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