Newport Central Catholic had two players score at least 20 points in a 76-44 win over Ludlow, Boone County had three players score in double figures in a 56-36 win over Dayton, Ryle blew out Bishop Brossart 85-47, and Villa Madonna dominated St. Patrick 33-77.
Tag: Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds
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Weekend NKY prep hoops roundup: NewCath girls rally past Bishop Brossart
The Newport Central Catholic girls only led the rivalry game against Bishop Brossart for 1:45. Luckily for the Thoroughbreds, they happened to the be the final 105 seconds of the game. Once they grabbed it, they did not let go, rallying past the Mustangs for a 52-47 win on the Hill. The key for NewCath […]
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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup: Boone County boys down Beechwood
Boone County shot 51% from the field to down visiting Beechwood, 66-51 for a 9th Region win. Boone County had three players reach double-digits in the win. Maddox Jones led the way scoring 19 points with Hunter Moore and Thomas Williams scoring 16 and 13 points, respectively, and Elijah Bodkin scoring nine. The Rebels won […]
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Wednesday NKY prep hoops roundup:Â Eaglin scores season-high 34 in latest NCC girls victory
Caroline Eaglin continuously finds ways to score when the Newport Central Catholic girls basketball team needs points. Eaglin reached a season-high 34 points making 15-of-17 free throws helping the Thoroughbreds knock off visiting St. Henry, 64-43 in 9th Region action. NewCath has won eight of its last nine games. Eaglin had some help in the […]
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Friday NKY prep football roundup: Cooper advances past Southwestern, sets up semifinal rematch with Highlands
Cooper left the plains off Longbranch Road and traversed south to the eastern edge of the Mississippian Plateau, also known as the Pennyroyal region and onto the Reservation of the Southwestern Warriors, in Somerset. The Jaguars left with a 24-14 victory and a region championship trophy. Cooper couldn’t quite land a knockout punch in a […]
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Friday NKY prep football playoff roundup: NewCath, Beechwood, Cooper cruise to wins
The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds have won six straight after downing the Class 1A, District 3 rival Dayton Greendevils, 43-19 at Dixie Heights. Demetrick Welch had two rushing touchdowns and one punt return for a touchdown to go with a two-point conversion. Louie Collopy threw two touchdown passes to Charlie Ford and another to Mitchell […]
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Thursday NKY prep football roundup: Highlands, Newport Central Catholic finish undefeated in district play
Two area games took place on the evening and both the Highlands Bluebirds and Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds solidified district championships, adding to their storied histories. Highlands 57, Scott 6 The Bluebirds finished the regular season with a perfect 5-0 run to the Class 5A, District 6 championship and 9-1 overall. They’ve won two consecutive […]
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Conner handles NewCath on Homecoming
Both teams tried to go on long and sustained drives running the ball out of spread offenses. The Conner Cougars did it better in a 38-17 win over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds on Homecoming. Conner outgained NewCath, 401-287 including a near-double 256-132 on the ground. The Cougars pretty much dictated things when they took […]
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Ninth Region softball quarterfinals: Ryle, Dixie Heights to meet in semifinals for second straight year
There turned out to be no big surprises in the 9th Region softball quarterfinals as the Ryle Raiders (17-11) and Dixie Heights Colonels (20-13) run-ruled their quarterfinal opponents Thursday on their home fields. The two meet again in the region semifinals Saturday at Highlands at Noon. Dixie Heights won the semifinal meeting 2-0 last year […]
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Thursday NKY HS roundup: Ninth Region’s two longest district tournament championship streaks continue
For the last several seasons, three 9th Region softball teams have dominated their district opponents. The two longest streaks continued Thursday when Notre Dame and Highlands collected run-rule victories. 35th District Championship at George Bowman Park Notre Dame 18, Beechwood 3 (3 innings) The Pandas (14-9) have won 10 straight district championships continuing the longest […]