Roughly 12,000 sets of eyes seated in Rupp Arena were focused on Reed Sheppard coming into Wednesday’s nightcap, but it didn’t take long for them to shift to the other bench.
Sheppard, a class of 2023 Kentucky commit, made his debut in what will soon be his future home gym. After cruising through the 13th Region, North Laurel entered the 2022 UK HealthCare Boy’s Sweet 16 as the perceived favorites to beat the Pikeville Panthers in the opening round and advance to the quarterfinals. KSR ranked the two teams at No.