The Cooper girls’ basketball team has been able to beat pretty much anyone in their way over the last four years. Except Sacred Heart. The Valkyries ended the Lady Jaguars season once again for the third time in four years in the Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 quarterfinals Friday night at Rupp Arena in Lexington, […]
Author Archives: Evan Dennison
Posted inBasketball
Cooper adds another Sweet 16 victory, Sacred Heart looms in quarterfinals
Playing like a team that’s been here for four straight years, Cooper’s girls basketball team rolled in their Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 first round opener over Mercy. The red and yellow Jaguars spread it around among their starting five, playing unselfish basketball in a 70-45 victory over the blue and white Jaguars on Thursday […]
Posted inBasketball
Frederick Douglass ends Simon Kenton’s season in Sweet 16
It was a blistering start for the Simon Kenton girls’ basketball team. Then it turned into ice cold, much like the temperature on the Rupp Arena floor. The Lady Pioneers opened their Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 first round contest with a 21-8 lead, but couldn’t continue from there as they lost to Frederick Douglass […]
Posted inBasketball
Humphrey’s buzzer-beater sends Lloyd to first region final in 29 years
Sometimes it’s not the first shot in the closing seconds that beats you. It’s the second one. Jayden Humphrey’s putback at the buzzer put Lloyd Memorial into their first region championship game since 1996, taking down Newport 41-40 in Tuesday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region boys basketball tournament at Truist Arena. What was an efficient […]
Posted inBasketball
Cooper knocks out CovCath for third straight year, on to region final
Cooper needed to figure out how to handle Covington Catholic’s pressure in Tuesday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament semifinals. So instead of having one primary ball-handler, the Jaguars used all five guys on the floor to alleviate pressure. The strategy worked as they came away with a 59-54 victory, punching their ticket to a […]
Posted inBasketball
Walton-Verona advances to 8th Region semis behind Hester’s six 3s
The Walton-Verona boys’ basketball team has advanced to a second straight 8th Region semifinal with a 57-44 victory over Anderson County Monday night at Henry County High School. In the battle of the Bearcats, it was the black and blue prevailing over the red and white. Walton-Verona used six 3-pointers from Justin Hester to prevail, […]
Posted inBasketball
Lloyd clamps down on cold shooting Ryle for third straight trip to region semis
For Lloyd Memorial, the formula is pretty simple. Hold the opponent under 50 points and win a lot of basketball games. The Juggernauts did it again on Saturday in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region Tournament quarterfinals, taking down Ryle 51-46. When Lloyd holds the opponent under 50 points, they’re 13-1 this season. During their […]
Posted inBasketball
Rondon keeps Newport’s 3-peat hopes alive with buzzer-beater
Nothing easy. That’s what the pre-game warmup T-shirts said for Newport. And boy that was certainly the case. Yamil Rondon’s 3-pointer at the buzzer kept Newport’s 3-peat hopes alive with a 50-47 victory over Holy Cross in Saturday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament quarterfinals. Tied at 47, Newport called timeout with 12 seconds left, […]
Posted inBasketball
CovCath routs Dixie on way to region semis
It wasn’t a full on press or constant trapping. For the majority it was Covington Catholic guarding Dixie Heights mono e mono with the blue and white Colonels (CovCath) locking down the red and white Colonels (Dixie). Covington Catholic stifled Dixie Heights and came away with a 75-36 victory in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th […]
Posted inBasketball
Cooper blocks out noise, advances to region semis with win over Highlands
The mentality the Cooper boys basketball team takes on is 1-0 that day and build for the next day. With the noise going on outside about the program and the status of coach Tim Sullivan’s tenure for the future certainly didn’t go quiet leading into the Jaguars St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region quarterfinal against Highlands, […]