Athletics

To inspire student-athletes to become the best versions of themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. 

Pope John Paul II Preparatory School is committed to academic and athletic excellence. At Pope Prep, athletics is a significant educational component of the student’s high school experience. Student-athletes grow from their athletic experiences to become community leaders across the spectrum of life in business, medicine, law, philanthropy, government, as well as professional sports.

Our coaches are knowledgeable, committed, and passionate about what they do. Pope Prep coaches seek to foster knowledge, skills, and values to promote a successful and meaningful life for their student-athletes. Pope Prep Athletics encourages teamwork, accountability, and selflessness in our student-athletes to accomplish a collective goal of becoming positive, impactful men and women, who contribute to society.

As a member of the TSSAA Division II-AA, Pope Prep competes against 16 schools throughout the entire state from Knoxville to Memphis. Pope Prep offers 24 Varsity sports, with approximately 70% of our student body participating in at least one sport. The class of 2019 had 17 student-athletes across 13 different sports receive the opportunity to continue their athletic career at the next level. 

ATTENTION FANS!

• All 2023-2024 athletic ticketing including the KAC All Sports Pass (ASP) and single-game tickets will be purchased through GoFan. The ASP will enable the purchaser to have four tickets to every Knights home contest throughout the year. To purchase your single game or ASP tickets, log in to the link https://gofan.co/app/events/622612?schoolId=TN71312 or create an account at https://gofan.co/sign-up.

• Only digital tickets will be accepted at the gate. There will be no cash ticket sales at the gate. . 

• We are proud to offer live-streaming for all our athletic contests in our stadium and main gym.  Please visit NFHSnetwork.com for information on various packages.