Sweet 16 08 - Day 1 Recap

Hundreds of goals and millions of sneaker marks later, the first day of the National City Bank/KHSAA Boys Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament has come to an end. There were some upsets, some close games, and some amazing moments that your average fan may not expect from high school players. Here are the results from todays games. Click on the bracket to go to the official LIVE bracket that updates throughout the day during the tournament.

I was lucky enough to be on the floor for the first game of the day, University Heights versus Lexington Catholic. There were plenty of great moments in each half. The first half it seemed like Lexington Catholic was going to run away with the game and win by a wide margin. The second half of the game, University Heights stormed back and gave Lexington Catholic a run for their money. Although Lex-Cath did end up snagging the victory, they definitely had to work for it every step of the way. Below are a few photos I captured from the intense game.

While I was only at the first game, our house photographer, James Crisp, was present for every one and delivered on some amazing photos from all the games that day. Once the whole tournament comes to an end then we will upload boatloads of photos from each game to our Flickr site for your viewing pleasure. In the meantime, take a look at some of the great shots James was able to get.

Stay tuned for for the rest of the tournaments. Each day I will be recapping what went on and likely attending a few of the games. There are also a few side articles/videos that may pop up here and there.