MONTGOMERY – James Clemens High School hosts Mountain Brook High School tonight in the AHSAA TV Network Game of the Week at Madison City Stadium.
      The contest features two schools who made their marks quickly in their respective Metro areas.
      The game is being produced by Vince Earley and his able crew from WOTM TV. The game will be shown live over WOTM, My68 TV in Birmingham, the AHSAA TV Network member cable affiliates and will be live streamed over the NFHS Network and WOTM.tv.
      James Clemens (1-0) opened its doors in 2012 and has since compiled an impressive 69-52 overall record with seven trips to the state playoffs. The Jets are 38-16 against other Madison County/Huntsville area opponents, however, and 2-1 in three previous games versus Mountain Brook. Which owns a combined 38-16 record against schools from the Metro Huntsville area.
     The Spartans (0-1) are coming off three straight 12-win seasons that included reaching the semifinals in 2020 and 2021 and the played in the Class 6A Super 7 Championship last December losing to Saraland to finish 12-3. By contrast, Mountain Brook is 21-7 against Madison County/Huntsville opponents. The Spartans are 407-243-1 overall dating back to 1966. Head coach Chris Yeager, the winningest head football coach in Mountain Brook’s history, has coached 145 of those wins – 35.6 percent. Joey Jones, who preceded Yeager but had him on his staff, posted 100 wins from 1996-2005.
     Yeager (170-82) is just the ninth head coach in school history – a history that includes back-to-back state titles in 1975 and 1976 and a trip to the 6A finals in Jones’ first season at helm in 1996. Yeager’s 2022 team was the first to get back to the finals since the ’96 squad.
    Coach Chad McGhee (15-6), who guided the Jets to just their second 10-win season in his first year as head coach in 2021, opened the 2023 season with a 26-21 win over Gardendale. The Jets are currently 8-15 versus Metro Birmingham schools – with seven of the losses coming in the state football playoffs. James Clemens is 2-1 versus Mountain Brook. The Spartans won last year’s regular season game over the Jets 42-21.
     Quarterback Ty Marsh passed for 174 yards in the Jets’ season-opening win. His big throw was an 82-yard strike go Ty Doughty in the final period for the winning TD.  Mountain Brook lost 35-10 to Vestavia Hills. Cole Gamble was the Spartans’ go-to guy against the Rebels. He rushed for 213 yards.
       Doughty, a junior, led the Jets with 53 catches for 772 yards and eight touchdowns last year as a sophomore. Gamble rushed for 1,642 yards and 31 touchdowns on 200 carries for Mountain Brook. Teammate Clark Sanderson, who also returns this season, had 33 pass receptions for 587 yards and five TDs.
      The AHSAA TV Network Game of the Week is one of more than 150 scheduled for this week over the NFHS Network.
       To access the AHSAA Game of the Week the NFHS Network, go to the following link
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/ahsaa/gam41cbb29ec2

       The AHSAA Radio Network’s Scoreboard Show will also air across the state Friday night. Go to www.ahsaaradionetwork.com for network information.
       Kickoff for tonight’s game is set for 7 p.m. Next week’s Game of the Week will be Class 5A, Region 4 rivals Elmore County at Sylacauga.