Inside NKY Football Another week is in the books as we near playoff football in Northern Kentucky. Who were the standouts this week? Which teams solidified their playoff outlook? Inside Northern Kentucky Football has it all covered for you. Let’s take a look at the Week 8 results. Beechwood 56 Dayton 0 Beechwood has been the class of single A football since Newcath went to 2A, and it was more of the same from the Tigers this past week in a rout of the Panthers. The Tigers led 42-0 at the half behind three first half touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Kyle Fieger to Max Shover (23 yards), Jalen Hayden (53 yards), and Jeremy Burns (24 yards). Beechwood has now won 30 consecutive games against Northern Kentucky 1A opponents. Bellevue 64 Dayton 0 The black and gold Tigers secured a home playoff game and #2 seed in the playoffs with the blowout win over Dayton. The Bellevue offense racked up 426 yards of total offense, while allowing just 16 yards on defense, including negative -23 yards rushing. Senior quarterback Tyler Ackerson finishing 11 of 19 passing for 177 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing 4 times for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns. While Ackerson completed a pass to 4 different receivers, Blake Stephenson was his favorite target with 4 catches for 69 yards and 2 scores. Alec Harezes led the defense with a fumble recovery for a defense. Bellevue finishes the regular season 5-5 and will host Eminence in the first round of the playoffs. Campbell County 31 Boone County 14 The Camels improved their record to 6-3 and have now won three consecutive games to wrap up the #2 seed in the district and home playoff game for the third straight season. The Camel offense used a very balanced attack with 264 rushing yards and 218 passing yards. Brandon Morris led the rushing attack with 12 carries for 114 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Avery Wood and running back Alex Howard combined for 130 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. Wood finished 9 of 22 passing for 218 yards and a touchdown. Senior Nate Hess was solid out wide for the Camels finishing with 5 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown. The Camel defense limited the Boone offense to 199 yards. Cincinnati Elder 30 Highlands 27 The Birds traveled across the river to “The Pit” to take on the Panthers and came home with their first loss of the season as they couldn’t mount a late rally for the win. The Birds offense was limited to 316 yards and just 37 on the ground, despite Zach Harris rushing 15 times for 77 yards. Drew Houliston finished 20 of 36 passing for 279 yards and 2 scores, but also had an interception and negative -40 yards rushing on 8 carries. The x factor for the Birds was junior wide receiver Jensen Feggins who finished with 10 catches for 213 yards and two touchdowns. The junior wideout then visited Western Kentucky the following day. Jackson Bardo led the Highlands defense with 2 interceptions. While it is the first loss for Coach Mueller’s squad, this is the perfect late season game his team needs to help prepare for another deep post season run. Conner 32 Scott 20 In a match up that decided the #2 seed in the 5A Northern Kentucky district, it was the Cougars and Drew Barker who prevailed with the win. Conner’s defense allowed 367 rushing yards on the night but limited the Scott offense to negative -3 yards passing, while racking up 377 total yards of offense themselves. Drew Barker was 22 of 30 passing for 296 yards and 3 scores, while also rushing for 26 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Andrew Way continues to make a case as one of the top wide receivers in the area as the senior finished with 10 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown. Barker’s other two touchdown passes went to Jesse McKeehan who also had 65 yards on 3 catches. Jacob Warwick led the Conner defense with 19 tackles while Trevor Thompson had 2 fumble recoveries. The duo of Zach Castleberry and Ryan Romey combined for 26 tackles (13 apiece), with Romey also getting 20 yards and a touchdown on 3 carries on offense. Scott was led by Josh Castleman who had 135 yards rushing and 3 scores. Cooper 49 Grant County 6 The Jags got back on the winning track with a district win over the Braves to improve their record to 3-6 heading in to their season finale. Cooper was led by the duo of Will Ludwich and Torrey Cordell-Armstrong. Ludwick finished 11 of 14 passing for 128 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns while the sophomore running back, Cordell-Armstrong, had 153 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries. Cooper’s offense had 384 yards, while limiting Grant County to 145 total yards. Avery Bricking’s interception for a touchdown helped pace the defense. With the win, Cooper secured the #4 seed and playoff berth. Dixie Heights 42 Ryle 10 After dropping consecutive games, the Colonels got back on the winning track with a convincing win over a struggling Ryle team. Dixie’s offense had 431 yards while the defense had a solid showing, allowing 157 rushing yards but just 33 passing yards. Junior Drew Moore finished with 161 yards and 4 touchdowns passing on 13 of 18 passing, while running back Darion Washington rushed for 116 yards on just 15 carries. Seth Caple had 3 total touchdowns with two coming through the air and one on the ground. Dixie wraps up the #3 seed in the 6A playoffs. Newport 27 Lloyd Memorial 6 In what was probably the biggest win to date for first year coach Matt Schmitz, the Wildcats secured the number 2 seed and home playoff game with a win over the Juggs. Quarterback Charlie Mullins completed 10 of 20 passes for 123 yards while also rushing for 58 yards. Junior Dom Joseph led the rushing attack with 21 carries for 71 yards. Newport’s defense held Lloyd’s offense to under 150 total yards. Lloyd running back Jared Gabbard was limited to 13 yards rushing, while the Newport defense also forced two fumbles. Newport Central Catholic 48 Holy Cross 0 It was the Mac Franzen show as the senior quarterback finished 11 of 12 passing for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns, while also rushing twice for 25 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore Jacob Smith led the rushing attack with 73 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries, while Kalvin Moore also had a 7 yard rushing touchdown. Senior Tommy Donnelly was Franzen’s favorite target with 3 catches for 67 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Nate Enslen also had a 42 yard receiving touchdown. Newcath’s defense limited Holy Cross’ offense to 163 yards, led by Jack Sutkamp’s 12 tackles and Maleek Lawrence interception return for a touchdown. Newcath’s defense held Holy Cross running back in check for the most part, allowing 111 yards on 17 carries, with most of those coming late in the game. Simon Kenton 43 Bullitt Central 7 The Pioneers finished a perfect 10-0 for the first time ever under head coach Jeff Marksberry with a 43-7 win to close out the regular season. It was business as usual for the Pioneers as they rolled up 451 yards while allowing just 138 yards, all on the ground. Brenan Kuntz finished 8 of 16 passing for 202 yards and 4 touchdowns, while also rushing for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 5 carries. Tight end Grant Vercheak finished with his best game of the year with 128 yards and a touchdown on 3 catches, while receivers Grant Wassom (2 touchdowns) and Logan Winkler also reached the end zone. Simon Kenton’s defense forced and recovered 3 fumbles. Through 10 games, Simon Kenton has given up an average of 13.9 points per game. Bishop Brossart 22 Pendleton County 14 After losing 5 straight, the Mustangs picked up a win to run their record to 3-6. Covington Catholic 55 Holmes 20 The Colonels jumped out to a 32-0 halftime lead, led by two rushing and one passing touchdown from quarterback Ben Dressman and never looked back. Dressman finished with 5 total touchdowns (3 passing, 2 rushing), while senior Andrew Way also returned a kick 85 yards for a touchdown. Covcath secured the #2 seed in the district with the win and will host Rowan County in the first round of the playoffs. Jon Scruggs had two touchdowns in the loss. NKY Top 10: Week 9 1. Highlands (8-1) 2. Simon Kenton (10-0) 3. Covington Catholic (7-2) 4. Conner (7-2) 5. Campbell County (6-3) 6. Dixie Heights (6-3) 7. Scott (7-2) 8. Beechwood (6-3) 9. Newport Catholic (5-4) 10. Cooper(3-6) Coming Up: Beechwood (6-3) at Newport Catholic (5-4) Saturday 12:00 Pendleton County at Ludlow (3-6) Dayton (2-7) at Carroll County Gallatin County at Bishop Brossart (3-6) Holmes (5-4) at Newport (4-5) Holy Cross (1-8) at Campbell County (6-3) Conner (7-2) at Covington Catholic (7-2) Saturday 1:00 Dixie Heights (6-3) at Cooper (3-6) NKYSports Game of the Week Boone County (0-9) at Lexington Catholic bluegrasspreps/ky-football-high/inside-nky-football-264740.html
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:46:24 +0000
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