Bellevue football coach Chad Montgomery wasn’t expecting no scoring for three quarters of Friday’s against Ludlow. Neither was Tigers quarterback Evan Brooks. Montgomery, Brooks and the Tigers aren’t complaining because of the fourth quarter. The Tigers subduing the Panthers, 12-7, at Bellevue Civic Stadium and Gilligan Field would’ve been fine by itself, but there was […]
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Lloyd, Ludlow and Newport rearranging lineups in ’25
Newport head football coach Paul Wiggins calls the 2025 season “a shuffle.” Lloyd Memorial coach Kyle Niederman has to replace nine seniors, Wiggins lost six, and Ludlow’s Woody McMillen lost 11 seniors and a would-be senior this year. Whether you call it a reload, rebuild or retool, the Wildcats, Juggernauts and Panthers are contemplating a […]
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Ludlow uses physicality to win big district home game
Both teams loaded the box with as many as nine defenders near the line of scrimmage trying to take away as many running lanes as possible. It came down to which team executed better against the overloaded fronts and the host Ludlow Panthers did it in a 20-7 win over the Bishop Brossart Mustangs at […]
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Ludlow rolls past Bellevue
Every time Ludlow’s football team scored, the Panthers cheerleaders did a corresponding number of jumping jacks. Unofficially, the cheerleaders did 253 – one for each point in the Panthers’ 56-14 mercy-rule win over Bellevue at Civic Stadium and Gilligan Field. “You’re capable of doing special things,” Ludlow head coach Woody McMillen told his team in […]
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21 teams in 21 days: Ludlow football preview
The administration showed its commitment to the Ludlow football program in the offseason implementing a red turf at James Rigney Memorial Stadium. Now the Ludlow Panthers hope to reward the school and community with improved play on the field. Assistant Woody McMillen was promoted to head coach when Greg Taphouse stepped down after six seasons […]
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McMillen promoted to Ludlow head football coach
With the summer workouts not far away, the returning members of the Ludlow Panthers football team do not have to worry about adapting to an outside person. The Ludlow administration promoted Woody McMillen to the head coaching spot taking over for Greg Taphouse, who recently resigned after six seasons. McMillen had been an assistant on […]
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Taphouse steps down as Ludlow football coach, enjoyed watching program’s growth
The Ludlow Panthers football team will have not only a new turf field this fall, but also a different head coach. Greg Taphouse resigned from his position after six years as head coach of the Panthers last week. The Panthers finished 35-32 during that time. Taphouse is also a Physical Education teacher at Ludlow and […]