Thompson and Auburn will meet in Wednesday’s Class 7A championship game as the top two teams in the latest AL.com Power 25 Poll.
The Warriors (10-3) remain No. 1 with this week with the Tigers (12-1) moving up one spot to No 2.
Kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Wednesday is set for 7 p.m. Thompson has won the last three Class 7A titles, including a 29-28 last-second win over Auburn in 2020.
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Class 6A finalist Saraland is up one spot to No. 3 after knocking off previously unbeaten Theodore 21-6 last week. Hoover and Mountain Brook round out the top five.
The Power 25 ranks the best high school football teams in Alabama regardless of classification. Here are this week’s rankings with total points, best ranking among the four poll voters, last week’s ranking, last week’s result and this week’s opponent if the team is still alive in the playoffs.
25. B.B. Comer (12-2)
Total points: 13
Highest rank among voters: 16
Last week’s ranking: NR
Last week: Defeated Highland Home 44-15
This week: vs. No. 14 Fyffe, 3 p.m. Friday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 2A title game)
24. Clay-Chalkville (8-2)
Total points: 14
Highest rank among voters: 17
Last week’s ranking: 23
Last week: Did not play. Lost to Parker 7-6 in 1st round of Class 6A playoffs.
This week: Season over
23. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (11-1)
Total points: 17
Highest rank among voters: 11
Last week’s ranking: NR
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 3 Saraland 56-31 in 2nd round of Class 6A playoffs.
This week: Season over
22. Homewood (10-3)
Total points: 18
Highest rank among voters: 13
Last week’s ranking: 18
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 3 Saraland 57-56 in OT in Class 6A quarterfinals.
This week: Season over
21. Cherokee County (12-2)
Total points: 19
Highest rank among voters: 14
Last week’s ranking: NR
Last week: Defeated Oneonta 42-21
This week: vs. No. 9 Andalusia, 11 a.m. Friday, Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn (Class 4A title game)
20. Vestavia Hills (7-5)
Total points: 20
Highest rank among voters: 11
Last week’s ranking: 20
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 1 Thompson 21-12 in Class 7A 2nd round.
This week: Season over
19. Gulf Shores (11-2)
Total points: 26
Highest rank among voters: 14
Last week’s ranking: Tied for 24th
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 17 Faith Academy 20-14 in Class 5A quarterfinals.
This week: Season over
18. Piedmont (12-2)
Total points: 35
Highest rank among voters: 10
Last week’s ranking: NR
Last week: Defeated Sylvania 55-22
This week: vs. St. James, 11 a.m. Thursday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 3A title game)
17. Faith Academy (11-3)
Total points: 36
Highest rank among voters: 10
Last week’s ranking: 15
Last week: Lost to No. 8 Charles Henderson 27-12
This week: Season over
16. UMS-Wright (12-1)
Total points: 37
Highest rank among voters: 9
Last week’s ranking: 13
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 8 Charles Henderson 19-16 in Class 5A quarterfinals.
This week: Season over
15. Montgomery Catholic (13-1)
Total points: 41
Highest rank among voters: 13
Last week’s ranking: 8
Last week: Lost to No. 9 Andalusia 29-26
This week: Season over
14. Fyffe (14-0)
Total points: 44
Highest rank among voters: 7
Last week’s ranking: 17
Last week: Defeated Pisgah 41-14
This week: vs. No. 25 B.B. Comer, 3 p.m. Friday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 2A title game)
13. Muscle Shoals (11-2)
Total points: 45
Highest rank among voters: 9
Last week’s ranking: 9
Last week: Lost to No. 5 Mountain Brook 28-7.
This week: Season over
12. Pleasant Grove (11-2)
Total points: 46
Highest rank among voters: 10
Last week’s ranking: 10
Last week: Lost to No. 10 Ramsay 27-20
This week: Season over
11. Hartselle (12-1)
Total points: 50
Highest rank among voters: 10
Last week’s ranking: 14
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 5 Mountain Brook 49-30 in Class 6A quarterfinals.
This week: Season over
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Ramsay’s Ashton Ashford (2) carries the ball against Pleasant Grove during semi round AHSAA high school football playoffs at Legion Field in Mountain Brook, Ala., Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (Marvin Gentry | preps@al.com)
10. Ramsay (12-2)
Total points: 56
Highest rank among voters: 8
Last week’s ranking: 12
Last week: Defeated No. 12 Pleasant Grove 27-20
This week: vs. No. 8 Charles Henderson, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 5A title game)
Andalusia celebrates after the Andalusia at Montgomery Catholic high school football 4A playoff semifinal game at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala., Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)Vasha Hunt
9. Andalusia (13-1)
Total points: 57
Highest rank among voters: 8
Last week’s ranking: 11
Last week: Defeated No. 15 Montgomery Catholic 29-26
This week: vs. No. 21 Cherokee County, 11 a.m. Friday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 4A title game)
Charles Hendersons Jywon Boyd pulls in a pass for a touchdown over Faith Academy’s Dorian Smith during an AHSAA Class 5A semifinal at Faith Academy in Mobile, Ala., Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. (John O’Dell | preps@al.com)
8. Charles Henderson (12-1)
Total points: 64
Highest rank among voters: 8
Last week’s ranking: 16
Last week: Defeated No. 17 Faith Academy 27-12.
This week: vs. No. 10 Ramsay, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 5A title game)
Central High-Phenix City’s head coach Patrick Nix talks with the officials during the third round of AHSAA playoffs against the Auburn High Tigers Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Phenix City, Alabama. (Julie Bennett | preps@al.com)Julie Bennett | preps@al.com
7. Central-Phenix City (10-3)
Total points: 75
Highest rank among voters: 5
Last week’s ranking: 7
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 2 Auburn 14-13 in Class 7A semifinals.
This week: Season over
Theodore hosts Saraland in a prep football playoff game Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Theodore, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)
6. Theodore (13-1)
Total points: 79
Highest rank among voters: 6
Last week’s ranking: 2
Last week: Lost to No. 3 Saraland 21-6
This week: Season over
Mountain Brook celebrates clinching a spot in next week’s Class 6A championship game with a win over Muscle Shoals. (Kevin Farrell | preps@al.com)
5. Mountain Brook (12-2)
Total points: 85
Highest rank among voters: 4
Last week’s ranking: 6
Last week: Defeated No. 13 Muscle Shoals 28-7.
This week: vs. No. 3 Saraland, 7 p.m. Friday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 6A title game)
Hoover’s Bradley Shaw tackles Thompson’s Michael Dujon during an AHSAA Class 7A semifinal playoff game at Hoover Met Stadium in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com)
4. Hoover (11-2)
Total points: 87
Highest rank among voters: 3
Last week’s ranking: 5
Last week: Did not play. Lost to No. 1 Thompson 40-10 in Class 7A semifinals.
This week: Season over
Saraland defensive lineman Antonio Coleman reacts to an effort against Theodore in the first half of a prep football playoff game Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Theodore, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com)
3. Saraland (13-1)
Total points: 91
Highest rank among voters: 1
Last week’s ranking: 4
Last week: Defeated No. 6 Theodore 21-6
This week: vs. No. 5 Mountain Brook, 7 p.m. Friday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 6A title game)
Central High-Phenix City’s Jiquan Sanks hits Auburn High’s Tyler Flakes during the third round of AHSAA playoffs Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, in Phenix City, Alabama. (Julie Bennett | preps@al.com)Julie Bennett | preps@al.com
2. Auburn (12-1)
Total points: 95
Highest rank among voters: 2
Last week’s ranking: 3
Last week: Did not play. Defeated No. 7 Central-Phenix City 14-13 in Class 7A semifinals.
This week: vs. No. 1 Thompson, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 7A title game)
Thompson players celebrate the victory over Hoover during an AHSAA Class 7A semifinal playoff game at Hoover Met Stadium in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com)
1. Thompson (10-3)
Total points: 99
Highest rank among voters: 1
Last week’s ranking: 1
Last week: Did not play. Defeated No 4 Hoover 40-10 in Class 7A semifinals.
This week: vs. No. 2 Auburn, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn (Class 7A title game)
Dropped out: Oneonta, Arab, Gardendale, Leeds
Also receiving votes: Gardendale (11), St. James (8), Parker (8), Oneonta (8), Hewitt-Trussville (7), Deshler (5), Leeds (4), Leroy (4), Anniston (3), Pickens County (1).
