Bishop Dunne Falcon Football Team Ready to "Protect the Crown"
The 2014 TAPPS 5A Football State Champion come into the 2015 season hungry to defend their title and to “protect the crown,” which is the motto of the upcoming season.
The Falcons graduated many key players from last years state championship team, but head coach Michael Johnson and team leaders are optimistic that the young talent is ready to lead the team to another successful and victorious season. Thirteen of 18 seniors on the team were offered scholarships, with full four year offers going to Darrion Daniels at Oklahoma State; Adrian "A.D." Miller at Oklahoma University; Micah Simon at Brigham Young University; and Dailen Sutton at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Recent graduates of Bishop Dunne who are currently playing college football include:
Alex Norman, class of 2012, at the University of Texas in Austin
Ishmael Wilson, class of 2013, played at Texas A&M freshman year and transferred to Baylor last year
Jovan Pruitt, class of 2014, signed with Arkansas, now at Trinity Valley CC
Nick Watkins, class of 2014, at Notre Dame
Payton Hendrix Class of 2014, at Texas Tech
The Falcons begin their season Friday, August 28, 2015, with an away game at Dallas Christian with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The team will play in the Lone Star Classic on Saturday, September 12th in DeSoto at Eagle Stadium with a 3:00 p.m. kick off. The first home game for the Falcons will be Friday, September 25, 2015, versus district opponent John Paul II High School. Homecoming is October 2, 2015 against Fort Worth Nolan.
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To learn more about Bishop Dunne see the school's website: www.bdcs.org.
BISHOP DUNNE FALCONS
2015 VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date
|
Day
|
Time
|
Opponent
|
Location
|
8/14
|
Friday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Parish Episcopal/North Dallas - Scrimmage
|
Bishop Dunne
|
8/21
|
Friday
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Evangel Christian - Scrimmage
|
Bishop Dunne
|
8/28
|
Friday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
Dallas Christian
|
Dallas Christian
|
9/4
|
|
|
Bye
|
|
9/12
|
Saturday
|
3:00 p.m.
|
Episcopal (Bellaire, TX) Lone Star Classic
|
Eagle Stadium (Desoto H.S.)
|
9/18
|
Friday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
Dallas Roosevelt
|
Bishop Dunne
|
9/25
|
Friday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
John Paul II*
|
Bishop Dunne
|
10/2
|
Friday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
Fort Worth Nolan* (HOMECOMING)
|
Bishop Dunne
|
10/9
|
Friday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
Plano Prestonwood*
|
Prestonwood
|
10/16
|
Friday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
Argyle Liberty*
|
Bishop Dunne
|
10/23
|
Friday
|
7:30p.m.
|
Bishop Lynch *
|
Bishop Lynch
|
10/30
|
Friday
|
7:30p.m.
|
Midland Christian*
|
Midland Christian
|
11/6
|
Friday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
TCA*
|
Bishop Dunne
|
11/13
|
Friday
|
TBA
|
Regionals Playoffs
|
TBA
|
11/20
|
Friday
|
TBA
|
Quarter Finals Playoffs
|
TBA
|
11/27
|
Friday
|
TBA
|
Semi Finals
|
TBA
|
12/4
|
Friday
|
TBA
|
State Game
|
Corsicana
|
* Denotes District games. BOLD denotes home games.
President - Mrs. Kate Dailey
Athletic Director – Kenneth Davis
Head Coach – Michael Johnson
Assistant Coaches -Myron Hawthorne, Delone Williams, John Johnson, Walter Johnson, Robert Brodner, Chris Walton, Rodney Hawkins, Chadwic Morris
9th/JV FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date
|
Day
|
Time
|
Opponent
|
Location
|
8/14
|
Friday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Parish Episcopal/North Dallas-Scrimmage
|
Bishop Dunne
|
8/21
|
Friday
|
7:00 p.m.
|
Evangel Christian - Scrimmage
|
Bishop Dunne
|
8/27
|
Thursday
|
7:30 p.m.
|
Dallas Christian
|
Dallas Christian
|
9/3
|
|
|
Bye
|
|
9/10
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Dallas Madison
|
Bishop Dunne
|
9/17
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Dallas Roosevelt
|
TBA
|
9/24
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
John Paul II*
|
JPII
|
10/1
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Fort Worth Nolan*
|
Nolan
|
10/8
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Plano Prestonwood*
|
Bishop Dunne
|
10/15
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Argyle Liberty*
|
Liberty
|
10/22
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
Bishop Lynch*
|
Bishop Dunne
|
10/29
|
|
|
Bye
|
|
11/5
|
Thursday
|
6:00 p.m.
|
TCA*
|
TCA
|
* Denotes District games. BOLD denotes home games.
Head Coach – Rodney Hawkins
Asst. Coach- Chadwic Morris
Revised 8/10/15