Patriots defend home turf as Eagles face season finale

Friday night marks the final regular season games for two local high school teams.

Homewood and John Carroll will play at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m. local time.

Homewood, currently 8-1, hosts Oak Mountain at Waldrop Stadium. Oak Mountain enters the game with a 2-7 record. The Eagles fell to Thompson 42-0 last week. Homewood defeated Ramsay 10-7 to secure the Class 5A, Region 4 title. Jozy Hicks kicked a 42-yard field goal for the winning margin in that game. The Patriots defense limited the Rams to 122 total yards. Oak Mountain running back Kentrell Tolbert rushed for 146 yards on 27 carries against Thompson. The Eagles controlled the ball for 28 minutes and 7 seconds in that loss. Homewood last beat Oak Mountain in 2011 with a score of 14-7. Oak Mountain holds the series lead at 4-2.

John Carroll, 4-5, plays at home against Leeds, 7-1, at Pat Sullivan Field. The Cavaliers lost to Randolph 25-21 last week despite leading 21-10 in the fourth quarter. Leeds defeated Lincoln 48-21 last week and has won seven consecutive games. John Carroll beat Leeds 34-33 in their last meeting in 2019. John Carroll leads the all-time series 19-10-1.

Oak Mountain will finish its season after Friday's game. Homewood hosts Theodore in the first round of the playoffs the following week. John Carroll travels to Randolph for its first playoff game. Leeds hosts Brooks in the first round.