It was a blistering start for the Simon Kenton girls’ basketball team. Then it turned into ice cold, much like the temperature on the Rupp Arena floor. The Lady Pioneers opened their Clark’s Pump-N-Shop girls’ Sweet 16 first round contest with a 21-8 lead, but couldn’t continue from there as they lost to Frederick Douglass […]
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Humphrey’s buzzer-beater sends Lloyd to first region final in 29 years
Sometimes it’s not the first shot in the closing seconds that beats you. It’s the second one. Jayden Humphrey’s putback at the buzzer put Lloyd Memorial into their first region championship game since 1996, taking down Newport 41-40 in Tuesday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region boys basketball tournament at Truist Arena. What was an efficient […]
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Cooper knocks out CovCath for third straight year, on to region final
Cooper needed to figure out how to handle Covington Catholic’s pressure in Tuesday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament semifinals. So instead of having one primary ball-handler, the Jaguars used all five guys on the floor to alleviate pressure. The strategy worked as they came away with a 59-54 victory, punching their ticket to a […]
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Walton-Verona advances to 8th Region semis behind Hester’s six 3s
The Walton-Verona boys’ basketball team has advanced to a second straight 8th Region semifinal with a 57-44 victory over Anderson County Monday night at Henry County High School. In the battle of the Bearcats, it was the black and blue prevailing over the red and white. Walton-Verona used six 3-pointers from Justin Hester to prevail, […]
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Lloyd clamps down on cold shooting Ryle for third straight trip to region semis
For Lloyd Memorial, the formula is pretty simple. Hold the opponent under 50 points and win a lot of basketball games. The Juggernauts did it again on Saturday in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region Tournament quarterfinals, taking down Ryle 51-46. When Lloyd holds the opponent under 50 points, they’re 13-1 this season. During their […]
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Rondon keeps Newport’s 3-peat hopes alive with buzzer-beater
Nothing easy. That’s what the pre-game warmup T-shirts said for Newport. And boy that was certainly the case. Yamil Rondon’s 3-pointer at the buzzer kept Newport’s 3-peat hopes alive with a 50-47 victory over Holy Cross in Saturday’s St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament quarterfinals. Tied at 47, Newport called timeout with 12 seconds left, […]
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CovCath routs Dixie on way to region semis
It wasn’t a full on press or constant trapping. For the majority it was Covington Catholic guarding Dixie Heights mono e mono with the blue and white Colonels (CovCath) locking down the red and white Colonels (Dixie). Covington Catholic stifled Dixie Heights and came away with a 75-36 victory in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th […]
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Cooper blocks out noise, advances to region semis with win over Highlands
The mentality the Cooper boys basketball team takes on is 1-0 that day and build for the next day. With the noise going on outside about the program and the status of coach Tim Sullivan’s tenure for the future certainly didn’t go quiet leading into the Jaguars St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region quarterfinal against Highlands, […]
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Cooper makes history, wins fourth straight 9th Region title
History has been made. Cooper’s girls basketball team championship DNA prevailed once again, taking down Notre Dame Friday night 60-57 in the St. Elizabeth Healthcare 9th Region tournament title game. The victory marks their fourth straight 9th Region title, accomplishing something no one else has ever done in the 50 years of girls basketball in […]
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Notre Dame gets revenge on Highlands, heads to 9th Region final
As soon as Notre Dame beat St. Henry on Sunday in the 9th Region quarterfinals, Kes Murphy sent his team a photo through their group messaging app. It was of Highlands’ Marissa Green hitting the game-winning shot against them in last year’s 9th Region tournament and ending their season. Murphy sent photos daily of the […]
