圣约翰保罗二世高中橄榄球队仅剩16名球员，放弃季后赛首战
阿拉巴马州麦迪逊县亨茨维尔市的圣约翰保罗二世高中橄榄球队，11月3日确认放弃本赛季季后赛首战，提前结束赛季。校方表示，这一决定是为保障球员的安全与健康。球队本赛季常规赛战绩为0胜10负，最后一场常规赛以17比21负于丹维尔队。
校方在声明中说，球队进入常规赛最后一战时仅有22名球员，比赛中又新增6人受伤，季后赛首战只能凑出16名可用球员，无法在保证安全的前提下出战。按照安排，该校原定在季后赛首轮对阵伯明翰地区的布赖尔伍德基督教学校。随着圣约翰保罗二世高中退出，布赖尔伍德基督教学校直接晋级第二轮，将对阵伦道夫队与约翰·卡罗尔队之间的胜者。
报道指出，该校本赛季场均失分44分，10场比赛总比分84比440，仅最后一场分差在个位数。这是该校自2021年以来第二次单赛季全败，上一次单赛季胜多负少还要追溯到2019年。校方表示，尽管非常希望登场，但不能以年轻球员的健康为代价。
St. John Paul II Football Team Forfeits Playoff Opener With Only 16 Players Available
The football team at St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, confirmed on November 3 that it will forfeit its first-round playoff game and end its season early. The school said the decision was made to protect the safety and health of its players.
The team finished the regular season 0-10, closing with a 21-17 loss to Danville. According to the school's statement, it entered the finale with just 22 players, six more were injured during the game, and only 16 players would have been available for the playoff opener. St. John Paul II was scheduled to face Briarwood Christian School of the Birmingham area in the first round; with the forfeit, Briarwood advances directly to the second round against the winner of Randolph and John Carroll.
The team allowed an average of 44 points per game this season, outscored 440-84 over 10 games, with the finale its only single-digit loss. It is the school's second winless season since 2021, and its last winning season was in 2019. The school said it deeply wished to take the field but could not do so at the cost of its young players' health.
(Source: USA TODAY)
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