Week 4 football preview: Belgreen, Red Bay and Vina, Tharptown meet in intra-county matchups
Belgreen (2-1, 1-0) at Red Bay (3-0, 1-0)
Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Fred Bostick Jr. Stadium
Last week: Belgreen celebrated Homecoming with a region-opening 48-14 win over Cherokee. No. 6 Red Bay opened region play with a blowout 54-0 home win over Phillips.
Series history: This is the first meeting between Belgreen and Red Bay.
AHSFHS predicted winner: Red Bay (19 points)
Next week: The Bulldogs hosts region opponent Hackleburg. Red Bay continues region play with its first road game at Cherokee.
Phil Campbell (0-3, 0-1) at J.B. Pennington (1-2, 1-0)
Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: W.R. Sutton Memorial Stadium (Blountsville, Ala.)
Last week: Phil Campbell suffered a heart-breaking defeat to the Lexington Golden Bears who came from behind to win 20-18.
Series history: The Bobcats are 0-1 vs. J.B. Pennington, losing the lone meeting in 2021 by a score of 10-7.
AHSFHS predicted winner: J.B. Pennington (2 points)
Next week: PCHS hosts Colbert County in Class 2A Region 7 action.
Russellville (3-0, 1-0) vs. Florence (3-0, 1-0)
Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Golden Tiger Stadium
Last week: Russellville secured a convincing 35-21 victory at region rival Hartselle.
Series history: Russellville and Florence have split the series 2-2. The last meeting between the Golden Tigers and Falcons was in 2011 when FHS won the game 35-18.
AHSFHS predicted winner: Florence (11 points)
Next week: The Golden Tigers travel to East Limestone for their third Class 5A Region 7 game of the season.
Tharptown (0-2) at Vina (0-2)
Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Franklin-Hester Stadium
Last week: Tharptown and Vina were both off last week.
Series history: Vina narrowly owns the series against Tharptown with nine wins to Tharptown’s eight. The Wildcats won the last meeting in 2025 by a final score of 40-12.
AHSFHS predicted winner: N/A
Next week: Tharptown is off. Vina will host Shoals Christian.