Wonder where that ranks on Oldbirds list:sssh:

I think the OLDbird graduated about 5 months earlier (I know I did), so he probably didn't care too much. :sssh: :thumb:

If its margin of victory I can remember back in 2002 Corbin beating North Laurel 63-7 and in 2004 beating Middlesboro 63-7 as well. If it's a big win as to importance, I would venture to say any of the 5 state championships. The most important is always the next game on the schedule and that would be South Laurel!

 

Corbin didn't play north in 02'

Pikeville in '03 in O.T. for the Region. Hazard that same year was a close 2nd.

1996 Nelson Co. 28 Trinity 21

Corbin didn't play north in 02'

 

:thumb:

 

That beating was in 2003. I remember it oh too well!

I think the OLDbird graduated about 5 months earlier (I know I did), so he probably didn't care too much. :sssh: :thumb:

 

 

All Highlands faithful always care if they happen to lose a game. Especially against teams like the one mentioned above that they are used to dominating.

I think the OLDbird graduated about 5 months earlier (I know I did), so he probably didn't care too much. :sssh: :thumb:

 

 

You are correct. I need to review my posts before submitting them.

The Mud Bowl was CovCath's most famous victory, but I'd say it trails the 5 State Championship Games in a poll of "biggest wins" in the program's history.

 

I had the good fortune of playing on two of those state championship teams in 1993 and 94. While I enjoyed the "mud bowl" win in 1997 as most CCH alumni did, my two favorite games were oddly enough, not state championships. In 1993 Bell Co. came up to play CCH in Park Hills in the AAA state semi-final game. Bell was 13-0 and had been ranked #1 all year. CCH dominated the game from the opening whistle and led 36-0 at halftime, finally winning the game 48-6. Lynn Ray even faked and extra point towards the end of the game, because I don't think he got along with Dudley Hilton very well.

 

In 1994 CCH took a 9-4 record to Hyden, KY to play Leslie County led by All World QB Tim Couch in the state semis. Couch was a junior and had thrown for ridiculous yards and over 50 TD's. We had no business being in this game, as Leslie was 13-0 and all of the media predictions were that our miracle season was over. The town was like something out of a movie. It had literally shut down for this game. Final score CCH 33 LC 6. The only game in his high school career that Tim Couch did not score a TD in. I remember towards the end of the game their stands were empty and there was a steady stream of cars heading out of the stadium. We went on to beat Bowling Green in the big game that year, but I will always remember the 48 minutes I spent on the field, stealing Tim Couch's championship.

Sorry all you younger CovCath fans and alums, but the greatest win in the History of CovCath Football happened in 1966 when the then student body of CovCath sold all those World Famous Chocolate Bars, so you could have the quality football team you have today :thumb: ....... None of you Alums or Students after 1968 can know how tough it was to have to watch the other schools play football each week in the fall and have to take the guff about not having a team......

 

The second biggest game in the history of CovCath was: From the CovCath web page....

 

GREATEST" football game ever played in Covington Catholic History happened on September 19, 1969 against Highlands H.S. at the Holmes field (CovCath's home field then). The 1969 season was only, football upstart CovCath's, 3rd season. Covington Catholic defeated storied Highlands 35-6. This game and victory was CovCath's football coming out party. This was the game that put CCH football on the map in the state of Kentucky. The Colonels would no longer be the mistreated stepchild of Northern Kentucky football. This team was demanding recognition and respect, and they finally got it.

CovCath coach Rudy Tassini, led his Colonel team, against a Highlands football program coming off another State Championship in 1968. Highlands was ranked #1 in the state of Kentucky over all (Litkenhous ratings) and was undefeated in the young season. CovCath meanwhile was 2-1 (having lost to an Ohio football power, Hamilton Badin, in a close, low scoring game earlier) and ranked #35 in Kentucky over all. Covington Catholic was a heavy underdog against Highlands, but somebody forgot to tell CovCath and the 7,000 people who attended the game. (hundreds of overflow people sat on the hill side at the Cov. Holmes field) Everybody knew this game was going to be special. It had an unusual air about it.

 

The 1st quarter ended scoreless. CovCath quarterback, Hall Of Famer Tom Thoss, didn't throw a pass until there were 5 seconds left in the 1st quarter. CCH wanted to establish their fine running game. After the 1st, Thoss lit it up. At one point Thoss completed 12 of 13 passes. He had Highlands coaches talking to themselves.

 

The play of the game happened with a little over 2 minutes left in the 1st half of a scoreless game. A long completed pass from Tom Thoss to Tight End John Corbett. This was probably the greatest play in Covington Catholic sports history. The Colonels had the ball on their own 23 yard line and it was 3rd down and 24 yards to go for the 1st down. Tom Thoss dropped back to pass and was chased all the way back to his own 7 yard line. Unbelievably Thoss found tight end John Corbett, who was hit almost immediately on the Highlands 40, with 2:08 left in the half. Thoss had thrown the ball 53 yards in the air to Corbett......complete, 1st down! A few plays later Thoss hit running back Bob Reuss down the right side for a score. CovCath then completed a 2 point conversion on a pass from Thoss to Corbett. It was 8-0 at the half.

 

The 3rd quarter ended with CovCath leading 14-0 after a early quarter touchdown by senior running back Rick Hornsby, who lunged in from the 5 yard line. The Colonels scored 21 points in the 4th quarter. A 25 yard touchdown pass to Jerry Arrasmith, a 30 yard run by Hornsby, and a 4 yard touchdown run by Hornsby. Junior Nick Fritz kicked 3 extra points. Highlands didn't score in the game until there was 9:35 left in the 4th quarter. They scored on a 4 yard run by hearlded running back Nelson Redd, who CovCath held in check most of the game.

 

The final score was CCH 35, Highlands 6. CovCath outgained Highlands in total yardage 428-120. The Colonels forced 4 turnovers - 3 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery. Senior running back and Northern Kentucky touchdown leader Rick Hornsby scored 3 touchdowns. Quarterback Tom Thoss completed 12 out of 15 passes for 204 yards. 4 Colonel running backs ran up 224 yards rushing. (Jerry Arrasmith, Bob Reuss, Rick Hornsby, and under-rated Rick Menninger)

 

The CCH defense was outstanding in this game. When Highlands was trailing 21-6 early in the 4th quarter and making a bid to get back in the game, junior safety Bill Holocher intercepted a pass from Highlands quarterback Paul Winkler. CCH took that turnover and scored. The score became 28-6 and Highlands knew then they were beat. 2 plays later Holocher intercepted again, CovCath scored off that turnover too. SCORE-35-6

 

Highlands had been soundly beaten and everybody knew it. The headline in the next days paper read......COVCATH CLOBBERS STATE KINGS, 35-6. The Kentucky Post's Mike Mersch wrote......Catholic simply kicked the bejammers out of Highlands! It wasn't that Covington Catholic beat #1 Highlands. It was the way they did it.

 

Highlands coach Mike Murphy said......"They annihilated us". "I'm very disappointed. This is my worst loss in my 9 years here. They disgraced us."

 

The Covington Catholic football program had arrived. When the next Litkenhous poll came out CovCath had jumped from #35 to #4. Only Louisville St. Xavier, Paducah Tilghman, and Madisonville were ranked higher. Football powers one and all. With the loss Highlands dropped to #20 in the state. In 1969 the Colonels were in AA classification, as was Highlands High School. Covington Catholic was now the #1 ranked team in the state of Kentucky in AA for the very 1st time. Highlands was 5th.

 

The Fort Thomas team survived that loss to Covington Catholic and continued with their winning tradition and State Championships through the years. The Covington Catholic Colonels were only beginning their football tradition. This game definitely sent them well on their way.

 

{ I was 14 years old and a sophomore at Covington Catholic and I was at this game. I'm 50 now, but I remember this game like it happened......Uh!...... last week anyway.}

 

Bill Wehry

Class of "1972"

 

And I am proud to say that I was at this game also.....as well as the Mud bowl...

Sheldon Clark's biggest win is an easy one. The win over Belfry at Vipperman Stadium in 1998. 16-15 in OT to win the first regional title in the school's history. That after Belfry had blasted SC 42-22 less than a month earlier at the same field.

 

What a game..

 

SC's other biggest, was just this past year.

They went to Leslie County, winner played in the Regional Championship.

After being down 19-6 at the half, they had an 11 minute (yes 11 minutes) drive on Leslie, and ended up winning 20-19.

 

If an offensive line ever deserved any credit, it was these boys.

They did something extraordinary that night.:ylsuper:

Sorry all you younger CovCath fans and alums, but the greatest win in the History of CovCath Football happened in 1966 when the then student body of CovCath sold all those World Famous Chocolate Bars, so you could have the quality football team you have today :thumb: ....... None of you Alums or Students after 1968 can know how tough it was to have to watch the other schools play football each week in the fall and have to take the guff about not having a team......

 

The second biggest game in the history of CovCath was: From the CovCath web page....

 

GREATEST" football game ever played in Covington Catholic History happened on September 19, 1969 against Highlands H.S. at the Holmes field (CovCath's home field then). The 1969 season was only, football upstart CovCath's, 3rd season. Covington Catholic defeated storied Highlands 35-6. This game and victory was CovCath's football coming out party. This was the game that put CCH football on the map in the state of Kentucky. The Colonels would no longer be the mistreated stepchild of Northern Kentucky football. This team was demanding recognition and respect, and they finally got it.

CovCath coach Rudy Tassini, led his Colonel team, against a Highlands football program coming off another State Championship in 1968. Highlands was ranked #1 in the state of Kentucky over all (Litkenhous ratings) and was undefeated in the young season. CovCath meanwhile was 2-1 (having lost to an Ohio football power, Hamilton Badin, in a close, low scoring game earlier) and ranked #35 in Kentucky over all. Covington Catholic was a heavy underdog against Highlands, but somebody forgot to tell CovCath and the 7,000 people who attended the game. (hundreds of overflow people sat on the hill side at the Cov. Holmes field) Everybody knew this game was going to be special. It had an unusual air about it.

 

The 1st quarter ended scoreless. CovCath quarterback, Hall Of Famer Tom Thoss, didn't throw a pass until there were 5 seconds left in the 1st quarter. CCH wanted to establish their fine running game. After the 1st, Thoss lit it up. At one point Thoss completed 12 of 13 passes. He had Highlands coaches talking to themselves.

 

The play of the game happened with a little over 2 minutes left in the 1st half of a scoreless game. A long completed pass from Tom Thoss to Tight End John Corbett. This was probably the greatest play in Covington Catholic sports history. The Colonels had the ball on their own 23 yard line and it was 3rd down and 24 yards to go for the 1st down. Tom Thoss dropped back to pass and was chased all the way back to his own 7 yard line. Unbelievably Thoss found tight end John Corbett, who was hit almost immediately on the Highlands 40, with 2:08 left in the half. Thoss had thrown the ball 53 yards in the air to Corbett......complete, 1st down! A few plays later Thoss hit running back Bob Reuss down the right side for a score. CovCath then completed a 2 point conversion on a pass from Thoss to Corbett. It was 8-0 at the half.

 

The 3rd quarter ended with CovCath leading 14-0 after a early quarter touchdown by senior running back Rick Hornsby, who lunged in from the 5 yard line. The Colonels scored 21 points in the 4th quarter. A 25 yard touchdown pass to Jerry Arrasmith, a 30 yard run by Hornsby, and a 4 yard touchdown run by Hornsby. Junior Nick Fritz kicked 3 extra points. Highlands didn't score in the game until there was 9:35 left in the 4th quarter. They scored on a 4 yard run by hearlded running back Nelson Redd, who CovCath held in check most of the game.

 

The final score was CCH 35, Highlands 6. CovCath outgained Highlands in total yardage 428-120. The Colonels forced 4 turnovers - 3 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery. Senior running back and Northern Kentucky touchdown leader Rick Hornsby scored 3 touchdowns. Quarterback Tom Thoss completed 12 out of 15 passes for 204 yards. 4 Colonel running backs ran up 224 yards rushing. (Jerry Arrasmith, Bob Reuss, Rick Hornsby, and under-rated Rick Menninger)

 

The CCH defense was outstanding in this game. When Highlands was trailing 21-6 early in the 4th quarter and making a bid to get back in the game, junior safety Bill Holocher intercepted a pass from Highlands quarterback Paul Winkler. CCH took that turnover and scored. The score became 28-6 and Highlands knew then they were beat. 2 plays later Holocher intercepted again, CovCath scored off that turnover too. SCORE-35-6

 

Highlands had been soundly beaten and everybody knew it. The headline in the next days paper read......COVCATH CLOBBERS STATE KINGS, 35-6. The Kentucky Post's Mike Mersch wrote......Catholic simply kicked the bejammers out of Highlands! It wasn't that Covington Catholic beat #1 Highlands. It was the way they did it.

 

Highlands coach Mike Murphy said......"They annihilated us". "I'm very disappointed. This is my worst loss in my 9 years here. They disgraced us."

 

The Covington Catholic football program had arrived. When the next Litkenhous poll came out CovCath had jumped from #35 to #4. Only Louisville St. Xavier, Paducah Tilghman, and Madisonville were ranked higher. Football powers one and all. With the loss Highlands dropped to #20 in the state. In 1969 the Colonels were in AA classification, as was Highlands High School. Covington Catholic was now the #1 ranked team in the state of Kentucky in AA for the very 1st time. Highlands was 5th.

 

The Fort Thomas team survived that loss to Covington Catholic and continued with their winning tradition and State Championships through the years. The Covington Catholic Colonels were only beginning their football tradition. This game definitely sent them well on their way.

 

{ I was 14 years old and a sophomore at Covington Catholic and I was at this game. I'm 50 now, but I remember this game like it happened......Uh!...... last week anyway.}

 

Bill Wehry

Class of "1972"

 

And I am proud to say that I was at this game also.....as well as the Mud bowl...

 

Every time I read this, it gets better