AL.com prep predictions: The winners and scores for the state semis
The remainder of the Super 7 matchups for next week at Bryant-Denny Stadium will be decided Friday night in the Class 1A-6A state semifinals.
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Thompson and Central-Phenix City already have punched their tickets to the Class 7A championship game on Wednesday.
Here are the AL.com “expert” predictions on Friday’s 12 semifinal games:
CLASS 1A
Elba (13-0) at Leroy (12-0)
Dennis Victory: Elba 33-31
John Vella: Leroy 36-32
Randy Kennedy: Elba 40-38
Simone Eli: Elba 39-27
Ben Thomas: Elba 35-28
Pickens County (10-3) at Coosa Christian (8-5)
Dennis Victory: Coosa Christian 28-21
John Vella: Coosa Christian 40-16
Randy Kennedy: Coosa Christian 22-20
Simone Eli: Coosa Christian 24-20
Ben Thomas: Coosa Christian 28-27
CLASS 2A
Reeltown (12-0) at B.B. Comer (13-0)
Dennis Victory: B.B. Comer 21-17
John Vella: Reeltown 35-29
Randy Kennedy: B.B. Comer 28-20
Simone Eli: B.B. Comer 28-24
Ben Thomas: B.B. Comer 30-26
Pisgah (12-1) at Fyffe (12-1)
Dennis Victory: Fyffe 28-24
John Vella: Fyffe 46-30
Randy Kennedy: Fyffe 38-34
Simone Eli: Fyffe 38-35
Ben Thomas: Fyffe 42-32
CLASS 3A
St. James (11-2) at Mobile Christian (13-0)
Dennis Victory: Mobile Christian 28-27
John Vella: Mobile Christian 38-21
Randy Kennedy: Mobile Christian 31-28
Simone Eli: Mobile Christian 35-27
Ben Thomas: Mobile Christian 21-20
Madison Academy (13-0) at Geraldine (12-1)
Dennis Victory: Madison Academy 35-33
John Vella: Geraldine 44-40
Randy Kennedy: Madison Academy 34-30
Simone Eli: Madison Academy 30-22
Ben Thomas: Madison Academy 31-28
CLASS 4A
B.T. Washington (9-4) at, Montgomery Catholic (13-0)
Dennis Victory: Montgomery Catholic 42-21
John Vella: Montgomery Catholic 35-22
Randy Kennedy: Montgomery Catholic 21-20
Simone Eli: Montgomery Catholic 42-24
Ben Thomas: Montgomery Catholic 35-24
Cherokee County (12-1) at Westminster Christian (11-2)
Dennis Victory: Cherokee County 34-28
John Vella: Cherokee County 36-28
Randy Kennedy: Cherokee County 42-38
Simone Eli: Cherokee County 30-24
Ben Thomas: Cherokee County 28-27
CLASS 5A
Eufaula (10-3) at Gulf Shores (13-0)
Dennis Victory: Gulf Shores 38-26
John Vella: Gulf Shores 20-17
Randy Kennedy: Gulf Shores 24-7
Simone Eli: Gulf Shores 28-17
Ben Thomas: Gulf Shores 35-21
Guntersville (12-1) at Ramsay (11-2)
Dennis Victory: Ramsay 35-21
John Vella: Ramsay 31-21
Randy Kennedy: Ramsay 23-20
Simone Eli: Ramsay 35-28
Ben Thomas: Ramsay 34-26
CLASS 6A
Pike Road (11-2) at Saraland (13-0)
Dennis Victory: Saraland 30-21
John Vella: Saraland 40-17
Randy Kennedy: Saraland 43-27
Simone Eli: Saraland 44-24
Ben Thomas: Saraland 42-24
Parker (12-1) at Clay-Chalkville (12-0)
Dennis Victory: Clay-Chalkville 21-20
John Vella: Clay-Chalkville 28-24
Randy Kennedy: Clay-Chalkville 20-13
Simone Eli: Clay-Chalkville 28-24
Ben Thomas: Clay-Chalkville 21-17
STANDINGS
Last week, Overall
Dennis Victory 12-8, 211-69
John Vella 11-9, 211-69
Randy Kennedy 17-3, 206-74
Simone Eli 15-5, 203-77
Ben Thomas 16-4, 202-78