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2025 Girls’ Sweet 16: Day 3 wrap-up from Rupp Arena

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2025 Girls’ Sweet 16 coverage

Click below to read all of the coverage from Kentucky.com and the Lexington Herald-Leader during the Girls’ Sweet 16 state basketball tournament in Rupp Arena.

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The 66th Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament continued with four quarterfinal games Friday in Rupp Arena.

The semifinals and state championship game are on tap for Saturday. Who will capture the title?

Follow along live Saturday as Jared Peck of the Lexington Herald-Leader provides live updates from courtside along with freelance writer Josh Moore.

Scroll down below to read their Twitter updates.

Friday’s quarterfinal 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 (27-7) vs. Frederick Douglass (27-7), 11 a.m. | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 14: Semifinals: Danville Christian (27-7) vs. Sacred Heart (33-3), 1:30 p.m. | Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Game 15: Championship: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 7:30 p.m.| Live stats | Box score to come | Recap to come | Slideshow to come.

Thursday’s first-round 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.

Jaelee Knowles and Frederick Douglass earned a berth in Saturday’s Sweet 16 semifinals by beating Taylor County on Friday.
Jaelee Knowles and Frederick Douglass earned a berth in Saturday’s Sweet 16 semifinals by beating Taylor County on Friday. Brian Simms bsimms@herald-leader.com

Wednesday’s first-round 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.

More Sweet 16

Bracket: View the tournament pairings and scores

TV, radio: How to follow the state tournament

Sweet 16 predictions: A look at every team, plus @HLpreps’ game-by-game picks

Sweet 16 preview: Sixteen things to watch during the Sweet 16

Rosters: View the lineups for every team

Statistics: View stats leaders for every team

Live updates

View live, in-game updates on Twitter/X from the Sweet 16.

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This story was originally published March 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM.

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2025 Girls’ Sweet 16 coverage

Click below to read all of the coverage from Kentucky.com and the Lexington Herald-Leader during the Girls’ Sweet 16 state basketball tournament in Rupp Arena.