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Ben Thomas | bthomas@al.com

Ben Thomas is the high school editor for AL.com, responsible for prep coverage throughout the state of Alabama. He has been named one of the 50 Legends of the Alabama Sports Writers Association and has won numerous awards, including the National Sports Media Association's Alabama Sports Writer of the Year in 2020 and also the ASWA's Bill Shelton Award. He graduated from Clarkston (Ga.) High School in 1986 -- Go Angoras -- and Auburn University in 1990. He has been covering sports in Alabama for more than 30 years.