Reigning champ Thompson starts the season at No. 1 in AL.com's Power 25, a ranking of the best high school football teams in the state regardless of classification.

The 2025 AHSAA season can get started on Aug. 21, but most teams will begin Friday, Aug. 22. Some teams will wait until the next week to get their seasons started. Here is the USA Today Network-Alabama Super 25 ahead of Week 0. 2024 record: 11-3, Class 7A state title; This week: vs. Carver Montgomery on Thursday

Greater Cincinnati high school football is annually littered with college-level talent and 2025 is no different. Here are the top seniors to watch.

You can follow all of this week's AHSAA playoff action on SBLive Alabama, including live Alabama high school football scores, game recaps, top performers, photo galleries and much more.

USA TODAY Network Alabama high school writers — Maxwell Donaldson of The Gadsden Times and Jaeden Day of The Montgomery Advertiser got together to answer those big questions ahead of the 2025 Alabama High School football season.

One of the most talented athletes on Alabama's roster, Jaylen Mbakwe looks to make an impact this fall after switching positions.

CPA wide receiver Owen Cabell, an Alabama commit, is No. 5 in the Tennessean's Dandy Dozen ahead of the 2025 TSSAA football season.

Robertsdale and Elberta High Schools are less than 15 miles apart on the Eastern Shore of Alabama. Both have struggled to build winning football programs in recent years. Both hired veteran coaches in the offseason with the goal of turning tradition in the right direction.