When the T.R. Miller Tigers come to Freedom Field in Daphne Friday night, they’ll have an undefeated clash with the Bayside Academy Admirals where the Class 3A Region 1 title will be up for grabs.

T.R. Miller, which has been ranked No. 1 since Week 3, will enter 8-0 overall and 5-0 in region play. Bayside Academy, following a season-opening loss, will enter on a seven-game winning streak at 7-1 overall and a similar 5-0 mark in region.

The Admirals have leaned on their defense which dropped its average point allowance to 9.6 per game with last week’s shutout of Excel. Bayside Academy’s region foes have only scored 27 points in five games, where Hillcrest-Evergreen registered 20 of them in Week 7, to lead the group just in front of the Tigers’ 42.

Junior linebackers Billy Neill and Monroe Partin have helped lead the Admiral unit and both rank in the top 10 for total tackles in the Alabama High School Athletic Association according to MaxPreps stats.

Neill held the edge entering Week 10 with 137 total tackles between 81 solos and 56 assists with 8 tackles for loss and 3 sacks for No. 5 in the state. Partin was right behind him as the sixth-ranked tackler in Alabama with 136 total tackles between 71 solos and 65 assists with 5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks.

The pair also represented Bayside Academy in the top 30 of the nationwide standings at Nos. 22 and 26, respectively.

The Admirals will get their tallest offensive test so far as T.R. Miller has scored at least 28 points in every contest and will carry an average of 40.5 points per game. The Tigers also narrowly lead Class 3A Region 1 in offense with 228 total points to sit in front of Hillcrest-Evergreen’s 222. On the other side of the ball, T.R. Miller has allowed more than 14 points only twice so far to complement a pair of shutouts.

With a 31-17 win in last year’s matchup, the Tigers have won the last four meetings to hold a 12-4 lead in the all-time series according to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society.

Gulf Shores Dolphins at Baldwin County Tigers

A game that suddenly has playoff implications will take place in Bay Minette as the Gulf Shores Dolphins travel to face the Baldwin County Tigers. The fourth and final postseason berth from Class 6A Region 1 will be determined over the next two weeks as five teams jockey for positioning.

Gulf Shores (2-5) still has Baldwin County (1-5) and Murphy (0-7) on its schedule needing two wins on top of help from other teams following last week’s last-second loss to Theodore (3-3). The Tigers have the Dolphins and McGill-Toolen (3-3) left on the docket and could also benefit from a pair of victories in addition to losses by Theodore to Saraland (7-0) and Blount (2-5) over the next two weeks.

Saraland, Spanish Fort (5-1) and St. Paul’s (5-1) have all locked in postseason berths and only Murphy has been mathematically eliminated so far.

It will serve as the first meeting between Gulf Shores and Baldwin County since 2021 when the Tigers prevailed 46-7 for their seventh-straight win in the series and a 7-3 all-time lead.

Other Week 10 matchups

Baker Hornets at Fairhope Pirates

Team records entering play: Fairhope will be 5-4 overall and 4-2 in 7A Region 1, Baker will be 6-2 overall and 5-1 in region. Last year: Hornets won 21-16. All-time series: Pirates lead 21-2-2.

Elberta Warriors at Citronelle Wildcats

Team records entering play: Elberta will be 0-8 overall and 0-6 in 5A Region 1, Citronelle will be 7-2 overall and 4-2 in region. Last year: Wildcats won 35-24. All-time series: Tied 1-1.

Foley Lions at Alma-Bryant Hurricanes

Team records entering play: Foley will be 4-4 overall and 2-4 in 7A Region 1, Alma-Bryant will be 2-6 overall and 2-4 in region. Last year: Lions won 35-22. All-time series: Foley leads 16-0.

J.U. Blacksher Bulldogs at Bayshore Christian Eagles

Team records entering play: Bayshore Christian will be 2-5 overall and 1-4 in 2A Region 1, Blacksher will be 6-2 overall and 4-1 in region. All-time series: Teams’ first meeting.

McGill-Toolen Yellow Jackets at Spanish Fort Toros

Team records entering play: Spanish Fort will be 7-1 overall and 5-1 in 6A Region 1, McGill-Toolen will be 4-4 overall and 3-3 in region. Last year: Toros won 41-19. All-time series: Yellow Jackets lead 6-4.

Orange Beach Makos at St. Michael Cardinals

Team records entering play: Orange Beach will be 5-4 overall and 3-2 in 4A Region 1, St. Michael will be 7-1 overall and 4-1 in region. Last year: Cardinals won 49-3. All-time series: St. Michael leads 2-0.

Robertsdale Golden Bears at Daphne Trojans

Team records entering play: Robertsdale will be 2-7 overall and 0-6 in 7A Region 1, Daphne will be 6-3 overall and 4-2 in region. Last meeting: Trojans won 55-14. All-time series: Daphne leads 20-4.

Sparta Academy Warriors at Snook Christian Eagles

Team records entering play: Snook will be 0-8 overall and 0-5 in AISA’s 2A Region 2, Sparta will be 5-2 overall and 3-1 in 2A Region 1. Last year: Warriors won 54-35. All-time series: Sparta leads 3-2.