Xavier Boys Soccer

Saints solve Hawks in soccer showdown

The Xavier Saints found the secret to scoring goals against the Prairie Hawks Tuesday.

They scored seven of them.

The Saints rolled by the Hawks, 7-1, in a showdown of Mississippi Valley Conference powers at Heco Field on the Xavier campus.

Prairie had surrendered only eight goals in 13 games this season, but Xavier nearly matched that total in a single outing.

Nolan Armstrong led the onslaught for the Saints with two goals. Mason Hoxie, Luke Duball, Josh Hoffmann, Will Hanigan and Luke Koechner also found the net for Xavier.

Connor Ramlo contributed two assists for Xavier. Hoffmann, Luke Koechner, Luke Duball, Nick Koechner and Spencer Duball also had assists for the winners.

Logan Rinderknecht tallied the only goal for Prairie.

Xavier, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, raised its records to 11-2 overall and 10-2 in the MVC. Prairie, ranked No. 6 in Class 3A, fell to 11-3 overall and 9-3 in the conference.

Lions, Hawks gain in boys soccer poll

The Linn-Mar Lions and Prairie Hawks both climbed one spot in the Class 3A boys soccer rankings Tuesday by the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Linn-Mar jumped into the No. 4 spot in the poll and Prairie climbed into the No. 6 position. The Kennedy Cougars dropped two positions to 13th.

The Xavier Saints stayed No. 2 in the Class 2A rankings.

CLASS 3A

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