Tag: High School

Early Lloyd turnovers keyed Newport Catholic’s momentum Friday night in the second round of the 2A state playoffs, as the Thoroughbreds overpowered the Juggernauts, 48-14, at Newport Stadium. The opening quarter featured two lost fumbles by Lloyd, enabling New Cath to jump out to an early lead. Sophomore running back Kyle Kelly capped a three-play […]

Covington Catholic took advantage of two Fairdale fumbles on two separate opening drives and led 14-0 one minute into their Class 5A opening round playoff game Friday night in Park Hills and never looked back, cruising to a 63-7 victory over the Bulldogs. Almost three minutes into the first quarter, Cov Cath defensive back Adam […]

Powered by the duo of Jacob Burton and Brice Fryman, Scott County ran its way to victory over Covington Catholic Friday night at Wooten Field in Park Hills, 35-28. The visiting Cardinals jumped out to a 14-0 lead over the Colonels after blocking Cov Cath punts on consecutive possessions. Facing fourth-and-15 on its own 49, […]

The penultimate Friday night of the high school football regular season was a whopper in Northern Kentucky. In a battle of undefeated teams, Ryle toppled Simon Kenton, while a 28-game losing streak ended for Boone County when the Rebels picked up their first win since August 29, 2014. In The River Cities, Newport Catholic had no […]

Led by junior quarterback AJ Mayer’s four rushing touchdowns on 163 yards, Covington Catholic emphatically erased a 10-year losing streak vs. Highlands, 63-26, Friday night at David Cecil Memorial Stadium in Fort Thomas. The Colonels wasted little time getting on the board in the first quarter. On its second play from scrimmage, Mayer found sophomore […]

For the second consecutive week, the Beechwood Tigers won by a sizeable margin: this time, 55-13, over Bellevue on homecoming night at Edgar McNabb Field in Fort Mitchell. Beginning its first drive near midfield, Beechwood came out firing, with junior quarterback Brayden Burch finding junior receiver Harrison Heist for 20 yards and a first down. […]

After Bishop Brossart junior Bryce Donnelly returned a punt 58 yards to extend the Mustangs’ biggest lead of the game at that point, 27-14, Head Coach Paul Wiggins, Jr. decided to keep the pressure on, electing to go for an onside kick. The move worked for Brossart, propelling it to a 47-28 victory over Ludlow on Friday night at […]

Simon Kenton’s football team strolled into Fort Thomas on Friday night under much different circumstances than years past. The Pioneers were 5-0, and had rolled through the first half of the regular season. Meanwhile, Highlands had lost four consecutive games, including two losses by double-digits. Last year, Simon Kenton topped the Bluebirds for the first […]

It was a tale of two halves and a slow start for Covington Catholic Friday night at Wooten Field in Park Hills, as it was blanked by Beechwood in the opening quarter. However, the Colonels’ found the end zone with less than two minutes to play until halftime, courtesy of a four-yard run by senior […]

Though the series is in its infancy – having only met twice — Taft vs. Holy Cross has turned into an evenly matched game. When they met last season, Taft squeaked by the Indians with a five-point victory. This year, the Senators were victorious again, 27-19. However, they had to withstand an attempted comeback by […]