PHOTO GALLERY
Stayin’ Alive!
Pats top Jeffersontown in state opener
Published 1:37 pm Wednesday, March 16, 2022
1 of 32
Colton Ralston shoots in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Tramane Alcorn passes in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jaxon Smith puts up a shot in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Tramane Alcorn drives to the basket in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jaxon Smith works inside with the ball in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Tramane Alcorn drives to the basket in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Colton Ralston shoots in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jaxon Smith handles the ball in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Connor Davis handles the ball in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Colton Ralston shoots in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Colton Ralston shoots in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Colton Ralston, Tramane Alcorn, and Connor Davis talk during a game in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jaxon Smith handles the ball in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jaxon Smith handles the ball in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jaxon Smith puts up a shot in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County fans cheer on their team at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jaxon Smith runs the offense in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County fans cheer at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County cheerleaders perform at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County cheerleaders perform at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County fans cheer on their team at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County cheerleaders perform at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Jackson Sims (4), Colton Ralton (12), and Connor Davis celebrate the Patriots’ win in the operning round of the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 Wednesday at Rupp Arena in Lexington. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County students Lance Reed, Lizzy Brown, Hunter Taylor Holden Stamper, and Anna Story celebrate after the Patriots win their opening-round game in the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington Wednesday afternoon. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County cheerleaders perform at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County coach Jeff Jackson talks to his team during a timeout in the Patriots’ first-round game in the 2022 KHSAA Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington Wednesday. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Colton Ralston (12) drains a shot in the Patriots’ 45-41 win over Jeffersontown Wednesday afternoon at Rupp Arena in Lexington. Ralston scored 12 points in the win. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Clayton Davis shoots a free throw in the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County's band performs at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County's band performs at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County fans cheer on their team at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
Lincoln County fans cheer on their team at the 2022 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys’ Sweet 16. - Photo by Jeff Moreland
The Lincoln County Patriots reached the KHSAA Sweet 16 after winning the 12th Region championship in dramatic fashion, and the Pats won and advanced in the opening round of the state tournament Wednesday in the same fashion, edging Jeffersontown 45-41.
See the complete story online at www.theinteriorjournal.com, and follow us online for coverage of Friday’s
second-round game.