AL.com Super 7 Picks: Who leaves Tuscaloosa with state titles?
It all comes down to these three days.
The seven AHSAA state football championships will be decided at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
The champion of the AL.com high school picks contest will be decided as well. John Vella currently leads Dennis Victory by one game after an 11-1 week in the state semifinals.
Here are the final picks of the 2023 football season:
CLASS 1A FINAL
Coosa Christian (9-5) vs. Leroy (13-0)
John Vella: Leroy 28-24
Dennis Victory: Coosa Christian 28-25
Randy Kennedy: Leroy 33-30
Simone Eli: Leroy 24-21
Ben Thomas: Leroy 31-24
CLASS 2A FINAL
Fyffe (13-1) vs. Reeltown (13-0)
John Vella: Reeltown 30-26
Dennis Victory: Fyffe 31-30
Randy Kennedy: Fyffe 28-22
Simone Eli: Fyffe 31-28
Ben Thomas: Fyffe 28-23
CLASS 3A FINAL
Mobile Christian (14-0) vs. Madison Academy (14-0)
John Vella: Mobile Christian 31-21
Dennis Victory: Madison Academy 33-30
Randy Kennedy: Mobile Christian 28-27
Simone Eli: Mobile Christian 34-31
Ben Thomas: Mobile Christian 33-27
CLASS 4A FINAL
Montgomery Catholic (14-0) vs. Cherokee County (13-1)
John Vella: Montgomery Catholic 17-14
Dennis Victory: Montgomery Catholic 19-18
Randy Kennedy: Montgomery Catholic 38-33
Simone Eli: Montgomery Catholic 28-27
Ben Thomas: Montgomery Catholic 35-24
CLASS 5A FINAL
Gulf Shores (14-0) vs. Ramsay (12-2)
John Vella: Ramsay 28-27
Dennis Victory: Ramsay 21-20
Randy Kennedy: Gulf Shores 20-7
Simone Eli: Gulf Shores 35-28
Ben Thomas: Ramsay 31-26
CLASS 6A FINAL
Saraland (14-0) vs. Clay-Chalkville (13-0)
John Vella: Saraland 35-32
Dennis Victory: Saraland 32-28
Randy Kennedy: Saraland 40-30
Simone Eli: Saraland 31-24
Ben Thomas: Saraland 38-28
CLASS 7A FINAL
Central-Phenix City (12-0) vs. Thompson (11-1)
John Vella: Thompson 30-17
Dennis Victory: Thompson 27-26
Randy Kennedy: Central-Phenix City 41-31
Simone Eli: Thompson 28-21
Ben Thomas: Thompson 30-27
STANDINGS
Last week, overall
John Vella 11-1, 222-70
Dennis Victory 10-2, 221-71
Randy Kennedy 10-2, 216-76
Simone Eli 10-2, 213-79
Ben Thomas 10-2, 212-80