AL.com Prep Picks: Who wins this weekâs huge non-region matchups?
The traditional non-region schedule of Week 6 brings some intriguing high school matchups, starting tonight.
Class 7A No. 1 Thompson hosts Class 6A No. 2 Clay-Chalkville at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
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Other key games include Auburn at Ramsay, Charles Henderson at St. James, Oxford at Hartselle and Russellville at Mars Hill.
Here are the AL.com expert picks for 20 top games in the state this week:
Anniston (3-2) at Piedmont (1-3)
Ben Thomas: Anniston 30-17
Dennis Victory: Anniston 28-21
John Vella: Anniston 28-21
Randy Kennedy: Anniston 24-13
Simone Eli: Anniston 28-21
Auburn (4-1) at Ramsay (4-1)
Ben Thomas: Ramsay 27-20
Dennis Victory: Auburn 32-20
John Vella: Auburn 40-21
Randy Kennedy: Ramsay 24-23
Simone Eli: Auburn 24-21
Charles Henderson (2-2) at St. James (4-1)
Ben Thomas: Charles Henderson 28-27
Dennis Victory: Charles Henderson 22-21
John Vella: Charles Henderson 25-18
Randy Kennedy: St. James 30-24
Simone Eli: Charles Henderson 21-20
Clay-Chalkville (5-0) at Thompson (4-0) (THURSDAY)
Ben Thomas: Thompson 21-17
Dennis Victory: Thompson 22-18
John Vella: Thompson 21-17
Randy Kennedy: Thompson 20-10
Simone Eli: Thompson 28-22
Dothan (4-1) at Baker (5-0)
Ben Thomas: Baker 35-28
Dennis Victory: Dothan 35-28
John Vella: Dothan 34-31
Randy Kennedy: Baker 31-30
Simone Eli: Dothan 31-24
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Elba (4-0) at Providence Christian (3-1)
Ben Thomas: Elba 30-16
Dennis Victory: Elba 35-22
John Vella: Elba 33-28
Randy Kennedy: Elba 33-20
Simone Eli: Elba 27-14
Foley (2-2) at Saraland (5-0)
Ben Thomas: Saraland 35-14
Dennis Victory: Saraland 48-21
John Vella: Saraland 30-13
Randy Kennedy: Saraland 41-17
Simone Eli: Saraland 28-21
Gadsden City (3-2) at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (5-0)
Ben Thomas: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 38-28
Dennis Victory: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 39-21
John Vella: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 38-16
Randy Kennedy: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 35-28
Simone Eli: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 31-17
McGill-Toolen (2-2) at St. Michael (3-2)
Ben Thomas: McGill-Toolen 28-14
Dennis Victory: McGill-Toolen 21-20
John Vella: McGill-Toolen 35-24
Randy Kennedy: McGill-Toolen 34-28
Simone Eli: McGill-Toolen 17-14
Montgomery Catholic (5-0) at Demopolis (3-1)
Ben Thomas: Montgomery Catholic 31-17
Dennis Victory: Montgomery Catholic 34-24
John Vella: Montgomery Catholic 27-21
Randy Kennedy: Montgomery Catholic 27-20
Simone Eli: Montgomery Catholic 35-24
Mountain Brook (4-1) at Hoover (1-4)
Ben Thomas: Hoover 17-14
Dennis Victory: Hoover 16-15
John Vella: Mountain Brook 17-13
Randy Kennedy: Mountain Brook 20-18
Simone Eli: Mountain Brook 21-20
Muscle Shoals (4-0) at James Clemens (4-1)
Ben Thomas: Muscle Shoals 28-21
Dennis Victory: Muscle Shoals 21-17
John Vella: Muscle Shoals 30-28
Randy Kennedy: Muscle Shoals 42-24
Simone Eli: Muscle Shoals 21-20
Opelika (3-2) at Theodore (3-2)
Ben Thomas: Opelika 21-14
Dennis Victory: Opelika 28-14
John Vella: Opelika 21-13
Randy Kennedy: Opelika 17-16
Simone Eli: Opelika 28-20
Oxford (5-0) at Hartselle (4-1)
Ben Thomas: Oxford 27-22
Dennis Victory: Oxford 27-21
John Vella: Oxford 20-17
Randy Kennedy: Hartselle 31-28
Simone Eli: Oxford 21-14
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Parker (5-0) at Pleasant Grove (3-1)
Ben Thomas: Parker 30-20
Dennis Victory: Parker 28-13
John Vella: Parker 42-40
Randy Kennedy: Parker 40-28
Simone Eli: Parker 31-28
Pell City (1-3) at Eufaula (3-2)
Ben Thomas: Pell City 26-19
Dennis Victory: Eufaula 29-21
John Vella: Eufaula 35-29
Randy Kennedy: Eufaula 30-24
Simone Eli: Eufaula 28-24
Pickens County (4-1) at Gordo (4-1)
Ben Thomas: Gordo 31-23
Dennis Victory: Gordo 35-20
John Vella: Gordo 33-15
Randy Kennedy: Gordo 21-20
Simone Eli: Gordo 24-17
Russellville (5-0) at Mars Hill (5-0)
Ben Thomas: Mars Hill 28-27
Dennis Victory: Mars Hill 33-30
John Vella: Mars Hill 44-42
Randy Kennedy: Mars Hill 50-45
Simone Eli: Russellville 28-21
Spanish Fort (3-2) at Daphne (3-2)
Ben Thomas: Daphne 28-17
Dennis Victory: Spanish Fort 14-13
John Vella: Daphne 24-14
Randy Kennedy: Daphne 28-27
Simone Eli: Daphne 21-17
St. Luke’s (5-0) at Leroy (3-0)
Ben Thomas: Leroy 28-20
Dennis Victory: Leroy 18-17
John Vella: Leroy 35-24
Randy Kennedy: Leroy 33-28
Simone Eli: Leroy 14-10
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STANDINGS
Last week/Overall
Ben Thomas 16-4/74-26
Dennis Victory 14-6/74-26
John Vella 16-4/73-27
Randy Kennedy 16-4/72-28
Simone Eli 14-6/71-29