The Highlands Bluebirds and Cooper Jaguars football teams came into the season with high expectations and have lived up to them. Therefore, it is not a surprise the District 6 rivals are meeting for the second time this season with a lot more on the line when they battle for a spot in the Class […]
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Mayfield, Beechwood, and a Clash of Titans
At 7 p.m. Central Standard Time Friday, all hell will break loose at War Memorial Stadium. It’s Mayfield and Beechwood. It’s the Class 2A state semifinals. And it’s the type of game with more story lines than Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones — with just as much royalty, just as much hardware, and just as much […]
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CovCath-Paducah Tilghman: lots of passing expected
There could be lots of footballs spiraling through Friday’s frigid air. What is certain: Covington Catholic and Paducah Tilghman match 13-0 records in the Class 4A state semifinals at Dennis Griffin Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., with the winner meeting Franklin County or Boyle County for the title at 8 p.m. on Dec. 1 at […]
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Friday NKY prep football roundup: Cooper advances past Southwestern, sets up semifinal rematch with Highlands
Cooper left the plains off Longbranch Road and traversed south to the eastern edge of the Mississippian Plateau, also known as the Pennyroyal region and onto the Reservation of the Southwestern Warriors, in Somerset. The Jaguars left with a 24-14 victory and a region championship trophy. Cooper couldn’t quite land a knockout punch in a […]
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Highlands eliminates North Laurel, meets Cooper in 5A semifinals
Five years and a day. It had been that long since a Highlands football team reached the third round of the Class 5A playoffs. The Bluebirds ended the aforementioned streak Friday with a 30-7 win over North Laurel at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. Highlands thus hosts Cooper – a 24-14 winner at Southwestern – in […]
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CovCath blanks Johnson Central to move to 13-0
Perfection continues for the Colonels. In a battle of two traditional heavyweights, Covington Catholic dismantled JohnsonCentral 31-0 at Dennis Griffin Stadium Friday night for a Class 4A regional championship. The Colonels came in 12-0, winning by an average of 28.9 points a game. Theysurpassed that average thanks to 320 yards of offense, 215 through the […]
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Beechwood wins 10th straight regional title, things get real now
Beechwood wasted no time once again. Just 11 seconds into their Class 2A Region championship with Martin County, the Tigers put points up on the board. It was all they needed, but they added 49 more in a 55-0 victory over the Cardinals. The victory was their 10th straight region championship as their quest for […]
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This Ludlow football player and his brother needed a home; a family took them in and he became a star
By Marshall Kramsky of WCPO In the shadows of the Cincinnati skyline, the Northern Kentucky town of Ludlow has a lot of charm. Matt Brock and his wife, Leslie Brock, own the restaurant “1975”. The mom-and-pop shop is located on the corner between Ludlow High School and the football stadium. “I would say (Ludlow is) […]
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Seven NKY teams vie for region championships
Thirty-three percent of teams from NKY are battling it out for a region championship. They’re spread around five different classes of the last 48 teams standing in the state. There’s a potential for two of them to meet in the state semifinals (Highlands and Cooper). After Friday night, that number of teams in the state […]
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Wily veteran coach, simple complementary football fueling motivated Ludlow
When coach Woody McMillen says everybody’s all in for the Ludlow High School football team, he means everybody, from the best players to the guys on the scout team to all the supportive fans in the Ludlow student body and the Ludlow community. Even his wife, Jenny, the director of student services at the high […]
