NKY Round-Up: Jaguars pick up win
- Updated: October 20, 2023
Ryle QB Logan Verax
Highlands rolled to another victory and the Ryle Raiders captured a district championship in dramatic fashion in our NKY round-up.
NO. 18 COOPER 21, DIXIE HEIGHTS 14
Cooper got a big win over Dixie Heights on Friday night. The Jaguars got a big game from Keegan Maher on the ground as he was a terror to stop all night. He also added a touchdown. This was a tight game as every possession was critical in the outcome.
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Cam O’Hara was able to get his team in position to score by leading drives and commanding the offense. He also threw a TD pass to Isaiah Johnson to help secure the victory. Dixie Heights was led by Armani Gregg who has a solid game from the quarterback position.
RYLE 24, NO. 25 SIMON KENTON 21
The Ryle Raiders became the 6A, 6th District champs with a hard fought win over Simon Kenton on Friday night. The Raiders scored late to win the game in dramatic fashion. Logan Verax led the final drive with just over two minutes remaining to get the win. Verax found Grady Reynolds for the winning score from six yards out.
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The Pioneer defense was great all night and came up with several key stops of the Ryle offense but just couldn’t get the stop that they desperately needed late. Brady Lee led the offensive charge for Simon Kenton in a losing effort.
NO. 13 HIGHLANDS 57, SCOTT 6
Highlands capped off their regular season with a convincing 57-6 win over Scott on Thursday night in Taylor Mill.
After each team scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns, Highlands put 49 unanswered points to polish things off. The Bluebirds outgained the Eagles 541-218 yards in total offense. This marked the fifth straight game and sixth time over the last seven contests for Highlands where they scored at least 51 points.
Rio Litmer completed 8-of-10 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns and Brody Benke ran for 59 yards, passed for 80 and two touchdowns and pulled in a pair of receptions for 61 yards and two additional scores to lead the way.
It marked the eighth straight win for the Bluebirds as they head into bye week before KHSAA playoff action starts in November.
Here are some other scores from Northern Kentucky teams in action:
No. 11 Covington Catholic 50, Mason County 14
No. 16 Beechwood 41, Bracken County 0
Newport Central Catholic 49, Bellevue 14 (Thursday)
Conner 38, Boone County 13
Campbell County 28, Great Crossing 22
Newport 38, Dayton 7
Harrison County 45, Holmes 0
Lloyd Memorial 47, Bourbon County 6
Ludlow 38, Holy Cross 13
Bishop Brossart 47, Trimble County 28
Walton-Verona 24, Owen County 0
Get the complete scores from all of tonight’s action on the Underground Sports Shop Scoreboard at TriStateFootball.com/scores.
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