This year’s prep football bonanza is slowly coming to an end for most of the programs in the area — sans for the quartet of playoff squads, of course — as we look ahead to the final regular season slate of the 2014 campaign.

As per tradition, three of the six Week 11 games feature head-to-head matchups between heated county rivals.

The best of those fine offerings comes in the shape, form and fashion of Fairview and Vinemont.

The Eagles (5-4, 4-2 in Class 3A, Region 5) wrapped up their second playoff spot in three years with a 27-21 win over Winston County last Friday, while the Aggies (3-6, 1-6 in 5A, Region 7) secured a fine 33-0 home victory over Butler.

Thursday will mark the first meeting between the two schools since a 40-20 Fairview triumph back in 2011. The Aggies have won the past four games versus Vinemont by an average of 19.5 points.

Momentum could play a huge role in this one, as the Eagles have won three games in the row and seem to be clicking on all cylinders after a pass-happy performance against the Yellow Jackets.

Coach George Redding’s squad can move the ball, but I’m inclined to believe Vinemont’s running game will be the difference in this battle of 3A versus 5A.

Jake’s Pick: Vinemont

Rob’s Pick: Vinemont

% Winston County (5-4, 3-3 in 3A, Region 5) at Addison (6-3, 4-2 in 2A, Region 6): These two squads are the perfect definition of an end-of-the-season rivalry, as they’ve met every year since 1949, with the Bulldogs holding a 41-31-1 overall advantage.

The Yellow Jackets have won just three times since 1992, as Addison has been a perennial postseason contender throughout the entirety of the program’s existence.

David Smothers’ team is fresh off a 27-7 win against Southeastern and has won five of its last six contests following a 1-2 start.

The Bulldogs have more motivation than ever on Friday. A victory would guarantee them the No. 2 seed in the region and hosting rights for the second straight year in the first round of the playoffs.

A loss or any other scenario would further bring the AHSAA’s tiebreakers into the fold — which, for the time being, I’ll spare you from as to not give you a huge headache prior to the end of this column.

All that aside, I like the home team by two scores.

% Jake’s Pick: Winston County

% Rob’s Pick: Addison

% Holly Pond (0-9, 0-6 in 3A, Region 5) at Cold Springs (7-2, 4-2 in 2A, Region 6): The Eagles keep on feeding their football machine with the many words of their continuing doubters.

It’s time to stop and give credit where it’s due.

After a 30-7 loss to Addison, Cold Springs earned two victories in must-win games to put themselves in the postseason mix for the first time since 2004.

It’ll travel to Holly Pond Thursday hoping to finish with eight wins — it would be their most since 2003 — and myriad good vibes heading into the playoffs.

Meanwhile, the Broncos are still searching for that elusive first win in the Mike Bates era.

While they’ve certainly improved under the second-year Holly Pond coach, they’ve been plagued with some serious injuries to key players. For that reason and more, it’s hard to see the Green and White edging a seasoned team like the Eagles.

% Jake’s Pick: Cold Springs

% Rob’s Pick: Cold Springs

% Russellville (8-1, 6-1 in 5A, Region 8) at Cullman (4-5, 2-4 in 6A, Region 8): Three straight losses to top-level competition has the ‘Cats limping into their regular season finale without a playoff berth for the first time since 2004.

Be that as it may, the Black and Gold will lay it all on the line when they welcome in the No. 7 Tigers to Oliver Woodard Stadium Friday for the chance to end their season at 5-5.

Russellville has been dynamite during its campaign with a balanced offensive attack and a defense that’s allowed just 17 points per bout through nine games.

That stat could spell serious trouble for a Cullman offense that’s been shut out twice in its past three games and has scored just 138 points all season long — by far the least amount in the Mark Britton era.

Never count out the Bearcats but definitely watch out for the Tigers.

% Jake’s Pick: Cullman

% Rob’s Pick: Russellville

% Hanceville (1-8, 1-5 in 3A, Region 5) at Good Hope (4-5, 3-4 in 4A, Region 7): Both the Bulldogs and Raiders are coming off road defeats that couldn’t have anything less in common.

Hanceville was denied its second win of the season on a last-minute Hail Mary by Susan Moore in a 15-14 heartbreaking bout, while Good Hope was dominated from start to finish by North Jackson in a one-sided 62-7 affair.

Although the Purple and Gold own a 24-14 advantage in head-to-head meetings, the Red and White have squeaked by 28-22 and 34-27 the past two meetings.

The Bulldogs are playing way better than they were in Week 1, but the offensive firepower of Good Hope — especially quarterback Riley Eisner and his many receiving weapons — will be too much on this particular night.

% Jake’s Pick: Good Hope

% Rob’s Pick: Good Hope

% Priceville (4-5, 2-5 in 4A, Region 7) at West Point (6-3, 4-3 in 5A, Region 8): The Warriors are probably still celebrating their first playoff berth since 2008 following last Friday’s 21-14 overtime victory against Lawrence County.

However, coach Don Farley and his squad — specifically, the seniors — are certainly looking to close out their regular season schedule by doling out a home shellacking to the Bulldogs.

Both teams are coming off much-needed wins after three-game losing streaks. Priceville needs a victory to finish .500 on the season, while West Point would like to triumph and seize momentum heading into a first-round postseason matchup at Parker.

While it’s been anoffensive struggle at times for the Maroon and White, look for them to find some big-time success on the ground versus a team yielding an average of 40.5 points in its past four games.

Jake’s Pick: West Point

Rob’s Pick: West Point

Jake’s Picks to Date: 50-18

Rob’s Picks to Date: 52-16