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LEXINGTON — George Rogers Clark is ready for Trinity.
Although the Shamrocks (32-3) entered the KHSAA¿boys Sweet 16 tournament as the state’s top-ranked team, Cardinals coach Scott Humphrey said his team’s schedule has braced Clark for the state quarterfinal contest set for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Rupp Arena in Lexington. The Cards (31-5) opened the four-day event with a 56-36 victory over Owensboro Apollo on Wednesday night to earn a spot in the Elite Eight.
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“We’ve won 31 games doing what we do,” Humphrey said. “That being said, Trinity, they’re a special, special team. They’ve been the No. 1 team in the state since Oct. 15 and they have been all year long. They proved (Wednesday) night they deserve that. Our whole focus is to be No. 1 for a two-hour gap on Friday.”
Despite the Shamrocks’ status as the top rated team in the state, Clark isn’t changing its approach.
“We’re going to treat it like any other game to prepare for it and then just come out ready to play,” Clark senior Bopper Stenzel said.
“We just need to stay focused,” Clark senior Charlie Rogers added. “It’s like any other game.”
Like Clark, Trinity passed its first test of the tournament with a 52-32 victory over Bullitt East on Wednesday. The Shamrocks limited University of Kentucky commit Derek Willis to just eight points and three field goals.
“It was real physical,” Willis said. “DeMarcus Page, he played a good game on me, and Craig (Owens) and (James) Quick, they did a good job.”
Nathan Dieudonne led the Shamrocks with 17 points, followed by Charles Foster with 15. Miles Rice came off the bench and added 11 for Trinity in the tourney opener. Even though many label Trinity as the favorite this season, the Shamrocks are making its first tournament appearance since 2004 and second in the history of the school. Trinity reached the state quarterfinals in their first appearance, losing to eventual state runner-up Mason County in triple overtime.
In its last appearance last year, Clark lost to Louisville Eastern in the state quarterfinals and is looking to reach the state semifinals for the seventh time in school history. Clark lost in the quarterfinals in its two previous appearances in 2007 and 2011.
In the opener, Adam Fatkin scored 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and blocked seven shots in the Cards’ win over the Eagles. Taylor Howard followed with 15 and Charlie Rogers tallied 11 for Clark in the tournament opener.

Potential starters:
Clark: Charlie Rogers, Adam Fatkin, Dominic VanCleve, Bopper Stenzel and Taylor Howard.
Trinity: Nathan Dieudonne, Darryl Hicks, Charles Foster, Troy Saxton and James Quick.

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