Here are five games to watch in the Birmingham area for Week 1 of the Alabama High School Athletic Association football playoffs. The complete schedule follows.

CLASS 7A: HEWITT-TRUSSVILLE (7-3) AT FLORENCE (8-2)

Time/location: Friday, 7 p.m., Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence

Last week: No. 5 Hewitt-Trussville had an open date after beating Chelsea 45-14 on Oct. 21; No. 7 Florence also was off last week and beat Sparkman 21-0 on Oct. 21

The skinny: Region 3 No. 3 seed Hewitt-Trussville’s region losses were to No. 1 Hoover and No. 2 Thompson. The Huskies’ other loss was to Central-Phenix City in the season-opener. … Hewitt beat the Falcons 45-35 in 2017, the only other meeting between the teams. … Josh Floyd is 72-30 in his ninth season as head coach for the Huskies. … Floyd is 5-7 in the playoffs, with two second-round losses to Hoover, two second-round losses to Thompson and one second-round loss to Gadsden City, then a Region 3 foe. … Hewitt-Trussville averaged 36.1 points a game this season while giving up 17.5. … QB Peyton Floyd has completed 70 percent of his throws (163-for-233) for 2,130 yards and 22 touchdowns with 4 interceptions. … RB Jaqson Melton leads the Huskies with 611 rushing yards with 5 TDs while Floyd has 580 yards and 14 scores on a team-leading 153 carries. … WR Jadon Loving has 47 catches for 574 yards and 5 TDs. … WR Kadarius Barnes has 6 TDs receiving on 29 catches for 453 yards. … LB Hunter Jones has 104 tackles with 8 tackles for loss. … DL Tyrell Averhart leads the team with 6 sacks with 15 QB hurries. … DE Hunter Osborne has 20 QBH. … Region 4 No. 2 seed Florence finished behind Austin in region play. … The Falcons won six straight to finish the season. … Florence got a forfeit win over Pinson Valley after falling 27-17 in the season-opener, lost 44-28 at Muscle Shoals in Week 2 and lost 26-14 to Austin in Week 4. … Coach Kenny Morson is in his first season at Florence. He led Fayetteville (Tenn.) to the 2020 Class 1A state title and to a 34-4 record in three seasons. … He was an assistant at Decatur for 22 years. … Florence scored 30.9 points per game and surrendered 18.8. The Falcons have recovered 11 fumbles and have 8 interceptions. … QB Leo Glover has passed for 1,090 yards with 9 TDs and ran for 676 yards and 10 scores. … RB Jaylen Simpson leads the team with 728 yards on 114 carries with 11 TDs. … WR Kedrick Triplett has 37 catches for 407 yards with 4 touchdowns. … LB Xavier Garner has 86 tackles – 52 solo – with 5 sacks. … LB Javarious Abernathy has 81 tackles – 55 solo – with 14 tackles for loss and 5 sacks. … DB Jahlil Hurley, an Alabama commitment, has 3 interceptions, 49 tackles.

Winner plays: Hoover-Bob Jones winner

CLASS 7A: VESTAVIA HILLS (6-4) AT AUSTIN (7-3)

Time/location: Friday, 7 p.m., at Austin Football Field, Decatur

Last week: No. 10 Austin had an open date after losing 38-24 to Huntsville on Oct. 21; Vestavia Hills beat Helena 44-24

The skinny: Region 3 No. 4 seed Vestavia Hills lost to Thompson, Hoover and Hewitt-Trussville in region play – the top three finishers. … The Rebels also lost to Mountain Brook in the season-opener, but have won three straight. … Vestavia Hills has a 4-0 record vs. Austin, the past two coming in first-round playoff games, but the teams haven’t played since 2011. … Robert Evans, a Vestavia alumnus, is in his first season as a head coach. He came home after serving as offensive coordinator at Mountain Brook. … Vestavia Hills scored 34.7 points a games and gave up 20.3. … QB John Paul Head completed 15-of-22 passes for 199 yards and a score last week, giving him 1,461 passing yards and 14 TDs this season. … Head ran for 132 yards and 3 TDs vs. Helena to push his season total to 983 yards with 19 scores. … Keown Richardson has 35 receptions for 414 yards and 5 TDs. … John Martin Richter has 37 tackles from his linebacker spot. … Houston Owen had 11 solo stops last week. … Grant Downey leads the team with 6 interceptions. … Region 4 No. 1 seed Austin won seven straight before falling in its final regular-season game to Region 4 foe Huntsville. The Black Bears opened the season losing two straight – to Hartselle and rival Decatur. … Jeremy Perkins is 90-56 in his 13th season as head coach at Austin. … He is 8-8 in the playoffs, losing in the semifinals in 2015 and 2016. … Austin has scored 26 points per game while giving up 22.5. … QB De’Air Young has passed for 1,009 yards with 11 TDs and 6 INTs and leads the team with 847 yards on the ground, with 8 TDs. … RB Gavin Fuqua has 771 yards on 117 yards with 9 TDs. … Maurice Jones has 15 catches for 291 yards and 2 TDs. … LB Druce Clarke has 98 tackles and DB Braylon Payton has 83. … Easton Palmer and Charles Perry have 2 INTs apiece.

Winner plays: Thompson-Huntsville winner

CLASS 6A: McADORY (6-4) AT HOMEWOOD (8-2)

Time/location: Friday, 7 p.m., at Waldrop Stadium, Homewood

Last week: McAdory beat Calera 30-9; Homewood beat Jasper 38-20.

Playoff seeding: McAdory is No. 4 in Class 6A Region 4; Homewood is No. 1 in Region 3

The skinny: Region 4 No. 4 seed McAdory lost to the top three seeds in Region 4, No. 1 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, No. 2 Hueytown and No. 3 Northridge. … The Yellow Jackets’ other loss was at Pinson Valley. … Homewood holds a 9-6 advantage in previous meetings. … Aryvia Holmes is 13-8 in his second season at the McCalla school. … McAdory scored 30.7 points per game and gave up 16.4. … QB Jacob Clopton has passed for 1,270 yards with 15 TDs. … WR Jacorey Whitted has 20 catches for 321 yards. … RB Rod Thomas has more than 625 yards rushing. … Region 3 No. 1 seed Homewood was a perfect 6-0 in region play, with its two losses coming to 7A Vestavia Hills and 6A Pinson Valley. … The Patriots have won four straight. … Ben Berguson is 68-37 in his ninth season at Homewood. He is 74-43 as a head coach, with one season at Spain Park. … The Patriots score 28.5 points per game and allow 19.3. … QB Woods Ray has thrown for 2,003 yards this season with 20 touchdowns. He also leads the team with 425-plus yards on the ground. … WR Jackson Parris has 55 catches for 921 yards with 8 TDs. … LB Talton Thomas is Homewood’s top tackler.

Winner plays: Pike Road-Spanish Fort winner

CLASS 6A: PINSON VALLEY (6-3) AT MOUNTAIN BROOK (8-2)

Time/location: Friday, 7 p.m., at Spartan Stadium, Mountain Brook

Last week: Pinson Valley was idle last week after beating Pell City 45-21 on Oct. 21; No. 8 Mountain Brook beat Baker 41-7

The skinny: Region 6 No. 3 seed Pinson lost to Region 6 No. 1 seed Clay-Chalkville and No. 2 Center Point. … The Indians’ other loss was a forfeit of the season-opening 27-17 win at Florence. … Pinson Valley is 1-3 vs. Mountain Brook, including a 30-0 loss in the third round of last season’s playoffs. … Pinson’s Lee Guess is in his first season as a head coach and was the team’s offensive coordinator last year and wide receivers coach for five years before that. … Pinson scored 29.1 points per game and gave up 14.8. … QB Keywone Posey has thrown for 843 yards, sharing time with Cam Jennings. … WR Amare Thomas, a Virginia commitment, has caught 47 passes for 903 yards. … RB Taurus Chambers has 801 yards rushing. … DL Jevonta Williams has 35 total tackles. … DL Zikeith Springfield has 30 stops and LB Jacobi Jackson has 22. … Mountain Brook lost to Gardendale in a 29-28 thriller in a showdown for the top seed in Region 5 on Oct. 21. … The Spartans’ other loss was 26-14 to 7A Hoover. … Chris Yeager is 141-60 in 17 years as head coach for Mountain Brook. His career record, with 2-year stops at both Walker (now Jasper) and West Blocton, is 166-80. He is 21-15 all-time in the playoffs, 19-12 at Mountain Brook. … The Spartans score 38.6 points per game and have surrendered 13.0. … Mountain Brook’s scoring defense is third-best in Class 6A, behind Clay-Chalkville (8.44 points per game) and Theodore (10.0). … QB John Colvin has passed for 1,617 yards and 13 TDs. … RB Cole Gamble leads a three-headed rushing attack with 1,150 yards rushing. … Will Waldrop and Jack King spell Gamble and give defenses headaches, too. … LB Trent Wright leads a swarming Spartans defense along with Vaughn Frost and Braxton Dean.

Winner plays: Cullman-Gadsden City winner

CLASS 6A: CALERA (4-6) AT HILLCREST-TUSCALOOSA (10-0)

Time/location: Friday, 7 p.m., Roy Johnson Jr. Stadium, Tuscaloosa

Last week: Calera lost 30-9 at McAdory; No. 3 Hillcrest was idle last week after beating McAdory 35-14 on Oct. 21

The skinny: Region 3 No. 4 seed Calera lost to the top three seeds in the region, Homewood, Pelham and Benjamin Russell. … The Eagles also lost to 7A Spain Park and 6A teams Gadsden City and McAdory. … This is the first meeting between Calera and Hillcrest. … Jason Hamlin is 11-10 in his second season as head coach at Calera. … The Eagles scored 22.8 points per game while giving up 26.9. Calera won two multi-overtime games (31-28 over Briarwood in 2OT, 52-51 over Helena in 4OT). The Eagles lost two games by 4 points and won one by 4. … QB Preston Stokes has thrown for 1,333 yards with 14 TDs. … RB Danny Brown has 467 yards on 107 carries with 6 TDs. … WR Braylyn Farrington has caught 45 passes for 787 yards and 9 TDs. … LB Michael Banks-Mason has 83 solo tackles with 30 assists, 24 tackles for loss and 3 INTs. … DL Curtis Oliver-Avery has 51 solo tackles, 29 assists, 14 sacks, 19 TFL, 2 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. … Region 4 No. 1 seed Hillcrest was 7-0 in region play with only No. 3 seed Northridge staying within a touchdown of the Patriots. … Jamie Mitchell is in his second season with Hillcrest and has a 21-3 record after falling to Hueytown in the semifinals last season. Mitchell coached Shades Valley in 2020 and is 25-11 in Alabama. Before that, in stops in Arkansas and Mississippi, he has compiled a career mark of 241-84. … Hillcrest has outscored its opponents 43.1 to 19.4 this season. … The Patriots were hit with bad injury luck in the season finale, as QB Ethan Crawford tore his ACL. The Southern Mississippi commitment had completed 56-of-94 passes for 1,063 yards and 13 TDs and ran for 794 yards and 14 scores. Crawford didn’t play in the second half of six games this season. … The Patriots also lost RB Ja’Marian Johnson against McAdory. He’s expected to be out at least four weeks. … Crawford’s replacement, Bryson Kimbrough, has completed 8-of-16 passes for 135 yards and 3 TDs. He has 182 yards rushing on 27 carries with 4 TDs. … With Johnson and Crawford out, the Patriots are missing their top two runners. Jayshon Land (260 yards) and Darren Petty (250) are the top two rushers remaining on the depth chart. … JaMarcus Prince has 18 catches for 351 yards with 5 TDs. … LB Anthony Quarles has 27.5 total tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss and LB Kendrick Davis has 26.5.

Winner plays: Saraland-Wetumpka winner

CLASS 7A

Bob Jones at Hoover

Huntsville at Thompson

Hewitt-Trussville at Florence

Vestavia Hills at Austin

CLASS 6A

McAdory at Homewood

Northridge at Pelham

Benjamin Russell at Hueytown

Pinson Valley at Mountain Brook

Jackson-Olin at Center Point

Parker at Clay-Chalkville

Oxford at Gardendale

Calera at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa

CLASS 5A

Alexandria at Pleasant Grove

Jasper at Moody

Fairfield at Leeds

Southside-Gadsden at Ramsay

CLASS 4A

Corner at Cherokee County

CLASS 2A

Luverne at Vincent