The field is set for the 2025 Girls’ Sweet 16. View the bracket and the complete schedule.

Sixteen teams are headed for the girls’ high school basketball state tournament at Rupp Arena in Lexington this week, and we now know all their names.

Two regional championship games were decided Friday and 13 on Saturday with the remaining one wrapped up Sunday.

Those 16 champions fill a winner-take-all, single-elimination bracket to decide the state champion Wednesday through Saturday.

Four first-round games are set for Wednesday followed by another four Thursday. The quarterfinals are Friday. The semifinals and championship game will take place Saturday.

Purchase tickets for the event at KHSAA.org.

View every Sweet 16 game live on NFHSnetwork.com (subscription required).

Sacred Heart Academy in Louisville has won the tournament each of the past four years.

Region champions to qualify for the field Friday were: Cooper (9th Region) and Johnson Central (15th).

Region champions to qualify for the field Saturday were: Marshall County (1st Region), Henderson County (2nd), Franklin-Simpson (4th), Taylor County (5th), Mercy Academy (6th), Sacred Heart (7th), Simon Kenton (8th), George Rogers Clark (10th), Frederick Douglass (11th), Danville Christian (12th), North Laurel (13th), Knott County Central (14th) and Ashland Blazer (16th).

Daviess County (3rd Region) advanced to the Sweet 16 on Sunday. The Owensboro school will be making its first-ever appearance in the Sweet 16 this week.

In addition to Sacred Heart, five schools from last year’s Sweet 16 are making repeat visits: Cooper, Danville Christian, George Rogers Clark, Henderson County and North Laurel.

Fans will also be able to watch several of Kentucky’s top seniors in action this week. Seven finalists for the 2025 Kentucky Miss Basketball award have earned a crack at a state championship in Rupp Arena, including Ciara Byars of George Rogers Clark, LaReesha Cawthorn of Franklin-Simpson, ZaKiyah Johnson of Sacred Heart, Grace Mbugua of Danville Christian, Kyra McAlarnis of Knott County Central, Brooke Nichelson of North Laurel and Kenleigh Woods of Ashland Blazer.

The Sweet 16 field also includes a pair of top-100 national recruits in Sacred Heart senior ZaKiyah Johnson and George Rogers Clark senior Ciara Byars. Johnson is rated No. 13 and Byars No. 65 in the ESPN HoopGurlz class of 2025 rankings.

2025 Girls’ Sweet 16

What: Sixteen-team tournament to decide Kentucky’s high school basketball state champion.

When: Wednesday through Saturday

Where: Rupp Arena

Tickets: Tickets available for purchase at KHSAA.org.

Girls’ Sweet 16 schedule

At Rupp Arena

WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

11 a.m.: Ashland Blazer (21-10) vs. North Laurel (31-2)

1:30 p.m.: Knott County Central (24-7) vs. Taylor County (24-8)

6 p.m.: George Rogers Clark (25-7) vs. Franklin-Simpson (28-2)

8:30 p.m.: Frederick Douglass (25-7) vs. Simon Kenton (26-4)

THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES

11 a.m.: Johnson Central (27-3) vs. Sacred Heart (31-3)

1:30 p.m.: Mercy (19-14) vs. Cooper (25-5)

6 p.m.: Henderson County (27-5) vs. Marshall County (25-6)

8:30 p.m.: Danville Christian (25-7) vs. 3rd Region champion

FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS

11 a.m.: Ashland Blazer-North Laurel winner vs. George Rogers Clark-Franklin-Simpson winner

1:30 p.m.: Frederick Douglass-Simon Kenton winner vs. Knott County Central-Taylor County winner

6 p.m.: Danville Christian-3rd Region winner vs. Henderson County-Marshall County winner

8:30 p.m.: Johnson Central-Sacred Heart winner vs. Mercy-Cooper winner

SATURDAY’S GAMES

11 a.m.: Semifinal 1: Winners of Friday’s afternoon session

1:30 p.m.: Semifinal 2: Winners of Friday’s evening session

7:30 p.m.: Championship

This story was originally published March 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM.