The opening rounds can be played from Monday to Thursday at the venue of the two best teams in a region.

Of the five local teams, only one is home – Northside Methodist Academy. The Knights, who finished second in Class 1A-5A, Region 2, host Selma in Class 1A-5A action on Tuesday at Rip Hewes Stadium. The opening performance is scheduled for 4:30 p.m

The other four local teams — Carroll and Charles Henderson in Classes 1A-5A and Dothan and Enterprise in Classes 6A/7A — are all traveling after finishing third or fourth in their region.

Both Dothan and Carroll play Monday, with the Wolves traveling to Brookwood in a Class 6A-7A playoff game at 4:30 p.m. and the Eagles traveling to Montgomery in a Class 1A-5A playoff game at 5:30 p.m Play Catholic.

Charles Henderson plays at Marbury in Class 1A-5A on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Enterprise travels to Northridge for a Class 6A/7A playoff game on Thursday at 4 p.m.

This week's first round winners will qualify for second round games November 11-14.

The state quarterfinals will take place November 18-21 and the state semifinals will take place November 25-28.

The state championship games are Dec. 4 at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. The Class 1A-5A game is at 11 a.m. and the Class 6A/7A game is at 3 p.m