Another week closer to the all important playoffs with some great region matchups this week. Here are a few tidbits from the seventh week of football action.

   *   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 159 of 193 games correct this week when picking the winners.  That is 82% 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 great games matching ranked teams proved to be some of the best games of the week.

   *  #2 Auburn got by Central Phenix City 38-33 snapping the Red Devils 18 game winning streak.  Also in 7A, #4 Thompson played great defense in defeating #5 Hewitt-Trussville 15-10.

   *  The #1 Jackson Aggie jumped on St. Michael early and ran away from them for an impressive 55-16 victory.

   *  #3 Carver Montgomery fell to #9 Enterprise Thursday night 17-14.

   *  In 6A #2 Clay-Chalkville held off Mountain Brook 21-14.

   *  In 2A #4 Tuscaloosa Academy knocked off #6 Vincent 35-21.

   *  In close games none could have better than Fairview getting by Russellville 50-49 in three overtimes to all but wrap up a region championship.

   *  A few teams have surprised everyone with their early season success.   Williamson and Winston County continued to rack up the wins as both schools have started the 2024 football season 6-0.

   *  The biggest upset was likely Dadeville upsetting Lee-Scott Academy by a score of 13-10 after entering the game as a 19 point underdog. Charles Henderson defeated Andalusia after being a pregame 12 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 171 consecutive polls dating back to the 2009 season.  The Red Devils are the #5 team in 3A following their 49-17 win over Sylvania.

   *   The current longest winning streak among the AHSAA schools now belongs to Catholic Montgomery with a string of 21 straight victories.  The Knights Romped past Carroll 65-0.  Lowndes Academy in the AISA has a 24 game streak going.

   *   Columbia now holds onto the longest losing streak at 87 straight contests.  They now hold the all-time record for consecutive losses.  They lost to Decatur 42-16.

   *   Catholic Montgomery has a streak of 37 consecutive region wins.  The Knights continue region play next week against Headland.  Russellville is not too far behind with 27 straight region wins.

   *   Barbour County has lost 68 consecutive region games following a 62-0 loss to Goshen.

   *  The #1 ranked Catholic Montgomery Knights have won 40 straight regular season games.

   *   The Saraland Spartans, ranked #1 in 6A, are rolling along with 28 consecutive home wins.  The Spartans beat Baldwin County 55-7 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 once again this past week.  They are currently sitting on a string of 327 games without being shutout.  T.R. Miller sits atop this list with a string of 354 games.

   *   Ben Blackmon, the head football coach at Enterprise picked up the 150th victory of his career. His overall record stands at 150-61 with stops at Greenville, Gulf Shores, Spanish Fort and Enterprise over the course of 18 seasons.

   *   Jerry Hood joins him this week in the 150 club.  In 18 seasons at Oak Mountain, Clay-Chalkville and Leeds his record is 150-70.  Great job Coaches and congratulations.

Team approaching the 700 win club
  693  -  Thomasville  (693-350-49)

Team approaching the 650 win club
   

Team approaching the 600 win club  
  598  -  Fyffe  (598-311-13)
  597  -  Prattville  (597-418-27)
  597  -  Addison  (597-307-13)
  597  -  Sweet Water  (597-368-25)

Team approaching the 500 win club
  499  -  Greensboro  (499-443-37)
  499  -  Cottonwood  (499-377-20)
  495  -  Pike County  (495-395-18)


Coaches approaching the 150 win club
  148  -  Roland Jones Jr. (Brantley)  (148-48)
  146  -  Smitty Grider (Benjamin Russell)  (146-75)

Coaches approaching the 100 win club