Crocker Lions Soccer

11/10/2026

Congratulations to all of the players selected to the Class 1 District 4 All District teams! Big should out to our guys:
Johnny Carriger - First Team
Aiden Resch - First Team
Matthew Resch - Second Team
Mathew Mathus - Second Team
Braden Devine - Honorable Mention

11/07/2026

The Crocker Lions saw their season come to a close today after a 3-2 loss to Laquey in the Class 1 District 4 Championship game.

Goals scored by Matt Resch and Johnny Carriger.

We are thankful for the support shown at the game today by our fans, and the effort that the boys gave for 80 minutes.

To our seniors: We thank you for your time and commitment to the program over the last four years. You have certainly left your mark and will be sorely missed.

To our underclassmen: our offseason starts now. Let’s get back to the grindstone and come back stronger next season.

Until next time. GO LIONS!

11/06/2026

16 district titles between these two programs in the past 18 seasons and now it all comes down to Saturday. Get out and wear your BLUE and WHITE for this one! We'll see you at the field for the Class 1 District 4 Championship Game!

11/06/2026

The Lions took the field tonight in the district semi-final matchup against the Dixon Bulldogs and came out with a commanding 7-1 victory.

Johnny Carriger lead the way with 4 goals, while Braden Devine, Aiden Resch, and Jayden Guerrero all grabbed a goal a piece.

The Lions will advance to play against the Laquey Hornets on Saturday at 1:00pm in Westphalia for the Class 1 District 4 championship.

Come out, wear your blue, and cheer these boys on!

11/04/2026

The district tournament will be utilizing digital ticketing. Please use the link in this post to purchase yours, and come out to cheer on the Lions tomorrow night!

Just a reminder... if you are planning to attend the District Soccer Semi-Final game tomorrow at Fatima (Westphalia), you will need to purchase a digital ticket AHEAD of time... https://www.mshsaa.org/Tickets.aspx

10/30/2026

🦁 100 CAREER GOALS! ⚽️

Congratulations to Johnny Carriger on reaching an incredible milestone of 100 career goals during tonight’s game against Iberia High School!

This outstanding achievement reflects years of hard work, dedication, and teamwork. Congratulations to Johnny and his teammates on being part of this special milestone!

GO LIONS!!! 🦁

10/22/2026

10/16/2026

The Lions came out tonight and got the job done in a 5-1 win vs Eugene as we celebrated 20 years of Crocker High School Soccer.

The lions controlled the tempo for much of the first half and after 20 minutes were able to find the opening goal on a corner kick served up by Johnny Carriger, and headed home by Aiden Resch.

The next 20 minutes would see more tightly contested play, but with 25 seconds left in the half Crocker would be awarded another corner. The boys played quick and Johnny Carriger would serve up a beauty of a ball that was headed home by Cashton Murphy at the back post just before time expired to push the lead to 2-0 at halftime.

After the break the Lions began the push for a third goal, but during that high pressure Eugene was able to sneak a goal in against the run of play to bring it to 2-1.

12 minutes later the Lions were awarded a spot kick after a handball in the box. Johnny Carriger stepped up and calmly slotted it home to increase the lead to 3-1.

After the restart the Lions were hungry for more and it took only 3 minutes to be awarded another corner kick. This time Johnny served up another beauty of a ball that would be turned in by the head of Braden Devine, bringing us to 4-1.

After the ball got rolling again the Lions continued to control things, and found the net for the final time with 5 minutes left to play, when Mathew Mathus played Johnny Carriger a ball toward the top of the box that Johnny was able to turn on, and laser into the back of the net from about 20 yards out, bringing us to 5-1.

The boys sweep the week going a perfect 3-0 on games.

Catch us back in action on Tuesday as we travel to Rolla to take on Rolla Senior High Home School Association. 4:30 at the Ber Juan Complex!

10/15/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY! Come celebrate 20 years of Crocker High School soccer!

Recognition will be at halftime of the game. Don’t forget to wear your BLUE!

🦁⚽ COME HOME, LIONS! ⚽🦁
Twenty years of Crocker High School boys soccer is something worth celebrating — and we want YOU to be a part of it!
On Thursday, October 15th, the Crocker Lions will take on the Eugene Eagles in a special 20th Anniversary Celebration Game. We are inviting ALL former Crocker boys soccer players and coaches to come back home and celebrate two decades of Lion soccer!
📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
⚽ Crocker Lions vs. Eugene Eagles
⏰ Varsity Kickoff — 4:30 PM
🎉 20th Anniversary Recognition — Halftime
At halftime, we will recognize the players, coaches, and teams who have helped build Crocker soccer over the past 20 years. From the very first season to the teams taking the field today, every Lion has helped write the story of this program.
Come back to see old teammates, reconnect with former coaches, share some memories, and celebrate the 20 years of pride, tradition, and brotherhood that make Crocker soccer special.
Once a Lion, always a Lion. 🦁💙
We hope to see you back at the field on October 15th!

10/13/2026

The Lions came out and went to work early tonight to grab a 9-0 win against Calvary Lutheran.

The scoring started early and often in the first half with 6 separate lions finding the back of the net in this one, including all 4 of our seniors (super awesome to achieve on senior night!)!

The first goal came on an Aiden Resch assist to Braden Devine just 7:30 into the game.

The boys held possession for another 9 minutes before Johnny Carriger would BLAST a ball to the bottom left hand corner from about 25 yards out to make it 2-0 for the Lions.

Just two minutes later Johnny would feed a ball through the back line to Mathew Mathus to find his first goal of the season to make it 3-0

Four minutes later Mathew would become to playmaker as he played a ball in behind for Cole Shattuck who calmly slotted on low and away to push the lead to 4.

The lions kept pushing and found number 5 when Braden Devine slipped one through to Mathew Mathus to collect his 2nd of the night.

At the 29 minute mark Johnny Carriger was able to break the defense down and cut a ball back to senior Cashton Murphy who would find his first career goal to bring us to 6-0.

Less than a minute later Mathew Mathus would take it himself to complete his first career hat trick, making it a 7-0 lions lead.

From the restart the boys picked off a pass and the attack was on again. A mistimed tackle would provide a free kick opportunity from 20 yards out that Johnny Carriger calmly slotted home to push the Lions to an 8-0 lead.

At the 35 minute mark another mistimed challenge would see the lions awarded a penalty kick. Senior Ryan Mathus was able to step up and finish off the scoring for the boys as he rockets one into the top of the net.

The boys held strong for the final 5 minutes and put this one to bed at half time.

We are back in action tomorrow evening as we travel to Dixon to take on the Bulldogs at 4:30.