Author: Troy Hyde/Newton News
Norwalk posted its second straight 6-0 win over the Newton boys soccer team on Tuesday night.
Cardinal head boys soccer coach Zach Jensen is not happy with the result but thought his team performed better in the latest meeting than it did in the 2025 defeat.
“I was more pleased and felt better about this one than last year’s loss,” Jensen said. “We played hard, we played physical and we showed some hunger.”
The Cardinals put only one shot on goal last season against the Warriors. They delivered three shots on goal on Tuesday during the Little Hawkeye Conference matchup.
And the defense allowed more shots from Norwalk last year than it did this season.
Henry Allen finished with 12 saves in 80 minutes during his varsity debut at goalkeeper.
Norwalk led 2-0 at halftime and added four second-half goals in the season opener for both teams.
Eli Scavo produced a hat trick for the Warriors, and Nolan Fletcher dished out two assists and scored one goal.
Norwalk (1-0, 1-0 in the LHC) scored its second goal with two minutes to play in the first half. But the Warriors’ first two goals of the second half came two minutes apart and the final two were separated by one minute.
“It was simply a matter of not tracking players,” Jensen said.
“We just lost our man. You have one job in that scenario, and the job is not done until the ball is cleared. We have to quit ball watching.”
The Warriors, who are coming off a trip to the state tournament, have more club soccer options around the Des Moines area, and more players who compete in the sport year round.
That makes things even more challenging for a program like Newton.
“It’s a different environment for us,” Jensen said. “We just have to figure it out. We know they’re good. They have more soccer ability than we do. The first 20 minutes in this match were great. Our problems may or may not be an easy fix. We need more 1-on-1 reps for 20, 30 or 40 seconds.”
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