Tuscaloosa Academy

This Patton Turnipseed kick kept the Knights alive in the playoffs.

Tuscaloosa Academy hosted Locust Fork in a first round playoff matchup. The Knights held off a late comeback attempt from the Hornets and finished the game with a final score of 42-28.

The 2022 high school football season in West Alabama came to a close Friday night but the second season also known as the AHSAA playoffs starts next week. Here is a look at how things wound up this week:

Tuscaloosa Academy Gets Ready for the Playoffs

On homecoming night, the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights sent their fans home with a win over the Greene County Tigers.

The American Christian Academy Patriots met the Tuscaloosa County Knights tonight for the first time since 1992 in what was expected to be a tightly contest contest between Tuscaloosa's best teams in their respective divisions.

After their big win in their first game at the ASHAA level beating Holy Spirit 45-12, Townsquare Media begins the series with Tuscaloosa Academy defensive coordinator Todd Bradford.

The Holy Spirit Saints traveled to face the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights Friday night to kickoff the 2022 season of Alabama high school football. Tuscaloosa Academy got out to an early lead and were up 35-0 at the half, but after a few big plays from Holy Spirit, the final score resulted in a 45-12 victory for the Knights.

The Alabama Crimson Tide is adding Tuscaloosa Academy standout Jack Standeffer to its roster as a 2022 preferred walk-on.

The Tuscaloosa Academy Knights (4-4, 4-0) defeated the Morgan Academy Senators (4-4, 2-2) on homecoming 17-7 to win the AISA 3A Region 2. The Knights defense held strong throughout the evening only allowing one touchdown and holding the Senators to just 1-for-6 on fourth down.