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1961 AHSAA Basketball Tournament Champions
Results of the games from the annual
Alabama High School Athletic Association's Basketball
Tournament for 1961. Team records are pre-tournament wins and losses.
AA
Round 1 3/9/1961
Tuscaloosa (30-0) 70-47 Coffee (17-10)
Alexandria (19-9) 70-29 Auburn (22-11)
Lee Montgomery (24-4) 68-48 McGill (14-13)
Decatur (24-4) 82-59 Elba (15-12)
Banks (27-3) 79-64 Murphy (22-5)
Valley (18-11) 39-71 Sidney Lanier (14-12)
Butler (23-7) 56-41 Fayette County (29-0)
Enterprise (23-4) 42-48 Emma Sansom (19-3)
Round 2 3/10/1961
Tuscaloosa 61-55 Alexandria
Lee Montgomery 36-35 Decatur
Banks 60-50 Sidney Lanier
Butler 53-30 Emma Sansom
Semi-Finals 3/11/1961
Tuscaloosa 54-39 Lee Montgomery
Banks 59-56 Butler
Finals 3/11/1961
Tuscaloosa 58-39 Banks
Consolation 3/11/1961
Lee Montgomery 72-62 Butler
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Round 1 3/2/1961
Thorsby (22-4) 62-74 Piedmont (20-4)
T.W. Martin (17-5) 69-41 T.R. Miller (15-10)
Hurtsboro (17-4) 44-59 Priceville (25-9)
New Brockton (24-2) 60-36 Mount Hope (18-10)
Handley (17-6) 80-60 Notasulga (19-8)
Holly Pond (24-8) 62-34 Marengo County (14-7)
Berry Fayette (24-5) 50-46 Pleasant Home (9-12)
J.U. Blacksher (26-1) 54-50 Vincent (14-10)
Round 2 3/3/1961
Piedmont 77-63 T.W. Martin
Priceville 53-52 New Brockton
Handley 64-62 Holly Pond
J.U. Blacksher 50-48 Berry Fayette
Semi-Finals 3/4/1961
Priceville 64-54 Piedmont
Handley 54-48 J.U. Blacksher
Finals 3/4/1961
Priceville 58-47 Handley
Consolation 3/4/1961
Piedmont 46-64 J.U. Blacksher
Great Moments in Alabama High School Basketball History
The Alabama High School Athletic Association was first organized in 1921.