By Dan Weber

NKyTribune sports reporter

Talk to the Conner players and they’ll tell you the way they’ve worked on handling a “sudden change” scenario saved them Friday night and turned a potentially disastrous start against Newport Central Catholic into the Cougars’ first win in 2025.

Talk to interim Conner head coach Noel Rash and he’ll tell you this team’s ability four weeks into the season to handle the ultimate “sudden change” scenario — the loss of longtime coach Dave Trosper to a heart attack in June — may be the key to turning around their home season.

And a tribute to Trosper, Northern Kentucky’s then longest active coach after 18 seasons at Conner, as well as to the 58-year-old Rash, whose final three seasons at Beechwood resulted in a 39-3 record and three state titles. It to

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