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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

Oxford flag football beats Decatur 26-0 and hosts Albertville next

Plus, Oxford hosts Muscle Shoals in a Friday football playoff game.

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Oxford flag football beats Decatur 26-⁠0 and will host Albertville in round two

Oxford's playoff path runs from Tuesday's win to Dec. 1

  1. Nov. 3Oxford beat Decatur 26-0 in the first round.
  2. Nov. 10Oxford will host Albertville in the second round.
  3. Dec. 1State championships will be played at Hancock Whitney Stadium at the University of South Alabama.

Sources: Calhoun Journal, Montgomery Advertiser

If you follow Oxford flag football, Tuesday was a good night. The team beat Decatur 26-0 in the first round of the playoffs and will host Albertville in the second round on Nov. 10.

Albertville beat Ramsay 40-0 in its opener. Hope Christian also advanced, beating Trinity Presbyterian 26-0, and visits American Christian on Nov. 10. Anniston is 14-3 and hosts Scottsboro that day.

  • Classes 1A-6A: four rounds of playoffs
  • Private Single and Double A: three rounds
  • Class 5A and 6A have their own playoffs
  • Anniston's second-round kickoff time is still to be determined

Oxford and Albertville both shut out their first-round opponents

26-0
Oxford's first-round win over Decatur
40-0
Albertville's first-round win over Ramsay
Dec. 1
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Sources: Calhoun Journal, Montgomery Advertiser

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Playoff football

Oxford hosts Muscle Shoals in a playoff game on Fri., Nov. 6, according to East Alabama Sports Today's playoff picks. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Oxford High School. E.A. Sports TodayMaxPreps

Area teams play playoff games in several classes on Friday

ClassGame
5AMuscle Shoals at Oxford
4AHamilton at Alexandria
4ACentral-Clay at Deshler
3ATalladega at T.R. Miller
2AOhatchee at Lexington

Source: E.A. Sports Today

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Friday's playoff slate also has Hamilton at Alexandria in Class 4A and Talladega at T.R. Miller in Class 3A. The full list includes Hokes Bluff at Lauderdale County and White Plains at Jackson. E.A. Sports Today

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Oxford flag football beats Decatur 26-0 and hosts Albertville next

Plus, Oxford hosts Muscle Shoals in a Friday football playoff game.

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  1. Oxford flag football beat Decatur 26-0 and hosts Albertville Nov. 10
  2. Oxford football hosts Muscle Shoals in a Class 5A playoff game Friday
  3. Wynonna Judd plays the Oxford Performing Arts Center Friday night
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