The Stevie Fro Podcast

Campbell County Head Coach, Aric Russell, makes his anticipated return to talk about life with adult kids; the struggles of coaching; retirement; the 10th Region Tournament at Holmes and the joys of watching your kids forge their own path.  

The Beechwood Tigers repeat as 2A State Champions, the 16th title in program history.

The Beechwood Tigers defeated Mayfield 38-7 in the KHSAA 2A semi-final and hope to bring home their 16th title as they prepare for Lexington Christian Academy, the #1 team in the 2A RPI system.  

Timestamps:

Beechwood/Mayfield 7:49

State Final Preview 16:20

Final Thoughts 25:40

The Beechwood Tigers move on to represent Northern Kentucky in the state semi-finals this week.  Head Coach, Noel Rash, gave us some of his time this morning to talk about the team and what they need to do to be successful on Friday.  Also, life of the party and epic baker, Michelle Marksberry, stopped by with THE CAKE!  Be jealous.  We also had Luke & Jack Danneman in the house today to make the show even better.  Congrats to all KFCA District & Coach of the Year winners, which we covered in the opener.

Timestamps:

Beechwood/Walton-Verona 5:27

Russellville/NewCath 20:53

Raceland/Bishop Brossart 25:24

Boyle County/Scott High 29:45

Woodford County/CovCath 33:50

Trinity/Ryle 37:43

Beechwood/Mayfield Preview 40:36

Final Thought/Danneman Takeover 45:08

And then there were 7!  Best wishes to all of our favorites who move on after this week.  We're rooting for you in whatever it is that's next for you.  The Coach Engler interview is after the Ryle/Dixie game recap.  Wishing everyone luck and safe travels this week.

Timestamps:

Ryle/Dixie 3:30

CovCath/Conner 20:02

Scott/Harrison County 25:13

Beechwood/Holy Cross 29:12

NewCath/Dayton 34:08

Bishop Brossart/Nicholas County 38:25

Walton-Verona/Carroll County 42:41

Regional Final Preview 45:45

Final Thoughts 55:32

Timestamps:

Conner/Cooper 9:45

Scott/Holmes 13:31

CovCath/Highlands 17:26

Dixie/Simon Kenton 22:36

NewCath/Bellevue 27:38

Ryle/Campbell County 31:17

Bishop Brossart/Paris 35:54

Dayton/Ludlow 38:59

Beechwood/Newport 43:06

Holy Cross/Lloyd 47:09

Walton-Verona/Owen County 51:19

Round 2 Games 53:41

Final Thought 1:02:25

Timestamps:

CovCath/Ryle 7:58

Beechwood/NewCath 13:42

Cooper/Butler 17:39

Corbin/Campbell County 19:46

Conner/GRC 22:22

Dixie/Scott 27:09

Holmes/Bellevue 31:14

Holy Cross/Ludlow 33:43

Newport/Pendleton County 36:19

Boone County/Tates Creek 37:54

Woodford County/Simon Kenton 40:59

Eminence/Dayton 43:26

Round 1 Games 44:46

Final Thoughts 51:33

Timestamps:

Holmes/Scott 2:43

Highlands/Cooper 8:03

Beechwood/Newport 14:29

Bishop Brossart/Pendleton County 18:12

Paul Wiggins Interview 23:24

NewCath/Bellevue 29:28

Dixie/Campbell County 32:58

Ludlow/Dayton 37:08

Ryle/Simon Kenton 39:03

CovCath/Conner 45:03

Walton-Verona/Trimble County 47:36

Lloyd/Holy Cross 50:22

Week 11 Games 53:10

Final Thought 56:50

Week 9 Timestamps:

Ryle/Dixie 3:34

Covcath/Highlands 10:11

Beechwood/Lloyd 18:04

Cooper/Boone County 22:00

Holmes/Harrison County 25:48

Holy Cross/Newport 28:07

Scott/Boyd County 31:51

Simon Kenton/Campbell County 35:04

Ludlow/Bellevue 40:05

NewCath/Dayton 45:08

Brossart/Paris 48:17

Walton-Verona/Shawnee 53:40

Week 10 Games 56:18

Final Thoughts 1:02:40

Week 8 Timestamps:

Cooper/Conner 5:42

Dixie/Simon Kenton 12:10

NewCath/Ludlow 17:10

Beechwood/Holy Cross 21:22

Bishop Brossart/Bracken County 26:18

Ryle/Campbell County 31:14

Newport/Lloyd 36:17

Dayton/Bellevue 40:19

Highlands/Boone County 43:08

Holmes/Boyd County 46:20

Walton-Verona/Owen County 49:11

Week 9 Previews 49:11

Final Thoughts: 55:20

Seven shows in the books and isn't it nice to have this back on a Sunday!  Conner football coach, Dave Trosper, is our interview this week.  You can catch that after the Conner/Highlands game recap at 17:10.

Week 7 Timestamps:

St.X/Ryle 5:06

Beechwood/Dixie 9:42

Conner/Highlands 17:10

Cooper/Madison 31:36

Corbin/SK 34:11

Brossart/Nicholas County 36:42

Scott/Harrison County 39:15

Rowan County/Holmes 43:20

CovCath/Boone County 44:43

Walton-Verona/Carroll County 49:21

Newport/Bellevue 50:48

Mason County/Ludlow 52:59

Montgomery County/Lloyd 55:19

Week 8 Matchups 56:31

Week 6 Timestamps:

CovCath/Cooper 2:07

Dixie/Highlands 9:46

Simon Kenton/Connersville 14:27

Scott/Rowan County 16:45

Conner/Boone County 19:17

NewCath/Newport 23:21

Holmes/Holy Cross 28:32

Brossart/Ludlow 33:22

GRC/Campbell County 37:22

Dayton/Fairview 39:29

Walton-Verona/Gallatin County 41:24

Week 7 Matchups 42:57

Final Thoughts 49:48

Lots to talk about in the Week 5 show.  Beechwood and Brossart remain unbeaten.  Ryle picks up their 4th win in a row.  Conner, Scott, NewCath and Boone County move to 3-2 as they head into district play.  This weeks interview is with Bishop Brossart head coach, Paul Wiggins.  You can catch that after the game breakdown at 13:57.

Week 5 Timestamps:

Beechwood/CovCath 3:09

Ryle/Highlands 9:11

Bishop Brossart/Lloyd 13:57

NewCath/Holy Cross 23:52

Conner/Campbell County 27:22

Scott/Grant County 29:50

Boone County/Walton-Verona 32:01

Bellevue/Gallatin County 37:32

CCPA/Newport 38:40

Carroll County/Ludlow 39:47

Sayre/Dayton 42:29

Week 6 Games 43:46

The action packed review of the week 4 games in Northern Kentucky is here.  This weeks interview is with Coach Mike Engler of Ryle High School, whose Raiders have won three in a row as they head to Fort Thomas to play the Highlands Bluebirds this week.  

Week 4 Timestamps:

CovCath/Dixie 5:43

Beechwood/SK 11:59

Ryle/DeSales 15:45

Cooper/Campbell County 26:09

McNick/Highlands 29:55

Conner/Scott 32:36

Newcath/Walton-Verona 35:11

Bishop Brossart/Holy Cross 38:16

Boone County/Lloyd 41:48

Holmes/Newport 44:29

Paris/Ludlow 48:08

Magoffin County/Bellevue 49:54

Week 5 Preview 50:54

It's Labor Day weekend and the football is heating up.  Lots of good football in the area for week 3, including thrillers in Park Hills, Union and Erlanger.  Several teams remain unbeaten heading into a huge week 4.  Highlands football coach, Bob Sphire, came on to talk about the Birds' 3-0 start after their home-opening win against Campbell County on Friday night.  You can hear that interview right after the Highlands/Campbell County breakdown at 18:05.  So sit back, relax on the holiday and enjoy the show!

Week 3 Timestamps:

Lexington Catholic/Covington Catholic 1:48

Ryle/Cooper 7:36

Beechwood/Somerset 12:49

Highlands/Campbell County 18:05

Dixie/Conner 27:51

Bishop Brossart/Bellevue 31:42

Holmes/Boone County 34:46

Scott/Holy Cross 36:19

Lloyd/Providence 40:02

Roger Bacon/NewCath 42:28

Dayton/Western Hills 44:14

Walton-Verona/Grant County 45:57

Southwestern/Simon Kenton 48:28

Week 4 Matchups 49:33

Final Thoughts 55:28

Weather didn't stop the second week of games in the area on Friday.  Several teams remain unbeaten; a shootout happened in Independence; Cooper's defense came to play and the road warriors were back in action.  Cooper football coach, Randy Borchers, called in to talk about the Jags' win on Friday and what lies ahead for their team.  

Week 2 Timestamps

Highlands/Simon Kenton 1:42

Cooper/Dixie 7:18

Covington Catholic/Belfry 19:00

Ryle/Conner 22:50

Woodford County/Campbell County 25:16

NewCath/Holmes 26:35

Lloyd/Grant County 29:47

Lockland/Ludlow 32:11

Brossart/Newport 34:19

Beechwood/Paintsville 37:13

Boone County/Scott 43:19

Metcalfe County/Bellevue 46:02

Walton-Verona/Holy Cross 46:07

Week 3 Games 50:31

The 2021 season is here and the crew is back in business.  Scott High School's Eric Turner is our coaches interview this week.  That can be heard at the end of the Scott/Walton-Verona game recap.

Timestamps:

Highlands/Bowling Green 3:34

Oldham County/Simon Kenton 7:04

Bishop Brossart/Dayton 10:00

Campbell County/Newport Catholic 11:32

Cooper/GRC 13:01

Conner/Lafayette 15:46

Dixie/Lloyd 16:45

Scott/Walton-Verona 21:29

Elder/Covington Catholic 25:51

Holmes/Grant County 29:19

Holy Cross/Bellevue 29:39

Ludlow/Bracken County 31:25

Lexington Catholic/Ryle 32:57

Mason County/Newport 34:36

Russell/Boone County 36:08

Beechwood/Fairdale 36:29

Week 2 Matchups 38:48

Mount St. Joe football coach, Tyler Hopperton, returns to talk about the upcoming football season, where it's anticipated that the Lions will have another outstanding campaign.  Coming off of a 5-1 winter season, Coach Hopperton talks about the advantages that the shortened season had on developing leadership, honing talent on their roster and how this past year has made him a better coach.

A genuine leader and good friend of the show, Coach Hop never disappoints. 

Holy Cross basketball coach, Casey Sorrell, may be new to the head coaching ranks, but his journey to the big job has lead him through tremendously successful programs, where he not only learned how to teach the game, but what it takes to maintain success.  A grinder by nature, his work ethic and genuine passion for people will leave no doubt as to his ability to lead the tradition rich Indian basketball program.

Cooper Jaguar football coach, Randy Borchers, is a state finalist, a coach of the year award winner and a really loyal dude.  Entering his 14th season as the coach of the Jags, he's experienced the high's and low's throughout his 24 years in the coaching business, but remains humble.  In this episode we talk about the upcoming football season, his early days coaching at Ludlow High School, his progression to becoming a head coach and the transition to Cooper, where he and his staff built a program from scratch to playing on a Saturday afternoon in December in five seasons.  

Beechwood baseball coach, Kevin Gray, returns to talk about the Tigers' regional championship baseball season and the players that made it happen.  Always a good time catching up with the legend.

Blake Hanna is a 2016 graduate of Covington Catholic and a 2021 graduate of The University of Cincinnati.  Blake is a record-holding swimmer for the Bearcats, a participant of the 2021 NCAA Swimming Championships and just recently returned from Omaha where he competed in both waves of the USA Olympic trails for the 200 meter backstroke, where he finished 13th nationally.  

However, Blake's path to the Bearcat competition team wasn't storybook, but the ending is.  He worked his way from the club team to earn his spot on the university team and the rest is history.  This is a story about dedication, perseverance and having the will to do what the other guy won't in order to achieve your dreams.

On October 19th, 1971, Cheryll Spegal disappeared on her 10th birthday.  Her body was found two weeks later and the case was never solved.  Beth Rowland and Bridget Meyer have spent the last two years investigating Cheryll's murder in the hope to one day bring closure to this case and to her surviving family members.  While this is a heartbreaking story, Beth & Bridget's journey into this case is fascinating.

Their blog is "Gone In The Fog" and it chronicles their real-time search into this mystery.  You can either read through the posts, or listen to the audio version at https://goneinthefog.video.blog

**Warning - This episode discusses the murder of a child.  Listener discretion is advised**

Former Ryle Raider and University of Memphis assistant basketball coach, Abby Jump, talks about her journey as a player at Ryle and Wright State, as well as her path through the collegiate coaching ranks.  Abby has both played and coached in the NCAA Tournament, but underneath is just a woman who simply enjoys winning, building relationships and doing her part so that the team may succeed.  

Dixie Heights girls basketball coach, Joel Steczynski, whose Colonels are fresh off of a Sweet 16 appearance, comes on to talk about their memorable basketball season, but also about life and motivation.  Joel is a first class human being and it shows through in this conversation.

Kentucky Mr. Football, Cameron Hergott, and Sweet 16 MVP, Highlands Bluebird Sam Vinson, sit down to talk about the high's and low's of this past year; facing and overcoming failure; sharing memorable experiences with your friends; the impact of being a great teammate and accomplishing the goals you set out to achieve.  

Co-hosted with Joe Danneman, this episode features two great kids and former teammates, who have worked their way into greatness as state champions, but remain humble along the way.  

State championship coach, Kevin Listerman, rejoins the show with the man who showed him the way - his dad.  Mike & Kevin are the first father-son duo to win a 9th Region Championship and they sit down to talk about the magical run the Highlands Bluebirds had en route to a state title.  Full of stories, new and old memories, as well as proud moments, this pair are two of a kind. 

Season two kicks off with a great conversation with FOX19 Now Sports Director, Joe Danneman.  Joe is not only a fan favorite in the tristate area, but also a favorite, and great friend, of the show.  Joe gets roasted by his 10-year old son, talks about covering Highlands at the KHSAA State Tournament and the impact of telling stories that do good for everyone.  

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The Beechwood Tigers earned their 15th state title in dramatic fashion by defeating Lexington Christian Academy in the KHSAA 2A title game in Lexington.  We have a detailed breakdown of the game, including the big plays that helped the Tigers comeback to defeat the Eagles.  Head Coach, Noel Rash, joins the crew to talk about the plays, and the players, which secured his 6th state title since getting the big job in Fort Mitchell.

Timestamps:

Beechwood/LCA 2:19

Noel Rash Interview 20:40

Final Thoughts 41:52

In this second to last episode of the season, we highlight Beechwood's thrilling win at West Carter and the end of the season for Newport Catholic & Covington Catholic.  Beechwood football coach, Noel Rash calls in to talk about the game from Friday and what he's expecting from the Tigers this week.

Timestamps:

Beechwood/West Carter 3:50

Noel Rash 12:30

Paintsville/NewCath 22:02

Bowling Green/CovCath 25:22

State Final Preview 33:27

Final Thoughts 43:02

Wyatt Vieth and Grant Profitt, both senior basketball players, have not only navigated the uncertainty surrounding sports in Kentucky, but were both affected by the spring season cancellation of 2020.  As they gear up for Monday's resumption, we find out how they've handled the time off, the delays, how the pandemic has helped them grow as young men and leaders, but also what they're looking forward to the most.  

While rumors and differing information surround the winter and spring sports seasons, we thought it would be fun to bring on Aaron Stamm, Tim Sullivan and Kevin Gray. Aaron is the current 9th region representative to the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches and the girls basketball coach at Ludlow. Tim is a former president of the KABC and the boys basketball coach at Cooper. Kevin Gray is a member of the Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association and also the baseball coach at Beechwood.

This episode is a roundtable discussion of the current information the coaches association’s have sent to the KHSAA ahead of the 12/10 Board of Control meeting, which everyone presumes will again layout a plan to restart winter sports and also the schedule for spring sports. We also talk through the current social media rumors surrounding winter and spring sports.  The opinion’s in this episode are our own.

Three local teams were crowned regional champions this week. NewCath, Beechwood and CovCath advance to play in a semi-final for the chance to move on to the state championship of their class. NewCath head coach, Stephen Lickert, phoned in to talk about their win at Holy Cross and to talk a little about their upcoming matchup against Paintsville.

Timestamps:

Newcath/Holy Cross 4:23

Beechwood/Breathitt County 18:49

Trinity/Dixie 24:40

West Carter/Walton-Verona 27:17

Semi-Final Matchups 29:53

Final Thoughts 47:48

Five District Champions emerged from NKY on Friday night. Now all eyes will focus on the regional championship games next week. Beechwood and Newcath get wins after long breaks. CovCath won its 7th consecutive game against Highlands. Dixie settles the score at Ryle and Walton-Verona won its 7th straight district championship.

Interview with Dixie head coach, Dave Brossart, after the game recap.

Round 2 Timestamps:

District Coach/Player of the Year Awards 1:38

Dixie/Ryle 2:30

CovCath/Highlands 26:46

Beechwood/Lloyd 34:08

Newcath/Ludlow 39:31

Walton-Verona/Carroll County 43:04

Regional Final Matchups 46:09

Final Thoughts 54:00

North College Hill basketball coach, Shannon Minor, rejoins the show to talk about the start of hoops season in Ohio; what he expects from the Trojans this year; managing quarantine's and the mandatory shutdown within his district mid-December through mid-January.  We also get into his role as dad through a busy fall/winter sports season and what he enjoys about watching other coaches, as well as what he learns from them.

Bishop Brossart’s new basketball coach, Scott Code, is no stranger to the Mustang basketball program.  Arriving in 2004, Scott spent three seasons as the JV Coach prior to being named the head coach at Campbell County High School, where he spent three seasons.  After leaving Campbell County, he spent the 2010-2011 season at Thomas More College before returning to Bishop Brossart, where he has been since.  Coach Code began his coaching career at Tichenor, then spent five years at Highlands, followed by two seasons at Dixie Heights before arriving to coach for the Mustangs.

The Playoffs are here...finally!  After a brief hiatus, it was good to once again watch, and talk, high school football.  The Dixie/Simon Kenton rivalry lived up to its billing and ended in a thriller.  CovCath and Walton won big.  Lloyd and Highlands both advance in games that got really tight.  Ludlow moves on with the help of a monster night from Braxton Newborn and Holmes' fantastic season ends.

Also, Frisch's pumpkin pie is the GOAT of takeout pies.  Enjoy some with your family this Thanksgiving.

Round 1 Timestamps:

Dixie/Simon Kenton 3:09

CovCath/Cooper 14:13

Highlands/Conner 22:38

Lloyd/Newport 27:03

Ludlow/Dayton 30:44

Walton-Verona/Shawnee 34:15

Boyd County/Holmes 37:02

Round 2 Matchups 40:08

The regular season has ended and the postseason push begins. With only six games involving local teams being played on Friday, we get the opportunity to take a hard look at each of those matchups, as well as a look ahead to the first round of the playoffs, which have now been delayed one week.

CovCath’s winning streak ends in Lexington, but Holmes and Ryle continue their own streak. Highlands got back to winning ways in Alexandria and Boone County ends their season with a win at Walton-Verona. We interview Boone County football coach, Bryson Warner, who talked about the importance of going into the offseason with a win, momentum and excitement.

You already know that Joe Danneman doesn’t like pineapple on pizza, but he also doesn’t like the playoff format. Shocker.

Week 9 Timestamps:

Lexcath/CovCath 12:26

Bryan Station/Simon Kenton 20:46

Highlands/Campbell County 25:14

Ryle/Conner 29:01

Holmes/NCC 33:07

Boone County/Walton-Verona 39:19

Playoff Matchups 50:07

Final Thoughts 59:36

Eight weeks in the books, one to go.  Even though several teams were left without games, others were fortunate to have the opportunity to play on.  This episode is full of Week 9 and playoff talk, the Mr. Football race, Pineapple Pizza and of course, the Week 8 recaps.  Stay safe out there!

Week 8 Timestamps:

NCC/Beechwood 7:22

CovCath/SK 13:12

Moeller/Highlands 18:08

Holmes/Bellevue 21:13

Holy Cross/Ludlow 23:36

Ryle/Cooper 28:07

Walton/Louisville Holy Cross 29:41

Brossart/Pendleton County 31:23

Woodford County/Boone County 34:47

Carroll County/Dayton 36:23

Week 9 Matchups 37:46

Highlands basketball coach, Kevin Listerman, who was a standout player at Covington Catholic and Northern Kentucky University prior to getting into coaching.  Kevin was a four-year starter for Ken Shields at NKU, played in four NCAA tournaments, two national title games, earned All-GLVC academic honors in each of the years he played and was also an All-GLVC player in 1997.  Kevin also held head coaching positions at Bellevue (02-03) and Boone County (03-04), where he led the Rebels to the 2004 9th Region Final.  Coach Listerman is entering his 8th season at Highlands, where his Bluebirds are coming off a 9th Region Finals appearance in 2020.

As the regular season nears its end, team identities are emerging. CovCath & Newcath remain the lone unbeaten’s in NKY. Ryle, Holmes and Beechwood secure 1 seeds and move in the updated RPI standings. Cooper went to Fort Thomas and beat the Bluebirds; Ludlow’s Braxton Newborn continues to lead the way for Ludlow; Dixie rebounds to defeat Campbell at home and Lloyd defeated Holy Cross in another close 2A seed game.

We interview Dixie’s Dave Brossart and Ludlow’s Greg Taphouse, whose teams have overcome early losses to secure home playoff games on November 13th.

Week 7 Timestamps:

Newcath/Bellevue 2:51

CovCath/Conner 5:50

Dixie/Campbell County 9:18

Cooper/Highlands 20:18

Holmes/Scott 25:03

Lloyd/Holy Cross 29:39

Ludlow/Dayton 31:32

Beechwood/Newport 43:05

North Laurel/Walton-Verona 45:50

Sayre/Bishop Brossart 47:02

Ryle/Simon Kenton 48:11

West Carter/Boone County 53:27

Week 8 Matchups 53:27

Simon Kenton Girls Basketball Coach, Jeff Stowers, has been at the helm of the Pioneer basketball program since 2002.  He spent 7 years (1993-2000) at Seven Hills in Cincinnati coaching the boys program prior to his long and successful career in Independence.  He has amassed over 500 career wins, won FIVE 8th Region titles and TEN district championships.  After his Hall of Fame career at the then Northern Kentucky State College (NKU), he went on to play professionally overseas, where he used basketball to see the world.  Jeff is a family man, who used to be tough, but now has 11 grandchildren who've made him a softy.  A proven winner, he still enjoys teaching the game that brought a unique opportunity to his life.  

With three weeks to go the playoff picture begins to take shape.  Newcath, Brossart, Walton, Holmes and CovCath have wrapped up their district and home playoff games.  The remaining districts will be decided in Week 7.  Ryle had a monster win at home and we talk to Coach Engler about the game and his team.  Scott got their first win and keep their playoff hopes alive.  Newport remains unbeaten in 2A, setting up a showdown with Beechwood for the 1 seed in their district.  We also talk with Holmes football coach, Ben Nevels, about his team and the run they've been on.  Lots of coverage in this edition, including the updated RPI standings.

Week 6 Timestamps:

CovCath/Highlands 2:38

Ryle/Dixie 7:05

Newcath/Dayton 24:17

Beechwood/Lloyd 26:48

Ludlow/Bellevue 29:20

Bishop Brossart/Paris 32:29

Cooper/Boone County 34:50

Simon Kenton/Campbell County 36:55

Holmes/Harrison County 40:34

Newport/Holy Cross 48:51

Scott/Boyd County 52:29

Walton-Verona/Shawnee 55:15

Week 7 Matchups 57:05

In the week 6 edition of the Northern Kentucky Football Show, teams have begun to separate from the pack in their district. Dixie defeats Simon Kenton in a massive 6A showdown; Beechwood and Newport move ahead in 2A; Newcath and Dayton remain unbeaten leading into their matchup; Highlands remains undefeated in 5A as they prepare to head to CovCath and Conner outruns Cooper in a big 5A rivalry game. Bishop Brossart and Walton-Verona also remain unbeaten in their district and the Holmes win at Boyd County puts them into position to claim the district crown with a win next week.

The first KHSAA RPI standings have been released.  We cover those at 3:17.

Interviews with Beechwood's Noel Rash and Dayton's Jesse Herbst can be found at the end of their week 5 recap.

Week 5 Timestamps:

Dixie/Simon Kenton 5:44

Beechwood/Holy Cross 10:51

Dayton/Bellevue 23:45

Bishop Brossart/Bracken County 28:50

Conner/Cooper 30:31

Holmes/Boyd County 34:12

Highlands/Boone County 36:23

Newport/Lloyd 39:46

Newcath/Ludlow 42:31

Walton-Verona/Owen County 46:40

Ryle/Campbell County 48:25

West Jessamine/Scott 50:51

Week 6 Previews 51:34

Lots of good games in week 4 and the playmaker's were out in force.  District play is in full effect and several of those games came down to the end, including Brossart's 3 OT win at Nicholas County.  Cooper picks up their first win on the season and their coach, Randy Borchers, is this week's interview as the Jags prepare to play Conner in a big week five district game.  Dixie keeps rolling after winning at Beechwood; Highlands with a massive district win at Conner; the Holmes Bulldogs jump into their district race, beating Rowan County at home and much, much more...

Week 4 Timestamps:

Dixie/Beechwood 1:52

Campbell County/Pikeville 5:44

Lloyd/Ludlow 8:45

CovCath/Boone County 11:19

Newport/Bellevue 16:02

Scott County/Ryle 17:36

Russell/Simon Kenton 18:13

Harrison County/Scott 22:10

Walton-Verona/Carroll County 26:26

Cooper/GRC 28:28

Sayre/Holy Cross 37:09

Holmes/Rowan County 39:32

Dayton/Trimble County 41:23

Bishop Brossart/Nicholas County 43:24

Highlands/Conner 44:48

Week 5 Previews 52:28

Ryle Lady Raider basketball coach, Katie Haitz, is not only a well accomplished coach, but she’s also a well accomplished player. Playing four years at Boone County High School, Katie was a three-year starter, 1000 point scorer and a regional champion. She went on to play at Taylor University in Indiana, where she earned All-American honors in a season where she helped her team make the Elite 8 of the NAIA National Tournament. She got into coaching right out of college, rejoining the Rebels as an assistant under Nell Fookes.

Since becoming the head coach at Ryle in 2015, she has led the Lady Raiders to 4 of 5 regional championship games, 3 straight 9th region titles, a state title and 124 wins in those five seasons. Coach Haitz is a strong leader and the passion for her players and staff speak loudly in this episode.

Week 3 is over and week 4 is just beginning.  Offense's have risen and we're here to cover it.  Lots of points in NKY last week: defensive points, specials teams points, the Dixie Highway QB race gets more interesting and a kicker scored a touchdown.  Several teams remain unbeaten and the Lloyd Juggernauts have returned.  What more could you ask for?

The week 4 interview is with Paul Wiggins, Head Coach at Bishop Brossart High School.  The Mustangs notch their first win on the back of QB Jacob Leicht's 5 TD game, just in time for district play.

The week 4 preview starts at 51:30.

Week 3 timestamps:

NCC/Newport 1:58

Nicholas County/Ludlow 7:27

Rowan County/Scott 8:40

Johnson Central/Simon Kenton 12:23

Walton-Verona/Gallatin County 16:44

Beechwood/Ryle 17:42

Dixie/Madison Central 22:17

Lloyd/Bellevue 25:08

Bishop Brossart/Holy Cross 29:19

Loveland/Holmes 35:40

Boyle County/Highlands 36:09

CovCath/Cooper 42:05

Conner/Boone County 46:18

Dayton/Bracken County 48:38

Oldham County/Campbell County 50:05

After an action packed week 2, we're here to cover the games and look ahead to the week 3 matchups.  Mount St. Joe football coach, Tyler Hopperton, join's the gang as a special guest to drop wisdom and help us break down games.  

We have interviews with Newport Catholic's Stephen Lickert and Lloyd Memorial's Kyle Niederman.

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Timestamps as follows:

Corbin/Dixie 5:45

Conner/Campbell County 7:46

DeSales/Cooper 12:15

CovCath/Beechwood 18:23

Newcath/Holy Cross 24:45

Ludlow/Bishop Brossart 34:40

Holmes/Newport 37:43

Highlands/Ryle 40:38

Boone County/Scott 46:27

Simon Kenton/Walton-Verona 50:14

Gallatin County/Bellevue 53:45

Dayton/Webster County 54:04

Week 3 Matchups 54:55

The week 2 edition of the NKFS features coverage from the week 1 games, as well as a preview of the week 2 matchups.  Interviews with Mike Woolf (Campbell County), Jesse Herbst (Dayton) and Jeff Marksberry (Simon Kenton) can be found after the review from their game.

Recaps can be found at these timestamps:

Beechwood/Corbin 3:51

Campbell County/Cooper 6:52

Carroll County/Ludlow 15:30

CovCath/Dixie 17:49

Dayton/Pendleton County 23:13

Holy Cross/Bellevue 30:26

Louisville Holy Cross/Holmes 32:14

Newport/Bishop Brossart 34:29

Ryle/Boone County 37:45

Simon Kenton/Highlands 39:48

NCC/Walton-Verona 53:04

Week 2 Matchups 57:15