High School Basketball

2021 Girls’ Sweet 16 Day 2 wrap-up from Rupp Arena

Anderson County’s Sophie Smith (2) celebrates with teammate Jenna Satterly (3) during the opening round of the KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena on Wednesday night. Anderson County beat Southwestern 78-67.
Anderson County’s Sophie Smith (2) celebrates with teammate Jenna Satterly (3) during the opening round of the KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena on Wednesday night. Anderson County beat Southwestern 78-67. aslitz@herald-leader.com

The 2021 Mingua Beef Jerky/KHSAA Girls’ Sweet 16 takes place this week in Rupp Arena.

Here’s a quick reference and Twitter feed with live updates from 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.

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

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).

2021 TOURNAMENT BRACKET

WRAP-UP: Click here for recaps, boxes and slideshows from Day 1

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 8, 2021 at 9:13 AM.

Jared Peck
Lexington Herald-Leader
Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Support my work with a digital subscription
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