By Dan Weber
NKyTribune sports reporter
It was a tough week last Friday for Northern Kentucky teams who dropped six of eight high school football games against downstate opponents.
But this weekend’s three-day Thursday/Friday/Saturday fall break schedule is highlighted by a pair of longtime River City rivalries with Dayton heading across town to Bellevue for “The Battle for the Paddle” and Newport Central Catholic hosting Newport for the Firemen’s Bell Trophy at the Thoroughbreds’ new hilltop palace above Carothers Road.
Both games kick off Friday at 7.
Three Thursday games and one on Saturday give this week a different look. Here’s the schedule along with last week’s scoreboard.
LAST FRIDAY’S SCOREBOARD
Beechwood 63, Walton-Verona 7
Ludlow 34, Bellevue 14
Louisville DeSales 28, Bishop Brossart 7
Conner 55, Boone County 14
Campbell County 31, Newport Central Catholic 7
Cooper 25, Dixie Heights 13
Highlands 38, Covington Catholic 20
Dayton 43, Louisville Iroquois 12
Dixie Heights 49, Scott 12
Shelby County 50, Holmes 0
Harlan County 28, Covington Holy Cross 21
Bourbon County 41, Lloyd Memorial 34
Ludlow 51, Trimble County 26
Lexington Sayre 43, Newport 16
Lexington Bryan Station 21, Simon Kenton 7
St. Henry 45, Owen County 14
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
Boone County at Scott, 7 p.m.
Dixie Heights at Conner, 7 p.m.
Lloyd Memorial at Henry County, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
Beechwood at St. Henry, 7 p.m.
Dayton at Bellevue, 7 p.m.
Bishop Brossart at Holy Cross (at Thomas More), 7 p.m.
Simon Kenton at Campbell County, 7 p.m.
Dixie Heights at Conner
Covington Catholic at Indianapolis Cathedral, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati Elder at Highlands
Campbell County at Ryle, 7 p.m.
Newport at NewCath, 7 p.m.
Simon Kenton at Great Crossing, 7:30 p.m.
Gallatin County at Walton-Verona, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
Ohio County at Holmes, 3 p.m.