Staff Report
(March 2, 2012)

BIRMINGHAM - James J.J. Jackson believed his G.W. Carver Wolverines were prepared for a down-to-the-wire finish at the AHSAA Final 48.

His premonition proved to be correct.

Contributed
(March 2, 2012)

BIRMINGHAM - Due to threat of inclement weather and on the advice of the National Weather Service, the AHSAA Final 48 State Basketball Championship games scheduled for 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. tonight are postponed until Saturday, AHSAA Executive Director Steve Savarese announced. The revised schedule now has eight championship games scheduled for Saturday.

Staff Report
(March 1, 2012)

BIRMINGHAM – Montgomery Academy coach Anthony McCall talked all week about the scoring ability of Carbon Hill, particularly that of senior Tylor Owens.

They got a first-hand look at it on Wednesday.

Combined Reports
(February 29, 2012)

BIRMINGHAM – The St. Jude Pirates were in position to advance to the finals of the AHSAA Class 1A finals on Tuesday.

The Pirates had trailed for much of the game but fought back to tie late in the fourth quarter.

Keith Washington leads St. Jude into the Class 1A semifinals on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Birmingham News)

Staff Report
(February 27, 2012)

St. Jude is back in Birmingham.

But that’s not enough.

The program, which has won eight state championships, has high expectations.

Contributed
(March 2, 2012)

Here are the results and schedule of the AHSAA State Tournaments, which continues through Saturday.

The Montgomery Academy Lady Eagles receive the Class 3A South Regoial trophy after defeating LAMP in the finals on Saturday. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(February 26, 2012)

MOBILE – For Montgomery Academy, heading south in the AHSAA basketball playoffs has become a good thing.

The Lady Eagles won their second-consecutive Class 3A South Regional with a resounding 82-53 victory over hometown rival LAMP on Saturday at the Mitchell Center on the campus of Unv. of South Alabama

Staff Report
(February 25, 2012)

G.W. Carver made its third consecutive Final 48 with an impressive 68-43 victory over Enterprise in the boys Class 6A Central Regional final at Alabama State’s Acadome on Friday.

Staff Report
(February 24, 2012)

MOBILE – Carly Jackson scored 11 points and added 20 rebounds as the LAMP Lady Golden Tigers advanced to the AHSAA Class 3A girls South Regional final with a 60-49 win over Abbeville at the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama on Thursday.

Carver’s Jeremy Johnson drives on Auburn’s Richard Stockton during the Wolverines’ win on Tuesday. (Staff Photo)

Staff Report
(February 21, 2012)

G.W. Carver coach James “J.J.” Jackson admitted it may have not been much fun watching all of the Class 6A team s be eliminated prior to the Wolverines’ tilt against Auburn on Tuesday.

But it may have helped with motivation.