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How to follow the 2025 Kentucky Girls’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament

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2025 Girls’ Sweet 16 basketball preview

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the girls’ state high school basketball tournament to be held March 12-15 in Rupp Arena in Lexington.

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The 66th Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Girls’ Basketball Sweet 16 state tournament begins with four first-round games Wednesday in Rupp Arena.

Follow along live this week as Herald-Leader sports writers Jared Peck and Caroline Makauskas 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: 2025 TOURNAMENT BRACKET

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Game 1: North Laurel 51, Ashland Blazer 42 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 2: Taylor County 53, Knott County Central 35 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 3: George Rogers Clark 64, Franklin-Simpson 42 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 4: Frederick Douglass 48, Simon Kenton 39 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

The Henderson County student section cheers during the first round of last season’s Girls’ Sweet 16 state basketball tournament at Rupp Arena on March 14.
The Henderson County student section cheers during the first round of last season’s Girls’ Sweet 16 state basketball tournament at Rupp Arena on March 14. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Game 5: Sacred Heart 71, Johnson Central 25 | Box score | Recap.

Game 6: Cooper 70, Mercy 45 | Box score | Recap.

Game 7: Henderson County 45, Marshall County 30 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 8: Danville Christian 53, Daviess County 40 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Game 9: George Rogers Clark 50, North Laurel 42 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 10: Frederick Douglass 61, Taylor County 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 11: Danville Christian 60, Henderson County 55 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 12: Sacred Heart 78, Cooper 61 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Game 13: Semifinals: George Rogers Clark 75, Frederick Douglass 52 | Box score | Recap.

Game 14: Semifinals: Sacred Heart 60, Danville Christian 44 | Box score | Recap.

Game 15: Championship: Sacred Heart 65, George Rogers Clark 60 | 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.

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

PREVIEW: Sixteen things to get you ready for the 2025 Girls Sweet 16

FEATURE: ‘We wanted to do this for Kate.’ Douglass enters Sweet 16 without its only senior.

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 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

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This story was originally published March 11, 2025 at 2:29 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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2025 Girls’ Sweet 16 basketball preview

Click below to view more coverage from the Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com previewing the girls’ state high school basketball tournament to be held March 12-15 in Rupp Arena in Lexington.