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No. 7 Hawks earn No. 1 seed in Substate 6; Jaguars will play at Iowa City High

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Ankeny’s Landon Benge dribbles the ball as Ankeny Centennial’s Beau Brazeau tries to prevent a shot on goal during Friday’s game at Ankeny Stadium. Benge scored the game’s only goal in the Hawks’ 1-0 victory. Both teams learned their postseason assignments on Monday. Ankeny earned a No. 1 seed in Class 4A Substate 6 and will host a semifinal against Cedar Rapids Jefferson or Cedar Rapids Kennedy on May 20. The Jaguars will travel to Iowa City High for a semifinal game in Substate 7. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Monday was a good day for both the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial boys’ soccer teams.

The Hawks moved into the No. 7 spot in the latest Class 4A rankings from the Iowa High School Athletic Association. That allowed coach Trevor Fuccio’s squad to earn a No. 1 seed in Substate 6 for postseason play.

Ankeny (9-6) will host either Cedar Rapids Jefferson (5-9) or Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2-9) in a substate semifinal on May 20. With a win, the Hawks would meet either Linn-Mar (Marion) (7-5) or Cedar Rapids Prairie (6-7) in the substate final on May 22.

Ankeny has already played two of those teams. The Hawks posted a 3-0 win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy on March 30 before dropping a 3-2 decision at Linn-Mar in overtime.

Centennial, meanwhile, has been placed in Substate 7. The Jaguars (5-10) will likely have to beat two ranked opponents in order to qualify for state, but they avoided a matchup against any of the CIML’s top teams.

Centennial will play at No. 10 Iowa City High (9-1) in a substate semifinal on May 20. The winner would play No. 8 Des Moines Roosevelt (9-3) or Ottumwa (7-3) in the substate final on May 22.