The winner of next month’s Girls Region 2 Basketball Tournament will play the opening game of the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena.
The tournament opener on Wednesday, March 11, at 11:00 am will feature the Region 2 winner against the 11th Region champion.
The top four teams in the KHSAA RPI for Region 2 exiting the weekend were Lyon County (19-5), Crittenden County (18-4), Hopkins County Central (16-8), and seven-time defending champion Henderson County (15-9).
Frederick Douglass (18-4) is the defending region champion and knocked off defending state champion Sacred Heart last week. They, along with Paul Laurence Dunbar (16-4), Lafayette (16-6), and Western Hills (16-7), are the region’s top four teams in the KHSAA RPI.
The winner will play the winner of Region 1 and Region 7 on Friday, March 13, at 11:00 am, in a loaded bracket for the western Kentucky representatives.
Here are the first round matchups as drawn by the KHSAA, andthe top four teams in the RPI:
March 11 at 11:00 am
Region 2 (Lyon County (19-5), Crittenden County (18-4), Hopkins County Central (16-8), and defending champion Henderson County (15-9) vs. Region 11 (Frederick Douglass 18-4 and defending champion, Paul Laurence Dunbar (16-4), Lafayette (16-6), and Western Hills (16-7)
March 11 at 1:30 pm
Region 1 (Calloway County (26-1), defending champion Marshall County (16-4), McCracken County (17-7), and Carlisle County (17-6) vs. Region 7 (defending state champion and 18-4 Sacred Heart, Assumption (15-5), Central (10-6), and DuPont Manual (11-8).
March 11 at 6:00 pm
Region 15 (Floyd Central (17-5), defending champion Johnson Central (12-5), Paintsville (16-7), and Pikeville (14-6) vs. Region 9 (Covington Holy Cross (20-3), defending champion Cooper (15-6), Notre Dame (15-6), and Ryle (16-7).
March 11 at 8:30 pm
Region 12 (Boyle County (19-3), Pulaski County (15-7), Southwestern (15-7), and West Jessamine (15-10) vs Region 5 (Defending champion Taylor County (20-3), Campbellsville (16-5), North Hardin (12-10), and Green County (17-7)
March 12 at 1:30 pm
Region 8 (Defending champion Simon Kenton (23-2), Spencer County (15-6), Woodford County (12-5), and Owen County (12-6) vs Region 16 (Defending champion Ashland Blazer (17-3), Russell (16-6), Boyd County (11-8), and Rowan County (12-9)
March 12 at 6:00 pm
Region 14 (Hazard (14-9), Leslie County (16-7), defending champion Knott County Central (18-7), and Letcher County Central (15-9) vs Region 3 (Defending champion Daviess County (19-4), Owensboro Catholic (19-6), Grayson County (16-6), and Edmonson County (15-6).
March 12 at 11:00 am
Region 4 (Barren County (22-2), Cumberland County (18-5), Allen County-Scottsville (15-7), defending champion Franklin-Simpson (14-6) vs. Region 6 (Butler (12-5), defending champion Mercy Academy (12-11), Pleasure Ridge Park (14-7) and Valley (13-8)
March 12 at 8:30 pm
Region 13 (South Laurel (17-6), defending champion North Laurel (16-6), Knox Central (16-5), and Bell County (17-5) vs. Region 10 (Campbell County (17-4), defending champion George Rogers Clark (18-2), Bishop Brossart (22-3), and Montgomery County (16-7).
