Boys’ Sweet 16: Day 1 wrap-up from the basketball state tournament in Rupp Arena
The 106th UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament tipped off with four first-round games Wednesday in Rupp Arena.
Woodford County, Elizabethtown, Warren Central and Ashland Blazer punched tickets to Friday’s quarterfinals in Lexington.
Four more first-round games were on tap for Thursday.
Follow along live Thursday as Jared Peck and Caroline Makauskas of the Lexington Herald-Leader provide live updates from courtside.
Scroll down below to read their Twitter updates.
Until Thursday’s action tips off at 11 a.m., catch up on Wednesday’s opening-day contests below.
Here are Wednesday’s results:
Game 1: Woodford County 60, Jeffersontown 57 (OT) | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 2: Elizabethtown 48, McCracken County 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 3: Warren Central 80, Pulaski County 55 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 4: Ashland Blazer 66, Owensboro 65 | Box score | Recap.
Here is Thursday’s lineup:
Game 5 (11 a.m): Male (25-10) vs. Breathitt County (18-9) | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come
Game 6 (1:30 p.m.): Lyon County (30-5) vs. Newport (28-6) | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 7 (6 p.m.): Frederick Douglass (31-2) vs. Martin County (24-10) | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 8 (8:30 p.m.): George Rogers Clark (27-5) vs. North Laurel (25-10) | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.
More Sweet 16:
BRACKET: View the full tournament schedule
PRIMER: A glance at every team and predictions for who could win it all
ROSTERS: KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams
STATISTICS: KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams
PREVIEW: Sixteen things to get you ready for the 2023 Boys’ Sweet 16
FEATURE: Once out of the game, Douglass coach now in the Boys’ Sweet 16
MARK STORY: How Breathitt County’s football coach led hoops team to Sweet 16
PODCAST: Columnist John Clay and high school sports writer Jared Peck preview the Boys’ Sweet 16
