2025 DeSales Colts

[St. Matthews Boy]

The DeSales Colts enter the fifth-year of the Mike Jackson era in 2025. DeSales is coming off their second consecutive nine-win season as the Colts went 9-4 last fall. The Colts' season ended in the third round of the 4A playoffs with a loss to powerhouse Paducah Tilghman by a score of 56-14. It is the deepest run DeSales has made under Jackson.

Key Graduations: Levi Riordan (RB/LB), DaVon Martin (WR/DB), Michael Ellis (LB), Desmond Richard (OG/DE)

Key Returners: Cameron Bischoff (QB), Kingston Merritt (WR), Silas Jones (WR/DB), John Deitz (K)

2024 Offense: 29.9 points per game. 15th in 4A.

2024 Defense: 21.8 points allowed per game. 20th in 4A.

DeSales was very much among the top half amongst 4A last fall and returns some real talent with the biggest returner being quarterback Cameron Bischoff. He threw for 2527 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior. Bischoff losses two of the biggest weapons around him in DaVon Martin who led the Colts in receiving (977 yards, 12 TDs) and Levi Riordan who was RB1 with 488 yards and 10 TDs on the ground. Riordan was one of many who played both ways for the Colts and was also the team's leading tackler (64, 10 TFLs, 1 sack).

As a junior, Kingston Merritt went for 358 yards and 4TDs rushing on 51 carries. He also caught 43 balls for 686 yards and 6TDs. Look for him to be a big asset on offense alongside the likes of some younger guys like Silas Jones (WR/DB). Jones is also a potential star to watch on defense as he had two INTS and 24 tackles as a sophomore. Jones is the leading returning tackler.

John Deitz showed off his strong leg as a sophomore, going 32-for-35 on PATs and 5-for-5 in field goals. 

Defense is where maybe the most questions lie for DeSales as the Colts lose four of their top five tackles.

Expect a lot of youth and new faces to show up for the Colts all over the field with this programing graduating a class of 14 guys. How that progresses, especially along the lines of scrimmage, will be something to watch with this DeSales squad for sure.

2025 DeSales Schedule:

Aug 22 - at Oldham County

Aug 29 - vs. Nelson County

Sep 5 - at Holy Cross 

Sep 12 - vs. Kentucky Country Day

Sep 19 - vs. Southern

Sep 26 - vs. Bishop Brossart

Oct 3 - vs. Christian Academy Louisville (District)

Oct 10 - vs. Western (District)

Oct 17 - at Central (District)

Oct 24 - BYE

Oct 31 - at Anderson County

[CoachJ]

Appreciate the research done there—a couple of corrections though. 
 

Jackson will be in his FOURTH season at DeSales (not sure why Riherds shows Jackson as HC in 2021, but first season at DeSales was in 2022). 
 

And that 2025 schedule is accurate up to the week it says we play CAL on 9/26. That should say BISHOP BROSSART at home on the 26th with CAL on 10/3, Western 10/10, Central 10/17, Open on 10/24, and Anderson on 10/31. 

Go Colts!

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

1 hour ago, CoachJ said:

Appreciate the research done there—a couple of corrections though. 
 

Jackson will be in his FOURTH season at DeSales (not sure why Riherds shows Jackson as HC in 2021, but first season at DeSales was in 2022). 
 

And that 2025 schedule is accurate up to the week it says we play CAL on 9/26. That should say BISHOP BROSSART at home on the 26th with CAL on 10/3, Western 10/10, Central 10/17, Open on 10/24, and Anderson on 10/31. 

Go Colts!

Thanks...I went back and edited the schedule in the OP. I'm assuming the game locations were correct for the CAL and Western games so I left them both same and just revised the dates of the games.

[St. Matthews Boy]

4 hours ago, CoachJ said:

Appreciate the research done there—a couple of corrections though. 
 

Jackson will be in his FOURTH season at DeSales (not sure why Riherds shows Jackson as HC in 2021, but first season at DeSales was in 2022). 
 

And that 2025 schedule is accurate up to the week it says we play CAL on 9/26. That should say BISHOP BROSSART at home on the 26th with CAL on 10/3, Western 10/10, Central 10/17, Open on 10/24, and Anderson on 10/31. 

Go Colts!

Thanks. I was thinking Jackson hadn't been there that long but went with what the KHSAA site said. 

[theguru]

[Falcon Pride]

That District does the Colts no favors.

Central and CAL are always top in Class.

I'm sure Coach Jackson will have his squad ready to compete!

[grassman]

If they have something left or coming up on the line they will be okay!