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HighlandsNewport

Bluebirds
48
Wildcats
63

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

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Highlands157101648
Newport1610162163
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 Totals1606325396467
0Tay Kinney (So)27176106065
1D. Anderson (Jr)1430200
2J. Covington (Sr)30126106060
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)258466767
4James Turner (So)281255100100
5Griffin Starks (Fr)205245063
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)13622100100
15Sean Hurry (Fr)1
21Irvan Nichols (So)1
22Kyle Lee (Jr)1
Newport

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals160632922111765233077
0Tay Kinney (So)27171333441005771
1D. Anderson (Jr)1430103475010
2J. Covington (Sr)30120200006875
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)2580100004580
4James Turner (So)28120002210055100
5Griffin Starks (Fr)20512500201250
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)136000254022100
15Sean Hurry (Fr)1
21Irvan Nichols (So)1
22Kyle Lee (Jr)1
Newport

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals16063417211185613
0Tay Kinney (So)27171122232
1D. Anderson (Jr)14344111
2J. Covington (Sr)30122241111
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)258334214
4James Turner (So)2812325211
5Griffin Starks (Fr)20544213
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)13611
15Sean Hurry (Fr)1
21Irvan Nichols (So)111
22Kyle Lee (Jr)1
Newport

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.831.330.620.39
0Tay Kinney (So)0.670.671.00
1D. Anderson (Jr)1.00
2J. Covington (Sr)4.001.001.001.00
3D. Jackson jr (Sr)4.002.000.50
4James Turner (So)2.001.00
5Griffin Starks (Fr)0.67
12Amontae Lowe (Fr)1.00

Game Story

Kentucky High School Basketball - Highlands falls to Newport

March 1, 2024: Newport, KY 41071

In Friday's league match, the host Newport Wildcats basketball team scored a good 63-48 triumph over the Highlands Bluebirds.

With the defeat, Highlands moves to 16-15 on the year.

Players of the Game

Highlands (23-24)

Highlands has not selected any Players of the Game.

Newport (23-24)

Congratulations to #0 Tay Kinney for being selected the Newport Basketball Player of the Game.

Highlands @ Newport Basketball Game Info

Fri., Mar. 1, 2024 @ 7p
Newport High School
The Newport (KY) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Highlands (Fort Thomas, KY) by a score of 63-48.

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

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Newport Videos

  • Play video icon 5-star Taylen Kinney | Adidas 3SSB Highlights 1:37

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