The way Holy Cross scores in bunches can catch a team off guard in a hurry. So when the Indians faced an early 14-10 deficit to Owensboro Catholic in the first quarter, a little more than two minutes later and the Aces found themselves in a 24-14 hole. Owensboro was unable to respond from there […]
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“Mad dog” defense gets Holy Cross to All “A” finals
When “Mad Dog” is shouted out from the Holy Cross bench, the opponent better start worrying. It was a half court trapping defense Ted Arlinghaus and his staff picked up at a coaches clinic from Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz. “When Jeff Walz put that on and he specifically showed that, I turned to […]
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Holy Cross moves on to All “A” semis with win over Hazard
It was a slow start for Holy Cross (15-5) senior guard Jacob Meyer. Taking on a physical Hazard (18-3) team, Meyer may not have got the benefit of the doubt on some calls early on with just two points in the first quarter. But as the game wore on, Meyer imposed his will, started to […]
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Holy Cross avenges loss to Owen County, heads to All “A” semis
Holy Cross girls basketball coach Ted Arlinghaus put last year’s score up on the white board in the pregame discussion prior to their All “A” state tournament quarterfinal contest with Owen County. He wanted his Holy Cross (19-5) team to remember how close they were in last season’s All “A” state tournament, a one-point loss […]
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Holy Cross takes opener of All “A” Classic
With a fury from Danville out of the half, Holy Cross needed a spark from someone not named Jacob Meyer or Javier Ward. Matthew Dreas rose to the occasion. With the Indians (14-5) giving away an 11-point halftime lead and the score knotted at 43, Dreas hit two 3-pointers, Jacob Smith with another as they […]
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Holy Cross snaps 8-game skid to Pandas
Trailing by eight after a Notre Dame basket to start the second half, it looked as if Holy Cross would be staring down a ninth straight loss to their 35th District rival. But the Indians (16-5, 2-0) turned up the full court press on the Pandas (11-5, 2-1), finally started to make some shots and […]
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Pair of NKY small school hoopers among state’s leading scorers
If you had a few guesses at who is leading Kentucky high school boys’ basketball in scoring this season, a few of the common responses might be an obvious one first with Holy Cross senior Jacob Meyer, North Laurel’s Reed Sheppard, Lyon County’s Travis Perry or maybe even Covington Catholic’s Evan Ipsaro. Sheppard is 22nd […]
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The LINK nky Team of the Week for Jan. 2-8: The Holy Cross High School girls basketball team
The LINK nky Team of the Week for January 2-8 presented by OrthoCincy is the Holy Cross Indians girls basketball team. Close to 70 percent and over 600 votes, Holy Cross pulled away from the Ryle girls basketball team to earn the honors. Nearly 900 votes were tallied the past week and over 1,300 votes […]
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Meyer takes them higher: Holy Cross wins back-to-back 9th Region All “A” titles
The message was pretty simple from Holy Cross coach Casey Sorrell to senior guard Jacob Meyer. “Go win us the game,” Sorrell said with 16 seconds remaining in the timeout huddle and the game knotted at 72. Meyer responded as he did all night, knifing through five Newport defenders, his layup in the closing seconds […]
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Stage is set: Newport, Holy Cross advance to All “A” Final
Newport 53, St. Henry 37 Taylen Kinney has a familial cheering section for every Newport basketball game. The 15-member contingent was at Beechwood on Friday. They – and the rest of the Wildcats – surely left satisfied. They watched Kinney drop 22 points on St. Henry and saw their team take a 53-37 victory in […]