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20-03-2025
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Cayden Reed nails buzzer-beater to knock off GRC, send Montgomery County to Sweet 16
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (FOX 56) — The 10th Region championship game featured one of the most thrilling contests we've seen all season, and it came down to the final buzzer. Montgomery County senior guard Cayden Reed knocked down a three-pointer as the final horn sounded, giving the Indians a 59-56 win over George Rogers Clark on Wednesday night on his home floor. Great Crossing wins 11th Region championship in thriller over Frederick Douglass 'It's awesome. I mean, for this community, I mean, they, ugh they've taken me in like I'm their own man it's awesome,' Reed said, who transferred from Mason County and was ruled ineligible by the KHSAA for part of the season. 'I knew it was going in, I told the fans on the side it was going in, I knew it was going in.' Reed had 16 points, with six assists and five steals to go along with it. Luke Fawns led his team with 18 points. FOX 56 Student Athlete of the Week: Montgomery County's Cayden Reed With the win, Montgomery County is headed to the KHSAA boys Sweet 16 state tournament at Rupp Arena for just the third time in school history. 'Pregame I said 'how hard can you love each other for one more game?' because there's no tomorrow's guaranteed. And they loved each other a lot. That is what belief in one another, we don't play for what's in front of us we play for who's behind us,' head coach Jason Mays said. Douglass, GRC, North Laurel open KHSAA girls Sweet 16 with wins George Rogers Clark, the state champion in 2022 and state runner-up in 2023, got bounced early last March with point guard Malachi Ashford out with an injury. He led the Cardinals with 19 points in this game, trying to will his school back to Rupp Arena but fell one game short. Montgomery County will take on Lawrence County on Thursday, March 27 at 1:30 p.m. in the first round of the state tournament 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-03-2025
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Douglass, GRC, North Laurel open KHSAA girls Sweet 16 with wins
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The North Laurel girls basketball team emerged victorious to open the KHSAA Girls Sweet 16 state tournament in the morning, and George Rogers Clark and Frederick Douglass followed suit. Girls region tournaments underway for KY high school basketball teams The Lady Jaguars represented the 13th Region well with a 51-42 win over Ashland Blazer, the 16th Region champs, in the 11:00 a.m. game at Rupp Arena to open first round action. The GRC Lady Cardinals earned a convincing win over Franklin-Simpson, 64-42 in their return trip to the state tournament, a better start for Robbie Graham's 10th Region champs after losing to Sacred Heart in the first round last year. Frederick Douglass was in an absolute battle with Simon Kenton, but the 11th Region champs got hot in the 2nd half and grabbed a 48-39 win to advance. Great Crossing wins 11th Region championship in thriller over Frederick Douglass In Friday's quarterfinals, North Laurel and GRC will square off in the 11:00 a.m. matinee and Frederick Douglass will battle Taylor County at 1:30 p.m. 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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08-03-2025
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Bryan Station, GRC and Frederick Douglass compete for Play of the Week: Mar. 7
LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — It's time to pick the Home Team Play of the Week. Watch the plays in the video above, and then vote below! The Mar. 7 Home Team Plays of the Week features athletes from Bryan Station, George Rogers Clark and Frederick Douglass. Tune in to Home Team Friday Nights every Friday night at 10:30 p.m. on FOX 56 News. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11-02-2025
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St. Xavier basketball, 19-0 against Kentucky foes, still unanimous No. 1 in media poll
Undefeated against in-state competition this season, St. Xavier kept the No. 1 spot in this week's Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll. The Tigers (22-2) beat Ballard 69-60 on Friday to improve to 19-0 against Kentucky competition this season. St. X received all 16 first-place votes in this week's poll. The Tigers are followed in the top five by Great Crossing, Frederick Douglass, Bryan Station and Marshall County. Marshall County (23-1) suffered its first loss of the season Friday, falling to No. 8 Calloway County 65-60. No. 14 Butler and No. 15 Adair County both joined the top 15 this week, replacing Bowling Green and Ballard. The Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists — one from each of the state's 16 basketball regions. The poll will be released online each Tuesday morning throughout the regular season. Along with the statewide top 15, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions. Here are the rankings: First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday's games Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW 1. St. Xavier (16) 22-2 240 1 2. Great Crossing 22-4 221 2 3. Frederick Douglass 20-2 210 3 4. Bryan Station 19-5 155 5 5. Marshall County 23-1 153 4 6. Hazard 22-2 135 6 7. George Rogers Clark 20-3 128 7 8. Calloway County 24-3 108 12 9. Green County 19-2 94 9 10. Danville Christian 21-2 85 13 11. (tie) Covington Catholic 18-6 78 11 11. (tie) Manual 18-5 78 10 13. Warren Central 20-4 74 8 14. Butler 19-3 35 NR 15. Adair County 20-4 27 NR Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 21, Clinton County 21, Ballard 19, Cooper 15, North Oldham 10, Woodford County 5, Male 4, Ashland Blazer 3, Bell County 1.1. Calloway County 2. Marshall County 3. Graves County 4. St. Mary 5. Paducah Tilghman1. Henderson County 2. Lyon County 3. Madisonville-North Hopkins 4. Caldwell County 5. Dawson Springs1. Daviess County 2. Owensboro Catholic 3. Butler County 4. Grayson County 5. Breckinridge County1. Warren Central 2. Bowling Green 3. Clinton County 4. Barren County 5. South Warren1. Green County 2. Adair County 3. Taylor County 4. LaRue County 5. North Hardin1. Butler 2. Pleasure Ridge Park 3. Jeffersontown 4. Bullitt East 5. Moore1. St. Xavier 2. Male 3. Ballard 4. Trinity 5. Manual1. North Oldham 2. Simon Kenton 3. South Oldham 4. Walton-Verona 5. Spencer County1. Covington Catholic 2. Cooper 3. Lloyd Memorial 4. Highlands 5. Newport1. George Rogers Clark 2. Montgomery County 3. Campbell County 4. Mason County 5. Nicholas County1. Great Crossing 2. Frederick Douglass 3. Bryan Station 4. Henry Clay 5. Madison Central1. Danville Christian 2. Mercer County 3. Pulaski County 4. West Jessamine 5. Lincoln County1. Bell County 2. South Laurel 3. Harlan County 4. Corbin 5. North Laurel1. Hazard 2. Breathitt County 3. Knott County Central 4. Perry County Central 5. Jenkins1. Pikeville 2. Johnson Central 3. Martin County 4. Pike County Central 5. Paintsville1. Boyd County 2. Ashland Blazer 3. Russell 4. Fleming County 5. Lewis County More high school basketball: Meet Louisville's leading scorer, Ja'Rye Brown of DuBois Academy Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@ Follow on X @kyhighs. This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: KHSAA boys basketball: St. Xavier unanimous No. 1 in media rankings
