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Championship Friday: Results and highlights from the 2025 Iowa high school boys soccer tournament

Championship Friday: Results and highlights from the 2025 Iowa high school boys soccer tournament
A QUADRUPLE DOSE OF DRAMATIC CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER GAMES JUST WRAPPED UP. vlog JEFF DUBROF IS STANDING BY LIVE AT MEDIACOM STADIUM. AND, JEFF, WHAT A NIGHT. IT’S GOT ONE OF THE BEST NIGHTS OF THE YEAR. I’M NOT SURE YOU CAN HEAR IT. THERE’S ONE TEAM CELEBRATING IN THEIR LOCKER ROOM BUMPING MUSIC. YOU CAN SEE THEM LEAVING RIGHT NOW. IT’S THE TEAM IN ORANGE, SO THE SPOILER VALLEY, YOUR CHAMPION. LET’S SHOW YOU HOW WE GOT THERE FOR THE FOUR. A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. JOHNSTON, SEEKING TO BE THE FIRST THREE-PEAT CHAMPION IN THE HIGHEST CLASS SINCE 2012 2014. THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO IT WITHOUT THEIR CAPTAIN, KALE LEACH, WHO SUFFERED A CONCUSSION IN THE SEMIFINALS. VALLEY, LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST TITLE SINCE 2016, AND THEY WERE ON THE ATTACK EARLY. GRAHAM KENWORTHY KICK INSIDE KEENAN SAKHANOVICH, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME. RIGHT RESULT. SIX MINUTES INTO THE GAME, WE HAVE OUR FIRST GOAL. IT’S ONE NOTHING. VALLEY LED TWO NOTHING WITH ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO GO IN THE FIRST HALF. AND HOW ABOUT THIS VALLEY? THE GOALTENDER ALEXANDER POINTON. UNBELIEVABLE. STYMIES THE ATTEMPT FROM PEYTON NGUYEN. UNREAL VALLEY TOOK A TWO NOTHING LEAD INTO THE LOCKER ROOM AT HALF IN THE SECOND HALF. IT’S PEYTON WHO WAS JUST AN ABSOLUTE BRICK WALL IN THE NET. UNBELIEVABLE SAVE YOU’RE GOING TO SEE ON A REBOUND ATTEMPT. HE HAD UNBELIEVABLE SECOND HALF SAVED ABOUT FIVE. REALLY NICE SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR JOHNSTON. AND VALLEY IS TAKING HOME THE TITLE. THERE IS A NEW CHAMPION IN CLASS 4A3. NOTHING IS YOUR FINAL. TIGERS GOT A LATE GOAL. THE TROPHY HEADED BACK FOR THE TIGERS. I’M SO PROUD OF THE SO RESILIENT. AND WE PLAYED AS A TEAM. AS A UNIT. THIS IS ABOUT 13 SHUTOUT IN A ROW. AMAZING. OH IT FEELS AMAZING. IT’S AN UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT. BUT YEAH IT’S GREAT. A MOMENT THEY’LL NEVER FORGET. THERE’S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT. THE PARTY WAS GOING ON HERE. THE CREW HERE AT MEDIACOM STADIUM SAID, TAKE IT BACK TO VALLEY. WE GOT TO CLEAN UP AND WE GOT TO CLOSE FOR THE NIGHT. VALLEY, YOUR CHAMPION IN CLASS FOUR? A LIKE I SAID, FIRST TIME THEY’VE DONE THAT SINCE 2016 AND THEY COMPLETE ONE OF THE BEST SEASONS YOU WILL EVER SEE. SCOTT. JUST ONE LOSS ON THE YEAR. AND IT WAS THE FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR. AND AS YOU HEARD THE COACH SAY, 13TH CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT WIN. THIS IS A TEAM FOR THE AGES. WE’LL REMEMBER FOR A LONG TIME. SCOTT, THANKS SO MUCH, JEFF. CONGRATS TO VALLEY. WE’LL KEEP IT MOVING WITH THE THREE A CHAMPIONSHIP. URBANDALE AND WHITE AGAINST IOWA CITY. LIBERTY. OPENING MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF BRYCE LEMLEY JUST PUNCHES IT THROUGH TRAFFIC AND THE SLOW ROLLER GOES IN. THE JAYHAWKS GET THE EARLY LEAD AND THAT WAS ALL SHE WROTE. THEY HADN’T WON A TITLE SINCE 2002. THE DROUGHT IS OVER. COACH JOHN MULLINS AND THE JAYHAWKS RAISE THE TROPHY AS STATE CHAMPIONS IN CLASS TWO A, AND THE TROPHY. THERE IT IS. WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ONE ANOTHER, HAVING EACH OTHER’S BACKS. SO I THINK THAT’S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE’RE HERE RIGHT NOW. AND I’M HOLDING THIS IN MY ARMS. HOW GOOD DID IT FEEL RAISING THAT TROPHY? OH MY GOD. AMAZING. JUST UNREAL. WE WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY PROUD. AND IT WAS GREAT HOW THEY SHOWED UP TONIGHT. AND WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR THEM. SO WE’RE JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE THEM ON OUR SIDE. AND THIS ISN’T THE LAST ONE. THAT’S OUR THAT’S OUR GOAL. SO WE’RE EXCITED FOR A CLASS TWO A AND WHAT A. HERE IS SHANNON EARHART. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. THAT’S WHAT THE PLAYOFFS ARE ABOUT RIGHT. BUT THIS IS THE STATE FINAL HERE AT MEDIACOM STADIUM WITH GILBERT BISHOP HEELAN. THESE TEAMS HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE. GILBERT WON THE STATE TITLE TWO YEARS AGO. BISHOP HEELAN WON THE TITLE LAST YEAR. SO THIS REALLY SEEMS LIKE A BEST OF THREE SERIES. CONNOR RASH DID NOT WASTE ANY TIME. THE SENIOR BLOWS BY HIS DEFENDER TO PUT GILBERT AHEAD THREE MINUTES INTO THE GAME, AND HE IS SPRINTING RIGHT TOWARD HIS FANS. OWEN MATTSON, IN THE CENTER OF THE FIELD, SENDS IT TO CONNOR ASH STREAKING DOWN THE SIDELINE. RASH MAKES IT PLAYABLE AND TAKES IT OUT OF THE AIR TO SCORE AND WATCH THIS RIGHT INTO YOUR LIVING ROOM. WATCH OUT, HE WANTS SOME ACTION THERE. YEP, YOU GOT YOUR TV TIME, CONNOR RASH TWO GOALS ALREADY. IT IS TWO. NOTHING. GILBERT BISHOP HEELAN WOULD EVEN THE SCORE. SO IT’S TWO TWO WITH NINE MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME. NOW THERE’S A PENALTY IN THE BOX. AND OF COURSE IT’S CONNOR RASH WHO STEPS UP AND DELIVERS. THE GO AHEAD GOAL IS A RASH TRICK. THAT SOUNDS PRETTY NICE IN THE THREE TWO LEAD WOULD HOLD. GILBERT IS STATE CHAMPIONS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS. THE TIGERS DID IT IN THRILLING FASHION. IT’S REALLY HAPPY TO CELEBRATE WITH TEAM AFTER. IT’S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING TIME. BLESSED, HAPPY, HUMBLED. AND YEAH, I’M SO BLESSED YOU GUYS TO EXPERIENCE IT WITH ME AND ALL. GLORY TO THE GOD ABOVE ALL. THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT HIM. EARLIER IN THE ONE A CHAMPIONSHIP, WE SAW VAN METER IN WEST SIOUX. VAN METER LOST IN THIS VERY GAME A YEAR AGO, AND IN WATSON, A STRIKER PRESSED ON EARLY. HE STICKS WITHIN THAT PAYS OUT. VAN METER UP ONE NOTHING. EIGHT MINUTES INTO THE GAME. IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR ALL BUT THE FINAL 30S OF PLAY. WEST SIOUX ON A DESPERATION TEAR, SERVES IT BACK INTO THE BOX. THERE’S NO WHISTLE, BUT VAN METER IS CAUGHT WATCHING AS JONATHAN FLORES. TOPETE SCORES THE EQUALIZER THAT SENDS THIS GAME TO OVERTIME. WEST SIOUX IS NOT DONE WITH UNDER TWO MINUTES LEFT IN OT. IT IS CHAOS IN THE BOX. TO THE SAME KID. GAINS CONTROL, RIPS ONE THAT GOES BARD DOWN INTO THE BACK OF THE NET. IT IS GAME OVER. WEST SIOUX SCORES TWO UNANSWERED GOALS, COMING BACK TO WIN IT 2 TO 1. VAN METER IS TITLELESS AT THE TOP ONCE AGAIN, A TOUGH OUT FOR THE BULLDOGS.
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Updated: 10:35 PM CDT Jun 6, 2025
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Championship Friday: Results and highlights from the 2025 Iowa high school boys soccer tournament
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Updated: 10:35 PM CDT Jun 6, 2025
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All four classes have crowned their champion. Here's how the action unfolded this week.You can see our highlights from the four state championship games in the video at the top of this story.Iowa high school boys state soccer tournament scheduleQuarterfinals - Monday, June 2: Class 4AWest Des Moines Valley 3, Pleasant Valley 0Johnston 5, Dowling Catholic 0Ankeny 3, Des Moines Roosevelt 1 Ames 1, Iowa City, City High 0 Class 3AIowa City Liberty 1, Des Moines Hoover 0 (PKs 5-4)Cedar Rapids Washington 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 2 (PKs 4-1)Norwalk 3, Indianola 1Urbandale 2, Spencer 0Class 2ABishop Heelan 2, Wahlert, Dubuque 1 (OT) Webster City 1, Sioux Center 0 (PKs 3-2) Williamsburg 2, Notre Dame, Burlington 1Gilbert 2, Knoxville 1 (2OT)Class 1AHudson 2, West Central Valley 0Regina, Iowa City 1, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0 West Sioux 2, West Liberty 0 Van Meter 1, North Fayette Valley 0 Watch: West Des Moines Valley soccer coach Aziz Haffar celebrates 600th winSemifinals at Mediacom Stadium - Wednesday, June 4: Class 1AVan Meter 1, Iowa City Regina 0West Sioux 2, Hudson 0Class 2ABishop Heelan 7, Williamsburg 0Gilbert 1, Webster City 0Watch: Highlights from 2025 Iowa boys state soccer 1A, 2A semifinalsSemifinals at Mediacom Stadium - Thursday, June 5:Class 3AUrbandale 2, Norwalk 1Iowa City Liberty 3, Cedar Rapids Washington 2Watch: Highlights from 2025 Iowa boys state soccer 3A semifinalsClass 4AJohnston 2, Ames 1West Des Moines Valley 1, Ankeny 0Watch: Highlights from 2025 Iowa boys state soccer 4A semifinalsFinals at Mediacom Stadium- Friday, June 6: Class 1A final - West Sioux 2, Van Meter 1Class 2A final - Gilbert 3, Bishop Heelan 2Class 3A final - Urbandale 1, Iowa City Liberty 0Class 4A final - West Des Moines Valley 3, Johnston 0TicketsAdmission is $10. Click here for tickets.How to streamThe Iowa High School Sports Network will broadcast the semifinals and finals of the 2025 state tournament. Stream online here.» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Playvlog sports explains change in schedule, location of state high school soccer

All four classes have crowned their champion. Here's how the action unfolded this week.

You can see our highlights from the four state championship games in the video at the top of this story.

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Iowa high school boys state soccer tournament schedule

Quarterfinals - Monday, June 2:

Class 4A

  • West Des Moines Valley 3, Pleasant Valley 0
  • Johnston 5, Dowling Catholic 0
  • Ankeny 3, Des Moines Roosevelt 1
  • Ames 1, Iowa City, City High 0

Class 3A

  • Iowa City Liberty 1, Des Moines Hoover 0 (PKs 5-4)
  • Cedar Rapids Washington 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 2 (PKs 4-1)
  • Norwalk 3, Indianola 1
  • Urbandale 2, Spencer 0

Class 2A

  • Bishop Heelan 2, Wahlert, Dubuque 1 (OT)
  • Webster City 1, Sioux Center 0 (PKs 3-2)
  • Williamsburg 2, Notre Dame, Burlington 1
  • Gilbert 2, Knoxville 1 (2OT)

Class 1A

  • Hudson 2, West Central Valley 0
  • Regina, Iowa City 1, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0
  • West Sioux 2, West Liberty 0
  • Van Meter 1, North Fayette Valley 0

Watch: West Des Moines Valley soccer coach Aziz Haffar celebrates 600th win

Semifinals at Mediacom Stadium - Wednesday, June 4:

Class 1A

  • Van Meter 1, Iowa City Regina 0
  • West Sioux 2, Hudson 0

Class 2A

  • Bishop Heelan 7, Williamsburg 0
  • Gilbert 1, Webster City 0

Watch: Highlights from 2025 Iowa boys state soccer 1A, 2A semifinals

    Semifinals at Mediacom Stadium - Thursday, June 5:

    Class 3A

    • Urbandale 2, Norwalk 1
    • Iowa City Liberty 3, Cedar Rapids Washington 2

    Watch: Highlights from 2025 Iowa boys state soccer 3A semifinals

    Class 4A

    • Johnston 2, Ames 1
    • West Des Moines Valley 1, Ankeny 0

    Watch: Highlights from 2025 Iowa boys state soccer 4A semifinals

    Finals at Mediacom Stadium- Friday, June 6:

    • Class 1A final - West Sioux 2, Van Meter 1
    • Class 2A final - Gilbert 3, Bishop Heelan 2
    • Class 3A final - Urbandale 1, Iowa City Liberty 0
    • Class 4A final - West Des Moines Valley 3, Johnston 0

    Tickets

    Admission is $10.

    How to stream

    The Iowa High School Sports Network will broadcast the semifinals and finals of the 2025 state tournament.

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