Boone County hasn’t had a football winning season since 2011. Holmes is on a 22-game losing streak and won’t be in the playoffs until 2027, and Scott is on its fourth coach since 2020. The Rebels, Bulldogs and Eagles obviously share a common desire: to restore their programs to competitiveness and get students, players and […]
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21 teams in 21 days: Holmes football preview
To the rest of Northern Kentucky – and everyplace else – the Holmes football team is known as the Bulldogs. But sometimes, the coaching staff has a different name. “We have the kind of joking moniker of ‘The Dirty 30’,” head coach Ben Nevels said. Holmes usually ends up with around 35 players. This year, […]
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Highlands hopes to wrap up another outright district title against Holmes
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Good football teams do not take plays off. That has been a major trademark of the Highlands Bluebirds throughout the years. It has Highlands on the verge of another district title. There is one opponent left in the way of that. “The guys have been well-coached […]