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LEXINGTON — Jeremiah Jackson went to the bench late in the fourth quarter and held up one finger.
One more win to make history for the St. Xavier High School basketball team.
Jackson put up Mr. Basketball-worthy numbers Saturday, finishing with 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Tigers whipped Grayson County 67-37 in the semifinals of the UK HealthCare Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena.
No. 3-ranked St. X (29-7) will face the George Rogers Clark-North Oldham winner in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. championship game. The Tigers are in the state final for the first time since 1962, when they won the last of their four state titles (1926, 1935, 1958, 1962).
St. X also became the first team from Louisville to reach the Sweet 16 final since Trinity won the championship in 2019.
Chief Cameron pitched in 13 points, three rebounds and three steals for the Tigers.
Jack Logsdon led Grayson County (27-7) with 10 points.
St. X led just 27-21 at halftime after making just 2 of 10 3-point attempts in the first half. The Tigers focused on getting to the rim in the third quarter and outscored the Cougars 24-5 on their way to a 51-26 lead.
This story will be updated.
At Rupp Arena, Lexington
Wednesday, March 18
Thursday, March 19
Friday, March 20
Saturday, March 21
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: St. X basketball to play in KHSAA Sweet 16 championship game today
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One more win to make history for the St. Xavier High School basketball team.
Jackson put up Mr. Basketball-worthy numbers Saturday, finishing with 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Tigers whipped Grayson County 67-37 in the semifinals of the UK HealthCare Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena.
No. 3-ranked St. X (29-7) will face the George Rogers Clark-North Oldham winner in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. championship game. The Tigers are in the state final for the first time since 1962, when they won the last of their four state titles (1926, 1935, 1958, 1962).
St. X also became the first team from Louisville to reach the Sweet 16 final since Trinity won the championship in 2019.
Chief Cameron pitched in 13 points, three rebounds and three steals for the Tigers.
Jack Logsdon led Grayson County (27-7) with 10 points.
St. X led just 27-21 at halftime after making just 2 of 10 3-point attempts in the first half. The Tigers focused on getting to the rim in the third quarter and outscored the Cougars 24-5 on their way to a 51-26 lead.
This story will be updated.
KHSAA Boys Sweet 16 bracket
At Rupp Arena, Lexington
Wednesday, March 18
- St. Xavier 74, Covington Catholic 61
- North Laurel 52, Warren Central 38
- Grayson County 73, Taylor County 64
- Great Crossing 57, Danville Christian 47
Thursday, March 19
- Butler 54, Hazard 39
- Marshall County 67, Boyd County 63
- North Oldham 74, Lyon County 61
- George Rogers Clark 75, Johnson Central 60
Friday, March 20
- St. Xavier 46, North Laurel 44
- Grayson County 58, Great Crossing 50
- North Oldham 62, Butler 56
- George Rogers Clark 63, Marshall County 59
Saturday, March 21
- St. Xavier 67, Grayson County 37
- 1:30 p.m. – George Rogers Clark (31-4) vs. North Oldham (27-5)
- 7:30 p.m. – Final, St. Xavier (29-7) vs. George Rogers Clark-North Oldham winner
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: St. X basketball to play in KHSAA Sweet 16 championship game today
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