I was told the drawing has been made for the 2026 tournament and brackets will be released on Monday. The tournament, held annually since 1936 and hosted at Covington Catholic since 1971, will take place between February 5th and February 16th.

The Highlands freshmen are the current two-time defending champions of the tournament.

Semifinals and finals of the 2026 JV Regional Tournament will also be held at Covington Catholic in conjunction with the semifinals and finals of the freshman tournament.

 

Feb 5th - Opening Round (Play-In Games)
5:00pm - St. Henry vs. Conner
6:15pm - Boone County vs. Ryle
7:30pm - Bishop Brossart vs. Newport

Feb 7th - First Round
10:00am - Newport Central Catholic vs. Highlands
11:15am - Walton-Verona vs. Beechwood
12:30pm - Lloyd Memorial vs. Brossart/Newport Winner
1:45pm - Cooper vs. Holy Cross
3:15pm - Scott vs. Dixie Heights
4:30pm - Holmes vs. Simon Kenton
5:45pm - Boone/Ryle Winner vs. St. Henry/Conner Winner
7:30pm - Campbell County vs. Covington Catholic
 

Ryle and Brossart won their "play-in" games. Not sure what happened with the St. Henry / Conner game. 

2 hours ago, Kentucky Windage said:

Ryle and Brossart won their "play-in" games. Not sure what happened with the St. Henry / Conner game. 

Per Cov Cath's stats crew...

Conner:     8 | 4 | 5 | 13 ► 30
St. Henry:  6 | 7 | 6 | 4  ► 23

Ryle:         17 | 14 | 15 | 7  ► 53
Boone Co: 6 | 10 |  5 | 10 ► 31

Bish. Brossart:  7 | 17 | 8 | 7  ► 39
Newport:           9 | 4  | 7 | 10 ► 30

Any scores from today?

Highlands beat New Cath 49-10.

Beechwood beat Walton-Verona 33-27.

Lloyd beat Bishop Brossart 57-37.

Cooper beat Holy Cross 42-27.

Scott beat Dixie 31-27.

Simon Kenton beat Holmes 59-19.

Conner beat Ryle 47-36.

Cov Cath beat Campbell County 71-28.

Yesterday's quarter-by-quarter game summaries, per Cov Cath's stats crew...

Highlands:   21 | 16 | 12 | 0  ► 49
New Cath:     2 |  2 |  4 | 2   ► 10

Beechwood:       7 | 14 | 5 | 7  ► 33
Walton-Verona:  7 |  9 | 6 | 5  ► 27

Lloyd Mem:        15 | 13 | 15 | 14  ► 57
Bish Brossart:     7  |  9 | 14 | 7    ► 37

Cooper:         12 | 9 | 11 | 10  ► 42
Holy Cross:    7  | 1 | 13 | 6   ► 27

Scott:               8 | 3 | 6 | 14  ► 31
Dixie Heights:  6 | 6 | 6 | 9   ► 27

Simon Kenton:    17 | 22 | 13 | 7  ► 59
Holmes:               7  |  3  |  5  | 4  ► 19

Conner:     10 | 15 | 10 | 12  ► 47
Ryle:            5 |  9 | 15 | 7   ► 36

Cov Cath:         21 | 20 | 21 | 9  ► 71
Campbell Co:    9  |  7  |  6 | 6  ► 28

Is this tournament streamed at all?