G. Michael Graham Photo. The Ashland Tomcats (white uniforms) and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (blue uniforms) face off in the season-opener on Friday again this year. NewCath won last year’s meeting 37-26. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It is a name that rings bells not only in eastern Kentucky, but for […]
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NC falls short of 2A Repeat
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter BOWLING GREEN – When they look back at this one, it will come down to their drives to end the first half and start the second one. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds did not convert on fourth down on both drives and it hurt them in […]
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NewCath defends 2A crown against DeSales
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Many expected a rematch of last year’s epic Class 2A state championship game in Bowling Green on Saturday. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds downed the Caldwell County Tigers, 30-26 when Tyler Lyon caught a four-yard pass from quarterback Josh Cain with 26 seconds left in the […]
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NewCath eeks out “tooth and nail” semifinal victory
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It turned out to be the “tooth and nail” game that first-year NewCath Head Coach Dan Wagner said it would be. But when the dust settled, the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds won their 12th straight semifinal contest, 49-48 in double overtime over the visiting Somerset Briar […]
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NewCath prepares for another test vs. Somerset
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter In many ways, it seems automatic, especially since 2000. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team wins a region crown and finds itself playing for a state championship two weeks later. That has happened eight times since 2000 and 11 times following their 12 overall regional […]
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NewCath records fifth second-round shutout since 2004
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team can easily add this clause to the old saying, “Winning is contagious.” Shutting out second-round Class 2A playoff opponents is also contagious. The Thoroughbreds did that for the third straight year and fifth time since 2004 with a 36-0 […]
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NewCath claims 15th straight Fireman’s Bell victory
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter NEWPORT – The Fireman’s Bell unsurprisingly stayed with the team on the Hill on Friday. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds won their 15th straight meeting over the Class 2A, District 6 in-town rival Newport Wildcats, 42-21. The last time the Wildcats beat the Thoroughbreds came in […]
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NewCath snaps four-game slide
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter NEWPORT – That familiar, good feeling of the thrill of victory found its way back to the Hill on Friday. The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds played tough defense the entire game before their offense finished off drives in the second half to beat the visiting Lloyd […]
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Dixie Heights hands injury-riddled NewCath 36-7 defeat
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter CRESTVIEW HILLS – They may be battling adversity right now. But the heart of the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team is one thing that can’t be questioned. NewCath made the host Dixie Heights Colonels earn a 36-7 non-district victory Friday in rainy conditions. The Thoroughbreds […]
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NewCath looks for momentum-swing at Dixie Heights
G. Michael Graham Photo. Newport Central Catholic defenders Jacob Smith (3), Logan Neff (diving) and Kole Zenni (9) chase Simon Kenton quarterback Brenan Kuntz (26) in Friday’s game in Independence. The Thoroughbreds hope to break their three-game losing streak Friday at Dixie Heights. Game time is 7 p.m. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters […]