Covington Catholic soccer gamers rack up speeding yards. A Cooper soccer participant shortly turns into a prize magnet. A runner is shortly climbing the rankings at Ludlow. Notre Dame Academy athletes are faculty certain. It's all right here within the quickest 1,000 phrases in sports activities.
COVCATH IS SPEEDING INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS
The Covington Catholic soccer crew's dynamic duo of Money Harney and Dylan Gaiser have reached rarified air on the bottom. They’re the primary Colonels speeding combo in program historical past to every amass 1,000 yards in the identical season.
Harney, a junior, enters Friday's Class 4A second-round residence playoff towards Johnson Central with 1,035 yards speeding. He reached 1,000 yards within the common season finale towards Campbell County. Gaiser, additionally a junior, joined Harney within the 1,000-yard membership with a 245-yard effort in final week's first-round playoff win over Boyd County. That gave Gaiser the crew lead with 1,196 speeding yards.
Harney was restricted to 33 yards towards Boyd County, however his 111 via the air put him at 1,Zero34 on the season. This additionally set a brand new normal at CovCath as Harney is the primary participant in program historical past to have a 1,000-yard speeding and 1,000-yard passing season in the identical 12 months.
“So I'm not a CovCath historian, so I’ve to go by what folks inform me round right here,” stated coach Eddie Eviston, who performed his prep soccer at Newport Central Catholic, the place he set information. “So yeah, I'm informed that Money and Dylan are the primary duo to every rush for 1,000 yards in the identical season. I'm informed Money can be the primary participant to hurry for 1,000 and cross for 1,000 in a season.”
Eviston, a former quarterback and resourceful coach identified for getting probably the most out of his groups, stated CovCath just isn’t a program that’s outlined by the standard of particular person or crew statistics.
“It's extra about what we accomplish collectively as a crew,” Eviston stated. “However that being stated, it's plain that Money and Dylan are two particular gamers. They each have nice imaginative and prescient on the soccer discipline and are actual playmakers.”
Each offensive highlights are digital first downs ready to occur as every averages higher than 10 yards per carry. Gaiser is averaging 11.6 yards per rush. Harney is averaging 12.7 yards per carry and 14.9 yards per completion.
“Dylan has great acceleration and his capability to hit one other gear has allowed him to make spotlight performs all 12 months lengthy,” Eviston stated. “Money has proven an ideal capability to be affected person and anticipate the blocks in entrance of him, and as soon as a crease opens up, his fast burst permits him to get into the open discipline.”
The loopy half: “These two guys, together with most of our gamers, solely performed in 4 full video games all 12 months,” Eviston stated.
JAGUARS STANDOUT AWARDED LAROSA's MVP
This week's LaRosa MVP award winner is Cooper senior soccer participant Austin Alexander. The 6-foot-Three, 243-pound Alexander is from Burlington and verbally dedicated to play faculty soccer at North Carolina. That makes 5 Northern Kentucky athletes who received the weekly highschool award. There have been 12 honorees, seven from Ohio.
The final earlier native winner was Jaguars golfer Reagan Ramage. This provides Cooper the final two LaRosa MVPs awarded to Northern Kentucky athletes. Different native winners embody Beechwood footballer Clay Hayden. Olivia Holbrook and Will Sheets, a cross nation runner at Covington Catholic, additionally received.
Right here's a condensed model of Alexander LaRosa's MVP bio:
“Cooper Excessive Faculty senior Austin Alexander is an elite soccer participant, ranked No. 1 in Kentucky. He helped Cooper this 12 months safe the primary undefeated common season in class historical past.
“Austin is coming off an unimaginable junior 12 months the place as a defensive finish and linebacker he was second within the state in quarterback sacks with 19, had 27 tackles for a loss, two pressured fumbles, two fumble recoveries , a punt blocked for a TD and an interception he returned for 75 yards. He completed the season with 81 whole tackles (57 solo, 24 assisted) for a 12-Three Cooper crew that was the Class 5A state runner-up. On offense, as a decent finish and receiver, he had 59 catches for 1,045 yards and 18 touchdowns.
“Austin has many honors, together with first crew all-state final season. He was additionally an NKAC all-star for the third consecutive 12 months with a 3rd educational all-state choice. Austin has athletic bloodlines. He’s the grandson of Boone County legend and 2005 NFL MVP Shaun Alexander, a member of the LaRosa Excessive Faculty Sports activities Corridor of Fame. He’s a cousin of Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes.
“An amazing pupil who could be very energetic in group service, Austin enjoys enjoying the piano and singing in his spare time. He enjoys preaching within the center college ministry at church and taking part in a Sunday night time Bible examine group.”
LUDLOW RUNNER REACHES Three,000 YARDS
Ludlow junior runner Dameyn Anness is already an inspirational story alongside his older brother after the 2 moved from home to deal with following household hardships. Their perseverance within the face of laborious occasions is plain. They’re additionally pushed on the soccer discipline. Dameyn Anness proves it with each put on.
The powerful again reached Three,000 yards within the common season finale with 105 yards towards Paris. Anness added 121 speeding yards within the first-round playoff win over Dayton. That gave Anness 1,420 speeding yards for the season, 11.Zero yards per carry and three,163 in his Ludlow profession. He can add to his whole Friday as Ludlow hosts Newport in a Class A playoff contest at 7 p.m.
Ludlow's profession speeding file is held by Justin Blackburn, who rushed for Four,590 yards from 2014 to 2017, punctuated by a 2,116-yard season as a senior. Anness has an opportunity to catch Blackburn. Regardless, his legacy will endlessly stay on in Ludlow lore as a logo of what can occur when a child merely refuses to present in to the bigger forces round him and excels regardless of them.
SF. HENRY IS LOOKING FOR THE NEW FOOTBALL COACH
Jarrett Baston resigned as head coach of the St. Mary's ladies soccer crew. Henry. Full a four-year stick with this system. Baston stepped down after two seasons as head coach with a 16-28-Three file, together with a 6-10-Three mark final season. Within the final two seasons, he was a junior coach at St. Henry. Baston knowledgeable the crew of his choice final week.
“I had a good time at an ideal college, nevertheless it's time to concentrate on household,” stated Baston, who was the freshman soccer coach at Notre Dame earlier than coming to St. Henry. “I wish to thank the athletic director of St. Henry, Jim Demler, and the gamers. I’d additionally wish to thank the mother and father and group of St. Henry for his assist over the previous two years. Now we have two new apply targets with group assist. We even have a brand new away recreation room so as to add to our residence room because of the group.”
St. Henry outscored opponents 92-87 in Baston's two seasons. The Crusaders went 6-Four towards 34th District competitors with a district event victory in every of his two years. They misplaced in a shootout to Dixie Heights in final 12 months's district ultimate. The Crusaders fell to the Colonels 2-Zero on this 12 months's ultimate. Baston stated commencement losses might be powerful, with 9 seniors leaving, together with 4 of the highest six scorers.
The following coach St. Henry will inherit at the least 9 new seniors. Amongst them are Jayne Knollman, one of many crew's main scorers, and goalkeeper Kenna Zimmer. Additionally returning might be Jada Purcell, Elise Armbrister, Mersadies Egan, Katelynn McDermott, Jade Oleson, Megan Conley and Avah Mitchell.
PANDAS CRUSH SIGNING DAY
Notre Dame Academy introduced six athletes who formally dedicated to school applications on Nationwide Signing Day on Wednesday for all NCAA Division I and II sports activities outdoors of soccer or basketball. That is when faculty athletes make their verbal commitments official with a signature.
Notre Dame indicators three volleyball gamers whose verbal commitments had been first reported right here. They’re Julia Grace and Ava Tilden, each headed to Xavier College, and Riley McCloskey, who’s headed to Memphis.
Additionally placing pen to paper at Notre Dame are soccer participant Cameron Kirtley, who has signed with Morehead State, and lacrosse participant Georgi Kirtley, who has signed with Southern Connecticut State. Pandas softball participant Abby Turnpaugh signed with Manhattan.