St. Laurence 42, Leo 0, at St. Laurence on Sept. 27 Zero-and-five ain’t pretty, but it’s reality for the Leo Lions after they traveled to St. Laurence Friday night and got smoked.  The Vikings are the state’s top-ranked team in Class 4-A and they looked the part of a state title contender … [Read more...]

Noble Academy has replaced De La Salle as the opponent for the Leo Lions’ Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 5. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at St. Rita’s Cronin Field, 78th and Western. Numbers have been a problem recently for De La Salle – the Meteors fielded only one team last season, and … [Read more...]

Marian Catholic 33, Leo 18, at Marian Though none of them turned out that way, it could be argued that each of the Leo Lions’ first three football games this season was winnable.  Not so Game 4. Host Marian Catholic scored on four of its first six possessions in building a 26-6 halftime … [Read more...]

Fun while it lasted was the 6-0 lead Leo took over St. Pat’s Friday in their Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic crossover game at St. Rita’s Cronin Field.  Quarterback Derrick Davis’ 5-yard scoot finished a 10-play, 75-yard drive in the closing seconds of the first quarter. It began when … [Read more...]

Genoa-Kingston 41, Leo 22, at G-K on August 30 The glass-half-full take: Leo outscored host Genoa Kingston 14-6 in the second half of Friday’s season-opening nonconference football game in 90-miles-distant Genoa and displayed some offensive verve as the evening wore on.   The … [Read more...]

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