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St. Michael Cardinals

Head Coach: Phillip Rivers (third season)
Career Record: 2 seasons, (11-8)
At St. Michael: 2 seasons, (11-8)
Stadium: Volanta Park
2022 Enrollment:  360
Rank:  163rd in the AHSAA, 18th in Class 4A

 History 
Overall Record:   16-33   (33.0%)
Last 25 years:   16-33   (33.0%)  (Rank: 339th in the AHSAA, 50th in Class 4A)
Since 2010:   16-33  (32.7%)  (Rank: 317th in the AHSAA, 48th in Class 4A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   Never qualified
Last Region Championship:   Never
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2020

 2022 
Class:  4A              Region:   1
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   4-3, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  281 (28.1)
Defense:  209 (20.9)


 2023 
Class: 4A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 61-47 (56%) (62nd in the AHSAA, 15th in Class 4A)
Region Strength:  38-36 (51%)
Non-Region Strength:  23-11 (68%)



 2022 Results 
 8/18  vs. Gulf Shores  (5A)   27-34   L  
 8/26  vs. Chickasaw  (2A)   36-0   W  
 9/2  @ Bayside Academy  (4A)  *  14-17   L  
 9/9  @ Escambia County  (4A)  *  42-13   W  
 9/16  @ Satsuma  (4A)  *  45-8   W  
 9/23  @ McGill-Toolen  (6A)   7-27   L  
 9/29  vs. Orange Beach  (4A)  *  49-41   W  
 10/6  @ Wilcox Central  (4A)  *  49-6   W  
 10/13  vs. Jackson  (4A)  *  6-28   L  
 10/21  @ T.R. Miller  (4A)  *  6-35   L  
 10/28   OPEN 

 2023 Schedule 
 8/24  @ Gulf Shores  (5A)       
 9/1  vs. Chickasaw  (2A)       
 9/7  vs. Bayside Academy  (4A)  *      
 9/15  @ Escambia County  (4A)  *      
 9/21  vs. Satsuma  (4A)  *      
 9/29  vs. McGill-Toolen  (6A)       
 10/6  @ Orange Beach  (4A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Wilcox Central  (4A)  *      
 10/20  @ Jackson  (4A)  *      
 10/27  vs. T.R. Miller  (4A)  *      
 11/3   OPEN 
 11/10  @ Handley        


Class  4A Region  1
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
T.R. Miller (4A) 10-2 7-0403-160
Orange Beach (4A) 8-3 5-2404-257
Jackson (4A) 8-3 5-2370-166
Bayside Academy (4A) 6-5 4-3279-274
St. Michael (4A) 5-5 4-3281-209
Escambia County (4A) 4-6 2-5245-337
Satsuma (4A) 1-9 1-6137-398
Wilcox Central (4A) 1-8 0-789-373

 2023 Preview 


       St. Michael completed the 2022 season with a 5-5 record. Last year St. Michael just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 4A region one with a 4-3 region record.

       The Cardinals have never qualified for a playoff spot and would love to break that streak this season. The Cardinals have never won a playoff game in the school's history. They would like to break through and pick up that first post season victory in 2023.

      

       St. Michael is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only six seasons. They have managed a record of 16-33 over the past six years.




       The Cardinals are led by head coach Phillip Rivers who is entering his third season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 11-8 over the past two seasons at St. Michael. The Cardinals have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Rivers.

       The Cardinals could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region one this season with a few breaks and a little improvement. St. Michael has never qualified for one of the coveted playoffs spots in school history but hope to turn a few more wins into a post season appearance this season.

       The Cardinals open the 2023 season on the road against non-region opponent Gulf Shores on Thursday, August 24 at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium. Last year the Gulf Shores Dolphins finished with an overall record of 11-2 and in second place in Class 5A region one. The Dolphins lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 5A playoffs to Faith Academy by a score of 20-14.

       St. Michael and Gulf Shores have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Cardinals have a 0-2-0 record against the Dolphins. They last met in 2022 with Gulf Shores winning by a score of 34-27.

       St. Michael lost 4A All-State  linebacker Clay Barr to graduation. He was named to the second team last season. Also graduating was teammate linebacker Tyler Cella.

  


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