Thompson and Opelika are already in next week’s Super 7 championships at Birmingham’s Protective Stadium.

The other 12 finalists will be decided Friday night in the Class 1A-6A semifinals.

Thirteen teams are still undefeated heading into Round 4. The most surprising semifinalist is Scottsboro in Class 5A. The Wildcats are the only unranked team remaining. They host Moody with a chance to reach the finals.

Here is how the AL.com experts pick this week’s semifinal games:

CLASS 6A

Benjamin Russell (12-1) at Saraland (12-0)

Ben Thomas: Saraland 35-28

Dennis Victory: Saraland 42-28

Randy Kennedy: Saraland 35-33

John Vella: Saraland 36-24

Gerhard Mathangani: Saraland 31-28

Simone Eli: Saraland 34-20

Thomas Ashworth: Saraland 41-39

Clay-Chalkville (13-0) at Muscle Shoals (12-0)

Ben

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