Bishop LeBlond looks to flip the script on the season
Ryan Eslinger
ST. JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — Week six of the high school football season is here, and Sports Zone’s game of the week is the 1-4 Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles hosting the 1-4 Kansas City East Academy Christian Lions.
After a 10-2 season that fell just short for the Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles last year, the Golden Eagles have not gotten out to a great start in 2025.
The 1-4 start for the Golden Eagles is their worst start since the 2020-21 season, when they started 0-4, but the record does not tell the full story.
In the five games the Golden Eagles have played, the combined records of the teams are 17-3, and head coach Chuck Davis said the team had to weather the storm to prepare themselves for districts.
“The mindset is we’re not playing for right now, we’re playing for that first week at districts,” Davis said. “We got a good group of smart kids that see the big picture.”
While playing the top talent in the state of Missouri, Senior defensive back Cole Sigrist said the losses will make them better in the long run.
“When you see the best quarterback in the state at Archie, it really prepares you mentally and physically for what you’re going to see later on,” Sigrist said.
Senior running back David Aberer said the key to getting the offense jump-started starts with everyone doing their job.
“Focusing on every play, everybody needs to do their job,” Aberer said. “All the linemen, they need to block, everyone catch balls, don’t throw bad balls. Stuff like that.”
Despite the 1-4 record, the team has still been competitive, and coach Davis said the goal is to play a complete game every game.
“In order to be successful, we have to take what we’ve learned these first five weeks and put it together in one complete game,” Davis said. “At times we’ve looked very good and we need to play like that all the time.”
After graduating a lot of key players in May, and only having eleven seniors on the roster, Davis said the team is relying on a lot of the younger guys, who are one year away from being something special.
Aberer and Sigrist are the leaders of the offense and defense, and touched on how they have stepped into leadership roles with the younger guys on the team.
“Pointing out what they are doing wrong and teaching them what to do better next time,” Aberer said. “It’s not going to be right every time.”
“The leaders from years prior have shown me how to be a leader and what it takes to be a leader,” Sigrist said. “There are still some growing pains, but we’ve seen a lot of improvement over these last five weeks.”
This game is hopefully the turning point for Chuck Davis’ squad as they look to use the next four weeks to prepare for districts.
Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, at Bishop LeBlond High School.