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