High School Basketball

2021 Boys’ Sweet 16 Day 1 wrap-up from Rupp Arena

Elizabethtown’s Jaquais Franklin (2) drives to the basket during a game between Knott County Central and Elizabethtown at the KHSAA BoysÕ Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Elizabethtown’s Jaquais Franklin (2) drives to the basket during a game between Knott County Central and Elizabethtown at the KHSAA BoysÕ Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. rhermens@herald-leader.com

The 2021 KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16 presented by UK HealthCare Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine began Wednesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington.

Here’s a quick reference and Twitter feed wrapping up Wednesday’s action.

COMPLETE GUIDE: Click here for full details on how to watch, listen, follow and attend the Boys’ Sweet 16.

LIVE UPDATES: Click here for Thursday’s game details.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Game 1: Elizabethtown 87, Knott County Central 59 | Box score | Recap

Game 2: Bowling Green 85, University Heights 57 | Box score | Recap

Game 3: Ballard 70, Madison Central 61 | Box score | Recap

Game 4: George Rogers Clark 54, Oldham County 47 | Box score | Recap

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Game 5, 11 a.m.: Muhlenberg County (19-1) vs. Highlands (26-4) | Live stats | Recap to come

Game 6, 2 p.m.: Bullitt East (15-8) vs. McCracken County (22-6) | Live stats | Recap to come

Game 7, 5 p.m.: Boyle County (21-4) vs. Paintsville (15-8) | Live stats | Recap to come

Game 8, 8 p.m.: Knox Central (18-5) vs. Ashland Blazer (20-4) | Live stats | Recap to come

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

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

FEATURE: Madison Central gets taste of glory players remember from Indians’ last trip to Rupp

COMMENTARY: For Madison Central’s Allen Feldhaus Jr., return to Sweet 16 is missing someone vital

COMMENTARY: A Billy Gillispie-era UK player is making a triumphant return to Rupp Arena

PODCAST: The Herald-Leader’s John Clay and Jared Peck preview the tournament

2021 TOURNAMENT BRACKET

This story was originally published March 31, 2021 at 10:35 AM.

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