MOBILE, Ala. – The 9-0 Daphne Trojans wrap up the regular season tonight at 1-8 Baker.

Despite the records and their home-field advantage clinched for the first round of the 6A playoffs, Daphne coach Glenn Vickery said his team must focus first on the Hornets.

"Baker is very aggressive on defense," he said. "They are well coached and play hard every play. Lately (on offense) they have spread the field more and have run some empty sets using lots of motion.

"We need to continue to improve weekly. It all begins at practice. We need to play at a higher level each week. (Against McGill-Toolen) we were pleased with the effort of our team. There is always something to improve on when you're dealing with 17-year-olds. We were coming off a big game (Fairhope) the week before and we need to put together a bunch of good weeks. That's what it takes to advance in the playoffs. Our kids and our coaches are working hard everyday to get to the level we need to be."

Vickery was proud of his team's effort against McGill, but said his defense may have been too intense, resulting in costly penalties.

"Our defense played so hard, penalties hurt us. We let McGill keep some drives alive."

Vickery will be facing one of his former players and associates at Baker in Hornets head coach Tim Massengale and assistants Jason Black, Mickey Orso and Chris Williams.

"Tim Massengale played for me and coached with me for several years," Vickery said. "He has several guys on his staff who I was fortunate enough to coach."

As of this writing, Daphne will likely host Blount in Round 1 of the 6A playoffs Nov. 5 at Jubilee Stadium.

Foley visits Tuscaloosa County

NORTHPORT – The Foley Lions (7-2) travel to Northport tonight to face the Tuscaloosa County High School Wildcats (7-2) for the regular season finale for both teams.

Foley finished in third place in 6A Region 2, while TCHS finished in second place in Region 5, and both teams are sitting just outside this week’s ASWA poll top 10. Foley defeated Satsuma on the road, while Tuscaloosa County beat Carver-Birmingham 41-8 last week. The Lions have outscored opponents 291-115 through nine games, while the Wildcats have outscored foes 301-79.

Foley and Tuscaloosa County have never met in football.

Gulf Shores hosts Admirals

GULF SHORES – The Gulf Shores Dolphins will close out their season by hosting 3A Bayside Academy tonight at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.

The Dolphins (3-6) are 2-0 against the Admirals all time, including a 17-0 win at Bayside last season. Gulf Shores defeated 5A Region 1 opponent Faith Academy 42-21.

Bayside (7-2) defeated Excel 57-20 last week and has outscored opponents 327-176 through nine games. Finishing as the three seed in 3A Region 1, the Admirals will travel for a first round playoff game next week.

Bears host Faith Academy

ROBERTSDALE – The Robertsdale Golden Bears cap the 2010 season by hosting the Faith Academy Rams tonight.

Robertsdale (4-5) is coming off coach Scott Phelps’ first win over a county opponent, a 31-17 win over Baldwin County last week. Faith Academy (3-6) fell to Gulf Shores 42-21.

The game was originally scheduled to be played in Mobile, but was moved to Robertsdale’s J.D. Sellars Stadium last week. Robertsdale and Faith Academy have never met in football.

BCHS welcomes Escambia County

BAY MINETTE – The Baldwin County Tigers (0-9) look to get a win at home to close out the 2010 season tonight against Escambia County.

The winless Tigers have been outscored 333-88 through nine games, while the 6-3 4A Blue Devils have outscored foes 248-166. BCHS won last year’s meeting 20-6 and is 45-34-4 all time against the Blue Devils.

–Sports Coordinator Eric Mann contributed to this report