Kennedy Girls Soccer

Kennedy girls jump to 3rd in soccer poll

The Kennedy Cougars climbed two spots to No. 3 in the Class 3A girls soccer rankings Friday by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The Xavier Saints stayed in the No. 5 spot in the Class 2A poll.

Iowa City West is the top-ranked team in Class 3A. Ankeny tops the Class 2A rankings.

CLASS 3A

1. Iowa City West (9-0), 2. Dowling Catholic (7-2), 3. Kennedy (8-2), 4. Johnston (8-1), 5. Bettendorf (7-2), 6. Hempstead (9-1), 7. West Des Moines Valley (7-4), 8. Waukee (6-4), 9. Muscatine (5-1), 10. Ankeny Centennial (9-3).

CLASS 2A

1. Ankeny (6-2), 2. North Scott (7-3), 3. Dallas Center-Grimes (7-1), 4. Pleasant Valley (5-4), 5. Xavier (4-5), 6. Waverly-Shell Rock (4-2), 7. Lewis Central (7-1), 8. Pella (7-1), 9. Newton (10-2), 10. Keokuk (10-0), 11. ADM (8-3), 12. Spencer (12-1), 13. Grinnell (8-5), 14. DeWitt Central (9-0), 15. Burlington Notre Dame (10-0).

Kennedy girls top Xavier in SO

Kennedy outscored Xavier, 3-2, in a shootout to gain a 2-1 victory on Thursday night at Kennedy.

Addy Hoffman gave Xavier a 1-0 lead early in the second half on an assist from Sydney Wright. Kennedy tied the match in the 68th minute on a score by Alyssa Drewelow. Olivia Hellweg had the assist.

Kennedy kept up the pressure at the end of regulation, but was unable to get the winning goal. Olivia Weigel had two saves in the shootout for the Cougars.

No.6 Cougars boot Waterloo West, 10-0

Sydney Hayden and Kasey Dekko scored twice Tuesday as the sixth-ranked Kennedy girls soccer team crushed Waterloo West, 10-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference game that was held at Coe College.

Emily Sass, Alyssa Drewelow, Linden Runels, Morgan Petsche, Olivia Hellweg and Olivia Weigel also tallied goals for the Cougars.

Hayden and Drewelow had two assists. Sass, Alissa Waterhouse, Hellweg and Weigel also had assists.

Kennedy led at halftime, 9-0.

No.6 Kennedy girls wallop Rams

DUBUQUE - Alyssa Drewelow poured in three goals Thursday as the sixth-ranked Kennedy girls soccer team whipped Dubuque Senior, 9-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match in Dubuque.

Carlee Ellsworth collected two goals for the Cougars. Anna Frerichs, Morgan Petsche, Abby Hellweg and Emily Sass also scored for Kennedy.

Sydney Hayden finished with four assists for Kennedy. Alissa Waterhouse had two assists. Linden Runels and Frerichs also had assists.