They both wear blue and white on Fridays, one in Independence, one in Park Hills. Come fall of 2024, they’ll both be wearing blue and white on Saturdays in Lexington. Covington Catholic’s Willie Rodriguez and Simon Kenton’s Aba Selm meet on the gridiron Friday night in Independence, the two committed to play football at the […]
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Barnes entering third season with Detroit Lions
Holy Cross alum Derrick Barnes has had so much of an impressive offseason and preseason that he’s listed as a starter on the Detroit Lions unofficial depth chart as they approach the start of the regular season. A few months ago, that wasn’t looking to be the case when the Lions drafted Jack Campbell with […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: CovCath takes top spot, Cooper lurking
It was hot out there, but luckily for NKY, they avoided the lightning and the delays that came with it for the majority of the rest of the state. The only team impacted by the lightning was Simon Kenton, who had their game with Woodford County canceled and won’t be made up. As for the […]
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Friday NKY HS round-up: Ryle takes out Conner for rivalry win
The Ryle Raiders extended their winning streak to five in a row against the county rival Conner Cougars with a 28-7 win Friday in Union. Both teams are 1-1 as the Raiders have also won 9 of the last 10 meetings with the Cougars. “We settled down at halftime,” said Mike Engler, Ryle head coach. […]
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Beechwood dominates line of scrimmage in rout of Campbell County
Quarterback Nathan Smith stood in his own end zone trying to find an open teammate. Without much time and Mattox Kelly and Xavier Campbell closing in, Smith threw the ball away under pressure for a safety. It was that kind of night in Claryville as the Beechwood Tigers dominated in the trenches for a 50-7 […]
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Newport Central Catholic overpowers Walton-Verona
Newport Catholic’s home field might be under construction, but they look quite comfortable in their adopted home in Park Hills. The Thoroughbreds’ four-play, opening drive in just over two minutes led by Demetrick Welch’s 32-yard run to open the drive set the dominant tone for NewCath, as it galloped away from Walton-Verona, 42-7. Senior quarterback […]
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CovCath takes advantage of Highlands miscues to get rivalry back on their side
There was a pair of fumbles in the second half. One for Covington Catholic, one for Highlands. The Colonels turned their fumble recovery into six points, the Bluebirds? Zero. In a 14-14 game at a time when both offenses were struggling out of the half, that momentum boost jolted the Colonels enough for a 35-21 […]
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Comer runs for 312, Sebastian adds 104, Juggernauts overwhelm Rebels
According to the Cincinnati Post, the 1928 Lloyd Memorial football team played “like a juggernaut.” Some 95 years later, the 2023 Juggernauts were an equally huge, powerful and overwhelming force. They mercy-ruled Boone County, 47-14, on Friday at Cecil Dees Field. “We wanted to play well,” Lloyd coach Kyle Niederman said. “We wanted to make sure we bounce back week-to-week.” It would’ve […]
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Girl power! Ludlow multi-sport athlete Huff now getting kicks on the football field
It was a surreal moment in time for Ludlow High School that all at once captured the old, the new and the out of the ordinary, to boot. Ludlow football coach Woody McMillen stood on the home sideline at newly refurbished James Rigney Memorial Stadium, one of the few New Deal-era Work Projects Administration high […]
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Friday Late Nights: Kickoffs moved back due to excessive heat
As you’ve seen throughout the week so far, games are shifting left and right for fall sports due to the extreme heat that’s gripped the South. Golf matches, JV games and even some varsity games have been cancelled or postponed because of it. A lot of varsity matches have been pushed back to later in […]
