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2020 Girls’ Sweet 16 preview

Click below to view all of our content previewing the 2020 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 Kentucky high school basketball state tournament, to be played March 11-15 at Rupp Arena in Lexington.


The 59th Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet Sixteen basketball state tournament gets underway Wedensday at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

This guide will help you stay on top of the action for the duration of the tournament. Below you’ll find schedules, broadcast links, rosters, stats, details about the Herald-Leader’s coverage plans and a whole lot more.

2020 TOURNAMENT BRACKET

SCHEDULE

Wednesday’s games

Game 1: Bullitt East 66, Elizabethtown 55 | Box score | Recap

Game 2: Ryle 59, Letcher County Central 36 | Box score | Recap

Game 3: Casey County 49, Pikeville 46 | Box score | Recap

Game 4: Anderson County 40, Franklin County 37 | Box score | Recap

Thursday

Game 5: South Laurel (26-6) vs. Sacred Heart (32-2) | Box score | Recap

TOURNAMENT SUSPENDED

State high school basketball tournaments postponed indefinitely. ‘It has a huge impact.’

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), Josh Moore (@JoshMooreHL on Twitter) and Josh Sullivan (@sullyjosh on Twitter) will be providing updates, highlights, analysis and more from Rupp Arena throughout the tournament.

PREVIEW: A look at every team and how they got to Rupp Arena

PREVIEW: Sixteen facts to get you ready for the 2020 Girls’ Sweet 16

VIDEO BROADCASTS

Video coverage of every girls’ Sweet Sixteen 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 $10.99 that will renew automatically, but can be canceled anytime and a $69.99 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. The pass would also grant you access to watch every game of the boys’ Sweet Sixteen, which is next week.

AUDIO BROADCASTS

Audio coverage of every girls’ Sweet Sixteen game will be provided freely by the KHSAA through Mixlr.com. You can download the Mixlr app or click on the following game links to listen live.

Wednesday

Game 1, Noon: Elizabethtown (27-5) vs. Bullitt East (24-7)

Game 2, 1:30 p.m.: Ryle (22-11) vs. Letcher County Central (25-10)

Game 3, 6:30 p.m.: Casey County (27-7) vs. Pikeville (26-7)

Game 4, 8 p.m.: Franklin County (27-7) vs. Anderson County (30-5)

Thursday

Game 5, Noon: South Laurel (26-6) vs. Sacred Heart (32-2)

Game 6, 1:30 p.m.: Marshall County (24-9) vs. Henderson County (22-7)

Game 7, 6:30 p.m.: Bowling Green (28-6) vs. Russell (26-8)

Game 8, 8 p.m.: Clark County (22-10) vs. Owensboro Catholic (25-10)

Friday

Game 9, Noon: Quarterfinal

Game 10, 1:30 p.m.: Quarterfinal

Game 11: 6:30 p.m.: Quarterfinal

Game 12, 8 p.m.: Quarterfinal

Saturday

Game 13, 6:30 p.m.: Semifinal

Game 14, 8 p.m.: Semifinal

Sunday

Game 15, 2 p.m.: Championship

Additionally, radio coverage will be broadcast by more than 40 local affiliates across the state. Click here for a list of all the participating affiliates.

LIVE STATS

Live statistical updates of every girls’ Sweet Sixteen game will be provided freely by the KHSAA through Stat Broadcast.

MORE INFO

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

Purchase tickets: Single sessions

Rupp Arena parking diagram

Official tournament program (includes complete rosters and team photos)

List of KHSAA girls’ Sweet Sixteen state champions and tournament scores

List of KHSAA girls’ Sweet Sixteen state tournament records

This story was originally published March 9, 2020 at 7:17 PM.

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2020 Girls’ Sweet 16 preview

Click below to view all of our content previewing the 2020 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 Kentucky high school basketball state tournament, to be played March 11-15 at Rupp Arena in Lexington.