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NKY Round Up: District champs crowned

The Beechwood Offense (photo by James Bates/TriStateFootball.com)

District championships were on the line on Friday night, with several familiar names defending their titles from last season.

CLASS 6A, DISTRICT 6

NO. 1 RYLE 36, NO. 2 DIXIE HEIGHTS 7

After a close 13-12 win in the regular season, the Ryle Raiders made it look a little easier against the Dixie Heights Colonels on Friday night in the 6A District 6 playoffs, hammering the Colonels 36-7 in Union.

Ryle got the scoring started in the waning minutes of the first quarter with a short one-yard touchdown run by Lukas Colemire. However, a failed two-point conversion capped the scoring at six points.

After a Raiders field goal to go up 9-0, Logan Landers got the Colonels on the board with a scoring run of his own from two yards out to end the first half. The Raiders responded out of the half with a four-yard scoring scamper from Logan Verax to extend the lead to 16-7.

From there, the Raiders piled on the rushing touchdowns, getting scoring contributions from Gabe Savage, Nathan Yowan, and Beau Faul and sealing the 36-7 win.

In addition to the five different players scoring rushing touchdowns, four different players (Yowan, Verax, Jayce Harden, and Colemire) had at least 50 rushing yards for the Raiders.

Ryle will move on to host Kentucky powerhouse Louisville Trinity, who knocked off Ballard 40-0 on Friday night. The Shamrocks have outscored their two playoff opponents 116-0 in 2021.

CLASS 5A, DISTRICT 5

NO. 1 COVINGTON CATHOLIC 35, NO. 3 CONNER 14

The Covington Catholic Colonels lived up to their top seed on Friday night, beating the Conner Cougars 35-14 in Park Hills.

CovCath quarterback Preston Agee got the Colonels on the board first with a scoring run from 36 yards out. After a Conner score to briefly take the lead, Agee would find the end zone again on another rush from one-yard out to start the second quarter.

Reid Hummel would get in on the rushing score action with a 50-yard score of his own, which was quickly followed up by an Eli Nally field goal to give the Colonels a 24-7 lead at halftime.

Conner RB/DB Alijah Thompson (photo by James Bates/TriStateFootball.com)

After another Nally field goal, Conner quarterback Alex Castrucci found Alijah Thompson for a 75-yard touchdown pass to get within two scores. However, a 39-yard Hummel dash to the end zone put the game away for good for the Colonels, giving CovCath the 35-14 win to advance in the 5A playoffs.

CovCath will move on to take on Woodford County on the road next Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 2A, DISTRICT 6

NO. 1 BEECHWOOD 48, NO. 3 HOLY CROSS 0

The Beechwood Tigers are one step closer to defending their 2020 state title by dominating the Holy Cross Indians (score) on Friday night in Fort Mitchell.

Star Tigers quarterback Cameron Hergott was responsible for the first five scores of the game, throwing for four touchdowns (two each to Parker Mason and Torin O’Shea, while also running for a touchdown. A Mitch Berger rushing touchdown gave the Tigers a 42-0 lead at halftime.

Beechwood WR/DB Parker Mason (photo by James Bates/TriStateFootball.com)

In the second half, Clay Hayden replaced Hergott at quarterback with the big lead and tossed a 50-yard touchdown pass of his own to Luke Erdman to cap the Tiger scoring 48 points.

Beechwood welcomes the champion of Class 2A, District 5, Walton-Verona, who beat Carroll County 27-7.

PHOTOS: Holy Cross at Beechwood

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CLASS 4A, DISTRICT 6

No. 3 Scott 43, No. 4 Harrison County 7

CLASS 2A, DISTRICT 5

No. 1 Walton-Verona 27, No. 2 Carroll County 7

CLASS A, DISTRICT 4

No. 1 NewCath 54, No. 3 Dayton 6

CLASS A, DISTRICT 5

No. 1 Bishop Brossart 36, No. 2 Nicholas County 0

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