season by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Five Metro teams are ranked again this week.

Linn-Mar is No. 4 in Class 3A, Washington No. 5 and Kennedy No. 6. Xavier is ranked No. 4 in Class 2A and Marion No. 14.

CLASS 3A

1. Johnston (17-0), 2. Iowa City High (13-2), 3. Iowa City West (16-1), 4. Linn-Mar (15-3), 5. Washington (12-4), 6. Kennedy (13-4), 7. Pleasant Valley (13-2), 8. Waukee (13-4), 9. Bettendorf (13-4), 10. West Des Moines Valley (16-4), 11. Ankeny Centennial (14-3), 12. Sioux City West (16-1), 13. Ames (11-4), 14. Southeast Polk (13-5-1), 15. Muscatine (12-5), 16. Dubuque Hempstead (10-5).

CLASS 2A

1. Waverly-Shell Rock (13-1), 2. Norwalk (10-6), 3. Spencer (17-1), 4. Xavier (7-9), 5. Glenwood (14-3), 6. Pella (13-5-1), 7. Perry (12-3), 8. Dallas Center-Grimes (9-5), 9. ADM (12-5-1), 10. DeWitt Central (12-3), 11. Clear Creek Amana (10-4-2), 12. Heelan (10-3), 13. Webster City (14-4), 14. Marion (10-3), 15. Creston (11-4), 16. Davenport Assumption (8-9).