Under the Lights football gameday.
Friday night means gameday for the local high school football teams, and Under the Lights is back to cover Football Friday.
Mountain Brook opens the season Friday night on the road in a non-region matchup.
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Mountain Brook at Hueytown
- Date: Friday, Aug. 21
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Location: Hueytown High School
Last season: Mountain Brook finished 9-4, reaching the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Hueytown advanced to the Class 6A quarterfinals before falling to Benjamin Russell.
What to watch: Chris Yeager enters his 21st season leading Mountain Brook, a program he has guided to a 170-73 record. Mountain Brook is looking to win its season opener for the third straight year. Hueytown, meanwhile, is coming off 10 consecutive playoff runs and enters as a formidable Week 1 test.
Last meeting: Mountain Brook beat Hueytown 30-27 in overtime in 2025. Mountain Brook has won seven of the 10 meetings between the two programs.
Next week: Mountain Brook travels to Mobile to play UMS-Wright, while Hueytown heads to Pike Road.
Thank you to Gunn Dermatology for sponsoring our coverage of Mountain Brook football this season. Visit their two locations in Mountain Brook.
