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