Tuesday Sports Briefs

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Highlands Bluebirds soccer team rolled to its fourth straight shutout with a 6-0 blanking of the Covington Holy Cross Indians on Tuesday at Tower Park.

The Bluebirds moved to 10-6-2 overall. Holy Cross (5-11-1) made one shot and Nick Breslin stopped it en route to Highlands’ seventh shutout this season.

Petr Carter scored the only goal of the first half for Highlands before the Bluebirds exploded for five goals in the second half. Emerson Holladay and Christian Austin added Highlands goals to make it 3-0 before a key point in the game.

The Bluebirds tried to prevent the Indians from touching the ball before it went out of bounds. That’s when things became heated. Highlands received a yellow card and a Holy Cross player received a red card and the Bluebirds had a man advantage the rest of the game.

Colin Dean started the onslaught with a score with 14:19 left in the game. Ethan Schmits scored with 6:10 left and Cole Davis-Roberts finished the scoring with 5:30 to go.

The Bluebirds conclude the regular season at 8 p.m. Thursday against the 2011 state runner-up Ryle Raiders (14-4-1).

Highlands volleyball downs Bellevue:

The Ladybirds downed the Bellevue Lady Tigers,  -0 (25-8, 26-24, 25-17) on Senior Night to move to 11-21 overall Tuesday.

Highlands finished 3-1 in District 36 action and will be the second seed in the district tournament. The Ladybirds have won three of their last five matches following a 13-game losing streak.

Sydney Lindeman led Highlands with 10 kills and 24 digs. Fellow senior Katie Van Curen followed with 23 digs and Brooke Hamilton had 19 digs and three aces. Sophomore Jessica Ginter added eight kills.

Highlands won the first game handily but had to rally in the second game. The Ladybirds earned the lead in the third and never looked back.

Highlands concludes the regular season Thursday at Lexington Lafayette. Game time is 8 p.m.

Scott defeats NCC soccer:

The Scott Eagles (10-10) soccer team defeated Newport Central Catholic, 3-1 Tuesday. Scott scored its three goals with less than 2:30 in the first half.

NewCath (3-8-5) received its lone goal from Conner Hanneken. Noah Connolly recorded the assist. Nathan Grosser had nine saves at goalkeeper for the Thoroughbreds.

The Thoroughbreds takes on 17-1-1 Bishop Brossart at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Pendery Park.

Simon Kenton bests NewCath volleyball:

The Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers downed the visiting Newport Central Catholic Lady Breds, 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-20) on Tuesday. NewCath is 9-20 overall.

Nikki Kiernan led NewCath with eight kills and Alyssa Maier had 18 assists. Maria Froendhoff added 16 digs for the Lady Breds.

The Lady Breds conclude the season at home tonight against Ryle in senior night for Froendhoff. Game time is 7:30 p.m.