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1979 AHSAA Basketball Tournament Champions
Results of the games from the annual
Alabama High School Athletic Association's Basketball
Tournament for 1979. Team records are pre-tournament wins and losses.
4A
Round 1 3/6/1979
Bradshaw (19-9) 58-66 Talladega (27-4)
Holt (10-19) 58-81 Butler (26-3)
Jess Lanier (19-11) 77-50 Blount (24-6)
Lee Montgomery (22-4) 65-55 Fairhope (25-2)
Round 2 3/7/1979
Talladega 62-81 Carver Birmingham (15-12)
Butler 69-58 Shades Valley (16-12)
Jess Lanier 55-61 Parker (15-12)
Lee Montgomery 36-39 Selma (27-5)
Semi-Finals 3/9/1979
Carver Birmingham 68-53 Butler
Selma 64-54 Parker
Finals 3/10/1979
Carver Birmingham 54-42 Selma
3A
Round 1 3/8/1979
Wetumpka 71-70 Charles Henderson
Guntersville 70-53 New Hope
Colbert County 72-70 Gardendale
Livingston 70-72 Jackson
Semi-Finals 3/9/1979
Wetumpka 60-58 Guntersville
Jackson 75-61 Colbert County
Finals 3/10/1979
Wetumpka 58-49 Jackson
2A
Round 1 3/7/1979
Ashville (30-0) 65-62 Headland (23-9)
Cold Springs (24-3) 50-69 East Limestone (27-4)
Phil Campbell (23-4) 57-58 Plainview (23-7)
McIntosh (21-4) 76-75 St. Jude (11-17)
Semi-Finals 3/9/1979
Ashville 62-71 East Limestone
Plainview 73-61 McIntosh
Finals 3/10/1979
East Limestone 74-65 Plainview
1A
Round 1 3/7/1979
Kinston 57-56 Alabama Lutheran
Spring Garden (20-10) 68-67 John Essex (26-2)
Goodwater (27-4) 51-66 Holy Family (15-15)
Leroy 50-83 Rebecca Comer
Semi-Finals 3/9/1979
Spring Garden 71-67 Alabama Lutheran
Rebecca Comer 69-58 Holy Family
Finals 3/10/1979
Rebecca Comer 86-51 Spring Garden
Great Moments in Alabama High School Basketball History
The fewest points scored in a tournament game is five by Mortimer Jordan in their 17-5 loss to Goodwater in the first round of 1932.
