The Ludlow and Bellevue boys basketball teams advanced to the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Classic championship game back at Ludlow on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Here’s how it happened:
Ludlow 64, Heritage Academy 45
The Panthers won behind 24 points from Elijah Perrin.
Ethan Powell scored 15 points and Joseph Scott added 13 for the Panthers (14-11).
Alexander Palmer scored 16 points and Cade Holtman added 11 for the Eagles.
Heritage Academy (11-14) travels to Whitefield Academy on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. game.
Bellevue 40, Calvary Christian 38
The Tigers edged the Cougars putting three players in double figures.
Noah Frommeyer led Bellevue (14-10) with 15 points. Curtis Rust and Jase Iles followed with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Luke Getsy led Calvary with 14 points and Peyton Morris scored 10.
Calvary Christian (8-18) travels to Immaculate Conception Academy (Ohio) on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball
Campbell County 65, Ryle 53
The Camels finished the week with a second straight win over a 33rd District opponent.
Connor Weinel led Campbell County scoring 18 points and Xavier Fancher scored 13. Garyn Jackson, Broc Sorgenfrei and Zach Franzen scored nine points each.
Jonathan DeGroff led the Raiders with 17 points. Landon Lorms and Evan Smith followed with 14 and 10 points, respectively, and Anthony Coppola scored nine.
Campbell County (18-6) has won four in a row. The Camels travel to Pendleton County on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Ryle (15-9) hosts St. Henry on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Simon Kenton 57, Scott 45
Simon Kenton earned the county rivalry home win.
Travis Krohman led the Pioneers with 17 points and Jay Bilton scored 15.
AJ Lowe led Scott with 12 points. Connor Griffin scored 10 and Carter Eten added eight.
Simon Kenton (11-14) travels to Boone County on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Scott (11-15) has lost six in a row. The Eagles travel to Holy Cross on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. game.
Newport 71, Conner 50
The Wildcats continued to roll outrebounding the surging Cougars, 38-21 and wound up taking 14 more shots.
Jabari Covington and James Turner both had double-doubles to lead Newport. Covington had 15 points and 10 rebounds with Turner collecting 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Newport put four players in double figures. Griffin Starks tied Covington with 15 points and Taylen Kinney scored 12.
Chase Huff and Mariano Romero led Conner with 10 points each.
Newport (24-3) has won 16 in a row. The Wildcats travel to Cooper on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in a rematch of last year’s classic 9th Region championship game.
Conner (8-15) saw its five-game winning streak snapped. The Cougars host Newport Central Catholic on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Other Boys Basketball Scores
Leslie County 78, Dayton 68
Spencer County 76, Walton-Verona 43
St. Patrick 48, Covington Latin 36
Girls Basketball
Campbell County 47, Ryle 43
The Camels concluded what head coach Davey Johnson called a heck of a day with a huge win over a top tier 9th Region opponent hours after the Camels drew the one seed in the 37th District Tournament.
“We beat Notre Dame last week and Ryle this week. I didn’t know that would happen,” Johnson admitted. “(Their confidence) is through the roof right now. That’s one of the big things when I was hired on was getting rid of that losing mentality and understanding they have talent and they can win those games. We were down 14 at half and we were able to claw our way back.”
Izzy Jayasuriya led the Camels scoring 12 points making 5-of-6 free throws in the fourth quarter. Johnson said she also had some crucial rebounds as all 10 players that saw action for Campbell County contributed.
Johnson also credited Campbell County eighth grader Stella Brockman for coming into the game halfway through the third quarter and not coming out. Brockman scored all eight of her points in the fourth quarter and had to guard Ryle’s three top scorers in Quinn Eubank, Sarah Baker and Jaelyn Jones at certain points during the game.
“It feels pretty amazing winning against that good of a team,” Brockman said. “We go deep into our bench and everyone is ready to play as soon as they get in. I was ready to play. You have to stay confident in your shot and just play as hard as possible. As long as you play hard and do what you can to contribute to the team, then you know you’re doing okay.”
Eubank led Ryle with 17 points and Jones scored 11. Campbell County held Baker to seven points after she entered the game averaging 13.1 points per game. Johnson said Macie Peoples mostly guarded Baker.
Campbell County (16-8) hosts Dixie Heights on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Ryle (16-8) saw its six-game winning streak snapped. The Raiders host North Laurel on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Cooper 48, Frederick Douglass 44
The Jaguars made the plays down the stretch to hold off the Broncos for their third straight win.
Logan Palmer scored 23 points to lead the Jaguars and Haylee Noel scored 11. Maleah Alexander added eight.
Cooper recorded 11 steals off 20 Frederick Douglass turnovers. Alexander led the Jaguars with six teals and Palmer had three.
Cooper (21-4) plays at Newport Central Catholic on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross 69, Newport Central Catholic 33
The Indians rolled to their ninth straight win with a convincing Senior Night win.
Holy Cross put four players in double figures. Aumani Nelson led the way scoring 17 points. Julia Hunt and Miyah Wimzie scored 14 points each and Aaliyah Hayes scored 13.
Alaina Albrinck led NewCath with 13 points. Holy Cross limited NewCath’s dynamic scorer Caroline Eaglin to nine points after she entered the game averaging 23 points a contest.
Holy Cross (21-5) travels to Bishop Brossart on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
NewCath (17-8) hosts Cooper on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Conner 70, Dixie Heights 38
Anna Hamilton torched the Colonels for 29 points helping the Cougars to the convincing 9th Region win. Teammate Izelee Kerns added 16 points.
Abby Thelen scored 13 points to lead Dixie Heights and Bailey McQuinlin scored 10.
Conner (11-13) snapped a three-game losing streak with the win. The Cougars travel to Whitefield Academy on Saturday for a 7 p.m. game.
Dixie Heights (13-11) has lost three in a row. The Colonels travel to Campbell County on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Newport 46, Beechwood 42
Newport lost to Beechwood 59-18 to start their 2023-24 season. A little more than two months later, Newport had a 45-point turnaround in a victory over the Tigers Friday night.
DeAyjah White led the way with 24 points, Amariana Cook adding 15 points as they snapped a seven-game losing streak. White added 11 rebounds for a double-double on her Senior Night, the lone senior on the Wildcats.
Newport (4-20) returns to action on Saturday when they host Lloyd Memorial at 1:30 p.m.
Beechwood (7-18) was led by eighth grader Gia Jones with 15 points. Kendale Lair added 12 points. The Tigers will look to snap a four-game losing streak on Tuesday when they host Holmes at 7:30 p.m.
Bishop Brossart 53, Augusta 46
Greylee Kramer poured in 26 points to lead the Mustangs to their third win in the last four games.
Luciana Guidugli added nine points, Rachel Shewmaker with six points and eight rebounds.
Brossart (16-7) returns to action on Monday in a home matchup with Holy Cross at 7:30 p.m.
Other Girls Basketball Scores
Highlands 73, Lloyd Memorial 39
Robertson County 49, Holmes 26
Great Crossing 45, St. Henry 31
Sayre 46, Villa Madonna 40