CVC Boys Soccer

Denver tops Cedar Valley soccer team

The Cedar Valley Christian soccer team began the 2013 campaign with a 5-2 loss to Denver at the Tuma Soccer Complex Monday.

John Zasadny scored both of Cedar Valley's goals in the second half. Caleb Severson was credited with an assist on the second goal.

Justin Gray and Ernesto Espinoza had two goals apiece for Denver. Josh Holtz also scored for the visitors.

Luke Zasadny played the first half in goal for CVC and allowed only one goal.

Mid-Prairie sidelines Cedar Valley, 6-0

WELLMAN --Mid-Prairie scored five goals in the second half and roared past short-handed Cedar Valley Christian, 6-0, in a Class 1A first round substate boys soccer game.

Cedar Valley was missing seven players who were away on their senior class trip.

Mid-Prairie held a 1-0 lead at halftime. The Hawks' score came off an own goal by Cedar Valley.

Austin Earthum scored three straight goals in the second half, the final in the 64th minute. The Hawks tacked on goals in the 71st and 72nd minutes by John Little and Wyatt Cady, respectively.

Cedar Valley ended its first year in Iowa High School Athletic Association competition with an 8-6 record.

Short-handed Huskies hand Monti shootout loss

MONTICELLO -- Cedar Valley Christian shrugged off the absence of seven seniors away on their class trip to beat Monticello, 3-2, in shootout Friday in boys soccer.

Cedar Valley converted all five of its penalty kicks in the shootout and Huskies keeper Will Muhlbach stopped one Monticello shot for the win.

The wind played a huge factor in the game.

Monticello had the wind in the first half and got off 13 shots, 10 on goal. The Panthers took six shots in the second half. Cedar Valley took only three shots against the wind in the first half and 13 with the wind in the second half.

Monticello led 1-0 at halftime.

Cedar Valley tied the game on a Jon Landis goal in the 62nd minute. It came off a corner kick by Arturo Melendez.

Peyton Paddock's penalty kick goal in the 75th minute pushed Monticello back ahead, 2-1.

But the Huskies countered in the 77th minute with a cross from Shelby Hembera that Alex Kennedy buried in the net for a game-tying goal.

Tom Scroggs, Melendez, Izzy Hoffman, Spencer Zielke and Kennedy scored for Cedar Valley in the shootout.  Monticello's fourth kick was blocked by Muhlbach, allowing Kennedy to secure the win.

Cedar Valley Christian is 8-5.

CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN 3, MONTICELLO 2 (SO)

Goals: CVC -- Jon Landis, Alex Kennedy; MONTI -- Tiler Streets, Peyton Paddock. Assists: CVC -- Arturo Melendez, Shelby Hembera.

Landis goal in 2nd OT lifts CVC to win

CLINTON -- Jon Landis' goal in the second overtime lifted Cedar Valley Christian past Prince of Peace, 3-2, Thursday in boys soccer.

Alex Kennedy and Kameron Smith also scored goals for Cedar Valley.

Prince of Peace took a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute on Travis Witt's goal.

Kennedy's penalty kick tied the game, 1-1, in the 65th minute. Five minutes later Kennedy played a ball through to Smith, who redirected it into the back of the net for a 2-1 lead.

Prince of Peace tied the game in the 77th minute on Danny Kim's breakaway goal.

Early in the second overtime Landis shot a rising ball that hit the bottom of the bar and landed just across the goal line. Kennedy and Arturo Melendez both were credited with assists.

Cedar Valley keeper Brandon Fields had four saves and David Sperling had two non-keeper saves.

CEDAR VALLEY 3, PRINCE OF PEACE 2 (2OT)

Goals: CVC -- Alex Kennedy, Kameron Smith, Jon Landis; POP -- Travis Witt, Danny Kim. Assists: CVC -- Alex Kennedy 2, Arturo Melendez.