BY DANIEL SCHMIDT FOR THE OBSERVER

OPELIKA — When Trinity Christian School was founded in 1978, the inaugural class contained only one kindergarten class. In the 47 years since then, the school has consistently grown, adding additional grades in the years immediately following its founding and culminating with the inclusion of a computer lab, playground, soccer facility and other amenities in 2007. But now, the tiny school situation on a picturesque campus in north Opelika is poised to offer its students a completely new experience: participation in the Alabama Independent School Association’s eight-man football league. The decision was swift, coming after the school’s board voted in late December 2024 to start the program. Since then, the process of getting the team ready to take the fie

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