By John Lachmann
Kypostsports@yahoo.com
Sophomore guard James Bolden scored Holmes’ last 10 points as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten by sinking Covington Catholic, 71-60 on Tuesday.
Bolden led all scorers with 27 points in Holmes’ 17th straight win.
Bulldogs senior guard B.J. Coston added 17 points, and senior forward Chris Englemon chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Senior guard Nick Fredrick paced the Colonels with 18 points, and senior forward Sawyer Pauly hit a 70-foot shot at the end of the first half.
HOLMES 10-29-16-16—71
at COVCATH 14-21-14-11—60
HOLMES (17-0): Bolden 9 8 27, Coston 5 2 17, Englemon 6 2 14, Chames 3 1 7, Palmer 2 0 6. Totals 25 13 71.
COVCATH (13-2): Fredrick 8 0 18, Ruthsatz 5 0 12, Tobler 4 2 10, Schuh 3 1 9, Pauly 3 2 9, Schult 1 0 2. Totals 24 5 60.
3-pointers: H—Coston 5, Palmer 2, Bolden. CC—Fredrick 2, Ruthsatz 2, Schuh 2, Pauly.
SIMON KENTON 58, SCOTT 57 – Senior guard Riley Barnes led all scorers with 19 points as the Pioneers held off a late Eagles surge.
Barnes scored 10 of his points in the first quarter in Simon Kenton’s fourth straight win.
Senior guard Andrew Sampson added 12 points in the Pioneers’ win.
Seniors forward Nick Jackson and guard Josh Felts paced Scott with 13 points each.
SCOTT 14-19-9-15—57
at S.KENTON 12-19-15-12—58
SCOTT (7-8): Castleman 4 2 11, Pouncy 3 2 9, Jehn 0 1 1, Buckner 2 0 4, Myers 1 2 4, Jackson 5 3 13, Felts 5 2 13, Crim 1 0 2. Totals 21 12 57.
SIMON KENTON (10-5): Kuntz 0 2 2, Barnes 5 7 19, Swanson 1 4 6, Morrison 2 1 5, Sampson 5 0 12, Mullins 0 1 1, Robinson 3 0 7, Bowling 2 2 6. Totals 18 17 58.
3-pointers: SK—Barnes 2, Sampson 2, Robinson. SC—Castleman, Pouncy, Felts. JV: Scott, 62-59.
CAMPBELL COUNTY 55, CONNER 51 – Senior guard Nate McGovney hit 7-of-8 free throws in the fourth quarter to ice the game for the Camels.
McGovney and freshman center Matt Wilson led Campbell County with 14 points each. Wilson scored 10 of his points in the third quarter, and he grabbed four rebounds.
Cougars junior Samuel Hemmerich finished with a game-high 16 points.
CAMPBELL 16-9-15-15—55
at CONNER 7-14-18-12—51
CAMPBELL COUNTY (7-9): Losey 2 0 4, Geiman 0 1 1, N. McGovney 3 7 14, Hess 1 0 2, Wilson 6 2 14, Jackson 5 1 11, T. McGovney 1 2 4, J. Franzen 1 2 5. Totals 19 15 55.
CONNER (6-7): Riddle 3 0 6, Ruholt 1 1 3, Padgett 5 0 10, Way 1 0 3, Barker 5 3 13, Hemmerich 4 6 16. Totals 19 10 51.
3-pointers: CA—N. McGovney, J. Franzen. CO—Hemmerich 2, Way. JV: Campbell County, 53-39.
NEWPORT 60, HIGHLANDS 42 – Wildcats junior guard Jaquan Short scored 10 points in the first quarter and 17 in the first half en route to a game-high 25 points for the game.
Senior forward Jasean Short added 15 points for Newport, which has won six of its last seven games.
HIGHLANDS 10-9-11-12—42
at NEWPORT 20-16-10-14—60
HIGHLANDS (6-8): Witte 2 2 6, Weyer 2 2 7, Turner 2 1 5, Greene 2 0 4, Houliston 4 0 8, Harris 0 1 1, Ramey 0 2 2, Gronotte 2 1 5, True 2 0 4. Totals 16 9 42.
NEWPORT (10-4): Jas. Short 7 0 15, Jaq. Short 11 0 25, Parker 1 0 2, Wright 1 0 2, Turner 0 2 2, Commodore 4 0 8, Pearson 3 0 6. Totals 27 2 60.
3-pointers: N—Jaq. Short 3, Jas. Short. H—Weyer. JV: Highlands, 51-49, OT.
DIXIE HEIGHTS 65, LUDLOW 52 – Junior guard Brandon Hatton tallied 35 points, including 23 in the first half, to key the Colonels’ win.
Dixie Heights sophomore point guard Liam Rabe added a career-high 14 points, hitting all six of her fourth-quarter free throws.
LUDLOW 10-21-10-11—52
at DIXIE 20-18-11-16—65
LUDLOW (4-8): Howard 4 2 13, Camarena 4 1 11, Cody 6 4 20, Thornsburg 3 1 8. Totals 17 8 52.
DIXIE HEIGHTS (11-5): Schreck 3 0 6, Rabe 3 8 14, Isbel 1 0 2, Hatton 11 12 35, Niehaus 1 0 2, Milligan 3 0 6. Totals 22 20 65.
3-pointers: DH—Hatton. L—Cody 4, Howard 3, Camarena 2, Thornsburg. JV: Dixie Heights, 49-21.
OWEN COUNTY 54, GRANT COUNTY 48 – Senior guard Zach Ripy hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds remaining to seal the game for the Rebels.
Freshman forward Carson Williams tallied 20 points and 11 rebounds, and junior guard Hunter Trenary chipped in 16 points – including four treys – as Owen County won its sixth consecutive game.
GRANT CO. 9-11-8-20—48
at OWEN CO. 10-12-16-16—54
GRANT COUNTY (13-4): Hicks 1 0 2, Anglin 4 5 13, Cummins 1 4 7, Carr 8 2 19, Onan 1 1 3, Saylor 2 0 4. Totals 17 12 48.
OWEN COUNTY (12-2): T. Trenary 1 0 2, Ripy 0 3 3, Ball 1 3 6, H. Trenary 4 4 16, Stone 0 1 1, Williams 6 8 20, Shelton 2 2 6. Totals 14 21 54.
3-pointers: OC—H. Trenary 4, Ball. GC—Cummins, Carr. JV: Owen County, 35-32.
HOLY CROSS 55, BROSSART 41 – Senior forward Will Knochelmann scored all six of his points in the fourth quarter to seal the game for the Indians.
Senior center Antonio Campbell led all scorers with 20 points, and he poured in 11 of Holy Cross’ 13 second-quarter points.
BROSSART 5-13-11-12—41
at H.CROSS
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