How to follow the 2021 Kentucky Girls’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament
The 2021 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament runs Wednesday through Saturday 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.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Game 1: Sacred Heart 64, Knott County Central 32 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 2: Bowling Green 50, Bishop Brossart 48, 2OT | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 3: Franklin County 55, South Laurel 50, OT | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 4: Anderson County 78, Southwestern 67 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Game 5: Marshall County 56, Pikeville 52 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 6: Bethlehem 70, Bullitt East 65 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 7: Henderson County 55, Apollo 31 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 8: Russell 58, Dixie Heights 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Game 9: Sacred Heart 66, Bowling Green 54 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 10: Anderson County 53, Franklin County 35 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 11: Marshall County 58, Bethlehem 51 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 12: Henderson County 64, Russell 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Game 13 semifinals: Sacred Heart 63, Anderson County 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 14 semifinals: Marshall County 50, Henderson County 33 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
Game 15, Championship: Sacred Heart 49, Marshall County 47 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow
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. And check out photos from this week by Alex Slitz (@AlexSlitzPhoto), Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) and Silas Walker (@sigh_las).
WRAP-UP: Click here for recaps, boxes and slideshows from Day 1
WRAP-UP: Click here for recaps, boxes and slideshows from Day 2
WRAP-UP: Click here for recaps, boxes and slideshows from Day 3
PREVIEW: A glance at every team and predictions for who could win it all
PREVIEW: Sixteen things to get you ready for the 2021 Girls’ Sweet 16
FEATURE: One of the Girls’ Sweet 16’s best players once gave up the game
PODCAST: The Herald-Leader’s John Clay and Jared Peck preview the tournament
VIDEO BROADCASTS
There are two options to watch the video stream of this week’s games:
Subscription service: Video coverage of every Girls’ Sweet 16 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.
Pay per view: PrepSpin.com will also be offering HD streaming of individual games at a cost of $13.95 per game on its streaming website go.prepspin.com and its app, available in most app stores, including Roku, FireTV and AppleTV.
AUDIO BROADCASTS
Radio: List of Girls’ Sweet 16 radio affiliates.
Streaming audio: Audio coverage of every Girls’ Sweet 16 game also will be provided freely by the KHSAA through mixlr.com/khsaa/events/. The Mixlr app is available in most app stores.
LIVE STATS
Live statistical updates of every Girls’ Sweet Sixteen game will be provided freely by the KHSAA through Stat Broadcast.
TICKETS
Purchase tickets: Single games
MORE INFO
Here are some helpful links provided by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association:
Rupp Arena fan entry procedures and clear bag policy
Official tournament program (includes complete rosters and team photos)
Rupp Arena seating chart under COVID-19 25 percent capacity restrictions
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 April 7, 2021 at 7:58 AM.
