By Terry Boehmker

NKyTribune sports reporter

Covington Catholic was voted the No. 1 team on every ballot in a preseason poll of Northern Kentucky boys basketball coaches and looks to win its first 9th Region championship since 2022.

The Colonels have three senior starters returning from last season when they lost in the 9th Region semifinals and finished with a 24-8 record. All three of them had double-figure scoring averages with shooting guard Athen McGillis providing 20.6 points per game followed by senior point guard Cash Harney at 15.8 and senior forward Donovan Bradshaw at 12.4.

The addition of transfer student Braeden Myrick puts another proven scorer in the CovCath lineup. The junior guard averaged 19.1 points per game for Mason County last season with 107 of his 202 field goal

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