For our coverage of Covington Catholic vs. Elder, click here. For our coverage of Campbell Co. vs. Newport Central Catholic, click here. For our coverage of Bishop Brossart vs. Dayton, click here. The Pioneers scored on their first seven possessions and held host Oldham County out of the end zone. Simon Kenton outgained Oldham County, […]
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Bishop Brossart overcomes adversity, injuries in victory over Dayton
Overcoming adversity is a common theme often heard around the football field, but Bishop Brossart did just that Friday evening at O.W. Davis field in Dayton. In the first half, the Mustangs lost their starting quarterback, Keegan Gulley, and a cheerleader who was injured when a mass of players falling out of bounds on a […]
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Elder too tough for young CovCath but there may be a silver lining for Colonels
Covington Catholic lost an opener – and may have found a quarterback. Now the loss was hardly a surprise. It’s what happens when a Kentucky team, a young, inexperienced Kentucky team, plays a GCL strong-boy like Elder. Six minutes into the second half, there was no doubt that’s where this was going as the Panthers […]
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Campbell Co. picks up win over Newport Central Catholic on neutral field
Both teams had huge motivating factors aside from the bragging rights. The Campbell County Camels wanted to start the new era with Brian Weinrich as head coach on a great note and Newport Central Catholic wanted to earn some huge ratings percentage index points for later rounds of the playoffs. Campbell County did not have […]
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Newport learns what a long way Wildcats have to go in Mason County debut
It was Game 1, all right. In Northern Kentucky and the state of Kentucky. For new Newport head coach Ryan Hahn and many, if not most, of his players. And it showed. Mason County pounded the Wildcats, 48-6, Thursday in front of a large crowd at Thomas More where it was Mason County’s home game […]
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Football’s first weekend is here: A quick look at the matchups
While Newport and Mason County, two stadium-less teams kick the football season off Thursday night (7:30) at Thomas More, the rest of Northern Kentucky teams jump into action Friday and Saturday. 2A Newport, in a 4-8 season and now under new coach Ryan Hahn, lost to the 3A Royals 16-7 a year ago as Mason […]
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Bengal’s foundation to donate backpacks filled with school supplies to Bellevue students
Bengals defensive end and Cincinnati native Sam Hubbard continues to make an impact on and off the field. Hubbard will be at Bellevue High School on Tuesday, August 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. to distribute 650 backpacks filled with school supplies to Bellevue students through his Sam Hubbard Foundation. The backpack drive will be […]
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Class 2A football in Northern Kentucky starts and almost always ends with Beechwood’s back-to-back defending state champion Tigers
Our preview of the Northern Kentucky high school football season continues with this look at local Class 2A teams. BEECHWOOD TIGERS Two-time defending state champs have no plans to back off in 2022 Where else to start when previewing Kentucky’s Class 2A — or Northern Kentucky high school football at any level? The Fort Mitchell […]
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NewCath’s Breds with a head start in Class A football, new-look Brossart has something to prove
LINK nky’s preview of the NKY high school football season continues with this look at local Class 1A teams. CLASS 1A, DISTRICT 4NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC THOROUGHBREDS Breds can throw it but moving on in Class A will come down to defense Not a lot of mystery here in Class 1A here. Just start where 2021 […]
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In Class 4A football, looks like it’s Holmes and Scott once again
HOLMES BULLDOGS Lots of slogans, now it’s time for the Bulldogs to follow up on the field The t-shirts tell the Bulldogs story – or their aspirations. Here’s a sampling of four of them from a recent scrimmage. “Unfinished Business,” the first one says. “Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog” on another. Or this puzzler: […]
