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St. John Paul II Falcons

Head Coach: Chad OMelia (first season)
Career Record: 0 seasons, (0-0)
At St. John Paul II: First season
Stadium: Discovery Middle School
2022 Enrollment:  345
Rank:  169th in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   28-83   (25.0%)
Last 25 years:   28-83   (25.0%)  (Rank: 370th in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   28-83  (25.2%)  (Rank: 359th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2019
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2019
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  4A              Region:   8
Record:  4-6
Region Record:   2-5, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  198 (19.8)
Defense:  318 (31.8)


 2023 
Class: 4A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 47-60 (44%) (329th in the AHSAA, 57th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  38-39 (49%)
Non-Region Strength:  9-21 (30%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. Westbrook Christian  (3A)   3-38   L  
 8/26  @ Sacred Heart MS    30-6   W  
 9/2  @ Randolph  (4A)  *  0-55   L  
 9/9  vs. Westminster Christian  (4A)  *  20-49   L  
 9/15  @ North Jackson  (4A)  *  14-21   L  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Priceville  (4A)  *  10-55   L  
 10/6  vs. New Hope  (4A)  *  27-20   W  
 10/14  @ D.A.R.  (4A)  *  21-13   W  
 10/21  vs. Madison County  (4A)  *  31-47   L  
 10/28  @ Elkmont  (3A)   42-14   W  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  @ Westbrook Christian  (3A)       
 9/1  @ Catholic Knoxville TN        
 9/8  vs. Randolph  (4A)  *      
 9/15  @ Westminster Christian  (4A)  *      
 9/22   OPEN 
 9/29  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *      
 10/5  vs. Priceville  (4A)  *      
 10/13  @ New Hope  (4A)  *      
 10/20  vs. D.A.R.  (4A)  *      
 10/27  @ Madison County  (4A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Elkmont  (3A)       


Class  4A Region  8
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Priceville (4A) 11-1 7-0496-228
Randolph (4A) 10-3 6-1556-256
Westminster Christian (4A) 6-5 5-2472-410
Madison County (4A) 4-7 4-3234-361
St. John Paul II (4A) 4-6 2-5198-318
New Hope (4A) 4-6 2-5178-288
North Jackson (4A) 2-8 2-5229-305
D.A.R. (4A) 1-9 0-7102-388

 2023 Preview 


       St. John Paul II completed the 2022 season with a 4-6 record. Last year St. John Paul II just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 4A region eight with a 2-5 region record.

       St. John Paul II was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Falcons want to be competitive. They only averaged 19.8 points a game.

       The Falcons would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 4-16 record.

       St. John Paul II is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only eleven seasons. They have managed a record of 28-83 over the past eleven years.

       Over the past 11 seasons, St. John Paul II has not won much with a record of 28-83. Their 25.0% winning percentage ranks 57th in Class 4A and 370th in the AHSAA. The Falcons have struggled on the football field with only two winning seasons during this time.




       The Falcons will be under the direction of new head football coach Chad OMelia as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach OMelia spent four years as an assistant at Birmingham Southern. He is the Falcons fifth head coach since 2017.

       The Falcons will need to win a few more games this fall if they hope to grab one of the four playoff slots in region eight this season.

      Austin Porter will be back this season at running back after rushing for 680 yards and 5 TDs in 2022.

       The Falcons open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Westbrook Christian on Friday, August 25 at Jack Osborn Stadium. Last year the Westbrook Christian Warriors finished with an overall record of 5-5 and in seventh place in Class 3A region six. The Warriors ended last season on a positive note with a win over White Plains by a score of 47-27 after failing to gain a playoff spot.

       St. John Paul II and Westbrook Christian have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Falcons have a 0-2-0 record against the Warriors. They last met in 2022 with Westbrook Christian winning by a score of 38-3.

       St. John Paul II lost 4A All-State  kicker Steven Taylor to graduation. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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