The final 56 teams in the seven classifications of boys and girls basketball in the AHSAA are set to meet at Legacy Arena in Birmingham beginning on February 25 and running through March 2.
Multiple reigning state champions will be the BJCC once again. Mountain Brook highlights the boys field with the Spartans led by coveted recruit Trendon Watford. Also returning are the Plainview Bears in Class 3A after a buzzer-beating win over Hillcrest-Evergreen last year. Sacred Heart will also play in Class 2A after winning the 1A title each of the last four seasons.
For the girls, Hazel Green makes another appearance in the Class 6A Final Four. Madison Academy will compete for the Class 5A title after winning 4A last year while last year’s 5A champion Charles Henderson was eliminated by 2018 6A runner-up Ramsay. Pisgah will also go for back-to-back crowns as they highlight Class 3A.
Listed below is a layout of the pairings for the state semis and when each team will be playing in the semis and potentially in the finals.
MONDAY, FEB. 25
CLASS 1A
GIRLS SEMIFINALS
Phillips ((24-10) vs. Westminster-Oak Mountain (21-8), 9 a.m.
Skyline (28-5) vs. St. Luke’s Episcopal (24-9), noon
BOYS SEMIFINALS
Decatur Heritage (30-4) vs. Georgiana (27-5), 10: 30 a.m.
Spring Garden (25-6) vs. St. Luke’s Episcopal (16-9), 1:30 p.m.
CLASS 2A
GIRLS SEMIFINALS
Cold Springs (27-6) vs. G.W. Long (26-5), 3 p.m.
Fyffe (29-5) vs. R.C. Hatch (20-6), 6 p.m.
BOYS SEMIFINALS
Tanner (27-6) vs. Central Coosa (21-4), 4: 30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Catholic (21-10) vs. Calhoun (27-7), 7:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 26
CLASS 3A
GIRLS SEMIFINALS
Winfield (31-1) vs. Montgomery Academy (30-2), 9 a.m.
Pisgah (32-1) vs. Prattville Christian (24-8), noon
BOYS SEMIFINALS
Westminster Christian (26-4) vs. Bullock County (16-12), 10: 30 a.m.
Plainview (31-4) vs. Prattville Christian (30-3), 1:30 p.m.
CLASS 4A
GIRLS SEMIFINALS
Rogers (30-3) vs. Childersburg (33-1), 3 p.m.
Anniston (28-4) vs. Greensboro (24-2), 6 p.m.
BOYS SEMIFINALS
West Limestone (20-13) vs. B.T. Washington (20-9), 4: 30 p.m.
Talladega (24-8) vs. Hillcrest-Evergreen (26-2), 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27
CLASS 6A
GIRLS SEMIFINALS
Carver-Birmingham (26-8) vs. Opelika (25-6), 9 a.m.
Hazel Green (32-3) vs. Blount (24-4), noon
BOYS SEMIFINALS
Muscle Shoals (25-7) vs. Carver-Montgomery (22-9), 10: 30 a.m.
Pinson Valley (22-9) vs. Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (28-7), 1:30 p.m.
CLASS 5A
GIRLS SEMIFINALS
Madison Academy (27-7) vs. Ramsay (27-7), 3 p.m.
Brewer (24-9) vs. Central-Tuscaloosa (26-3), 6 p.m.
BOYS SEMIFINALS
Wenonah (29-5) vs. Ramsay (20-13) 4: 30 p.m.
Center Point (17-14) vs. Bibb County (14-15), 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEB. 28
CLASS 7A
GIRLS SEMIFINALS
Hewitt-Trussville (20-10) vs. Auburn (24-4), 9 a.m.
Hoover (32-1) vs. McGill-Toolen Catholic (28-2), noon
BOYS SEMIFINALS
Mountain Brook (29-3) vs. Lee-Montgomery (29-3), 10: 30 a.m.
Hoover (24-8) vs. Baker (20-13), 1:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE
Class 1A Girls Finals, Thursday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m.
Class 1A Boys Finals, Thursday, Feb. 28, 5:45 p.m.
Class 2A Girls Finals, Friday, Mar. 1, 9 a.m.
Class 2A Boys Finals, Friday, Mar. 1, 10:45 a.m.
Class 3A Girls Finals, Friday, Mar. 1, 12:30 p.m.
Class 3A Boys Finals, Friday, Mar. 1, 2:15 p.m.
Class 4A Girls Finals, Friday, Mar. 1, 4 p.m.
Class 4A Boys Finals, Friday, Mar. 1, 5:45 p.m.
Class 5A Girls State Finals, Saturday, Mar. 2, 9 a.m.
Class 5A Boys State Finals, Saturday, Mar. 2, 10:45 a.m.
Class 6A Girls State Finals, Saturday, Mar. 2, 12:30 p.m.
Class 6A Boys State Finals, Saturday, Mar. 2, 2:15 p.m.
Class 7A Girls State Finals, Saturday, Mar. 2, 4 p.m.
Class 7A Boys State Finals, Saturday, Mar. 2, 5:45 p.m.
