High School Basketball

Day 2 wrap-up from 2024 Boys’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament in Rupp Arena

The UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16 State Basketball Tournament continued with four first-round games Thursday in Rupp Arena.

Those games came on the heels of four opening-round games Wednesday, in which Magoffin County, Lyon County, Adair County and Great Crossing punched tickets to Friday’s quarterfinals. On Thursday, Harlan County, Evangel Christian, Louisville Trinity and Campbell County moved on to the final eight.

LIVE UPDATES ON X (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER) FROM THE SWEET 16.

Thursday’s results:

Game 5: Harlan County 67, Warren Central 59 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

Game 6: Evangel Christian 71, Butler County 60 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

Game 7: Louisville Trinity 50, Pulaski County 43 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

Game 8: Campbell County 43, Newport 40 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

Wednesday’s results:

Game 1: Magoffin County 54, Perry County Central 47 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

Game 2: Lyon County 45, Ashland Blazer 43 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

Game 3: Adair County 72, Marshall County 55 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

Game 4: Great Crossing 62, Spencer County 48 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.

More Sweet 16:

BRACKET: View the full tournament schedule

ROSTERS: KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams

STATISTICS: KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams

Kentucky’s boys’ high school basketball state tournament is underway in Rupp Arena this week.
Kentucky’s boys’ high school basketball state tournament is underway in Rupp Arena this week. Tashandra Poullard tpoullard@herald-leader.com

This story was originally published March 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM.

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