A week off from the region races for most teams before the final playoff push. Here are a few tidbits from the sixth week of football action.

   *  A few games got cancelled this week. Moody vs. Auburn, Central Phenix City vs. IMG Academy, Glenwood School vs. Wadley and Catholic vs. Saraland.  All would have been great games to watch but sadly not this year.

   *   Be sure to catch our podcast this Sunday as we will be posting a new episode covering all the action with Kurt, TP and myself.

   *   Scoring averages will be posted for each classification and every team on Sunday along with the AHSFHS Power Ratings for all teams and our very own Power Ratings Top Ten for each classification on Monday.

   *   The AHSFHS Power Ratings got 125 of 161 games correct this week when picking the winners.  That is 78% of the games in the correct column.

   *   Follow the Barber Shop Gurus on Wednesday morning for their latest game analysis and predictions.  You can also try your luck at beating them in the forums on Wednesday.

   *  A few changes coming on Wednesday in the ASWA top ten as a few ranked teams lost this past week.

   *  Even with the cancellations there were still some great matchups this week.  Parker scored with a late drive to defeat 7A Hoover 14-10 and Clay-Chalkville defeated Thompson in overtime 14-13.

   *  Clay-Chalkville's defense held Thompson scoreless for 3 quarters while rushing the ball 54 times for 241 yards.  The Thundering Herd held the Bucs to only 88 yards of offense on the night proving they are one of the best defenses in the state.

   *  Coosa Christian shut down the high powered offense of Fyffe to come away with a 29-2 victory.  Fyffe, the two-time defending 2A state champion, suffered its largest margin of defeat since losing 35-7 to Lineville in the second round of the 2003 2A playoffs.

   *  Central Clay County got a big win over Scottsboro 35-21. The Volunteers rolled up 380 yards of total offense led by QB DeShaun Gibbons with 168 yards and 3 touchdowns.

   *  The Jaguars of Spain Park knocked off James Clemens 34-24 after falling behind early 14-0. It's their first 5-0 start to a season since 2013.

   *  Austin held Florence to two first downs in a 20-0 win over the Falcons in a game postponed from a couple of weeks ago.

   *  Alma Bryant pulled off the craziest finish of the season as the Hurricanes blocked a field goal with six seconds remaining in the game returning it for the game winning touchdown.  Go Canes!

   *  Alvin Henderson rushed for four touchdowns and had 346 yards on 25 carries in Elba's 48-34 win over Goshen. 

   *  A few teams have surprised everyone with their early season success.  All these schools have started the 2024 football season 5-0.  Berry Fayette, Central Florence, Hale County, St. Michael, Verbena, Williamson and Winston County.  These teams are hoping the success continues into the post season.

   *  The biggest upset was likely J.A.G getting past Center Point 24-16 in overtime after entering the game as a 17 point underdog.  St. Clair County defeated Shelby County 28-21 after being a pregame 16 point underdog according to the AHSFHS Power Ratings.

   *   Overall Alabama schools have a record of 22-17 against other states following four weeks of action. They are 5-8 against Georgia, 13-6 versus Florida and 3-0 versus Tennessee.  They are also 1-3 against an opponent from Mississippi and 0-1 against Texas after Permian beat Bessemer City this past week.  We are only counting the AHSAA schools.
  
   *  Fyffe has been ranked by the ASWA for an amazing 170 consecutive polls dating back to the 2009 season.  The Red Devils are the #3 team in 3A following their loss to Coosa Christian.

   *   The current longest winning streak among the AHSAA schools now belongs to Catholic Montgomery with a string of 20 straight victories.  The Knights game with Saraland was cancelled but they are back in action this week against Carroll.  Lowndes Academy in the AISA has a 23 game streak going.

   *   Columbia now holds onto the longest losing streak at 86 straight contests.  They now hold the all-time record for consecutive losses.  They lost to East Lawrence 44-12.  Talladega snapped their 26 game losing streak with a big win over Ashville 35-28.

   *   Catholic Montgomery has a streak of 35 consecutive region wins.  The Knights continue region play next week against Carroll.  Russellville is not too far behind with 27 straight region wins.

   *   Barbour County has lost 67 consecutive region games and will back in action this week.

   *  The #2 ranked Catholic Montgomery Knights have won 39 straight regular season games.

   *   The Saraland Spartans, ranked #1 in 6A, are rolling along with 27 consecutive home wins. The Spartans will entertain Baldwin County this week.

   *   Catholic Montgomery also holds onto the longest road winning streak having won 25 consecutive road games. The Knights next road trip will be to Greenville on October 18th.

   *   The Fyffe Red Devils extended their streak of consecutive games scoring by the narrowest of margins scoring just two points against Coosa Christian.  They are currently sitting on a string of 326 games without being shutout.  T.R. Miller sits atop this list with a string of 354 games.

   *   Madison Academy was shutout for the first time in 227 games dating back to the 2006 football season.  The Mustangs fell to Arab 20-0.

   *   The Athens Golden Eagles got the 600th win in program history with a 39-14 victory over Hazel Green.  Their overall record now stands at 600-427-36 since first playing the game back in 1906.

   *   David McKinney got the 150th win of his career as the Winfield Pirates knocked off Fayette County 35-6.  In 18 seasons at Gordo and Winfield his record is 150-56.  Great job Coach and congratualtions.

Team approaching the 700 win club
  692  -  Thomasville  (692-350-49)

Team approaching the 650 win club
   

Team approaching the 600 win club
  597  -  Prattville  (597-417-27)
  597  -  Fyffe  (597-311-13)
  596  -  Addison  (596-307-13)
  596  -  Sweet Water  (596-368-25)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  498  -  Greensboro  (498-443-37)
  498  -  Cottonwood  (498-377-20)
  494  -  Pike County  (494-395-18)


Coaches approaching the 150 win club
  149  -  Ben Blackmon (Enterprise)  (149-61)
  149  -  Jerry Hood (Leeds)  (149-70)
  147  -  Roland Jones Jr. (Brantley)  (147-48)
  146  -  Smitty Grider (Benjamin Russell)  (146-74)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club