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August 20, 2026

AHSAA AA Private School Preseason Top 5 Football Poll

Here is the AHSAA Class AA Preseason Football Poll with last season's record, the date of the opening game and the opponent. PRIVATE CLASS AA 1. McGill-Toolen 6-5 August 21 vs Foley (6A) 2. St. Michael 13-1 August 22 (Sat) vs Battle Ground Academy (Tn) 3. Briarwood 7-6 August 21 @ Moody (4A) 4. Madison Academy 9-3 August 21 vs Mars Hill (A) 5. Catholic-Montgomery 8-5 August 21 @ Eufaula (4A)

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August 20, 2026

AHSAA Class A Preseason Top 5 Football Poll - Opening Games

Here is the AHSAA Class A Preseason Football Poll with last season's record, the date of the opening game and the opponent. PRIVATE CLASS A 1. Bayside Academy 13-2. August 28 vs Jackson (3A) 2. Westbrook Christian 10-2 August 28 @ Ashville (3A) 3. Montgomery Academy 11-2 August 21 vs Tallassee (4A) 4. Cottage Hill 10-2 August 21 @ Millry (1A) 5. Mobile Christian 7-4 August 21 vs McIntosh (1A)

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August 20, 2026

A Former Football Manager Celebrates the Start of High School Football Season

Michael Floyd is Sports Editor and Senior Reporter for the Tuskegee News. A former football team manager at T.R. Miller High School, Michael wrote the following article celebrating all that is good about high school football in Alabama, especially in a small town. There are few sounds in this world that can stir the soul quite like a Friday night in an Alabama football stadium. The band is playing, the cheerleaders are working the crowd, the lights are shining down on the field, and somewhere...

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