The LINK nky Team of the Week for October 12-18 presented by Ortho Cincy is the Simon Kenton football team.
A bonus for the Simon Kenton football team is that they are now eligible for Team of the Season (TOS) for the fall sports season. They join the Holy Cross football team, Walton-Verona football team, Newport Central Catholic girls soccer team, Villa Madonna volleyball team, Ludlow girls soccer team, Beechwood girls soccer team and Campbell County boys soccer team as the first eight award winners for the season. The weekly nominations and winners for fall will run in to November. A vote will follow for TOS when the fall sports season is wrapped up to determine the winner. The winner for TOS will then be one of three nominees for Team of the Year voting in June. Each TOS winner will receive a $500 scholarship that will go to an athlete of their choice and they will then be up for Team of the Year (TOY).
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.
SIMON KENTON FOOTBALL
Simon Kenton surpassed last season’s win total with a 38-21 victory over Campbell County. The Pioneers scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure a home playoff game and face Ryle for the district title Friday night.
They ran for 438 yards in the victory as the trio of Landon Brown, Grant Webb and Jordan Pendleton combined for 421 rushing yards and four touchdowns. The win improved them to 5-3.
Congratulations to our other nominees as well: Lloyd Memorial volleyball, Bishop Brossart boys soccer, Highlands girls soccer, Holmes volleyball, Covington Catholic soccer and Bishop Brossart girls soccer.
Check the sports homepage on Monday for the new LINK nky Team of the Week nominees for the week of Oct. 19-25!
