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High School
A first-team all-state kicker from Francis Howell High School in O'Fallon, Mo., Deal helped lead the Vikings to a 14-0 record and Class 5 state championship his senior season (2022) ... Also earned to Post-Dispatch All-Metro first team and All-GAC South and academic all-conference for the fourth straight season ... Coached by former Bear Brent Chojnacki ... Scored 117 points as a senior, including all 93 extra points he attempted, to go with 86 touchbacks, 4 field goals (long 41) and a 58.9 kickoff average ... As a junior, he earned second-team all-state laurels for a 10-2 club while accounting for 121 points (62 extra points and 7 field goals with a long of 35) and 58.9 kickoff average while earning all-metro distinction ... Vikings were 9-2 his sophomore year while he racked up 55 points, including a career-long 46-yard FG, to earn second-team all-state and all-metro honors ... Scored 70 points as a freshman, including 55 extra points and 5 field goals (long 35) ... Finished his career with 262 extra points, including 118 in a row, both state records, 221 touchbacks and 363 total points

Personal
Joshua Graham Deal was born 11/2/04 in St. Louis ... Son of Ed and Angie Deal of O'Fallon, Mo. ... Has a brother, Jacob ... Undecided on academic major.

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Biography

Josh Deal