Roy Lucas Jr. has resigned from his position as head coach of the Simon Kenton football team, citing a desire for a change, and the school has already received inquiries about the new position.
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NKY football coaches announce All-Division, All-NKY teams
The Northern Kentucky high school football coaches have spoken. With the season down to the wire, they have decided on their All-Division teams, Division Players of the Year and All-NKY teams. DIVISION I Includes Campbell County, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Ryle and Simon Kenton Player of the Year: Austin Alexander, Cooper — Alexander, a North Carolina […]
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Third round playoff football matchups
Teams in Kentucky are now three wins away from a state championship as we head to the region championship round, the third round or state quarterfinals, whatever you want to call it. There’s 48 football teams left standing in the state, seven of them are from northern Kentucky. Here are the matchups for Friday, Nov. […]
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Playoff football round 2 scores/roundup: Flaherty’s six touchdowns help Beechwood into 3rd round
Beechwood 56, Breathitt County 28 Chase Flaherty’s monster night earned Beechwood a blowout victory over the Bobcats (6-6). Flaherty ran for five touchdowns…in the first half as the Tigers were able to put up a running clock in the second round Class 2A victory. Flaherty would add a receiving touchdown for good measure in the […]
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Campbell’s pick-six, O’Hara’s three TD passes propel Cooper
Ryker Campbell had never experienced anything like it. Cooper’s junior safety had never returned an interception for a touchdown until Friday’s Class 5A second-round playoff game against Scott County. His 95-yarder was the biggest chunk of yardage in the Jaguars’ 45-20 win. A familiar foe awaits: Southwestern, a 31-14 winner over North Laurel, in the […]
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Covington Catholic shows grit in 14-13 victory over Johnson Central
Covington Catholic won the game 14-13 against Johnson Central after a fourth-down touchdown pass from Cash Harney to Oliver Link, and the Colonels’ defense held the Golden Eagles to just 227 rushing yards.
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Newport trusts the system, advances to region final
In a physical Friday night matchup, the Newport Wildcats defeated the Ludlow Panthers 23-7 on the road to advance to the region finals in the Class 1A playoffs. “I told the guys they’ve got to trust the system,” Wiggins said. The Wildcats simmered a hot start by Ludlow’s Dameyn Anness, who had seven straight carries […]
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Ryle delivers blow after blow in domination of St. Xavier
It’s only fitting the night Mike Tyson returned to the boxing ring that the infamous quote can be used for the Ryle football team. “Everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth,” Tyson said during an interview in his prime days of fighting in the late 1980’s, early 1990’s. The Raiders (10-2) […]
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Week 2 playoff football matchups in NKY: How to watch/listen, what to know
Things are starting to get serious. There’s some serious matchups this week in high school football and it will only get better from here on out. There’s eight games with 10 northern Kentucky teams still in the running for a shot at a state title. When it’s all said and done after Friday night, I […]
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Friday playoff football roundup/scores:
Class 6A Ryle 39, Pleasure Ridge Park 0 Ryle earns their fifth straight running clock victory as they take care of the visitors from Louisville. The Raiders victory sets up a top five showdown with St. Xavier in the second round. Ryle (9-2) is ranked No. 5 in 6A, St. Xavier (7-4) is No. 4. […]
