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

Lexington Herald-Leader
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Damarion Walkup, Kade Unseld and Omari Glover scored 17 points apiece Saturday night to lead the Warren Central Dragons to the 106th Kentucky boys’ high school basketball state championship with a 64-60 victory over the defending champion George Rogers Clark Cardinals.

Earlier Saturday, Warren Central held off Woodford County in a hard-fought semifinal to reach the title game in Rupp Arena. George Rogers Clark defeated Frederick Douglass of Lexington in the other semifinal.

Below is a wrap-up of the Lexington Herald-Leader’s day-by-day coverage of the 2023 UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament. If you missed any of our coverage of last week’s Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16, you can find that here.

Here are Saturday’s results:

Game 15: Championship: Warren Central 64, George Rogers Clark 60 | Box score | Recap to come | Slideshow.

Game 14: Semifinals: George Rogers Clark 51, Frederick Douglass 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 13: Semifinals: Warren Central 56, Woodford County 48 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Here are Friday’s results:

Game 12: George Rogers Clark 60, Lyon County 56 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 11: Frederick Douglass 58, Male 54 | Box score | Recap

Game 10: Warren Central 64, Ashland Blazer 48 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 9: Woodford County 59, Elizabethtown 48 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Here are Thursday’s results:

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

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

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

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

Here are Wednesday’s results:

Game 4: Ashland Blazer 66, Owensboro 65 | Box score | Recap.

Game 3: Warren Central 80, Pulaski County 55 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 2: Elizabethtown 48, McCracken County 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 1: Woodford County 60, Jeffersontown 57 (OT) | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

More Sweet 16:

BRACKET: View the full tournamen results

ROSTERS: KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams

STATISTICS: KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams

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Warren Central players celebrate with the trophy after winning Kentucky’s 2023 boys’ high school basketball state championship in Rupp Arena on Saturday night.
Warren Central players celebrate with the trophy after winning Kentucky’s 2023 boys’ high school basketball state championship in Rupp Arena on Saturday night.