Boys’ Sweet 16: Day 2 wrap-up from the basketball state tournament in Rupp Arena

Lexington Herald-Leader
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The 106th UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament continued with four first-round games Thursday in Rupp Arena.

Male, Lyon County, Frederick Douglass and George Rogers Clark punched tickets to Friday’s quarterfinals in Lexington after Woodford County, Elizabethtown, Warren Central and Ashland Blazer did the same on Wednesday.

Four quarterfinal games were on tap for Thursday.

Follow along live Friday as Jared Peck and Caroline Makauskas of the Lexington Herald-Leader and freelancer Josh Moore provide live updates from courtside.

Scroll down below to read their Twitter updates.

Until Friday’s action tips off at 11 a.m., catch up on Thursday’s opening-round contests below.

Here are Thursday’s results:

Game 5: Male 94, Breathitt County 59 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 6: Lyon County 61, Newport 46 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 7: Frederick Douglass 73, Martin County 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 8: George Rogers Clark 62, North Laurel 54 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

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 Friday’s lineup:

Game 9 (11 a.m): Woodford County (21-12) vs. Elizabethtown (24-9) | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 10 (1:30 p.m.): Warren Central (33-1) vs. Ashland Blazer (23-11) | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 11 (6 p.m.): Frederick Douglass (32-2) vs. Male (26-10) | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 12 (8:30 p.m.): Lyon County (31-5) vs. George Rogers Clark (28-5) | 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

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Warren Central’s Chappelle Whitney (21) shoots over the Pulaski County defense during the Dragons’ first-round victory on Wednesday in Rupp Arena.
Warren Central’s Chappelle Whitney (21) shoots over the Pulaski County defense during the Dragons’ first-round victory on Wednesday in Rupp Arena.