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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 only forfeit in tournament play was in 1999 when Courtland forfeited their win over Madison Academy in the Class 1A finals.
