Overview
- Classes 5A and 6A open first-round matches Thursday through Saturday, April 23–25, with games hosted at school sites across the state.
- Published schedules list specific pairings and times, including Paul W. Bryant at Benjamin Russell at 5 p.m. for girls and Elmore County at Marbury at 5:30 p.m. for boys.
- Advancing 5A–6A teams play a second round April 27–28, while Classes 1A–3A, 4A and 7A begin their first round on those same dates under AHSAA’s staggered format.
- Sub-state rounds run through May 2, followed by the state tournament set for May 6–9 at the Huntsville Soccer Complex at John Hunt Park.
- The Alabama High School Coaches Poll released its 10th weekly rankings ahead of kickoff, with Florence atop the boys super poll and Mountain Brook and Oak Mountain leading the girls list.