Four teams that have combined for 14 state championships will kick off the Alabama high school football season in Montgomery.

The AHSAA announced the matchups for the 20th edition of the Kickoff Classic, which is set for Aug. 21 and 22 at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.

Class 7A Prattville, now led by legendary coach Bobby Carr, will take on back-to-back Class 6A semifinal team Pike Road in the first matchup on Thursday, Aug. 21.

Perennial power Fyffe and head coach Paul Benefield will face defending Class 1A runner-up Maplesville in the second game of the event on the following Friday. Both games are set to kick off at 7 p.m.

Alabama Public Television will broadcast the Kickoff Classic, along with regular-season and playoff games of the week and the AHSAA Super 7 championships.

“We will be kicking off our 2025-26 school year with these two exciting games,” AHSAA executive director Heath Harmon wrote in a release. “We are also kicking off our school year by placing major emphasis on displaying outstanding sportsmanship.

“The AHSAA’s mission is to serve our member schools through interscholastic competition by enhancing student learning, sportsmanship, safety, and lifelong values with integrity always as its foundation. The Kickoff Classic on statewide TV is an excellent way for us to get that message out to our school communities.”

This marks the seventh appearance for Prattville in the Kickoff Classic, which began in 2006; Pike Road, Maplesville and Fyffe are all making their second appearances.

Last season’s Kickoff Classic saw T.R. Miller beat Reeltown 28-7 and Carver-Montgomery beat Vestavia Hills 41-19.

Three of the four teams advanced to at least the third round of the playoffs last season in Maplesville (Class 1A state championship game, 12-3 record) Pike Road (Class 6A semifinals, 10-4) and Fyffe (Class 3A quarterfinals, 9-3).

Prattville, which went 5-5 last season, saw Carr take over this offseason after one year at Carver-Montgomery; he led the Wolverines to a 6-3 mark last season.

The four teams in the event have combined for 1,932 wins, according to the AHSAA, with Maplesville leading the way with 634 program wins followed by Fyffe (603), Prattville (598) and Pike Road (98)

“Both games feature four programs that represent great communities that bring a wealth of tradition and success on the football field,” AHSAA director of football Caleb Ross wrote in a release. “We look forward to it being a great event to kick off the 2025 high school football season.”

AHSAA Kickoff Classic history (2006-2025)

2025

Prattville vs. Pike Road, Thursday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m., Cramton Bowl

Fyffe vs. Maplesville, Friday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Cramton Bowl

2024

T.R. Miller 28, Reeltown 7

Carver-Montgomery 41, Vestavia Hills 19

2023

Thompson 44, Opelika 13

Beauregard 29, Selma 6

2022

Helena 28, Chelsea 6

Auburn 17, Hoover 14

2021

Handley 55, Guntersville 21

Dothan 42, Bob Jones 32

2020

Pike Road 63, Montgomery Catholic 34

Prattville 40, Wetumpka 10

2019

Hoover 17, Central-Phenix City 14

Carver-Montgomery 18, Jeff Davis 13

2018

Clarke County 20, Sweet Water 14

Thompson 38, James Clemens 7

2017

Hewitt-Trussville 49, Pell City 10

Maplesville 20, Fyffe 7

2016

Andalusia 34, Brooks 13

Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 42, Demopolis 7

Hoover 23, Central-Phenix City 7

2015

Bob Jones 37, Carver-Montgomery 30

Gordo 28, Glencoe 21

Madison Academy 19, Leeds 14

2014

Spanish Fort 42, Stanhope Elmore 14

Opelika 20, Carver-Montgomery 16

Dadeville 14, Piedmont 8

2013

Benjamin Russell 28, Walker 14

Straughn 35, Walter Wellborn 26

Bob Jones 23, Enterprise 20

2012

Spanish Fort 33, Muscle Shoals 22

Central of Clay County 25, Beauregard 13

McGill-Toolen 27, Northridge 0

2011

Hueytown 36, Thomasville 27

Hamilton 38, Sweet Water 35

Daphne 24, Clay-Chalkville 21

2010

Opelika 34, Greenville 6

Auburn 30, Spain Park 3

Jackson 30, Trinity Presbyterian 8

2009

Prattville 37, Carver-Montgomery 0

T.R. Miller 27, Leeds 7

Hoover 32, Oxford 27

2008

Prattville vs. Oxford, canceled due to inclement weather

2007

Prattville 36, North Gwinnett, Ga. 3

2006

Hoover 38, UMS-Wright 0

Clay-County 41, Addison 6