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HighlandsNewport
Bluebirds
26
Wildcats
76

The Newport (KY) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) by a score of 76-26.

Game Details: Newport High School

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Highlands7116226
Newport2022241076
Final score provided by J. Atkins.
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Game Stats

Highlands (23-24)

Highlands has not entered stats for this game.

Newport (23-24)

Newport

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals1607631516168
0Tay Kinney (So)20186134662
1D. Anderson (Jr)134236767
2J. Covington (Sr)21157116468
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)1914595661
4James Turner (So)189458080
5Griffin Starks (Fr)16522100125
11Noah Silverton (Jr)184236767
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)153133333
13R. Thompson (Jr)8211100100
21Irvan Nichols (So)6211100100
22Kyle Lee (Jr)6
Newport

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals16076715477978243667
0Tay Kinney (So)20184757221002633
1D. Anderson (Jr)13401022100
2J. Covington (Sr)211514250006786
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)19141250331004757
4James Turner (So)18912504580
5Griffin Starks (Fr)1651110011100
11Noah Silverton (Jr)1842367
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)15312501333
13R. Thompson (Jr)8211100
21Irvan Nichols (So)6211100
22Kyle Lee (Jr)6
Newport

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals16076727341785310
0Tay Kinney (So)201805520100
1D. Anderson (Jr)13403312
2J. Covington (Sr)211533512
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)191419106212
4James Turner (So)18934712
5Griffin Starks (Fr)1651
11Noah Silverton (Jr)1842131113
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)1531121122
13R. Thompson (Jr)8211
21Irvan Nichols (So)6211
22Kyle Lee (Jr)6
Newport

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals5.672.670.800.50
0Tay Kinney (So)2.000.000.001.00
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)6.002.001.00
11Noah Silverton (Jr)0.330.33
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)0.500.500.50
21Irvan Nichols (So)1.00

Recap Video

Game Story

Kentucky High School Basketball - Highlands trounced by Newport

January 5, 2024: Newport, KY 41071

The Newport Wildcats routed the visiting Highlands Bluebirds basketball team by a final score of 76-26 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Middletown Middies (Middletown, OH) in a non-league game, on Sunday, January 14. Newport will attempt to move on its 13-3 season record.

With the defeat, Highlands moves to 8-6 on the year. The Bluebirds host Lexington Christian (Lexington, KY) to face the Eagles in a non-league game on Saturday, January 6. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 6-6. Lexington Christian lost 56-53 in their recent league game against Lexington Catholic (Lexington, KY)

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon Highlands vs Newport Game Highlights - Jan. 5, 2024 1:02

Players of the Game

Highlands (23-24)

Highlands has not selected any Players of the Game.

Newport (23-24)

Congratulations to #3 Deshaun Jackson jr for being selected the Newport Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Highlands (23-24)

KY
79
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
16-153-28-56-92-1.516.6001,9331,966

Newport (23-24)

NationalKY
865
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
32-46-012-15-015-3.8891.0002,3111,748

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Highlands		16.017.812.610.4-62.4
Newport		15.315.616.116.711.564.2

Highlands Videos

Newport Videos

Head-to-Head

  • Newport won on 1/5/2024
    1/5 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Highlands7116226
    Newport2022241076

    The Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Newport (KY) by a score of 76-26.

    Box score
  • Newport won on 3/1/2024
    3/1 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Highlands157101648
    Newport1610162163

    The Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Newport (KY) by a score of 63-48.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

HighlandsNewport
-Points Per Game64.0
-Rebounds Per Game29.4
-Assists Per Game13.4
-Steals Per Game6.9
-Blocks Per Game5.5

Team Leaders

HighlandsNewportNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#0 Tay Kinney17.54.9
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Rebounds Per Game#3 Deshaun Jackson jr6.12.6
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Assists Per Game#3 Deshaun Jackson jr3.81.0
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Steals Per Game#2 Jabari Covington1.40.8
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Blocks Per Game#4 James Turner1.90.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Highlands7-7Newport17-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/30/23HighlandsBoone County(L) 82-6012/5/23Boone CountyNewport(W) 73-60
12/8/23HighlandsSt. Henry(W) 66-621/18/24NewportSt. Henry(W) 73-28
12/12/23HighlandsCampbell County(L) 61-543/21/24Campbell CountyNewport(L) 43-40
1/9/24CooperHighlands(L) 79-632/13/24NewportCooper(W) 48-42
3/12/24CooperNewport(W) 45-39
1/11/24HighlandsDixie Heights(W) 64-5612/7/23NewportDixie Heights(W) 53-24
1/20/24HighlandsNewport Central Catholic(W) 75-711/12/24NewportNewport Central Catholic(W) 75-55
2/7/24Newport Central CatholicNewport(W) 73-51
1/26/24HighlandsCovington Catholic(L) 70-3912/9/23Covington CatholicNewport(L) 73-63
1/30/24DaytonHighlands(W) 67-3011/27/23DaytonNewport(W) 79-43
2/1/24HighlandsRyle(W) 65-5212/12/23NewportRyle(W) 66-55
3/4/24RyleNewport(W) 45-43
2/2/24HighlandsBellevue(W) 80-531/31/24BellevueNewport(W) 80-41
2/28/24BellevueNewport(W) 75-26
2/9/24Lloyd MemorialHighlands(L) 58-552/15/24Lloyd MemorialNewport(W) 71-48
3/10/24Lloyd MemorialNewport(W) 68-29
2/15/24Holy CrossHighlands(W) 62-521/13/24Holy CrossNewport(W) 62-43
2/17/24HighlandsConner(L) 66-472/9/24ConnerNewport(W) 71-50
2/23/24HighlandsBeechwood(L) 74-692/20/24BeechwoodNewport(W) 67-62

Record Breakdown

Highlands (23-24)

Newport (23-24)
16-15
Overall
32-4
3-2
League
6-0
11-13
Non-League
18-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
7-7
Common Opponent
17-2
8-5
Home
12-1
6-9
Away
5-0
2-1
Neutral
15-3
0-0
Playoff
0-1
13-13
In-State
25-4
3-2
Out-of-State
7-0