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1951 Class C Boys

Semifinals
March 24
Griffin
Fairmont High
Whitman Street (Toccoa)
50
Jenkins County Training
33
Lamson-Richardson (Marshallville)
50
[Cordele]
46
Finals
March 24
Griffin
Fairmont High
Whitman Street (Toccoa)
55*
Lamson-Richardson (Marshallville)
41*

The Tournament
Teams:
How determined:

Champion: Whitman Street
School Title:
Final Record:
Coach: James Moore
Notes:

Other notes: Bracket incomplete. Consolation game result is unknown. As was common in black state tournaments at this time, the semifinals and finals were played the same day.

Cordele had two black high schools in 1950-51, both private: Holsey-Cobb Institute and Gillespie-Selden. It is unknown which of the two schools was in this tournament.

* Score is from The Toccoa Record. The Memphis Daily World has the finals score as being 51-41.

1951 champions
Boys
[ AA | A | B | C ]
Girls
[ AA | A | B | C ]