Centennial’s Balashaitis joins Ankeny’s Gott, Macke on Class 3A all-tourney team

Ankeny’s Emma Gott looks to take a shot on goal during the Hawkettes’ 2-1 loss to eventual champion Bettendorf in the Class 3A semifinals on Thursday at Cownie Park. Gott was named to the all-tournament team on Saturday. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Girls’ soccer standouts Emma Gott and Alli Macke of Ankeny and Maddison Balashaitis of Ankeny Centennial were named to the Class 3A all-tournament team on Saturday at Cownie Park.

Gott and Macke helped the Hawkettes reach the semifinals of the state tournament earlier in the week. Balashaitis and the Jaguars took top-ranked Waukee Northwest into overtime before dropping a 3-2 decision in a shootout in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Ankeny Centennial’s Maddison Balashaitis dribbles the ball up the field during the Jaguars’ loss to Waukee Northwest in the Class 3A quarterfinals on Tuesday at Cownie Park. Balashaitis was named to the all-tournament team on Saturday. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Balashaitis, a junior defender, scored on a header in the second half of Centennial’s loss. She later converted one of the Jaguars’ penalty kicks.

Gott, a senior forward, had a pair of goals in Ankeny’s 3-0 win over Waukee in the quarterfinals. She added an assist in the Hawkettes’ 2-1 loss to eventual champion Bettendorf in the semifinals on Thursday.

Ankeny’s Alli Macke battles for the ball along with Bettendorf’s Peyton Markham (No. 10) as goalkeeper Riley Sweetland makes a save for the Bulldogs during Thursday’s game. Macke was named to the all-tournament team on Saturday. Markham and Sweetland were also selected to the squad along with teammate Carson Bohonek, who was named the captain. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Macke, a junior midfielder, assisted on Gott’s second goal in the quarterfinals. She then scored Ankeny’s lone goal against Bettendorf, her team-leading 15th of the season.

Bettendorf star Carson Bohonek was named captain of the all-tournament team after leading her squad to the crown. She had a hat trick on Saturday in the Bulldogs’ 3-1 victory over Valley in the title game.