AL.com Prep Picks: Who wins the biggest games of Week 8?
Another week brings another round of statewide matchups with huge playoff implications.
In Class 7A alone, the key games include Baker at Mary G. Montgomery, Dothan at Enterprise, Hewitt-Trussville at Vestavia Hills, Hoover at Tuscaloosa County and Sparkman at Bob Jones.
Here is how the AL.com “expert panel” picks 20 of the key games in Week 8:
Athens (5-1) at Hartselle (4-2)
Dennis Victory: Hartselle 38-20
John Vella: Hartselle 31-27
Ben Thomas: Hartselle 28-21
Simone Eli: Hartselle 27-24
Randy Kennedy: Hartselle 33-21
Autauga Academy (5-2) at Glenwood (7-0)
Dennis Victory: Glenwood 42-21
John Vella: Glenwood 35-24
Ben Thomas: Glenwood 42-21
Simone Eli: Glenwood 24-17
Randy Kennedy: Glenwood 30-20
Baker (6-1) at Mary G. Montgomery (7-0)
Dennis Victory: Mary G. Montgomery 42-28
John Vella: Mary G. Montgomery 40-20
Ben Thomas: Mary G. Montgomery 30-20
Simone Eli: Mary G. Montgomery 30-21
Randy Kennedy: Mary G. Montgomery 35-28
B.B. Comer (7-0) at Thorsby (5-1)
Dennis Victory: B.B. Comer 42-20
John Vella: B.B. Comer 31-21
Ben Thomas: B.B. Comer 35-17
Simone Eli: B.B. Comer 21-10
Randy Kennedy: B.B. Comer 28-20
B.C. Rain (4-2) at UMS-Wright (4-2)
Dennis Victory: B.C. Rain 19-17
John Vella: B.C. Rain 25-14
Ben Thomas: UMS-Wright 17-14
Simone Eli: B.C. Rain 24-21
Randy Kennedy: UMS-Wright 17-16
Boaz (2-4) at Arab (4-2)
Dennis Victory: Arab 25-21
John Vella: Arab 36-16
Ben Thomas: Arab 28-14
Simone Eli: Arab 31-21
Randy Kennedy: Arab 28-20
Corner (6-0) at Oak Grove (4-2)
Dennis Victory: Corner 42-28
John Vella: Corner 23-21
Ben Thomas: Corner 24-12
Simone Eli: Corner 28-20
Randy Kennedy: Corner 30-12
Daphne (3-3) at Fairhope (1-5)
Dennis Victory: Daphne 31-30
John Vella: Daphne 28-17
Ben Thomas: Daphne 28-17
Simone Eli: Daphne 21-14
Randy Kennedy: Daphne 33-28
Dothan (5-2) at Enterprise (5-1)
Dennis Victory: Enterprise 33-28
John Vella: Enterprise 40-37
Ben Thomas: Enterprise 35-28
Simone Eli: Enterprise 24-17
Randy Kennedy: Enterprise 28-27
Georgiana (6-1) at Elba (6-0)
Dennis Victory: Elba 49-28
John Vella: Elba 35-13
Ben Thomas: Elba 38-21
Simone Eli: Elba 24-21
Randy Kennedy: Elba 28-25
Gordo (6-1) at Fayette County (4-2)
Dennis Victory: Gordo 38-19
John Vella: Gordo 34-22
Ben Thomas: Gordo 35-13
Simone Eli: Gordo 31-24
Randy Kennedy: Gordo 40-30
Hewitt-Trussville (5-2) at Vestavia Hills (5-1)
Dennis Victory: Vestavia Hills 21-20
John Vella: Vestavia Hills 37-20
Ben Thomas: Vestavia Hills 21-17
Simone Eli: Vestavia Hills 28-24
Randy Kennedy: Hewitt-Trussville 24-21
Hoover (2-5) at Tuscaloosa County (4-2)
Dennis Victory: Hoover 32-24
John Vella: Hoover 14-10
Ben Thomas: Hoover 24-20
Simone Eli: Hoover 28-21
Randy Kennedy: Hoover 35-30
Hueytown (3-3) at McAdory (4-2)
Dennis Victory: Hueytown 22-21
John Vella: McAdory 28-24
Ben Thomas: Hueytown 28-18
Simone Eli: McAdory 21-20
Randy Kennedy: McAdory 30-27
James Clemens (5-2) at Austin (5-2)
Dennis Victory: Austin 22-21
John Vella: James Clemens 41-40
Ben Thomas: Austin 31-28
Simone Eli: James Clemens 35-28
Randy Kennedy: James Clemens 30-28
Parker (6-1) at Mountain Brook (5-1)
Dennis Victory: Mountain Brook 29-28
John Vella: Parker 20-13
Ben Thomas: Mountain Brook 24-23
Simone Eli: Parker 30-24
Randy Kennedy: Mountain Brook 21-20
Shades Valley (3-3) at Pell City (0-6)
Dennis Victory: Pell City 28-21
John Vella: Shades Valley 28-24
Ben Thomas: Pell City 31-24
Simone Eli: Pell City 21-17
Randy Kennedy: Pell City 23-20
Ramsay (5-2) at John Carroll (5-1)
Dennis Victory: Ramsay 38-17
John Vella: Ramsay 36-27
Ben Thomas: Ramsay 37-21
Simone Eli: Ramsay 31-27
Randy Kennedy: Ramsay 24-10
Spanish Fort (5-2) at McGill-Toolen (4-2) (THURSDAY)
Dennis Victory: Spanish Fort 35-28
John Vella: Spanish Fort 20-16
Ben Thomas: Spanish Fort 31-21
Simone Eli: Spanish Fort 28-24
Randy Kennedy: Spanish Fort 27-23
Sparkman (5-1) at Bob Jones (3-3)
Dennis Victory: Sparkman 33-21
John Vella: Sparkman 28-26
Ben Thomas: Sparkman 34-24
Simone Eli: Sparkman 28-17
Randy Kennedy: Sparkman 34-28
STANDINGS
Last week, overall
Dennis Victory 17-3, 106-34
John Vella 16-4, 104-36
Ben Thomas 14-6, 99-41
Simone Eli 13-7, 98-42
Randy Kennedy 13-7, 98-42