AHSAA area tournaments kick off today
Published 5:47 pm Thursday, January 30, 2025
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Area tournaments will be kicking off Thursday as the playoffs begin for local basketball teams.
Three of the tournaments will be held in Dallas County.
ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñHigh School’s boys and girls teams both finished undefeated in area play and earned the right to host the tournament on Feb. 3, 4 and 6. Keith’s boys will also host their area tournament on Feb. 1, 4 and 6.
Here is a breakdown of the tournaments:
Class 5A, Area 5
The boys area tournament begins Monday,, Feb. 3, at ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñHigh School with Demopolis playing Jemison at 5 p.m. followed by the Saints vs. the Montevallo Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. The championship game is set for Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.
The girls tournament starts Tuesday, Feb. 4 at ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñHigh School with Jemison hosting Montevallo at 5 p.m. followed by the home-standing Saints hosting Demopolis at 6:15 p.m. The winners of each game will play each other Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 5 p.m.
Class 1A, Area 5 Boys Tournament
Keith will host the boys area tournament beginning Saturday, Feb. 1 when Linden and A.L. Johnson will face off at 2:30 p.m. The winner of that game faces the home-standing Bears on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. R.C. Hatch plays University Charter on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 5 p.m.
The championship game is Thursday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m.
Class 1A, Area 5 Girls
Keith’s girls basketball team earned the No. 2 seed and will play A.L. Johnson at R.C. Hatch on Monday, Feb. 3, at 5 p.m. Hatch plays the winner of Linden-University Charter at 6:30 p.m. The championship game is Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m. at Hatch.
Class 1A, Area 7
Francis Marion hosts the boys and girls area tournaments Jan. 30, Feb. 1 and Feb. 3.
Ellwood Christian’s girls play in the first game Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. against Breakthrough Charter while the boys play against the same school.
Both winners advance to play Francis Marion’s teams. The girls game is Friday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. while the boys play Saturday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m. Maplesville and Billingsley’s girls and boys play the earlier games at 5 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively on those days.
The championship games will be at 5 and 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3.
Class 3A, Area 4
Southside’s teams will be traveling to Wilcox-Central for the area tournament on Friday, Jan. 31. The girls play Wilcox-Central at 5:30 p.m. while the boys play Thomasville at 7 p.m.
The winner of the girls game plays Thomasville in the championship on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 5:30 p.m. while the winner of the boys game plays Wilcox-Central at 7 p.m.
Class 3A, Area 5 girls
Dallas County will take on Thorsby in the 4-5 game at Saint James on Friday, Jan. 31, at 4:45 p.m. The winner advances to Saturday, Feb. 1, against Saint James at noon. The championship will be played at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Class 3A, Area 5 boys
Dallas County will take on Alabama Christian Academy in the 2-3 game at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at Montgomery Academy. The championship will be Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m.