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The Newport Central Catholic (Newport, KY) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Holy Cross (Covington, KY) by a score of 66-63.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Holy Cross----63
NCCHS----66
Final score provided by S. Arbiter.
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Game Story

Kentucky High School Basketball - Newport Central Catholic sneaks past Holy Cross

February 8, 2025: Newport, KY 41071

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds (Newport, KY) basketball edged the visiting Holy Cross Indians (Covington, KY), 66-63 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Thoroughbreds now possess a 11-13 record. They play next when they travel to Walton-Verona for a non-league bout on Wednesday, February 12.

With the loss, Holy Cross falls to 12-9 on the campaign. The Indians travel to Scott (Covington, KY) to play the Eagles in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 11. The Eagles go into the bout with a record of 8-14. Scott lost 102-58 in their recent non-league bout against George Rogers Clark (Winchester, KY)

Holy Cross @ NCCHS Basketball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 8, 2025 @ 4p
Newport Central Catholic High School
The Newport Central Catholic (Newport, KY) varsity basketball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Holy Cross (Covington, KY) by a score of 66-63.

Rankings & Records

Holy Cross (24-25)

KY
52
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
17-122-37-46-74-1.586.4001,8091,671

Newport Central Catholic (24-25)

KY
111
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
12-172-29-83-70-2.414.5001,8141,843

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Holy Cross
9.712.314.019.062.4
Newport Central Catholic
13.017.313.711.362.6

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Holy Cross9-9Newport Central Catholic4-12
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/3/24RyleHoly Cross(W) 71-6912/17/24Newport Central CatholicRyle(L) 80-57
12/11/24Holy CrossBishop Brossart(W) 62-312/21/25Newport Central CatholicBishop Brossart(W) 59-45
12/13/24Campbell CountyHoly Cross(W) 61-542/17/25Newport Central CatholicCampbell County(L) 77-59
12/23/24Holy CrossCooper(L) 58-4312/19/24Newport Central CatholicCooper(L) 67-59
1/3/25ConnerHoly Cross(L) 72-672/14/25ConnerNewport Central Catholic(L) 82-69
1/9/25Holy CrossHolmes(W) 80-5012/2/24Newport Central CatholicHolmes(W) 73-53
1/15/25Holy CrossBeechwood(L) 50-411/17/25Newport Central CatholicBeechwood(L) 69-58
2/7/25BeechwoodHoly Cross(W) 61-59
2/26/25BeechwoodHoly Cross(W) 76-57
1/23/25Holy CrossLloyd Memorial(L) 64-4812/10/24Lloyd MemorialNewport Central Catholic(L) 81-53
1/25/25Holy CrossNewport(L) 70-592/5/25NewportNewport Central Catholic(L) 69-46
3/8/25Holy CrossNewport(L) 50-47
2/1/25Holy CrossWalton-Verona(W) 76-682/12/25Newport Central CatholicWalton-Verona(L) 80-55
2/4/25Holy CrossCovington Catholic(L) 78-551/21/25Covington CatholicNewport Central Catholic(L) 73-43
2/28/25Holy CrossCovington Catholic(L) 64-47
2/13/25Dixie HeightsHoly Cross(L) 64-5912/7/24Dixie HeightsNewport Central Catholic(L) 66-65
2/3/25Dixie HeightsNewport Central Catholic(W) 53-40
2/14/25HighlandsHoly Cross(W) 75-671/24/25Newport Central CatholicHighlands(L) 78-66
2/26/25Newport Central CatholicHighlands(L) 71-53
2/20/25Holy CrossSt. Henry(W) 81-551/11/25St. HenryNewport Central Catholic(W) 80-60

Record Breakdown

Holy Cross (24-25)

Newport Central Catholic (24-25)

17-12
Overall
12-17
3-3
League
2-3
14-8
Non-League
10-12
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
9-9
Common Opponent
4-12
7-4
Home
9-8
6-7
Away
3-7
4-1
Neutral
0-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
15-11
In-State
11-12
2-1
Out-of-State
1-5