December 20-22 is the early signing day period for Division I in NCAA football and five student-athletes from Northern Kentucky took advantage of it. Covington Catholic’s Willie Rodriguez, Highlands’ Brody Benke, Simon Kenton’s Aba Selm and Dixie Heights’ Brach Rice and Kabanza Mwamba all inked to continue their football and academic careers. Rodriguez and Selm […]
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St. Henry announces hiring of program’s first ever football coach
St. Henry District High School has a face for their football program that’s continuing to ramp things up. The school named Tim Odom as their inaugural head coach on Monday, a move that’s been in the making for months when they announced they were moving their football timeline up. Originally slated to begin varsity football […]
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Cooper can’t capitalize on Bowling Green miscues, drops 5A title game
While Cooper was able to pounce on turnovers throughout the postseason, they were unable to do so on Saturday night in the KHSAA Class 5A state championship game. The Jaguars were able to force four turnovers on Bowling Green, problem is they turned that into zero points in a 28-14 loss to the Purples. “Some […]
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Boyle dominates in all phases to take down CovCath in 4A state title game
Boyle County left no doubt who the best team in Class 4A is. Might even be the best team in the state overall. “That’s for you guys to decide,” Boyle County coach Justin Haddix said. The Rebels dominated the Class 4A state championship game with Covington Catholic at Kroger Field in Lexington, taking down the […]
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Cooper vs Bowling Green breakdown: A look inside the numbers
There’s a lot of similarities between Cooper and Bowling Green. The two will meet on Saturday night for the Class 5A state championship. It’s a rematch 11 years in the making when the two met for the 2012 state championship, a 34-20 Purples victory. Jaguars coach Randy Borchers can recall a lot from that game. […]
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Covington Catholic vs Boyle County breakdown: A look inside the numbers
How about a matchup of 19 combined state titles for your palate on Friday night? That’s what you’ll get when Covington Catholic takes on Boyle County at Kroger Field in Lexington at 8 p.m. for the Class 4A state championship. The Rebels have 11 state titles as they seek a fourth straight in Justin Haddix’s […]
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CovCath, Cooper football coaches shared car rides to school. Almost 30 years later, they’re in the state finals
Nearly every morning during the school week one year when they were students at Newport Central Catholic High School, Randy Borchers pulled into Eddie Eviston’s driveway on Crowell Avenue in Fort Thomas and honked his horn. The Eviston’s home was a short trip from Borchers’ house less than a mile away. “Randy lived on the […]
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Mayfield stuns Beechwood at buzzer in 2A semifinal
A week before the game, Beechwood coach Jay Volker and Mayfield coach Joe Morris urged that their heavily-anticipated Class 2A KHSAA semifinal matchup would come down to one final play. Turns out: they were right. Cardinals junior linebacker Carter Morris capped a frenetic final three minutes with an interception of star Tigers quarterback Clay Hayden […]
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Defense sends CovCath to 4A title game
Two interceptions, two sacks, a fumble recovery and a safety. Covington Catholic took advantage of those four things – and Evan Pitzer’s 123 rushing yards and two touchdowns – and converted them into a spot in the Class 4A championship with Friday’s 22-14 win over Paducah Tilghman at Dennis Griffin Stadium. CovCath thus meets Boyle […]
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Cooper holds off Highlands in crazy end to state semifinal game
These are the decisions that make coaches heroes or scapegoats. Cooper had a 4th-and-inches at the Highlands 17-yard-line and unsuccessfully tried to draw the Bluebirds offsides. After a timeout, the coaching staff sent Carson Taylor in to try to put the Jaguars ahead. He ended up making the kick to lift the Cooper Jaguars to […]
