Thursday, March 19, 2009

Sweet 16 Updates

The first round winners were:

West Jessamine, Grayson County, Central, Eastern, Lex. Catholic, Holmes, Shelby Valley and Elliot County.

The elite eight looks like this:

West Jessamine 72 v. Grayson County 67 (12:oo)
Central 71 v. Eastern 65 (1:30)
Lexington Catholic 56 v. Holmes 72 (6:30)
Shelby Valley 69 v. Elliot County 75 (8:00
)

It will be a tough ticket at Rupp tomorrow, especially for the night session. The night session today was the largest in Sweet Sixteen history for a first round game. Over 21,000 in attendance.

UPDATE:

The 12th region has been represented well this year at the Sweet 16. West Jessamine defeated Grayson County 72-67 to advance to the final four this afternoon. They were led by junior standout Jarred Polson, who finished with 22pts, 9 rebounds and 8 assist. West Jess. will play Central tomorrow in the final four. Central pulled the upset over Eastern in the second game this morning.

UPDATE:

Final Four-

West Jessamine 48 Vs. Central 52
Holmes 67 Vs. Elliot County 57

Update:

West lost a heartbreaker to Central in the final four, 52-48. Great season for the Colts.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

and everyone said the 12th region was weak!!

Anonymous said...

the 12 region is weak, so is the entire state of Kentucky in basketball...KY is becoming more of a football state.

Anonymous said...

i can't name the last time i saw a 12 region championship game where the half time score was like 16 to 18