Week 8 of Iowa highschool soccer was a wild one, that is for certain.
We had historic wins, with No. 2 Dowling incomes its fourth-straight win over No. 9 WDM Valley, marking the longest successful streak for both staff within the historical past of the rivalry. There have been some loopy upsets too, with Waukee completely dominating No. 7 Urbandale, and Johnston taking down No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy. That Kennedy loss strikes groups from the east aspect of the state to 2-7 on the season towards squads from the Des Moines suburbs.
There have been nailbiters, like No. 6 Cedar Falls barely surviving a scare from Bettendorf. Division titles had been received, notably within the three smaller lessons through which Week 8 marks the common season finale. However throughout all of Iowa, the playoff image both was set in stone for the smaller lessons or solidified closely within the bigger lessons.
Take a look at this thread under to atone for all the largest highlights as they occurred on Friday evening.
Our Week 8 protection
10:15 p.m. No. 6 Cedar Falls survives Bettendorf
It was a low-scoring, sloppy recreation, however the No. 6 staff escaped with a slim win after its protection stifles Bettendorf on their closing drive to expire the clock.
9:56 p.m. Bettendorf has one final likelihood to prime No. 6 Cedar Falls
After forcing a punt, Bettendorf will get the ball again at their very own 12-yard line, down 10-7 with 3:38 left to play.
9:52 p.m. No. 8 Osage claims district title
The Inexperienced Devils earned their second straight district title due to a 28-12 win over No. 10 Crestwood on Friday evening.
9:50 p.m. No. 6 Cedar Falls in a battle with Bettendorf
Cedar Falls is up 10-7 with slightly below 8 minutes to play within the recreation. Bettendorf lastly obtained on the board earlier within the half due to an 8-yard run from Elijah Mendoza that was arrange after a muffed Falls punt.
9:45 p.m. Iowa Metropolis West cannot make a comeback occur towards Prairie
Prairie is the No. 8 staff of their class for a motive. They draw back from West and earn a 49-28 win to maneuver to 6-2 on the yr. West falls to 4-4 on the season
9:35 p.m. Down goes Kennedy, Johnston rolls
Johnston asserted its dominance over No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Friday evening. They got here out with a 28-7 win due to 4 landing passes from Dragons sophomore Will Nuss.
It additionally strikes Des Moines suburban colleges to 7-2 on the season towards colleges from the jap a part of the state.
9:31 p.m. Nicely, I did not see this one coming, No. 7 Urbandale falls to Waukee
Waukee obtained an enormous win over the No. 7 J-Hawks on Friday evening. They dominated from begin to end, getting out to a 30-0 lead earlier than permitting Urbandale to attain late within the closing body.
That is Urbandale’s third loss on the season and will put them in a troublesome spot for the playoffs with only one common season recreation left to play.
9:30 p.m. No. 2 Dowling will get historic win over No. 9 WDM Valley
The Maroons cruised to a straightforward 35-3 win over WDM Valley. It marked their fourth-straight win over the Tigers, the longest win streak ever for both staff within the battle for West Des Moines.
9:25 p.m. No. 4 Underwood holds off No. 5 Kuemper Catholic
Kuemper Catholic added a subject purpose with time dwindling down, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient. They fall 28-20 to Underwood and get their first lack of the season whereas Underwood stays excellent.
9:20 p.m. Underwood pulling away
No. 4 Underwood is beginning to draw back from No. 5 Kuemper Catholic. Alex Ralvin tossed up a prayer from about 27-yards out and Mason Boothby hauls in a nifty seize over his defender in the long run zone.
Underwood up 28-17 with about 4 minutes to play.
9:15 p.m. Nicely, that escalated rapidly
About quarter-hour in the past No. 4 Southeast Polk was up 21-10 over Ankeny Centennial. Nicely, now it is 42-10 about midway via the fourth quarter.
So, you may just about put a bow on this one now.
9:10 p.m. Johnston QB Will Nuss is elite tonight
The Johnston sophomore QB is placing on a clinic tonight towards No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy. He is as much as 4 landing passes tonight, three of which have gone to Jacob Simpson.
This most up-to-date one got here from 26-yards out and provides the Dragons a 28-7 lead over Kennedy late within the third quarter.
9:05 p.m. Ralvin brothers give Underwood the lead once more
Josh Ralvin hauls in his second TD move from his brother, Alex Ravlin, to offer Underwood a 21-17 lead over Kuemper Catholic late within the third quarter.
8:55 Urbandale in harmful teritory towards Waukee
The No. 7 J-Hawks are nonetheless getting shutout towards Waukee after the Warriors have added a landing to this point within the third quarter.
Simply as I used to be typing this out, Urbandale tossed an interception to Waukee’s Orson Harrop. It is his first choose of the season and he returned it about 30-yards to the tip zone for a pick-6.
Warriors up 30-0 over No. 7 Urbandale with underneath two minutes left within the third quarter.
8:50 p.m. Backwards and forwards in Iowa Metropolis
Iowa Metropolis West simply will not go away. They’re down 35-22 to Prairie late within the thriird, however they simply discovered paydirt due to a Jack Wallace toss to Christian Janis.
8:45 p.m. No. 4 Southeast Polk extends lead
After it appeared like Ankeny Centennial had an opportunity to take the lead over the No. 4 Rams, Abu Sama did his factor. He discovered the endzone for the third time tonight to place SEP up 21-10 with simply over 5 minutes to play within the third quarter.
8:43 p.m. Underwood miscue opens door for Kuemper Catholic
Kuemper Catholic could have the ball on the 35 yard line about midway via the third quarter after Jake Irlbeck hopped on prime of an Underwood fumble.
They flip that miscue into factors due to a 32-yard subject purpose. Kuemper Catholic up 17-14 late within the third quarter.
8:40 p.m. Centennial clawing again towards No. 4 Southeast Polk
The Jags aren’t going away quiety. Sophomore Chase Kluver discovered Nick Severson for a giant landing move to drag inside 4 from No. 4 Southeast Polk.
The Jags simply compelled a punt and are set to get the ball again with an opportunity to take the lead for the primary time within the recreation.
8:35 p.m.Nice Valley persevering with to claim its will on the opposition
The No. 1 staff within the land hasn’t been challenegd a lot in any respect this season. This week looks like it’s going to be one other simple win for them barring a loopy comeback. They’re up 35-0 proper now over Dubuque Senior.
8:32 p.m. All tied up for Underwood and Kuemper Catholic
Maddox Nelson pushes thruogh an arm sort out and reaches the ball over the purpose line to tie the sport for No. 4 Underwood towards No. 5 Kuemper Catholic.
Winner of this one wins the Division 8 title in Class 1A. It is nonetheless early within the second half, ought to be a enjoyable end.
8:30 p.m. Sloppy recreation for No. 5 Kennedy and Johnston at half
No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy lastly obtained on the board within the second quarter, however they nonetheless path 21-7 on the half to the Dragons.
The one scoring in that body vame on a 13-yard move from Vincenzo Gianforte to Jordan Twitty to get Kennedy on the board. There’s been 5 whole tunrovers within the recreation although, three by Kennedy and two by the Dragons.
Gotta clear it up within the closing 24 minutes.
8:23 p.m. No. 6 Cedar Falls up on Bettendorf
It is a tight one with the No. 6 staff within the state up simply 3-0 over Bettendorf early within the second quarter.
8:18 p.m. Cedar Rapids Prairie up massive on Iowa Metropolis West
No. 8 CR Prairie is up 29-15 over Iowa Metropolis West on the break. West was on the comeback path after falling behind early, however Praire struck once more late within the first half on a 43-yard landing move from Cal Sullivan to Makelle Taylor. The 2 have paired up for each rating for Prairie tonight.
8:10 p.m. Dowling operating away with it
The No. 2 Maroons are simply dominating No. 9 WDM Valley proper now. QB Jaxon Smolik discovered Beau Gamble at concerning the 22-yard line. The wideout made a person miss and sprinted the remainder of the way in which to the purpose line. It is the second TD connection between the pair tonight, that one got here from 37 yards out.
Maroons up 28-3 over No. 9 WDM Valley now on the half
8:05 p.m. Waukee shutting out No. 7 Urbandale
The Warriors are up 17-0 on the break over No. 7 Urbandale. They added on to their lead on the final second with an extended subject purpose from 46-yards out by Max Bartachek instantly into the wind.
We would have an upset brewing in Waukee.
8:00 p.m. No. 4 Southeast Polk up on Ankeny Centennial on the break
The Rams are up 14-3 over Centennial at halftime thanks to 2 landing runs from RB and Iowa State commit Abu Sama. That child appears to attain practically each time he touches the ball.
7:55 p.m. Ballard up on Algona on the half
Ballard takes a 21-13 lead into the locker room thanks to 2 dashing scores from Eli Rouse and one different run from Gabe Christensen.
7:51 p.m. Jaxon Smolik is sweet at soccer
The No. 2 Dowling QB simply made a extremely fairly play to place the Maroons up 21-3 over No. 9 WDM Valley. He evaded strain on the 10-yard line, rolled out to his proper, appeared like he was about to tuck and run however flicked his wrist on the final second to discover a wide-open Beau Gamble within the endzone for each of their first scores of the evening.
Penn State’s obtained an excellent one coming their method.
7:48 p.m. Have an evening DJ Vonnahme
After selecting off an Underwood move, DJ Vonnahme e then tossed his second landing move of the evening to Chris Mohr.
Gotta love small-class soccer. These children do all of it. No. 5 Kuemper Catholic up 14-7 on No. 4 Underwood midway via the second quarter.
7:45 p.m. Johnston dominating No. 5 Kennedy
On the finish of the primary quarter, the Dragons are up 21-0 over No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Sophomore Will Nuss has tossed three landing passes, his most up-to-date to Jacob Simpson, which was his second of the evening.
It was a well-palced ball within the entrance nook of the endzone that solely Simpson had a shot at. He battled via tight protection and hauled it in to increase Johnston’s lead over a top-5 opponent.
7:40 p.m. Dowling hits an explosive play to increase lead over Valley
CJ Phillip finds the tip zone for the second time tonight for the No. 2 Maroons, although this one was a bit extra spectacular than the primary. He obtained the ball, adopted his blockers to the left, then broke via the road and used his pace to take him 54-yards to paydirt whereas he hugged the sideline.
Dowling up 14-3 over WDM Valley early within the second quarter.
7:35 p.m. No. 8 Cedar Rapids Prairie operating over Iowa Metropolis West
Praire is up 15-0 over West early within the second quarter. Casey Kelley discovered the endzone from 12-yards out. They obtained a 2-point conversion after that one to increase their lead.
7:33 p.m. WDM Valley shrinks their deficit
Early within the second quarter, the No. 9 Tigers went on an extended drive and capped it with a brief subject purpose to get on the board. They nonetheless path No. 2 Dowling 7-3, although
7:28 p.m. Reid Johnson- Home name for Ankeny
Reid Johnson, a senior DB for No. 3 Ankeny, picked off an overthrown Waukee Northwest move and returned it about 43 yards to paydirt for a pick-six. It is his second interception and second pick-six of the season.
Hawks up 14-0 over Northwest early within the second quarter now.
7:25 p.m. Underwood with a direct response
Underwood is exhibiting why they’re the No. 4 staff in Class 1A. After taking place to No. 5 Kuemper Catholic, they did not waste any time. QB Alex Ravlin discovered Josh Ravlin from 80-yards out to strike proper again and tie the sport up.
All knotted at 7 late within the first.
7:21 p.m. Kuemper Catholic up early in top-5 1A matchup
No. 5 Kuemper Catholic takes an early 7-0 lead over No. 4 Underwood due to this move from Christopher Mohr to DJ Vonnahme. Vonnahme made a man miss on a crossing route after which it was clean crusing into the endzone.
7:20 p.m. Johnston popping out sizzling
Will Nuss, a strong-armed sophomore from Johnston, has already fired two landing passes for the Dragons to place them up 14-0 on No. 5 Kennedy.
The passes went to Jacob Simpson and Tatum Fox.
7:15 No. 2 Dowling up early on No. 9 WDM Valley
Dowling takes the early lead due to a 7-yard run from CJ Phillip to cap a 12-play drive. He bounced exterior and located a gap into the endzone to offer the Maroons a 7-0 lead.
A win on this one would make it 4 in a row for the Maroons over Valley, not counting a COVID forfeit within the state quarterfinals in 2021. That might be the longest win streak for both staff in a sequence that is spanned 27 conferences.
7:11 p.m. Abu Sama persevering with to do Abu Sama issues
The Southeast Polk operating again discovered paydirt already for the No. 4 Rams. They’re trying to hand Ankeny Centennial their second straight loss.
Rams up 7-0 on Centennial about midway via the opening quarter.
7:10 p.m. Ankeny strikes first
No. 3 Ankeny grabs an early lead on Waukee Northwest due to a Jazan Williams dashing rating from about half a yard out. Hawks convert on the PAT and are up 7-0 early on within the first.
7:03 p.m. Factors!
We obtained what I consider are our first factors of the evening. Levi Daniel ran 60-yards to paydirt to offer Iowa Metropolis Regina a 6-0 lead over Durant early on within the evening.
7:00 p.m. It is time for soccer, y’all
The primary video games of the evening are getting set to kick off momentarily. Let’s have some enjoyable tonight.
6:35 p.m. We obtained soccer climate and spectacular views
As a local Floridian, we do not get that stereotypical “soccer climate” you midwesterners discuss a lot. However I’ve to confess, I am undecided there’s a greater environment for soccer than low-50s/high-40s and sunshine surrounded by the leaves altering colours.
Although as soon as the solar goes down, it might get actually chilly on the market. Make sure to keep heat so you may focus all of your consideration the place it issues — the sector.
If I wasn’t right here scripting this stay weblog, I might be out at a recreation myself simply to expertise this climate in all its glory.
6:20 p.m. Celebrating seniors round Iowa
It is the ultimate week of the common season for the smaller lessons across the state and the second to final for the state’s largest lessons. Which means numerous colleges are honoring the category of 2023 tonight as a few of them wrap up their highschool soccer careers.
Although it is vital to recollect it isn’t simply celebrating the senior student-athletes. It is also an opportunity to rejoice the cheerleaders, band members and everyone else who makes highschool soccer the particular recreation it’s.
What we’re protecting in Week 8
Recruiting/highschool sports activities reporter Alyssa Hertel (@AlyssaHertel) is testing the smaller lessons tonight for a battle between top-5 groups in 1A. No. 4 Underwood is taking up No. 5 Kuemper Catholic in a matchup between two undefeated squads with elite offenses and stingy defenses.
Veteran highschool reporter Cody Goodwin (@CodyGoodwin) shall be on the potential recreation of the week in 5A as Johnston welcomes No. 5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy to see if an jap Iowa staff can knock off a suburban Des Moines squad. Groups from the precise half of Iowa have not had a lot luck in doing that lately, going a mixed 5-22 towards Des Moines-area colleges within the playoffs since 2010. This yr alone, Des Moines-area colleges are 6-2 towards their foes from the east aspect of the state, although if any staff can do it, Kennedy can.
Joe Randleman (@JoeRandleman) is simply north of the metro space to take a look at Ballard vs. Algona. The Bombers have misplaced 4 straight and have only one win this season. They’re going to be trying to get again on monitor towards an Algona squad that owns a 4-3 report. Raven Moore (@Raven_xreport) is in Iowa Metropolis testing No. 8 Cedar Rapids Prairie vs. Iowa Metropolis West. The Hawks simply noticed their five-game successful streak snapped by the hands of No. 4 Southeast Polk every week in the past, so that they’ll be out for blood towards a 4-3 West squad. Lastly, Matt Levins shall be close to the Illinois border to look at West Burlington-Notre Dame (1-6) tackle Keokuk (2-5).Along with the reporters out and about tonight, we’ll even have workers photographers capturing the very best pictures from the motion all throughout the state and posting galleries at DesMoinesRegister.com all through the evening. As for me, I will be mining info from our reporters out within the subject and from social media to convey you every part you have to know, proper right here on this stay weblog.
Get set for Week 8
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