12/03/2025
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Super 7 begins Wednesday in Birmingham
Championship Week kicks off with Showdown of Streaking Flag Teams
By Josh Bean | For the AHSAA
BIRMINGHAM – Vestavia Hills High School (28-1) has won 28 straight flag football games after a season-opening loss to Moody. Central-Phenix City (19-0) – the two-time reigning AHSAA Class 6A-7A flag football champion – has won 56 straight after beating Smiths Station 34-7 in last week’s semifinals. The Red Devils are coached by Mitch Holt.
Both streaks will be on the line Wednesday as the 2025 Super 7 championships begin at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, with the Class 6A-7A flag championship game between Vestavia and Central set for 3 p.m. The Super 7 Championships get underway Wednesday with the Class 1A/5A Flag finals Moody (21-4) facing Montgomery Catholic (21-3) in a rematch of last year’s state finals kicking offing at 11 a.m.
“They’re fantastic. They’re kind of top of the mountain right now,” Vestavia coach Daniel Davis said. “They’re where we want to be, so looking forward to playing them.”
Davis said his team recognizes the challenge awaiting them.
“Our girls play really hard single every play,” he said. “They’re disciplined. They’re smart. They make plays. I’m glad we’ve got a chance to go out there and play, and we’ll see what happens.”
All of this week’s games at Birmingham’s Protective Stadium on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and will be televised live over the Alabama Public Television Network and live video streamed over the NFHS Network. WOTM TV’s Vince Earley and his outstanding crew will again produce all the championship-game broadcasts.
The action starts Wednesday at 1 p.m. when reigning Class 1A-5A flag football champ Montgomery Catholic (21-4) plays Moody (21-3), followed by the Vestavia-Central showdown. Catholic is coached by Whitney Toole and Moody by Wren Moore.
Central defeated the Rebels 25-0 to win the 2023 title and defeated Spain Park last season in the championship game to finish undefeated for the second straight year. The Red Devils were named by USA Today as the national champion in its final national rankings.
Wednesday’s action concludes with the Class 7A boys’ championship game between Thompson (10-3) and Opelika (10-3), with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Warriors has won five of the last six Class 7A championships, and Opelika is playing in the 7A final for the first time. The Bulldogs, coached by Bryan Moore, finished as Class 6A runner-up in 2012 when the AHSAA used a six-classification system and again finished as 6A runner-up in 2016.
Both Class 7A teams carry a four-game winning streak into the championship game, and both won on the road in the semifinals.
“I thank God for the journey,” Thompson coach Mark Freeman said after the Warriors’ semifinal win. “We’re going to get ready and go play.” Freeman and Thompson are in the 7A finals for a state-record eighth straight year.
Moody receiver Sophie White (11) makes a catch in last year’s Class 1A/5A Flag finals (AHSAA PHOTO / David Holtsford)
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Thompson junior QB Trent Seaborn (12) is making his fourth straight start in the Super 7 Finals (AHSAA PHOTO | David Holtsford) THS Athletics