Winless Alabama Team Makes Playoffs, Then Forfeits Its First Game
St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Alabama, finished the regular season 0-10 but earned a playoff berth anyway. Now the Falcons’ season is over without playing a single postseason game. Injuries have left the team with too few healthy players to safely take the field against unbeaten Briarwood Christian. The school said the health and safety of its student-athletes must come first and apologized to Briarwood’s players, coaches and fans.