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12-03-2025
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Great Crossing wins 11th Region championship in thriller over Frederick Douglass
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The high school boys basketball 11th Region championship game last year was an instant classic, with Great Crossing hitting a buzzer-beater to punch its ticket to the state tournament. Central Kentucky high school basketball highlights, scores: Mar. 7 Frederick Douglass had a chance to hit a buzzer-beater in this year's region championship on Tuesday night, but the three-point shot hit the front iron as time expired and the Warhawks defeated the Broncos 59-57. Kentucky signee Malachi Moreno had 21 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocks while Morehead State signee Vince Dawson had 17 points to lead the Warhawks. After Great Crossing went up by double digits in the 4th quarter, the Broncos got back in it by hitting some massive shots combined with the Warhawks missing some clutch time free throws. North Laurel beats bitter rival South Laurel in 13th Region championship DeMarcus Surratt had 14 points to keep Douglass around, then Dakari Talbert banked in a huge three-pointer late in the 4th to get them back to within a couple possessions. After a missed shot with under 10 seconds to play, Aveion Chenault made an acrobatic putback and was fouled to make it 59-57 with under five seconds to play. Chenault (14 points) missed the free throw but the loose ball was off Great Crossing, so Douglass had one more shot. Talbert tried to get an open look, then passed to Tate Robinson who threw up a prayer at the buzzer which missed, giving the Warhawks the win. Danville Christian wins the 12th Region Championship over Mercer County 39-36 Great Crossing now advances to the KHSAA Sweet 16 state tournament, which begins on Wednesday, March 26 at Rupp Arena. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11-03-2025
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North Laurel beats bitter rival South Laurel in 13th Region championship
CORBIN, Ky. (FOX 56) — Only one high school basketball team from each region can make the Sweet 16 state tournament, knocking out region rivals on the way to punching their tickets to Rupp Arena. Central Kentucky high school basketball highlights, scores: Mar. 7 North Laurel took it a step further by beating its bitter rival South Laurel in the 13th Region championship game, 49-44 in overtime on Monday night at The Corbin Arena. The Jaguars lost to the Cardinals in both regular season matchups, but got revenge in a big way to advance to state and sending its county rivals home. Two double-overtime games open boys 12th region tournament In the 12th Region semifinals, Mercer County beat Pulaski County 53-49 and Danville Christian took down Southwestern 47-46 to set the stage for Tuesday night's region championship game. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
