The late college football sportscaster Keith Jackson called them the “Big Uglies.” Highlands football coach Bob Sphire calls his flock of Bluebird offensive linemen “beautiful.” Whatever monikers you choose, nothing happens without the players you don’t notice until something goes wrong. “(Linemen) might not run as far as the receivers do, but they are engaging […]
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Lloyd overwhelms Brossart, 44-16
It could’ve been the three turnovers Lloyd Memorial forced in Friday’s game against Bishop Brossart. Maybe it was Juggernauts quarterback Kaleb Evans throwing for 220 yards and three touchdowns, Lloyd’s 175 rushing yards or the 37 unanswered points. It turned out to be a combination of all three. Lloyd emphatically ended the Mustangs’ four-game winning […]
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Lloyd rolls past Newport, moves to 6-0 for first time since 1995
For three minutes and 11 seconds, Newport maybe felt hopeful because the Wildcats scored the first eight points Friday at Lloyd Memorial. The remaining 44:49, however, was scarier than binge-watching the Friday the 13th series. The Juggernauts scored 45 unanswered points on the way to a 45-8 Homecoming win at Cecil Dees Field. Lloyd’s win was momentous for one large […]
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Comer runs for 312, Sebastian adds 104, Juggernauts overwhelm Rebels
According to the Cincinnati Post, the 1928 Lloyd Memorial football team played “like a juggernaut.” Some 95 years later, the 2023 Juggernauts were an equally huge, powerful and overwhelming force. They mercy-ruled Boone County, 47-14, on Friday at Cecil Dees Field. “We wanted to play well,” Lloyd coach Kyle Niederman said. “We wanted to make sure we bounce back week-to-week.” It would’ve […]
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21 teams in 21 days: Lloyd Memorial football preview
Lloyd Memorial football coach Kyle Niederman has a different way of measuring football success – a five-year plan. To be sure, the Juggernauts were one of Northern Kentucky’s strongest teams a year ago: a 10-4 record and a Class 2A state semifinal berth for the first time since 2003. Niederman, meanwhile, thought the Northern Kentucky […]
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NewCath makes statement in 63-22 domination of Lloyd Memorial
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The eighth-ranked Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team sent a strong message to the rest of Class 2A, District 6 on Saturday. The Thoroughbreds are still the team to beat in the district after a 63-22 thrashing of the improved Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts at Newport Stadium […]