Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class. 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 […]
Category: Football
Posted inSports
The LINK nky Team of the Week for Sept. 4-10: Scott football team
The LINK nky Team of the Week for Sept. 4-10 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Scott football team. The Eagles racked up over 1,600 votes on their way to taking the top spot, totaling over 70% of the vote. Earning Scott Team of the Week honors was their first victory of the season in […]
Posted inSports
LINK nky Top 10: Second season approaches
A lot of high school football coaches break their season into three parts: the first being non-district play, the second district play and the third playoffs. Well, the second season is finally here for most after five weeks of action. Some district battles look really intriguing upon onset, can Newport contend with NewCath in the […]
Posted inFootball
Friday NKY HS Sports Round-up: Highlands, Lloyd Memorial cruise to non-district wins
The Highlands Bluebirds traversed east and came back with a convincing 40-0 win over the defending Class 1A runner-up Raceland Rams. On the first play from scrimmage, Highlands scored when Adam Surrey threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Arnold. The Bluebirds led 26-0 at halftime. “I’m very proud of how our guys took a […]
Posted inFootball
Newport hangs on over Ludlow in hard-fought battle
Ludlow wide receiver Ethan Powell took the pass from Jackson Mays on the left side on a 4th-and-goal from the Newport 11 and darted toward the end zone where he met Newport defensive back Jake Porter. The two tussled knowing what was at stake. Porter made the tackle two yards shy of the end zone […]
Posted inSports
Camels start fast in rout of NewCath
These Camels weren’t slow to get going on Friday night. A 22-point first quarter guided Campbell County to a 43-22 victory over Newport Central Catholic in Claryville. Right off the bat, the Camel’s defense struck hard. Garyn Jackson snatched a passfrom Kolton Smith and took it to the house for six points. The next two […]
Posted inSports
CovCath takes thriller over Beechwood
With two teams coming in averaging a combined 85 points per game and each averaging over 400 yards per game, it had the feel of whoever had the ball last was going to be the victor. So when Andrew Bessler put Covington Catholic up 35-31 with 1:57 to play on a one-yard run, the ball […]
Posted inSports
Lee, Turner propel Pioneers to victory
Conner had two chances to gain a yard Friday. Simon Kenton stopped the Cougars on both – key plays in the Pioneers’ 42-21 win at Tom Stellman Field. On third down and Conner three feet from a touchdown late in the second quarter, Hayden Blair and Mark Ober stuffed Conner’s Emmanuel Ekpe. “It was an edge blitz on the […]
Posted inSports
Juggernauts’ 4-0 start fueled by run game, defensive pressure and their brand new digs
On several occasions, football coach Kyle Niederman has stood on the recently installed synthetic turf at Cecil Dees Field and marveled at the changes Lloyd Memorial High School has made. From the front entrance of the stadium to the back row of the bleachers, all is bright and shiny and state-of-the-art. “The turf field. The […]
Posted inSports
Week 2 statewide media football poll
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class. 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 […]
