What will the first AHSAA private school football playoffs look like?

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St. Paul’s quarterback Hayden Fincher throws a screen pass during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright’s Richard Scott runs for yardage during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Anthony Frasier runs for yardage during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright head coach Sam Williams walks the sidelines during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s quarterback Hayden Fincher is flushed out of the pocket during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright’s Thomas Portacci returns a kickoff during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Anthony Frasier stumbles after catching a pass during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Carson Stephens is tackled out-of-bounds by UMS-Wright defender x during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s place kicker Turner Antoon attempts a PAT during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright quarterback Max Fowler drops back to pass during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright’s Thomas Portacci runs for yardage during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Hayden Fincher runs down the sideline for a first down during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright quarterback Max Fowler drops back to pass during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright teammates congratulate Logan Loftin after returning an interception down to the goal line during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s head coach Ham Barnett looks on from the sidelines during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

The UMS-Wright Bulldogs take the field during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright quarterback Max Fowler is stopped in his tracks by St. Paul’s Hunter Rider during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Tank Jones runs for a touchdown during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Will Abrams follows his blockers during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Anthony Frasier is tackled by a host of Bulldogs during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright quarterback Max Fowler rolls out to pass during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Anthony Frasier is tackled by UMS-Wright’s Bennett Roe during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

The UMS-Wright offense line up across from the St. Paul’s defense during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

St. Paul’s Tank Jones catches a pass during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

UMS-Wright’s Richard Scott breaks a tackle to pick up extra yards during a preps football game, Friday, August 22, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson/al.com)

As part of more than a four-hour meeting Wednesday in Montgomery, the AHSAA’s Central Board of Control approved the private school championship pathways for the 2026-2027 season.

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