Four football teams will advance to state championship games with Friday wins
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Five hot teams. One really cold Friday night coming up. It’s the penultimate week…
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Four teams–3 here, one way away–playing Friday for next week’s championship slots in KHSAA football
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter Home and away, near and far. The four Northern Kentucky high school football teams…
Northern Kentucky’s 4 road warriors have a tougher way to go than 3 home teams in the KHSAA playoffs
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter When it comes to high school football playoffs in Kentucky, it’s good to be…
Prep Sports Report: Six football playoff teams have quarterback with passing total above 2,000 yards
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Six local high school football teams preparing for first-round games in the state playoffs…
Not all mismatches in opening high school football postseason week here but still a bunch of them
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter It’s the week many wish that wasn’t in Kentucky high school football. It’s the…
Game of the year has Dixie Highway neighbors Beechwood and CovCath going at one another again
By Dan Weber NKyTribune sports reporter They’re just seven minutes apart, 2.3 miles according to Mapquest, from Park Hills to…
Dan Weber’s Just Sayin’: Lots of ways to look as we check out the KHSAA schedule site for football here
Just some quick thoughts with the start of high school football practice this week – and the release of the…
Highlands overcomes sloppy start to beat Covington Catholic 32-21 at Dennis Griffin Stadium
By Blake Lehmann NKyTribune sports reporter Despite a sloppy first quarter where they would give up three turnovers, the Highlands…
2022 Prep Football Previews: Cooper linebacker was among state’s leading tacklers in first varsity season
The NKyTribune is featuring players on each of the 21 high school football teams in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties…
Friday Night Football Report: Scott’s offense comes alive to knock off Holmes, 35-8, in district playoffs
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After scoring one touchdown in its last two regular season games, Scott’s offense came…
Sophomore quarterbacks will face tough defenses in final regular season football games on Friday
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Logan Verax and Kolton Smith, two sophomores who stepped into the role of starting…
Friday Football Report: Quarterbacks play important roles in final Class 5A district seeding games
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Starting quarterback has been a question mark on scoring reports for the Covington Catholic…
Holmes wins final district seeding game against Scott behind dominant rushing attack that nets 347 yards
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Holmes rushed for 347 yards and six touchdowns in a 40-0 win over Scott…
Senior quarterback Gus Howlett has given Scott a shot at clinching top seed in Class 4A distrcit
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Scott won its last three football games against Class 4A district opponents behind impressive…
Ryle, Dixie Heights enter Class 6A district seeding game with impressive stats in different areas
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Ryle has a defensive unit that’s allowed just 220.8 yards and 11.7 points per…
Friday Football Roundup: Newport, Holmes get paybacks against last year’s playoff opponents
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Holmes and Newport won home games Friday against district opponents that knocked them out…
Close games have been recurring theme when Cooper plays Conner in high school football
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Cooper’s first varsity football game was a 57-0 lopsided loss to Conner in 2008….
Ryle taking on perennial power upstages district seeding games on Friday’s football schedule
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Northern Kentucky high school football teams will play in six district seeding games on…
CovCath’s winning streak against local teams could be in jeopardy in Friday’s game at Beechwood
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Five years ago, Covington Catholic lost to Ryle, 31-13, in the first week of…
Friday football roundup: Beechwood, CovCath win home games before next week’s showdown
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter After their football teams won home games on Friday night, the coaching staffs at…
Scrimmage game gives CovCath football coaches a chance to evaluate new player combinations
By Terry Boehmker NKyTribune sports reporter Covington Catholic made it to the semifinals of the Class 5A football playoffs last…
Walton-Verona football program, head coach could both reach century mark in wins this season
By Matthew Dietz NKyTribune sports reporter The Walton-Verona football program enters the 2021 season with an overall record of 99-56…