2026 Boys’ Sweet 16: A glance at every team and picks for who could win it all
The 2026 UK HealthCare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16 state tournament tips off Wednesday morning at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington and it does so with a matchup that could have been for the state title if not for the nature of the event’s random draw.
No. 2 Covington Catholic takes on No. 3 St. Xavier at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the first round.
Eight teams in this week’s field were ranked in the final Kentucky Media Elite 16 poll of the season. The others ranked teams, like No. 1 Madison Central, did not survive their highly competitive region tournaments.
The field also includes teams representing the last four state title holders, In order from 2022 they are George Rogers Clark, Warren Central, Lyon County and Great Crossing.
And there are seven Mr. Basketball finalists present this week, chosen by members of the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches as their respective region players of the year. The Mr. Basketball award for the state’s most outstanding senior will be announced at a banquet at Lexington’s Griffin Gate Marriott on Sunday.
Those finalists are listed below, along with the Herald-Leader’s preseason coaches’ poll rankings, the final Kentucky Media Elite 16 rankings of the regular season and the KHSAA’s RPI Standings, which is also an end-of-regular-season list. Be aware that the formula for RPI often doesn’t reflect every team’s strength of schedule, especially if they’ve played a few out-of-state teams.
So who made it through? Here’s a glance at all 16 region champions, who they’ve beaten, who’s beaten them, some stats and notes about each, plus my predictions for what will happen this week. In the notable wins and losses categories, the rankings are from the final Elite 16 poll.
1ST REGION: MARSHALL COUNTY MARSHALS
Record: 24-8.
Head coach: Sawyer Donohoo.
Leading scorers (ppg): Matthew Langhi, Jr., 27; Neyland Jezik, Sr., 12; Ryan Stokes, Sr., 10.2.
Leading rebounder (rpg): Stokes, 5.7.
Notable wins: No. 10 McCracken County, 47-44, March 7.
Notable losses: No. 12 North Laurel, 59-56, Dec. 27; Great Crossing, 69-66, Dec. 29; Lyon County, 58-53, Feb. 20.
Win streak: Five dating to Feb. 20 loss to Lyon County.
H-L preseason rank: No. 23.
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 30.
Sweet 16 history: Ninth appearance and second in the last three years.
First-round opponent: 16th Region champion Boyd County (29-6) at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: None in the KHSAA’s online record era (since 1998).
Notes: Langhi, a 6-foot-6 forward, rates as a three-star recruit, according to 247Sports.com and the No. 180 overall recruit in the Class of 2027, according to its composite index. His father, Dan Langhi, was 2000 SEC player of the year at Vanderbilt.
2ND REGION: LYON COUNTY LYONS
Record: 29-6.
Head coach: Ryan Perry.
Mr. Basketball finalist: Bray Kirk, 6-3 senior guard, uncommitted.
Leading scorers: Kirk, 21.3; Nolan Coffman, Jr., 17.9.
Leading rebounder: Coffman, 9.7.
Notable wins: Caverna, 49-46, Feb. 1 (All “A” Classic finals); Henderson County, 64-61 (2OT), March 10.
Notable losses: No. 12 North Laurel, 67-31, Dec. 19; No. 13 Butler, 68-51, Dec. 20, No. 8 North Oldham, 47-37, Dec. 29.
Win streak: 11, dating to Feb. 2 loss to Henderson County.
H-L preseason rank: Unranked.
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 38.
Sweet 16 history: Fifth appearance, fourth in five years. 2024 state champion.
First-round opponent: 8th Region champion North Oldham (25-5) at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: The Lyons lost to North Oldham 47-37 in the consolation bracket of Lexington Catholic’s holiday tournament on Dec. 29.
Notes: Lyon County claimed the All “A” Classic midseason small-school state championship this year and will try to become the second team to complete an All “A”-Boys’ Sweet 16 sweep (Shelby Valley, 2010); Kirk started for Lyon’s 2024 state champions as a sophomore.
3RD REGION: GRAYSON COUNTY COUGARS
Record: 25-6.
Head coach: Travis Johnston.
Leading scorers: Jack Logsdon, Jr., 20.2; Brody Armstrong, Sr., 15.2; Jagger Mardis, Sr., 14.4; Spencer Langdon, Jr., 12.5.
Leading rebounders: Logsdon, 6.4; Langdon, 6.2.
Notable wins: Danville Christian, 79-74, Dec. 29; No. 5 Daviess County, 68-64, Feb. 17 and 65-62, March 7.
Notable losses: No. 8 North Oldham, 73-63, Dec. 18; No. 6 Warren Central, 61-58, Dec. 20 and 46-41, Feb. 10; Lyon County, 65-55, Feb. 7.
Win streak: Nine, dating to Feb. 10 loss at Warren Central.
H-L preseason rank: Unranked.
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 25.
Sweet 16 history: Fourth appearance and first since 2009.
First-round opponent: 5th Region champion Taylor County (26-9) at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Prior meeting: Last met in 2024.
Notes: Logsdon, a 6-foot-7 junior Western Kentucky commit, has already broken the team’s career scoring mark with more than 2,300 points. Coach Travis Johnson was the leading scorer for the Cougars’ last 3rd Region champs and is the nephew of their then coach Todd Johnston. Mardis hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to upset No. 5 Daviess County in the region semis, their second win over the Panthers this season.
4TH REGION: WARREN CENTRAL DRAGONS
Record: 26-3.
Head coach: William Unseld.
Leading scorers: Kaleb Prince, Sr., 11.7; Armani Byrd, Jr., 10.9; Dominique Anthony, Sr., 9.9.
Leading rebounder: Jeremiah McCombs, Sr., 7.7.
Notable wins: Danville Christian, 48-45, Dec. 6; Taylor County, 63-62, Dec. 13, Grayson County, 61-58, Dec. 20, and 46-41, Feb. 10; No. 13 Butler, 63-60, Dec. 22; .
Notable losses: No. 2 St. Xavier, 62-54, Dec. 18.
Win streak: Seven, dating to 65-59 loss at home Feb. 13 to North Hardin.
H-L preseason rank: No. 13.
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 6.
RPI rank: No. 1.
Sweet 16 history: 2023 state champion; 20th appearance and seventh in the last nine years.
First-round opponent: 13th Region champion North Laurel (28-7) at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Prior meeting: Last met in 2003.
Notes: Close wins over four teams in this week’s field against only three losses have the Dragons as the RPI’s No. 1 team, but they never rose above No. 6 in the media poll. Warren Central has drawn the 13th Region champ in the first round in their last three trips to the state tournament. The most recent came in 2024 when Harlan County knocked them out in the first round.
5TH REGION: TAYLOR COUNTY CARDINALS
Record: 26-9.
Head coach: Joshua Kays.
Leading scorers: Cooper Stone, So., 21.5; Bryce Vernon, So. 14.7; Bryten Close, Sr., 10; Lane Hord, Jr., 10.
Leading rebounder: Close, 5.9.
Notable wins: Danville Christian, 74-63, Jan. 22; Caverna, 52-35, March 9; North Hardin,68-49, March 10.
Notable losses: No. 6 Warren Central, 63-62; Dec. 13; No. 8 North Oldham, 49-47, Dec. 27; No. 12 North Laurel, 78-70, Feb. 10.
Win streak: 10, dating to Feb. 10 loss at North Laurel.
H-L preseason rank: Unranked.
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 54.
Sweet 16 history: Ninth appearance and first since 2017.
First-round opponent: 3rd Region champion Grayson County (25-6) at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Prior meeting: Last met in 2024.
Notes: Stone, a 5-10 point guard, scored 29 points in the region finals against a North Hardin team who featured 6-foot-5 three-star forward Keriawn Berry. North Hardin handed No. 6 Warren Central one of its 3 losses. In the semis, Taylor County knocked off H-L preseason No. 11 Caverna, who had 5th Region player of the year Jaylin Craine.
6TH REGION: BUTLER BEARS
Record: 26-5.
Head coach: Kevin Geary.
Leading scorers: Adrian Wilder, Sr., 14.6; Brandon Heath, Sr., 12.8; Henrich Barjolo, Sr., 9.9.
Leading rebounder: Wilder, 5.2.
Notable wins: Lyon County, 68-51, Dec. 20; No. 11 Jeffersontown, 38-35, March 10.
Notable losses: No. 6 Warren Central, 63-60, Dec. 22; No. 9 Ballard, 61-44, Jan. 6.
Win streak: 14, dating to 79-75 loss to Eastern on Jan. 15 in the Louisville Invitational Tournament.
H-L preseason rank: No. 19.
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 13
RPI rank: No. 19.
Sweet 16 history: Sixth appearance and the first since 2019.
First-round opponent: 14th Region champion Hazard (24-10) at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: None in the KHSAA’s online record era (since 1998).
Notes: Butler’s mild upset of No. 11 Jeffersontown, the defending region champion, in last week’s finals avenged region tournament losses to the Chargers in each of the last three seasons, including the 2025 finals. Heath, a 6-2 senior point guard, lost his junior season after suffering a compound leg fracture in warm-ups for a November 2024 scrimmage.
7TH REGION: ST. XAVIER TIGERS
Record: 26-7.
Head coach: Kevin Klein.
Mr. Basketball finalist: Jeremiah Jackson, 6-4 senior guard, Southern Illinois commit.
Leading scorers: Jackson, 16.5; Josh Lindsay, So. 14.3; Connor Klein, Sr., 10.6; Jermaine “Chief” Cameron, Sr., 10.
Leading rebounder: Jackson, 6.8.
Notable wins: No. 6 Warren Central, 62-54, Dec. 18; No. 8 North Oldham, 57-47, Dec. 20; No. 1 Madison Central, 70-59, Dec. 21.
Notable losses: No. 8 North Oldham, 72-69, Jan. 20; No. 9 Ballard, 73-60, Feb. 6.
Win streak: Eight, dating to 68-67 loss at home Feb. 10 to Christian Academy-Louisville.
H-L preseason rank: No. 1
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 3.
RPI rank: No. 10.
Sweet 16 history: Four-time state champions (1926, 1935, 1958, 1962); 18th appearance and second straight.
First-round opponent: 9th Region champion Covington Catholic (31-2) at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Prior meeting: Last met in 2021.
Notes: Lindsay, a 6-0 guard, is a five-star recruit, ranks No. 1 in Kentucky and No. 27 nationwide for the Class of 2028, according to the 247Sports.com composite index. His offers include Auburn. Ranked No. 1 coming into last season’s tournament, the Tigers got knocked out in the first round by Jeffersontown.
8TH REGION: NORTH OLDHAM MUSTANGS
Record: 25-5.
Head coach: David Levitch.
Leading scorers: Gregg Thomas, Jr., 14.9; Rajon Pierre Rondo, 8th, 14.
Leading rebounder: Colin Daniels, Sr., 6.8.
Notable wins: No. 9 Ballard, 75-54, Dec. 1; Grayson County, 73-63, Dec. 18; Lyon County, 47-37, Dec. 29; No. x St. Xavier, 72-69, Jan. 20.
Notable losses: No. 3 St. Xavier,57-47, Dec. 20; No. 2 Covington Catholic, 78-57, Dec. 22; No. 14 Boyd County, 75-64, Dec. 28.
Win streak: 14, dating to 74-49 loss on Jan. 14 to No. 11 Jeffersontown in the LIT.
H-L preseason rank: No. 12
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 8.
RPI rank: No. 6.
Sweet 16 history: Second appearance (2022).
First-round opponent: 2nd Region champion Lyon County (29-6) at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: The Mustangs beat Lyon 47-37 in the consolation bracket of Lexington Catholic’s holiday tournament on Dec. 29.
Notes: Rondo is the son of Kentucky and Boston Celtics legend Rajon Rondo. He played for the Mustangs last season as a seventh grader, but made a splash as a starter in this season’s opener with 29 points in a 75-54 rout of Ballard.
9TH REGION: COVINGTON CATHOLIC COLONELS
Record: 31-2.
Head coach: Jake Thelen.
Mr. Basketball finalist: Athens McGillis, 5-11 senior guard, Nova Southeastern commit.
Leading scorers: McGillis, 22.8; Braeden Myrick, Jr. 16.9; Donovan Bradshaw, Sr., 12.2.
Leading rebounder: Bradshaw, 7.3.
Notable wins: No. 12 North Laurel, 71-67, Dec. 21; No. 8 North Oldham, 78-57, Dec. 22; Great Crossing, 83-67, Feb. 14.
Notable losses: No. 15 Male, 77-69, Dec. 20; No. 1 Madison Central, 70-60, Feb. 20.
Win streak: Five, dating to Feb. 20 loss at Madison Central.
H-L preseason rank: No. 3.
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 2.
RPI rank: No. 3.
Sweet 16 history: Two-time state champion (2014, 2018); 15th appearance and first since 2022.
First-round opponent: 7th Region champion St. Xavier (26-7) at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: Last met in 2021.
Notes: The Colonels are second only to Boyd County scoring average, lighting it up for 81.7 points per game. They led the state in scoring margin by blowing out their opponents by 31.3 points per game. And they’ve made 56 percent of the field goal attempts this season, also tops in the tournament.
10TH REGION: GEORGE ROGERS CLARK CARDINALS
Record: 29-4.
Head coach: Josh Cook.
Mr. Basketball finalist: Malachi Ashford, 5-10 senior guard, uncommitted.
Leading scorers: Montez “Tez” Gay, Jr., 17.2; Ryder Akins, So., 15; Ashford, 13.8; JaMylyn Johnson, 10.5.
Leading rebounders: Gay, 6; Amari Bartleson, Sr., 6.
Notable wins: No. 14 Boyd County, 75-74, Dec. 20; Hazard, 78-43, Jan. 3; Danville Christian, 69-59, Feb. 7; No. 12 North Laurel, 76-48, Feb. 16.
Notable losses: No. 1 Madison Central, 94-66, Dec. 9.
Win streak: Three, dating to 73-66 loss on Feb. 27 to Montgomery County in the 40th District final.
H-L preseason rank: No. 4
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 12.
RPI rank: No. 9.
Sweet 16 history: Two-time state champion (1951, 2022); 26th appearance and first since 2023.
First-round opponent: 15th Region champion Johnson Central (28-5) at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: Last met in 2024.
Notes: Gay, a 6-6 forward, has offers including Eastern Kentucky, Akron and Ohio; Cook is familiar with Johnson Central and 15th Region basketball. He coached the Golden Eagles’ district rival Lawrence County from 2012 to 2015 against Tommy McKenzie. The coaches also attended Alice Lloyd College at the same time.
11TH REGION: GREAT CROSSING WARHAWKS
Record: 23-11.
Head coach: Steve Page.
Leading scorers: Brady Orem, So., 21.7; Cooper Travanti, Sr., 14.1; Graham Swartz, Jr., 11.4.
Leading rebounder: Orem, 9.8.
Notable wins: Marshall County, 69-66, Dec. 29; No. 7 Frederick Douglass, 53-45, March 9.
Notable losses: No. 1 Madison Central, 57-56, Jan. 9; No. 4 George Rogers Clark, 83-52, Feb. 10, No. 2 Covington Catholic, 83-67, Feb. 14.
Win streak: Eight, dating to Feb. 14 loss at home to Covington Catholic.
H-L preseason rank: tie-No. 24
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 57.
Sweet 16 history: Defending state champion. Third straight appearance.
First-round opponent: 12th Region champion Danville Christian (23-7) at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Prior meeting: None in the KHSAA’s online record era (since 1998).
Notes: The Warhawks return with a completely new starting five from last season’s state title winners, who graduated leading scorers Malachi Moreno, the 2025 Mr. Basketball, and Vince “Tre” Dawson III. Great Crossing is only one of two schools to win three straight 11th Region championships. Old Dunbar did it from 1963 to 1965. Scott County won four straight from 2017 to 2020.
12TH REGION: DANVILLE CHRISTIAN WARRIORS
Record: 23-7.
Head coach: Shaun Busick.
Leading scorers: Leek Ateny, Sr., 18.3; Ben Mikels, Sr., 15; Graham Domidion, So. 10.1.
Leading rebounder: Ateny, 9.9.
Notable wins: Lexington Catholic, 52-50, Feb. 17.
Notable losses: No. 6 Warren Central, 48-45, Dec. 6; Grayson County, 79-74, Dec. 29; Taylor County, 74-63, Jan. 22; No. 4 George Rogers Clark, 69-59, Feb. 7.
Win streak: Five, dating to 48-45 loss at home Feb. 25, to No. 16 Bryan Station.
H-L preseason rank: Unranked.
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 37.
Sweet 16 history: Second straight appearance.
First-round opponent: 11th Region champion Great Crossing (23-11) at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Prior meeting: None in the KHSAA’s online record era (since 1998).
Notes: Leek Ateny, a 6-10 center, averages better than five blocks per game, but also leads the Warriors in 3-point shooting with 1.9 makes per game at a 40 percent clip. He shoots nearly three times as many threes as DCA’s next closest player. DCA won last season’s All “A” Classic for small schools but fell to Somerset in this season’s All “A” region tournament.
13TH REGION: NORTH LAUREL JAGUARS
Record: 28-7.
Head coach: Nate Valentine.
Mr. Basketball finalist: Reece Davidson, a 6-8 senior forward, Liberty commit.
Leading scorers: Davidson, 19.9; Corey Cunagin, So. 11.3; Jordan Rawlings, Sr., 9.5.
Leading rebounder: Davidson, 8.8.
Notable wins: Hazard, 54-43, Dec. 12; Lyon County, 67-31, Dec. 19; Marshall County, 59-56, Dec. 27;
Notable losses: No. 2 Covington Catholic, 71-67, Dec. 21; No. 4 George Rogers Clark, 76-48, Feb. 16.
Win streak: Six, dating to Feb. 16 loss at Clark..
H-L preseason rank: No. 6.
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 12.
RPI rank: No. 9.
Sweet 16 history: Fifth appearance and fourth in the last five years.
First-round opponent: 4th Region champion Warren Central (26-3) at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday
Prior meeting: Last met in 2003.
Notes: Davidson earned Herald-Leader preseason player of the year honors in a statewide survey of coaches. He is a cousin of Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard and was a freshman during Sheppard’s senior year at North Laurel.
14TH REGION: HAZARD BULLDOGS
Record: 24-10.
Head coach: Casey Huff.
Mr. Basketball finalist: Seth Caudill, a 6-4 senior guard, uncommitted.
Leading scorers: Caudill, 20.9; Trace Kincaid, Jr., 14.8; Talan Osborne, Sr., 10.6.
Leading rebounder: Tucker Johnson, Sr., 7.1.
Notable wins: Knott County Central, 43-40, March 5; Powell County, 64-57, March 9.
Notable losses: No. 12 North Laurel, 54-34, Dec. 12; No. 4 George Rogers Clark, 78-43, Jan. 3.
Win streak: Three, dating to 59-47 loss to Perry County Central on Feb. 26 in the 54th District final.
H-L preseason rank: Unranked.
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 46.
Sweet 16 history: State champions in 1932 and 1955; 30th appearance.
First-round opponent: 6th Region champion Butler (26-5) at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: None in the KHSAA’s online record era (since 1998).
Notes: Huff is in his first season as the Bulldogs coach after stints at Knott Central and Prestonsburg. He succeeded coaching legends at both Knott and Hazard in taking over the Patriots from BB King in 2022 and the Bulldogs from Al Holland this season.
15TH REGION: JOHNSON CENTRAL GOLDEN EAGLES
Record: 28-5.
Head coach: Tommy McKenzie.
Leading scorers: Austin Slone, Jr., 21.2; Brayden Shepherd, 20; Mason McKenzie, So., 11.3; Ethan Cole, Jr., 10.5; Cooper Blair, So., 10.2.
Leading rebounder: Kyle Rose, Jr., 9.1.
Notable wins: Ashland Blazer, 94-85, Feb. 4; Martin County, 79-76, Feb. 13, and 93-79, Pikeville, 81-68, March 9.
Notable losses: No. 14 Boyd County, 94-71, Dec. 6; Martin County, 80-76, Jan. 30.
Win streak: 13, dating to 81-69 loss Feb. 7, at South Charleston, W.Va.
H-L preseason rank: Unranked.
Final Elite 16 rank: Unranked.
RPI rank: No. 21.
Sweet 16 history: 11th appearance and first since 2019.
First-round opponent: 10th Region champion George Rogers Clark (29-4) at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: Last met in 2024.
Notes: Slone, a 6-4 guard is already Johnson Central’s all-time scoring leader with more than 2,500 points with a senior season to go. McKenzie is the second coach in the field, along with Grayson County’s Johnston, to be leading his alma mater to Lexington, McKenzie led the Golden Eagles to Rupp Arena in 2000 as a player and six times as a coach.
16TH REGION: BOYD COUNTY LIONS
Record: 29-6.
Head coach: Randy Anderson.
Mr. Basketball finalist: Jacob Spurlock, 6-4 guard, Youngstown State signee.
Leading scorers: Spurlock, Sr., 27.3; Malachi Payne, Sr., 17; Gunner Woods, Sr., 11.1.
Leading rebounder: Spurlock, 9.
Notable wins: No. 10 McCracken County, 90-82, Dec. 27; No. 8 North Oldham, 75-64, Dec. 28.
Notable losses: No. 4 George Rogers Clark, 75-74, Dec. 20; No. 5 Daviess County, 86-78, Dec. 30.
Win streak: 12, dating to a Feb. 7 loss at Pikeville.
H-L preseason rank: No. 20
Final Elite 16 rank: No. 14.
RPI rank: No. 7.
Sweet 16 history: Twelfth appearance and first since 2018.
First-round opponent: 1st Region champion Marshall County (24-8) at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Prior meeting: None in the KHSAA’s online record era (since 1998).
Notes: Spurlock (27.3 ppg) and Marshall County’s Langhi (27) rank as the two top scorers in the tournament. Spurlock averages the most 3-point makes in the field at 4.1 per game. Boyd’s scoring average of 82.5 points per game led the state; According to Google Maps, it’s a five hour, 13 minute drive for the 353 miles between Boyd and Marshall.
@HLPREPS PICKS
High school sports writer Jared Peck (@HLpreps on X.com) picks the bracket. Note: I picked only four boys regional champions correctly. Adjust expectations accordingly (on the girls side, I got 11 girls regionals right and correctly picked 13 of the 15 state tourney winners, including George Rogers Clark as champs).
Elite Eight: St. Xavier, Warren Central, Taylor County, Great Crossing, Butler, North Oldham, George Rogers Clark, Boyd County.
Final Four: St. Xavier, Great Crossing, North Oldham, George Rogers Clark.
Title game: St. Xavier, George Rogers Clark.
Champion: George Rogers Clark.
2026 Boys’ Sweet 16
What: Sixteen-team tournament to decide Kentucky’s boys high school basketball state champion.
When: March 18-21
Where: Rupp Arena
Tickets: Available for purchase at KHSAA.org/ruppboys/.
WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES
11 a.m.: Covington Catholic (31-2) vs. St. Xavier (26-7)
1:30 p.m.: Warren Central (26-3) vs. North Laurel (28-7)
6 p.m.: Taylor County (26-9) vs. Grayson County (25-6)
8:30 p.m.: Danville Christian (23-7) vs. Great Crossing (23-11)
THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES
11 a.m.: Butler (26-5) vs. Hazard (25-10)
1:30 p.m.: Marshall County (24-8) vs. Boyd County (28-6)
6 p.m.: North Oldham (25-5) vs. Lyon County (29-6)
8:30 p.m.: George Rogers Clark (29-4) vs. Johnson Central (28-5)
FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS
11 a.m.: Covington Catholic-St. Xavier winner vs. Warren Central-North Laurel winner
1:30 p.m.: Taylor County-Grayson County winner vs. Danville Christian-Great Crossing winner
6 p.m.: Butler-Hazard winner vs. North Oldham-Lyon County winner
8:30 p.m.: George Rogers Clark-Johnson Central winner vs. Marshall County-Boyd County 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 game
This story was originally published March 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
