Extra Points: Playoff picture still up in the air for Reeltown
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Reeltown’s football team is looking forward to hosting a first-round playoff game but it is still awaiting its opponent after a shakeup in Class 2A Region 3 due to potential region champ Highland Home forfeiting six games after self-reporting to the AHSAA to using an ineligible player.

Despite Reeltown being on a bye week prior to the playoffs beginning next week, the Rebels can’t do a whole lot of extra preparation. As the winners of Class 2A Region 4, Reeltown will face off against the No. 4 seed out of Region 3.

But Region 3 had a recent shakeup as Highland Home was set to win the region outright but the Flying Squadron recently self-reported an AHSAA eligibility rule. Highland Home played an ineligible student in violation of the AHSAA’s Bona Fide Transfer Rule, which forced it to forfeit six games including five region victories.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.