Staff Reports

The Alabama High School Athletic Association state football playoffs have reached the quarterfinal round (Class 7A is in the semifinals), and two area teams’ championship hopes are still alive.

In Class 3A, perennial state champions collide when Fyffe (9-2) pays a visit to Piedmont (12-0). In Class 4A, Cherokee County (11-1) travels to Brooks (10-2) in a first-ever meeting between the two teams in the Foothills Tractor Game of the Week. Games will kick off at 7 p.m.

Below is a list of Friday’s state playoff pairings.

CLASS 1A
Maplesville (10-2) at Millry (8-4)
Georgiana (8-4) at Elba (10-2)
Wadley (10-0) at Berry (11-1), Fayette County
Hackleburg (11-1) at Lynn (11-1)

CLASS 2A
Cottonwood (12-0) at Reeltown (11-1)
Highland Home (12-0) at Ariton (7-5)
Winston County (12-0) at Sulligent (8-4)
Pisgah (11-1) at Tuscaloosa Academy (10-2)

CLASS 3A
Bayside Academy (9-3) at Southside-Selma (10-2)
Houston Academy (11-1) at T.R. Miller (12-0), Brewton
Fyffe (9-2) at Piedmont (12-0)
Winfield (11-1) at Mars Hill Bible (11-1), Florence

CLASS 4A
St. Michael Catholic (12-1) at Fairfield (9-3)
Tallassee (9-2) at Jackson (11-1)
Cherokee County (11-1) at Brooks (9-3), Killen
Anniston (7-5) at West Morgan (12-0), Trinity

CLASS 5A
Central, Clay County (12-0) at Montgomery Catholic (11-0)
UMS-Wright (6-6) at Vigor (11-1), Prichard
Ramsay (8-3) at Moody (9-2)
Corner (11-1) at Leeds (10-2)

CLASS 6A
Hueytown (9-3) at Pike Road (9-3)
Spain Park (12-0) at Saraland (11-0)
Fort Payne (10-2) at Oxford (12-0)
Muscle Shoals (10-2) at Parker (11-1), Birmingham

CLASS 7A SEMIFINALS
Enterprise (8-4) at Thompson (9-3), Alabaster
Hoover (10-2) at Central-Phenix City (9-2)