The high school football post-season is here and the first round is in the books. As LINK nky sports editor-at-large Dan Weber has written, “When the most suspenseful moment of a football game is whether the split-the-pot winner will show up to claim the prize, you know it’s the first week of the KHSAA playoffs.” […]
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Dayton wins at home in 1A playoffs for first time in 24 years
President Bill Clinton occupied the White House the last time the Dayton Greendevils won a home playoff football game. Dayton added another such win on Friday at O.W. Davis Field, 22-7 over a visiting Berea team held scoreless for nearly 27 minutes. Dayton (6-5 overall) travels to Louisville on Friday to take on Kentucky Country […]
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CovCath wins first round easily, now faces unbeaten No. 1 on road in Week 2
When the most suspenseful moment of a football game is whether the split-the-pot winner will show up to claim the prize, you know it’s the first week of the KHSAA playoffs. Maybe the winner went home early. Just the way Great Crossing headed back to Georgetown, a 21-0 loser Friday to Covington Catholic in this […]
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Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Week 1 in NKY football playoffs, the week you wish wasn’t happening
Here we go, high school football fans, it’s the season in which every week could be the last, and for half of the teams, it will be. Except for the favorites, mostly. They have absolutely minimal risk of losing. They’ll be around next week, almost for certain, for those on the top side of the […]
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Beechwood closes out regular season beating NewCath, 26-9
The former district rivals entered the game at Covington Catholic’s Wooten Field with impressive 8-1 records and looking to enter the playoffs on a high note. They both ran variations of the ground-and-pound spread offenses looking to take time off the clock. The Beechwood Tigers ran it better than the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds, outgaining […]
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Friday NKY football round-up: Simon Kenton gives Woodford first loss; Brossart rolls again
The final week of regular season football in Northern Kentucky is in the books. The playoffs are up next. Here is how it all played out on Friday night: For our game story from Covington Catholic’s win over Ryle, click here. For our game story of Beechwood’s win over Newport Central Catholic, click here. For […]
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CovCath beats injuries-and Ryle-by a mile to end the regular season
What were the chances? With starting quarterback Evan Pitzer on crutches, no way Covington Catholic comes into Union and runs up 47 points on Ryle, is there? On Senior Night? In the Crosstown Showdown? Sure, senior Zacc Roberts had gotten the call at quarterback in the opener for CovCath. But an injury and Pitzer’s stellar […]
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Thursday NKY sports round-up: Ryle falls in boys soccer state semifinals; Lloyd football beats Holmes
Things looked good for nearly 50 minutes for the Ryle Raiders boys soccer team (19-5-2 overall) in the state semifinal game at Frederick Douglass. Ryle led 1-0 at halftime and kept that lead for nearly the first ten minutes of the second half. But the defending state champion Lexington Dunbar Bulldogs (18-2-3) tied the game […]
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Boone County football legend inducted into Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor
Former Northern Kentucky football standout Shaun Alexander was recently inducted into the Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor. The Seahawks honored Alexander on Oct. 16 during half time of their 19-9 win over the Arizona Cardinals, their NFC West division rival. “The Seahawks are proud to recognize the incredible impact Shaun had on our organization by […]
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Final regular season NKY football weekend has lots of intriguing games here
An interesting regular season finale for Northern Kentucky high school football – and a home game for a Thomas More team trying to get back above .500 is the way our weekend goes. Four non-district and cross-district, games, starting with one Thursday night, feature top teams from different classes, a top game against a downstate […]
