2024 Girls’ Sweet 16: Day 2 wrap-up from basketball state tournament in Rupp Arena
The Mingua Beef Jerky Girls’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament continued with four first-round games Thursday in Rupp Arena.
Those games followed the four opening-day games Wednesday won by Bowling Green, McCracken County, Butler and Franklin County.
Follow along live Thursday as Jared Peck and Caroline Makauskas of the Lexington Herald-Leader provide live updates from courtside along with freelancer Josh Moore.
Scroll down below to read Twitter updates from Jared Peck and Caroline Makauskas of the Lexington Herald-Leader along with freelancer Josh Moore.
Here’s Thursday’s lineup:
Game 5: Bethlehem 56, Pikeville 49 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 6: Henderson County 43, Owensboro 39 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 7: Sacred Heart 57, George Rogers Clark 46 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 8: Cooper 65, Danville Christian 63 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Here are Wednesday’s results:
Game 1: Bowling Green 46, Owsley County 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 2: McCracken County 50, Russell 33 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 3: Butler 58, Anderson County 49 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
Game 4: Franklin County 51, North Laurel 30 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.
More Sweet 16:
BRACKET: View the full tournament schedule
PRIMER: How to watch and follow the tourney
ROSTERS: KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams
STATISTICS: KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams
PREVIEW: A glance at every team and predictions for who could win it all
PREVIEW: Sixteen things to get you ready for the 2024 Girls Sweet 16
FEATURE: Two of Kentucky’s best teams forced to square off in opening round
FEATURE: Owsley County girls make first Sweet 16 in school history
LIVE UPDATES ON X (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER) FROM THE SWEET 16.
This story was originally published March 14, 2024 at 10:09 AM.
