Kentucky High School Basketball - Covington Catholic thwarts Newport
December 9, 2023: Newport, KY 41071 The Covington Catholic Colonels (Park Hills, KY) basketball knocked off the host Newport Wildcats (Newport, KY), 73-63 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Colonels (3-1) will now prepare for their test against St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH). The Bombers go into the non-league test with a 2-1 record. In their last test, St. Xavier went down by Cooper (Union, KY), 74-56, in a non-league test.
The Wildcats now own a 4-1 record. They play next when they travel to Ryle for a non-league test on Tuesday, December 12. Newport will encounter a Raiders squad coming off a 63-60 non-league loss to Central Hardin (Cecilia, KY). The Raiders record now stands at 4-2.