Friday Class 6A Ryle 48, Eastern 0 The Raiders (8-3) led 41-0 by halftime to advance to the second round and will face Ballard. Simon Kenton 31, Oldham County 9 Ballard 35, Campbell County 21 Class 5A Collins 52, Dixie Heights 49 Titans’ Gage Miller’s 18-yard field goal with one second remaining capped off a […]
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Round 2 NKY playoff matchups
Friday, Nov. 14 CLASS 6A Ballard at Ryle Simon Kenton at Trinity CLASS 5A Scott County at Cooper CLASS 4A Ashland Blazer at Highlands Covington Catholic at Johnson Central CLASS 3A Henry County at Lloyd Memorial CLASS 2A Walton-Verona at Beechwood CLASS 1A Newport at Holy Cross Bishop Brosart at Newport Central Catholic
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Harris leads Simon Kenton to first playoff win in three years
No, Grayson Harris did not score a touchdown Friday. But Simon Kenton is continuing its season because of what Harris did to Oldham County. He threw a touchdown pass, intercepted another and caught six Grant Webb tosses for 95 yards in the Pioneers’ 31-9 Class 6A first-round win at Chlorine Menefee Stadium. “It’s awesome,” Simon Kenton coach Joe Wynn […]
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Fog and fight: Cooper takes down dangerous South Oldham to reach round two
This wasn’t your typical No. 1 vs. No. 4 seed mismatch that often defines the opening round of the KHSAA football playoffs. There was no running clock, no wave of backups playing the second half — just a fog-filled field and a much tougher battle than the bracket line implied. Cooper knew it, too. South […]
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Franklin resigns at Scott after two seasons
Scott High School will be looking for their fourth football coach since 2022. Justin Franklin resigned on Wednesday after two seasons at the helm. He went 5-15 in his two seasons in Taylor Mill. Franklin cited the distance to and from his residence and the challenges that created living in Carroll County. “At this time […]
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Final statewide media football poll: See who is ranked where headed into the playoffs
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll will be released each Wednesday morning throughout the regular season. This is the last poll of the season. Everything from here […]
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Forecasting the third round
Let’s have some fun. Of course coaches will tell you “we’re taking it one game at a time” and rightfully so, but we’re not. So, the way the KHSAA football playoffs works and has been explained here before, but come the third round the RPI plays a big part in setting up matchups. The bracket […]
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Week 11 prep football standouts/takeaways
We made it! The KHSAA football regular season has reached its end and it’s now a race to the first week of December at Kroger Field in Lexington. This will be the last of the prep football standouts/takeaways for the season as we shift our focus to solely on the postseason. See below from Week […]
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Community Voices: Embracing NKY’s Friday Night Lights tradition
Wes Akers is a professor of electronic media and broadcasting at Northern Kentucky University. In fall, Friday nights can only mean one thing: high school football! High school students take the field to represent their schools in the lighted gridiron. These games in the region can be traced back to 1931 at Newport High School […]
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Brotherhood and brilliance: Holy Cross caps historic 10-0 regular season
Getting bigger, faster, and stronger can be taught. Executing plays, reading defenses, and managing game situations — those come with practice. But building a bond, a sense of family that drives a team to play for one another — that can’t be coached. It has to be team-oriented. And for the Holy Cross Indians, that’s […]