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Playoff Preview: Round 2 Brings Rematches and 14 Unbeatens
- Scottsboro
- Alexandria
- Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa
- Saraland
- Clay-Chalkville
- Douglas
- Thompson
- Hoover
- Prattville
- Spain Park
- Mars Hill Bible
- Tuscaloosa Academy
- Cold Springs
- Lexington
- Isabella
- Luverne
- Kinston
- McKenzie
- Maplesville
- Elba
- Bullock County
- W.S. Neal
- Piedmont
- Collinsville
- Cleburne County
- Cordova
- Etowah
- Plainview
- Walter Wellborn
- Fyffe
- Cherokee County
- Leeds
- Spring Garden
- Winterboro
- Westbrook Christian
- Whitesburg Christian
Round 1 is in the books, and the field is already a lot smaller. Fourteen teams are still unbeaten: Gulf Shores, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Scottsboro, Cleburne County, Bullock County, Plainview, Hatton, Reeltown, Cottonwood, Addison, Winterboro, Montgomery Academy, Westbrook Christian and Briarwood Christian. Every Round 2 game kicks off Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. The six public school classes play five rounds and the two private school classes play four, all on the way to the first state finals in Mobile, Dec. 2 through 5.
Games to watch
4A: Alexandria (10-1) at Scottsboro (11-0). This is the game of the night on paper. Scottsboro rolled past Center Point 51-14 last week. Alexandria outscored Hamilton 47-35, and its only loss came 23-14 at Leeds. The winner is a real threat to come out of the North half.
5A: Saraland (10-1) at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (10-0). Saraland lost the 6A final to Clay-Chalkville last December and scored 61 on Pelham in Round 1. Its only loss this year was 34-24 to Gulf Shores. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa beat Stanhope Elmore 50-7 and has not lost yet.
5A: Douglas (10-1) at Clay-Chalkville (8-2). Clay-Chalkville won the 6A title last season and moved down to 5A this year. It beat Austin 62-7 last week. Douglas held off Mortimer Jordan 33-27 to get here.
6A rematches. Thompson (8-1), last year's 7A champion, hosts Hoover (5-6). Thompson won 31-14 at Hoover on Oct. 2, but Hoover looked sharp in a 50-3 Round 1 win at Bob Jones. Spain Park (7-4) goes back to Prattville (10-0), where it lost 35-28 on the same night.
Single A: Mars Hill Bible (9-2) at Tuscaloosa Academy (9-1). Mars Hill Bible won the 3A title last season. Tuscaloosa Academy just knocked out Coosa Christian, last year's 2A champion, 37-7.
2A and 1A pairs of 10-1 teams. Cold Springs at Lexington, Isabella at Luverne and Kinston at McKenzie all match 10-1 teams. In 1A, defending champion Maplesville (8-2) goes to Elba (10-1).
3A: Bullock County (10-0) at W.S. Neal (7-4). These two opened the season against each other, and Bullock County won 27-10 at W.S. Neal on Aug. 21.
Close to home
Northeast Alabama has plenty left to play for.
- Collinsville (9-2) at Piedmont (10-1), 2A. Piedmont beat J.B. Pennington 48-7 in Round 1. Collinsville survived Lamar County 35-34. Piedmont's only loss was to Alexandria, and Collinsville's two losses came against Douglas and Fyffe.
- Cleburne County (11-0) at Cordova (8-3), 3A. Cleburne County beat Escambia County 49-13. Cordova won 47-21 at Pike County.
- Etowah (7-4) at Plainview (11-0), 3A. Etowah edged Wilson 21-14. Plainview beat East Lawrence 40-20.
- Walter Wellborn (9-2) at Fyffe, 2A. Walter Wellborn beat Colbert County 36-8, and Fyffe beat Cleveland 48-14.
- Cherokee County (8-3) at Leeds (9-1), 4A. Cherokee County won 19-7 at Shades Valley. Leeds beat Brooks 45-7.
- Spring Garden (6-5) at Winterboro (11-0), 1A. Spring Garden, whose home field is pictured above, won 20-15 at South Lamar.
- Whitesburg Christian (8-3) at Westbrook Christian (11-0), Single A. Westbrook Christian won the first meeting 31-21 on Oct. 23.
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