The Alabama High School Athletic Association football playoffs
open Friday in all seven classifications. The AHSAA Super 7 state championships are scheduled for early December at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Class 7A opens the championship schedule Dec. 2, classes 1A, 3A and 5A will play Dec. 3 and classes 2A, 4A and 6A take the field Dec. 4.
Thompson (10-0) is ranked among the nation's elite, checking in at No. 9 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25.
Read on for a look at brackets, this week's matchups and check back beginning Friday for scores.