Battlehawks Easily Win Home Opener, Improve to 2-0

Connor HarbitApril 7th, 2025St. Louis Battlehawks

St. Louis, Mo. (KFMO) - The St. Louis Battlehawks impressed in their home opener Sunday, defeating the San Antonio Brahmas 26-9.

St. Louis (2-0) struck first at the end of the first quarter, picking up a 45-yard field goal. The Battlehawks would then find the endzone twice in the second quarter, both touchdowns picked up by running back Jacob Saylors. San Antonio (0-2) hit a field goal as time expired in the first half to cut the lead to 17-3.

In the second half, St. Louis would score on another Saylors rushing touchdown to increase their lead to 23-3, before finally giving up a touchdown themselves. The Brahmas added another field goal, but the Battlehawks moved into victory formation and ran out the rest of the clock for a 26-9 win.

Saylors, in addition to his three rushing touchdowns, ran for 54 yards on 11 carries. Quarterback Manny Wilkins completed 12 of 16 passes for 162 yards. Defensively, cornerback Brandon Sebastian recorded an interception, a highlight reel play that led to a St. Louis field goal.

The Battlehawks play again at home next week against the D.C. Defenders. The game is set to air Sunday at 2 p.m. on ABC.

Out of Town Scoreboard

Wednesday 
Farmington-
St. Mary's-
70th Gene Steighorst Tournament, 5th Place Semifinal
Wednesday 
6-Lebanon-
7-North County-
Girls Basketball
Wednesday 
Hancock-
Kingston-
28th Herculaneum Tournament, Semifinals
Wednesday 
1-Farmington-
5-Pacific-
28th Herculaneum Tournament, Semifinals
Wednesday 
2-Lutheran South-
3-North County-
Boys Wrestling
Wednesday 
Central-
Herculaneum-
Wednesday 
Central-
Herculaneum-

Broadcast Schedule

Thursday, December 11:
6:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Nashville*
Friday, December 12:
6:30p, NHL: Chicago @ St. Louis*
7:00p, BBB: Valle Catholic @ Ste. Genevieve^
Saturday, December 13:
9:30a, BBB: Valley Caledonia vs Hayti
11:30a, BBB: West County vs Steelville
1:00p, WBB: Olney Central @ Mineral Area
3:00p, MBB: Indian Hills @ Mineral Area
5:00p, BBB: Farmington vs Scott City
8:00p, GBB: Central vs Bunker
Sunday, December 14:
11:00a, NFL, Week 15: Los Angeles (A) @ Kansas City
Monday, December 15:
6:30p, NHL: Nashville @ St. Louis*
Tuesday, December 16:
7:00p, BBB: South Iron @ Arcadia Valley^
Wednesday, December 17:
6:30p, MBB: Mineral Area @ Lake Land
6:30p, NHL: Winnipeg @ St. Louis*
Thursday, December 18:
6:30p, NHL: NY Rangers @ St. Louis*
Friday, December 19:
6:30p, MBB: Southwestern IL @ Mineral Area
Saturday, December 20:
12:30p, WBB: Rend Lake @ Mineral Area
4:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Florida*
Sunday, December 21:
11:00a, NFL, Week 16: Kansas City @ Tennessee
2:30p, MBB: John A Logan @ Mineral Area+
Monday, December 22:
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Tampa Bay*
Thursday, December 25:
6:00p, NFL, Week 17: Denver @ Kansas City
Friday, December 26:
9:30a, GBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
11:30a, GBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
1:00p, GBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
2:30p, GBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
4:00p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
5:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
7:00p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
8:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
Saturday, December 27:
3:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
5:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
6:30p, NHL: Nashville @ St. Louis*
7:00p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
8:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament First Round
Monday, December 29:
12:30p, GBB: XMAS Tournament Semifinals
2:30p, GBB: XMAS Tournament Semifinals
4:00p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
5:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
6:30p, NHL: Buffalo @ St. Louis*
7:00p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
8:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Qtrfinals
Tuesday, December 30:
5:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Semifinals
7:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Semifinals
Wednesday, December 31:
10:00a, GBB: XMAS Tournament Fifth Place
12:00p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Ninth Place
1:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Fifth Place
3:00p, GBB: XMAS Tournament Third Place
4:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Third Place
6:00p, GBB: XMAS Tournament Championship
7:30p, BBB: XMAS Tournament Championship
7:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ Colorado*
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3