By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Junior Jaylen Hayes epitomized the way the Highlands Bluebirds football team has dominated the competition over the years. On his first of three touchdowns, Hayes took the ball out of the Highland spread offense and ran left from the Bluebird 30-yard line. Three Boyd County Lion […]
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NewCath puts away Gallatin County in second quarter
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It may have been the first round of the Class 2A football playoffs Friday at Newport Stadium. But to the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (7-4), it may have felt a lot like the regular season against teams in their class or lower. The Thoroughbreds handled the […]
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Thoroughbreds open up playoffs against Wildcats for second straight year
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The two football squads enter the Class 2A playoffs with identical 6-4 records. But that’s about the only similarity between the first-round opponents. The District 6 champion Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds play host to the Gallatin County Wildcats at 7 p.m. Friday at Newport Stadium. The […]
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Highlands faces familiar opponent to open playoffs
Photo by G. Michael Graham. The Highlands Bluebirds open the playoffs against Boyd County at 7:30 p.m. Friday at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The first-round opponent is the same as last year. But the result may not change much based on the two football teams’ seedings […]
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Highlands handles Ryle rushing attack, rain
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter UNION – It has been a trademark of the Ryle Raiders. They spread you out and put one or two running backs in the backfield and try to run the ball at different angles. Ryle came into the year with high expectations with the return of […]
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Highlands smashes Ryle, 58-13
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter UNION – A little optimism abounded for the home team here – for a quarter. After a turnover-filled first quarter, the Highlands Bluebirds found their offensive groove. The quick-scoring offense put up 31 points in the second quarter and Highlands pulled away from the host Ryle […]
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NewCath extends winning streak to four in a row
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Head Coach Eddie Eviston and the rest of the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds coaching staff made one thing clear to their football team after Tuesday’s practice. They were not going to let the Thoroughbreds become complacent after breezing through Class 2A, District 6. Fourth-ranked NewCath responded […]
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NewCath battles rival Beechwood to end season
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It is a tale of two Northern Kentucky football powers with two similar seasons. Both the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (5-4) and Beechwood Tigers (6-3) struggled early against opponents from bigger schools. But they righted the ship against district competition sweeping through it and are now […]
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Highlands hopes to bounce back against Ryle
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team knows it can’t add on to its state record of 13 undefeated seasons. But the Bluebirds (8-1) did learn a valuable lesson from Friday’s loss to the Cincinnati Elder Panthers. They need to prepare better for teams like Elder that have […]
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Playoff pairings set for Highlands, NewCath football teams
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The playoff matchups have been set for the Highlands Bluebirds and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football teams. Both will be top seeds in their respective classes and favored to win state championships. Highlands (8-1) is going for a Kentucky record six in a row and 22nd […]