![Watching a small group scrimmage, Ben Lundt, St. Louis City SC goalkeeper and founder of Lundt Pro Soccer Training, shouts words of encouragement to players on Sunday, April 26 n the Lafayette grass soccer field. “The idea behind [the event] was to bring the professional soccer players closer to the community because usually people only get to see us on TV or in the stadium. [Families] actually having the opportunity to have their kids on the field with us is the most important aspect,” Ben Lundt said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_6823-1200x800.jpg)
![In celebration of winning his second straight state title in the 215 weight class, junior Carter Brown backflips before leaving the mat. Brown won his bout against junior Kobe Rhymes of North Kansas City High School by fall in just 41 seconds. "Carter does what Carter does. We expect [success] out of him and his goals are bigger than the state championship," coach Sam Ritchie said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2784-1200x800.jpg)
After going seven days without playing, the Lancers eased back into things with a dominating 75-44 win over Northwest on Feb. 4. With a clear size advantage, senior Aareon Smith led the way with a season-high 28 points and got to the free-throw line at will, where he made 12 of 13 foul shots.
Junior Nick Messer also broke out of a recent shooting slump and hit four three-pointers, including a four-point play in the third quarter.
Despite the final score, the game was close early on as Northwest led 21-16 to end the first quarter. But the two teams played it tight until halftime, when the Lancers took a 33-32 going into the locker room.
It was all Lafayette from then on. Smith outscored the entire Northwest team with 19 second-half points and junior Joel Pennington recovered from a rough first half to finish with 15. In total, the Lancers finished on 42-12 run and improved to 10-7 on the season with the victory.
Up next for Lafayette is a game at Howell Central at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7.
