By Erik Harris, sport editor
TUSCALOOSA — State championship matchups are now set for each of the seven AHSAA classifications.
And one of the 14 teams traveling to Tuscaloosa next week for the Super 7 Championships will be Class 6A Pinson Valley. Running back Michael Sharpe Jr. led the third-ranked Indians to a 27-10 victory over No. 2 Mountain Brook on Friday night at Willie Adams Stadium. The junior took the reins of Pinson Valley’s offense on a rainy Friday night, running for 160 yards and two scores on eight carries.
The Indians (11-2) also got a defensive touchdown from linebacker Alijah May, who got his hands on a Mountain Brook fumble and pulled away for a 46-yard scoop-and-score for the first points of the game.
Up next for Pinson Valley is a championship showdown with No. 7 Spanish Fort next Friday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. That game will conclude the Super 7 Championships and is scheduled to kickoff at 7:30 p.m.
See a complete recap of semifinal games below.
Semifinal Results
CLASS 1A
Linden (13-0) 22, Brantley (13-1) 7
Pickens County (11-3) 24, Berry (11-2) 18
CLASS 2A
Abbeville (12-1) 60, Leroy (11-2) 45
Mars Hill Bible (12-2) 32, Spring Garden (12-2) 14
CLASS 3A
Montgomery Catholic (12-2) 35, Montgomery Academy (13-1) 28 (OT)
Fyffe (14-0) 14, Piedmont (12-2) 6
CLASS 4A
Handley (11-1) 34, American Christian (13-1) 13
Gordo (13-1) 21, Etowah (10-3) 14
CLASS 5A
St. Paul’s Episcopal (14-0) 21, Faith Academy (12-2) 20 (OT)
Pleasant Grove (11-2) 35, Ramsay (12-1) 14
CLASS 6A
Spanish Fort (11-3) 13, Saraland (11-3) 7
Pinson Valley (11-2) 27, Mountain Brook (12-2) 10
AHSAA SUPER 7 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Dec. 2-3-4
Wednesday, Dec. 2
CLASS 7A Finals
Auburn (11-1) vs. Thompson (13-0), 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 3
CLASS 3A Finals
Montgomery Catholic (12-2) vs. Fyffe (14-0), 10 a.m.
CLASS 1A Finals
Linden (13-0) vs. Pickens County (11-3), 2:45 p.m.
CLASS 5A Finals
St. Paul’s Episcopal (14-0) vs. Pleasant Grove (11-2), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4
CLASS 4A Finals
Gordo vs. Handley, 10 a.m.
CLASS 2A Finals
Abbeville (12-1) vs. Mars Hill Bible (12-2), 2:45 p.m.
CLASS 6A Finals
Spanish Fort (11-3) vs. Pinson Valley (11-2), 7:30 p.m.