Teams in Kentucky are now three wins away from a state championship as we head to the region championship round, the third round or state quarterfinals, whatever you want to call it. There’s 48 football teams left standing in the state, seven of them are from northern Kentucky. Here are the matchups for Friday, Nov. […]
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Playoff football round 2 scores/roundup: Flaherty’s six touchdowns help Beechwood into 3rd round
Beechwood 56, Breathitt County 28 Chase Flaherty’s monster night earned Beechwood a blowout victory over the Bobcats (6-6). Flaherty ran for five touchdowns…in the first half as the Tigers were able to put up a running clock in the second round Class 2A victory. Flaherty would add a receiving touchdown for good measure in the […]
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Week 2 playoff football matchups in NKY: How to watch/listen, what to know
Things are starting to get serious. There’s some serious matchups this week in high school football and it will only get better from here on out. There’s eight games with 10 northern Kentucky teams still in the running for a shot at a state title. When it’s all said and done after Friday night, I […]
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Friday playoff football roundup/scores:
Class 6A Ryle 39, Pleasure Ridge Park 0 Ryle earns their fifth straight running clock victory as they take care of the visitors from Louisville. The Raiders victory sets up a top five showdown with St. Xavier in the second round. Ryle (9-2) is ranked No. 5 in 6A, St. Xavier (7-4) is No. 4. […]
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KFCA names District Player, Coach of the Year awards
The Kentucky Football Coaches Association have weighed in with their District Player and Coach of the Year awards. These selections are voted on by the KFCA, with only KFCA members able to cast a vote. Northern Kentucky has at least one team in the six classes in the state and teams from Boone, Campbell and […]
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Let’s have some fun: forecasting region championship matchups in football
Let’s preface this by saying these aren’t predictions or picks. It’s just simply taking the top seed in the first two rounds of the KHSAA football playoffs and having them advance to the region championship round on Nov. 22 (we all know that won’t happen). The way the KHSAA postseason works in football, once the […]
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Final Kentucky High School Football Media Poll
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll will be released each Wednesday morning throughout the regular season. In the 10th and final edition of the media poll, you’ll […]
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LINK nky Top 10: Final edition
First, a big thanks to Crown Pointe Remodeling for sponsoring the top 10 again this year. We’ll fire this back up once high school hoops season rolls around in December. Now things get real. The KHSAA football postseason is here in northern Kentucky and around the state. A total of 192 teams make the postseason […]
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Kentucky High School Football Media Poll: Ryle, Newport and Ludlow climb
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll ranks Cooper as the unanimous No. 1 in Class 5A, with Ryle, Newport, Ludlow, and Bishop Brossart all rising in their respective classes.
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Northern Kentucky boys soccer coaches release all-area teams and awards
The all-region boys soccer teams and awards for northern Kentucky have been released, with Parker Byland of Boone County named Offensive Player of the Year and Tanner Robertson of Covington Catholic named Defensive Player of the Year.