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Xavier girls soccer ranked No. 1, too

The Xavier girls soccer team is ranked No. 1 in Class 2A in the preseason rankings released Friday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The Saints' boys soccer team also is ranked No. 1 to start the season.

Xavier won the last five Class 1A titles, but has been moved up to 2A this season as the IGHSAU expands from two to three classes.

Four Metro teams are ranked in the top 15 in Class 3A. Linn-Mar is No. 4, Kennedy No. 8, Jefferson No. 11 and Washington No. 14.

West Des Moines Valley, which won the Class 2A title last season, is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A. Iowa City West is No. 2.

LaPorte City Union, which was beaten in last year's 1A final by Xavier, is ranked No. 1 in Class 1A. Dubuque Wahlert is No. 2.

The girls soccer season opens April 4. The Metro Jamboree is April 5 at Kingston Stadium.

IGHSAU SOCCER RANKINGS

Class 3A

1. W.D.M. Valley, 2. Iowa City West, 3. Bettendorf, 4. Linn-Mar, 5. Johnston, 6. Ankeny, 7. Urbandale, 8. C.R. Kennedy, 9. Sioux City North, 10. W.D.M. Dowling, 11. C.R. Jefferson, 12. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 13. Cedar Falls, 14. C.R. Washington, 15. Ames.

Class 2A

1. C.R. Xavier, 2. Pleasant Valley, 3. Waverly-Shell Rock, 4. North Scott, 5. Glenwood, 6. Waukee, 7. Lewis Central, 8. Pella, 9. D.M. Hoover, 10. Sioux City East, 11. Newton, 12. Norwalk, 13. Independence, 14. Nodaway Valley/WCV/AC, 15. A-D-M.

Class 1A

1. Union, 2. Dubuque Wahlert, 3. Nevada, 4. Davenport Assumption, 5. Sioux City Heelan, 6. Waterloo Columbus, 7. Dallas Center-Grimes, 8. Denver, 9. Solon, 10. Center Point-Urbana, 11. Gilbert, 12. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 13. Iowa City Regina, 14. Maquoketa, 15. Pella Christian.

Saints boys start soccer season ranked No. 1

Defending state champion Xavier is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 2A in the preseason boys soccer poll released by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

The Metro has three teams ranked in the top 15 in Class 3A. Kennedy is No. 3, Washington No. 6 and Linn-Mar No. 15.  Prairie was among the teams receiving votes.

Defending state champion Iowa City West and intracity rival Iowa City High are ranked 1-2 in Class 3A.  The Trojans beat the Little Hawks in last year's state title game.  Kennedy was third.  Seven of the eight teams that qualified for last year's state tournament are ranked in the top eight.

Despite graduating three first team all-staters, Xavier received all nine first-place votes in the 2A poll.  Mississippi Valley Conference foe Dubuque Wahlert is ranked No. 2. The Saints beat Wahlert in last year's championship game.

Defending champion Iowa City Regina is No. 1 in 1A.

IHSSCA TOP 15
(First-place votes in parentheses)

Class 3A

1. Iowa City West (8), 2. Iowa City High, 3. C.R. Kennedy, 4. W.D.M. Valley, 5. Ankeny, 6. C.R. Washinhton, 7. Johnston, 8. D.M. Roosevelt, 9. Bettendorf, 10. Pleasant Valley, 11. Urbandale, 12. Cedar Falls, 13. Muscatine, 14. Ames, 15. Linn-Mar.

Others receiving votes -- W.D.M. Dowling, Sioux City East, C.R. Prairie, D.M. Hoover.

Class 2A

1. C.R. Xavier (9), 2. Dubuque Wahlert, 3. Decorah, 4. Sioux City Heelan, 5. Glenwood, 6. Norwalk, 7. Keokuk, 8. Knoxville, 9. Ballard, 10. A-D-M, 11. (tie) Hudson and Grinnell, 13. Harlan, 14. Spencer, 15. Pella.

Others receiving votes -- Dallas Center-Grimes, Fairfield.

Class 1A

1. Iowa City Regina (7), 2. Fort Madison Holy Trinity, 3. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 4. Solon, 5. Gilbert, 6. Iowa Mennonite, 7. Waterloo Columbus, 8. Dyersville Beckman, 9. Clear Lake, 10. Unity Christian, 11. Albia, 12. (tie) Bondurant-Farrar and Burlington Notre Dame, 14. Oakland Riverside, 15. Postville.

Others receiving votes -- Monticello, Cono Christian, Tri-Center Neola, D.M. Christian.

Boys State Basketball Tournament

BOYS BASKETBALL
State Tournament
At Des Moines
(Wells Fargo Arena)

Class 1A
First round
Mon., March 7

Cedar Falls NU High 54, Lynnville-Sully 46
Danville 69, Boyden-Hull 62
Guthrie Center 53, Iowa Mennonite 49
Storm Lake St. Mary's 63, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 34

Semifinals
Thur., March 10

Danville 71, Cedar Falls NU High 66
Storm Lake St. Mary's 62, Guthrie Center 49

Consolation
Fri., March 11

Guthrie Center 59, Cedar Falls NU High 47

Championship
Fri., March 11

Storm Lake St. Mary's 74, Danville 59

1A leaders and all-tournament team 

Class 2A
First round
Mon., March 7

Hull Western Christian 46, Treynor 26
PCM, Monroe 63, Pella Christian 53

Tue., March 8

West Fork, Sheffield 48, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 45
North Cedar 63, Cascade 53

Semifinals
Thur., March 10

Hull, Western Christian 58, PCM, Monroe 47
West Fork 64, North Cedar 35

Consolation
Fri., March 11

PCM, Monroe 60, North Cedar 54

Championship
Fri., March 11

West Fork 60, Hull, Western Christian 56 (OT)

 2A leaders and all-tournament team

Class 3A
First round
Tue., March 8

Waverly-Shell Rock 68, Marion 36
Sioux City Heelan 63, Dubuque Wahlert 59
Norwalk 62, Dallas Center-Grimes 50

Wed., March 9

Mount Pleasant 47, MOC-Floyd Valley 41

Semifinals
Thur., March 10

Waverly-Shell Rock 50, Norwalk 49 (OT)
Sioux City Heelan 64, Mount Pleasant 63 (OT)

Consolation
Sat., March 12

Mount Pleasant 62, Norwalk 50

Championship
Sat., March 12

Sioux City Heelan 62, Waverly-Shell Rock 60

 3A leaders and all-tournament team

Class 4A
First round
Wed., March 9

Linn-Mar 71, C.R. Washington 54
Iowa City West 57, Waukee 47
Ankeny 72, Sioux City East 55
Des Moines Hoover 45, C.R. Jefferson 39

Semifinals
Fri., March 11

Linn-Mar 63, Iowa City West 48
D.M. Hoover 49, Ankeny 47

Consolation
Sat., March 12

Ankeny 76, Iowa City West 70 (OT)

Championship
Sat., March 12

Linn-Mar 56, D.M. Hoover 42

 4A leaders and all-tournament team

SCOREBOARD -- 3.5.11

GIRLS BASKETBALL

State Tournament
At Des Moines
(Wells Fargo Arena)

Class 3A
Championship
Saturday, March 5

Davenport Assumption 50, Mount Vernon 39

Class 4A
Championship
Sat., March 5

8 p.m. -- Iowa City West (23-2) vs. D.M. East (25-0)