Six Newton boys earn all-conference soccer recognition
Jun. 15—The Newton boys' soccer team scored the fourth most goals and points in the Little Hawkeye Conference this season.
That links up right with the Cardinals' final place in the standings and six Newton players were placed on the all-conference squad for their efforts.
Leading the way as first-team selections were juniors Christian Lawson, Nate Lampe and Caleb Mattes. Junior Hunter Teague was a second-team choice at goalie and juniors Cody Klein and Jesus Murillo were the honorable mention picks.
Dallas Center-Grimes won the conference title with a 7-0 record. Norwalk was the runner-up at 6-1 and Newton, Pella and Indianola all finished 4-3.
All-conference recognition is based on statistics inside conference play only.
Lawson was a first-teamer at forward. He led the Cardinals and was tied for fourth in the LHC with six goals and his 17 points led Newton and was fourth in the league.
Lawson also delivered five assists, which ranked second in the conference.
Lampe, a first-team midfielder, scored two goals and led the conference with seven assists. His 11 points were second on the team and tied for sixth in the league.
Mattes, a first-team defender, scored three goals in conference play, which ranked tied for second on the team and tied for eighth in the league. His four assists and 10 points ranked third on the squad and tied for third and tied for ninth in the LHC, respectively.
Teague logged a conference-high 555 minutes in goal this past spring. His 59 saves and 78.7 save percentage ranked second in the conference.
Murillo scored one goal and Klein did not score, but both players helped Newton record two shutouts in conference play this spring. The Cardinals also only allowed one goal against Pella Christian.
Boys Soccer
Little Hawkeye Conference
Final Standings
Team Conference Overall
DCG 7-0 13-4
Norwalk 6-1 13-8
Newton 4-3 11-7
Pella 4-3 9-8
Indianola 4-3 6-13
Oskaloosa 2-5 6-12
Pella Christian 2-5 7-9
Grinnell 0-7 4-11
All-Conference
First Team Forwards
Christian Lawson, jr., Newton
Logan Solomon, sr., Pella
Tavin Ferner, so., Norwalk
Ben Jackson, jr., DCG
First Team Midfielders
Nate Lampe, jr., Newton
Jacob Chickering, so., Indianola
Leandro Ficone, sr., Oskaloosa
Teddy Apostolopoulos, jr., Pella
Jack Brown, sr., Norwalk
Tate McDermott, jr., DCG
First Team Defenders
Caleb Mattes, jr., Newton
Max Lauman, jr., Pella
Caden Endres, jr., Norwalk
Chase Behnkendorf, sr., DCG
First Team Goalkeeper
Jaden Mendias, so., DCG
Second Team Forwards
Grant Fletcher, jr., Norwalk
Ethan Van Arendonk, so., Pella Christian
Colin Mandernach, fr., DCG
Chris MacArtney, jr., Grinnell
Second Team Midfielders
Eric Schmidt, sr., Indianola
Austin Bone, jr., Pella
Camden Parker, so., Pella Christian
Tyden Eng, fr., Norwalk
Brogan Fuller, jr., DCG
Jack Every, jr., DCG
Second Team Defenders
Aiden Keller, so., Indianola
Jack Fancher, sr., Pella Christian
Jonah Sandhoff, so., Norwalk
Nate Scholl, jr., DCG
Second Team Goalkeeper
Hunter Teague, jr., Newton
Honorable Mention
Cody Klein, jr., Newton; Jesus Murillo, jr., Newton; Grace Kiphanzu, sr., Grinnell; Jack Hoopes, so., Grinnell; Isaac Boualavong, sr., Pella; Levi Hansen jr., Pella; Konnor May, sr., DCG; Canton Nadermann, jr., DCG; Noah Kjellberg, jr., Indianola; Jackson Sinclair, sr., Indianola; Keilor Rodman. jr., Norwalk; Jace Davis, jr., Norwalk; Trevon Parker, sr., Pella Christian; Theo Hugen, so., Pella Christian; Elliott Nelson, sr., Oskaloosa; Lawson Morris, sr., Oskaloosa.
