
NKyTribune
Northern Kentucky's Newspaper
By Terry Boehmker
NKyTribune sports activities reporter
In his first recreation as a beginning quarterback, senior Dustin Hicks handed for 227 yards and scored the successful landing in Covington Catholic’s 28-21 victory over Boone County on Friday, Aug. 26, 1993.
After finishing a move on the 5-yard line, Hicks faked a hand-off on one other play, slipped a sort out and scored on a 3-yard run with eight seconds remaining within the season opening upset.
Boone County was voted No. 1 and CovCath No. 2 within the preseason ballot of Northern Kentucky soccer coaches that 12 months.
The Colonels went on to win the Class 3A state championship and completed with a 14-1 report. Within the title recreation, Hicks scored on a 10-yard fumble return to interrupt a 7-7 tie and CovCath ended up defeating Lincoln County, 28-13.
Hicks continued his soccer profession at Thomas Extra Faculty and set quite a few passing data enjoying quarterback from 1995 till 1998. He graduated with 5,475 profession passing yards that ranks third within the present workforce report books.
After enjoying one 12 months {of professional} soccer in France, Hicks returned to Northern Kentucky. He was inducted into the Corridor of Fame at each CovCath and Thomas Extra in 2016.
Right here’s a glance again at different video games involving Northern Kentucky highschool soccer groups performed between Aug 24-30 over the previous 5 a long time.
Friday, Aug. 27, 2021 — Highlands junior quarterback Charlie Midday accounted for 567 of his workforce’s 614 complete yards in a 53-38 win over Simon Kenton. Along with finishing 20 of 35 passes for 403 yards and 5 touchdowns, Midday rushed for 164 yards and scored as soon as.
Simon Kenton senior quarterback Chase Crone completed with 340 yards passing and 46 speeding in that recreation. The 2 high-powered offenses generated a mixed complete of 1,215 yards.
Aug. 29, 2014 — Newport senior Brian Burton returned the opening kickoff 84 yards for certainly one of his two touchdowns throughout a 36-26 win over Walton-Verona. Within the third quarter, Burton caught a move in the long run zone that gave the Wildcats a 28-20 lead. He additionally got here up with two interceptions within the fourth quarter that helped seal the victory.
Aug. 24, 2007 — After a nasty snap on a point-after kick, Joe Wynn scooped up the ball and threw a move to Ryan Brownfield in the long run zone for a two-point conversion that gave Dayton a 21-19 win over Holmes. That play got here after a 68-yard kickoff return by Chris Younger and 15-yard landing move from Justin Shylock to Richard Turner for the Greendevils. Wynn is now the pinnacle coach at Simon Kenton.
Aug. 29, 1986 — Scott edged Simon Kenton, 6-0, with the one landing approaching a 1-yard quarterback sneak by junior Doug Pelfrey with 3:12 left within the recreation. The standout participant on protection was Scott senior security David Wolf, who intercepted a move and recovered a fumble to assist his workforce submit the shutout. Pelfrey went on to turn into a spot kicker for the College of Kentucky and Cincinnati Bengals.
