8 Huntsville-area teams make 2026 AHSAA flag football playoffs

Athens flag football — Athens High School held its inaugural flag football season in 2025. (Athens High School)

It’s hard to believe the 2026 high school football season is already nearing its end, but that also means it’s the most exciting time of the year for local fans: playoff time!

If you didn’t know, many local high schools also have flag football teams, which is a great way to make the sport accessible to everyone. The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) sanctioned it in 2021, and since then it has only grown in popularity.

AHSAA just released its playoff brackets for the 2026 flag football season — check out which local teams made the cut! 👇

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Class 6A high schools in the AHSAA flag football playoffs

Three local high schools made the 6A flag football playoffs — check them out here:

Huntsville High School
- Matchup: vs. Oak Mountain
- Tuesday, November 3 at 6:30PM
Grissom High School
- Bye week (automatically advances to the second round)
Sparkman High School
- Matchup: vs. Hoover
- Wednesday, November 4 at 5:30PM

Class 5A high schools in the AHSAA flag football playoffs

A larger collection of local high schools made the 5A flag football playoffs, with five schools in total getting in. Check them out below:

Columbia High School
- Matchup: at Parker
- Tuesday, November 3 at 6:00PM
Lee High School
- Matchup: at Gardendale
- Tuesday, November 3 at 6:00PM
Decatur High School
- Matchup: at Oxford
- Tuesday, November 3 at 6:00PM
Austin High School
- Matchup: vs. Springville
- Tuesday, November 3 at 7:00PM
Athens High School
- Matchup: at Pell City
- Tuesday, November 3 at 6:00PM