BOYS First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games. Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW 1. Warren Central (16) 21-1 160 1 2. Lexington Catholic 22-2 127 2 3. Covington Catholic 18-2 120 3 4. George Rogers Clark 16-4 106 6 5. (tie) Ballard 17-3 75 4 5. (tie) Great Crossing 20-4 75 5 7. Mason County 22-2 74 7 8. North Oldham 18-5 65 8 9. Lyon County 17-5 22 10 10. Bowling Green 21-4 18 NR Others receiving votes: McCracken County 12, Frederick Douglass 9, Evangel Christian […]
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LINK nky basketball area Top 10: Conner boys, Holy Cross girls rise
The theme of the week? Overtime. And no I’m not talking about my weekly work schedule. I’m pointing to the play on the court, that saw multiple games go extra time, one even double overtime. Last week started with a double overtime thriller in which Conner’s boys took down Newport, Highlands’ boys taking down Bishop […]
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Holy Cross spurts past Owensboro Catholic on way to All ‘A’ finals
The way Holy Cross scores in bunches can catch a team off guard in a hurry. So when the Indians faced an early 14-10 deficit to Owensboro Catholic in the first quarter, a little more than two minutes later and the Aces found themselves in a 24-14 hole. Owensboro was unable to respond from there […]
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“Mad dog” defense gets Holy Cross to All “A” finals
When “Mad Dog” is shouted out from the Holy Cross bench, the opponent better start worrying. It was a half court trapping defense Ted Arlinghaus and his staff picked up at a coaches clinic from Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz. “When Jeff Walz put that on and he specifically showed that, I turned to […]
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St. Henry’s Faust breaks Ninth Region career wins record
Kenney Shields walked to midcourt at St. Henry’s Holbrook Hall and presented David Faust with a basketball to commemorate the milestone that the latter had reached – 461 wins as the Crusaders’ boys’ basketball head coach – one more than Shields had when his high school coaching career concluded at Highlands in 1988. How rare […]
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Holy Cross moves on to All “A” semis with win over Hazard
It was a slow start for Holy Cross (15-5) senior guard Jacob Meyer. Taking on a physical Hazard (18-3) team, Meyer may not have got the benefit of the doubt on some calls early on with just two points in the first quarter. But as the game wore on, Meyer imposed his will, started to […]
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Brossart shot out of All “A” quarters by Bethlehem
Bishop Brossart got off to a hot start, thing is, Bethlehem was on fire. The Banshees (16-6) didn’t miss much in the first half against the Mustangs (17-6), shooting out to a 41-26 halftime lead on their way to a 66-49 victory in Friday’s girls All “A” state tournament quarterfinals at Eastern Kentucky University. Bethlehem […]
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Holy Cross avenges loss to Owen County, heads to All “A” semis
Holy Cross girls basketball coach Ted Arlinghaus put last year’s score up on the white board in the pregame discussion prior to their All “A” state tournament quarterfinal contest with Owen County. He wanted his Holy Cross (19-5) team to remember how close they were in last season’s All “A” state tournament, a one-point loss […]
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Brossart drops opener in All “A” Classic
Bishop Brossart (12-8) was unable to overcome a dreadful start on Thursday in the first round of the All “A” state tournament in a 68-62 loss to Hazard (18-2). It was 18-1 before the Mustangs first field goal from Parker Mulberry came over six minutes into the game. “Too many mental errors on our behalf […]
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Holy Cross takes opener of All “A” Classic
With a fury from Danville out of the half, Holy Cross needed a spark from someone not named Jacob Meyer or Javier Ward. Matthew Dreas rose to the occasion. With the Indians (14-5) giving away an 11-point halftime lead and the score knotted at 43, Dreas hit two 3-pointers, Jacob Smith with another as they […]
