Walton-Verona senior defensive back Brad Perry jumped the route, cradled the ball in his arms and admitted to a number of thoughts going to the ground while the visiting sidelines and stands let out a loud cheer of excitement. Perry’s interception let the Bearcats (5-2 overall) leave Carrollton with a tight 28-26 Class 2A, District […]
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Colonels win big in Boone but want to talk about their shutout defense
One way to define a good football team, maybe an old-fashioned way, has always been this: They can run the ball – and stop the run. Do that and you’re plenty formidable. Do that and you make it really hard for teams to beat you. But here’s the problem for the folks who try to […]
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NKY football previews: After bye weeks, Beechwood tries to get back, TMU hosts NAIA’s No. 3 team
Another weekend of football in Northern Kentucky is here. Take a look at the games: Dixie Heights (2-3) at Beechwood (4-1), 7:30 p.m.: Forget about fighting for Dixie Highway supremacy between these neighboring programs. They’re fighting to survive, to come back. Beechwood is not only at home but obviously has less far to come with […]
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NKY football scoreboard: Holmes, Newport Catholic win rivalry games
Friday night football in Northern Kentucky brought two long-running city rivalries to the field with Holmes and Newport Central Catholic claiming victories in Covington and Newport. It also saw Campbell Co., Conner, and Scott escape with wins. For our story on the Covington Catholic-Cooper game, click here. For our story on the Ludlow-Bishop Brossart game, […]
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Brossart beats Ludlow in defensive battle
Bishop Brossart held off Ludlow Friday night, 10-9, sacking Panthers quarterback Jaxson Rice as time ran out, a fitting end to a night that was heavy on defense and light on points. The first quarter nearly passed with zeros remaining on the scoreboard until Mustang kicker Tyler Smith’s 29-yard field goal with under a minute […]
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‘It wasn’t pretty’, just another typically tough CovCath-Cooper slugfest
Eddie Eviston will proudly tell his Covington Catholic football team “plays the toughest schedule in the state.” Friday night in Union his Colonels found out exactly how tough that schedule could get. Cooper’s Jaguars just would not go away. This opening Class 5A district game came down to one really big play – and another […]
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Friday night football previews: District openers, neighborhood rivalries lead the way
Let’s start with the negative news for the weekend. Simon Kenton will not host a Homecoming football game Friday after Connersville, Ind., cancelled on the Pioneers. So what to do? Too late to get a replacement football game so Simon Kenton AD Troy Roberts called Covington Catholic AD Tony Bacigalupo and asked if the Colonels […]
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TMU Sports Round-up: Saints football evens season up at Campbellsville
TMU QB Vaden puts up 2 passing, 2 running TDs in MSC win over Campbellsville With a 44-36 win at Campbellsville Saturday, Thomas More football moved to 1-0 in the Mid-South Conference thanks to quarterback Rae’Von Vaden’s best game of the season as he produced four touchdowns (two passing, 103 yards total, and two rushing, […]
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Highlands outlasts Ryle in shootout
“Was there anything that didn’t happen in that game?” Highlands Head Coach Bob Sphire asked. Charlie Noon’s 268 all-purpose yards keyed Highlands to victory over Ryle Friday night at Borland Stadium in Union, 57-46, in a wild one that had just about everything a football game has to offer. “Charlie Noon and Carson Class made […]
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Friday NKY football Round-Up: Campbell Co. picks up win over Conner
LINK nky’s round-up of Friday night’s high school football games. For our coverage of the Beechwood-Covington Catholic game, click here. For our coverage of the Lloyd-Bishop Brossart game, click here. For our coverage of the Ryle-Highlands game, click here. Correction: An earlier version of this story included a headline that said that Campbell Co. evened […]
