George Rogers Clark climbs the mountaintop once again to become 2026 state champions

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — When the Sweet 16 bracket was first released there were a lot of comments saying that the first-round matchup between Saint Xavier and Covington Catholic was the state championship and no other team stood a chance.

Enter the George Rogers Clark Cardinals who entered the Sweet 16 as one of two teams (Hazard) to lose in their district title game.

“I hate losing but I’m glad that we lost that game because without that loss we would not have figured out who we are ahead of this tournament.” said GRC head coach Josh Cook…

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