UK signee Malachi Moreno and LSU signee ZaKiyah Johnson highlight talented group of top players set for two-game event.

Cooper – The Jaguars won their first-round game in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Sweet 16 but lost in the quarterfinals, 78-61, to the eventual state champ Sacred Heart.

Also, during the tournament as a junior in 2021, her 27 steals set a Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Tournament record.

That success has helped propel the basketball program in 2025 as Sullivan’s Jaguars prepare to play in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Sweet 16 Thursday night against Henderson County.

To understand why the Kentucky High School Athletic Association signed off on the irregular tournament format, you start with the impacts that school consolidation and population decline have had ...