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Johnston rallies to stun Iowa City West 3-2 in 2OT for Class 4A boys’ state soccer championship
Johnston freshman Cael Leach headed in a double-overtime golden goal, bringing the third-ranked Dragons back from a 2-0 second-half deficit to win their first boys’ state soccer championship in the first Class 4A final, 3-2 over No. 6 Iowa City West.
Ninth-ranked Iowa City Liberty claimed the school’s first state championship in any boys’ sport Saturday by routing No. 6 Norwalk, 5-0, the most-lopsided boys’ soccer championship game in history.
The Iowa City Liberty Lightning defeated the Norwalk Warriors, 5-0, in the Class 3A final Saturday at Cownie Soccer Park to win their first boys’ state soccer championship.
Weather forced Thursday’s 3A and 4A boys’ state soccer semifinals to kick off simultaneously. On fields next to each other, both Iowa City Liberty and Iowa City West advanced to their respective title games.
Iowa City West defeated West Des Moines Dowling 3-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal game Thursday.
Iowa City West defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer quarterfinal game Wednesday.
Second-ranked Western Christian scored with 4:30 remaining against No. 6 Iowa City Regina, then outlasted the Regals, 9-8, in a 10-round penalty shootout to advance to the Class 1A title game for the third consecutive year with a 2-1 win.
The Johnston Dragons defeated the Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks 3-0 in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer quarterfinal game Wednesday.
The Western Christian Wolfpack defeated the Iowa City Regina Regals, 2-1 (9-8 PK), in a Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal game Thursday.
Michael Nelson and Regina transfer Kaleab Wendy form a dangerous duo at the top of Iowa City West’s formation. Both scored in the Trojans’ win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the boys’ state soccer quarterfinals.
Wednesday’s Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer quarterfinal scores: Iowa City West was decisive against Cedar Rapids Kennedy for the second time this season, advancing with a 2-0 win.
The tackles were solid. The passes were crisp. The finishing just never arrived for Linn-Mar’s girls’ soccer team Wednesday. It did for Johnston. Over and over in a 5-0 Class 3A state quarterfinal win.
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