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McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets

Head Coach: David Faulkner (first season)
Career Record: 11 seasons, (67-56)
At McGill-Toolen: First season
Stadium: Lipscomb Park
2022 Enrollment:  855
Rank:  55th in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 6A

 History 
Overall Record:   521-436-29   (54.0%)
Last 25 years:   211-88   (71.0%)  (Rank: 32nd in the AHSAA, 9th in Class 6A)
Since 2010:   123-35  (77.8%)  (Rank: 17th in the AHSAA, 6th in Class 6A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2021
Last Region Championship:   2019
Last Winning Season:   2022
Last Losing Season:   2014

 2022 
Class:  6A              Region:   1
Record:  5-5
Region Record:   4-4, (fifth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  260 (26.0)
Defense:  231 (23.1)


 2023 
Class: 6A              Region:   1
Strength of Schedule: 65-51 (56%) (75th in the AHSAA, 11th in Class 6A)
Region Strength:  47-45 (51%)
Non-Region Strength:  18-6 (75%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  vs. Catholic Montgomery  (4A)   21-42   L  
 8/26  vs. St. Pauls  (6A)  *  3-16   L  
 9/2   OPEN 
 9/9  vs. Robertsdale  (6A)  *  38-7   W  
 9/16  @ Murphy  (6A)  *  34-14   W  
 9/23  vs. St. Michael  (4A)   27-7   W  
 9/30  vs. Baldwin County  (6A)  *  27-9   W  
 10/7  @ Spanish Fort  (6A)  *  24-33   L  
 10/14  vs. Theodore  (6A)  *  10-37   L  
 10/21  @ Blount  (6A)  *  45-18   W  
 10/28  @ Saraland  (6A)  *  31-48   L  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Catholic Montgomery  (4A)       
 9/1  @ St. Pauls  (6A)  *      
 9/8   OPEN 
 9/15  @ Robertsdale  (6A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Murphy  (6A)  *      
 9/29  @ St. Michael  (4A)       
 10/5  @ Baldwin County  (6A)  *      
 10/12  vs. Spanish Fort  (6A)  *      
 10/20  @ Theodore  (6A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Blount  (6A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Saraland  (6A)  *      


Class  6A Region  1
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Theodore (6A) 13-1 8-0432-159
Saraland (6A) 14-1 7-1645-291
Spanish Fort (6A) 7-4 6-2331-229
St. Pauls (6A) 7-6 5-3267-241
McGill-Toolen (6A) 5-5 4-4260-231
Blount (6A) 3-7 3-5132-218
Murphy (6A) 2-7 2-6165-305
Baldwin County (6A) 1-9 1-7113-310
Robertsdale (6A) 0-10 0-8125-426

 2023 Preview 


       McGill-Toolen completed the 2022 season with a 5-5 record. Last year McGill-Toolen just missed making the playoffs with a fifth place finish in Class 6A region one with a 4-4 region record.

       As one of the best football programs in the state since 2010, McGill-Toolen has gone a combined 123-35. Their 77.8% winning percentage ranks 6th in Class 6A over the past thirteen seasons.

       Over the past 25 seasons, McGill-Toolen has finished a combined 211-88. Their 71.0% winning percentage ranks 9th in Class 6A and 32nd in the AHSAA. The Yellow Jackets have been successful on the football field with twenty-two winning seasons during this time.




       The Yellow Jackets will be under the direction of new head football coach David Faulkner as they enter the 2023 season.  Coach Faulkner is a former head coach at Fairhope and Enterprise. Faulkner has been on Neal Browns off-the-field staff at West Virginia Over the course of his career, Coach Faulkner's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times and won one region championship.

       The Yellow Jackets could find themselves challenging for one of the playoff spots for region one this season with a few breaks and a little improvement. McGill-Toolen came up short of the playoffs last year but are optimistic of a return to the post season this year.

      QB Andrew Murchison will be returning after completing 107 of 191 passes for 1,506 yards last season along with 16 touchdowns.

      Receiver Rosco Haywood will return after grabbing 47 passes good for 570 yards and 3 TDs as a junior last season.

      CB Shemar Welch will be returning to anchor the defense in 2023.

       The Yellow Jackets open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Catholic Montgomery on Friday, August 25 at Lipscomb Park. Last year the Catholic Montgomery Knights finished with an overall record of 13-1 and in first place in Class 4A region two. The Knights lost in the semi-finals round of the Class 4A playoffs to Andalusia by a score of 29-26.

       McGill-Toolen and Catholic Montgomery have met a total of 2 times on the football field. The Yellow Jackets have a 0-2-0 record against the Knights. They last met in 2022 with Catholic Montgomery winning by a score of 42-21.

       McGill-Toolen lost 6A All-State  receiver Anthony Eager to graduation. He was named to the second team last season. Also graduating was teammate defensive lineman Dylan Sauce.

       The Yellow Jackets return 6A All-State Senior defensive back Shemar Welch. He was named to the first team last season.

  


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