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The All ‘A” Classic will return with a new format

St. Henry with the championship trophy as St. Henry defeated Frankfort 77-70 in the state championship game of the boys basketball All

Two days after its cancellation, the All “A” Classic has been revived.

The board of directors of the tournament called a special meeting Thursday afternoon and decided to play the 2021 statewide basketball tournament with an alternate format.

The new format will consist of a sectional game followed by a semi-state game. The final four teams in both girls and boys divisions will advance to Eastern Kentucky University on March 5-6.

Five Northern Kentucky teams qualified for the tournament by winning their regional tourneys. 

The new brackets are based on geography as much as possible. Home teams for the sectional games and the semi-state games were determined by a coin toss.

As a result, Walton-Verona will host two games next week that are local showdowns in the sectional round of 16.

Brossart senior Jordan Rowe looks for an opening as Cooper defeated Bishop Brossart 47-42 in KHSAA girls basketball Feb. 13, 2021, at Bishop Brossart High School, Alexandria, Ky. Brossart senior Marie Kiefer had 34 points and Cooper sophomore Whitney Lind 26.

The WV girls team will host Newport Central Catholic Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m., and the WV boys team will host reigning All “A” state champion St. Henry Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.

The Bishop Brossart girls team will travel to West Carter for the round of 16. The game hasn’t been scheduled yet and needs to be completed by Feb. 25.


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