GRC escapes Pikeville scare, advances to state semifinals
Published 3:05 pm Friday, March 18, 2022
Aden Slone leaps to block a shot by a Pikeville shooter in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Aden Slone battles with a Pikeville player for a loose ball in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
GRC coach Josh Cook talks with an official in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Aden Slone makes a pass in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
GRC coach Josh Cook shouts instructions to his team in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Stanley Smothers grabs a rebound in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Stanley Smothers grabs a rebound in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jerone Morton. - File photo
Sam Parrish puts up a shot in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Aden Slone launches a shot in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Sam Parrish applies defensive pressure in a second-round game of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
It wasn’t your usual GRC boys’ basketball win, but it was a win nonetheless.
The Cards knocked off 15th Region champs Pikeville by a score of 43-38 Friday afternoon in quarterfinal action at Rupp Arena in Lexington. GRC advances to play Saturday at 11 a.m. in the KHSAA Sweet 16 semifinals against Lincoln County.
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