Well, it's over.
The 2019 Alabama high school football season ended last week as the AHSAA crowned its seven champions at the Super 7 at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Rewind the championship chase:
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Class 1A: Lanett (14-0)
Record: 14-0
Championship game: Lanett 41, Mars Hill 30
The skinny: Alabama commit Kristian Story threw two touchdowns, ran for two touchdowns and forced two turnovers on defense – intercepting a pass and recovering a fumble – to end a record-breaking career with a second state title in the last three years. Lanett also won the 2A title in 2017.
Did you know?: Story finished his career with 13,219 yards of total offense and 175 touchdowns accounted, both AHSAA career records.
Quotable: "This means a lot. People don't understand how hard it is to play for your daddy. He hears it at the breakfast table and the dinner table. But I told him I built him for this." — Lanett coach Clifford Story on coaching Kristian
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Class 1A championship: Alabama commit leads Lanett past Mars Hill https://t.co/HiX70fKebU pic.twitter.com/mJXnYv1yvb
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 6, 2019
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Lanett receives it's trophy pic.twitter.com/Hq1LAJXZfA
— Valley Times Sports (@VTimesSports) December 6, 2019
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Class 2A: Fyffe
Record: 15-0
Championship game: Fyffe 56, Reeltown 7
The skinny: The Red Devils jumped out to a 21-0 lead midway through the first quarter and cruised past Reeltown in the championship game. Fyffe has won 30 straight games and four of the last six Class 2A championships.
Did you know?: Fyffe's starting defense allowed only three points all season, and the Red Devils surrendered just 43 points in 15 wins. Fyffe is also 85-3 in the last six seasons.
Quotable: "We started calling it an antique. Six years ago I stumbled onto it and thought, 'This suits us great.' I knew we'd have the execution and discipline to run it and the kids bought in. It's an usual offense and most teams don't see it but once a year. It's hard for them to simulate." – Benefield, talking about his double-wing shotgun "Ugly Offense" that featured only 43 passes all season.
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Fyffe dominates Reeltown 56-7, repeats as Class 2A champ https://t.co/6Nv760VJM8 pic.twitter.com/iKS4rBhXH7
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 6, 2019
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Hear from Coach Paul Benefield following Fyffe’s 2A State Championship victory pic.twitter.com/ylgLueXOYM
— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 6, 2019
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Hear from Fyffe players pic.twitter.com/ihE5AOG3Hh
— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 6, 2019
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Class 3A: Piedmont
Record: 14-1
Championship game: Piedmont 26, Mobile Christian 24
The skinny: Jakari Foster caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Jackson Hayes with 35 seconds remaining, completing a comeback that saw the Bulldogs trail 10-0 and 17-7 at the end of the third quarter.
Did you know?: Piedmont has won four state championships since 2009 and this year's title avenged a 2018 championship-game loss to Flomaton.
Quotable: "We just couldn't panic. We did a good job of that. It didn't look like we were in a big hurry to some folks, but we had confidence and, to be honest with you, I wanted it to be the final drive of the game. I felt very confident we could put it in the end zone." – Piedmont coach Steve Smith on the championship-clinching drive
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Class 3A championship: Jackson Hayes rallies Piedmont past Mobile Christian, 26-24 https://t.co/UJTroL5g1D pic.twitter.com/Z2npanBcBi
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 5, 2019
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Family matters: Piedmont’s Jackson Hayes continues championship tradition https://t.co/iumhMuH7vH pic.twitter.com/bfPnz5EgIm
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 5, 2019
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Class 4A: UMS-Wright
Record: 14-0
Championship game: UMS-Wright 28, Jacksonville 17
The skinny: UMS-Wright extended one of the best runs in AHSAA history, winning 33 straight games and a third straight 4A state title.
Did you know?: UMS-Wright coach Terry Curtis won his eighth AHSAA state title – tying the record set the night before by Central-Clay's Danny Horn.
Quotable: "The only word I can use is amazing. We are really undersized when you look at our defensive front and really our offensive front as well. For these guys to stay healthy and find a way to win is incredible." -- Curtis
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Class 4A championship: UMS-Wright finishes 3-peat, beats Jacksonville for 33rd straight win https://t.co/PfLGboW3T6 pic.twitter.com/3n7T2euhKJ
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 6, 2019
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— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 6, 2019
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Hear from @UMS_W_Athletics Coach Terry Curtis following their 4A State Championship victory over Jacksonville pic.twitter.com/lRTRUeRnEx
— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 6, 2019
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Class 5A: Central-Clay
Record: 13-2
Championship game: Central-Clay 31, Pleasant Grove 27
The skinny: Central-Clay's defense stopped Pleasant Grove inside the 5 at the end of both halves in the championship game, including tackling Spartans' quarterback Zyquez Perryman at the 1 on the game's final play.
Did you know?: Central-Clay became the first coach in AHSAA history to win eight state titles.
Quotable: "We don't have much in Clay County, but we got heart." – Horn
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Class 5A championship: Central-Clay repeats, stops Pleasant Grove at 1 on final play https://t.co/dmBOZneG4m pic.twitter.com/gmIxlROC4q
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 6, 2019
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Getting that Blue Map, Central-Clay#alpreps pic.twitter.com/V2vbDW1UgK
— Josh Bean (@jbeanpoll) December 6, 2019
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Hear from Coach Danny Horn following Clay Centrals thrilling victory over Pleasant Grove pic.twitter.com/0jp7S1K57S
— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 6, 2019
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Class 6A: Oxford
Record: 14-1
Championship game: Oxford 14, Spanish Fort 13
The skinny: Oxford's Trequon Fegans scoring the game-winning touchdown with 23 seconds remaining to beat Spanish Fort.
Did you know?: Oxford won its first state championship since 1993.
Quotable: "I'm surrounded by a bunch of winners." – Oxford coach Keith Etheredge, noting the Yellow Jackets won it last three games by a combined total of 11 points.
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Class 6A championship: Oxford scores in final minute, wins title after wild fourth quarter https://t.co/Qh0nLCbWGm pic.twitter.com/ucEhppr6lf
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 7, 2019
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Hear from @GoBigOHS Coach Keith Etheredge following his teams thrilling 14-13 victory in the 6A State Championship game pic.twitter.com/pUFYliVcls
— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 7, 2019
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Your @AHSAAUpdates 6A State Champions @GoBigOHS pic.twitter.com/Q4J539KIlA
— Chris Breece (@ChrisBreece) December 7, 2019
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Class 7A: Thompson (12-1)
Record: 12-1
Championship game: Thompson 40, Central-Phenix City 14
The skinny: Quarterback Sawyer Pate threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more in the championship game, as Thompson routed a Central team that beat the Warriors 52-7 in the 2018 title game.
Did you know?: Thompson won its first state championship since 1982.
Quotable: "In the first half, we made one little mistake on defense. Other than that, we played about as good as our guys can play." – Thompson coach Mark Freeman, after the championship game
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Class 7A championship: Sawyer Pate, Thompson dethrone Central-Phenix City, 40-14 https://t.co/OIgv3vc0UF pic.twitter.com/tcj8LPfehI
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 5, 2019
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Hear from Coach Mark Freeman following @athletics_ths 7A State Championship victory pic.twitter.com/WRg2SSla8J
— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 5, 2019
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Hear MVP Sawyer Pate talk about last years loss helping prepare Thompson for a victory tonight pic.twitter.com/XW0m2wtpj1
— AHSAA (@AHSAAUpdates) December 5, 2019
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Thompson QB gets unexpected surprise after MVP performance https://t.co/GPQpchoPtY pic.twitter.com/n90x9i9BF7
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 5, 2019
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Thompson’s sophom*ore Jeremiah Alexander proves elite recruiting profile https://t.co/BRcI3CJduu pic.twitter.com/kegHSyBKJZ
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 5, 2019
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Vote for the top player from the 2019 Super 7 championships in Auburn https://t.co/lpSrOdASPB pic.twitter.com/4WsJAY7Da0
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 8, 2019
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Super 7: Meet 7 prospects who showed up and showed out in Auburn https://t.co/DMPmPh0dm5 pic.twitter.com/NYaK7DUzce
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 7, 2019
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Kris Abrams-Draine’s impressive run comes to sudden halt in Class 6A title loss https://t.co/bhUgARTFvS pic.twitter.com/FeJksAyuRP
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 7, 2019
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3 more:
AISA CHAMPIONS
CLASS AAA: Bessemer Acad. 49, Glenwood 22
CLASS AA: Autauga Acad. 23, Escambia Acad. 6
CLASS A: Southern Acad. 14, Chambers Acad. 8
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Power 25: Which state champ is No. 1 in final 2019 Alabama HS football rankings? https://t.co/qAPBtHLxBW pic.twitter.com/CsnMvIAbFE
— AL.com H.S. Sports (@aldotcomPreps) December 9, 2019
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