The 2021 Sweet 16® tips off Wednesday at 11:00 am when 14th Region Champion Knott County Central squares off with Elizabethtown, who claimed the 5th Region crown for a second year in a row. The Panthers enter the final week of high school action in the Bluegrass having lost just a pair of games for the season.  Coach James Haire brings an experienced squad to Rupp Arena, with five seniors all averaging double-figures, led by 5th Region Player of the Year Jaquais Franklin (20 ppg). Opposite