LEXINGTON – If you’re going to win a state championship, this is the game you must win. A game you easily could lose. Maybe one that for a half, you should lose. Only you don’t. Now of course, you have to win every game in the Sweet 16, you gotta’ go four for four. One […]
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Highlands Drops Road Game at Ashland
Bluebirds 0-2 in State Tournament Rematches PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior guard Zach Barth (10) gets in position in a recent game. Halfway through the season, the Highlands Bluebirds boys basketball team owns a respectable 10-5 record. But two of those losses have come in state tournament rematches. Highlands ventured east […]
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Highlands Wins Rematch with Ashland in State Semifinals
Bluebirds Hold Ashland Scoreless over Final Five Minutes PHOTO: Dale Dawn. Highlands senior point guard Sam Vinson (3) attacks the rim against Ashland’s Sean Marcum (45) and Ethan Sellers (12) in the Kentucky Boys Basketball Sweet 16 Semifinals on Saturday at Rupp Arena. Vinson scored 27 points to help the Bluebirds to a 66-50 win […]
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How did Highlands hold off the hungry visitors Friday?
Allen Ramsey Photo. Highlands senior wide receiver Cashel Coughlin (89) looks for room after a catch in Friday’s game against Ashland. The Bluebirds won 30-15 to advance to the region finals. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Many received their wish. The Highlands Bluebirds football team (10-2 overall) will have another home […]
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Why might Highlands, Ashland not face each other for a while?
Allen Ramsey Photo. Highlands junior defensive back Cody Stamper (23) and linebacker Conner Welsch (5) tackle Ashland’s Jalon Taylor (24) in Friday’s second-round playoff game. The Bluebirds won 30-15 Allen Ramsey Photo. The Highlands offensive line including Carson Haas (61) sets up in Friday’s game against Ashland. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports […]
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NCC outlasts Ashland, 37-26 (Video Highlights)
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter NEWPORT – Friday’s victory gave great signs toward another big year based on the way they tend to improve as the season progresses. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds held off the visiting Ashland Blazer Tomcats, 37-26 to open the season. The two teams had not met […]
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NCC opens tough pre-district schedule against Ashland Blazer
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team is not afraid to play teams in bigger classes to prepare for district play and this year is no different. The defending Class 2A champions open the year against one of the top 10 teams in Kentucky in overall […]
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Highlands puts clamps down on Ashland rushing attack
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds defense knew the Ashland Blazer Tomcats would try to pound them between the tackles. The Tomcats finished with 260 yards on 52 carries and two touchdowns for an average of five a carry. But after going for 196 on 28 carries for an […]
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Highlands pulls away from Ashland in second half
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team knew it had history on its side entering Friday’s second-round Class 4A playoff game. The Ashland Blazer Tomcats had not beaten the Bluebirds since 1954. Despite that, Ashland made a game of it trailing just 16-13 at halftime. But the top-ranked […]
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Bluebirds battle Tomcats in second round of 4A playoffs
Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. The top-ranked Highlands Bluebirds battle the eighth-ranked Ashland Blazer Tomcats on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Many have tried it this season. But only one football team successfully carried out the […]