Covington Catholic and Newport stayed put in the boys poll, as did Cooper in the girls poll while Notre Dame and Ryle dropped a spot or two and Holy Cross remained at No. 11. Here’s a look at the statewide polls with the top five teams in each region below it. Boys statewide poll First-place […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Not an easy task this week
There’s only about two things certain for the area top 10 boys and girls, the boys top two is pretty comfortably in place while the top girls team is a no-brainer. From there? Good luck. Some upsets took place either in district or region play, or even out of region play. Deciphering who should go […]
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: Cooper, CovCath winners at Hardwood Classic
The Cooper boys basketball team didn’t waste much time in putting the loss at Ryle on Friday behind them. The Jaguars used balanced scoring to knock off Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (Ohio), 79-63 in the Holiday Hardwood Classic at Xavier University’s Cintas Center. Head coach Tim Sullivan credited the ball movement for the win, giving […]
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NKY girls teams showing out in latest statewide media poll
The Ninth Region in girls basketball has four of the top 11 teams in the state in the latest Kentucky High School basketball statewide media poll. Cooper comes in at No. 3, Notre Dame No. 8, Ryle in a tie for No. 9 and Holy Cross sitting at 11th. On the boys side, Covington Catholic […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Who are the top teams in NKY halfway through the season?
Believe it or not, we’ve hit the halfway point of the regular season for Kentucky high school hoops. The top dogs are flexing their muscles while we’ve seen some surprising teams making a name for themselves through the first six weeks of the season. Others are noticing, too. A good handful of teams are recognized […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Conner girls win third straight, Holy Cross-NewCath set for All “A” final
The Conner girls have turned things around recently. They won their third straight with a sound 70-48 road win at Campbell County. Anna Hamilton led the charge making three 3-pointers and 7-of-8 free throws on her way to 24 points. Senior Aubree Depenbrock broke out to score 19 points and Payton Gutzwiller scored nine. Izzy […]
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Initial prep basketball media poll released
Starting today and through the end of the regular season leading into district tournament play, media spread throughout the state will be conducting a poll of the top 15 boys and girls basketball teams in the state. In addition, the 16 media members who vote also represent a region to vote the top five teams […]
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Thursday NKY prep hoops roundup: Cooper, Scott girls to play for holiday tourney crowns
The Cooper and Scott girls basketball teams will be playing for holiday tournament championships Friday. Here is how they made it to this point. Cooper 60, Bullitt East 34 The Jaguars won their fifth straight in convincing fashion in the Queen of the Commonwealth Tournament over the hosts. Cooper once again did it with solid […]
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Five NKY football players sign to play Division I
December 20-22 is the early signing day period for Division I in NCAA football and five student-athletes from Northern Kentucky took advantage of it. Covington Catholic’s Willie Rodriguez, Highlands’ Brody Benke, Simon Kenton’s Aba Selm and Dixie Heights’ Brach Rice and Kabanza Mwamba all inked to continue their football and academic careers. Rodriguez and Selm […]
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Friday NKY prep hoops roundup: Newport earns another huge victory over out of state opponent
The Newport boys basketball team earned another huge win over a highly-rated out of state opponent taking down Huntington Prep (West Virginia) Irish, 58-55 at Griffin Elite. The Wildcats found themselves down 13 late in the third quarter, but finished with the final five points of the quarter that led to a 16-0 run. Newport […]
