Overview
- Malachi Ashford led George Rogers Clark with 18 points and earned Sweet 16 MVP honors.
- St. Xavier held a 44-40 lead late in regulation before GRC forced overtime, and the Tigers shot 2-for-7 from the field in the extra session.
- A crowd of 11,780 at Rupp Arena saw GRC become the second school ever to sweep Kentucky’s boys and girls state titles, joining Ashland (1928).
- St. Xavier reached its first state final since 1962 after routing Grayson County 67-37 in the semifinals behind Jeremiah Jackson’s 26 points.
- Earlier rounds featured St. X edging North Laurel 46-44 on Jeremiah Jackson’s late free throws, while Grayson County advanced past Great Crossing 58-50 with Jack Logsdon scoring 19.