After a scoreless first half largely controlled by SLUH, the Jr. Bills shook off a goalkeeping error that gifted DeSmet its lone goal of the match. What followed was a five-goal barrage from five different scorers—Gabe Khazen, Paddy Byrne, Henry Sanders, Javi Vigil, and Nick Reh—on a blustery night at Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex, sealing the 2025 High School Champions League title.
It marks SLUH’s first Champions League crown and DeSmet’s second consecutive finals defeat, having fallen 2–0 to St. Dominic in last year’s final. James Barry earned Finals MVP honors in what was a rematch of the 2024 Missouri Class 4 State Championship.
