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HighlandsNewport

Bluebirds
61
Wildcats
72

The Newport (KY) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral conference game against Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) by a score of 72-61.

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Highlands1513141961
Newport1917171972
Final score provided by J. Atkins.
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Game Stats

Highlands (22-23)

Highlands has not entered stats for this game.

Newport (22-23)

Newport

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals1607230496166
0Taylen Kinney (Fr)32156125063
1D. Anderson (So)32178108080
2J. Covington (Jr)3214494456
3Aj Lowe (So)5
4James Turner (Fr)2120100
5Marquez Miller (Sr)322412167575
11Noah Silverton (So)600100
Newport

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals160725124271644253768
0Taylen Kinney (Fr)321535600403743
1D. Anderson (So)321701013338989
2J. Covington (Jr)3214236746672633
3Aj Lowe (So)5
4James Turner (Fr)21201022100
5Marquez Miller (Sr)3224010010121580
11Noah Silverton (So)60010
Newport

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals1607211233421561015
0Taylen Kinney (Fr)321518991314
1D. Anderson (So)3217224121
2J. Covington (Jr)321436972121
3Aj Lowe (So)511
4James Turner (Fr)2122241214
5Marquez Miller (Sr)32243253133
11Noah Silverton (So)6022112
Newport

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals2.100.500.330.40
0Taylen Kinney (Fr)9.001.000.250.75
1D. Anderson (So)0.501.00
2J. Covington (Jr)3.501.002.001.00
4James Turner (Fr)1.000.50
5Marquez Miller (Sr)1.000.330.33
11Noah Silverton (So)1.00

Game Story

Kentucky High School Basketball - Newport over Highlands

February 24, 2023: Fort Thomas, KY 41075

Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Newport Wildcats (Newport, KY) and the host Highlands Bluebirds (Fort Thomas, KY), saw Newport's basketball squad overcome Highlands by a tally of 72-61.

With the victory, Newport improves its record to 25-6 on the campaign.

Players of the Game

Highlands (22-23)

Highlands has not selected any Players of the Game.

Newport (22-23)

Congratulations to #5 Marquez Miller for being selected the Newport Basketball Player of the Game.

Highlands vs Newport Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 24, 2023 @ 7p
36th District Tournament Finals
The Newport (KY) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral conference game against Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) by a score of 72-61.

Rankings & Records

Highlands (22-23)

KY
55
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
22-113-212-37-43-4.667.6002,5302,200

Newport (22-23)

KY
41
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
28-76-010-09-59-2.8001.0002,2271,783

Team Scoring Averages

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Highlands		16.318.317.618.8--76.7
Newport		15.615.116.715.911.08.063.6

Highlands Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Newport won on 1/7/2023
    1/7 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newport1613121657
    Highlands1313131150

    The Newport (KY) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) by a score of 57-50.

    Box score
  • Newport won on 2/24/2023
    2/24 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Highlands1513141961
    Newport1917171972

    The Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral conference game against Newport (KY) by a score of 72-61.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

HighlandsNewport
-Points Per Game63.6
-Rebounds Per Game29.9
-Assists Per Game15.7
-Steals Per Game7.6
-Blocks Per Game5.0

Team Leaders

HighlandsNewportNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#5 Marquez Miller15.94.9
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Rebounds Per Game#4 James Turner6.52.6
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Assists Per Game#2 Jabari Covington4.91.0
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Steals Per Game#2 Jabari Covington2.30.8
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Blocks Per Game#4 James Turner2.70.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Highlands15-4Newport19-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/29/22HighlandsScott(W) 102-7512/10/22ScottNewport(W) 58-45
12/1/22Boone CountyHighlands(W) 85-5812/6/22NewportBoone County(W) 74-57
12/9/22St. HenryHighlands(W) 88-801/13/23St. HenryNewport(W) 53-37
2/14/23St. HenryNewport(W) 70-64
12/13/22Campbell CountyHighlands(W) 101-8512/8/22NewportCampbell County(L) 61-40
12/21/22HighlandsAugusta(W) 91-5312/3/22NewportAugusta(W) 72-57
1/4/23HighlandsHoly Cross(L) 83-771/14/23Holy CrossNewport(L) 74-72
1/5/23HighlandsDayton(W) 79-372/13/23NewportDayton(W) 76-38
1/13/23Dixie HeightsHighlands(W) 72-5812/15/22Dixie HeightsNewport(W) 55-33
1/21/23Newport Central CatholicHighlands(W) 75-4512/22/22Newport Central CatholicNewport(W) 69-52
2/22/23Newport Central CatholicHighlands(W) 81-611/19/23NewportNewport Central Catholic(W) 76-58
1/23/23HighlandsBishop Brossart(W) 106-9911/30/22NewportBishop Brossart(L) 81-75
1/26/23HighlandsHolmes(L) 68-6712/21/22HolmesNewport(W) 52-19
1/27/23HighlandsCooper(W) 69-632/9/23CooperNewport(W) 44-42
3/1/23CooperHighlands(L) 68-623/7/23CooperNewport(W) 44-42
2/2/23RyleHighlands(W) 80-6912/17/22RyleNewport(W) 54-44
2/3/23BellevueHighlands(W) 94-422/1/23BellevueNewport(W) 80-31
2/22/23BellevueNewport(W) 79-42
2/7/23HighlandsLloyd Memorial(W) 75-6812/13/22NewportLloyd Memorial(W) 55-38
3/5/23Lloyd MemorialNewport(W) 49-42
2/10/23ConnerHighlands(L) 86-521/23/23NewportConner(L) 69-64
2/17/23BeechwoodHighlands(W) 92-641/10/23NewportBeechwood(W) 81-50
1/25/23NewportBeechwood(L) 52-41
2/27/23NewportBeechwood(W) 74-46

Record Breakdown

Highlands (22-23)

Newport (22-23)
22-11
Overall
28-7
4-2
League
6-0
15-7
Non-League
19-6
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
15-4
Common Opponent
19-5
12-3
Home
10-0
7-4
Away
9-5
3-4
Neutral
9-2
0-0
Playoff
2-1
21-11
In-State
25-7
1-0
Out-of-State
3-0