Highlands has been pretty close to offensive perfection in their last two games. In last week’s victory over Campbell County, they scored on 9-of-10 possessions. In Friday night’s victory over Ryle, the Bluebirds scored on 8-of-9 possessions for a 52-20 thumping of the Raiders. They’ve been clicking on all cylinders offensively and doing so with […]
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Ryle’s dominant defense blanks Highlands
Another clean sheet, another Ryle victory. The Raiders defense was dominant once again in a 3-0 shutout victory over Highlands on Thursday in Union. The 10 men in front made it easy on Raiders (8-2) keeper Landon Barth, finishing with five saves and only one that really threatened crossing the goal line. “I’ve had to […]
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Initial state-wide media football rankings released
Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class. The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky. The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Ryle’s win over Cooper causes shakeup
Some big numbers were put up offensively this week starting with the shootout in Edgewood between Dixie Heights and Beechwood. Some called it one of, if not the best high school football game they’ve ever seen, Beechwood hanging on by a half-yard on a Colonels failed two-point conversion attempt in overtime. That wasn’t even the […]
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Ryle fourth quarter drive ignites rally in win over Cooper
Trailing 10-7 and facing a fourth and 11 in no man’s land on Cooper’s side of the field, Ryle needed a spark. They found it when Logan Verax hit Gavin Lyons for a 28-yard gain to the Jaguars six-yard line. Three plays later, they punched it in from a yard out on a Logan Verax […]
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Tuesday NKY HS round-up: Beechwood volleyball moving in right direction
The Beechwood Tigers volleyball team is off to a good start in Matt Long’s second tenure as head coach. The Tigers (4-2) recorded a 3-1 (25-14, 25-12, 20-25, 25-13) victory over the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds. Their only two losses have come to 9th Region powers Notre Dame and St. Henry. “(NewCath) was very scrappy. […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: CovCath takes top spot, Cooper lurking
It was hot out there, but luckily for NKY, they avoided the lightning and the delays that came with it for the majority of the rest of the state. The only team impacted by the lightning was Simon Kenton, who had their game with Woodford County canceled and won’t be made up. As for the […]
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Friday NKY HS round-up: Ryle takes out Conner for rivalry win
The Ryle Raiders extended their winning streak to five in a row against the county rival Conner Cougars with a 28-7 win Friday in Union. Both teams are 1-1 as the Raiders have also won 9 of the last 10 meetings with the Cougars. “We settled down at halftime,” said Mike Engler, Ryle head coach. […]
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LINK nky Top 10 on the gridiron: Highlands opens in the top spot
The LINK nky Top 10 is back! Each week throughout the regular season we’ll provide rankings throughout the football season. The first list will be a top 10 of the 21 area football schools in Boone, Campbell and Kenton County with a top five below it for the bigger and smaller schools. Adding more to […]
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CovCath powers past Ryle thanks to explosive offense and turnovers
Moments after Covington Catholic chaplain Michael Hennigan blessed the school’s new turf field prior to kick off against Ryle, University of Kentucky commit Willie Rodriguez christened it with a touchdown on the game’s fourth play from scrimmage. Quarterback Evan Pitzer hit Rodriguez down the seam in stride for a divine 49-yard TD strike. The Colonels […]