In Tuesday’s high school basketball matchups, the Russell Co. girls defeated the Somerset Lady Briar Jumpers with a score of 64-35. In boys’ basketball, Somerset Christian School secured a victory over Lynn Camp with a score of 68-49, and Southwestern dominated Casey Co. with a score of 58-29.
Moving to college basketball action on Tuesday, No. 12 Kentucky had an impressive 95-73 victory over No. 8 Miami Hurricanes at Rupp Arena. Reed Shepard led Kentucky with 21 points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one blocked shot. Antonio Reeves contributed 18 points, Rob Dillingham had 12 points and nine assists, and Jason Edwards scored 11 points. Looking ahead, Kentucky (6-1) is set to host UNC-Wilmington at Rupp Arena this Saturday, with the tipoff at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the SEC Network.
On Wednesday, the WKU Hilltoppers (4-3) hosted the Campbellsville University Tigers (8-2) at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green. WKU had a historical advantage of 3-0 in all-time meetings against Campbellsville, having won the last encounter 109-66 in 2019. The game had live coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. ET, with the tipoff at 8 p.m. on WTLO AM 1480/97.7 FM.
Looking ahead to Friday, the Kentucky State high school football championships at Kroger Field in Lexington featured Class 1A matchup between Raceland Rams (11-3) and Pikeville Panthers (11-2) at noon, Class 2A clash between Owensboro Catholic Aces (14-0) and Mayfield Cardinals (12-1) at 4 p.m., and the Class 4A face-off between Covington Catholic Colonels (14-0) and Boyle Co. Rebels (14-0) at 8 p.m.
On Saturday, the championships continued with the Class 3A contest between Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions (13-1) and Bell Co. Bobcats (13-1) at noon, followed by the Class 6A duel between Trinity Shamrocks (11-3) and Bryan Station Defenders (11-3) at 4 p.m. The day concluded with the Class 5A showdown between Cooper Jaguars (12-2) and Bowling Green Purples (11-3) at 8 p.m.
In Monday night NFL action, the Cincinnati Bengals (5-6) faced the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3), with live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. and the kickoff at 8:15 p.m. on WTLO AM 1480/97.7 FM and nationally on ABC/ESPN.
