Boys’ soccer substate roundup: Scores, stats and more

Liberty’s Cooper Saul (18) wins a towering defensive header through the substate ultimate soccer sport on Wednesday, Could 25, 2022, at Prairie Excessive College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Take a look at scores, stats and extra from Wednesday’s Iowa highschool boys’ soccer substate finals. Winners advance to subsequent week’s state event at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.

Class 3A boys’ soccer substate finals

No. 2 Johnston 1, No. 12 Iowa Metropolis Excessive 0

Carlos Martinez scored within the first half and it held up for Johnston (18-1) at dwelling.

Metropolis Excessive (11-6) got here near a street upset within the substate finals for the second straight yr. Final season, Nice Valley went on to seize the 3A state title after a 2-1 win over the Little Hawks within the state-qualifying spherical.

No. 6 Iowa Metropolis West 6, No. 16 Cedar Falls 1

Iowa Metropolis West now stands alone atop the listing of most-frequent boys’ state soccer qualifiers. The Trojans superior to the IHSAA spring state event for the twenty second time, breaking a tie with West Des Moines Valley. The Trojans even have probably the most state championships, with 9.

Miguel Cohen Suarez and Michael Nelson each scored hat tips with two targets apiece within the first half and another every within the second as West (18-2) gained its 14th straight sport.

The Trojans led 3-0 inside 13 minutes and have been up 4-1 at halftime. After a climate delay, they stored up their domination within the ultimate 40 minutes.

Cedar Falls completed 12-5.

No. 9 Cedar Rapids Prairie 1, No. 10 Iowa Metropolis Liberty 0

Blake Halleran scored from the penalty spot with 7:48 remaining and Prairie superior to state for the fifth time in seven seasons.

The Hawks (16-3) waited out a halftime climate delay to beat Liberty by a 1-0 scoreline at dwelling for the second time this season, this time denying the Lightning (15-4) a state debut.

» Photographs: Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Iowa Metropolis Liberty substate ultimate

Statewide scores

No. 1 Ankeny 3, Sioux Metropolis East 0

No. 3 Waukee Northwest 3, No. 13 West Des Moines Dowling 1

No. 4 Nice Valley 1, No. 14 Bettendorf 0

No. 5 Ankeny Centennial 2, Des Moines Hoover 1

No. 7 Urbandale 3, Des Moines East 2

Class 2A boys’ soccer substate finals

No. 6 Gilbert 2, No. 7 Cedar Rapids Xavier 1 (4-2 PK)

Gilbert gained a penalty shootout at dwelling and ended Xavier’s streak of 12 consecutive state event appearances, making certain there will probably be a brand new champion in Class 2A this yr.

The Tigers transformed 4 of their 5 spot kicks, whereas Xavier made two of 4.

Reilly Moore scored a tying objective from 30 yards out with 2:37 left in regulation for the Saints (9-7). Gilbert (16-2) goalkeeper Justin Terry prevented extra late Xavier heroics with a diving save on a header within the field with 17 seconds left within the second OT.

Freshman Tyler Holtan knocked in a bouncing ball from point-blank vary on the far submit off a free kick for the 61st-minute Gilbert opener.

No. 3 Marion 3, Decorah 0

Marion scored three first-half targets at dwelling and gained its sixteenth straight sport. Jackson Kirsch scored two to up his state-leading complete to 53 and assisted on the opposite to Mikaal Alam.

The Wolves (16-1) return to state for the fourth time in 5 seasons. Final yr, they have been the eighth seed and misplaced to eventual state champion Xavier within the quarterfinals. This yr, they’ll be one of many favorites.

Decorah completed 14-4.

No. 4 Bondurant-Farrar 2, No. 13 Solon 1

Final yr’s 2A runner-up is again within the ultimate eight, as Solon (16-3) noticed its 10-game profitable streak come to an finish.

Caleb Gymer put dwelling a rebound within the twenty third minute for the Bondurant-Farrar (17-2) breakthrough. Titus Cram scored a pivotal second within the opening minutes of the second half.

The Spartans gave themselves an opportunity with a 72nd-minute headed objective from Logan Sieverding off a nook kick, however couldn’t discover the equalizer.

Statewide scores

No. 10 Spencer 4, No. 12 Sioux Metropolis Heelan 0

No. 1 Humboldt 3, No. 14 Perry 1

No. 8 Pella 3, Fort Madison 0

No. 16 Newton 2, No. 5 Dallas Heart-Grimes 1 (2OT)

No. 2 Lewis Central 2, No. 9 Glenwood 0

Class 1A boys’ soccer substate finals

No. 2 North Fayette Valley 4, No. 4 Garner GHV 1

North Fayette Valley has performed three varsity boys’ soccer seasons. Two will finish in Des Moines.

The host TigerHawks (16-1), winners of 13 straight video games, led GHV 2-1 on the half and added two extra targets within the second half to e book a state event spot for the second straight yr. Now, after a first-round exit final season, they’ll attempt for an additional program milestone subsequent week.

GHV’s season ended with a 12-5 file.

No. 9 Dyersville Beckman 1, No. 14 Iowa Metropolis Regina 0

Beckman ended a Regina state event streak that dated again to 2008. The 13-year run was the longest-active streak of consecutive state bids.

The host Trailblazers (15-3), winners of 9 video games in a row, scored the sport’s solely objective within the third minute. Regina completed 10-12.

Beckman will head to state for the eighth time and first since 2017, the final of a six-year run that included titles in 2015 and 2016.

No. 13 West Liberty 4, No. 6 GC-GR 3

West Liberty (13-3) emerged victorious after a flurry of targets have been traded within the final quarter-hour at Reinbeck.

Jahsiah Galvan’s penalty-kick objective gave the Comets a 2-1 lead with half-hour to go. Each groups scored twice within the final quarter-hour, however West Liberty by no means relinquished the lead.

Joshua Zeman elevated the West Liberty benefit to 3-1, just for Ethan Gienger to reply. Juan Mateo made it 4-2 earlier than an personal objective gave GC-GR (15-2) life within the ultimate minutes. The Comets held on for his or her sixth state event journey and third in a row, ending GC-GR’s 14-game profitable streak within the course of.

Galvan’s early objective put West Liberty up 1-0 on the half, then Tyler Nolder evened the rating by way of a Forty sixth-minute penalty kick.

— Sport particulars by way of Ross Thede, Marshalltown Occasions-Republican

Statewide scores

No. 3 Western Christian 1, No. 7 Sioux Heart 0

No. 1 Davenport Assumption 6, Clinton Prince of Peace 1

No. 5 Burlington Notre Dame 5, Columbus Group 0

No. 10 Nevada 3, No. 12 Des Moines Christian 0

No. 8 West Central Valley 1, No. 11 Treynor 0 (OT)

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