St. John Paul II senior Ella Cazzavillan had already set the school record for goals and assists before arriving for Friday’s Class 4A championship game at Huntsville’s John Hunt Park.

Cazzavillan added to both records, scoring twice and adding an assist to lead the Falcons (19-2-1) to a 3-1 victory over St. Luke’s Episcopal and earn SPJII’s first AHSAA girls soccer state title. SPJII won its four playoff games by a combined score of 26-3.

“It was a full circle moment,” said Cazzavillan, who noted she and her senior teammates lost in the state title game as eighth graders. “It means so much to finally make it back and win it. I’m so happy I can help my team win this.”

Cazzavillan, who also scored three times in Wednesday’s 9-0 semifinal victory over Cherokee County, earned the tournament MVP award.

“She’s the ultimate team player,” SPJII coach Samuel Bennett said of Cazzavillan. “She didn’t even know earlier this season how many goals she had. I told her she had 99 (goals) and I told her, ‘The next one you score is a big one,’ and she had no idea.”

Lauren Altman added a goal and an assist for SPJII, and Alexandra Jodon also had an assist. For St. Luke’s, Presley Jackson scored on an assist from Lexie Romano.

Bennett said his team’s togetherness and humility stood out this season, noting Friday marked the program’s third trip to the championship round and fourth trip to the state tournament.

“We finally got one,” he said. “It was their ability to play for each other, not with each other. It’s always about the team.”

St. Luke’s (16-7) was also trying to win its first girls state title.

St. Luke’s goalkeeper Ashlynn Turner made 15 saves, as the Falcons fired 32 shots. SPJII goalkeeper Catharine Fulda made five saves.

In euphoria of the win, Bennett wasn’t sure of Cazzavillan’s career totals and said she finished with close to 120 goals and more than 60 assists in her SPJII career.

“There’s no way to put into words and describe making school history,” Cazzavillan said.