Football High Live: Updates, highlights from Friday's regular-season finales

Tonight, the door closes on the 2024 high school football regular season. Fear not, the playoffs are just around the corner.

The remaining playoff spots and order will be decided tonight. One of the key statewide games takes place in Mobile where Spanish Fort travels to St. Paul’s with the winner earning the No. 2 seed from Region 1 in the Class 6A playoffs.

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Tonight’s schedule also include some big-time rivalries. Key games around the state include New Hope at Randolph, Scottsboro at Mars Hill, Oxford at Florence, Clay-Chalkville at Vestavia Hills, Spain Park at Gardendale and W.S. Neal at T.R. Miller.

Check back frequently for updates on those games and many more around the state. Also look for the final scores and next week’s official playoff pairings.

8:10 PM, Halfway home: Homewood leads James Clemens 17-3 at the half.

Hartselle 14, Mortimer Jordan 0 (half)

Foley 28, LeFlore 0 (half)

Pike Road 29, Charles Henderson 14 (Rough night for the Trojans with the AHSAA breaking news)

Decatur Heritage 35, Ragland 18 (1:12 2nd)

Dothan 14, Godby, Fla., 7 (half)

Enterprise 7, Choctawhatchee, Fla. 3 (half)

Randolph 27, New Hope 7 (Half)

8 PM, Bouncing Back: After their upset loss at home to McGill-Toolen last week, Spanish Fort is showing no ill affects. The Toros lead St. Paul‘s on Aaden Shamburger’s 2nd TD of the night. It’s 13-0 with 6:28 left in the half in Mobile. Winner gets the No. 2 seed.

Spain Park 14, Gardendale 3 (Half)

Tuscaloosa Academy 7, Bayside Academy 0 (half)

Westminster Christian 14, Madison Academy 14 (half)

Mars Hill 7, Scottsboro 0 (half)

McGill-Toolen 41, Baldwin County 7 (half, Jackets 365 yards of offense)

Oxford 14, Florence 3 (half)

7:55 PM, BREAKING NEWS: The AHSAA has announced that Charles Henderson has been fined and placed on probation for playing an ineligible player in violation of the transfer rule. The Trojans will forfeit five region wins and miss the playoffs. They are playing at Pike Road tonight. More to come on AL.com. Earlier this week the AHSAA announced that Coosa Christian and Fultondale would also forfeit games and miss the playoffs.

7:53 PM, Brock party: Brock Bradley with a 1-yard QB sneak to give Spain Park a 7-3 lead over Gardendale with 2:26 left in the first half. AL.com legend Josh Bean among the VIPs at the game.

Enterprise 7, Choctawhatchee, Fla. 3 (Auburn commit Eric Winters with a 9-yard TD run). Thanks to Jimmie Cummings for Enterprise updates all year.

Chelsea 7, Oak Mountain 0 (4:42 left in the half, Thanks to Laurence “Don’t call me Freddie” Weygand for the updates tonight)

7:49 PM, Patriots pad the lead: Homewood now up 17-3 on James Clemens.

Randolph 20, New Hope 0 (6:04 2nd)

Westminster Christian 14, Madison Academy 7 (2:47 2nd)

Decatur Heritage 21, Ragland 12 (7:29 2nd)

Pell City 21, Southside-Gadsden 7 (5:45 2nd)

B.C. Rain 20, Davidson 14 (3:00 2nd)

Hartselle 7, Mortimer Jordan 0 (4:08 2nd)

Vestavia Hills 14, Clay-Chalkville 7 (Aaron Ousley gets the Cougars on the board with a 3-yard TD run with 1:02 left in the half)

7:44 PM, That‘s 2 for EJ: EJ Harrison’s 2nd TD of the night gives Davidson a 14-12 lead over B.C. Rain with 7:37 left in the half.

Pell City 14, Southside-Gadsden 7 (9:00 2nd)

Cottage Hill 7, St. Luke’s 0

Choctawhatchee, Fla., 3 Enterprise 0 (5:28 2nd)

7:40 PM, Tight one in Mobile: Spanish Fort still leads St. Paul’s 6-0 after one quarter with a home playoff game at stake for the winner. Saints had minus-2 yards in the first quarter.

Oxford 14, Florence 0 (Caleb Wynn TD for the Jackets, 10:21 2nd)

Gardendale 3, Spain Park 0 (Jags miss a short FG to tie the game)

McGill-Toolen 28, Baldwin County 0 (Wow. Jackets turning the lights out early in this one. Andrew Murchison with his second TD of the night)

Chelsea 0, Oak Mountain 0 (2nd)

Decatur Heritage 14, Ragland 12 (10:15, 2nd)

7:35 PM, Rebels on a roll: Max Littleton’s 25-yard TD run gives Vestavia Hills a 14-0 lead over Clay-Chalkville with 10:50 left in the first half.

Randolph 13, New Hope 0 (11:34 2nd)

Decatur Heritage 14, Ragland 6 (11:49 2nd)

Oxford 7, Florence 0 (End 1)

McGill-Toolen 21, Baldwin County 0 (Ladarien Miller 2 1-yard runs, 10:50 2nd)

Gardendale 3, Spain Park 0 (End 1)

North Jackson 14, DAR 0

Section 14, Woodville 0

Susan Moore 13, North Sand Mountain 0

Foley 14, LeFlore 0 (2 TD runs for Jaylon Domingue)

Pike Road 14, Charles Henderson 7 (End 1)

7:30 PM, More than a game: Players from W.S. Neal and T.R. Miller came together to pray for injured T.R. player Ken Lett, who broke his neck in a game at UMS-Wright earlier this year and is now rehabbing at Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Myles Johnson with 2 TDs already for the Tigers, who lead it 14-0.

Westminster Christian 7, Madison Academy 7 (9:01 2nd)

Enterprise 0, Choctawhatchee, Fla. 0 (End 1)

7:25 PM, Toros on top: Spanish Fort takes an early 6-0 lead at St. Paul‘s on Anthony Shamburger’s 16-yard keeper. PAT was no good. Winner earns the second seed from 6A, Region 1.

McGill-Toolen 7, Baldwin County 0 (3:35 1st)

Mars Hill 7, Scottsboro 0 (2:53 1st)

Vestavia Hills 7, Clay-Chalkville 0 (End 1)

James Clemens 3, Homewood 3 (End 1)

Decatur Heritage 7, Ragland 6 (1:20 1st)

Randolph 6, New Hope 0 (End 1)

7:20 PM, Checking the scores:

Decatur Heritage 7, Ragland 0 (2:41 1st)

Reeltown 8, Lee-Scott 0 (4:31 1st)

Deshler 7, West Morgan 0 (3:18 1st)

Tuscaloosa Academy 0, Bayside Academy 0 (End 1)

Westbrook 6, Walter Wellborn 6

Guntersville 7, Albertville 0

Saks 12, Locust Fork 6

Susan Moore 7, North Sand Mountain 0

7:15 PM, Mims the word: Mason Mims with a early TD pass for Class 6A No. 3 Oxford. Yellow Jackets lead Florence 7-0 with 7:20 left in the first.

Foley 7, LeFlore 0 (Jaylon Domingue 1-yard run)

Pell City 7, Southside-Gadsden 7 (3:46)

B.C. Rain 6, Davidson 0

Vestavia Hills 7, Clay-Chalkville 0 (Charlie Taeffe 2-yard keeper)

7:10 PM, Not taking any chances: With a playoff bid on the line, McGill-Toolen strikes quickly. Andrew Murchison’s 72-yard TD pass to Christopher Suggs gives the Jackets a 7-0 lead at Baldwin County on the third play of the game. Baldwin County starting QB Hayden Coley is not dressed out for the game.

7:09 PM, Quick scores: Gardendale opens with a 40-yard field goal and leads 6A No. 4-ranked Spain Park 3-0 early in the first quarter.

Ardmore 7, Elkmont 0 (10:40 1st)

Section 6, Woodville 0

Boaz 7, Oneonta 9

Collinsville 7, Valley Head 0

Southside-Gadsden 7, Pell City 0

Walter Wellborn 6, Westbrook Christian 0

Locust Fork 6, Saks 0

7:04 PM, Perfect finish? Class 3A No. 2 Mars Hill trying to finish the season 10-0 against 7-2 Scottsboro.

6:58 PM, High stakes: Gardendale trying to play its way into the playoffs tonight. Spain Park trying to finish its first perfect regular season.

6:55 PM, Gearing up: Reigning 6A champion Clay-Chalkville and 7A playoff bound Vestavia Hills in a final regular-season tuneup for the playoffs tonight in Vestavia.

6:50 PM, The A-Team: Scott Todd, who holds 5 college degrees, and Randy Kennedy, who has a degree from Chelsea, on the coverage of tonight’s biggest game on the Gulf Coast — Spanish Fort at Saraland.

6:40 PM, Cool look: James Clemens sporting new white helmets for tonight’s game at Homewood.

6:35 PM, Rivalry week: The 82nd Battle of Murder Creek happens tonight in Brewton as Class 3A No. 1 T.R. Miller hosts rival W.S. Neal.

6:30 PM, Playoff Bound? Fresh off their upset at Spanish Fort last week, the McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets can clinch a playoff berth with a win at Baldwin County tonight.

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD

Alexandria 28, Munford 21

Autauga Academy 20, Beulah 14

Baker 10, Vigor 9

Bessemer City 10, Wenonah 7

Buckhorn 28, Grissom 6

Dallas County 67, R.C. Hatch 42

Flomaton 6, Northview (Fla.) 0

Geneva County 62, Slocomb 38

Huntsville 31, Lee-Huntsville 6

Muscle Shoals 29, Austin 22

Rogers 42, Lexington 22