Haylee Noel’s final two points may have been her easiest of the night. Sitting at the free throw line with 10 seconds to play, Noel sank two free throws to secure Cooper’s 69-63 victory over Ryle on Thursday night in the 33rd District Battle of Union and LINK nky’s Game of the Week presented by […]
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Unified Pioneers making “sweet music” on the basketball court
Jeff Stowers is sitting at home and talking about music. The 72-year-old Simon Kenton High School girls basketball coach used to have vinyl records. Even though his albums are long gone, Stowers still holds a handful of music acts near to his heart, including James Brown, The Isley Brothers, Ohio Players, The Gap Band, and […]
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‘One big family’ | Lloyd Memorial star hoops player, coach share special connection beyond the game
Lloyd Memorial senior point guard Anthony Blaackar always seems to have a smile around school. “It doesn’t matter if he scores 30 points or 10 and we lose,” Lloyd athletic director Bill Pilgram said. “He seems to keep everything in perspective and sees the balance of life. He appreciates the natural gift he has of […]
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Initial basketball RPI released
Let’s start by saying this, the RPI in basketball has no bearing on anything, other than for a tiebreaker for district seeding. But people love rankings and ratings, so here you go. The initial RPI ratings were released on Monday, here’s how the KHSAA explains how it is calculated: factoring in a team’s strength of […]
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Statewide media basketball polls
Each week through the end of the regular season, the Kentucky prep basketball poll will be released every Tuesday. It’s been rebranded as the ‘Elite 16’ media poll, taking votes from 16 media members throughout the state with 16 teams ranked. Below each poll is the top five teams in their respective region, voted on […]
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A tradition that doesn’t bend: Holy Cross secures 9th Region All “A” title
At Holy Cross, winning the 9th Region All “A” Championship has become a tradition, but this one demanded something extra. Without a senior on the roster and without its leading scorer, the Indians still cut down the nets for a fifth straight region title with a 61-32 victory over Newport Central Catholic at Ben Flora […]
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NKY girls basketball stats leaders
With the season nearly halfway through, let’s take a look at the area stats leaders. We take a look at the top point scorers, rebounders, shooters and team stats included. Points Per Game Asia Carner, Dixie Heights — 22.0 Addy Garrett, Ludlow — 22.0 Haylee Noel, Cooper — 21.0 Jaelyn Jones, Ryle — 20.0 Elin […]
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NKY boys basketball stats leaders
With the season nearly halfway through, let’s take a look at the area stats leaders. We take a look at the top point scorers, rebounders, shooters and team stats included. Points Per Game Finn Louden, Conner — 23.5 Athens McGillis, Covington Catholic — 23.5 Austin Davie, Campbell County — 23.1 Amontae Lowe, Newport — 22.0 […]
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Simon Kenton slugs past Notre Dame for 14th win
Simon Kenton coach Jeff Stowers couldn’t tell you why his team struggles at Notre Dame. The defending girls Eighth Region champion Pioneers nevertheless survived their latest trip to Park Hiils – their third fewest point total was enough for Tuesday’s 45-36 win behind Brynli Pernell’s 13 points and Anna Kelch’s 11. “It’s always tough for […]
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Blaackar, Lloyd pull off statement road win at Holy Cross
If there’s one truth about 9th Region basketball, it’s this: every game is a toss-up, and no ranking or record is ever safe. That reality hit home Tuesday night at The Finn, where Lloyd Memorial walked into a packed road environment against a Holy Cross team that had been rolling. The Indians were 12-1, unbeaten […]
