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🏆🦅 | Presentation Academy | Final from The Scoreboard. Congratulations Golden Eagles! 🎉 Shawnee is the first team to punch their ticket to Corbin. They'll play the 12th Region champs in Round 1 (I'm thinking Danville Christian or Danville). Up next ~ Shawnee (8-2) at North Oldham on Monday. Holy Cross (8-8), Tuesday vs. Waggener.

🦉 C | Booneville | From The Scoreboard. Pleasantly surprised by the Lady Owls upset win over the 11th ranked Lady Hounds. No details, but I know Owsley can light it up from deep (46+%). Can you fill us in @The Professor? Corbin (9-5) hosts a big one today vs. #21 Ashland. Monday, Owsley (7-5) hosts an opening round game vs. Cordia in the "14th Region All 'A' Classic." Wouldn't be surprised if they win the title at Wolfe Co. next Saturday.

🦁🐝 | Louisville Central HS | From The Scoreboard. I'm fascinated by the newish JCPS school and their teams. All boys ✓. No juniors or seniors on the basketball squad ✓. They're not post season eligible until the next school year ✓. They haven't played a hardwood home game in a year and a half (and won't until 2/9) ✓. Not playing a super challenging schedule, but they're winning ✓. The Lions (9-4) travel all the way down to Clinton County for tomorrow's game. The Yellowjackets (2-7) host KY #14 Evangel Christian on Thursday.

🟣⚔️ | BGHS Arena | 14th District game. Final from The Scoreboard. 👀 Bowling Green has never lost to South Warren on the hardwood. 33 straight wins. The Purples (12-4, KY #17) host Henderson County (KY #24) today. The Spartans (7-6) host Warren Central Friday in another District game.

🟣🔴| Hopkinsville | Final at Christian Co.'s "City of Hopkinsville Holiday Classic." Tourney play resumes Saturday ~ The Colonels (6-7) host Lyon Co. (KY #3*). The Bulldogs (10-4, KY #13*) play Hopkinsville. It'll be the first time Tim Haworth will coach against his former team since heading Male.

🍀🐈| New Orleans | Final at the "Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic" via The Scoreboard. Rocks rollin' in NOLA; advance to the championship bracket semis. Tomorrow's opponents TBA. Trinity (KY #10*) is now 11-3. The Cougars (LA #7*) drop to 14-5. (* MaxPreps)

🏴‍☠️🔴 | Union | Final from The Scoreboard. Mildly surprised by this outcome. Up next ~ Ryle (7-6) hosts Grant County on Tuesday. Thursday, Dixie (8-6) hosts Highlands.

🔴⭐ | Win City | Final at GRC's "Tim Short Automotive Classic" per The Scoreboard. Really nice win for Clark; way to represent the Bluegrass! Both teams resume tourney play tomorrow ~ The Cardinals (13-1, KY #5) vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Rangers (14-3, IL #20) vs. Pendleton County.

🟡🔴 | Latonia | Final at "The Finn" via The Scoreboard.

🔵🔴 | Park Hills | Final via Cov Cath's Colonel Athletic Network livestream. Beechwood: 6-2-8-8 • 24 Cov Cath: 30-18-6-9 • 63 Link to the update thread ~ bluegrasspreps.com/beechwood-at-covington-catholic-updates Up next ~ Beechwood (6-6) hosts Newport Central Catholic tomorrow. Tuesday, Cov Cath (10-4) visits Conner. Next home game for the Colonels - 1/22 vs. Cooper.

Final: Covington Catholic 63 Beechwood 24

Second wave of subs for Cov Cath. 59-21 Cov Cath; 3:02 Q4.

Technical foul Smith. Kruer - miss/make.

Wholesale substitutions by the Colonels, includes Kruer.

End of 3rd Quarter ~ Cov Cath 54 Beechwood 16

Harney fouled by Fryman. FT +/+ 54-15

Sullivan put back for the Tigers. 48-10 ∆ Sullivan FT +/- 48-11; 5:25 Q3 ∆ Bradshaw layup. 50-11 ∆ Ruthsatz FT +/+ 52-11 ∆ Sullivan 2, Smith 3 52-15

🏞️ Halftime at Park Hills: Cov Cath 48 Beechwood 8 🏆 Ceremony honoring the 2014 State Championship team. Image from the Colonel Athletic Network

44-6 Cov Cath; 2:06 Q2.

End of 1st Quarter: Cov Cath 30 Beechwood 6

Packed house. Posting from the livestream. Colonels lead 20-4; 2:39 Q1

🔵🔵 Earlier today. Frosh ~ Beechwood: 7-0-4-6 • 17 Cov Cath: 10-9-14-2 • 35 JV ~ Beechwood: 8-14-11-8 • 41 Cov Cath:. 18-11-13-11 • 54

🔴🔵 The first 35th District game on the season's calendar is on tap tonight in Park Hills. The Colonels are 9-4 and ranked 4th in the state. The Tigers enter tonight at 6-5. The gym was almost full by the end of the JV game, and the earlier contests today were both "spirited." I expect the same intensity for this one. Please join in on posting your updates here. The JV game ran long. Varsity should begin ~7:40. Audio and video livestream options can be found at the link below. 🔗 https://www.covcath.org/athletics/can

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