#3 Auburn (12-1) at #4 McGill-Toolen (12-1)
When/Where: Friday, 7 p.m. - Archbishop Lipscomb Stadium in Mobile, Alabama
Radio: WNGL am-1410
Last Meeting: Auburn defeated McGill-Toolen 29-28 in overtime in the 2nd Round of the 2012 6A AHSAA playoffs.
Auburn Key Players: DE/FB Rashaan Evans, QB Bradley Northcutt, RB Tyus Flakes, WR Kyle Sikes, DB Delwyn Tolbert, K Sage Ledbetter
McGill-Toolen Key Players: QB Harry Satterwhite, RB Ito Smith, WR Wil Young, WR Terrell Kennedy, DL Herlandez Corley, CB Tony Bridges, SS Breland Massey
Game Notes: Auburn won in overtime last season when these two teams hooked up. Auburn has one of the top defensive players in the state in defensive end Rashaan Evans. Evans has 14 sacks this season. Evans is looking at Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, and UCLA for his next stop next football season. RB Tyuk Flakes had to be a workhorse against Foley with 235 yards on 32 carries & 2 TD's in a 2nd Round game. McGill-Toolen has a potent 1-2 punch in the air or on the ground. QB Harry Satterwhite and RB Ito Smith are two serious weapons for the Yellow Jackets. Satterwhite has passed for over 2,400 yards on the season. Smith has rushed for 1,584 yards on 23 TD's. Smith has rushed for 556 yards & 6 TD's in the 2013 playoffs. Auburn has wins over Murphy (51-14), Foley (23-20), and Carver-Montgomery in the playoffs. McGill-Toolen has defeated Opelika (21-20), Wetumpka (24-20), and Smiths Station (28-21) in the playoffs. Currently, Auburn has a 10-game winning streak and is 52-8 (.867) record over the last five seasons. McGill-Toolen started the season with a five game win streak and currently is riding a seven game win streak. McGill-Toolen is 48-12 (.800) over its last five seasons.