AL.com Prep Picks: Who advances into Round 3 of the playoffs?

AL.com Prep Picks: Who advances into Round 3 of the playoffs?

Many of this year’s second round matchups in the AHSAA seem more like semifinal type games.

Consider reigning 4A champ Andalusia traveling to undefeated Jackson, the annual twice-a-year battle between Auburn and Central-Phenix City and a pair of 9-2 teams in Leeds and Ramsay squaring off.

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Those are just a few of this week’s top matchups.

Here are the AL.com predictions on 20 of this week’s top games:

Andalusia (10-1) at Jackson (10-0)

Dennis Victory: Jackson 28-21

John Vella: Jackson 27-16

Randy Kennedy: Andalusia 31-30

Simone Eli: Jackson 24-21

Ben Thomas: Andalusia 21-17

Auburn (9-2) at Central-Phenix City (10-0)

Dennis Victory: Central-Phenix City 42-28

John Vella: Central-Phenix City 31-20

Randy Kennedy: Central-Phenix City 24-13

Simone Eli: Central-Phenix City 31-24

Ben Thomas: Central-Phenix City 31-17

Charles Henderson (7-3) at Gulf Shores (11-0)

Dennis Victory: Gulf Shores 27-23

John Vella: Gulf Shores 28-12

Randy Kennedy: Gulf Shores 20-10

Simone Eli: Gulf Shores 31-21

Ben Thomas: Gulf Shores 28-20

Demopolis (9-2) at B.C. Rain (8-3)

Dennis Victory: Demopolis 31-29

John Vella: B.C. Rain 27-25

Randy Kennedy: B.C. Rain 30-28

Simone Eli: B.C. Rain 24-21

Ben Thomas: B.C. Rain 33-26

Enterprise (9-2) at Mary G. Montgomery (11-0)

Dennis Victory: Enterprise 22-21

John Vella: Mary G. Montgomery 35-30

Randy Kennedy: Mary G. Montgomery 30-24

Simone Eli: Mary G. Montgomery 31-28

Ben Thomas: Mary G. Montgomery 24-20

Geraldine (10-1) at Gordo (10-1)

Dennis Victory: Gordo 33-30

John Vella: Gordo 38-28

Randy Kennedy: Gordo 33-23

Simone Eli: Gordo 28-21

Ben Thomas: Gordo 27-21

Georgiana (10-1) at Leroy (10-0)

Dennis Victory: Leroy 29-28

John Vella: Leroy 21-10

Randy Kennedy: Leroy 37-24

Simone Eli: Leroy 24-7

Ben Thomas: Leroy 26-19

Hartselle (9-2) at Gadsden City (8-3)

Dennis Victory: Hartselle 27-20

John Vella: Gadsden City 31-28

Randy Kennedy: Gadsden City 31-30

Simone Eli: Hartselle 31-21

Ben Thomas: Hartselle 23-20

Helena (9-2) at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (11-0)

Dennis Victory: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 22-21

John Vella: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 29-13

Randy Kennedy: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 24-20

Simone Eli: Helena 28-27

Ben Thomas: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 31-21

Highland Home (10-1) at B.B. Comer (11-0)

Dennis Victory: B.B. Comer 28-27

John Vella: B.B. Comer 36-17

Randy Kennedy: Highland Home 21-20

Simone Eli: B.B. Comer 35-24

Ben Thomas: B.B. Comer 21-20

Hueytown (8-3) at Benjamin Russell (9-2)

Dennis Victory: Hueytown 19-18

John Vella: Benjamin Russell 20-16

Randy Kennedy: Benjamin Russell 33-28

Simone Eli: Benjamin Russell 28-21

Ben Thomas: Benjamin Russell 28-17

Houston Academy (10-1) at Mobile Christian (11-0)

Dennis Victory: Mobile Christian 35-31

John Vella: Mobile Christian 38-14

Randy Kennedy: Mobile Christian 38-14

Simone Eli: Mobile Christian 35-17

Ben Thomas: Mobile Christian 35-13

Hoover (5-6) at Hewitt-Trussville (8-3)

Dennis Victory: Hewitt-Trussville 28-27

John Vella: Hewitt-Trussville 24-20

Randy Kennedy: Hewitt-Trussville 17-14

Simone Eli: Hewitt-Trussville 24-17

Ben Thomas: Hoover 28-24

Leeds (9-2) at Ramsay (9-2)

Dennis Victory: Ramsay 30-21

John Vella: Ramsay 30-14

Randy Kennedy: Ramsay 28-27

Simone Eli: Ramsay 27-21

Ben Thomas: Ramsay 35-27

Mars Hill (10-1) at Madison Academy (11-0)

Dennis Victory: Mars Hill 30-28

John Vella: Madison Academy 45-44

Randy Kennedy: Madison Academy 40-30

Simone Eli: Madison Academy 31-20

Ben Thomas: Madison Academy 35-31

Mountain Brook (8-3) at Clay-Chalkville (10-0)

Dennis Victory: Clay-Chalkville 35-21

John Vella: Clay-Chalkville 42-27

Randy Kennedy: Clay-Chalkville 28-20

Simone Eli: Clay-Chalkville 28-27

Ben Thomas: Clay-Chalkville 31-14

Russellville (9-2) at Moody (9-2)

Dennis Victory: Moody 28-20

John Vella: Moody 34-21

Randy Kennedy: Moody 24-21

Simone Eli: Russellville 24-21

Ben Thomas: Moody 24-20

Spanish Fort (9-2) at Pike Road (9-2)

Dennis Victory: Pike Road 20-19

John Vella: Pike Road 21-20

Randy Kennedy: Spanish Fort 21-10

Simone Eli: Spanish Fort 28-24

Ben Thomas: Spanish Fort 27-17

Vestavia Hills (9-2) at Thompson (9-1)

Dennis Victory: Thompson 31-20

John Vella: Thompson 24-13

Randy Kennedy: Thompson 21-20

Simone Eli: Thompson 31-21

Ben Thomas: Thompson 24-17

West Morgan (11-0) at Corner (10-1)

Dennis Victory: West Morgan 44-28

John Vella: West Morgan 48-28

Randy Kennedy: West Morgan 41-31

Simone Eli: West Morgan 35-24

Ben Thomas: West Morgan 31-24

STANDINGS

Last week, Overall

Dennis Victory 16-4, 184-56

John Vella 13-7, 182-58

Randy Kennedy 14-6, 174-66

Simone Eli 15-5, 174-66

Ben Thomas 15-5, 172-68