Wednesday AHSAA regional softball: 16 more teams qualify for championship tournament [Video]

AHSAA regional softball tournaments continued on Wednesday with 16 more teams qualifying for the state championship tournament.

Double-elimination play in Class 5A and Class 1A ended while Class 2A and Class 3A began, finishing on Thursday.

The top two teams in each class from four regionals – South at Gulf Shores Sportsplex, Central at Montgomery’s Lagoon Park, East at Albertville’s Sand Mountain Park and North at Florence’s Coffee O’Neal Park – advance to next week’s state championship tournament in Oxford.

The winners bracket champion earns the state tournament No. 1 qualifier while the elimination bracket winner will be the No. 2 qualifier in each class.

Class 5A qualifiers: (South) No. 1 Rehobeth, No. 2 Gulf Shores; (Central) No. 1 Beauregard, No. 2 Marbury; (East) No. 1 Moody, No. 2 Alexandria; (North) No. 1 Jasper, No. 2 Hayden.

Class 1A qualifiers:(South) No. 1 Brantley, No. 2 Leroy; (Central) No. 1 Maplesville, No. 2 Verbena; (East) No. …