The two state powers collided on a nice evening in the mountains of eastern Kentucky in what turned out to be a thrilling game. Both teams hoped to post their first victory of the season after tough opening week losses. At Pikeville’s Hambley Complex, it was the first game of a doubleheader in the Pike […]
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Friday NKY sports round-up: Beechwood rolls on; New Cath downs Holmes
Beechwood won its 25th game in a row on Friday night, which now includes two wins over Paintsville from eastern Kentucky with last night’s 46-7 thrashing. Four different Beechwood players scored touchdowns in the win. “We’ve played really well up to this point,” said Noel Rash, Beechwood head coach. “We’re like every other high school […]
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Ryle scores twice in fourth to pull away from Conner
In front of a great crowd at Fred Nevel Stadium in Hebron, both teams battled in search of their first win of the season. The defenses had their way through most of the first three quarters. Then in the fourth, the Ryle Raiders (1-1) hit the end zone twice to pull off the 21-7 victory […]
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Cooper hangs on in wild finish over Dixie
Running back Eli White’s 10-yard touchdown run put Cooper ahead by 21 points to begin the second quarter but the Jaguars would barely escape a young Dixie Heights team, 41-36, Friday night at Rice Mountjoy Stadium in Edgewood in a game that came down to the final seconds. Early on, Cooper seemed primed to take […]
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Simon says by keeping it on the ground, the Pioneers survive shootout at ‘The Cecil’
Two teams, each with something to prove. Which is pretty much what Simon Kenton and Highlands did Friday night in front of a standing room only crowd at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. For Simon Kenton, it was one more chance to say that nine-loss team from last season, well, that’s not who we are. How […]
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Thomas More football debuts the Chris Norwell ‘Show’ Saturday night
His players call him “Coach Big Show.” And indeed, it’s Chris Norwell’s show in his 13th year at Thomas More. He’s the big boss now. “He looks the part,” quarterback Blaine Espinoza says with a nod toward the 6-foot-6, 300-pounds-plus former University of Illinois player who set the record for career starts by a D-lineman […]
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New-look Newport shows up ready to play in shutting out Brossart
They could have pouted, played around, or even packed it in. But Newport’s bounce-back Wildcats did none of those Thursday night in Alexandria. They had too much going for them not the least of which was last week’s forgettable opening loss that the Wildcats refused to forget as they lined up against a young Bishop […]
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Week 2 in Northern Kentucky football, a quick look ahead
THURSDAY *** NEWPORT (0-1) at BISHOP BROSSART (1-0), 7 p.m.: The visiting Class 2A Wildcats have had a full week to digest – and respond to – their 48-6 opening loss to Mason County that saw virtually nothing Newport tried to do go well. Class A Brossart, meanwhile, coming off a 12-1 season a year […]
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It’s ‘next man up’ at Beechwood thanks to a freshman QB and a senior RB
FAIRDALE, Ky. – It would be easy, logical, and sensible to look at Beechwood’s two-time defending Kentucky champs with the state’s longest win streak to defend and then factor in the departure of Mr. Football, Cam Hergott, the leader the last two years and ask: Doesn’t this Tiger team have to take a step back? […]
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South Warren capitalizes on short field position, mistakes in win over Highlands
Coming in off a full off-season with Head Coach Bob Sphire and staff, the Highlands Bluebirds football team took the ball at its 16 and had a nice play called. Junior wide receiver Matteo Matteoli had some steps on his defender and sophomore quarterback Hayden Haas threw the ball where it needed to go. But […]
