High School Sports

How to follow the 2024 Kentucky Girls’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament

The 63rd Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament begins with four first-round games Wednesday in Rupp Arena.

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

After Wednesday’s first game tips off at 11 a.m., catch up on the opening-round contests below.

CLICK: 2024 TOURNAMENT BRACKET

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Game 1: Bowling Green 46, Owsley County 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 2: McCracken County 50, Russell 33 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 3: Butler 58, Anderson County 49 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 4: Franklin County 51, North Laurel 30 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Game 5: Bethlehem 56, Pikeville 49 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 6: Henderson County 43, Owensboro 39 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 7: Sacred Heart 57, George Rogers Clark 46 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 8: Cooper 65, Danville Christian 63 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Anderson County fans show their support against Sacred Heart during the Girls’ Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in 2022. The Bearcats are back in the tournament this year.
Anderson County fans show their support against Sacred Heart during the Girls’ Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in 2022. The Bearcats are back in the tournament this year. James Crisp

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Game 9: McCracken County 47, Bowling Green 41 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 10: Butler 39, Franklin County 36. | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 11: Sacred Heart 71, Bethlehem 47 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 12: Cooper 47, Henderson County 37 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Game 13: Semifinals: McCracken County 74, Butler 57 | Box score | Recap.

Game 14: Semifinals: Sacred Heart 58, Cooper 50 | Live stats | Box score | Recap.

Game 15: Championship: McCracken County 60, Sacred Heart 49 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

TOURNAMENT ROSTERS

Click here for the KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams.

TEAM STATISTICS

Click here for the KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams.

OUR LIVE COVERAGE

Jared Peck (@HLpreps on Twitter), Caroline Makauskas (@cmakauskas) and Josh Moore (@JoshMooreHL) will be providing updates, highlights, analysis and more from Rupp Arena throughout the tournament. And check out photos from this week by Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) and our freelancers.

PREVIEW: A glance at every team and predictions for who could win it all

PREVIEW: Sixteen things to get you ready for the 2024 Girls Sweet 16

FEATURE: Two of Kentucky’s best teams forced to square off in opening round

FEATURE: Owsley County girls make first Sweet 16 in school history

VIDEO BROADCASTS

There are two options to watch the video stream of this week’s games:

Subscription service: Video coverage of every Girls’ Sweet 16 game will be available through KHSAA.tv as part of the NFHS Network, which requires a subscription. The NFHS Network currently offers two subscription options — a monthly pass for $11.99 that will renew automatically, but can be canceled anytime and a $79.99 annual subscription that will renew automatically until canceled. A subscription also grants users access to games aired by the NFHS Network from other states. Click here to purchase an NFHS Network subscription.

Pay per view: PrepSpin.com will also be offering HD streaming of individual games at a cost of $14.95 per game on its streaming website go.prepspin.com and its app, available in most app stores, including Roku, FireTV and AppleTV.

AUDIO BROADCASTS

Radio: List of Girls’ Sweet 16 radio affiliates.

Streaming audio: Audio coverage of every Girls’ Sweet 16 game also will be provided for free by the KHSAA through mixlr.com/khsaa/events/. The Mixlr app is available in most app stores.

LIVE STATS

Live statistical updates of every Girls’ Sweet 16 game will be provided for free by the KHSAA through Stat Broadcast.

TICKETS

Purchase tickets online at khsaatickets.org: Per-game general admission tickets are available for supporter sections. There are also two-game packages. Prices range from $15-$21 plus fees depending on the package. A discount for supporter sections is offered for a short time immediately following the conclusion of each game for the winning team’s fans.

MORE INFO

Here are some helpful links provided by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association:

▪ Rupp Arena fan entry procedures and clear bag policy

▪ Rupp Arena parking diagram

Official tournament program (includes complete rosters and team photos)

▪ Rupp Arena seating chart

▪ List of KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 state champions and tournament scores

▪ List of KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 state tournament records

This story was originally published March 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM.

Jared Peck
Lexington Herald-Leader
Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Support my work with a digital subscription
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