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Welcome to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society.
We have expanded our research to include all team sports in Alabama.
Initially our
goal is to preserve the history of every team sport played within
the state. We also provide other important information including
coaching records, tournament results, state championship summaries and much more. If you can provide accurate scores or
any other information related to our efforts we encourage you to contact
us.
Tennis has been played on the high school level in Alabama for many years.
The first sanctioned state championship was in 1945 with Woodlawn taking home
the trophy that spring.
All teams in the AHSAA competed in a single classification until 1978 when they
split the classes into two divisions with 4A and 1A-3A both competing for a
championship.
In 1991 the schools were once again split according to enrollment with 6A, 5A
and 1A-4A competing. Another division came in 1996 when 4A competed as a single
classification.
The school still compete in four classifications but many more schools have
joined the sport since those early days in the court.
Today each April
most every school in the state joins in with a chance to win a championship in
one of the classifications in the AHSAA.
Tennis Championships
Most Championships
28 - Mountain Brook
22 - Tuscaloosa Academy
(AISA)
17 - Montgomery Academy
16 - UMS-Wright
14 - St. Pauls
10 - Sylacauga
9 - Vestavia Hills
9 - Walker
8 - Morgan Academy
(AISA)
Most Championship Match Appearances
39 - Mountain Brook
28 - Montgomery Academy
27 - Tuscaloosa Academy
(AISA)
24 - St. Pauls
21 - UMS-Wright
19 - Morgan Academy
(AISA)
17 - Vestavia Hills
12 - Huntsville
12 - Walker
11 - Houston Academy
11 - Sylacauga
11 - Trinity
(AISA)
Which coaches have won the most state championships?
Most Championships
15 - David Bethea - Montgomery Academy
10 - Donna Robinett - Mountain Brook
9 - Rick Cleveland - UMS-Wright
7 - Susan Farlow - Mountain Brook
6 - Tom Steckler - Randolph
5 - Sanford Santoli - St. Pauls
5 - William Hart - Houston Academy
4 - Adam Kolasa - Vestavia Hills
ASHFHS.org
Following years of research, in June of 2007 the AHSFHS.org website became a reality.
Many people have gotten involved to assist us with research of the schools
and teams to make this a reality.
Other team sports have joined football as a part of our research.
Initially AHSFHS.org will include information about coaches, state playoffs, all
state teams, player awards and team records.
It is virtually impossible to provide scores for every game for every
team. Who knows, later even that may be a possibility. There is still a lot of
work to do with the all state teams of years past but our intentions are to find
every team.
We encourage everyone to get involved in helping us provide the most accurate
information possible. If you have information that would be useful to us please
let us know.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Sports History
The only forfeit in tournament play was in 1999 when Courtland forfeited their win over Madison Academy in the Class 1A finals.
