Buckle up, it should be a great week of Alabama championship high school football as all seven classifications will crown champions by Friday.
In the marquee matchup, national No. 6 Thompson pulled off a miracle comeback against Auburn to repeat as 7A state champs. Trailing 28-19 in the final :30 they blocked a punt, returned it for a touchdown, recovered an onside kick, then
Trevor Hardy nailed a 35-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to pull off a wild 29-28 victory.
The 6A game features 12-3 Spanish Fort vs. 10-2 Pinson Valley at 7:30 p.m. Friday, while 5A pits 13-0 St. Paul's Episcopal against 11-2 Pleasant Grove.
A pair of one-loss teams tangle in the 4A championship as 14-1 Gordo takes on 12-1 Handley at 10 a.m. Friday. Reigning 2A champion Fyffe puts its 15-0 mark up against 12-2 Montgomery Catholic in the 3A title clash, while Mars Hill Bible battles Abbeville in the 2A game at 2:45 p.m. Friday.
Finally, the 1A championship pits 13-0 Linden against 12-3 Pickens County at 2:45 p.m. Thursday.
Defending champions include Thompson (7A), Oxford (6A), Central of Clay
County (5A), UMS-Wright Prep (4A), Piedmont (3A), Fyffe (2A) and Lanett
(1A).
1A
Full bracket can be found here - 2020 AHSAA State Football Championships 1A AHSAA Football Championships
