Bud... I never said that these teams were Central or Halls. I don't question that Central and Halls could not compete in 6A here. But, I stand by what I said. I have watched 6A football in Alabama up close every week this year, and I am not overly impressed. I have yet to see one team that could match Alcoa or Fulton for team speed. In fact, the speed in this region is pretty laughable.
Vestavia Hills simply is not that good a team. Spain Park is pretty good. Hoover is okay, though they were down a bit this year. Mountain Brook did not impress me at all until Morgan Ogilvie got healthy, and at that point, they became a different team. Still, if you were to send down Alcoa, Fulton, Maryville, Catholic, and even Farragut, those teams would line up well in this region. Maybe not year in and year out, but this year they would. Sure, there are guys here who are Division 1 recruits, but the TEAMS have not been overly impressive.
Now, Prattville is probably a different story. Maryville would likely lose to them. However, anyone who thinks that Maryville couldn't come down and compete in this classification is fooling themselves. Same for Alcoa and Fulton. None of them would be playing for their 3rd consecutive titles, but all would be playoff contenders.
