Sitting at 4-2 after back-to-back losses to league rivals Moeller and Elder last fall, St. Xavier reeled off seven straight victories including avenging those two regular season defeats before falling to Olentangy Orange in the state championship game. With a strong nucleus of returnees the Bombers now look to maintain that momentum from a year ago and finish what they started.
St. Xavier heads into 2026 having made 17 consecutive playoff appearances. In the last 34 years the Bombers have won four state championships, finished state runner-up two other times, captured eight regional titles and 18 GCL South crowns (15 outright). This is one of the elite Division I program’s in Ohio.
Division I, Region 4
2025 RECORD: 11-3, 1-2 GCL South
COACH: Steve Specht (197-80 at St. Xavier, 22 years; 197-80 overall)
TOP RETURNEES
Josh Fasbender, Sr, DL, 6-4/255
Committed to: Buffalo
2025 Stats: 41 Tkls, 3.5 TFLs, 1 FF, 1 FR & 1 PD
Career Stats: 68 Tkls, 3.0 sacks, 11.5 TFLs, 1 FF, 1 FR & 1 PD
Ethan Cole, Sr, TE, 6-4/220
Committed to: Army
Transferred from Indian Hill after sophomore year
2025 Stats: 5G, 4 rec., 38 ReYds & 2 Tkls
Career Stats: 827 PaYds, 9 PaTDs, 561 RuYds, 8 RuTDs, 4 rec., 38 ReYds, 37 Tkls & 3.5 TFLs
Chad Perkins, Sr, DB, 6-1/196
Committed to: Navy
2025 Stats: 45 Tkls, 0.5 TFLs & 1 PD
Aidan Newdigate, Sr, QB/WR, 6-3/240
Committed to: Kent State
Transferred from Springboro after so yr.
2025 Stats: 32 rec., 373 ReYds & 3 ReTDs
Thomas George, Sr, QB
Career Stats: 62 PaYds, 2 PaTDs & 33 RuYds
Wil Tiefenbach, Sr, TE, 6-3/225
Alex Walker, Sr, DB, 6-0/175
2025 Stats: 41 Tkls, 2.0 TFLs & 5 PDs
Owen Davidson, Sr, K
2025 Stats: 39/40 XPs, 9/13 FGs, Lng 37, 66 KPts, 31 TBs on 61 KOs
Logan Von Holle, Sr, WR, 6-2/227
2025 Stats: 19 rec., 286 ReYds & 3 ReTDs
Aiden Graham, Jr, RB, 5-10/190
2025 Stats: 167 RuYds, 4 rec., 50 ReYds & 35 KRYs
Eli Fleetwood, Jr, DT, 6-1/275
2025 Stats: 12 Tkls, 2.5 sacks & 3.0 TFLs
Andrew Cramerding, Jr, OL, 6-6, 305
Offers from: BGSU, UConn, Duke, Kent State, Liberty, Marshall, Miami (OH), Pitt & Toledo
Griffin Lyons, Jr, LB, 6-1/220
Offers from: UConn, Miami (OH), Pitt & Toledo
2025 Honors: Second Team All-GCL South
2025 Stats: 67 Tkls, 9.0 sacks, 16.0 TFLs, 2 FFs, 1 FR, 1 PD & 1 Int
NEWCOMERS
Graham Uran, Jr, LB, 6-2/195
Offers from: Syracuse & Miami (OH)
2025 Stats: 4 Tkls
Isaiah Seymore, Jr, DE, 6-3/230
Offer from: Miami (OH)
Dominick Dials, Jr, QB, 6-2/215
Emmett Wafzig, Fr, QB, 6-2/180
Offer from: Miami (OH)
PLAYOFF HISTORY
(32 appearances, 63-28 overall) – 2025 (State Runner-up), 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 (State Champion), 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (State Champion), 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 (Regional Champion), 2010, 2009, 2007 (State Champion), 2006, 2005 (State Champion), 2004, 2002, 2001 (State Runner-up), 2000, 1999, 1998 (State Runner-up), 1997, 1994, 1993, 1992 (State Runner-up), 1987, 1981.
2026 SCHEDULE
Fri – 08/21/26 – at Lakota West (7-5 in 2025) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 08/28/26 – at Wayne (9-5) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/04/26 – INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (IN) (7-4) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/11/26 – at Westerville North (3-7) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/18/26 – MOELLER (8-4) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 09/25/26 – at Elder (12-1) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 10/02/26 – at Louisville Trinity (KY)(13-2) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 10/09/26 – at La Salle (9-4) – 7:00 PM
Fri – 10/16/26 – ST. IGNATIUS (1-10) – 6:00 PM
Fri – 10/23/26 – THE ST. JAMES PERFORMACE ACADEMY (VA)(N/A) – 7:00 PM
