Prairie Boys Soccer

Freshmen help Prairie kick Kennedy

Three freshmen helped the Cedar Rapids Prairie boys soccer team maintain its perfect record Tuesday night.

Freshman Spencer Young scored the first goal of his varsity career as the seventh-ranked Hawks blanked No. 8 Kennedy, 1-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Prairie.

Matt Walter and Boston Riley, who are also freshmen, collected the assists on Young's game-winning tally in the second half.

Senior Alec Balta pitched another shutout in goal for Prairie as the Hawks raised their records to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the conference.

Prairie has outscored its eight opponents, 45-0, this season.

Kennedy fell to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the league.

Prairie, Linn-Mar climb in soccer poll

Linn-Mar and Prairie each climbed a spot in this week's Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association's Class 3A rankings.

The Lions (5-1) moved from fifth to fourth after their double overtime win over Kennedy. Prairie (7-0), jumped from ninth to seventh. Kennedy (4-3) dropped from sixth to eighth while Washington (3-5) remained at No. 14. Johnston tops the 3A poll

In 2A, Xavier (5-1), remained in the No. 2 spot behind Norwalk.

CLASS 3A

1. Johnston, 2. Ankeny Centennial, 3. Iowa City High, 4. Linn-mar, 5. Ames, 6. WDM Valley, 7. Prairie, 8. Kennedy, 9. Sioux City West, 10. WDM Dowling, 11. Dubuque Hempstead, 12. Ankeny. 13. Iowa City West, 14. Washington, 15. Des Moines Lincoln, 16. Bettendorf.

CLASS 2A

1. Norwalk, 2. Xavier, 3. DeWitt Central, 4. Wavely-Shell Rock, 5. Sioux City Heelan, 6. Perry, 7. Pella, 8. Clear Creek-Amana, 9. ADM, 10. Webster City, 11. Storm Lake, 12. North Scott, 13. Glenwood, 14. Spencer, 15. Dubuque Wahlert, 16. Knoxville.

Alec Balta wins Metro Spotlight Award

Alec Balta of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Balta, a senior, has a perfect record as the goalkeeper for the Prairie soccer team this year. The Hawks have outscored their opponents 44-0 in seven games with Balta protecting the net.

Balta has made 14 saves behind the strong Prairie defense. The Hawks are 7-0 and ranked No. 9 in Class 3A.

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No.9 Prairie boots No.14 Warriors

The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys soccer team is still perfect for the 2015 campaign.

Perfect record, perfect defense.

The ninth-ranked Hawks blanked No.14 Washington, 2-0, at Prairie Thursday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference match at Prairie.

Prairie raised its records to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the league. Most remarkably, the Hawks have outscored their opponents 44-0 this season.

Logan Rinderknecht fired in both goals for Prairie in the second half. Steve Fritz and Joe Vizzini collected assists. Alec Balta pitched the shutout in goal.