CLASS 6A First Round Friday, November 3 Ryle 59, Southern 0 Fern Creek 36, Simon Kenton 32 Bullitt East 20, Campbell County 17 (OT) Second Round Friday, November 10 Ryle 43, Bullitt East 20 Third Round Friday, November 17 Ryle at Bryan Station, 7:30 p.m. CLASS 5A First Round Friday, November 3 Scott County 63, […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Dixie Heights football team
The LINK nky Team of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Dixie Heights football team. The Colonels registered 67% of the vote, nearly the total they put up on the football field. Earning Dixie Heights Team of the Week honors was their performance in the first round of the […]
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Thomas More concludes first Division II season with convincing win
Coming into the season as the unknown in its first year in NCAA Division II, the coaches picked the Thomas More Saints to finish dead last in the 10-team Great Midwest Athletic Conference in the preseason poll. But the Saints ended up in sixth after concluding the regular season with a convincing 44-6 win Saturday […]
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Lloyd’s season comes to close in loss to East Carter
By Matthew Sparks | The Daily Independent It looked like it was the visitors who had the extra week off to start the Class 3A playoffs. East Carter showed no rust after opening the postseason with a bye after potential opponent, Pendleton County, decided not to compete. Landon Yoak found the end zone twice with […]
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Friday NKY prep football playoff roundup: NewCath, Beechwood, Cooper cruise to wins
The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds have won six straight after downing the Class 1A, District 3 rival Dayton Greendevils, 43-19 at Dixie Heights. Demetrick Welch had two rushing touchdowns and one punt return for a touchdown to go with a two-point conversion. Louie Collopy threw two touchdown passes to Charlie Ford and another to Mitchell […]
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Ludlow gets revenge on Newport, advances to region championship
Ludlow hit a rough spot early in the season. They lost three straight, including a 16-14 loss to Newport, but the Panthers foundtheir groove at the right time. Since that loss, Ludlow has won seven of their eight games and is one of just eightteams remaining in the Class A playoffs after a 28-6 victory […]
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Ryle dethrones 6A champion Bullitt East
“Go Logan! Go Logan!” The Ryle assistant football coaches screamed in the press box. Logan – better known as senior quarterback Logan Verax – was in the middle of a 34-yard run during the second quarter Friday’s Class 6A second-round game against Bullitt East. The rest of the Raiders went, too – they emphatically dethroned […]
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Highlands dominates trenches in convincing home playoff win over Dixie Heights
It took the Highlands Bluebirds just three plays and 31 seconds to score the game’s first touchdown and the freight train rolled on from there. Highlands built a 40-0 halftime lead over Dixie Heights on the way to a 40-7 Class 5A playoff win at David Cecil Memorial Stadium on Friday. Highlands has outscored its […]
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CovCath gets the test they need in second round win over Ashland
It had been nearly two months since Covington Catholic had their starters play deep into the fourth quarter. Come Friday night in Park Hills they needed every last one of them in a 35-28 victory over Ashland Blazer. The Colonels and Tomcats battled it out in the second round of the KHSAA Class 4A playoffs, […]
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Newport explodes in second half for first playoff win in four years
The Newport Wildcats football team has moved the ball consistently through the air all season averaging an even 198 yards per game in the regular season. But when the Wildcats have added in some balance with the run, they’ve been even more successful. Newport had that and more scoring 40 unanswered points in a convincing […]
