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Six New
Champions To Be Crowned At Super 6
Tuscaloosa To Host AHSAA State Football Championships
Six new state football champions
while be crowned at the Super 6 state football championships Dec.
1-2 at the University of Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium.
No defending champion made it through from the original playoff
field of 192.
Hoover, which won the state 6A title in 2009 and was
runner-up in 2010, is the only team from last year's 12-team field
returning to the finals. The Bucs (13-1) take on Prattville (11-2),
a rematch of the 2009 title game, in the 6A finals Friday night at 7
p.m. It will be Hoover's 10th Super 6 appearance in the
last 11 years and Prattville's sixth since 2004.
Seven schools will be making their first appearance in the
Super 6 event that was held at Bryant-Denny Stadium for the first
time in 2009 and rotates at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn each year.
The two-day championship event kicks off Thursday with three finals
scheduled, followed by three more Friday.
Undefeated teams in the field include Tanner (14-0) and
Elba (14-0), set to square off in the Class 2A finals Friday at 3
p.m. Jackson (14-0), Handley (14-0) and Hartselle (14-0) also bring
unbeaten records into the Class 2A, 3A and 5A finals, respectively.
Handley meets Madison Academy (12-2) at 11 a.m. Thursday
and Hartselle faces Vigor (12-2) in the 5A championship game
Thursday night at 7.
Coach Danny Powell, who coached Leroy to the 2A state
championship in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, has Jackson in the finals
in his first year as head coach. The Aggies take on Oneonta (12-2)
in the 4A finals Friday at 11 a.m. Linden (13-1) and Marion County
(13-1) also play Thursday in the 1A finals at 3 p.m.
Elba, coached by Scott Rials, enters the 2A finals averaging a
state-leading 51.3 points per game after scoring 718 in the first 14
games. Tanner brings a 44.1 scoring average into the same contest.
Marion County is averaging 47.3 points and Linden 40.5 in the Class
1A finals.
This year's playoff marks the 28th year since the
six-classification format was introduced in 1984. A four-class
format was used during the first 20 years of the playoff that began
in 1966. It is also the 15th year that all six
championship games have been played at a neutral site.
Prior to 2009, the Super 6 was played at Birmingham's Legion Field
from 1996-2008 with the exception of 2004 when four games were moved
to Regions Park in Hoover a week later due to Hurricane Katrina.
The 2011 Super 6 Championships will be telecast live by CBS 42 over
a statewide network and broadcast live statewide via the AHSAA Radio
Network. For the first time, discounted tickets may be purchased
online in advance at
www.super6al.com
or www.ahsaa.com.
Complete pairings and schedule:
AHSAA Super 6 Football Championships
At Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa
(Home teams are listed last.)
Thursday
CLASS 3A
Handley (14-0) vs. Madison Academy (12-2), 11 a.m.
CLASS 1A
Linden (13-1) vs. Marion County (13-1), 3 p.m.
CLASS 5A
Vigor (12-2) vs. Hartselle (14-0), 7 p.m.
Friday
CLASS 4A
Jackson (14-0) vs. Oneonta (12-2), 11 a.m.
CLASS 2A
Elba (14-0) vs. Tanner (14-0), 3 p.m.
CLASS 6A
Prattville (11-2) vs. Hoover (13-1), 7 p.m.
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