Highlands 31, Covington Catholic 28 (click on the link for full game story)
Lloyd Memorial 22, Bourbon County 20 (click on the link for full game story)
Conner 53, Boone County 14 (click on the link for full game story)
Cooper 42, Dixie Heights 13
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On a day that Taylor Swift debuted her 12th album and in the process smashed records in sales and streaming the Cooper Jaguars had two standouts eclipsing records of their own.
Cam O’Hara and Keagan Maher both achieved milestones Friday night at Rice-Mountjoy Stadium as the Jaguars took down Dixie in workmanlike fashion, with a 42-13 victory.
Cam O’Hara needed 118 yards to become only the 12th quarterback in KHSAA history (as of the KHSAA record book up to 2021) to surpass 10,000 yards passing. O’Hara went over 10,000 yards with an early 3rd quarter completion en route to an efficient evening through the air by going 12-for-17 for 147 yards and a touchdown.
Like O’Hara, Maher needed 118 yards to place his name atop the rushing record at Cooper. Maher topped that mark in the 3rd quarter while carrying 28 times for 173 yards and adding 3 touchdowns. Not to be outdone, Ryker Campbell found paydirt three times with one of them being a 65 yard touchdown reception and two rushing touchdowns.
The Jags headed to the locker room at the half with a 28-0 lead and the lead ballooned to 42-7 early in the fourth quarter to reach a running clock for the second straight week. Cooper (4-3) improves to 2-0 in district play with a bye week up before they play at Scott on Oct. 17.
Dixie’s Nishawn Golsby was all over the field on both sides of the ball for the Colonels, logging 172 yards in total offense and one touchdown reception while adding 10 tackles on defense.
Dixie (2-5, 1-1) hosts Conner on Thursday in a game that will most likely decide the No. 2 seed in the district.
Holy Cross 39, Frankfort 0
The Indians scored 21 first quarter points and led 33-0 at halftime as they improved to 6-0 on the season.
Charles Oglesby ran for three touchdowns, Brian Ferguson threw for two and Trevin Figgs also recorded a rushing touchdown. Ferguson’s touchdown tosses went for 68and 41 yards, to Max Hunt and Javier Thornberry.
Holy Cross opens district play next week at Bishop Brossart.
St. Henry 40, Owen County 12 (Thursday)
After picking up their first ever varsity win as a program last week, the Crusaders improved to 2-0 in district play with a Thursday night victory over Owen County (2-4, 0-2) in Erlanger.
St. Henry (2-4, 2-0) shot out to a 17-6 lead at halftime and extended it to 24-6 after three quarters. Caden Kunstek followed up his 243 rushing yard game last week with a 140-yard, two touchdown performance this week. Ryne Ravenscraft threw for a touchdown to Brennan Lemmond while Lucas Pate and Cy Parento had rushing touchdowns for the Crusaders scoring.
Brady Aubuchon and Andrew Stewart both made two extra-points and a field goal apiece for the special teams work.
Pate led the defensive effort with 17 tackles, William Miller adding eight tackles, two of them for loss. The Crusader defense had seven tackles for loss and six sacks, two each by Michael Albrinck and Zachery Caudill. They forced four turnovers, Imer Viveros with an interception, Owen Pate, Landon Sweeney and Gunnar Ditrick with fumble recoveries.
St. Henry faces Beechwood next week in Fort Mitchell.
Ludlow 27, Trimble County 8 (Thursday)
The Panthers started off on the right note in district play with a victory in Bedford Thursday night.
Ludlow (3-4, 1-0) put up nearly 300 yards offensively in the winning effort, Nicholi Abbott leading the rushing attack with 112 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Jackson Mays was 6-for-8 passing for 100 yards while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown. Logan Day added the other touchdown on the ground.
The Panthers intercepted three Trimble County (2-5, 0-1) passes, one each by Jaylen Stone, Logan Day and Ben Griffiths. Austin Grant Ashcraft tallied 24 tackles, three of them for loss as Ludlow tallied 13 tackles for loss on the night. Other double-digit tacklers were Matthew Brewer (15), Ryland Yates (12), Andre Englemon Jr. (12) and Tyler Crafton (11).
Ludlow gets a bye week before they host Bishop Brossart on Oct. 17.
Newport Central Catholic 28, Campbell County 21
The Thoroughbreds earned their first win over the Camels since 2019.
Eddie Bivens ran for 195 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Emmanuel Miles threw for 84 yards and ran in a touchdown.
Camels’ Cade Anthrop had two receiving touchdowns in the loss. Lucas Anthrop threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for 67 yards and a score.
NewCath improved to 2-4, Campbell County dropped to 2-4.
Clay County 38, Scott 35
This was a resumption of the suspended game on Sept. 5 game that was 20-14 Clay County at halftime.
Beechwood 69, Walton-Verona 0
Iroquois 28, Dayton 22
Shelby County 18, Holmes 8