Football playoffs
- Updated: October 30, 2021
All seven defending state champions are in this year’s football playoffs; Alexandria, Spring Garden among 13 unbeatens in field
By AHSAA
MONTGOMERY – All seven schools winning state championships in 2020 return to the 208-team field as the AHSAA 2021 State football Championships get underway next week.
The first round is scheduled for Friday, with two games — G.W. Long vs. B.B. Comer in Class 2A and Oak Mountain vs. James Clemens in Class 7A — set for Thursday because of shared stadiums.
The state football playoffs, first held in 1966, will culminate with the Super 7 State Championships at Birmingham’s new Protective Stadium Dec. 1-3 as the AHSAA celebrates its 100th anniversary.
“I’m very excited to see our football playoffs get underway,” AHSAA Executive Director Alvin Briggs said, “and am also very proud of how our schools have worked so tirelessly to provide health and safety while getting back to unrestricted attendance and providing as much normalcy as possible in the lives of our students.”
The seven defending champions all will be at home in the first round except one. Class 7A Thompson (9-1) at home with Florence (5-5); Class 6A Pinson Valley (7-3) travels to Muscle Shoals (9-1); Class 5A St. Paul’s Episcopal (7-3) hosts Selma (5-5); Class 4A Handley (7-2) hosts Geneva (6-4); Class 3A Fyffe (8-1) welcomes Wellborn (5-4); Class 2A Mars Hill Bible (7-3) hosts Sand Rock (7-3); and Linden (5-4) hosts Samson (7-3).
Thirteen teams enter the playoffs unbeaten, including Alexandria (10-0), which completed its first undefeated regular season since 2006 Friday night. The others include Brantley (9-0); Sweet Water (9-0); Spring Garden (10-0); Montgomery Catholic (10-0); Winfield (10-0); Brooks (10-0); Pike Road (9-0); Clay-Chalkville (10-0); Hartselle (10-0); Central-Phenix City (10-0); Hoover (10-0); and James Clemens (10-0).
Here are what the playoff brackets look like for teams in and around Calhoun County
CLASS 6A
Chelsea at Oxford
Pinson Valley at Muscle Shoals
Southside-Gadsden at Mountain Brook
Cullman at Jackson-Olin
Gardendale at Hartselle
Homewood at Arab
Decatur at Clay-Chalkville
Fort Payne at Briarwood
CLASS 5A
B.C. Rain at Demopolis
Andalusia at Sylacauga
Marbury at UMS-Wright
Tallassee at Greenville
Carroll at Clay Central
Faith Academy at Shelby County
Holtville at Pike Road
Selma at St. Pauls
Ramsay at Guntersville
Center Point at East Limestone
Douglas at Pleasant Grove
Lee-Huntsville at Leeds
Lincoln at Russellville
Fairfield at Fairview
Ardmore at Alexandria
Boaz at Parker
CLASS 4A
Williamson at American Christian
Alabama Christian at Jacksonville
West Blocton at Vigor
Cherokee County at Straughn
Geneva at Handley
Mobile Christian at Bibb County
Anniston at St. James
Montevallo at Jackson
CLASS 3A
Wellborn at Fyffe
JB Pennington at Phil Campbell
Plainview at Saks
Colbert Heights at Oakman
Vinemont at Lauderdale County
Piedmont at Sylvania
Clements at Winfield
Geraldine at Ohatchee
CLASS 2A
JU Blackshear at Isabella
GW Long at BB Comer
Thorsby at Clarke County
LaFayette at Ariton
Geneva County at Lanett
Greene County at Luverne
Ranburne at Elba
Highland Home at Orange Beach
Sulligent at Pisgah
Southeastern at Lexington
North Sand Mountain at Midfield
Colbert County at Cleveland
Sand Rock at Mars Hill
Lamar County at Tanner
Hatton at Spring Garden
Ider at Aliceville
CLASS 1A
Woodland at Cedar Bluff
Meek at RA Hubbard
Gaylesville at Wadley
Hackleburg at Hubbertville
Marion County at Decatur Heritage
Ragland at Valley Head
Phillips at Pickens County
Sumiton Christian at Winterboro
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