9th Region All “A” Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 9th Region All "A" Tournament will be held at Holy Cross High School (Covington) from Monday, January 12 through Saturday, January 17, featuring ten small-school programs competing for a region title and a spot in the state tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tournament Schedule</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">First Round</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Monday, Jan. 12</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Heritage (Florence) vs. Beechwood — 6:00 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Villa Madonna vs. Dayton — 7:45 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Quarterfinals</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tuesday, Jan. 13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Henry vs. Ludlow — 6:00 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bellevue vs. Newport — 7:45 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Newport Central Catholic vs. Heritage/Beechwood winner — 6:00 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Holy Cross (Covington) vs. Villa Madonna/Dayton winner — 7:45 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Semifinals</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Friday, Jan. 16</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Henry/Ludlow winner vs. Bellevue/Newport winner — 6:00 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Heritage/Beechwood/Newport Central Catholic vs. Villa Madonna/Dayton/Holy Cross — 7:45 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Championship</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Saturday, Jan. 17</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Championship Game — 7:00 p.m.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Last All "A" Region Championship Titles</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Beechwood</strong>: 2025 (2 titles)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Newport</strong>: 2024 (3 titles)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Holy Cross (Covington)</strong>: 2023 (7 titles)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>St. Henry</strong>: 2021 (8 titles)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Newport Central Catholic</strong>: 2017 (15 titles)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Villa Madonna, Dayton, Bellevue, Heritage (Florence), Ludlow</strong>: Never </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players to Watch</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Beechwood</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2964788' first='Dylan' last='Topmiller'] (2028)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2749353' first='Owen' last='McCormack'] (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2381903' first='Kingston' last='Brockett'] (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Bellevue</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Adam Kues (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jordan Watson (2028)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Arion Stuckey (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Dayton</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Malachi Kennedy (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Anthony Hull (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mykah Foster (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Heritage (Florence)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Oscar Kawanishi (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Isaiah Paul (2029)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hunter Boswell (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Holy Cross (Covington)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Luke Arlinghaus (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2694621' first='Brady' last='Gabbard'] (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Nate Rominger (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Ludlow</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='3224534' first='Jaylen' last='Stone'] (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Logan Day (2028)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Gage Grider (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Newport</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2326411' first='Amontae' last='Lowe'] (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Irvan Nichols (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Davae Andrews-Glover (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Newport Central Catholic</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>John Luhn (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Thomas Messmer (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Jack Gearding (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">St. Henry</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='3269170' first='Tyler' last='Detzel'] (2028)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Blake Stevens (2027)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Caden Kunstek (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Villa Madonna</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Michael Popham (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='2974104' first='Zachary' last='Webb'] (2028)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Michael Callioni (2026)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->