Football Preview: St. John Paul II Falcons vs. North Jackson Chiefs
The St. John Paul II Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the North Jackson Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John Paul II is looking for their season?s first victory.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-10, which was the final score in St. John Paul II's tilt against Westminster Christian Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Wildcats are ranked 145th).
Meanwhile, North Jackson earned a 21-14 win over Madison County on Friday.
Diego Holt was a one-man wrecking crew for North Jackson as he rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns.
North Jackson's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. The heavy lifting was done by Peyton Miller and Jaquez Poole who racked up all four sacks between them. Poole is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
St. John Paul II's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for North Jackson, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
St. John Paul II strolled past North Jackson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 40-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. John Paul II since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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