Photos by Alex Millender.
Briarwood at Moody - Football - 2026 Week 1
John Campbell delivers a pass to Sam Canale on a trick play.
Briarwood, Chelsea, Oak Mountain and Spain Park high schools all turn to the second half of their region schedules in October. Briarwood is in the AA private classification’s Region 2, Chelsea is in Class 5A, Region 4, and Oak Mountain and Spain Park are both in Class 6A, Region 3.
OCT. 1-2
Briarwood travels to St. John Paul II on Thursday in the first meeting between the two programs.
Chelsea hosts Helena, which holds a 7-5 edge in the series and has won the last five meetings, including a 21-9 win last season. Oak Mountain hosts Hewitt-Trussville, which holds an 11-3 edge in the series and has won 10 straight meetings, including a 36-21 win last season. Spain Park travels to Prattville, a series it leads 2-1, but the teams have not met since 2013.
OCT. 8-9
Chelsea travels to Homewood on Thursday, a series Homewood has swept 4-0 to this point. The teams have not met since 2021, when Homewood won 37-35. Spain Park hosts Tuscaloosa County on Thursday as well, a series it leads 9-3, including a 35-14 win in 2023, the last time the teams played.
Briarwood hosts John Carroll on Friday, a series Briarwood leads 13-3 and has won 12 straight, including a 23-7 win last season. Oak Mountain travels to Prattville, a series Prattville leads 3-1, including a 27-6 win last season.
OCT. 16
Photos by Alex Millender.
Briarwood at Moody - Football - 2026 Week 1
The Briarwood football team celebrates a big win with the band and the fight song after a 35-7 victory at Moody on Aug. 21.
Briarwood hosts Randolph in the first meeting between the two programs. Chelsea travels to Mountain Brook, a series Mountain Brook leads 2-0. The teams have not met since 2021, when Mountain Brook won 25-0. Oak Mountain travels to Tuscaloosa County, a series it leads 8-4, including a 43-7 win last season. Hoover hosts Spain Park, a series the Bucs lead 21-4, including a 21-10 win last season.
OCT. 23
Briarwood travels to American Christian in the first meeting between the two programs. Chelsea hosts Chilton County, a series it leads 10-6 and has won six straight, including a 30-0 win last season. Oak Mountain hosts Thompson, which holds a 14-9 edge in the series and has won 10 straight meetings. Spain Park travels to Hewitt-Trussville, a series the Huskies lead 6-3. The teams have not met since 2023, when Spain Park won 50-29.
OCT. 29-30
Chelsea travels to Bessemer City on Thursday in a non-region game. Spain Park closes the regular season at home against James Clemens, a series it leads 3-1.
On Friday, Oak Mountain closes the regular season at Homewood in a non-region game, a series Oak Mountain leads 4-2. The teams have not met since 2011. Briarwood has an open date before the playoffs begin.
LOOKING AHEAD
October’s schedules will shape all four teams’ playoff seeding as their respective region races play out.
Briarwood is guaranteed a playoff berth, as all 16 teams in its classification will qualify for the postseason. Oak Mountain and Spain Park will fight for a playoff spot, as 6A has an amended format this season that will allow six of the eight teams in Region 3 to make the playoffs. Chelsea will look to make the playoffs for the first time since 2024.
