The LINK nky Team of the Week for Dec. 15-21 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Dixie Heights boys basketball team.
The Colonels won the fan vote, collecting 77% of the fan vote.
A bonus for the Dixie Heights boys basketball team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the winter sports season. Bellevue’s football team won Team of the Season for the fall, Simon Kenton’s archery team, Ludlow’s girls basketball team, Conner’s boys basketball team and now the Dixie Heights boys basketball team are the first four teams of the week winners for the winter sports season that will run up through February. Then we’ll turn to spring sports in the middle of March. Each TOS winner will receive a $500 scholarship that will go to an athlete of their choice and they will then be considered for Team of the Year (TOY). Voting will take place for that after each season.
For the team that is awarded TOY, online and print articles will again be published, a large commemorative plaque will be presented and the school will receive an additional $500 scholarship to be presented to the athlete of their choice at the end of the school year. The call for nominations, voting and winning announcement for each will follow the same format as the TOTW.
DIXIE HEIGHTS BOYS BASKETBALL
The Colonels engineered a flawless three games at the Estill County Tournament .
They won three games by a combined 62 points to take home the title. Dixie Heights defeated Estill County in the opening round, Knott County Central in the semifinals and then Boyle County in the championship.
In the opening round against Estill, Owen Niehues led the way with 21 points, Hunter Seng with 16 and Max Rubemeyer 11. Rubemeyer and Griffin Derry paced them in the second round against Knott County Central, Rubemeyer with 16, Derry adding 15. Derry led the way in the championship victory over Boyle with 23 points. Rubemeyer had 17, Seng with 10.
Dixie Heights now sits at 8-3 on the season after a district win over St. Henry on Jan. 3.
Congratulations to our other nominees as well: Simon Kenton boys basketball, Holy Cross boys basketball and Holy Cross girls basketball.
Check the sports section on Monday for Team of the Week nominees for the week of Dec. 29-Jan. 4!