The high school football season rolls into Week 4 beginning Thursday. The Homewood Patriots, 4-0, looks to remain undefeated and the 0-3 Jackson-Olin Mustangs look to win its first game in the AHSAA Game of the Week on Thursday.

High school football games continued throughout the state of Alabama Sep. 5-7 and there was plenty of great action taking place. The No. 1 team in the Yellowhammer State remains Central-Phenix City followed by the Saraland Spartans.

The Alabama Sports Writers Association high school football rankings with first-place votes, win-loss record and total poll points heading into Week 4 of the AHSAA season. Others receiving votes: Prattville (4-0) 14, James Clemens (3-0) 12, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (2-2) 4, Vestavia Hills (1-3) 2.

AL.com will explore the best of high school sports in Alabama. We hope you join the conversation. I’ve been blessed to cover high school sports with a focus on the Gulf Coast for more than a decade now.

Here's how some of Alabama football's top commitments performed over the last week in high school football action.

Alabama high school football is back and so begins our Coach of the Week poll for the entire state. Coaches around the Yellowhammer State led their teams to big wins in Week 4 of the regular season. As such,