Covington Catholic’s basketball tradition is to not cut down the nets alone after winning a 35th District title. Beechwood High School’s nylon stayed on the rims Friday. The Colonels claimed their sixth straight title, a 64-47 win over Holy Cross. “We expect to win,” CovCath center Donovan Bradshaw said. “We expect to win district.” Cash Harney led the […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: CovCath concludes week with fourth straight win
Host Covington Catholic won its fourth straight to move to 8-1 in 9th Region play with a 77-55 victory over Ryle. The Colonels shot 55% from the field including 50% from three-point range in the win and outrebounded the Raiders, 36-28. Caden Miller led CovCath with a double-double of 19 points and 16 rebounds to […]
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Hussey, Miller lead CovCath to third straight win
Covington Catholic’s 65-55 home loss to Cooper on Jan. 23 was one of the Colonels’ ugliest efforts. The Colonels continued to erase the memory of it Tuesday. They ran past Campbell County, 73-50, on 19 points each from Caden Miller and Brady Hussey. “The day after wasn’t pretty,” Miller said of the Cooper loss. Tuesday […]
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Early La Lumiere run hands CovCath loss
If only Covington Catholic could’ve wiped away Sunday’s first six minutes and 25 seconds. La Lumiere School turned those 385 seconds into a 19-0 lead, and the Lakers returned to their LaPorte, Indiana home with a 74-60 win in the Griffin Elite Basketball Classic. What impressed CovCath coach Scott Ruthsatz most: the Colonels outscored the […]
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KHSAA Boys Hoops Sweet 16 Final Day Notebook: George Rogers Clark Wins First State Title Since 1951
Many felt it would be the top-ranked George Rogers Clark Cardinals (37-1 overall) against the third-ranked Covington Catholic Colonels (30-5) in the final game. But Covington Catholic fell in the semifinals of the Sweet 16 in a 61-58 loss to fifth-ranked Warren Central (29-4) in the second semifinal game. Later Saturday evening, George Rogers Clark […]
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CovCath escapes as hobbled Ipsaro returns for the Sweet 16 win
LEXINGTON – They’re still standing. Although the heart of this Covington Catholic team, point guard Evan Ipsaro, is limping. More like standing on one leg. But if you thought Ipsaro was hurt badly enough to stay in the locker room after a painful ankle injury left him lying at the bottom of a pile on […]
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CovCath gets it turned around the 2nd half in Sweet 16, lives to play another day
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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Covington Catholic downs Lloyd, sets up all-Colonels 9th Region championship game
And then there were two teams left in the Ninth Region Boys Basketball Tournament. Both Colonels. Both located on the Dixie Highway in Kenton County. And both familiar with one another. They played the first week of the season, a 79-59 Covington Catholic win over a visiting Dixie Heights team. And now they face one […]