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1953 AHSAA Basketball Tournament Champions
Results of the games from the annual
Alabama High School Athletic Association's Basketball
Tournament for 1953. Team records are pre-tournament wins and losses.
AA
Round 1 3/12/1953
Walker (25-6) 56-37 Benjamin Russell (28-6)
Selma (12-13) 42-49 Murphy
Dothan 52-42 Butler (23-9)
Winfield (35-0) 30-20 Emma Sansom (22-3)
Jacksonville 63-53 Sidney Lanier (15-6)
Geraldine (22-5) 69-68 Phillips Birmingham (17-1)
Eufaula (30-1) 76-49 McGill
Lanett (28-7) 54-59 Russellville (28-5)
Round 2 3/13/1953
Benjamin Russell 43-51 Murphy
Winfield 52-53 Dothan
Jacksonville 48-47 Geraldine
Eufaula 48-47 Russellville
Semi-Finals 3/14/1953
Murphy 37-41 Dothan
Jacksonville 55-63 Eufaula
Finals 3/14/1953
Eufaula 60-54 Dothan
Consolation 3/14/1953
Murphy 51-44 Jacksonville
A
Round 1 3/5/1953
Marion County 52-57 Hackneyville
Bakerhill 42-52 Austinville
Maplesville 41-65 Corner
T.R. Miller (23-0) 33-37 Ragland
Munford 39-44 New Brockton
Curry (24-4) 48-54 Dadeville
Hazlewood 52-43 Baker
Dallas County 34-38 Danville
Round 2 3/6/1953
Hackneyville 57-72 Austinville
Corner 39-40 Ragland
New Brockton 46-53 Dadeville
Hazlewood 54-50 Danville
Semi-Finals 3/7/1953
Austinville 47-24 Ragland
Dadeville 33-47 Hazlewood
Finals 3/7/1953
Austinville 61-47 Hazlewood
Consolation 3/7/1953
Ragland 52-37 Dadeville
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.