Rolling into Week 3 of the high school football season tonight with critical region games and big rivalries renewed across the state.

Some key games tonight include Opelika at Auburn, Enterprise at Dothan, James Clemens at Bob Jones, Daphne at Mary G. Montgomery, Saraland and at Gulf Shores at Hoover at Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa.

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Football High Live will be keeping an eye on those games and many others throughout the night. A total of 178 games are on tap tonight.

Check back frequently for updates. As always, we will have a complete scorelist later in the night when all games are complete.

How much will sloppy weather factor into tonight’s games? That could be a key. Here we go with week 3:

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9:50 PM, More finals rolling in:

Gadsden City 40, Buckhorn 7

Tuscaloosa Academy 51, Aliceville 6

Foley 31, Robertsdale 21 (Foley stays unbeaten, Robertsdale loses its first)

Pike Road 40, Rehobeth 19

9:42 PM, Rally complete: Hewitt-Trussville comes from behind to beat rival Vestavia Hills 18-14.

9:38 PM, Score one for the Dolphins: Jaden Dobbins intercepts KJ Lacey in the end zone and returns it 100 yards for a score. However, Saraland still leads 28-7 with 8:34 left.

FINAL: Chelsea 36, Pelham 33

FINAL: Enterprise 28, Dothan 21

FINAL: Piedmont 46, Ohatchee 20

FINAL: Westminster 40, St. John Paul II 10

FINAL: Mountain Brook 23, Hueytown 21

FINAL: Austin 31, Sparkman 30 (OT)

9:37 PM, Tight one in the Madison Bowl: Bob Jones takes a 31-27 lead over James Clemens.

9:35 PM, More finals:

Central-Florence 56, Wilson 7

Pleasant Grove 49, Fairfield 13

Leeds 42, Springville 14

9:31 PM, It’s a final: McGill-Toolen holds off Theodore to win 18-16. Jackets win on the back of 6 FGs. Theodore is 0-3.

Meanwhile, Hewitt-Trussville has rallied to take an 18-14 lead over Vestavia Hills with 20 seconds left. Noah Dobbins with his second TD pass of the game, this one to Jacob Serena to cap an 8-play, 68-yard drive.

9:30 PM, Crazy finish at the Lip: McGill seemed to clinch the game with its 6th field goal, but Theodore returned the kickoff for a TD. It’s 18-16 McT with 70 seconds left.

Hoover 28, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 6 (End 3)

Austin 24, Sparkman 24 (Headed to OT)

9:28 PM, It’s over: No. 4 Auburn holds off Opelika 28-21 in a great game between the two rivals.

FINAL: Spanish Fort 35, Baldwin County 6 (Toros move to 3-0)

Mountain Brook 23, Hueytown 21 (Mountain Brook’s Anderson Roberts with a 40-yard FG with 1:25 left)

Austin 24, Sparkman 24 (9.1 4th)

Gadsden City 40, Buckhorn 7 (End 3)

FINAL: Florence 41, Albertville 0

9:23 PM, Going down to the wire:

Pelham 33, Chelsea 28 (1:43 left)

Auburn 28, Opelika 21 (5:15 left)

James Clemens 27, Bob Jones 24 (End 3)

FINAL: Baker 21, Davidson 0 (Baker 3-0 under first-year coach Juan Johnson)

FINAL: Citronelle 40, Faith Academy 0 (Citronelle moves to 3-0)

9:20 PM, Big Mac: Mac Beason with a 47-yard TD pass to Chris Warren. Hoover up big on Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, 28-6 with 4:11 left in the third.

Spanish Fort 35, Baldwin County 6 (EJ King 5-yard TD run, 2:50 left)

Thompson 40, Tuscaloosa County 7 (End 3)

FINAL: Thomasville 34, Southside-Selma 0

FINAL: UMS-Wright 15, B.C. Rain 0

9:15 PM, Mims the word: Oxford’s Mason Mims with a 48-yard scoring pass to JT Taylor for a 31-21 lead over Shades Valley with 34 seconds left in the third.

Back within striking distance: Hewitt-Trussville cuts the Vestavia lead to 14-11 on Noah Dobbins’ 14-yard TD pass to James Kelly. Huskies get the 2-point conversion and still have hope.

Tight one in Madison: James Clemens clinging to a 27-24 lead over Bob Jones.

Still in it: Dothan scores to cut the Enterprise lead to 28-21 with 4:29 left.

9:12 PM, Getting his kicks: McGill’s Jack O’Neal is 5-for-5 on field goals. Yellow Jackets lead Theodore 15-9 with 5:43 left. Jackets looking to send Bobcats to an 0-3 start.

Chelsea 28, Pelham 27 (3:02 4th)

Saraland 28, Gulf Shores 0 (5:37 3rd, KJ Lacey with a 7-yard TD run)

Pleasant Grove 49, Fairfield 13 (End 3)

Huntsville 21, Grissom 20 (End 3)

Austin 24, Sparkman 17 (2:24 4th)

9:10 PM, Good one in Bham: Jiquez Daniel with a long catch and run for a TD. Hueytown has taken a 21-20 lead over Mountain Brook.

Pelham 27, Chelsea 21 (8:16 4th)

Pike Road 19, Rehobeth 7 (End 3, Ja’Michael Jones 5-yard run for the Patriots)

FINAL: Geraldine 64, Asbury 0

Spanish Fort 28, Baldwin County 6 (6:37 4th, EJ King 27-yard TD pass to Newton Gardner)

Leeds 35, Springville 14 (End 3)

Piedmont 40, Ohatchee 20 (4th)

9:03 PM, Auburn answers: Tigers respond to Opelika’s go-ahead TD in 3 plays. Omar Mabson with a 1-yard run. The two East Alabama rivals are tied again 21-21.

UMS-Wright 15, B.C. Rain 0 (late 4th)

Foley 28, Robertsdale 14 (10:40 4th)

Piedmont 40, Ohatchee 12 (4th)

Mountain Brook 20, Hueytown 14 (End 3)

FINAL: Brantley 39, Pleasant Home 0 (Jayden Parks 3 TD passes)

FINAL: T.R. Miller 56, Monroe County 0

9 PM, Getting late:

Hoover 21, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 6: Jonah Winston with a 35-yard TD run on the QB keeper.

Glenwood 20, BB Comer 0

Ranburne 19, LaFayette 0

Central-Clay County 27, Valley 0

Beauregard 21, Marburg 0

Ben Russell 21, Calera 0

Handley 28, Cleburne County 0

Russell County 21, Wetumpka 17

Citronelle 34, Faith Academy 2

Alma Bryant 0, Fairhope 0 (3rd)

Williamson 42, Elberta 0

Parker 21, Gardendale 0 (Early 4th)

8:55 PM, Big ones in 7A, Region 2:

Enterprise 28, Dothan 14. Mason Burkhardt TD pass to Cates Blackmon.

Opelika takes the lead at Auburn. Bulldogs up 21-14 with 10:26 left in the game. Tigers came in ranked No. 4 in the state. Bryan Moore in his first year as HC of Opelika. Colby Key with a 6-yard TD pass to Brody Jones.

8:51 PM, Going to the wire: Class 7A No. 4 Auburn and undefeated rival Opelika going to the 4th at Duck Samford all tied 14-14.

Theodore 9, McGill-Toolen 9 (End 3, Theodore ties it with a TD but misses the PAT)

Piedmont 40, Ohatchee 0 (Hayes Gunn with 3 rushing TDs)

Austin 24, Sparkman 10 (9:52 4th)

8:46 PM, Upset in the making? 0-2 Vestavia Hills gets a 7-yard TD run from William Tonsmeire and leads undefeated and No. 2 Hewitt-Trussville 14-3 with 36 seconds left in the third.

Parker 14, Gardendale 0 (Timothy Merritt 67-yard TD run for the Herd)

Chelsea 21, Pelham 20

Austin 17, Sparkman 10 (End 3)

Baker 14, Davidson 0 (3:33 3rd)

Scottsboro 35, Boaz 28 (3rd)

Oxford 24, Shades Valley 21 (6:32 3rd)

Thomasville 34, Southside 0 (End 3)

8:42 PM, Increasing the lead: MGM QB Shondell Harris with a 6-yard TD run in a driving rainstorm. Vikings lead Daphne 21-0 with 2:58 left in the third. Spanish Fort’s own Scott Todd on the reporting.

James Clemens 27, Bob Jones 17 (half)

Vigor 40, LeFlore 0 (half)

Hokes Bluff 28, Etowah 18 (10:01 3rd)

Mobile Christian 20, Satsuma 6 (half)

8:40 PM, Close encounters: Hueytown’s Juquarius Brooks returns the second-half kickoff 85 yards for a TD to cut the Mountain Brook lead to 20-14 in the third quarter.

UMS-Wright 9, B.C. Rain 0 (End 3. B.C. Rain driving)

Spanish Fort 21, Baldwin County 6 (Sawyer Wilson 4-yard TD run, 10:03 3rd; Baldwin County’s Ti Mims counters with a 4-yard run of his own.)

Chelsea 21, Pelham 13

Moody 21, Jacksonville 0 (half)

Andalusia 14, Headland 6 (half)

8:37 PM, MIA: Star Saraland receiver CD Gill not playing tonight against Gulf Shores. He is on the sideline in street clothes. Doesn’t look like it matters. Spartans lead 21-0 at the break.

8:34 PM, Sneaking it in: Kingston Phan with a 42-yard field goal for UMS-Wright. Bulldogs lead B.C. Rain 9-0. Red Raiders have only crossed midfield once in a sloppy, wet game that has led to a lot of fumbles.

Guntersville 45, Brewer 9 (Guntersville with 31 unanswered points)

Pike Road 12, Rehobeth 7 (Half. Cason Myers with a 40-yard TD to Omari Smith)

Vestavia Hills 7, Hewitt-Trussville 3 (Hewitt with a 32-yard FG)

Baker 6, Davidson 0 (5:38 3rd)

8:25 PM, Warriors up big: Thompson leads Tuscaloosa County 33-7 at the half.

Hoover 14, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 6 (half)

Auburn 14, Opelika 14 (Opelika opens the half with a 75-yard drive in just two plays to tie it up)

Vestavia Hills 7, Hewitt-Trussville 0 (Huskies stopped on fourth-and-goal early in the third quarter)

Austin 17, Sparkman 7 (6:46 3rd)

Scottsboro 28, Boaz 21 (half)

Cold Springs 14, Susan Moore 12

Cedar Bluff 14, Gaston 0

Saraland 21, Gulf Shores 0 (half)

8:20 PM, Chasing down the scores:

Baker 0, Davidson 0 (half)

Westminster 26, St. John Paul II 3

Leeds 28, Springville 14 (half)

Bayside Academy 7, Orange Beach 5 (half)

James Clemens 27, Bob Jones 10 (Ty Doughty 76-yard TD reception)

Ardmore 14, Priceville 0 (half)

Hokes Bluff 21, Etowah 18 (Good one in the Gadsden area)

Gadsden City 28, Buckhorn 0 (Kai Franklin 73-yard pass to TJ Worthy) (half)

Grissom 14, Huntsville 14 (half) (19 combined penalties in the first half)

Pleasant Grove 42, Fairfield 7 (half)

UMS-Wright 6, B.C. Rain 0 (6:27 3rd)

8:15 PM, Closing the gap: Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa back within one score of visiting Hoover. 14-6 Bucs late in the first half.

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8:12 PM, Right back at you: Dothan blocks an Enterprise punt and returns it for a score. Good one going in the Circle City. It’s 21-14 Enterprise at the half.

Piedmont 19, Ohatchee 0 (half)

Chelsea 14, Pelham 13 (half)

Parker 7, Gardendale 0 (half) (Auburn football commit Jourdin Crawford with a sack and a fumble recovery for the Herd)

Mountain Brook 20, Hueytown 7 (half)

Saraland 21, Gulf Shores 0 (DeShawn Spencer with 2 TDs, 5:58 left in the half)

Geraldine 57, Asbury 0 (half)

8:05 PM, Spreading it out: Class 7A No. 2 Enterprise has taken a 21-7 lead at No. 5 Dothan on Mason Burkhardt’s 25-yard TD pass to Auburn commit Eric Winters. Wildcats stopped Dothan on a fourth down play.

McGill-Toolen 9, Theodore 3 (Jack O’Neal with three FGs in the half. The last one came from 31 yards on the final play of the half)

Muscle Shoals 42, Columbia 6 (Columbia on the way to loss No. 84 in a row)

Oxford 14, Shades Valley 14 (half)

Williamson 28, Elberta 0

Citronelle 14, Faith Academy 2

Hillcrest-Evergreen 12, Cottage Hill 0

Mountain Brook 20, Hueytown 7 (Lawson McKnight 22-yard run for the Spartans)

Spanish Fort 14, Baldwin County 0 (Half. Two TD connections for Aaden Shamburger and Nemo Hixon.

8:01 PM, Still rolling: Vigor on its way to 3-0 with a 20-0 lead on rival LeFlore. Bayside transfer QB Sammy Dunn has been excellent for coach John McKenzie’s team all year.

8 PM, Low scoring games all around on a wet night:

Saraland 14, Gulf Shores 0 (KJ Lacey 13-yard TD pass to Deshawn Spencer, 9:08 2nd)

Vestavia Hills 7, Hewitt-Trussville 0 (half)

Auburn 14, Opelika 7 (half)

UMS-Wright 6, B.C. Rain 0 (half)

Hoover 14, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 3 (Jaccorray Hayes 6-yard TD run)

McGill-Toolen 6, Theodore 3

Mary G. Montgomery 14, Daphne 0 (half)

7:55 PM, Back and forth: Foley and Robertsdale trading blows in the Battle of Central Baldwin. Foley’s Jaxson Dixon returns a kickoff 90 yards for the Lions to tie the game at 14-14 with 1:42 left in the first half.

Mountain Brook 14, Hueytown 7 (4:15 2nd)

Oxford 14, Shades Valley 6 (4:44 2nd)

McGill-Toolen 6, Theodore 3 (late 2nd)

Madison Academy 42, DAR 0 (1:29 2nd)

Auburn 14, Opelika 7 (41 seconds left in the half)

Austin 10, Sparkman 7 (half)

Chelsea 14, Pelham 13

7:50 PM, Checking the statewide scores:

Robertsdale 14, Foley 7 (Late 2nd) (Quin Shields TD run)

Mobile Christian 20, Satsuma 0 (End 1)

UMS-Wright 6, B.C. Rain 0 (Half)

James Clemens 21, Bob Jones 10 (10:34 2nd)

Glencoe 14, JB Pennington 7

North Jackson 14, Madison County 0

Appalachian 21, Locust Fork 6

Cherokee County 19, Oneonta 0

Fyffe 35, Collinsville 0

Spring Garden 14, Ragland 0

7:45 PM, Top 10 battle: Enterprise moves back on top of Dothan, 14-7, on Dylan Smith’s 55-yard run. Wildcats are ranked No. 2 in 7A. Dothan is No. 5.

McGill-Toolen 6, Theodore 0 (Jack O’Neal with 2 FGs for the Yellow Jackets)

Saraland 7, Gulf Shores 0 (End 1. Tough sledding on a wet field. Texas commit KJ Lacey with just 29 yards passing. Santae McWilliams with 7 yards rushing, but the Spartans still lead.

Hoover 7, Hillcrest-Tuscaloos 3 (11:40 2nd)

Vigor 8, LeFlore 0 (Carlos Benjamin 3-yard run)

Fyffe 28, Collinsville 0 (6:29 left int he first half)

Auburn 7, Opelika 7 (4:00 2nd)

Mountain Brook 14, Hueytown 0 (7:08 left 1st half)

Pelham 13, Chelsea 7

7:40 PM, Spartans on top: Santae McWilliams scores on a 1-yard run to give No. 1 Saraland a 7-0 lead on No. 10 Gulf Shores late in the first quarter.

Gardendale 0, Parker 0 (End 1)

Gadsden City 14, Buckhorn 0 (End 1)

Rehobeth 7, Pike Road 6 (End 1)

Pleasant Grove 14, Fairfield 0 (End 1)

Leeds 14, Springville 7 (End 1)

Citronelle 7, Faith Academy 2

Austin 7, Sparkman 7 (5:18 2nd)

James Clemens 14, Bob Jones 7 (End 1)

7:35 PM, Big 7A Games:

No. 10 Mary G. Montgomery 14, Daphne 0 (Shondell Harris with 2 TD passes.)

Hoover 7, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 0 (1:57 1st)

Vestavia Hills 7, Hewitt-Trussville 0 (10:48 2nd)

Florence 10, Albertville 0

Enterprise 7, Dothan 7

Thompson 14, Tuscaloosa County 0

Grissom 0, Huntsville 0 (End 1)

7:30 PM, Battle of Central Baldwin: Foley with a 7-0 lead on Robertsdale. Damien Martial has been a key for the Lions early this season.

Baker 0, Davidson 0 (End 1)

Shades Valley 6, Oxford 0

Madison Academy 21, DAR 0 (Joshua Williams with 2 TD runs)

McGill-Toolen 3, Theodore 0 (Jack O’Neal with a 38-yard FG)

Thomasville 21, Southside Selma 0

Vestavia Hills 0, Hewitt-Trussville 0 (End 1)

Chelsea 7, Pelham 6

Walter Wellborn 8, Weaver 0 (End 1)

7:25 PM, MGM on the board: Vikings score first against Daphne. Shondell Harris with a 6-yard TD pass to Damarcus Broughton Jr. MGM leads 7-0 late in the first quarter.

UMS-Wright 6, B.C. Rain 0 (End 1)

Fyffe 14, Collinsville 0 (End 1)

Austin 7, Sparkman 0 (End 1)

Theodore 0, McGill-Toolen 0 (End 1)

Wetumpka 3, Russell County 0

7:20 PM, Big one in Dothan: No. 2 Enterprise with a 7-0 lead on No. 5 Dothan on Kentucky commit Andrew Purcell’s TD reception from Mason Burkhardt.

In another 7A, Region 2 game: No. 4 Auburn with a 7-0 lead on rival Opelika on Omar Mabson’s 58-yard TD run. Former Sigma Pi-Alpha Delta President Tim Meeks reporting tonight from Duck Samford.

Madison Academy leads DAR 14-0 with 5:37 left in the first quarter.

Chelsea 7, Pelham 3 (Former Daphne coach Glenn Vickery along with Laurence Weygand providing updates)

7:18 PM, Back even: James Clemens scores on Anthony Gideon’s 37-yard run to tie the game with Bob Jones at 7-7 with 8:11 left in the first.

Austin 7, Sparkman 0 (5:33 1st)

Chelsea 7, Pelham 0 (8:12 1st)

Westminster 6, St. John Paul II 0 (5:40 1st)

Prattville 7, Oak Mountain 0 (Gavin Rigdon 77-yard TD pass to Kelvin Blue)

Geraldine 7, Asbury 0

Etowah 6, Hokes Bluff 0

Susan Moore 6, Cold Springs 0

Pisgah 14, Section 0

7:12 PM, Rivalry game: 0-2 Vestavia Hills hosting 2-0 Hewitt-Trussville tonight. Evan Dudley will keep us updated on that one.

7:08 PM, Early lead: Leeds’ Tay Gaiter takes a double handoff & races 61 yards for a TD on the third play from scrimmage. Green Wave 7, Springville coming to bat, with just over 2 minutes off the clock.

Deshler 7, Danville 0 (11:02 1st)

UMS-Wright 6, B.C. Rain 0 (Bo Wills with an 8-yard TD run on the Bulldogs’ opening drive. PAT was wide.)

Bob Jones 7, James Clemens 0. Johnny Jackson finds his man in the end zone to put the Patriots ahead early.

Spanish Fort 7, Baldwin County 0. Aaden Shamburger 31-yard TD pass to Nemo Hixon. Toros up 7-0 with 7:10 left in the first.

Thompson 7, Tuscaloosa County 0 (10:10 1st)

7:02 PM, Familiar territory: My man Max covering Hokes Bluff and Etowah tonight. Brings back memories of my times in Gadsden. Been a while since these two teams played.

7 PM, Battle of unbeatens: Seems strange to say, but yes Foley and Robertsdale are both unbeaten.

6:57 PM, Bean back in action: AL.com legend Josh Bean back in action tonight with updates from Gardendale and Parker.

6:54 PM, Packed house: The Madison Bowl is packed out tonight for James Clemens and Bob Jones. It’s one of the many games we will keep you updated on tonight. Stay dry out there!

6:48 PM, First final of the night: Hatton and Brooks moved their game up to 4 p.m. (I would be for that each week!) Brooks wins it 35-16.

6:45 PM, Weather will be a factor: Gulf Shores coach Mark Hudspeth said earlier this week he would like a sloppy field to try to slow down KJ Lacey and No. 1 Saraland. He got his wish. It is wet at the beach and a lot of places around the state.

6:40 PM, Statewide scenes:

James Clemens taking on Bob Jones

A pair of somewhat surprising unbeatens in the Battle for Central Baldwin between 2-0 Robertsdale and 2-0 Foley.

Thompson set to take on Tuscaloosa County in the 7A, Region 3 opener.

6:30 PM, Another game moved: It was announced earlier today that the region game between Oakman and Carbon Hill would be moved to Sept. 27 after weapons were found in a student’s car. It’s the third time a game has been altered in the last week.

THURSDAY’S SCOREBOARD

Alabama Chr. 56, Northside Methodist 7

Autaugaville 37, Notasulga 14

Beulah 28, Dadeville 14

BTW-Tuskegee 32, Talladega 12

Carver-Birmingham 26, John Carroll 7

Central-Phenix City 69, Smiths Station 15

Excel 28, Flomaton 22

Georgiana 40, Florala 8

Julian 22, Stanhope Elmore 20

Lanett 13, Loachapoka 0

Lee-Scott 49, Childersburg 14

Minor 48, Woodlawn 27

Pike County 21, Geneva 15

Reeltown 61, Horseshoe Bend 0

Southside-Gadsden 31, Lee-Huntsville 7

Trinity 49, Prattville Christian 0

Wadley 61, Fayetteville 14

GIRLS’ FLAG FOOTBALL

Class 6A/7A

Bob Jones 27, Columbia 6

Grissom 30, Mae Jemison 0

Northridge 7, Central-Tuscaloosa 0

Spain Park 18, Westminster Christian 7

Vestavia Hill 44, Homewood 6

CLASS 1A/5A

Brewbaker Tech 25, Francis Marion 6

Fairfield 7, Pinson Valley 0

Moody 14, Prattville 13

Westminster Christian 26, Hazel Green 6