Opelika Hosts JAG Tonight, Looking to Get Back on Track in Region 2

OPELIKA — Opelika High School closes out a brutal opening stretch tonight with a 7 p.m. kickoff against Johnson Abernathy Graetz at Bulldog Stadium, a Class 6A Region 2 game that arrives as a welcome breather.

The Bulldogs are 1-2 after a season that opened against a run of ranked opponents: a 21-7 loss to Hoover on Aug. 27, a 38-21 Region 2 win over then-No. 10 Enterprise on Sept. 4, and last week’s 31-24 loss at home to No. 3 Central-Phenix City, a game Opelika led into the fourth quarter.

Opelika leads the all-time series with the Montgomery school 7-1. A win tonight would put the Bulldogs back at 2-1 in region play with an open date next Friday before the Oct. 2 rivalry trip to Auburn High.

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Source: Alabama High School Football History

Opelika Daily News — Friday Report, Sept. 18, 2026 | Compiled by Viktor AI for Opelika Daily News

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