The road to the AHSAA basketball finals in Birmingham begins on Thursday for Baldwin County teams.

Things kick off on Thursday as Bayside Academy’s girls play Cottage Hill in the 3A, Area 1 tournament at T.R. Miller. Spanish Fort will play Escambia County at 6 p.m. in the 5A, Area 2 tournament at Vigor, while Gulf Shores will play Vigor at 7:30. In 6A, Area 4, Daphne and Baldwin County will meet at 6 p.m. at McGill-Toolen, and McGill and Satsuma will follow. In 6A, Area 3 at Robertsdale High School, Foley will play Fairhope at 7 p.m. for a chance to play Robertsdale in the Area 3 finals at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The 6A, Area 4 finals will be played on Saturday at 3 p.m. The 5A, Area 2 finals will be played Saturday at 6 p.m. and the 3A, Area 1 finals will also be played at 6.

The boys get started on Friday night, with McGill-Toolen and Daphne facing off at 6 p.m. in the 6A, Area 4 tournament at Baldwin County. A game between BCHS and Satsuma will follow at 7:30. In 6A, Area 3 at Foley High School, Fairhope and Robertsdale will face off at 7 p.m., with the winner to face host Foley on Monday at 7 p.m. in the finals. In 5A, Area 2 at Vigor, Spanish Fort will play Escambia County at 6 p.m. and Gulf Shores will play Vigor at 7:30 p.m. In 3A, Area 1 at Choctaw County, Bayside Academy will face Choctaw County at 6:30. The 3A, Area 1 final will be played on Monday at 6 p.m. The 6A, Area 4 final and the 5A, Area 2 final will both be played Monday at 7:30.