Third Region winner Muhlenberg County was eliminated at the Boys Sweet 16 today, falling to Highlands 88-60. Nash Divine led the Mustangs with 21 points as Muhlenberg County finishes the season 19-2. Highlands will move on to Friday night’s last quarterfinal game to face McCracken County .
In the second afternoon game, McCracken County fought off Bullitt East and won 68-56. Noah Dumas and Ian Hart each had 14 points to lead the Mustangs, who improved to 23-6.
The evening session has Boyle County facing Paintsville and Ashland meets Knox County in a game you can hear at 6:45 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.