Three key Class 7A region battles headline the Week 7 high school football schedule in the state of Alabama.

In Region 2, Opelika hosts rival Auburn, while top-ranked Central-Phenix City hosts surging Dothan. In Region 3, four-time champ Thompson heads to play rival Hewitt-Trussville.

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Here are the AL.com “expert” picks for those games and 17 others in the state of Alabama.

Auburn (5-1) at Opelika (3-3)

Dennis Victory: Auburn 28-27

John Vella: Auburn 30-13

Simone Eli: Auburn 28-21

Randy Kennedy: Auburn 30-17

Ben Thomas: Auburn 18-17

B.B. Comer (6-0) at Isabella (4-1)

Dennis Victory: B.B. Comer 44-21

John Vella: B.B. Comer 42-31

Simone Eli: B.B. Comer 35-20

Randy Kennedy: B.B. Comer 30-25

Ben Thomas: B.B. Comer 35-13

Briarwood (3-3) at Helena (6-0)

Dennis Victory: Helena 35-21

John Vella: Helena 28-24

Simone Eli: Helena 24-17

Randy Kennedy: Helena 20-13

Ben Thomas: Helena 30-20

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Citronelle (3-2) at B.C. Rain (3-2)

Dennis Victory: B.C. Rain 21-20

John Vella: B.C. Rain 27-17

Simone Eli: Citronelle 35-31

Randy Kennedy: Citronelle 20-18

Ben Thomas: B.C. Rain 20-19

Corner (5-0) at Northside (2-3)

Dennis Victory: Corner 28-21

John Vella: Corner 21-14

Simone Eli: Corner 28-27

Randy Kennedy: Corner 38-30

Ben Thomas: Corner 31-16

Deshler (4-2) at West Morgan (5-0)

Dennis Victory: West Morgan 42-33

John Vella: West Morgan 49-41

Simone Eli: West Morgan 28-21

Randy Kennedy: Deshler 49-46

Ben Thomas: Deshler 26-19

Dothan (5-1) at Central-Phenix City (5-0)

Dennis Victory: Central-Phenix City 33-14

John Vella: Central-Phenix City 31-21

Simone Eli: Central-Phenix City 31-28

Randy Kennedy: Central-Phenix City 34-27

Ben Thomas: Central-Phenix City 24-20

Fairhope (1-4) at Foley (2-3) (THURSDAY)

Dennis Victory: Fairhope 36-35

John Vella: Foley 35-14

Simone Eli: Foley 24-21

Randy Kennedy: Foley 27-24

Ben Thomas: Foley 30-17

Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (6-0) at Central-Tuscaloosa (4-2)

Dennis Victory: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 41-21

John Vella: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 30-9

Simone Eli: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 31-21

Randy Kennedy: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 28-6

Ben Thomas: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 28-10

John Carroll (5-0) at Pleasant Grove (4-1)

Dennis Victory: Pleasant Grove 36-14

John Vella: Pleasant Grove 28-16

Simone Eli: Pleasant Grove 22-21

Randy Kennedy: Pleasant Grove 38-35

Ben Thomas: Pleasant Grove 30-17

McGill-Toolen (3-2) at Baldwin County (1-4) (THURSDAY)

Dennis Victory: McGill-Toolen 25-21

John Vella: McGill-Toolen 20-17

Simone Eli: Baldwin County 24-21

Randy Kennedy: Baldwin County 21-20

Ben Thomas: Baldwin County 17-16

Murphy (0-6) at Robertsdale (0-5) (THURSDAY)

Dennis Victory: Murphy 3-2

John Vella: Murphy 24-10

Simone Eli: Murphy 28-24

Randy Kennedy: Murphy 14-9

Ben Thomas: Murphy 28-14

Muscle Shoals (5-0) at Hartselle (5-1)

Dennis Victory: Muscle Shoals 31-21

John Vella: Muscle Shoals 28-24

Simone Eli: Hartselle 21-17

Randy Kennedy: Hartselle 30-27

Ben Thomas: Muscle Shoals 31-27

Scottsboro (5-0) at Guntersville (5-0)

Dennis Victory: Scottsboro 18-17

John Vella: Scottsboro 31-30

Simone Eli: Scottsboro 31-27

Randy Kennedy: Guntersville 30-20

Ben Thomas: Scottsboro 21-17

Sparkman (5-0) at James Clemens (4-2)

Dennis Victory: James Clemens 28-27

John Vella: Sparkman 35-20

Simone Eli: Sparkman 21-14

Randy Kennedy: Sparkman 24-20

Ben Thomas: James Clemens 27-20

St. Paul’s (4-1) at Spanish Fort (4-2)

Dennis Victory: Spanish Fort 19-17

John Vella: St. Paul’s 21-16

Simone Eli: Spanish Fort 28-27

Randy Kennedy: Spanish Fort 20-16

Ben Thomas: St. Paul’s 17-13

Thompson (4-1) at Hewitt-Trussville (5-1)

Dennis Victory: Thompson 31-30

John Vella: Thompson 17-16

Simone Eli: Thompson 21-17

Randy Kennedy: Thompson 17-14

Ben Thomas: Thompson 28-24

T.R. Miller (3-2) at Bayside Academy (4-1)

Dennis Victory: T.R. Miller 24-19

John Vella: Bayside Academy 26-20

Simone Eli: Bayside Academy 24-21

Randy Kennedy: Bayside Academy 24-20

Ben Thomas: Bayside Academy 20-17

Vigor (5-0) at Faith Academy (3-3)

Dennis Victory: Vigor 27-20

John Vella: Faith Academy 24-18

Simone Eli: Vigor 28-17

Randy Kennedy: Vigor 16-10

Ben Thomas: Vigor 21-17

Williamson (3-3) at Gulf Shores (6-0)

Dennis Victory: Gulf Shores 42-26

John Vella: Gulf Shores 30-12

Simone Eli: Gulf Shores 31-21

Randy Kennedy: Gulf Shores 17-6

Ben Thomas: Gulf Shores 31-7

STANDINGS

Last week/overall

Dennis Victory 15-5/89-31

John Vella 15-5/88-32

Simone Eli 14-6/85-35

Randy Kennedy 13-7/85-35

Ben Thomas 11-9/85-35