Steve Leisz

FANTASTIC FALCON Kinkaid Falcons senior defensive end Jackson Staley was the recipient of the Defensive Player of the Year Award at The Touchdown Club of Houston Private High School Awards Dinner. Pictured with Staley are his parents Lee and Ann Staley as well as Touchdown Club board of directors member Steve Leisz. (Photo: Touchdown Club of Houston)

SHINING KNIGHTS The SPC football champion Episcopal Knights will be well represented at the collegiate level including signees (pictured, sitting from left) Breylan Thompson (Yale), Karson Gordon (UCLA), Billy Wheless (Brown University), and Morrow Evans (Ohio State). Standing, from left, are Episcopal offensive coordinator Dan Casey, former head coach Steve Leisz, and defensive coordinator Jimmy Moynahan.

KNIGHT OF CHAMPIONS Episcopal Knights’ football coach Steve Leisz raises the championship plaque as the Knights celebrated the SPC 4A football championship with a 35-25 victory over the Kinkaid Falcons. (Photo: David Shutts Photography)

TALENTED TRIO The Episcopal Knights are again sending a haul of offensive-line talent to the collegiate-football level. From left: Donovan Jackson (Ohio State), Luis Chavarria (Prairie View A&M), and Cullen Montgomery (Oklahoma) made their commitments official on early National Signing Day. Also on hand was Episcopal Knights football coach Steve Leisz.

COACH OF THE YEAR After leading his team to this past season’s SPC Football Championship, Episcopal’s Steve Leisz won the Coach of the Year Award the annual Touchdown Club of Houston’s annual Private School Awards Dinner. Leisz also reached a major milestone by securing his 100th career victory this past season.