Johnson Central Loses to Sacred Heart in Girls Sweet 16; North Laurel Plays Today in Quarterfinals

At the second day of opening round games at the KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 State Tournament at Rupp Arena on Thursday, 15th Region champion, the Johnson Central Lady Golden Eagles lost to 4-time girls state champion, Sacred Heart 71-25.

The other 3 girls sweet 16 games on Thursday had Cooper over Mercy Academy 70-45, Henderson County beat Marshall County 40-30 and Danville Christian-Daviess County.

The only mountain team left is North Laurel. The Lady Jaquars will take on George Rogers Clark at 11:00am this morning in the girls state quarterfinals.

The other 3 girls state quarterfinal games today will be Frederick Douglas taking on Taylor County at 1:30pm, it will be Henderson County vs Team at 6:00pm and Cooper will face Sacred Heart at 8:30pm.

The Girls State Semifinals will be Saturday morning with the championship game Saturday night all at Rupp Arena.