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John Carroll Cavaliers

Head Coach: Will Mara (fourth season)
Career Record: 3 seasons, (13-17)
At John Carroll: 3 seasons, (13-17)
Stadium: John Carroll Field
2022 Enrollment:  505
Rank:  111st in the AHSAA, 23rd in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   305-449-18   (40.0%)
Last 25 years:   94-167   (36.0%)  (Rank: 315th in the AHSAA, 46th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   33-97  (25.4%)  (Rank: 363rd in the AHSAA, 54th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2009
Last Region Championship:   1998
Last Winning Season:   2021
Last Losing Season:   2022

 2022 
Class:  5A              Region:   5
Record:  3-7
Region Record:   2-5, (sixth)
Playoff Record:   Did not qualify.
Final ASWA Poll:   Not Ranked
Scoring:  183 (18.3)
Defense:  326 (32.6)


 2023 
Class: 5A              Region:   5
Strength of Schedule: 64-51 (56%) (74th in the AHSAA, 12th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  42-37 (53%)
Non-Region Strength:  22-14 (61%)



 2022 Results 
 8/19  @ Homewood  (6A)   20-38   L  
 8/26  @ Marbury  (5A)   36-38   L  
 9/2  vs. Fairfield  (5A)  *  26-21   W  
 9/9  vs. Hayden  (5A)  *  19-33   L  
 9/16  @ Carver Birmingham  (5A)  *  14-20   L  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  vs. Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *  13-48   L  
 10/6  @ Ramsay  (5A)  *  7-56   L  
 10/14  vs. Jasper  (5A)  *  7-48   L  
 10/21  @ Wenonah  (5A)  *  13-12   W  
 10/28  @ Maplesville  (1A)   28-12   W  

 2023 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Homewood  (6A)       
 9/1  vs. Marbury  (5A)       
 9/7  @ Fairfield  (5A)  *      
 9/15  @ Hayden  (5A)  *      
 9/22  vs. Carver Birmingham  (5A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  @ Pleasant Grove  (5A)  *      
 10/13  vs. Ramsay  (5A)  *      
 10/20  @ Jasper  (5A)  *      
 10/27  vs. Wenonah  (5A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Maplesville  (1A)       
 11/10  @ Fairview        
 11/17  vs. Guntersville        


Class  5A Region  5
Team 2022 Record Region Scoring                            
Ramsay (5A) 13-2 7-0597-250
Pleasant Grove (5A) 11-2 6-1533-184
Jasper (5A) 5-6 5-2318-336
Fairfield (5A) 3-8 3-4207-285
Hayden (5A) 4-6 3-4180-268
John Carroll (5A) 3-7 2-5183-326
Carver Birmingham (5A) 3-7 1-6184-311
Wenonah (5A) 3-6 1-6158-267

 2023 Preview 


       John Carroll finished the 2022 season with a disappointing 3-7 record. Last year John Carroll finished sixth in Class 5A region five with a 2-5 region record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

       The Cavaliers have not qualified for the playoffs since the 2009 season and would love to end that streak this year. The Cavaliers last playoff victory came during the 2004 season. They would love to break through this year with a post season win.

       John Carroll was inconsistent offensively last year and they need some improvement if the Cavaliers want to be competitive. They only averaged 18.3 points a game.

       Since 2010, the John Carroll football program has struggled with a record of 33-97.

       Over the past 25 seasons, John Carroll has managed to compile a record of 94-167. Their 36.0% winning percentage ranks 46th in Class 5A and 315th in the AHSAA.




       The Cavaliers are led by head coach Will Mara who is entering his fourth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 13-17 over the past three seasons at John Carroll. The Cavaliers have yet to reach the playoffs under his direction. They have not won a region crown with Coach Mara.

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

      QB Carson Daniel McFadden will be returning after completing 89 of 143 passes for 981 yards last season along with 9 touchdowns.

       The Cavaliers open the 2023 season at home against non-region opponent Homewood on Thursday, August 24 at John Carroll Field. Last year the Homewood Patriots finished with an overall record of 10-3 and in first place in Class 6A region three. The Patriots lost in the quarter-finals round of the Class 6A playoffs to Saraland by a score of 57-56.

       John Carroll and Homewood have met a total of 35 times on the football field. The Cavaliers have a 6-27-2 record against the Patriots. They last met in 2022 with Homewood winning by a score of 38-20.

      

  


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