Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. The Highlands Ladybirds Cross Country team captured its seventh state championship winning the Class AA crown Saturday at Horse Park with 65 points. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter LEXINGTON –The young and talented Highlands Cross Country teams hoped to begin their own run of […]
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Highlands puts clamps down on Ashland rushing attack
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds defense knew the Ashland Blazer Tomcats would try to pound them between the tackles. The Tomcats finished with 260 yards on 52 carries and two touchdowns for an average of five a carry. But after going for 196 on 28 carries for an […]
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Highlands pulls away from Ashland in second half
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Highlands Bluebirds football team knew it had history on its side entering Friday’s second-round Class 4A playoff game. The Ashland Blazer Tomcats had not beaten the Bluebirds since 1954. Despite that, Ashland made a game of it trailing just 16-13 at halftime. But the top-ranked […]
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NewCath prepares for another battle with defending 2A champs
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter When the Class 2A football brackets came out, the fourth-ranked Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds knew this was a possibility. The last two 2A champions will meet in the second round of the playoffs Saturday at 7 p.m. at Newport Stadium. In the first round Friday, the […]
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Bluebirds battle Tomcats in second round of 4A playoffs
Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. The top-ranked Highlands Bluebirds battle the eighth-ranked Ashland Blazer Tomcats on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Many have tried it this season. But only one football team successfully carried out the […]
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Fort Thomas Junior Football donates funds from season finale to Frink family
Photo by G. Michael Graham/Fort Thomas Matters. Clay Frink, bottom, and his father Neal enjoy the Fort Thomas Junior Football League Eighth Grade Appreciation Game on Monday at David Cecil Memorial Stadium. All the proceeds from the game went toward his recovery. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter The Fort Thomas Junior […]
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Towles, Sheehan to play for new UK head coach next year
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter People saw it coming, especially after Saturday’s 40-0 home loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores. The University of Kentucky administration relieved Wildcat head football coach Joker Phillips of his duties Sunday. Phillips, 49, has a 12-23 record as head coach in his third season after taking over […]
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Highands reserves have little trouble adjusting to playoff atmosphere
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It may have been the playoffs. But it did not feel different for many of the Highlands Bluebirds players that saw their first playoff action. The Bluebirds led the Boyd County Lions, 49-7 at halftime and that allowed many reserves to earn some playing time. Top-ranked […]
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Highlands takes care of business in first round of playoffs
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter Junior Jaylen Hayes epitomized the way the Highlands Bluebirds football team has dominated the competition over the years. On his first of three touchdowns, Hayes took the ball out of the Highland spread offense and ran left from the Bluebird 30-yard line. Three Boyd County Lion […]
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NewCath puts away Gallatin County in second quarter
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter It may have been the first round of the Class 2A football playoffs Friday at Newport Stadium. But to the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (7-4), it may have felt a lot like the regular season against teams in their class or lower. The Thoroughbreds handled the […]