People know the Cooper Jaguars football team can throw the ball well with the likes of quarterback Cam O’Hara, tight end Austin Alexander and wide receiver Isaiah Johnson. But the Jaguars hoped to add some balance and may have found it in the 41-7 win over the county rival Conner Cougars on Friday. Sophomore running […]
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Ludlow rolls past Bellevue
Every time Ludlow’s football team scored, the Panthers cheerleaders did a corresponding number of jumping jacks. Unofficially, the cheerleaders did 253 – one for each point in the Panthers’ 56-14 mercy-rule win over Bellevue at Civic Stadium and Gilligan Field. “You’re capable of doing special things,” Ludlow head coach Woody McMillen told his team in […]
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Benke, Bluebirds bulldoze Dixie Heights
Many coaches point to the weight room in the preseason for a springboard into the football season. Bob Sphire continues to do so in Week 7 of the high school football season. Highlands made a “weight room” statement on Friday night with a 51-21 victory over Dixie Heights in Edgewood, finishing with 453 rushing yards. […]
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4th edition of statewide media football polls
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective classes. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Blowout Friday keeps top 10 mostly in order
The outcomes made it feel like the first round of the playoffs on Friday night. Of the 13 games played that featured Northern Kentucky teams, the average margin of victory was 37 points with only one game settled by seven points or less. District play can do that at times with some lopsided matchups. Here’s […]
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Friday NKY HS round-up: Conner shuts out Scott to open district play
The Conner Cougars traveled east on Interstate 275 and came back with a 38-0 shutout win over the Scott Eagles to open Class 5A, District 6 action. Quarterback Wyatt Hatfield led the Cougars (4-2) with three touchdown runs with Chase Bailey and Cordion Abernathy scoring the other two touchdowns. Andrew Herron made all five point-after […]
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Bluebirds fly past Jaguars in shootout
Maybe it was their pregame ritual. Maybe it was a message they were trying to send. When Highlands did their usual punt the ball and the whole team chase after it in warmups, Carson Class’ punt happened to go over to Cooper’s side of the 50. The Jaguars were right there. Some may have thought […]
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Lloyd rolls past Newport, moves to 6-0 for first time since 1995
For three minutes and 11 seconds, Newport maybe felt hopeful because the Wildcats scored the first eight points Friday at Lloyd Memorial. The remaining 44:49, however, was scarier than binge-watching the Friday the 13th series. The Juggernauts scored 45 unanswered points on the way to a 45-8 Homecoming win at Cecil Dees Field. Lloyd’s win was momentous for one large […]
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Montgomery’s long and winding road back to Bellevue inspires his players, leads to victories
Former Bellevue High School football teammates and longtime friends Chad Montgomery and Mike Gullett sat across from each other in a booth one day last December at Applebee’s Restaurant in Crestview Hills. They were having some dinner and talking about their alma mater during one of their get-togethers. More specifically, they were discussing their one […]
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NKY Football stat leaders
Believe it or not, the high school football season is halfway done. Friday is Week 6 of the 11-week regular season with the playoffs to follow starting the first week in November. Before you know it, 12 teams will head to Kroger Field in Lexington the first weekend in December, vying for the six state […]
