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St. John Paul II Falcons

Head Coach: Michael Harper (first season)
Career Record: 1 season, (2-8)
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:   24-77   (24.0%)
Last 25 years:   24-77   (24.0%)  (Rank: 375th in the AHSAA, 59th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   24-77  (23.8%)  (Rank: 365th in the AHSAA, 58th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2019
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2019
Last Losing Season:   2021

 2021 
Class:  4A              Region:   7
Record:  0-10    (Team record for losses in a season)
Region Record:   0-7, (eighth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  78 (7.8)
Defense:  339 (33.9)


 2022 
Class: 4A              Region:   8
Strength of Schedule: 54-52 (51%) (176th in the AHSAA, 35th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  42-34 (55%)
Non-Region Strength:  12-18 (40%)



 2021 Results 
 8/20  vs. Jacksonville  (4A)   0-41   L  
 8/27  @ Haleyville  (4A)   22-29   L  
 9/3  @ Randolph  (4A)  *  6-34   L  
 9/10  vs. Madison County  (4A)  *  14-42   L  
 9/17  @ New Hope  (4A)  *  7-14   L  
 9/24   OPEN 
 10/1  vs. D.A.R.  (4A)  *  10-14   L  
 10/7  @ Westminster Christian  (4A)  *  7-35   L  
 10/15  vs. North Jackson  (4A)  *  9-27   L  
 10/22  @ Madison Academy  (4A)  *  3-48   L  
 10/29  vs. Priceville  (4A)   0-55   L  

 2022 Schedule 
 8/19  vs. Westbrook Christian  (3A)       
 8/26  @ Sacred Heart MS        
 9/2  @ Randolph  (4A)  *      
 9/9  vs. Westminster Christian  (4A)  *      
 9/15  @ North Jackson  (4A)  *      
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Priceville  (4A)  *      
 10/6  vs. New Hope  (4A)  *      
 10/14  @ D.A.R.  (4A)  *      
 10/21  vs. Madison County  (4A)  *      
 10/28  @ Elkmont  (3A)       


Class  4A Region  8
Team 2021 Record Scoring                            
D.A.R. (4A) 3-7189-377
Madison County (4A) 5-6349-277
New Hope (4A) 4-6162-274
North Jackson (4A) 5-6244-222
Priceville (4A) 10-2446-245
Randolph (4A) 10-2428-172
St. John Paul II (4A) 0-1078-339
Westminster Christian (4A) 5-5265-339

 2022 Preview 


       St. John Paul II finished the 2021 season with a disappointing 0-10 record. Last year St. John Paul II finished eighth in Class 4A region seven with a 0-7 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The offense struggled putting points on the score board as St. John Paul II averaged scoring just 7.8 points a game.

       The Falcons would prefer to forget the past two seasons as they have finished with a 1-19 record.

       St. John Paul II is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only ten seasons. They have managed a record of 24-77 over the past ten years.

       Over the past 10 seasons, St. John Paul II has not won much with a record of 24-77. Their 24.0% winning percentage ranks 59th in Class 4A and 375th 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 Michael Harper as they enter the 2022 season.  Coach Harper served as an assistant coach on the staff at Lynn last season.

       Coach Harper's overall record as a head football coach in one season stands at 2-8 (20.0%).

       Once again the Falcons will be rebuilding under their seventh head football coach in the last nine seasons.

       The St. John Paul II Falcons will play in Class 4A region eight during the 2022 season. Following realignment, the Falcons remain in 4A but move from region seven over to region eight.

       The Falcons enter the 2022 season in the middle of a 15 game losing streak. They would like nothing better than to end the string of losses early in the season.

       This season, the Falcons will be a long shot for one of the four playoff spots in region eight. After not winning a single game last year, the goal at St. John Paul II will be to simply win some games.

       The Falcons open the 2022 season at home against non-region opponent Westbrook Christian on Friday, August 19 at Discovery Middle School. Last year the Westbrook Christian Warriors finished with an overall record of 4-6 and in fifth place in Class 2A region six. The Warriors ended last season on a positive note with a win over Donoho by a score of 37-26 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 with

       St. John Paul II returns 4A All-State Senior kicker Steven Taylor. He was named to the second team last season.

  


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