Football playoff pairings

Published 10:36 pm Monday, November 1, 2010

All six defending state champions are returning to the Alabama High School Athletic Association state football playoffs opening Friday with all games scheduled for 7 p.m.

The teams back to defend their 2009 titles include Class 1A Brantley (8-2), Class 2A Reeltown (9-1), Class 3A Piedmont (9-1), Class 4A Cherokee County (5-5), Class 5A Demopolis (7-3) and Class 6A Hoover (10-0).

Hoover owns the state’s longest current winning streak of 17 victories in a row. The Bucs are also one of 13 teams advancing to the state playoffs after going undefeated in the 2010 regular season. Others include Class 1A: McKenzie (9-0) and Maplesville (10-0); Class 2A: Cottonwood (10-0), Westbrook Christian (9-0) and Tanner (9-0); Class 3A: Leeds (10-0) and Hamilton (10-0); Class 4A: Thomasville (10-0), Dadeville (10-0) and North Jackson (10-0); Class 5A: Fort Payne (10-0); and Class 6A: Daphne (10-0) and Hoover (10-0).

The second round of playoff games are scheduled Nov. 12, followed by the quarterfinals Nov. 19, the semifinals Nov. 26 and the Super 6 state finals Dec. 2-3 at Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium.

First round pairings

All first-round games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday. Pairings are listed in bracket order.

Class 1A

•Marengo (4-6) at McKenzie (9-0)

•Kinston (6-4) at Linden(9-1)

•Notasulga (5-5) at Maplesville (10-0)

•Pickens County (6-4) at Loachapoka (6-4)

•Pleasant Home (5-5) at Sweet Water (7-3)

•McIntosh (6-4) at Brantley (8-2)

•Keith (6-4) at St. Jude (9-1), at •Montgomery-Catholic HS Field

•Wadley (5-5) at Autaugaville (7-3)

•Hubbertville (7-3) at Ragland (8-2)

•Donoho (8-2) at Lynn (9-1)

•Gaston (5-5) at R.A. Hubbard (9-1), Courtland

•Hackleburg (8-2) at Cedar Bluff (8-2)

•Jacksonville Christian (7-3) at Marion County (7-3)

•Parrish (7-3) at Appalachian (8-2)

•Shoals Christian (5-5) at Collinsville (9-1)

•Gaylesville (6-4) at Addison (8-2)

Class 2A

•Millry (5-5) at Elba (9-1)

•Red Level (5-5) at Southern Choctaw (8-2), Gilbertown

•G.W. Long (5-5) at American Christian (9-1), Tuscaloosa

•Vincent (5-5) at Houston Academy (7-2), Northcutt Field, Dothan

•New Brockton (6-4) at Leroy (9-1)

Mobile Christian (7-3) at Goshen (9-1)

•Isabella (6-4) at Cottonwood (10-0)

•Providence Christian (7-3) at Thorsby (8-2)

•Horseshoe Bend (5-5) at Westbrook Christian (9-0), Rainbow City

•Ider (7-3) at Lineville (7-3)

•West End (4-6) at Sulligent (8-2)

•Lexington (5-5) at Westminster Christian (9-1), Huntsville

•Pleasant Valley (5-5) at Reeltown (9-1)

•Woodland (8-2) at Fyffe (9-1)

•Red Bay (5-5) at Tanner (9-0)

•Cleveland (8-2) at Colbert Heights (8-2)

Class 3A

•T.R. Miller (7-3) at Daleville (8-2)

•Luverne (7-3) at Trinity (9-1), Montgomery

•Walter Wellborn (6-4) at Gordo (9-1)

•Aliceville (6-3) at Handley (9-1), Roanoke

•Pike County (5-4) at Washington County (8-2), Chatom

•Bayside Academy (7-3) at Abbeville (8-2)

•Greensboro (6-4) at Leeds (10-0)

•Clay County (7-3) at Hale County (8-2), Moundville

•Winston County (3-7) at Piedmont (9-1)

•Susan Moore (6-4) at Cordova (9-1)

•Pisgah (6-4) at Rogers (7-3)

•Colbert County (5-5) at Plainview (6-3), Rainsville

•Weaver (5-5) at Hamilton (10-0)

•Winfield (8-2) at Glencoe (9-1)

•Sheffield (4-6) at Madison Academy (8-2), Huntsville

•Geraldine (5-5) at Lauderdale County (9-1), Rogersville

Class 4A

•Escambia County (7-3) at Andalusia (9-1)

•Ashford (8-2) at Jackson (9-1)

•Calera (6-4) at Bibb County (9-1), Centreville

•Greene County (6-4) at Beauregard (7-3)

•Hillcrest-Evergreen (7-3) at Thomasville (10-0)

•UMS-Wright (6-4) at Straughn (9-1)

•West Blocton (5-5) at Dadeville (10-0)

•Holtville (7-3) at Jemison (6-4)

•Dora (3-7) at Anniston (8-2)

•Oneonta (7-3) at Oak Grove (8-2)

•Cherokee County (5-5) at Deshler (8-2), Tuscumbia

•West Limestone (8-2) at Fairview (9-1)

•Alexandria (6-4) at Fayette County (8-2), Fayette

•Tarrant (6-3) at Cleburne County (8-2), Heflin

•Brooks (6-4) at North Jackson (10-0), Stevenson

•Guntersville (7-3) at Central-Florence (9-1)

Class 5A

•LeFlore Magnet (6-4) at Eufaula (8-2)

•Valley (6-4) at Vigor (6-4), Prichard Memorial Stadium

•Selma (6-4) at Pleasant Grove (9-1)

•McAdory (8-2) at Greenville (7-3)

•Charles Henderson (6-4) at St. Paul’s (9-1), Mobile

•Spanish Fort(8-2) at Tallassee (9-1)

•Fairfield (7-3) at  Demopolis (7-3)

•Paul Bryant (6-4) at Hueytown (9-1)

•Pinson Valley (5-5) at Hartselle (9-1)

•Cullman (7-3) at Chelsea (8-2)

•Etowah (6-4) at Russellville (9-1)

•Athens (5-5) at Boaz (7-3)

•Mortimer Jordan (5-5) at Briarwood Christian (9-1)

•Sylacauga (8-2) at Walker (9-1)

•J.O. Johnson (5-5) at Fort Payne (10-0)

•Arab (7-3) at Muscle Shoals (8-2)

Class 6A

•Blount (5-5) at Daphne (10-0)

•Foley (7-3) at Murphy (7-3), Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile

•Smiths Station (7-3) at Wetumpka (8-1)

•Prattville (7-3) at Central-Phenix City (9-1)

•McGill-Toolen (7-3) at Davidson (9-1), Baker HS Stadium, Mobile

•Theodore (6-3) at Fairhope (6-4)

•Carver-Montgomery (7-3) at Auburn (9-1)

•Opelika (5-4) at Stanhope Elmore (8-2)

•Gardendale (7-3) at Hoover (10-0), Regions Park

•Spain Park (5-5) at Tuscaloosa County (8-2), Northport

•Clay-Chalkville (7-3) at Bob Jones (8-2), Madison City Schools Stadium

•Buckhorn (6-4) at Hewitt-Trussville (8-2)

•Vestavia Hills (8-2) at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (9-1)

•Northridge (7-3) at Mountain Brook (8-2)

•Huntsville (4-6) at Gadsden City (7-3)

•Oxford (6-4) at Decatur (9-1), Ogle Stadium