By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It may have been the first round of the Class 2A football playoffs Friday at Newport Stadium. But to the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (7-4), it may have felt a lot like the regular season against teams in their class or lower. The Thoroughbreds handled the […]
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NewCath battles rival Beechwood to end season
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It is a tale of two Northern Kentucky football powers with two similar seasons. Both the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (5-4) and Beechwood Tigers (6-3) struggled early against opponents from bigger schools. But they righted the ship against district competition sweeping through it and are now […]
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NewCath aims for another district win in Fireman’s Bell game
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The last time the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team lost to its in-town rivals came during its last losing season. That was 1999 when the Thoroughbreds finished 4-8 including a 42-0 season-opening loss to the Newport Wildcats in the battle for the Fireman’s Bell. NewCath […]
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NewCath takes on 6-1 Lloyd Memorial in key District 6 battle
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team felt like another one got away last week in a 12-7 loss at Covington Holmes. The Thoroughbreds said part of the reason was a bad week of practice. The Thoroughbreds may be 2-4 overall. But they are still 1-0 […]