State Tournaments: 1951 AA boys (2A)
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1951 Class AA Boys

Opening Round
February 28
Brown High School
Jordan
(Columbus)
32
Commercial
(Savannah)
30
Smith (?-7)
(Atlanta)
54
North Fulton
(Atlanta)
47
Lanier
(Macon)
45
Rome
38
Savannah
36
4 OT
O'Keefe
(Atlanta)
35
4 OT
February 28
Bass High School
West Fulton
(Atlanta)
41
Albany
39
Brown
(Atlanta)
39
Boys Catholic
(Augusta)
29
Russell
(East Point)
36
Roosevelt
(Atlanta)
26
Benedictine
(Savannah)
38
Columbus
31
Quarterfinals
March 1
Atlanta -
Georgia Tech
Brown
(Atlanta)
48
West Fulton
(Atlanta)
37
Smith (?-7)
(Atlanta)
42
Jordan
(Columbus)
41
Lanier
(Macon)
55
Savannah
34
Russell
(East Point)
43
Benedictine
(Savannah)
38
Semifinals
March 2
Atlanta -
Georgia Tech
Brown
(Atlanta)
51
Smith (?-7)
(Atlanta)
37
Lanier
(Macon)
44
Russell
(East Point)
39
Finals
March 3
Atlanta -
Georgia Tech
Lanier
(Macon)
48
Brown
(Atlanta)
45
Consolation
March 3
Atlanta -
Georgia Tech
Smith (?-8)
(Atlanta)
57
Russell
(East Point)
41

The Tournament
Teams: 16
How determined:

Champion: Lanier
School Title: 17th (3rd GHSA)
Final Record:
Coach: Selby Buck
Notes:

Other Notes

  • Savannah and O'Keefe were tied 33-33 at the end of regulation, 34-34 after one overtime, 34-34 after two extra periods, 35-35 after three, before Savannah got a point in the 4th.

    The rules on overtimes, according to the March 1, 1951 Atlanta Journal: "Rule on the matter states that the team which scores the first two points after the first overtime period is declared the winner. In a triple overtime, if both teams have scored two points in the first two extra sessions, one point [scored] wins. In this instance, the second overtime was scoreless and each sank one point in the first and third overtimes. That made the first foul shot or field goal in the fourth overtime the game winner."

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