The Opelika High School varsity football team held its final spring practice last week. The Bulldogs finished 5-5 with a region record of 4-4 in their first year after moving up to the AHSAA’s highest classification, 7A. The next time the Bulldogs take the field will be for the first game of the 2023 season Thursday, Aug. 24, against Thompson in the annual Kickoff Classic at Montgomery’s Cramton Bowl. PHOTOS BY ROBERT NOLES/THE OBSERVER
