There were 38 games for Alabama Class 5A football on Fri, 9/1/2023. The featured games were by Alabama Class 5A top ranked teams #20 Citronelle (AL) @ #1 Gulf Shores (AL), #3 Central of Clay County (Lineville, AL) @ Benjamin Russell (Alexander City, AL), and #4 Guntersville (AL) @ Lawrence County (Moulton, AL). The first game, Marbury (AL) @ #16 John Carroll Catholic (Birmingham, AL), started at 7p.