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The unique chemistry of the 2009 Bishop Dwenger football team gives off a brotherly vibe.
And one half of the Class 4A No. 2 Saints’ defensive backfield can back up that feeling because, well, they are brothers.
Senior free safety Landon Feichter and sophomore strong safety Evan Feichter are two of the biggest reasons why the defense has given up only 12 points in the last seven games and has a semistate date with No. 5 Lowell (12-1) on Saturday.
Evan leads the team with seven interceptions, while Landon has three picks.
“We compete in everything, even the simplest things,” Landon said. “We are really competitive, and I think it helps us perform better on Fridays.”
The pairing of the two Feichters put them back together for the first time since their days playing for the PAL Raiders, when Evan was the quarterback and Landon the running back. This was the first time, though, they had played defense together.
“Before the season, I just wanted to play on defense with him,” Evan said. “That was one of my goals to be able to play with him. It maybe is one of the last times I could get a chance to play with him. We just listen to each other on defense and help each other out.”
The pairing has worked out well for the Saints, who gave up their first two scores last week in a 49-12 regional win over Delta since Sept. 25, ending a six-game shutout streak.
“We care about each other a lot, and we would do anything for each other,” Landon said of the relationship.
“We do anything we can to help one another, on and off the field. We watch film together every Sunday. It is a huge advantage. We understand each other, and we can do it without even talking.
“It helps with the secondary position, especially, knowing what each other’s thoughts are and what our intentions are to do on the play at hand.
“One of the strong aspects of our team is nobody cares about getting the ball and everybody just wants to get out there on Friday.
“Everybody on the team just enjoys the game, and that’s why we have been successful so far.”
The brothers seem to lack the ugly part of a sibling rivalry, avoiding a debate after last week when 5-foot-11, 160-pound Evan topped the 6-0, 175-pound Landon 2-1 in interceptions against the Eagles.
“I told him he should have had three,” said Landon, an All-SAC defensive back last year and All-SAC receiver this season.
“He dropped one of them, so I gave him a tough time for that. I told him ‘great game,’ and we just kind of laughed.”
Evan stayed mum as well.
“I haven’t really said anything about it, but maybe if I get another one I will say something to him,” Evan said.
They save the competitive spirit for the basketball court and video games.
“We will be getting into fights over something little just because we are so competitive,” Evan said.
“We just go all out about everything, basketball, video games or just argue about who is right about something. It is usually all the time.”
