50 AHSAA Football Contests Planned Thursday Night

    MONTGOMERY –A total of 50 AHSAA high school football contests will be played Thursday night, October 24, several moved from Friday to avoid potential inclement weather.
     Among them is Briarwood Christian in Class 5A, Region 4 – the AHSAA TV Network/NFHS Network Game of the Week. The game is being produced by WOTM TV with Vince Earley as executive producer, and the announcing team of Tommy Woods and Coach Rick Rhoades handling the commentary with Jon Holder as the sideline reporter. The contest will be available live on WOTM on several cable networks (Channel 80 on Charter Cable) and on the NFHS Network’s subscriber-based platform. 
        Earley also announced the final AHSAA TV Network Game of the Week for the regular season will be Gordo (8-0) at Pickens County (7-1) next Thursday, October 31. The county rivals have both won their respective region titles, the Green Wave in 3A, Region 4 and the Tornadoes in 1A, Region 6.
       Thursday’s schedule had 11 contests originally scheduled prior to this week, but in an effort to avoid possible inclement weather, 39 other varsity games have been moved up from Friday to Thursday.
    This week is the final round of region play for most schools. Many of the games will decided playoff participants.
     The list of games currently set for Thursday night are listed below.
     The Lions (7-1) of Coach Matthew Forester go into the game at Fairfield (3-5) tied at 5-1 in region play with Pleasant Grove (7-1) and Ramsay (7-2). Coach Keon Handley’s Tigers (3-3) need a win to clinch the fourth playoff spot in Region 4. Fairfield could wind up in a three-way tie for the final spot should Wenonah beat Parker in another Thursday game. Forester, an all-state linebacker at Briarwood finishing his last season as a player in 1998, is in his first season as head coach. He replaced his own high school coach, legendary Fred Yancey, who retired after last season with 319 career wins. Handley is in his third season as head coach at Fairfield.
    The Rams host John Carroll Catholic in another Thursday game, and Pleasant Grove travels to Woodlawn Friday. Jasper (8-0) moved its game with Hamilton (7-1) to Thursday in Class 5A, Region 7. The Vikings are 6-0 in region play and Hamilton is 5-1. In Class 5A, Region 5, Central of Clay County (6-2) hosts Center Point (7-2) in a contest that could decide the Region 5 crown. The defending Class 5A state champion Volunteers are currently tied with the Eagles and Mortimer Jordan at 5-1 in region play. The Blue Devils (7-2) host Moody (3-5) on Friday.
    In Class 6A, Hueytown (8-0) can wrap up the Region 4 championship with a win over Paul Bryant (6-2). The Gophers are 5-0 in region play and the Stampede (6-2) are 4-1. Bessemer City, which plays Northridge (1-7) Thursday, is also 4-1. Wins by Paul Bryant and Bessemer City could create a three-way tie for first place, requiring the region title to be decided by the tie-breakers.
     Seventeen games are set for Thursday over the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program platform. Another 40 are set for Friday night.
    The complete AHSAA schedule of football contests set to be livestreamed over the NFHS Network this weekend can be found at the following links:

Football
The complete AHSAA schedule of football and volleyball contests set to be livestreamed over the NFHS Network this weekend can be found at the following links:

http://www.ahsaa.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=daMbdWOzHVk%3d&portalid=0

    A subscription allows the viewer access to any events on the NFHS Network. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. For more information on how to subscribe, go to the following link:
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/subscribe/retail

For information concerning the AHSAA TV Network’s cable football game availability, got to the following link:
http://www.ahsaa.com/Media/AHSAANOW/News-Articles/ahsaa-signs-3-year-tv-agreement-with-nfhs-network-alabama-cable-network

Volleyball
http://www.ahsaa.com/Portals/0/Images/New%20Website%20Graphics/NFHS/volleyball.pdf?ver=2019-10-16-074924-770

    A subscription allows the viewer access to any events on the NFHS Network. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. For more information on how to subscribe, go to the following link:
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/subscribe/retail

For information concerning the AHSAA TV Network’s cable football game availability, got to the following link:
http://www.ahsaa.com/Media/AHSAANOW/News-Articles/ahsaa-signs-3-year-tv-agreement-with-nfhs-network-alabama-cable-network

    The complete list of games currently set for Thursday are listed below.
AHSAA Thursday, October 24 Football Schedule
Includes contests moved from Friday due to possible inclement weather

AHSAA TV Network / NFHS Network Game of the Week (WOTM)
Briarwood Christian at Fairfield
OTHER THURSDAY GAMES
Class 1A
Billingsley at Lanett
Hackleburg at Vina
Ragland at Spring Garden, NFHS Network

Class 2A
Addison at Hatton
Central-Hayneville at Highland Home
Cleveland at Westbrook Christian
Fyffe at Ider
Gaston at Ohatchee
Red Bay at Tharptown
Section at North Sand Mountain
Selma (6A) at Aliceville
Sheffield at Tanner
Southeastern at Tarrant
Vincent at Fayetteville, NFHS Network
Class 3A
B.B. Comer at Weaver
Greene County at Oakman
Hale County at Winfield
Isabella (1A) at Fultondale
Phil Campbell at Colbert Heights
J.B. Pennington at Midfield
Mobile Christian at St. Michael Catholic

Class 4A
Ashville at Anniston
Deshler at West Limestone
Fayette County at Good Hope, NFHS Network
Hokes Bluff at Jacksonville, NFHS Network
Randolph at North Jackson
St. John Paul II Catholic at DAR
West Morgan at Priceville
White Plains at Oneonta

Class 5A
Ardmore at Madison County, NFHS Network
Brewer at Scottsboro
Center Point at Central, Clay County
Douglas at Alexandria
East Limestone at Guntersville
Hamilton at Jasper
Hayden at West Point, NFHS Network
Jackson at LeFlore, NFHS Network
John Carroll Catholic at Ramsay, NFHS Network
Wenonah at Parker, NFHS Network

Class 6A
Brookwood at McAdory, NFHS Network
Clay-Chalkville at Huffman, NFHS Network
Hazel Green at Hartselle, NFHS Network
Jackson-Olin at Homewood, NFHS Network
Minor at Carver, Birmingham, NFHS Network
Northridge at Bessemer City
Park Crossing at Carver, Montgomery, NFHS Network
Paul Bryant at Hueytown, NFHS Network
Class 7A
Austin at James Clemens, NFHS Network