2021 Girls’ Sweet 16 Day 1 wrap-up from Rupp Arena
The 2021 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 takes place this week in Rupp Arena.
Here’s a quick reference and Twitter feed wrapping up Wednesday’s opening-day action and setting up Thursday’s first-round games.
COMPLETE GUIDE: Click here for full details on how to watch, listen to, follow and attend the Girls’ Sweet 16.
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, 11 a.m.: Pikeville (26-5) vs. Marshall County (22-2) | Live stats | Recap to come | Slideshow to come
Game 6, 2 p.m.: Bethlehem (25-4) vs. Bullitt East (22-2) | Live stats | Recap to come | Slideshow to come
Game 7, 5 p.m.: Henderson County (19-4) vs. Apollo (16-6) | Live stats | Recap to come | Slideshow to come
Game 8, 8 p.m.: Dixie Heights (28-2) vs. Russell (19-5) | Live stats | Recap to come | Slideshow to come
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).
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
This story was originally published April 7, 2021 at 10:54 AM.
