DeSales blanks NewCath in 2A title rematch

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Newport Central Catholic senior Brandon Gray (2) makes a catch in Friday's Class 2A championship against Louisville DeSales. Gray had four catches for 21 yards.

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Newport Central Catholic junior defensive linemen Maleek Lawrence (72) and Konner Carmack (74) pursue DeSales quarterback Austin Johnson (left) in Friday's Class 2A title game. DeSales won 26-0.

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. NewCath senior Nate Enslen (23) looks for room while DeSales junior Michael Wheatley (35) tries to make the tackle. DeSales claimed its second straight state championship over the Thoroughbreds on Friday.

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

BOWLING GREEN – Their strength of scheduled helped out a lot in this playoff run.

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team hoped it would help out one more time in the Class 2A state championship game rematch against the Louisville DeSales Colts. But that was not the case as DeSales blanked NewCath, 26-0 on Friday at Western Kentucky University’s Feix Field, Houchens/LT Smith Stadium.

NewCath meets familiar foe in 2A rematch

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

It is no surprise both teams have made it back to the Class 2A title game.

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds football team just hopes for a different result after last year’s 34-26 loss to the Louisville DeSales Colts. That marked the first state championship in school history for the Colts.

NewCath fall short of 2A Repeat

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

BOWLING GREEN – When they look back at this one, it will come down to their drives to end the first half and start the second one.

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds did not convert on fourth down on both drives and it hurt them in a 34-26 loss to the Louisville DeSales Colts in the Class 2A state championship Saturday at Western Kentucky University. The Thoroughbreds (10-5) hoped for three championships in four years, but came up short. NewCath graduates 12 seniors from the team.

NewCath defends 2A crown against DeSales

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

Many expected a rematch of last year’s epic Class 2A state championship game in Bowling Green on Saturday.

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds downed the Caldwell County Tigers, 30-26 when Tyler Lyon caught a four-yard pass from quarterback Josh Cain with 26 seconds left in the game. Caldwell County received the nod as favorites with the return of the majority of those players including quarterback Elijah Sindelar.

But the rematch will not happen. Murray upset the Tigers, 27-14 in the regional finals on Nov. 22.