By FRED KRONER
For the past seven years, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team has been the dominant one in the Apollo Conference.
In that span, the Bulldogs have a cumulative record in league play of 65-6-11, which averages out to less than one conference loss per season.
The key to many of those victories has been the defense. In the past seven years, covering 82 conference matches, M-S has allowed 67 goals in conference play.
That’s barely an average of eight-tenths of a goal per match.
The defense has been nothing short of spectacular in recent years. During the four falls that the Class of 2025 was in high school, M-S permitted 16 goals in 44 conference matches.
That’s an average of less than four-tenths of a goal per match.
The defense has been outstanding overall, not just when playing Apollo foes.
During the past seven years, 61 of the school’s 109 wins in boys’ soccer have been achieved by shutouts. In the last four seasons, 43 of 65 wins (66.2 percent) were in matches where the opponent was held scoreless.
It’s no wonder that two recent goalkeepers and other defensive mainstays earned positions of prominence on the Mahomet-Seymour Quarter-Century boys’ soccer team.
Without further ado, Mahomet-Seymour’s quarter-century boys’ soccer team:
ZACK BEYER, Class of 2023, GOALIE. News-Gazette All-Area first-teamer had school-record 14 shutouts as a senior for winningest squad in school history (18-6-2).
GRANT BREWER, 2005, F. All-Area first-teamer is school record-holder with 43 goals in a season as a senior, his only year playing high school soccer.
COLTEN BRUNNER, 2020, MID. All-Area first-teamer was a defensive catalyst as a senior for a 17-win regional championship team that allowed 38 goals in 26 matches.
AUSTIN CARR, 2019, F. All-Area first-teamer tied for third on career scoring list with 47 goals, including a team-high 23 as a senior.
JOEL CLARK, 2010, F. Two-time All-Area second-teamer had 11 goals and five assists as a senior, after a 15-goal, five-assist junior season.
IAN DOBRUCKI, 2025, DEF. Three-year letterman and two-year all-conference first-teamer was a key player on a squad which posted 19 shutouts (out of 32 wins) his final two years.
TRAVIS HOFFMAN, 2025, STRIKER. Team-high 24 goals and team-high 11 assists as senior for regional champions. Had nine goals and four assists as a junior.
JACOB JANDA, 2020, STRIKER. Fourth on school season list with 29 goals as a senior. Also had 11 assists that year.
KADYN JONES, 2020, STRIKER. Fourth on school list with 34 career assists, including 15 as a senior and 13 as a junior.
KIA JONES, 2024, MID. Coaches Association All-Stater holds school record with 56 career assists; also first on all-time school list for assists in a season (31).
ADAM KERBER, 2004, DEF. Two-time All-Area first-teamer was a key defensive player for back-to-back regional titlists, the first two in school history. Also tallied 10 goals as a senior and helped the team post nine shutouts as a junior.
BRENNEN KRAFT, 2013, MID. Two-time All-Area second-teamer had five goals and five assists as a senior and was a defensive anchor. Scored six goals as a junior.
HAYDEN LITTEKEN, 2025, GOALIE. All-Area first-teamer as a senior had six shutouts and 192 saves. As a junior, he produced 13 shutouts, the second-best single-season total in school history.
EVAN LUNDSTROM, 2017, MID/F. Two-time All-Area first-teamer netted 24 goals as a senior and 12 as a junior.
NATE LUNDSTROM, 2021, MID. All-Area first-teamer had 21 goals and a team-high15 assists as a senior. Also collected 15 assists as a junior.
ETHAN MANSFIELD, 2019, MID. Two-time All-Area first-teamer scored 10 goals as a senior, but was a defensive stopper for a team which allowed 30 goals in 24 matches.
TYLER SAPP, 2001, F. All-Area first-teamer notched 35 goals in his career, 20 of them as a senior and was the first Bulldog with four goals in a match.
ELI WARREN, 2021, F. Caches Association All-Stater as a senior. Two-time All-Area first-teamer tied for third on school career list with 47 goals; also third with 38 career assists. Recorded 22 goals and 14 assists as a senior to go with 23 goals and 24 assists as a junior.
ISAAC WARREN, 2024, F. Two-time All-Area first-teamer and two-time coaches Association All-Stater ranks second on M-S career list with 50 goals; also second with 51 career assists. Totaled 27 goals and 27 assists as a senior.
NOLAN WHEELER, 2024, F. All-Area first-teamer as a senior scored school-record 72 goals in his prep career. Ranks second and third, respectfully, on school list for goals in a season with 38 and 34.
