When the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s state basketball tournaments tip off Monday night, nine teams from Baldwin County will be represented after they earned spots in their respective brackets following a top-two finish in the postseason area tournament.

The Fairhope boys’ team (Class 7A Area 2) as well as Foley (Class 7A Area 2) and Gulf Shores (Class 5A Area 1) girls’ teams entered as area champions. Daphne, Spanish Fort and Orange Beach all had both their boys’ and girls’ teams in the state bracket as area runners-up.

Both Fairhope and Gulf Shores collected their fourth straight postseason area title where Foley won its first since 2021 which was the second in a back-to-back set of area championships.

Below are the Baldwin County teams’ opening-round matchups in the AHSAA state basketball tournament.

Sub-Regional round

Girls’ Class 4A
Orange Beach at Jackson, Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m.
Draws winner of Montgomery Catholic-Andalusia

Boys’ Class 4A
Orange Beach at Jackson, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.

Girls’ Class 5A
St. Paul’s at Gulf Shores, Feb. 13, 6 p.m.
Draws winner of Eufaula-Carroll

Girls’ Class 6A

Boys’ Class 6A
Spanish Fort at Blount, Feb. 14, 6 p.m.
Draws winner of Lanier-Pike Road

Regional Semifinal round

Girls’ Class 7A
Central Phenix City at Foley, Feb. 15, 9 a.m. (in Birmingham)
Daphne at Auburn, Feb. 15, noon
Foley and Daphne would play again if they both win

Boys’ Class 7A
Auburn at Fairhope, Feb. 15, 1:30 p.m. (in Birmingham)
Daphne at Central Phenix City, Feb. 15, 10:30 a.m.
Fairhope and Daphne would play again if they both win