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October 19, 2026

How the Top 10 Fared Last Week

CLASS 6A 1. Thompson 7-1 lost to Prattville 28-27 2. Central-Phenix City 7-1 beat Carver Montgomery 56-7 3. Prattville 8-0 beat Thompson 28-27 4. Vestavia Hills 7-1 beat Hewitt Trussvile 27-24 5. Auburn 6-2 beat Dothan 52-7 6. Daphne 6-2 lost to Mary Montgomery 20-19 7. James Clemens 7-1 beat Hazel Green 49-7 8. Hewitt-Trussville 4-4 lost to Vestavia Hills 27-24 9. Opelika 4-3 beat Smiths Station 51-19 10. Spain Park 5-3 beat Hoover 36-29 CLASS 5A 1. Clay-Chalkville 7-1 beat St. Clair County...

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October 15, 2026

AHSAA Heroes of the Week

Thanks to Scott Griffin and David Holtsford of the AHSAA for this article. Two football coaches are sniffing at being the all-time winningest coach in AHSAA history. Danny Horn is in the penthouse in that category currently with 378 wins. However, this season has been a struggle at 2-4 and has allowed the current closeness of Fyffe’s Paul Benefield who is just three behind at 375. The tight nature of the chase is magnified considering that both men have won multiple blue maps apiece (eight...

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October 15, 2026

AHSAA Football Polls for Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

CLASS 6A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts 1. Thompson (20); 7-0; 240 2. Central-Phenix City; 6-1; 171 3. Prattville; 7-0; 168 4. Vestavia Hills; 6-1; 139 5. Auburn; 5-2; 99 6. Daphne; 6-1; 98 7. James Clemens; 6-1; 71 8. Hewitt-Trussville; 4-3; 58 9. Opelika; 3-3; 42 10. Spain Park; 4-3; 25 Others receiving votes: Enterprise (5-2) 14, Fairhope (5-2) 6, Sparkman (6-2) 5, Carver-Montgomery (4-3) 2, Hoover (3-5) 2. CLASS 5A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts 1. Clay-Chalkville (19); 6-1; 231 2. Parker;...

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