Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Ryle’s win over Cooper causes shakeup
Some big numbers were put up offensively this week starting with the shootout in Edgewood between Dixie Heights and Beechwood. Some called it one of, if not the best high school football game they’ve ever seen, Beechwood hanging on by a half-yard on a Colonels failed two-point conversion attempt in overtime. That wasn’t even the […]
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Selm, Rodriguez opponents on Friday, teammates here soon
They both wear blue and white on Fridays, one in Independence, one in Park Hills. Come fall of 2024, they’ll both be wearing blue and white on Saturdays in Lexington. Covington Catholic’s Willie Rodriguez and Simon Kenton’s Aba Selm meet on the gridiron Friday night in Independence, the two committed to play football at the […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: CovCath takes top spot, Cooper lurking
It was hot out there, but luckily for NKY, they avoided the lightning and the delays that came with it for the majority of the rest of the state. The only team impacted by the lightning was Simon Kenton, who had their game with Woodford County canceled and won’t be made up. As for the […]
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CovCath takes advantage of Highlands miscues to get rivalry back on their side
There was a pair of fumbles in the second half. One for Covington Catholic, one for Highlands. The Colonels turned their fumble recovery into six points, the Bluebirds? Zero. In a 14-14 game at a time when both offenses were struggling out of the half, that momentum boost jolted the Colonels enough for a 35-21 […]
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Friday Late Nights: Kickoffs moved back due to excessive heat
As you’ve seen throughout the week so far, games are shifting left and right for fall sports due to the extreme heat that’s gripped the South. Golf matches, JV games and even some varsity games have been cancelled or postponed because of it. A lot of varsity matches have been pushed back to later in […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Highlands opens in the top spot
The LINK nky Top 10 is back! Each week throughout the regular season we’ll provide rankings throughout the football season. The first list will be a top 10 of the 21 area football schools in Boone, Campbell and Kenton County with a top five below it for the bigger and smaller schools. Adding more to […]
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CovCath powers past Ryle thanks to explosive offense and turnovers
Moments after Covington Catholic chaplain Michael Hennigan blessed the school’s new turf field prior to kick off against Ryle, University of Kentucky commit Willie Rodriguez christened it with a touchdown on the game’s fourth play from scrimmage. Quarterback Evan Pitzer hit Rodriguez down the seam in stride for a divine 49-yard TD strike. The Colonels […]
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Friday Night Lights are back! Storylines to look for this prep football season
This story originally appeared in the August 11 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Friday Night Lights are upon us. Cue up the band, the rowdy student sections, mom, dad, grandma and grandpa pulling out their seats with a backrest – and those cotton candy skies. Not much […]
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21 teams in 21 days: Covington Catholic football preview
Different district, different class, but one thing that won’t be different for the Covington Catholic football team is the weapons they’ll deploy on Friday nights. The Colonels return their quarterback, top running back and top six receiving targets from last season in which they averaged 27.2 points per game. “Lot of experience in those skill […]
